Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-09-22

dcd this stfange meeting, and thus were
father and uncle rcycHgcd. ~, U. Ptc.
THE SECRET EXPEDITION. y
ST. Louis, Sept, s..
a letter has been received in this city
f:om Round Island, midway bctwan No
bile and New Orleans, which says TINT
! ,ooo men of the secret expedition had
arrived there, and would sailon board the
steamship Tancz, on the2oth August, 10;
Deer Island, about 100 miles distant from
Vera Cruz The writer is a member of
the expedition, who thinks chat Sierra
Madie will be the place of destination,
Twenty thousand men from different sea-
ports of the United States were expected
10 rendezvous at point rear Vera CRUZ,
ARRKsr OF Cor. BENroN.AThc ST.
Joscphs -ddrocafe, of Aug. IL, says:
Old Bullion was arrested OH the 9th inst,
in this town, (St. Joseph, MOI at the in
stance of Judge Birch, for SANDER, in
publicly charging Judge b with improp-
or conduct in his family, COL Benton
has filed an answer, and pctitioned for a
change of venue TO Clinton county, the
residence Of Judge Birch. ~
n@Sicoi Excitement. The. people Of
Piny Grove, Montgomery county, Mary
land. have bccu thrown into state of ex-
CitcmCnt owing TO strange sounds, rescm-
Hing the finest music, similar TO that of
the ACCORDION, which follows n young
lady, about sixteen years OF age, who re-
sides in a family of that place Ihs Rock
Vile journal says: "The sound is distinct,
and ii is said responds promptly to any
question. The young lady affects to be,
il not really, very much alarmed at this
strange yisitation We have seen sever
al respectable persons who have visited
the house, who vouch for the truth of
this story. The young lady, to all APP
pearances say they, has no agency in pro-
ducing the sounds but we suspect that
she is endowed with the singular power
Of vcnniloquiSm, which she is cxerting as
a hoax or trick, to frighten the family in
which she resides. The music is said to
be sof, and lovely beyond descriptions"
- u ssh B.
While Mr.. Clay was at Newport, (R
l. his colored servant Levi was pcrsua-
dcd to leave him and go to Boston. He
returned, however, in the course Of two
or three days, His story, as stated by
the "Ncwport News, is:
"That, having been followed from
Saratoga by certain Abolitionists, who
made ovcrtmcs 10 him TO run away, he
was finally persuaded to take the Step.
When he arriycdm in Boston they paid him
$500, and wanted him to 90 on board
ship that was about sailing for Liycrnoci
This he did not like, and, fearing as to
what might bc done Will nim, he paid
them lae!: the money, and has returned
in pcnitcnce to Mr. Clay, who kindly re.
ccived him. Thus ends this small piece
Of business on the part of these oilicious
abolitionists, who were actuatcd by no
good motives, The boy states that no
colored persons were concerned in the
matter"
More Of tie Indians, The Ocala Ar
gus states that there arc lnanv rumors of
Indian signs across the Oclawaha and be.
low the Palatiakaha. At the latter place
cattle have been driven off, crockcry bro.
ken at the deserted dwellings, and othc,
damages committed. Also that band
of Indians have been trlilcd east of the
Oclawaha. The trail was discovered BY
the Mcssrs. Morrisons, residing in the
They struck il in a scrub
and followed it into prairie, where it di-
vergcd into three scpelatc trails, then
joined and entered hammock. They
did not so into the hammock, but saw a
slight smoke ascending from it, and buz-
yards hoycring over the plocc. They dis
tinctly saw snocca$in tracks, and suppos
cd that from ten TO fifteen Indians com
posed the party. The trail went North.
BAnooNIXG ExTRAoRp1XARY.-- The
Cavalier Victor Va,Slclla succeeded in
making his ascension, heels uppcrmost,
on Thursday, September 6, from Eaux
hall Garden, New York, in the presence
Of a large asscmblage. There was car
attached to the balloon, nothing but
board to which he was attached bv the