Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-11-09

among this people, within fifty years.
ofthe discovery of Florida. Florida
Republican. m 9{i ia 5HnsoS ,l,|
GRAND EXCURSION. s''-
Geo. McHenry &Co., active and
enterprising merchants of New York
have determined to furnish excursions
ticketsin their line ofpacketcs Ships at
one hundred dollars apiece;to' include
the passage ont and home 70 the
great London Fair. The first ship,
the Mary Pleasant will sail on the
l4th Of March. She has ample acs
commodations for woahuntlred ,pasE
sengers, and her owners will furfish
everything except wines and liquors,
She will remain three OF. four weeks
] .iort, sotbat ample opportunity
will be afforded, not only to visit the
great fairs butto sirnh over TO Paris,
anditarry among theiewonders of the
French metropolis, The second ship,
the 'Sbenandoahl will leave a month
after-say the 18th Of April. Subse.
quently two other ships win leave
suo.af1 Lar wei Z [Cdrolinidn. p
door ig.11dt -----l guilee@ sq9Ys
HGEoRGrA.r-The Athens Herald
says: 1--WE have seen a letter from
an intelligent citizen of Cherokee to
a gentleman Of this place, in which
the writer gives the most cheering &C.
counts of the cause of Southern
Rights in that region The writer
who has, been in public life, for many
wears. is a very competent Judge OF
the political complexion Of any coun.
try. He gives the following couna
ties as being preparedto give the
Southern Rights candidates q large
majority: Floyd, Gilmer, .Campbelk
Carroll, Cobb, Cherokee, FORSYTH.
Murray, Gordon, Chattanooga, Wal
ker and Dade." fo' ae9g
Down ON THE ExpoUNDER. Dam
iel Webster expecting some distin.
guished yisiters at his house few
days ago, sent TO Boston for a colored
man to prepare an entertainments.
'Ehe man. it is said, refused TO go for
500 dav because Mr.. Webster
favored the Fugitive Slave Law, and
the latter could not get colored
mfn in Boston TO enter his service.
We presume there are plenty of poor
white men there, who would willing.
ly take their places. hN.a| s
TURKIsH SLAVE MARKEr.-Mr
Brown, the American Dragoman at
Constantinolle, who is now accom-
panvlng the Turkish Envoy through
the United States. says that the fe.
male Circassin slave markets contin.
ue in full blast at Constantinople.
Mr.. b. affirms thatthe prices range
from 5000 to $4,000, according 10
their age and personal charms, and
that the slaves are sold in what is
called the Circassian quaiser Of The
city. fa il3E'F
A SENSIBLE WoMAS.--A gertle.
man in Boston bought two tickets
for Jenny Lind's concert for ten dol.
lars, and presented them to his wife.
s'oIICi .iihC q SSilSille aWODldn.a 0lSDCSGQ
of them toa neighbor, and with the
proceeds paid the bills of;he butcher
and milkman, and had two dollaFs
left to buy shoes for the children,----
Sunday. AtAss,
The Portsmouth (England) Tin en-
states that there is now LIVING in that
town a lnannamed Wade, IiO years
old, who sailed twice around the
world with Captain Cook, and was
with him at The South Sea when he
was killed He was wounded IN the
arm by n spear in ibe conflict which
proved fatal to the famous navigator,
and is thought to be The only nianiih
existence who sailed with Cook
He retains ell his senses aud has beer
agood looking man in his time, walks
with cfutches, aud suhsisis bysbe0-
'ging, he was bofnin New York and
tits stated has property slsereIeehiM
byhls brother, but hasslo means az
Ol9falniile If. lZsf