Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-21
General Intelligence

@Ah urllNh from Europe brings us ntclll-
gence of the fall of Delhi Tho loss of the
British was over 600 mon--thc enemy re-
ceived no quarter In England, cotton has
declined, with bank suspensions and failures
reported Mr. Ten Brock has lost the Cam
bridgesliire race Gen Cavaignac, Of trancc,
is dead, and notwithstanding the opposition
entertained towards him by the Napoleon
dynasty, grand military funeral will be Civ
On Large amounts of specie are coming out
by each arrival from Europe
Something JirelY new for this country is
taking place, and they are as disgraceful as
they are rare We refer to tho bread riots"
in New York and Philadelphia Gen Scott
had, ut one time, guard over the sub-treas-
ury fewparticulors are given elsewhere
The Legislature of Alabama assembled on
Monday last Hon James M Calhoun, of
Dallas, was elected President; and Mr. G NJ
jackson, of Autouga, was elected Speaker
Special attention is directed to the platform
of the Democratic party of Georgia 1t is the
only safe position for the South
A NEW DIsTRIcT.-A public meeting
was held in Aiken, on November 4 at which
Col. j. d. Allen presided The object was
to promote the formation of new judicial
District, to be called Calhoun, with Court
House at Aiken, General Aver made a
"brlliant address," after which the COM
mittee appointed for the purpose presented
to the meeting report and series of resolu-
items. This report sots forth the exnediep
cy and propriety of the proposed measure.
Resolution lst, is to the effect that por-
tion of territory should be taken from Barn
we'll and Edgefeld Districts, and a small
portion from Oraneburg and Lexington, to
form new judicial District of Calhoun,
with Aiken as its county seat. Resolution
4th., alludes to the justice and considera-
tion expected of the Legislature. Rcsolu-
tion 9th is that William Gregg, Sr., and
S. 3. Evans, be appointed committee to
take charge of the petition and present it
to the Legislature.
One of our exchanges contains the adj
vertisement of (" Retired physician" !"
who declares that he is seyenty-fiye years
of age, and that he has lost his father, two
brothers, daughter, son-in-law, nephews.
and nicces, by consumption, and was in a
fair way to lose himself, when he suddenly
bethought him of going to Japan, as every
body knows that Japan is favorite resort
for Christian invaiids, the inhabi tants bein.,
so hospitable, and such capital nursos.--
While ne was there he discovered of course
certain cure for consumption, which he
offers to sell to afflicted humanity, at the
moderate sum of ten cents. Couldn't some
physician, aged hundred or thereabouts.
retro to the moon and learn something
about green cheese?
A meeting of the unemployed of Phila-
dclphia, numbering some five thousand ner-
sons, met Thursday afternoon in Indepcn-
dence Square. The afE,ir passed off order
", the speakers advising the observance of
law and order. A reporter on Col. Eorney,s
paper, The Press, being called upon to
speak, recommended the unemployed to
seek work instead of idling their time at
the meetings, and take it at any terms f.
preference to starving. His reis,agks we've
groaned, while the declaration of another
speaker that he would die rather than work
under prices, received applause. The pro.
posed issue of small notes by the city was
advocated,
REsroNEp. Gov. Izprd. of Nebraska, has
resigned his Office, as &o learn by telegraph.