Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-02-17
Tho Row Superint ent7cnt of the
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The Charleston Ncps Of Friday last thus
speaks of the new appointee as Superintcn-
dent of our Road
"Colonel Thomas A. Dodamcad, of Vir.
ginia, who has just entered upon the duties
of engineer and general superintendent Of the
Grecnvi!e and Columbia Raiiaord, is one
of the most experienced and efficient railroad
men in the United States. For thirty years
he has been connected with railroads in Vir-
giuia, during this time having had charge
Of the Richmond and Petersburg, Chcasc.
peakc aud Ohio, Virginia and Tennessee,
Richmond and York River, and Richmond
and Danvile Railroads, and early in the late
war was sent West by the Confederate Gov
ernment to take charge of tho Memphis and
Ohio Railroad and tho road from Bowling
Green to Nashville, while General Albert
Sidney johnson was in command at the for
mcr place. lie returned to Virginia after the
fall of Fort Donaldson, to take charge of the
Richmond aud DauSllc line, which he has
managed until his transfers to our own State
His thorough and practical knowledge in all
departments Of engineering, construction,
transportation, and machinery of railroads,
has given Colonel Dodamcad a deservcdly
high position in his professions aud there is
no wonder that the Virginia papers speak
With regretfu terms Of the loss of an officer
so efficient, and citizen so valuable. What
is their loss, however, is our W., and wc con-
gratulate the Grccnville andsGSolumbia Rail-
Iavd tho;r eAoollont ohoioo.n
THE STATE FINANCES The credit of
South Carolina is affected far moro by unccr-
talnty and doubt than by the plain truth, how
ever disappointing the unvarnished facts may
be, and We are satisfied that, it the State Of
ticla's have no further coucealments, and
make known our oxaot condition, the credit of
South Carolina will soon stand as high as that
of any State in the South
1t is necessary, Of course, that every friend
OF the State, in Office and out of it, should
set his face against any increase Of debt upon
any plea. We cannot afford to indulge in the
luxury of substituting railroads to tue moon,
or of accepting responsibilities which do not
clearly attach to the people. We must keep
tho debt where it is, and both principal and
interest can, and will be punctuully paid
This is the determination of Governor Scott
and of all the conservative men, of both par
tics, in the General Assembly, and although
tho crop of rumors may be abundant, We have
no fear that tho different Rings, who arc
fcasting their tools in Columbia, will be able
to saddle upon South Carolina single dollar
of additional debt. No railroad guarautee.
or Jundiag bHl, can pass the General Assem-.
bly,, c.rcep' By bribery and corruption. The
men who arc engineering the different schomes
arc well known; the doubtful ones arc closely
watched We venture to say that the pas
sage of a railroad guarantee bill, this session,
would send more agents to the penitentiary,
than it would put bonds in tho pockets of
those who voted in its favor.
Short work will be made Of tho members
of the Third House. Charleston Neos
A FIRST CLASS Gnosr.-The people of
Lexington, Va, are entertained at present by
first class ghost, who constantly torments
Rev. Mr. Thrasher and family, of that place.
The ghost is man. He plays all sorts
of tricks, is frequently visible, walks over
the snow without making tracks, is proof
against bullets. He seems quite takatiye.
and, in appearance, is thick set, Of very dark
complexion, if not black, and dressed in dark
brown clothes, very rough and untidy. Mr..
Thrasher, Christian minister Of unimpcach.
able character, says ho has abandoned all
hope Of solving the mystery, but is satisfied
by one circumstance that the visitor is
fool. He said one night that he wanted
money!, and no one but fool be hs man
or demon-would come to the house of a
Baptist preacher for that article"
IDLENEss. The greatest moral pest in the
world is idlcrs. They do nothing, and they
desire no one else to do anything. If ever
the day comes in this world when there will
be no idlers, neither in church nor state, this
world would look moro like heaven than Il
now resembles paradise.