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

was blown down and wife killed, IIermoth
er was also fatally injured. The tornado did
great deal of damage to farm houses.
Loss OF LIrE.-Eight persons werc killed
instantly, at Detroit, on the 18th instant, by
the explosion and sinking of the boiler of the
steamtug, Sprague.
Posi- OFFIcEs,-At the commencement Of
President Pierce's Administration IN 1863,
there were 22,300 Post Offices. There are,
now about 10000, and the average net in
crease is one hundred per month.
PIGEoNs,-Wild pigeons, in groatnumJers,
made their appearance in Randolph county,
N. G. last week A few have yonturod this
far; and the wonder is more do not follow, us
the mast is good.
ST. LOUIS, Nov 20-The steamboat Cata-
ract burst her boiler at Lisbon, on tho Mis-
souri, River, on the 18th, killing Ave persons
and scalding fifteen others.
A CHANCE roR SoMEnoDY.-A needy adj
venturer advertises that any good looking
young lady can have him by applying soon,
provided she can support him in the style to
whichhe has been accustomed--thrcem meals
o day, cigars ad H6ituna, and clean shirt for
Sundays.
MoBILE, Nov. 20.-A fire occurred in this
city last night, which destroyed several resi-
dcnces and stores in Commerce and Canal
streets. The loss is estimated at $I50,000,
CAMpuENE AccyDENr.--A lady of ". York,
Catharinc Mcrrine, in retiring to her room
broke the camphcnc lamp in her hand, which
fred her dress and burned her so badly that
she died in a few hours.
Snow IN VIRcINIA.-At Staunton, on the
afternoon of the 10Th inst it was showing We
ry fast. At Wayesboro', at the same time,
the ground was covered with snow. At Char
lottesyillc twas also showing very hard,
WESTWARD THEY Go.-Tho Selma ALA
,S;atiaeI of tho Dist, notices largo number
of persons moving through that city on their.
way to the West--some for Texas, some for
Mississippi, but most Of them going to North
Louisiana. They are from North and South
Carolina, and Georgia mostly, i,oweyor, from
Georgia. Within the week, it says, at least
1000 negroes passed through the city.
GoNE Our-Thc Philadelphia Sm, has
ceased to shine. The North 1mcrican (soys
the Philadelphia 1rgus) is the sole suryiv-
ing daily in that city which supported Ere.
mont last fall.
REsUmNG.-The banks of New Orleans re-
sumcd specie payments on Tuesday of last
| week.
The SLAVE TRApE.-Adyices from Sierra
Leone, Africa, to September 2lst have beon
received. The Slave trade seemctfto be flour
ishing, and the Emperor of France was ac-
cuscd of attempting to revive it, British cru
sers had seized several slavers, under the
American and Spanish flags.
ELEcrED.-w. S. Mullins, Esq. has been
elected President ofthe Wilmington and Man
chester Railroad
BALTIMoRE, Nov. 19.-On "Wednesday
night, the Ellicotfs Mills train run over
VIM. Essler, between leicester and the
Relay House, on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, breaking his skull open, and kill.
ing him, 1t is thought he was intoxicated
at the time. He was single man, 27
years of age, and resided near Ellicott's
! Mills.
This afternoon, a laboring man, famed
Burns, was killed at the Mount Cla 4 Sta.
tion of the Baltimore and Ohio Raj 70 ad
by sand bank caving in upon him, a
portion of rock struck his skull, crushing
it to atoms. His only relative is q mother
in Philadelphia
j. Tobin, an engineer, was killed at tho
Bcoad Tree tunnel, on the same road, by Q
collision which occurred between two en-
giues
WoN'T LET EN- PARADE.- ,The Boston
papers state that military organization
composed of colored residents OF that city
commanded by Louis GauI, and entitled
the Liberty Guard" made their frs
public appearance on Monday with 90
muskets and a cornet band Their appear
ance is said to have given great dissatisfso
tion to the people of Boston, u large crowt
Kissing, hooting and yelling at them as the,
passed through thestreets. Atsome points
they were so closely pressed that the police
were compelled to interfere. The parade
wound upin general row in which sever
al of the "colored soldiers" came OFF second
best Tho Lieutenant of the company,
negro named Williams, va seyerclg harJ
bya missile thrown ab his. head.
I MARVELLOUS ltRowFSI on VEGETATION
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