Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-08-15
Pennings and Clippings.


ty barrels. And only about ono thousand
bushels of corn.
BuRNED,-Thc Jail at Charlottesville, Ca,
was burned on the I'd instant, and one pris-
enor, q negro man, porished in tho flames,
GoNE.-Archibald Campbell, aged 1Ol
years and an active participant in tho Reyo-
lutionary war, di6a in Groonbrier county,
Va, on Monday, goth ult.
TORTURE IN IrALY.LAt Naples, boy
thirteen years of age, non-commissioned
officer and two other persons, have died in
prison of torture They were charged with
being concerned in Mlano's attempt on the
kings life.
SERVED MN RIanT.--Last week Disciple
ef brigham Young attempted to preach the
Mormon doctrine in Smith county, Eva. and.
though warned by tho citizens refused to dc
sist Flo was accordingly seized, tarrcd and
fcathorod, after which he made q rapid oxit
In THE FEELD.-F. d. Richardson, ESQ,
is announced as a candidate for Mayor of
Charleston.
No PAUPERs.-Elzaboth City county, Va.
contains nearly 5000 inhabitants; there is
not single family compelled from poverty
to depend on public charity for support--a
fact which speaks loudly in favor of the in
dustry of the people.
LArAYErrE'S BIRTHDAY-Thc 9th Of Sop
tembor will be the one hundred anniycrsar
of the birthday Of Lafayette. Tho Boston
ioS suggests that the day should be cclobra-
tea in some special manner by the people Of
this country. =
DEAD.-IIon. John Rivers, q distinguished
and aged citizen Of Charleston district, diod
on the Sd inst, in the 73d year of his age,
a DEAR PRIcE.-An English paper informs
us that it costs as much pcr annum to sup
port the family of Prince Albert, as it does to
support forty thousand families of working
men.
BUFFALO, August 3.-The prize fight be-
tween tho two Philadelphia rowdics, Bradley
and Rankin, took place on tho Canada shore
on Saturday. Bradley was declared victor-
Gus after fighting ono hundred and fifty
rounds, in tho presence of 1000 spectators
drawn together to behold the brutal exhibit
ton. The fight lasted two hours and fifty
minutes, and both parties were severely pun
ished
DEAp,-IIon. j. G. Dobbin, member of
President Picrco's cabinet, died in North
Carolina last week.
ArrorNrED.-Mr. Dc Wilton Snowdcn, of
Maryland, has boon appointed to second
class ($l4o0 per annum) clcrkship in the
Bureau ofthc Third Auditor of the Treasury,
vice p. NJ. Forticr, resigned.
DISTRESSING SuIcIDE.-Mrs. Margaret Ste
vcnson, of Pittsburg, Pa, quarrcled with her
husband few days ago, because he wished
her to take boardcrs, and drank somo corros-
i've sublimate, from the offec,s Of which sho
| died on Tuesday.
Struck Br Notwithstanding severe
thunder storm on last Friday night the light.
ming struck large locust tree in Mr.. Cham
| bcrs Ilardin's fold, near Easton, Nd and
killed eight fine hogs that were sleeping un-
and badly stunned, but recovered early next
morning.
AuaUsrA, Aug. 7.-Samuc c. Scott, Post
master at Collier's Post-of6ce, EdSefold Dis
trict, S. c., has boon arrested by General Jas.
l.. Maguirc, special Post-oi6ce Agent, and is
now in custody in this city. He was arrest
ed by evidence from tho use of decoy letter
VETERAN SOLDIERS OF Subscriptions
arc being raised to build a home for these
veterans in New York. It is in. ended TO be
a permanent homo for the disabled aud rc-
! tired, who have served as volunteers, and VIC
hope the enterprise will meet liberal cncour-
agoment.
GEN. GADspEN.- Jas GatsdGn, 81
Charleston, land late Minister to Mexico
heads tho istof delegates appointed to Knox
vile from the city of Pensacola. Tho carly
services of Gen Gadsdcn in and for Florida
are we'll remembered
OFFICER KILLEp.--Thu Shoriffof Polk coun-
ty, NC, was murdered last week, while at
tempting to levy an execution upon some
property.
KILLED By LIonTNING.--John Trapp, a
young man residing near Millcdgeville, Ga,
was instantly killed by lightning last Friday
week G,
/ An ENoRMoUs FRoc.-A frog, measuring
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