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Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-10-31
Real Estate.
Gonsc : Small farm

L'OR SALE The subscriber oir+rs hi,
Il home in the Borough OF Lewi.b,,rg,
siIusled at the intersection ol S.. Anthony
and Fourth stree's-on he main road
| aiding from PhiIadeiphia I" Pl:,sbnrg
aud Erie. The dwellng-hon-e is a large
two story frame. with new frame barn
and other necessary ou'buil'lnss. The
land comprises 6 Acres and 60 prrche>,
all in high state of cultivation. There
are variety Of choice Fruit Trees tn The
place-also a never-fuiing well Of water
1t is well lua'ed for public business of
my knd-the land will support a small
family, or can be laid out into village lots
JOHN REEBER.
Lewisburg, Oct. 6, Is49
Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-10-31
SIGN @ the NDLAN!
Cheaper than Ever.

VINHE subscribers have the pleasure To announce
10 their old customers and the public in gen.
t'al that they have opened large and splendid
assortment of TOBACCO &c. 81 the old
stand on Market stree, formerly occupied by Ssml
Ammons as Tailor shop.
Their entire stock has been selected With gree,
care, and con-is,s of
CigarS-Fsagrancis. La Norma. Psimave,s,
PrIneippe, " erner't Rcgalia, CASTILLO. General
Taylor, Halt Spanish. and Common.
CaVendisf TObaccO-SIshier'sB Black
Fat. Congress, Oronoko. Branch Stag, Plug, and
Fine Cut.
smoking TObaccO-Cut and Dry.
Scafferiar.e. &c
snuff -RapPe and Scotch.
Snuff Boxes. Germsn Pipes, and fancy arii
Gle OF Cigar cases-sll Of which are offered st
the lowest rates All kinds OF Produce taken ia
exchange. Call, see, and Judge for yourselves
before eohdeinning ihe articles.
A. J. PENNY,
HENRY FCKRAv
Lewisburg, April ~. Is49
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09

allowing time to those in its course TO remoy,
tosa place of safety before everything was
submerged The camp was situated near the
river near half n mile from the highland, to
which, in the darkness of night every ono had
to flee for safety Every species of property
belonging to the encampment has been either
damaged or lost We understand the water
was 10 feet deep on the spot where the camp
was located.
FROM SANTA FE AND THE PLAINS.
The st. Louis Republican says, there is CO.
alition between the Eutaws and Apaches and
probably other Indian tribes to the South, to
carry on war of depreciation against the un
protected settlements.
Charles II. Merritt has becnappointed Sher.
iH and Collector for the County of Santa Fe
Early in last month Lieut. Wbittelsey en-.
countered war party of Eutaws, near the Col
orado, and routed them with loss of only two
men, the loss of the enemy was 10 killed and
several wounded
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
THE LATE coNyENTIoN

Inc Convention held at Columbia has nut
the entire Northern Press into stew. Tbev
CAL IL oy all sorts of names, and rant and rave
10 high degree The proceedings of that
convention adopted unanimously, the mild vet
decided stand taken in the report and resolu-
;"as Lave tskeI the the Nc..a .: s.c, s.ch d noiss
that they seem to be bewildered, and know not
what to be after-unable to refute by sound
reasoning and argument their aim is to denv
1t by rdicule--"It is nothing but one of South
Carolina's threats" There is a point beyond
which iorbearanTe ceases to be virtue, and
we haye nearly, if not quite, reached it, And
our Northern brethren will find to their sor.
row, that not only Carolina, but all of the
southern States, are determined TO execute pa
well as threaten, If they persist in their nefari-
GUS schemes. They seek to keep up their ex-
citement by constantly publishing the South
as disunionists--as those seeking TO DESTROY
our government, forgetting all tho time that
they arc properly chargeable with all these
difficulties. 1t is but an abstraction. saw tbev
If so, why do they seek for an sbstratticn to
dishonor the South and destroy her domestic
insntu'lousf isnot an abstraction to us, but
aquestion of life and death, of honor or dis.
grace We cannot we will not, recede from
the positions we have taken; if they choose to
go on goading the South, and exciting feelings
not likely to be easily quelled, the consequence
DO on their heads, not on ours; we have warned
them agaiu and again, and if by their folly the
Union is dissolved, posterity viii n,eto out to
them their just reward.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09


bic course by n forced copstruction of the Con-
stituticn, deserves the confidence of an enlight
cned community. And We trust that this
Honorable Senator, whose whole life seems 70
have been gentle remonstrance with himself
Tor being Of so much more consequence than
any body else" will secure the merited rebuke
for syacllating and malevolent course, and
that he may have seriously to ask, "How have
/, Thomas ii. Benton, man of SO much i'm
portance fallen so lowS'
When the people take such men into their
own hands, and deal out to them their iustre.
ward teaching them that the true position for
a Senator bsalways 20 be found at his post,
guarding well the guarantees of the Constitu.
ton, and advocating such measures as are
likely to advance the interests, and promote
the harmony of the Union; then may we ex
pect that this catering for political preferment
will cease and that the affairs of our Govern.
mcnt will be administered in thnt spirit of for
bearance, which characterized its carly cxis.
tcnce.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
SENATOR BENTON.

This gentleman, who has been the leader Of
the Democratic party in Missouri, and who has
acted with the South until recently. has allow
ed his aspirations for political fame, and a
gloomy hope of the Presidential chair, com,
pietely to addle his brain. In expectation of
securing the support of the North, he seems
now only to desire 20 ruin the Soutb md
humble MIR. Calhoun. In speech lately made
"e JEFFERSON city, ne devotes the first part to
what he is pleased to call Mr.. C's Inconsistent.
cy on the slave question, and alledpes. that tho
late Missouri resolutions were n copy of those
offered by Mr.. @. in the Senate in 1897. which
were aimed at the harmony and stability Of
the Union; and boldly proclailns TINT Il is eb.
surd to deny to Congress the right to legislate
as IL Pleases upon the subject of Slavery in
the Territories And that Congress has exer.
ciscd this power from the foundation of the
Government, and with the sanction and an.
Prova OF all the States and federal authorities.
This indeed is new logic to us and we
should be glad for Senator B. to point out the
cases OF the exercise of ibis power, and to state
from what book he takes this undoubted mn.
thcrity of Congress to legislate as il pleases
How is it we would ask that Senator b. finds
such power delegated to Congress, when some
OF the abiest Of the Northern politicians deny
Its existence, and unequivocally declare that
Congress has no such power, and that every
such attempt is an unconstitutional aggression,
Surely Senator B. has forgotten to read the
Consultations: we think that before he makes
his next speech, that he should give II q very
careful perusal. The the truth is that The
Honorable Senator finds himself in a pickle
by his refusal to sign the address of The soutb
ern members in Congress and he now eeexa 70
reinstate himselfin the favor Of his constituents
by holding up this undoubted power Of Con.
gress as SHIELD to protect himself and hide bis
glarhg defalcation Honesty is the hest
policy end the maxirais equally to political
as wen as common dealing; and unless we are
greatly deceived in the people of Missouri.
Senator b win realiseits truth Certainly. no
r2sn, who seeks thus TO protect his unwaran.a
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09

The laborers generally prefer working in
the streams, as the other method is the
most laborious. Every laborer can GER
sainly secure, each day, at least twenty
dollars worth of the metal, while those.
who are fortunate frequently make from
one to two hundred dollars.
Lieut. Beall showed us specimens of
gold he had procured in the country, of
both varieties in particles and the lump.
One specimen was well calculated to
make the eyes stare and ''the lips water"
1T was solid lump, weighing eight
pounds and worth $4,000 of the pure,
rosy gold!
1t is impossible to compute the num-
Der of persons now in California. mo
census could be taken" for they are scat
tered every where through its extensive
forests, prosecuting the quest for the root
OF all evil. Still the utmost good order
prevails in the countly, they have no reg
ular laws, but the large infusion of intel
ligent and upright inhabitants preserves
peace and quiet, by a species of modified
Lynch jurisdiction which necessity has
created. They do not complain, as has
been said, of want Of government, for
they have not time, in their more cngros-
sing avocation, to think of such things
Mobile Register.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.

In some parts of Mexico whole towns
1Trycynere deserted by the men, who are rush
re to California. Their wives and chill.
., ,.ren were left to the tender mercies of
She Indians. From Valparaiso and the
,.'dJacent parts there was the same onward
rush to the golden land. Nearly all the
merchants were preparing to emigrate.
=, a weekly paper called the "Placer
Times" is soon to be published at Sacra-
mento. It's to give accurate information
In relation to the mines. Sacramento has
grown very rapidly and contains many
handsome houses.
Plans were on foot to establish repu-
lar line Of mails through California.
In the port of San Francisco there
were eighty vessels, which number was
uaiiy augmenting by new arrivals.
lhe town Of San Francisco was under
great excitement which rose from rumors
that were afloat that the military were
preparing to attack it, and that Gen.
Smith had abolished all measures of safe
ty taken by the legislature. The alcade
and all the council of the town were dis
placed by justices of peace and police Of
Ulcers. The disorder which reigns in all
branches of the administration is attribu.
tea to the conduct Of the late governor
Col. Mason.
The reporter Of the "Alta California"
says he has seen piece of gold found in
the river Stanilaus, by man of the name
OF Weber, weighing 78 ounces and val
ned at 81, ,248.--Mo6iie Tribune.
Lieut.. Bcall remained but few davs
at San Francisco, but took time to lock
around him at the condition of the conn.
try. The rage for gold, like the rod of
Aaron, had swallowed up all other pas.
sions. The inhabitants would not even
take time to erect for themselves the me-
ccssary edifces, but were residing in tents,
and shantees hastily erected. The ex,
tentofthe God Region cannot be defined.
ithas already been found to cover a ter.
rtof,y more than hundred and fifty miles
IN Length, andfrom fifty to sixtyinbreadth.
The precious metal is discovered ia a per.
fectly pure s.ate in the beds az the
streams, and in the hills and plains ada.
cent 1t is found in small particles or
flakes in the water, mingled with sand.
which has only to be washed away to
leave residue Of Ane gold; and in the
dry diggins" it exists in solid lmons
some weighing eight OF ton pounds. which
are dug up With pick ares and spades.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
ARTESIAN WELL.

We understand from the Charleston Courier
that Mr. Welton, who has been employed by
the City Council of Charleston to bore an Arto.
rian Well IN that city, is progressing finely with
the work Heh has already reached the depth
OF sSa feet; one would suppose that Mr.. w.
would not DO under the necessity of ponetra-
ting the earth much deeper before he obtains
water OF the very best quality, Aud when OBJ.
tanned, there will be an ample sufliciency
to supply the whole city, for we know how to
appreciate good cool drmking-watcr, and VIC
would certainly be delighted to know that our
friends of the city are not deprived of that re.
treshing draught, SO palatahle during the sum
mer season
We had the pleasure last winter to witness
Dir Wclton's operations ourselves, and were
very much surprised to find the apparatus used
in boring, 80 very simple. He hal then reached
about 324 feet The auger or instrument used
IN perforating is made of steel, about Is inches
long and or 10 inches in diameter, and is at.
uacheo by means of socket to wood pole
about 80 feet long, number of these poles are
connected by the same means until the reauis-
lite depth or length is obtained. A handle is
then passed through the pole above ground
by which two negro fellows turn the auger--
A cast tube sufcentIt. -4fge~ 60 ',foi. ..th q.
oorllis Instrument is made to follow it dowr
ward, which prevents sand, mud and waite
from fiiling the opening above the auger.
tube 10 or IL feet long. with a valve in tn
lower end, is used for withdrawing tho loos
dirS mud and Waterfront the well; by pressin,
the tube down upon the mud and water tn
valve is raised and when full the weight ahoy
will close the valve
Mr. Welton has completed several othe
wells OF the same kind in the city. but not 5,
deep Tor the use of private families. He ba
just completed ono on the premises of the Ga,
Company, 40 feet deep, in which the water i
pwer in quality than any that has vet bee,
obtained in boring what is familiarly termec
sixty feet wells"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
waiaFEs son run KEowrr coun,rn,

intercourse with persons Of decided
virtue and excellence, is of great impor.
'ance In the formation of good char,
acter The force Of example is great.
we are creatures of imitation and by n
necessary influence, our tempers and
i'aoits are very much formed ON the
model OF those with whom we associate
In this view, nothing is of more impor.
lance to young men than the choice of
thelr companions. If they select for
Their associates the intelligent, the yirtu.
Gus, and the enterprising, great will be
the effect on their own character and
habits With these living patterns be-
lore them, they can hardly fail to feel a
disgust at'everything that is low and nm.
worthy, Young men are but too little
aware how their reputation is affected in
the view of the public, by the company
they keep. The,character of their asso.
GATES is soon regarded as their own. IF
they seek the society of the worthy it
elevates them in the public estimation, as
1t is an evidence that they respect others.
On the contrary their intimacy with per-
sons of bad character, always sinks n
young man in the eyes of the public
Our young men will do well to remember
tins. Persons, and especially the young,
cannot be too strongly impressed with
the Importance of improving their leisure
hours We complain of the shortness of
our lives, and yet we squander vast
amount Of 1t in worse than idleness.--
ANY of us have leisure hours enough -
rightly improved TO cultivate our minds
thoroughly, and to prepare for any sta
tloh an life, If the young will habituate.
themselves to improving their spare mo-
ments By sfAeatAtiag useful books and pa
pers, the habit will soon becon21 .use,.. u4sste.,I.. !.
and pleasant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09

INTERFERENCE OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH IN
Aus1EiA NOT coNFIRMED.-Thc N. Y. Courier
d Enquirer says, I'VE find nothing to iusti
fy the statement in our Telegraphic despatch
that England and France have protested in
JOINT note against the intervention of Russia in
the war between Austria end her revoltcd
hungarian provinces. The report that such
note had been written, is alluded to by
correspondent of the London Chronicle, as an
invention of the Hungarian party, probably to-
subscrve some private interest of their own.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
EXTRAcT
from tFe Char CoNsier Coyrespoadeace.

49, ~ ~ D'''1', ', .DUNfteT CtTTeSp0ildelce.
81. WAsHfNeToN, May "a.
The Board of Commissioners undes
the Mexican treaty viii resume their ses.
sion sion next l'x week and will proceed to de
term'ne what cases they shall consider
Some OF the claims largest in amount and
most meFtoSious in character are likely
10 be thrown ont on the ground that
they were actsdnpon By the Mixed Board
ana the umpire under the treaty Of $50
Many distinguished LAWYERS have bssn. @
employed by claimants to present their
cases TO the Board, and aroone those aTa -
Mr.. Webster, Gen. Dix, Mr. R. j. yValks
er, Mr. Coke. and Mr.. Corwin. As me
1'sprsssor'a grants in Texas to citizens Of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
ESCAPE oFJAMEs BROWN.

ESCAPE OFJAMES BROWN. &
This man who was sentenced to be
hung on the 18th of July next, and who
was remanded to prison to aw the pc
rod of expiating his offences, contrived to
escape from the custody of the Sheriff Of
Kershaw, who had him in charge and is
now again at large.
!. a motion in arrest of Judgment had
been fled by his Counsel, Mai John
Smart, who pressed his objections to the
original verdict upon the Court with great
energy and power.-He contested every
inch of ground, and was sustained in the
main ground Of his appeal by Judge Rich
ardson, who delivered dissenting opin-
ion to the judgment of the Court-but
his efforts to save his client were in vain
Nothing but the terrible weight of the
testimony could have baffled the unhag-
ging energies and resources of his coun-
ael.
The circumstances rs we have obtained
them are briefly these The Sheriff with
Brown in charge left on the cars Tuesday
for Camden, having the prisoners hands
handcutfed, but leaving his legs unbound.
ne placed him in the baggage car, HIM
self occupying a position at the door to
prevent his escaping that way.-When
the cars had reached the Wateree swamp,
and were passing over the trestle-work,
the prisoner at the hazard of his life sud
denly lcaped out, and before the cars
could be stopped and backed to the place,
had made good his escape.
Every effort, we understand, was i'm
mediatcly made to re-capture him, but
unsucccssfully, as far as we have heard
nor is it very likely that he will be caught.
His Honor who passed. sentence upon
him in his eloquent and impressive re-
marks, told him that he had now brought
himself to pass "wherc the swiftness of
his feet could not save him'--but Brown
appears to have thought differently, and
established his point He is mass of
great physical power, firmncss and au-
dacity, and will be hard to calch, if he
has contliyed to rid himself of his hand
cuffs.
The news created quite sensation here,
and one counsel telegraphed another to
Camden in the following terms:
:! hear Brown has made successful
motion az arrest ofjudgement is it true 2"
10 which this reply was promptly re-
turned per wires:
"itis true: Brown has given the coun-
try leg bail---but his motion may vet be
oyer-ruled."
- The matter is p d serious one, and w,
hope that'the imputation of levity will
not be cast upon us for making light Of it
but we are among those who think tha
the WORST POSSIBLE USE to put man to
is to hang him. Society should punisl
its crring children by any other method
than the death-punishment. He who
gave life. alone has the right Gin our iudg.
menD to take it away. Telegraph.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09

the United States would all be thrown
out, though allowed by two of the for.
mer boards there is probability that
thesum allowed by the treaty-.(three
ana afourth millions )---will be ample for
tne iuA payment Of all the claims COMING
within the treaty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
SEVEN DAYS
ADDITIONAL INT,ELLIGENCE1
TPE STEAM SHIP NIAGARA
AT HALIFAX.

Reported for The Telegruph.1
The Niagara, bringing news to the 9th
OF May, arrived at Halifax on Thursday
morning last.
CoTroN at Liverpool had neither adj
yanced nor reoeded, but was at stand.
On the 10th it was quoted at the same
rates as during the week previous.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
REoApTURE OF BROWN

We publish in another column the e~eones |
of Brown -fDas..Ahs,fe~ Sheriff of Kcrshaw Dis,
! 'uict- Since that we are informed that he was
re-caPtured shortly afterwards in the swamp,
near the place he made his escape. His hand
cuffs were still on-his leg badly broken, and
he appeared to be in great pain
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
X Cow ZEE COURIER
Saturday, June o, $40.
10 OUR CORRESPONDENTS

TIC "REAR HUNT is not well adapted to our
columns, and we cannot give it place
VERSES byJ. V, are Oh our table, bnt rs the
prose by the same author published this week
contains the same in substance, they are res
pcctfully declined
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-09
POLITICAL INTELLIGENcE.
ROME.

The intelligence is, that Pope PIUs, on
having heard Of the resistance offered by
the Roman people to the French troops,
is said to have declared that he would
not return to Rome atsuch price, and is
reported to have sent message TO Gen.
Oudinot, as well as to the King of Naples,
to persuad them to withdraw their forces
and retire. In the interval Gen. Oudi-
not has been reinforced with fresh sun
ply OF 10000 troops, and has large and
well appointed army under his command.
On the other side the Roman people
are animated b, the most intense ent6u-
! ;asm, and should an attempt Be bssraade A to gSl ]
~ possession of the city by bombarding,
@ 1n then storming, the courage of the
radas aps%ho will be protected by barri-
No . eas,, ~ 81 render the capture of the city
bv vs. nn ,"eo ,,,eos rnder the invading troops
sToulJ d, as as ostaiu of success, even
shouid inc effort I hpde. All accounts
concur that it will be imlsss;h,s 20 o,so rsstnrs
the temporal and imperial' ], ,oyva, ~ &c otsss Do :
pacy in any form. WV u : a.
Most terrific and painful accouts o.o
given of Priests bang dragged forth ,,an' e
their hiding places by the seldiery ana !,
put to death--their bodies having been
hacked in small pieces and cast into the
Tiber Wv
The combined Powers will not be
able to set up the Pope on his throne
again, for the tide of populor feeling now
IS against the sarcerdotal and ponti6cial
power he has exercised.
| AT Paris intelligence had been received
from Gen. Oudinot to the 18th ult. by
! tclegraph--in which he stated his on;n.
! ion, that the troops would be allowed to
enter the city Of Rome without further
opposition.
He further adds "serious u~onos;t;ons
OF submission are made to me already
the anchor of safety to Rome" The 600
prisoners at Rome were accompanied 10
Palo with all possible demonstrations of
joy. =
Inc London Times The land
ing at Finemestra, of Spanish army
which was marching towards Rome.
a fresh attempt was making at Paler.
mo 70 get up an armed resistance to the
Neapolitan government--but without
successes.
The Austrians Lave been again re-
pulsed on the 9Th nlt in an assault. and
Venetian accounts state that they made
rally and took 800 prisoners-which
needs confirmation.
RUSSIAN AID.-There have already
marched through Wallachia en- route for 81
hungary to bring to Austria 100000
fussians, with $50 cannons, and 81, 600
cavalry. ',VY
Gen. Benz is well prepared to give
them warm reception in Transylyan;a
and there will be bloody work when the
two forces meet.
LrYS1z, INN