Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-02

"'S '""HI encouraging UDuiCH'IOUS inat our
cause is strengthening, In New England,
in the North west, and indeed almost every,
where, where the people have spoken at The
polls since the election Of Mr. Bucbanan, the
Democratic party has been shown TO be
gaining ground.
But let ls not relhx our efforts or abnte
our zeal. MS long us there is I'M abolition fa-
natic in Congress or Black Republican par
ty in the country. Richmond Enquirer.
GRANADIAN. OUTRAGEs s.--A Havana let
ter of the 10th Instant, received in New
York, says.
The news brought by the steamer Greu-
ada from Aspinwall, shows that, communi.
ty in want of instant protection from the
Government of the United States The U.
s, Minister has been grossly insulted by
the Government of New Granada4-hooted
attn the streets by mobs ;the lives of pas
sengers and citizens of the United States
living on the Ishmus threatened. The dan
ger OF another outrage is imminent. They
look for effective protection, and it cannot
be too ready. - SGs~H.
We haveone British brig of war in port
the Mariner, Commander Palliser,
d.. . =
PorrsE;i,:.H. Pa Apil 2o.-It commen-
ced showing here yesterday evening, about
seven o'clock, and continued all night
This morning the snowis about eighteen
inches deep. l-l.sL !.
REApING, Pa, April 2o.--It began, to
snow here last night about % o'clock, and
still continues. The snow, which is. very
wet and heavy, is eight or ten inchces. deep,
The weight of,it, this morning, broke IN
part of the.roof of the Reading Railroad
workshops, bnt fortunately, ofathe large
humber Of wprkmen' engaged in it, none
were much hurt .-7 ~ r
DIED, on Tuesday evening, the 10th inst,
il Praltville, Mrs. Mary S. Glenn, wife of
VIM. Glenn. "
The cause ofthe decease of Mrs. Glenn,
in the prime of early wolmanhood, was the
Incorporate use Of snuff, We hope these
who are in the habit ofindulgDg themselves
in the useof hisunhealthy article will take
warning from the early death of this uufor-
tunato lady,--S0uthern Statesman.
THE Pass FOR THE LONDON TIMEs.--
We find the following in one of onre Eng.
,'ish exchanges, sin'refetehce to the new
press in process of constructions forthe Lon
don Times: E
The, most remarkable feature in the
present case is, that the machine is being
madeSp England. .Messra. Hoe & Ccnffpa,
ny have taken n portion of; the works of
MessIs. Whitewcrth C Oos Manchester, for
this purpose. and one of their forernea is
now superiptendng the construction of The
machine, Most likely this plan has been
adoptedto save tlieimport duty on machin:
cry and the cast of carriagei When this
machine is erected, two honrs, viii suf1ice
to work. oa,tbeldsySs publication. It has
been calculated by printer that there are
10000 more letters IN the Times aud sup
/. .piement than in the New Testament. The
wear and fear of type is so great that II has
been usual for the publishers of the paper
totcne& the founts,eyery New Years Day.
These types are calculated to;weigh seven
tons, and as they are worn out in year it.
will give some idea of the coat ola daily
newspaper. The type il made bY Messrs.
Mlter& d Richard, Of 'Edinburg, who have
introduced a new material, much harder
Than any hitherto made, and which, costs
the. printer Ftriae more than. the ordinary
type: That thisis beneficiaEto The probri,
etors, of the Times, is evident by the fact
ulat they are now, at the end of March;
1867, nsing the fouhts Supplied in Janna-
ry, 1855, the hardness of thetype having. so
far prevented the necessity for renewal"
INVENTIONS OF the CHINEss,--It has
been considered that the Chinese were not
an i5Eeatiso jTeople aud yet tlis woald
appear to be amistake Tile art of print,
ing was known in. China nino hundred
years before any knowledge of.it prevailed
in England. Printing was first introduced
into Eufope eaflyin the fifteenth century
The Chinese printers we're generally tim
Grants. Theynext disco, eredsthe magnet.
ic,needle; this took place in the tradition.
airy period, when the Yellow Emperor, hav,
ing, missed his way, little carriage was
built, on the top of which was a figure,
which always pointed to the,n nortls, and
tins Che route was discovered The effects
of the loadstone were also mentioned ip
their Dictionary. We were also p,obaby
indebted to the Chinese for The, mariners
compass; for IL had been long knownt 10
Them before IL was to-us Gumpowdef was
invented there many centuries before itiw was
.known'iu Eagland, and it is a singular fact
thatthe component parts were nearly the
same astbe European mixture
EyEB9 man bsss iu hissowns life. folIics
enought s.ln his own MIMI. trouble enough;
IN his own fortunes, evil enough, without
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