Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-04

john LApoINT, for the murder of Robert |
Wheaton; Israel Shoutz, for shooting John
1nhom, and Jacob Woeslin, for killing his
wife, were executed in the Jail yard in ST.
Louis, Saturday. and at Edwa,dsvlle, Hi.
nois, Geo. w. Sharpe and John Johnson
were hung for the murder of Earth.
BURIED TREASURE 1T is estimated hv
California journal that more than fifteen
millions Q! gold now lie buried il the ground
in various parsof the State, secreled sole
ly for safe keeping.
EAST INDIA CoTToN Several hundred
bNes OF Gast India cotton were entered a,
Liverpool, in April and May last, for expor-
tation to New York
FAILURES IN BUsIN Ess.-There were 27,-
600 failures in the United States last year.
The debts are estimated to have been more
than $50 .oOO,o 900, and tie loss TO creditors
more than $4,000. 900.
COLD GRIMES Is DEAD."-Mr. s. d. !
Grimes died recently in Georgia, at the
great age of one hundred and ten years.
he never was sick.
ARRESTED. Charles Cowlan. clerk in
the Post office al Portsmouth, Va has been
arrested for stealing money from letters -
Some $4,000 has been lost, and only So
200 r, covered.
A PERYEor FAlLuRE-The effort of
country editors to frighten subscribers to
their papers into the pnymcnt.pf beck dues
on the ground that the comet might strike
them out of existence with its tail, was a
complete failure. Their subscribers were
not to be frightened out of their money by
any such dodge as that
TIE OLD SrNNER.--Hon Joshua r Gid.
dings has written letter to the N. Y. Trib.
une, in which he says that the Good of
Abraham" is not his God /; that he despises
him and holds him in contempt; that he is
an idol or the deity of the Shareholders, and
they are right in worshipping him.
DENIED.-The True Cdrolinion denies,
upon the authority Of the physicians. that
sickness to any extent, except an occasional
cnse Of measles, prevails at Anderson.
DISTRESSING CASUALTY. AT Danville,
Sumter county, Ca, on the 10th instunt,
the Ferry House, together with its contents,
was consumed by fire, and Mrs. Mckinley
and her step daughter burned to death.
| TAX RETURN.-The Tax Colector re-
ports the following for Anderson district :
Lands, 449,96s acres; negroes, 1886;
goods, 1915, 100 professional income, seq
9ol; lots $2e7,oi2.
FEDERAL PATRoNAGE.---In the division
Of Federal Office the North receives much
the largest share. According 10 state
ment compiled from the Blue Book, (show-
ing the residence and birth of officers,) the
North receives, $s,4lo, ,2ss and the Sopth,
$i,583. .586.
HIS BIBTH PLAoB.--The Hon. a. B.
Moore, of Marion, Ala, Democratic non,i-
nee for the Goyernorship of that State, is a
native of Spartanburg District, s. c., which
has still many more of the same sort OF
! sons.
UUDEReRoUND RAnRoAD.--Tbe N. Y.
Tribune is growing over the fact, that s5
fugitive slaves reached Canada from the
United Statesby the" underground railroud, {"
10 less than mo8tb.
/ New YoRK. June. 2a.-The mob has at.
tackled the Quarantine buildings at Seguin e
Point, and il is reported that several of the
police are killed. The buildings were fred
Five companies Of the military have been
Il ordered oat. ~
/ ORprsARY OF GEoRGBTowN UsyRior.--
i Mr.. Eeazor Walerulan. ordinery for George
Town District, hasresigned bis office, hayioa
held that post fonoS years, and being tbs
! Oldest Ordinary 10 thS State, M
~ 80 f,t, ss4 4