Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-06

GES. WALLAcE.--Wc are glad to hear
that this gentleman has recovered from his
recent severe illness.
DvoRcE IN IND1ANA.-Thc Republican
Banner, published at Shelbyville, Indiana,
in its issueof April %, states that tn sy were
twenty four applications for divorce in that
county at the late term of court, and every
one of them were granted
Rapid LEGIsLATIoN.-The New York
Legislature, which recently adjourned, pas
ed 8o2 bills in 100 days, which number vas
deemed unexampled and monsL JUS.
BusTEp.-TheSalem (Mass) Gazettesays
that since that paper was established by
Samuel Hall, forty-nine other newspapers
have been started in that city, forty.sx of
which have been broken up in bankruptcy.
APpoINTED.-Peter Della Tore former.
y citizen of this State, has been appoin.
ted District Attorney for the Northern dis
trict, in California.
a LARGE SALE.-At sale of 60 ne
groes by the Cherokee Iron Works co,npa-
ny recently they brought extravagant prices
Thirty-fv averaged $l,l34 each 1t was
credit sale of eight months.
SOMETHING NEw,-Some euerprising
boys were hawking bits of rope about the
streets on Friday last, at Louisville, selling
them to the ignorant and foolish, at exor,
btant rates, as the same material used in
hanging the negroes on the 18th.
WESTWARD, Holt is stated that from
ono town in New Hampshire, viz; Man
chester-two hundred persons, chiefly me-
chanics, have goue to the West this spring
taking with them an aggregate sum of one
hundred thousand dollars.
EMANCIPATED.-Dred Scott, with his
wife and two daughters, were emancipated
at Louisville on Wednesday by Taylor
Blow, Esq. They had all been conveyed
to him by Mr.. Chatfec, OF Massachusetts,
for that purpose.
DEATH No REsPEcTER OF PERsoNs.-
Though not three months have elapsed
since the adjournment of the Senate, three
of the members Of that body have, within
that time. fallen before the great destroyer
The deceasc Of Senator Adams, of Miss,
has been followed in quick succession by
that of Senator Bell, of New Hampshire,
and Senator Butler, of South Carolina.
BosroN, May 23.-An affray occurred
at West Dennis, yesterday, between Capt.
Edward Prowell and Capt. Francis Small,
two we'll known citizens of Cape Cod, and
both over 10 years of age. The latter died,
Prowcll has been arrested.
DEATH OF PREACHER.-Rev @. L. r.
Shehane, we'll known in the Sou,n as a
champion Of the Universalst denomination
Of Christians, died at his residence, near
Notasluga, Ala, on the nth ult.
UNFORTUNATE TYPo.--A young man
named Knox, printer. has met with sad
bereavement. An uncle whom he had new
er seen, died the other day. and left him
$4,000. Mr. Knox has the sympa,hies of
the entire craft.
A DEAR Klss.--A short time since, in
Chicago, man named Hosley kissed the
wife OF an Indian Doctor named Brooks. -
The Indian Doctor instituted sander suit,
and recovered $3.50. Vino would think
that kisses were priced so highly out west?
But the fellow should have known better
than to have ventured to the mouth of a
babbling Brook.
BEAUrY.--The prettiest women in the
world are those of Australia. This coun-
try is also famous for its rich mines of gold.
With bachelors It's a popular country.
WEALTH OF NEw YoRK CrrY.-The tax
assessors have not made out their estimates
for the current year. The total value of
property assessed is put down at five hun
dred millions of dollars--an increase OF
$l5,o0o,o o,oo0upon last years estimates, The
Assessors books cannot be relied upon,
however, as a strictly correct criterion of