Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-12-12
penniags and Clippings.

will appear as we can make room for them
Our friends will be as brief as possible, las
our spaceis limited iustnow. W. Il,
ADDRESS Rev. v. "A. Shapes address
will be Laurensyillo, s. c., until further no.
tice.
DINNER TO SENATOR HAMMoND.--The citi-
zcnp of Barnwell havo held meeting and
rendered Ex-Gov. Hammond public dinner.
1t is thought he will accept.
Coop NEws.-Wo understand that South
Carolina Bank bills are selling at 2 pcr cent.
premium above those of North Carolina, in
Charlotte, Shelbyville and perhaps other
points of the good Old North State.
DEAD.-N d. Stimson, editor of the New
York Day Book died suddenly in the Long
Island cars on Monday afternoon. lie left
the depot in the 3.45 train for his residence
near Cypress Hills. Upon issuing from the
tunnel in Atlantic street he was discovered
to be dead.
BEeUEsTs.-T will of Dr. Collins ofWil-
liamsburgh, Mass, lcaves$7 900 tothe Amo-
rican Colonization Society, and $4,000 to
establish II school fund in Williamsburgh
New YORK CITY.-TLe New York Journal
Of Commerce at lcngth argues in favor of the
Partisan system of general and thorough po-
lice espionage as the only measure calcua-
ted to restore peace and safety to the people
ofthc city of New York
MuRDERED,--0n Wednesday,, the llth ult
Mr.. Wm. Pierce, of Franklin parish, La
was killed by two of his negroes at his plan
tation in Bcauf Prairie. !Ie attempted to
fog them, whcrcupon they attacked and kill
cd him.
A COSTLY BUsINEss.-Thc failure of the
second attempt to launch the Great Eastern"
steamship, in England, will be much regret
ted. The Liverpool Courier mentions that
the first attempt is said to have cost $4,000
or enough to build very respectable steam
ship of the ordinary size.
The MoRMoNs.-It is stated, that should
the Mormons be driven out of Utah, they
have q settlement in Lower California, be-
longing to Mexico, to which they will go,
asking the Mexicans and Indians no fayors
SLAVERY IN IowA.--Thc Fairfield (Iowa)
Ledger Is informed on good authority, that n
Missouri stakeholder has removed to Warren
county, in that State, and has brought with
him five or six slaves, whom he claims a
right to keep and work on the free soil of
Iowa, under the Dred Scott decision.
FOUND GuILTY.-Samucl G. Scott, of Edge
field, has been found guilty of robbing the
mail, in the U. S. Court. Sentence has;not
yet been passed on him.
INDUSTRIOUS WoNEN.-One hundred and
fifty-two thousand six hundred and forty-fyc
pairs of woolen socks were knitted by the
women of New York in their leisure moments
in the year 1856. Their cash value Sas
SIG, ,207.
RoBBINo GRAvEs.-Fiye indictments have
been found by the grand jury in Chicago
against Eli York, the medical student, charged
with robbng graves. lie gave bail in $1,000
and Quinlan, the sexton, in $500 for thei7
appearance at court
DAMAGE TO THE CRors.-The cotton fields
of Red River, Texas, were greatly damaged
by the late storm. Much cotton was blown
out of the bolls, and not two-thirds of tho av,
erage crop will be gathered this season. Tho
yield of sugar in tho same section is fair
average.
The MoRMoN W&K,-@A despatch non
Washington says that the War Departncnt
designs sending two columns of military into
Utah from the Pacific side-one from Oregon
and the other from California.
Hon. IIoRATIo SEYMOUR DEAD.--The Hon
IIoratio Seymour, i. l.. D., died at Middle
burg, VT, on Saturday last. lie was one o.
the most prominent and respected citizens
and for some twelve years was United State.
Senator from Vermont.
Mayors ELEGTIoN-Daniel +. Ticmanr
has been elected Mayor of New York city
by majority of near 1900, over Mr.. Mayor
Wood. Over $4,000 votes were pollcd.
Practically Observation-Disclosures ques
ton, "What can a young lassie do wi an oIt
manG" has been answered in the case o.
Miss Elmira w. Wing6eld, of Bedford cour
ty, Va, who sued William Stein fora breaSi
ofpromise, and recovered SGT 900. The LADY
is about "a years of age, and the gentleman
80, Certainly she made good use of very
"old man."
ELEcrEp.-lIon. G. c. Clay, Jr hos beer
elected U. s. Senator. by the Legislature Of
Alabama, for six years from tho 4th of BIarcl
next.
DEAp.-The Spartan announces tho deatl
: of Solomon Abbott. soldier of tho Rovolu