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

OF the Sen lte and HouSe of Rep esenta-
tives of the State of South Carolina, the
citizens Of this State, and other States, to
unite in the contemplated funeral obser-
quies of the lte Hon. John G. Calhoun.
In coifi nifty with the above Resou-
ton. che undersigned espcctfully extends
the ,vitaion.
1t is expected that the Senatorial and
State Committees, in charge of the body
of the deceased. will leave Washington
%. C.) on Monday, the 22d. and arrive
at Charleston on Friday, the 26 h inst.
II. r. BANKS,
Chm Com. Of City Coil and citizens.
ICharieston Courier.
We witnessed Yesterday, in the cir.
cult court of the United States, veryin.
t,reS'i G scene. a pawnee Indian was
b"orght into court, to he sworn ms Wit
ness. to testify hefoye the gund Jury, in
reference to two other Indians nw con
fined in jail on charge of r,urdcr. The
witness could not spenh word of En-
glish, tut could speak the CAV lnngm ge.
lhereupon two Cuw Indians we,e pro-
duced n> Interpreters. but, unfortunately.
they could not speak Englih. 1t was,
therefore, found necessary to swear
hnlf-meed Indian To inie pref tie oath
into the Cav nguage, and by the tw,
Caw Indians, it w is To he interpreted to
the witness. But the Indians seemed to
he be so proundlv 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 wi III
the elder of two Caws. and fit,lly exten.
ded his hind to him which WIS accepted.
He then held out his hand to the young
er C'w a fine, s!might, athletic young
man. Wi !, bate and blawry arms and
chest. The young mMn Indignantly re-
fused the proffered hand with gesture
OF contempt. and with an air of offended
dignity drew back f'om the Pawnee.
We have rarely witnessed move st,i.
king see e or one which placed in l'ol-
der relieftle naughty dignity ofthe In
dian ehasactcr.-St. Louis lMo.) Intel
The United Sacs schooner Arisre,
Captain Ryan. arrived yesterday from
L mpn Bay, making the run from Egg
ront Island TO the mouth of the river
in forty-two hou s.
Captain reports that Billy Bowlegs
had left his village, near CarIosahntchee,
supposed to be employed in collecting
liis cattle, &C.
the Colonel Clay left Tampa on the
9th ult. for Cha, lotte Harbor, touching
at lNeaatte fer hnrses, subsistence, &C..
and it was thought would bri tidings
Of BillyHnd his people, u although the sud
den disappearance of Pilly towards the
Cypress Swamp was Viewed suspicious
y. Ii is said that Sam Jones is not in
that vicinity,
On the afternoon of tho 30th ult saw
off Eemont Island Bar, the Colonel Clay
returning from Charlotte HarLor She
was too ia, oft make out whether In
dams were OH board or not. General
Tw;gg;ss i Is rapidly recovering. Delta. ~
Discovery Of Great Lake.---A Great Lake
has been discovered in the interior of South
Africa dnringa jou,hy Of exploration by two
gentlemen, Murray and Oswald. 1t il situated
| IN longitude "a deg east. aud latitude 10 deg.
eouth, and its limits appear ,n;h ernibie. Ac
cording 10 the natives, bCwevor, it takes TWEEN
: FIVE days TO travel round it, The vegetables
onits banks are tropical and palms are abun-
dnnt, but it con, aims no crocodiies aiigators.
or hipp0potami, II iSap approached by river,
which for some distance is 0T small size and
q Which, asst approaches ths iale becomes as
the Clyde. The lake itselfhas Islands in 1t. but
itissail tlcse are Genieiy populated by 8
race en;irely different from ln,se near the bor-
ders9of the lake. Pelicans are numerous. as
al,o fish, some Of whici, resemble perch and
carp. AMI weigh between 40 an so Id. There
arc reilkewise n great number q, elephants, al
though os a description much smaller than
those nearer the coiony. Inc naIves; whose
language was unlike any other dialect spoken
by the ether tribes of South Africa, appeared
to be of an inferior nature, and to be muck
afflicted with pulmonary disease.
DeaN Of Maj. o. Brien. We regret to
learn of the death by chnlera Of this gal
iapt efscef, at indianoia. Texas, on the
2laast,a A,jor. then we. believe Lieu