Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-20
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this evening with the mails from Caiiforuiy.
to the e2olh May.
I ifhe George Law biings So 100000 in
specie
- The nassacre of Col. grabbe' 3 fllihustefJ
ing party in Sonora, Mexico. ca used preat
excitement in California. The California
papers give details of the execution. which
seems TO have been attended by Incidents
of unusual cruelty. Col Crabbe himself
wes led out alone, tied willlhis arms above
his head. to post and his body riGdied by
| one hundred bullets. .ta
The excitement in California, caused bv
this massacte, is inteuse. and II is feared !.
general plan Of revenge against the Mexi-
cans will beeHdopied. 2s s'0's
The mines of California are yielding well.
Affairs on The fsthmus of Panama ara
quiet a.
The new ADMINISTRATORS Of New Granad.
will not aectde to the demands OF The Uni.
ted States.
There is isnottins,new from Nicarapna.
II is believed that The huef of the insur-
gents in Pera, bus surrendered TO the gov.
ernment. = ~
The U. s. ships Independence and ST.
Marys were off Panama. The Wabash was
off Aspinwall
Intelligence from San Juan del Norte.
statest that over 90 of Walkers men, were
still AT that place, destitute and sick.
II WAS reported Mt Panama, that tho
Chincha Islands We're 10 be placed under
the joint protectorate of France and Eng
land '..@
The u. s. sloop Of war John Adams, was
at the Cainchas
a. Lima ietIotto the Panama Star, SAYS:
The PeruviaW convention has closed its
secret session on the question of an Angl,,
French prctcctorate. They vote TO. dav.
their vote is expected TO be favorable 10 tbs
same.
The Panama Star expresses strong fears
that Gen. Walker, ia conformity with
threats expressed by him after his capiula@
ton, will return with another army OF fill
busters TO the Istbmus, fend regrets that
Gen Mora did not bind him and bis officers
In the terms of capitnlation not 10 put their
feet again on Central American soil
Business in San Francisco not improved.
Money market easier
DEATH ot Cot. j, CHARtss BtUM.--We
are panied TO announce the death of ar. es-
teemcd fellow citizen, Col j Charles Blum.
For about three weeks he had been suffer
ing from what seemed cold, but the dis
ease falling upon his lungs, terminated his
existence on lbenight before the last a4Q
o'clock. in the 4Slh Eeaf of his,ase lls
exhibited great pilie6ce duderlis s1ile 8sllg 81
and singular fortitnde and oompostisa s,
prospect of his approaching end. The bsssS-
lui fact OF lis approach was known to hin
for more than twenty. four rshoursg gbefofe IL
occurred, and for one who was itfypnlsiyaz
who had much 10 render the pfdspect at
trnctiye--who with health aud3consiitu,ion
uninrpailed. had come 10 the slttainmen, of
almost every object OF his earthly ambition
7-iortune-t tiiends1-a home and public :,
contdence~-it was strangely interesting 4,
see tho chce@unsss and composure with
which he looked upon il. '
( The deceased has acted atl important part
IN the business affaits of our city. He en-.
tered early into public life, aud devoted
himself SO closely 10 business as to lay tho
ground work of an ample fortune: but not
withstanding ttis, he had attention and en-
ergles TO spare He led his Company. The
German Fusilie.s, in tho Florida war for
six years he has beena member of the
State Legislature; for ten years he has
been Colonel Of the Sixteenth Regiment Of
South Carolina: he ias contributed much
TO improve the city he has for tnanS wears
been a leading Director 10 tiie Bank of
South Carolina andas an officer or active
member. has beSbEconneoted With many of
the industrial and charitable institutions Of
the city. ,SS
In the social relations of life, Col Blom
was highly cherished, and many viii feel his
loss, and many viii preserye and consecrate
his his memory. Charleston Standard. }1'%
New YoRis June l3.--Tho Herald Of
this morning publishes >the manifesto of
Sama Aunalo his partisads at Cuba and
in Mexico denouncibg Oon,onforl's govern
niept, and declaring that Mexico must nosa
through another bloody revolution before
can he restored. M 3r
The correspondence OF the Times stato.
that che reason ofCapt. Dasis's imerfeFenca
in behalf Of Gen. Walker was a letter. in
Walkers handwriting found ona spy' nd.
dressed TO Mr, MoDooaIa, agent Of the n.
caraguan e!eatieis, slatiog That no was ne.
d9ced to the last extremity, aud begging
him for the use of a steamers or 10 do some
thing else for his relief; and that, on read.
ing ihe, letter, Capt. Davis determinetl 10
act as he did.
THE editor of the Athens Banner mil !
viat 70 Franklin county last week. and fl,ns
reports on the crops, &c IS
The wheat between Athens and Caynaa-
vile rs IN fine condition, and 9the yield VIII