Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-18
Pennings and Clippings.

Pennings and Clippings
CANu NIEErrNG.-The Camp meeting at
Oconcc embraces the fourth Sabbath in july.
DEAD.--Bcnjnmin BowleS, of Fluyanna
county, Va, died ON the 30th inst, ut an adj
vanccd age of 03 years. He had voted f,r
every President from Washington to Buchun-
au.
THE FmsrPRIzEs.-Threc young men, who
were born and lived and still have their homes
in the Sandwich Islands, have taken tho first
astronomical prizes ut Yale College. These
three are Hiram Bingham, of The class of
1853 w. ID. Alexander, of 1855, and ID. ID.
Baldwin, of 1857.
PLEASED WITH IT.--A convention of the
fifth congressional district of Mississippi, 1T
Jackson, nominated Gen. Quitman without u
dissenting voice.
KtLLED.-Thc boiler of the steamboat Bcr-
lin City exploded, on Ashkosh river, on Fri
day last, the 3sl ,nst:slst- Four Of her pnssen
gers were killed and several severely injured.
Disagrcemcnts havo rccontly oc-
Cured between the French army of oecupa-
tien ut Rome, and the Pontifcal troops. The
occupation" lasts long time.
THE FIRsT.-Thc editor of the Lancaster
Ledger was shown partly grown cotton boil
several days ago, which grew upon the plan
,r,,..,,- s-In;ruiu, near IIang
ing Rock in that district
RErusEs.-Rcy. Nhtcfoord Smith refuses
to accept the Profcssorship tendered him bv
the Trustees ofthc South Carolina COLLEGE.
x RrE OLp .tGE.-AIrs Sarah Lancaster,
Il lady aged one hundred ami one ycars five
months and seven days. departed this life.
near the village of Spartanburg on the eth
instant. Mrs Lancaster came to Spartamburg
before the Revolution, and has been there
ever since.
WooL.--Wool-growin in Texas has become
very, very extensive. \ few days since lot
was sent from the prairics in Texas to New
Orlnans, which for quality is represented to
he equal to tho best Saxony improved. The
"StorStote, it is said, will, in few years
furnish more wool than any of her sister
States.
pEAD.-Mr. Witchcr, who was shot by his.
son at Atlanta, Ga, a few days ago, has since
died ofhiS wound. 10 intelligence has yet
been received ofthc murderer of his father.
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ElAcrrp.-Col, W. G. Moragnc has been
elected Boigndicr General of the 2md Brig.
ade, $. c. NJ, by Il majority of forty vote
Gen. NJ. is high-toncd gentleman.
FATAL ArrRAY IN KASsAs.-James LYLE
county recorder aud probate clerk, was killed
by free State man named IIallcr on the
goth ult., n an ea'ray growing out Of an eiec-
tion to fill vacancies in the city council at
Leayenworth, Kansas,
ACADEMIC DISTINcTloN.--Thc University
of Oxford (Eneh,nd) has invited the Hon, G.
NJ. Dallas, United States Minister at the Eng.
lish Court to receive the honorary degree of
Doctor Of Laws, ON the 23rd of this month
THE DyKSiSG o. riS MoSr#EsL.- TIE
number of persons known to have been ON
board the Montreal, exclusive of the crew, Is
3o3. OF these thorc are saved III Including
some of the crow, making the. total loss of
life over $50. The nnmbcr of bodies fund
and taken 10 Quebec is LOB. r
ArroiSTED.-Ool. Nathan l.. Hutchins bos
bcen appointed Judge of the Superior Court
of the Western Judicial Circuit of Ga, vice
Judge James Jackson resigned, to take efccr
on and after the first day of July. il
TAX STATISTICS There Sss. %, ,45 inc. .troes.
IN EdgeRsid, where the ta;, for last yet.s was
S24o43. Poor tax, s., ,79G roaa, $2,S47; pub.
Vic bGiiding, 5000. E
WHAT'S IN ANAME Pa curious iuxtanosi-
tion ofnamcs occurred at Lowell, 1fass., some
twenty years ago. There were six physi-
cianA in the thsn town; twoof them bore tho
nalie Of Toptllakef, two Pilisbary, and Tho
OthUf two that Of Grascsr
DEsrRUcmyR FIRE.-Thc renort which was
IIiblished s,nle tinio ago, Of a dcstructiyeGrO
ut Port an Prince, has been Continued nv !.
recent arrival at New York. Pie Gre broke
out at ruidnight of.lsDe 18th, aud ,Iese4oyed
house,; stores, and 0ther fropeFty, vaiao,t az
one niiilion Spanish dollars.