Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-28
Pennings and Clippings.

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CAIRO, ILDINoIs, Nov, %. IA dreadful tor
nado prevailed here yesterday and is now be-
ing felt. Over 100 persons and cattle have
been killed, houses destroyed aud much dam
age done.
RE-ELEcTED.--IIon A. G. Brown has been
reelected to the U. S. Senate, from Missis-
sippi, for six years from the 4th of March
neXt.
THE CIRcUs.-This Constitution" will re
at Pendleton to-day, aud at PickensylIe on
Monday next. The Due West Telescope,
religious paper, is after it with a sharp--pen
MIssIssIPrr.-The Legislature of Mississip-
pi is in session. On counting the vote for
Governor it stood For Wm. McWillie, 28,-
376; f. NJ. Yergor, know nothing, 1896
McW''lic's majority, l4,03l.
DEAD.--Capt Christian Booktcr, promi
nontcitizcn ofRichland district, aged 81 years
is dead. He had faithfully served that dis
trictin the Legislature for many years.
FATAL CAsuALTY-Th Columbia CaroIi,,-
ian says TINT Mathew Crawford, in stepping
from one car to another on the Charlotte rail-
road, fell through and was instantly killed,
by the train passing over him.
MAY BE SAFELY PosTPoNED.-Thc only
things you may safely put off until tomorrow
are idlencss and vice!
PAssED.-The Hcwassee Railroad bill has
passed tho Representative branch of the Geo
gia Legislature by majority of twenty-sev-
en-. 1t was warmly resisted
VERY MoDEsT.--In tho Tennessee Senate,
one day last week, Mr., Goodpasturc prescn-
ted a memorial from citizens of Scott county,
asking to be released from taxation on ac-
count of the hard times, and that an appro-
priation of $4,000 or $5, 600 be made for their
| benefit.
"A Spiritual AUcrIoN.-An individual in
neghboring state advertised for sale one
hundred barrels of whisky which he had pro-
cured expressly for his own use." lie must
have intended to have jolly time oft.
The TEXAS SENATOR Judge j. w. Hemp
hill, the newly elected u. s. Senator from
Texas, is a native of Chester District, S. @.
Our OF MS ELEMENT,-Mr Mickle, editor
of the Chester Standard, visited Columbia
during fair week, but in his Hunt for hotel
he could neither find 'ploce to stand, set or
| Hel"
SLAyEs.-Nirginia has a larger number of
slaves than any State in the Union, (472, ,52S.)
South Carolina is next, hers numbering 1884,
9S4 Delaware has only 2,29O,
FALLEN.-Tho N. G. Spirit Of the 1ge in
formsus that Phillip s. White, the temper
ancc lecturer, has "fallcn from grace" and
taken to strong drink again. The fact is la
mentcd by that paper.
Observation-Disclosures murders occur in New
York almost every day, The last is that of
Frances Vincent, who was murdered by four
sailors and then robbed. lie leaves family.
DEAD.-Dr. Jos. a. Huber died in Wash
ington county, Ala, on the 18th ult., aged
81 years. He was an assistant surgeon in
Napoleon's army, and was with it in the re
treat from Moscow, He was man of fine
attanments and much cccentricity. NJ
ANALGAMATIoN.-T Thomas Hudson, colored,
and Jane Hastings, white girl, wcrc mar
ried in Nowburyport Mass, on Wednesday.
The ceremony is said to have been witnessed
/ by some of the first citizens"
Destructive FIRE.-On the 1st instant a
fire broke out in the pcnitentiary of Missis-
sippi, which consumed $40, 900 worth of prop
erty.
4 PREFERS SLAvERY.-John Martin, q free
negro, has filed his petition in tho county
court of Albemarlc, Va, to be permitted to
enslove himself to Mr.. Huckston, of that
county.
| BLOODY ArFRAY, affray occurred in
huntsville, Texas, ON the Goth ult, in which
Wm, Leach, who has attempted to procure q
divorce from his wife, was attacked by his
two step sons. One of the sons was killed,
and the other mortally wounded.
/ FATAL AFFAIR. Maj. Thomas Null, sov-
eral years member of the Mississippi Leg
islature, was killed at Memphis, Tenn, ON
the 9th inst, in an nffray with w. r.. Hunt,
wealthy gcntlomapof that place. Six shots
were fred one piercing Maj. NJ. through the
heart.
/ Tue FLORIDA WAR.--The Tampa (Fla.)
tSninsis1a says that the entire military force,
now in Florida, has been ordered out on nc.
tive service. 1t comprises about two thou
sand men, and it seems probable that they
4 will be able to conquer the Indians Tho
Peninsula pithily remarks: "Ouf country