Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-12-26
Pennings and Clippings.


EARTuouAKE.-The shock of an earthquake
was sensibly felt in Charleston, on. Saturday
last, at 0 o'clock, AN. A slight shock was
also experienced, in Columbia, at the samo
timo No damage was done.
CorroN,-Tho highest price that cotton is
selling at in Charleston is lO3 cents per lb.
EQUITY Court OF AppsALs.-Th only case
appealed upon from this district-E. a. Al
exandcr VS.. G. NJ. Reid, ct, als-has been
continued, and will be heard in May next.
DEATH OF Col. PAIcE.-Col. John Kries
Paige, an officer in the United States army in
the year 1912, Clerk of the Supreme Court of
Now York in 1928, and former Mayor of
Albany died at noon on tho 10th, at his res
idente in Schenectady, New York.
\ RICH MAN.-The richest man in Eng
land is the Marquis of Westminster His
property is estimated to be worth $150O0O-
oo0 His annual income is $3,500,00o.
ELoPED.--A young English woman, stand
ing high in society at Nashville, Tenn, and
married at that, oloped last week with the ed
itor of paper named Wentworth.
THE Pork TRADE.-Gross pork is selling
at 4@ to cents, in Louisville, KY, and at
Cincinnati the samo. In Newberry, in this
State we notice that it is selling at 6 conts,
gross
Fatal AccrDENT.-Col. Wynkoop, Colonel
of one of the Pennsylvania regiments in the
Mexican war, was killed near Philadelphia,
on the 18th, by tho accidental discharge of a
gun in the hands ofhis servant.
The FLORIDA WAR MosT ENDED-We learn
from the Tampa (Fla.) Reninsular that the
sick Indian, Tommy" recently captured by
Captain Mickler and his gallant command,
died on the 5th instant, at Egmont Key
This, together with the one killed, and the
ono they are now after, when killed, will
make three of the red skins that have been
disposed of since the commencement of the
war. AT this rate we may look for the close
ofthc war about the "crack of DOOM" be it
soon or late.
SUIcEDE.-~A young man by the namc of
James III. Wilcox, committed suicide in Au-
gusta, Ga, on Wednesday night
SHOT HIMsELr-In Atlanta, Ga, an Eng
lishman, named John Walker shot himself
Thursday afternoon, by dischargnga pistol
in his mouth.
DoUBLG TRAGEDY.-In Columbus, Ga, on
Monday night, James Garrard killed wo-
man by the name of Susan Brown, and then
stabbed himsclfin several places. 1t is said
he cannot recover.
n, Al. Al.
at Bethany, Brooke county, Va, wore entire
ly destroyed by fire, together with the furni-
ture, three valuable Libraries, extensive labor
atories, chemical apparatus, and valuable
papers.
DOUBLE SUTcIDE.-Wiliam F. Wightmaue
editor of the Fayetteville IN. C.) Ctrolinian,
was found dead in his bed on the morning of
the 10th instant. The Wilmington papers
say that private letter from Fayetteville
states that Mr.. Wightman and a young man
named Elliott were found dead in tho same
room, and that they left note to the effect
that both had taken nitric acid
The BIC TURNIP.-Amon Lindsay has pre-
sented the editor of the Edgefcd Advertiser
with homtp weighing twelve pounds
ANOTHER DEFALcATIoN,-The New York
Post says; 1t is known in financial circles
that the sum of 5000, ,0OO sent to banking
firm of this city by the treasurer of Alabama,
to pay the State debt, due last January, was
by them misappied.
MORE FoRcERIEs AT THE EAsT-Forged
paper to the amount of forty thousand dol
lars was discovered to be in possession of the
banks of Boston on Saturday last, and from
Bangor the information is telcgraphed that a
largo amount has been discovered in that
place also.
FAsT.-The highest speed ever made on the
ocean was by the clipper ship Flying Scud,
on the voyage to Calfornia--460 miles in
twenty-four hours-l9 and one-sixth miles
per hour.
GEN. BoNnAM,--Gen. NJ. L. Bonhanl is the
only member of the South Carolina deleea-
ton, in Congress, who went into the caucus
that nominated Col. Orr for Speaker. lie
sho' Id be remembered for his disinterested
friendship and independence
The RAsCALLY MoRMoNs. Gwin
has received letters from California which
mention the prevalence in that State, of q
violent excitement and desire to enlist for
service against the Mormons. II is also stat
ell that the Saints have emssaries in all parts
OF tho State, plotting mischief.
CoURTEsIEs.--We learn from the Carolina
Times that seyeral DISTINGUISHED ,o,tlo,,o,,