Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-03

singular INJECTING Of tie CrmcIfSion.
"A Berlin paper state, that there is in
Russia a place called Annerdale, where a
most singular custom exists. Every ten
years the awful scenes of the crucifixion
are enacted by the villagers, Some are
dressed to represent soldiers and Jews,
some as Pharisecs, and many men, wo-
men and children stand around as the
crowd of spectators, while on the three
crosses are nailed figures in wax, and at
the feet kncel women who represent the
Marys. The whole scene is gone thro
with in ali its details, and lasts all day.
This very singular performance, which
has been kept up since the middle ages,
is announced to take place again in The
month of June of this year. and strangers
are invited to witnessit.
A TRArToR's REwARD.--The office of
postmaster at San Francisco is probably
the most lucrative one in the gift cf the
Government. There are about 1000
boxes, which are rented at So per month
for each occupant, some of them being
held by six or eight dividuals. The
rents arc estimated at $4,000 per an
mum.
The fortunate postmaster is j. B. Moore
formerly of New Hampshire, a printer by
trade. and an opponent of the Mexican
war. CdyoL;nian
CoTToN SrATEMENTs.--The receipts
at all the ports up to the latest dates arc
l,S0G,526 bales, being deficiency, as
compared with those of last season, of
5S3,723 bales. The increase in the TO-
tai foreign exports is 565, 600. The
stock on hand at the various ports is near
ly $4,000 bales less than at the same
time last year.
CoUNT D'ORsAY AND THE CoUNTEss
GUIccIoLA.--A Paris correspondent of
the New York Mirror. in late letter
says:
Paris is now filled with celebrated peo-
pie and ''lions," who are enjoying its win
ramusements-I saw two splendid spe-
cimens the other night at party, being
no less personages than Count d Orsay
and the Countess Guicciola, Byron's
friend. Increase of years and flesh have
much diminished (f an increase can di-
minish) the Counts personal attractions; /;
and, he has arrived at that period when
the gastronomic begins to'tell on the ply
sical, and the effects of good dinners 10 be
perceptible. He is still, however, a hand
some, young middle aged looking man,
with good-naturcd, self-satisfed expires
sion, and "to',ette bien soignee." He
is, however, at that stage, when that odi-
Gus, dandy killed adjective, "wcll pre-
served" is applicable, and when he is ad-
mired, rather for what he may be sup
posed to have been than for what he is.
1t is lucky that he has talent and taste to
take the place of the perSonel when that
ceases to attract. The Guiccolia is ap-
parently so years of age, if lady is ever
so old--is very much of blonde-quite
embonpointish--and little under the mid
die size. She has fine Grecian features,
and little too long--a sweet smile and
voice; and is altogether quite attractive.
Mr. j. j. Hooper, formerly connected
with the Montgomery (Ala.) Journal, in
recent letter to that paper narrates the
ioboWhS BOOu dHeCuOtc aS CnG latest
case of fgreenness:"
"A. lawyer who has recently become a
Son of temperance, carried into his of
fee q newly vanished brass bound ma.
hogany writing desk, One of the natives
inspected it as it lay closed before him.
and then murmcred as if to say to himself
"Quit drinking and gone to gambling by
thunder! Faro box, by hokey, and tools
no doubt Worse and worse
While certain Representative was
delivering speech in Congress, (before
the era of the one-hour rule) some one
observed to him that the members were
nearly all absent. "I am not speaking
for then," he said, "Jut for sposterity"
"And," replied the, other, "if ,ou contin-
uc much longer, posterity will be present
to hear you. -" - ''" 'H'
DIR. y, Lawrence Smith, of Charleston
8. g., who some four years since received
the appointment of Mineralogist from the
Sultan of Turkey, is now on his return
home, having fulfilled his engagements