Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-09


/ torn, one man. having his coat ripped from
his back. During che rush, and excitement,
! the picipockets were active and several were
arrested by detectives German, Stephens and
officer John Gnmbol, of tile Calvert station.
As soon as possible the company were placed
IN carriages and driven off the suite to the
Eutaw, House, and Mrs. Lincoln to the resi-.
dence- of Col. John S. Cuttings, where she
dned.
The crowd nowbegau 20 dispense RAPIDLY
"A number of young ,o,en,. s,snt on fun aud
mischief, seized n colored man driving a
, horse and wagon through North Calvert
street, and several attempted to chalk "Abe
Lincoln I" on. his back, Observation-Disclosures
the horse, intending 10 haul the wagon
through the street as a burlestpe reception
The police interfered, and frustrated their
designs 2.
FHE CROWD GET A SIGHT OF THE FAMILY
So -. Z a.,-sISAG6AGEya, >. -
About o'clock. an hour after the arrival
OF the train, three baggage wagons. high
piled with trunks, large and small were driv.
en- up Calvert street, escorted and followed
by crowd of youngsters, the moro intclli.
gent OF whom had discovered something
ominous in the initials on the trunks which
were g A. L3" "Mrs. A, III " r. r. IL"
etc, etc. The possessors of these initials
were at once declared to be the distinguished
President elect, (ao,s est) his wife elect, and
Bob" whose reputation is growing faster
than himself. There was avery; large trunk
or two in the collection; and it was suggested
that tho lost President elect might have,
been slowed away in one of theu, to be
smuegled through but his great reputed
nufb OF l,,. Il AZ. MI
crowd, however having nothing better to es
cort, escorted thetbaggage through tbe,streets
to the Camden stations, where it was TO be
put aboard the. train for Washington. ~
THE ARRIrAL or THE president rIfcr's S
SUITE 4eF THE EU'RAw IiorsEATfIEY DINE
The carringcs of the President elect 3 suitc
and family ,foacbed the Eutaw Jfouss at
twenty minutes past o clock, p. M, having
been driven very rapidly from the depot, in
order to outstrip the crowd who followed be-
hind, and escape the littlesbuys who pressed
upon the rear, and hung to the carriages,
/ BOB ~ and another gentlemph occupied
closed carriage, aud the remainder of the
suite the omnbusscs of the house The
company were received by Col II. b. Cole
man and Son. the proprietors, wbocondueted
! thom through the crowd surrounding the ho
treer, and arranged their toilotts for dinner
which was scrved'to the suite, members of
the President elects family, and the reprc-
sentatiycs of the Northern press alone, in the
ordinary, at 2l o'clock. The bill of fare
served was gotten up specially for the occa
sion. The following are some of tile moro
notable of the suite whose uames arc registered
at the Eutaw House, and who partools of the
P,ha - .sl..--. Il
Todd, DR. w. S. Nvallacr, John C. Nicolay
private secretnry; John NJ. Hay: assistant
sccretary} Hon, n. B. Judd, of H.; Hon.
David Davis, of ILL.,; Col j. V. Sumner, IT,,
s. a.; Major d. Hunter, U. S. Al, Capt
George W. Hazard, II. T.S.A.; Cant. John
Pope, Z, s. A.; Col: r. f. Ellsworth, of n.
Y; Col Ward II. IAn,on, of&In.;1 j. NJ.
Burgess, of Wis; George G. Latham; w.
S. Wood, general superintendent B. Forbes,
assistant
/" Bob" registered his own name in right
good limd, which reveals, however, the little
nervous excitement wEich he must have
felt. Mrs. Lincoln had with her small
suite of her own, consisting of Willie and
Eddy Lincoln, (wlio of course, share in tho
/! family rcputstion) seryaateand nurse. ~
DEPARTuRE FROM THE CAMDEN STATION
rcach,thc Camdon station shortly before three
o'clock, at which time the regular train
would depart for Washington. An. assem-
blage of several thousand persons were here
collected to witness the, departure of the
suite, who upon their ,arrival. were,mlnedi-
atcly conducted to. the train, which was
drawn BY engine No 25, The train was in
charge of Conductor George Hoover, with
Thomas Beckett. engineer As soon as Mrs
l,inc0lu arrived, and entered the chr with her.
family upon invitation of w S. Wood,
ESQ, superintendant of the trip, she was
waited upon by J. w. Garrett, Esq, presi-
dent, of the Baltimore and, Ohio railroad
Wm p. Smith, Esq. master of trnnsporta-
tion, and Mr., Oliver HobliAou, chief. clerk.
who we're sevcrally introduced, and Joined
with. them in conversation until the train
started. The crowd outside meanwhile di-
yided their attention between the baggage
and the operation of checking it, and the
occupants of the cars. "Bob" occupied
scat in q bad humor, apparently, desperately
affecting to smoke a cigar. with ease An
outsiderprcsscdu to the window aud ,inpuir,
ed" Say Bob how's your @od man p
Shch interneations, as the above, and a
great many more foolish, were passed nbout
among the ero%d until the, trim, at precise,
ly,3 10, moved fronthe depot and dcpamcd
for Washington, doubtless to Che great relief
Of its occupants Wn.~P Smith, Esq, Al.
e$ahder Duffy, Esq, supervisor of trains,
T. PerMts, Esq III. q. Quincy, ESQ, aud
other officers. acco0,palcd She suite to Wash.
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