Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-31

'..1 VOL. IX.--7-ts:N o. .lG. ? .
hmoaetho who Witnessed the duel.werc :
Webry Clay, JohuJ Critt@hdeu, and Jesse
sl{ledsoe-the latter then one of the most
sbrilhant and distinguished orators of Ken =
lucky Holcman was arraigncd, CHARGED
,'vfth the crime of wilful murder, and; after
"a long and exciting trial, was acquitted, -
Mr., Clay and Dir. Grittepden espoused the, {,
cause of Holeman.s .,T. ,
- q SUICIDE; IS ;tSf !; in3st shocking. clayaetor4
was. committed near Whito. Point Garden
on Sunday morning last by young, man.
late Of Philudel phia, by the name of Sain'I
c. Cole. From some papers found in his
pocket, on which was written few hastv
and uneonnected sentences, it appeared
that he hat, contemplated suicide for svy1r-
al days, driven, I'M all probability to the
rash and desperate act by poverty and ex-
ccssive intemperanee. He was carriage
painter and trimmer, and had been in
Charleston but "a short tilnc. He appeared
to be about thirty years of age, and doubt
less had seen better days. A kind and af-;
fectionate mother may now be weeping the
loss of an only son. lie effected his -pug-
pose of self destruction by dischargine a
pistol in his mouth, the ball coming out at
the top of his hoad.-- Cor, Carolina Tines,
n HAPPY EDIToR--In the last issue OF
tho West Point Beacon its cditorthus con-
soles himself.
There is some consolation in being am
Editor in times like these, for there is no
class of the community-th always hav-
ing less money than any body else--that
will suffer as little. All the money We
lIayc III Jre wor1u Is a one tlvllor ,,fii-vs tl~
City Bank of Augusta and for once we
feel comfortably over an empty purse -
Blessed is he who hath no paper dollars in
these bank suspension times, for the panic
shall not hurt nor make him afraid.
NATIONAL PRoDUoTtoNs.--Na Nations are
characterized not more by their people than
by their other and inferior productions. -,
Here are some of the most notable speci-.
mems offered by several countries China
hastea, porcelain and bong tailed mandarins;
Germany clocks, print. 1g, ghost stories,
lager beer and transccndental philosophy;
Russia, cmperors, hemp and tho knout;
France, cooks, eapons, compliments and
crlnohne; Austria, carpets, diplomacy and
two headed eagles; Prussia, Frederick the
Great, schoomagters and tall grcnadiers;
Switzerland, watohos, wooden toys and CAL.
vinism; Italy, popes, poisons, paintings,
music grinders and revolutionary NANTES.
toes; Spain; chivalry, court etiquette,
Cortea, Columbus and Cervantcs. Eng
land has produced statesmen, poets, orators,
generals, roast beef, the "Times" newspa-
per, poor laws, ta&aton, fogs, spleen, grum-
blers, colonies, cockneys and "Punch -
America has produced Washington, a mod
ell republic, the electric telegraph an@s2
thetic ether, General jackson, and several
thousand J" live Yankees" who produce
every ling that is worth producing, and
something over! ,-a -l.u..st
ENNUI,~Niue-tenths of tho miseries
and vices of mankind proceed from indo-
lcnce and idlencss. Persons who have nat
urally active minds, whose "piiek thoughts
like lightnln9 are alive are SScst porni.
ciously affected by the evils of sloth The
favored sons OF genius, endowed with great
| original powers, We're not made for repose;
Incidence will quickly Greece the genial
current of the soul, )" and if left idle long,
they perish from inactioh, like scimiter
corrodcd and destroyed by rust But the
active occupation of our faculties is safe
guard against these grcat evils, vice, pon,i-
| ry and desponding gloom. Says Coltony
''eAnui has made more gambleS4 than ava
rice, more 'drunkards than thirst, and more
suicides than Despair is we would be
both useful and happy, we must keep our
selves industriouslY and Nirthously en-
| ploNed. Old Dunbeidikes was wise In
| charging his son to "bc ayo sticking in a
| tree when, he had nothing else to do" Count
dc Cayhs, French nobleman, being born
to wealth and princely idleness, turned his
attention to engraving and made many fine
copies Of antique gems. One of She notili-
| ty demanded from him reason for this
procedure,s and was told by the h.6 ,strions
Count, Hf9cngrave chat may lnothung
myself" ,.t; G
One of those i6c6nsistcnt fellows, of
whom we have some, eyen in this lucllina
fegiow, She think IL no sin 10 abuse man
ever so roundly. with, their t8sssaes, bht u
gNeatss ssip to fight, received @etknerited
rebuke, the other day His, CID man was
ep,sas it often was, and heswoupd up his
/ abpse by adding .,ass'rI would give you
what you need, but you know my hands are
tied" "Then,~ said the other, g yop
ought to keep your tongue tied, We
think so too. 4 little the mcanest man
! out is one who pretends TO be so religious