Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-26

OF the Scntte and House of Rep esenta-
tives of the State Of South Carolinn, the
citizens Of this State, and other States, to
unite in the contemplated funeral obser-
quies of the lpte Hon. John G. Calhoun.
In cofi nifty with the above Resolu,
ton, the undersigned respectfully extends
the invita'ion.
1t is expected that the Senato,i, and
State Committees, in charge of the body
of the deceased, will leave Washington
%. c. on Monday, the 22d. and arrive
at Charleston on Fliday, the 26.h inst.
II. r. BANKS,
Chm Com. Of City Coil and citizens.
[(harieston Courier.
We witnessed Yesterday, in the cir.
cult court of the United States, a jim.
t,reS:i scene. pawnee Indian was
brought into court, TO he sworn MS a Wit
ness. to estify before the gNnd jury, in
reference to two other Indians n,w con
fined in jail on charge of r,urdcr. The
witness could moi spenh word of En-
glish, hu, could speak the Cav lnngn ge.
thereupon two Cuw Indians wc,e pro-
duced as Interpreters, but, unfortunately.
they could not speak lIngli h. 1t was,
therefore, found necessary to swear a
hnlf-blecd Indian tn inte pref tie oath
into the Cav nguage, and by the two
Caw Indians, it W is to he interpreted to
the witness. But the Indians seemed to
he be so oproundlv ignorant of the nature
of an oath, that after several Intellectual
attempts to make them comprehend the
object of the proceeding, it was abandon
ed by the court.
In the course of the proceeding the
Pawnee entered into conversation with
the elder Of two Caws. and Gl,lly exten.
ded his hnnd to him Which was accepted.
He then held out his hand to the young
or Caw "a fine, s'Inight, athletic young
man. with baie and blawry arms ard
chest. The young man Indignantly re-
fused the proftered hand with a gesture
Of contempt. and with an air of offended
dignity drew back from the Pawnpe.
We have rarely witnessed II moe st,i.
king see G. or one Which placed in l'oi-
der relief tie naughty dignity of the In
dian charactcr.-iSt. Louis lRO.) Intel
The United Sa'es schooner Arisre,
Captain Ryan. arrived yesterday from
L ,mpn Bay, making the run from Egg
ront Island to the mouth of the river
III fortytw0 Lou s.
Captain reports that Billy Bowlegs
had left his village, near Carlosahatchee,
supposed to be employed in collecting
his cattle, &c.
The Colonel Clay left Tampa on the
9Th ult. for Charlotte Harbor, touching
at Manalte for horses, subsistence, &c.,
and it was thought would bn 6 tidings
of Bilyund lis people, n though. the sud
den disappearance of filly towards the
Cypress Swamp was Viewed suspicious
y. Ii is s,id that Sam Jones is not in
that vicinity,
On the afternoon of tho 30th ult saw
off Egmont Island Bar, the Colonel Clay
returning from Charlotte Harlor. She
was too fai offto make out whether In
dams were on board or not. Genelal
Twiggsis is rapidly recovering. Delte.
Discovery of a Great Lake.---A Great Lake
has been discovered in the interior Of South
Africa during jouiihy of exploration by two
gentlemen, Murray and Oswald Itissituatel
in longitude "a deg. east, aud latitude 10 deg.
south, and its limits appear 'mli cernibte Ac
eor,ing TO the natives, howeyOr, it takes twen-
FIVE days to travel round it. The vegetables
onits bank are tropical and palms are album
dant but it con aims no crocodiles aligators.
or hippopotam, Itisnpprorched by a river.
which for some distance is Of small size, and
which, asit approaches tlle lale becomes as
the CLYDE. The lake itselfhaslelaDdsip it. but
tits said the7e are den ely populated by a.
race entirely different from in,se iieas the bor
ders, the lake. pelicant are numerous. as
al o fish, some OF which resemble pcrcii and
carp, and weigh between 40 and 90 lb. There
areikewise a great number of elephants, al
though os a description much smaller than
those nearer the coiony. The natives; whose
language was unlike any other dialect spoken
by the other tribes Of South Africa, appeared
to be fan inferior nature, and to be much
afflicted with pulmonary disease. y
Deah Of Maj. o. Beiea. I'VE regret to
learn of the death by cholera Of this gal
ilnt .efficer, at lndianol,, Texas, on the
2iinsi- M,jor, then we, believe Lieu
a. of3s. rh., n