Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-06-11
a Lively Scene in Alabama.

About this time each year the colorcd Bap-
fists have a grand baptismal ceremony at the
spring, at this place. On saturday, the color
cd people from every part Of North Alabama
began to arrive. The services were under
the direction Of the pastor, Bartlcy Harris.
And continued, we understand, through
Saturday night. On Sunday evening, ut 9
o'clock, the procession Of candidates, all with
white hankcrchiofs around their heads, lead
by the pastor and the elders, moved out,from
tho church and marched, with hyms and
shouts, through the streets to the spring.
The bluff over tho spring, a worry eligible
position to sec it all, was packed from base
summit, the grounds inside the spring cnclo-
sure were literally covered, all wcdgcd in to-
gcthcr, to get a peep at the baptisms. The
streets leading to the spring blocked up on
both ways for q hundred yards, and tho house
tops and trees adjoining were crowded with
spectators. A roof Of shed gave way from
an overload ofhumanity, and fell with crash,
but being only a few feet from the ground, no
one was injured. The baptizing lasted two
hours or more, and the subjects were various
ly affected, sometimes with almost unman-
agcablc jerks and contortion of the body.
There wcrc two vehicle runaway freaks du-
ring the evening on the square. In one in
stance a carryall was smashed up, and in the
other a whole wagon load of darkcys was spill
cd along tho street, one of them getting a
severe cut on tho leg in the fall.
We have another sentence to add, and ono
very damaging to tho character of the Oman
and brother" Mule stealing was tho order
of the day. We heard of one gentlemen,
living three or four miles from town, losing
seven head of mules; another, in town, lost
two very fine ones, aid persons who camc in.
to town yesterday, report tho country thick
with parties hunting for stolen mules. What
a Goddess rascal must the negro be who steals
while attending a religious service. We want
no more general baptisms, if they arc to be
made the occasion Of general mulc-stealing.
[HumtsviWc, Ala. Democrat
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EXPENSIVE ITEMS FOR A REPUBLICAN,
CoURr.--Modcrn economy is an cxpcnsiv,
Injury. Just examine one specimen. I'm
der Andrew johnson there was a very clevc,
official, named Cushaw, who acted as grant
usher to the President. For 1000 q yea
ho consented to take tho whole White IIous
on his shoulders. For that modest sum Ii
was content to bear the abuse Of %courtles
visitors and to repay all with uniform polite
ness and courtesy. How is it under Prcsi
dent Grant? There is Dent, full Brigadior
with salary Of $4,000 per annum; Croo1
receiving $1,000; Price, likewise, $1,000
young Douglass $2'500; Adams (not Georg
w, but another man,) $1,000 ; and Sim
mnods, a gentleman Of color, 800 per mont
for simply bearing cards Of visitors from tn
omincntly polite Dent to tho Presidents pr
vato Office. All these official combined dis
charge tho duty which Cushaw monopolizc
under President johnson. In other words
it now requires $13,3S0 to accomplish tn
laborous business Of Attending tho Whit
House visitors, while it only cost $1,000 un
> der johnson. There is nothing like cconc
my.
30 ----s-e+e------ Z.
Gg" Stewards income last year was $3.50
a day. Ho doesn't need to be Secretary {
j Treasury other Than his own.