Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-08-04
Personal.

Laurensvillo Herald, is in town, looking re
markably we'll.
Col. DEMAnLER, the great pedestrian tray
ellcr, favored US with call on Monday last
The ST. Louis Democrat gives an interesting
account Of his travels, portions Of which We
insert below.
Col. NJ. L. DcMnhlcr is the name of the
hero ns the reader must confess he Is aftc,
reading his adventures lie is u native oil
Loudon county, Virginia, tho scion of long
and honored line of lluguenots, who first set
tied in that State about 200 years ago Hc
received liberal education in Europe. re-
turning to this country just previous to the
opening Of the conflict. lie immediately
raised company Of infantry, rendered his
sword to the Confederate government, and,
under Ice, was rapidly promoted for galan.
try and mcri,orious conduct.
| He received six wounds all involving So.
rieus fractures of bones, thereby 50 cripplng
Gin as to compel his retirement from the
| service.
In 1865. When Selma was threatened by
the Fcdcrals under Maj Gen. Wilson, the
Coloncl, who was passing through that place,
prompted by sense Of patriotic duty, ussum
ed command Of regiment and took part in
the terrible battle which resulted in tho ca
pitulation of the city. Here he received his
seventh and eighth wounds, each more severe
than the Others. One ball entered his abdo
men near the navel, and came out Just to the
right Of the spinal column the other enter
cd and shattered the left shoulder, passed
through both lungs, and issued under the
right arm. From these he suffered severely,
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wounds paralysis cusucd.
The war closing soon, he went to Paris,
and after exhaustng all the ordinary modes
of treatment. and deriving no benefit from
them, by advice of tho members of the facul.
ty of the University of France he undertook
walking to obtain relief. lie started from
Paris in November, 1865, so crippled that
it was with difficulty three. fourths of mile
was accomplished the first day, and it reqnir.
ed four days for him to clear the suburbs OF
travelled with much difficulty through the
vineyards of France and made his way to
Spain.
The exercises now began to develop the
most satisfactory results, and it became ey
dent that continuation Of his tour would
wholly restore his lost health and vigor. So
nance and exciting legends Of love and war,
pnssed into Italy, through Southern France,
taking in his route Florence, with all her
learning Rome, with all her ancient aud
glorious associations; Naples, in all her love
illness, with her marchIess beautiful buy aid
awe inspiring Vesnvius; up the western
shore Of the Adsiattc,- stopping at Venice,
and On to Trieste. From thence making an
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silly districts of the lower Danube, TransyIya.
mountaincous Syria, then up through unhap.
frontier Of Prussia, into Hanover aud the
aud on to Verona, thus making complete cir
cult of continental Europe, Turkey and Rus.
sia excepted.
Fron, Verona his travels described second,
through more contracted circle, with Frank
fort rs the central or pivotal point. going
through bavaria, Saxony, Southern Hanover
Westphalia aud the Palatinatc; and a third
circuit of still smaller extent, through Baden
Wurtcmbcrg, Francouia the land of the
Hess, and then around, entering Frankfort
from the northwest making three cir.
cults in spiral form.
By this time his health was very nearly re
stored lie had contracted an unsuitable pas
sion for travelling, and having exhausted all
the cnticing portions of Europe, he determin
Cd to embark for American.
With this view he left Frank fort, passing
through Strasburg and Paris to lfavrc, thence
sailing for Vera Cruz, Mexico, where he land
cd in February, 1867. From here he resumed
his foot journey going southwest, then north ts
the city of Mexico cast to Jalnpa, then north
west to Guerrero, San Luis Potosi, and Monte.
rcy, striking northwnrd to III Paso. From
here his route lay northcry throuaht New
Mexicu, northwest Texas. the southern pnr
ton Of the Indian Territory, to Baxter
Springs, and thence on to ST. LOUIS Mo-,
reaching here in july of the same year
From our city he diverged south to NIissis
sipp, through the Gulf States and then
along tho Atlantic board, visiting the princi
pal cities Ills far as Augusta Me. From this
point he struck West, following the course
of the lakes as fras Minnesota. From thence
he made another circuit through the more
centrally located States, which he had gone
around in his first or border circuit, reach
ing ST. Louis for the second time III Februa-
ry, 1860, where he stopped for few days,
and then proceeded northwest and made n
circuit Of the Territories cast Of the Rocky
Mountains. going through Texns and Louisi
ana to New Orleans, and then up the Nlsss
sippi, crossing and rccrossing it at various
places, to st. Louis, arriving hero for the
third tine on Friday last at p. III.
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