Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-08-08
Pennings and Clippings.


church at this place, on the fourth Saturday
in this month. So, u.iS
TBE SIASEsE TwINs.-Col. Wood has made
an arrangement with tho Siamese Twins for
five years, for exhibition in tho principal
Southern cities.
Hoo CHoLERA,-Tho hog cholera is killing
of largo numbers of swine in Ulster county.
New York. Ono man has already lost forty.
two.
THE PRESIDENTS DONATION.
Buchanan has sent a check for $50 to the In
dies of the Mount Vernon Association, to aid
in the purchase Of the Home and Grave of
Washington.
Coon SHoorING.-A Miss Curtis, of Hart
ord, Conn, gave good specimen of rife
practice at a shooting gallery in Saratoga last
week. She fred at the distance of G5 feet,
hitting the bulls eye eleven times out of thir
ty-one shots; every other ball she fired struck
within two inches the mark.
CuBA.--Gen. Concha, it is stated remitteS
last year surplus from the revenues of Cuba
of four millions of dollars, and the present one
promises to yield still larger return. 1t is
also stated that ho has sent homo million of
dollars on his own private account, realized
in successful stock spcculations.
| RAIsED.-We learn from the Pilatka De,n-
ocrdt that regiment of mounted volunteers
have bcen enrolled and equipped in Florida,
to fight the lndians during The summer and
| fall months
BROKE his NEcX.-The Yorkvillo Chroni-
Gle says that Mr. Solomon Kimbrcl, an old
and respected citizen of that district, fell from
the abutmont of Sugar creek bridge recently,
and broke his neck. He had just alighted
from the cars, and was on his way homo.
MARINE DIsAsrER.-Tho barquO SIonosco.
bound from Sweden for New York, was wreck
cd on tho coast of Newfoundland, and fifty,
| lives wore lost.
A Pretty FACE A FoRyuNE.-A fashionable
wedding took place in Havana on the 18th
the son and heir of Count Fernandina, welded
q Mi ,s Seraiina Montaloo, beautiful girl
whose face was her fortune.
BRIDGINc THE HuDsoN R1yEa.-Judgo Mel
son, of the State of New York, has granted
an injunction against bridging the Hudson at
Albany, as authorized by the last Legislature
Ills opinionis strong against tho constitutions
ality as we'll as the general policy of the act.
The Troians arc much rejoiccd.
AMERrrED HoNoR.-The Degree of Doctor,
ofDiyinity has been conferred on Rev. Il. 4.
Buist, of Grcenvillc, s. c., by tho University
of Oglcthropo, Georgia.
FAcTs.-The total cost of all the railroads.
in the United States is estimated at seven
hundred million dolars-thc interest on this
sum, at six pcr cent, is ~ million dollars Der
annum. Tho number of deaths in Now York
city for tho week ending July 25th, was All
AN incre of o7 for tho previous week.
COLLEGE. 'UssIoN.--ThcP Professors the
South Carolina College are discussing, thro!
the newspapers, the difficulties existing in tho
government of that institution. Mr.. LaBordc
broke the ice, and Prof McCay follows.
PRoGREssINo.-W learn from the Spartan.
burg Express, that tho contract for building
tho Asylum for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, at
Cedar Springs, has been awarded to Mr..
woodward Allen, who is to erect the building
| for $4,000 o.
A CATIONS. p. Dupon, of Savannah.
Ga hos just lost two little nugroes from the
ehects OF eating small quantity of blaokinS
that Is used to clean shoes. One died in six.
and the other in twenty -four hours, in conyul.
slons, Not more than q spoonful was eaten.
WoNAMs HEART.-Pampcrnicl saws wo-
mans heart is the "most sweetest" thing in
the world; in fact, perfect honeycom5-mllI
of sells. beware.
RoNTNATED.-The know nothings of Mia
sissippi have nominated Col James T.. Alcorn
as their candidate for Governor, in opposi.
ton to Col. MELVILLE.
SHocHiNG DEPnkvtTY.-Two song of Holm
Sunday, aged II and 1S, undertook to mur-
der him recently after docoying him into the
woods near Brast, G. w. He had married
Il second time, and they iatondcd to kill him
and their stcp-mother, so as to obtain ,bos-
session of his money, about $500 Z =. ~ ,
In KANsGs.--Hon. Jos. A. Woodward and
Gen. j. NJ. Gadberry. of this State, arc now
in Kansas.
REcREArING.-President Buchanan left
Washington on the Goth ult. for the Bedford
Springs, accompanied by his neicc, Miss Lane.
Ho will be absont several days.
PHILADELPHIA, July TO- Frederick Busch
German female, hf been arrested on n
charge of causing the death of two children