Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-12-05
Pennings and Clippings.

women in Eyie county, New York, have call
ed convention, the object of which is stated
to be to "gan new knowledge of the nature
and attributes of man. They will find this
hard road to travel"
"TuE Poor MANS FRIEND." The Eoeain1
Ne,cs has had the pleasure of examining
patent glass ballot box, denominated the
poor mans friend" No cheating can be
practiscd with it, and it was manufactured for
the meridian ofCaliforna. The poor mans
friend" is oitcner heard of than seen!
TmcK.-It is reckoned that there is one
liquorshop for every eighteen families in New
York city, and for some neighborhoods in the
city one grog shop for every ten families
MAN AND WIFE TO BE IIUNG.-Neil Bca-
ton and wife have been sentenced to be hung
at London, G. W., for poisoning Mrs. B. s for
mer husband. e
AN ADVANCED AGs.-Mr. Zacariah AL
baugh, aged one hundred and nine years,
died at the residence of his son, in Licking
county, Ohio, on tho Sth inst
PRIoREsS' WINNINGS.-It is stated in Lon
don that NJ. Ten Brock received the money
won by Prorcss at the C,psaYvitch race as
much as $50, 900, ($30O,O00.) His losses in
England have been comparatively very small.
| WHAT 1T CosT.-Thc war debt of Oregon.
rs passed upon by the commissioners reach
cs tho round sum of So, 500, 900, making with
that of Washington Territory, $5,000000.-
The population of Oregon is only about 5000
and that of Washington 10000 inhabitants
] BETTING ON ELEcTIoNs.-Th Supreme
Court of Tennessee, in session at Knoxville,
decided the other day, that betting on an
! election held out of the State, is not indicta-
bic in Tennessee. Betting on tho result of
an election, for instance, is not mn o'Yence n
ganst the laws of Tennessee
MlDDLEBuRY, VT, Nov. 2l.-The Hon.
floratio Seymour, LII d., died here to-day.
lie was one of our most prominent and res
/ pectcd citizens, and for some twelve years
was United States Senator from Vermont.
DEATH OF AN Ex-CoNGREssMAN.-Th Dam
vile (Na.) papers announce the death in
Pittsylvania county of Hon. Walter Cole Sr.,
who represented that district in Congress for
ten years, up to his voluntary rctiicmen in
1914. ~
DTAn.-Col. Wm. Toney died at his resi-
dcnce in Clay county Miss, on the 9Th ult
IN his cighty-second year. He was n native
of Virginia, andrcsded many years in Green
Vile, S. G.
CoMrILMENTARr.-Miss Lame, the Prcs-
dents niece, who does the honors of the
White House, is complimcnted by having he.
name given to the steam revenue cutter lust
launched from Wehh's yard in this city.
The TREATY WITH SwITzERLANp-It is
stated that the President will take measures
to prevent any American citizen of the Jew
lsh persuasion, who may be temporarily res
ident in Switzerland, being Inconvenience
by the operation of the new treaty.
The LEXINGTON CADETs.-Thc Cadets of
the Virginia Military Institute are making
preparations to visit Richmond the approach
ing 222d Of February, as they wish to partci-
pate IN the ceremonies set,apartfor that dav.
SMALL Pox,-The Pee Dee Herald learns
that this lonthsOme disease has made it's mn
poarancc at Wadesboro', North Carolina.
NORFOLK, Nov. 27.-The brig President
Benson, Champion, Master, has arrived from
Monrovia, Africa, with n cargo of palm oil.
SLAVES IN LEAYENwoRTu.-Ana assessment
OF city property in Leayenworth. Kansas has
lust been made. Total valuation So, I45, ,952.
The number of slaves is SO, valued at $l0.-
600.
SHORT SUPPLY OF CorroN GooDs. The
Springfield (Mass,) Rey,,Jlican of the 9th
says: "a leading cotton manufacturer of
this county says there is not a three months
supply of cotton goods in the country If
this be true, the mills must soon resume work
'9f prices will rapidiyadgance before spring .
lot them resume the unemployed will have
no objection.
A SPECULATION. The farm formerly be-
longing to Mr., Robert Garland, bstweea Fred
oticksburg and Spottsy,ania, was bought
last spring by A. p. Rows for $40 per acre,
Within the last ten days Mr. II. has sold e
to Capt -. $. Leavcll for $l2 anacre,
BosroN, Nov 25. The 1 y,nscript announ-
ees the suspension of Mossrs. Trull & Bros,
liquor dealers, and also largely engaged in
the Mediterranean and Smyrna trade, 1t
thought their suspension will be but tempo
rary, the ffm having ample but not immedi.