Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-09-08
The South Carolina EducatIonas
Institute.

According to announcement the South
Carolina Educational Institute met at Green.
vile, Wednesday of last week. Very much
to the regret of the members, and to the dis.
appointment Of the people, Gen. Easley! Who
was to open the meeting with an address.
had that day been telegraphed to the bed side
OF SICK relative at Pendleton, and did not
appear.
The meeting was small one, but contained
representatives from various parts of tho
State, and was full of interest from the be.
ginning to the end. A number of new mem
bcrs were received, and the prospects Of Tie
institute brighten from time to time
Three subjects were discussed, with zeal
and I,d earnestness. Prof Judson. of Green.
vile, read a very able paper on q Geomctry aud
Geometrical textbooks MIR. b. b. Stuart.
OF Winnsboro, introduced the subject Of
school, Organization, and made telling speech
upon 1t: The discussion was continued by
others Tor nearly whole day, aud then the
whole subject was laid over until the noxt
meeting. DR.. Broadus, who has Just return.
Cd IRON bis Journeyings in the East, made
very happy address on the subject Of Mod.
crn Languages, touching some Of tho evils
attending cur present system of teaching
thom, and suggesting some remedies. He
also advised great caution in the enployment
OF foreign teachers, for, said he: "Our Pro.
tessors Of Modern languages are often mon
who were, at home, hotel walters, or rcsta,,.
raat servants" fW
MIR. Calvin, Superintendent of the Public
schools, in Augusta, was present aud added 10
tue interests OF the meeting by lis account uf
the state Of Education in Georgia.
!. Dr. Manly, of Greenville, closed the meot.
ing on Friday night, With ON able and appro.
pirate address on Colleges 10 tic South
y what they have been, what they are and what
The Institute adjourned Friday uipbt .o
meet meet in Charleston, the I'd Tuesday Of Nav.
We stopped, of course, at the Mansion
House, with our friends, Southern and Greer
and q ID. we found them full to overaowing-fuil
from cellar to garret, almost. It ia said NAV
aaIs aaIIutEH1.ao htad amore-'0s>'py in
little surplus 8 q home 3 sRsaa sBsIe sn
sunny South, and it is right, especially wkiern
they can find just as good water, and lust as
pure air, and just as good hotels, and iuss as
cheap too rs in the North-A. IL. pTesJvte.
ridn.
SAVAGE FIdlIT WITH PANTHER.--A
correspondent at Blackford, West Virginia,
sends to the Baltimore Sun the following 40.
count of au adventure which he says befell
. young man named Lexington, resident Of
Baltimore, in that neighborhood, fow days
ago:
On the sotb of July young man BY the
name 9f Lexington, from Baltimore, accom-.
panied by an old hunter named I.oughry.
took his rifle and started out to hunt bears.
which infest the neighborhood When about
three miles from home they heard terrible
screams, which were the cries of panthar
about to attack. In another moment tbe
beast pounced upon young Lexington from
his perch upon the upper limb of a tree. and
both fell to the GROUND. Louehry. when Ia
saw them down, hit the panther with tho bmt
end Of his rifle on the head, which Knocked
him of. Lexington Immediately rosa when
the beast again attacked him, and LouehYv
coming to his assistance received a blow
which felIed him to the earth, and he re.
mained ivscnsible for the remainder of .he
conflict between Lexington and the wills beast.
They closed together, each seeking tie
death Of the other, Lexington plying him
with bowie knife, and he trying 10 tear vp
his courageous antagonist. Finally, by q tre.
mendous effort, Lexington succeeded in disen-
gagiDg himself from the clutches OF the Wild
beast, and Immediately snatohed up his. gun
aud shot the panther through the heart Tho
panther made spring at Leyinet,n, and
witen in mid d,air fell dead to the earth. Lev.
ington received but few scratches and contu.
sions. The panther measured nine feet and
four inches from the nose to the end OF The
tail, and was large as specimen as has been
seen in the country for many years.