Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-14
Pennings and Clippings.


TnE MARkRrs.--Cotton is looking up n.
little in Charleston. On the 9TH, a small lot
was sold at T1a to 12f. @t
WAsnrNcroN 1RIcSs. Considering that
Congress is not yet in session, we.ore sur-
prised at the increasing exhibitions of bad
behaviour reported lately in Washington.
IIoNtIDE.-Adif6culty occurred last wcck
at Winnsboro', between Maj j. IL. Rion and
John Player, in which the latter was killed.
No particulars are givon.
A father AND THREE CnILDREx DRowSrD.
Mr. Haskell, of Jamesport, L. L., with three
of his boys, all Young, won't ont in skiffto
visit his cel-pots last Monday morning, when
by accident, the boat was upset and father
and children were all drowned. Mr.. II. leaves
a wife and a child only month old. IIo was
an estimable citizen.
PHILADELpHtA, Nov. G.-Some excitement
was created here to-day by gang of about
twelve hundred mon, all armed and CARRYING
banners, with the motto, "we will protect the
poor" and loafof bread pictured OH tho
reverse side. The police captured their guns
and dispersed the party
ALMOST a MoDEL ARTIST IN New YoRx.-
a young lady, aged about Is, attracted con-
siderable attention on Tuesday afternoon, in,
Canal street. She woro brown, thin, gnu1y
like pantalets, and dress of the same color,
which did not reach below the knees
a FATHFUL SENTINEL mutilated
body ola man was discovered lying on the
Memphis and Ohio railroad track last week,
and dog was sitting by the body, which had
evidently kept faithful watch over it's dead
masters remains during the whole night. 1t
was with considerably difficulty that it could
be induced to permit strangers to approach
the maugled remains
ALUMrNIUM.-Thi now metal has lately
been manufactured into jewelry in Paris
Studs, chains, otc., can be seen at the fash
ionablc stores, and arc attracting tho alton
tion of the fashionablcs.
KEEP COOP RoADs.-Fcrdinand Mayer has
recovered s., $50 of the city of Brooklyn, for
damages sustained by his being thrown from
his wagon, occasioncd neglected streets. His
injuries to the spino resulted in paralysis
for life.
PoRK.-Wc sec that pork, in the north
west, is barely commanding S. per hundrcd,
gross. This is the price elsewhere, south and
west
Costly FUN.-Tho sum total of racincnri-
zcs for the Nast year, in England, has been
calculated in Bells Life, at one million and
forty-scven thousand dollars. Doacastor ra-
ccs figure highest, reaching SIS, ESQ; Good
wood 1855; Epson $62, 2,O0O the six New
Market meetings, 100000. The receipts of
the Grand Stand at the recent Doncastcr ra-
ccs amounted to $lS,04l.
MARrNE LossEs.-The tabular statement of
marine losses for the month of October shows
total of forty-two vessels and n total value
ofproperty lost of $653, 300, This is exclu-
s'ye OF damage not amounting to a total loss.
TnE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY RIsrNG.-Tho
difference between rising eYcry morning at
six and eight, in the course of forty years
amounts to forty-nine thousand hours, or
three years one hundred and twcnty-one days
and sixteen hours, which will afford eight
hours day for exactly ten years, which is
the same as if ten years were added to a
mans life.
HoME. The world is for the working hour;
but homo is the place of refuge We come
to it when we are weary or weak; our refresh
ment is there our rest is there, We reflect
there, we recover from sickness there, and