Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-09
Later from California.

lion and half of gold for New York ~
The Emphe City brings one hundred of
Lockiidge's men, and seventy others, in. 4
Guiding Gencral Wheat and Hornsby, who
go to New York on hesteamer Illinois,
The rest OF the officers remain at Aspin-
wall.
The accounts of the Lockridge retreat are
confirmed. The Costa Ricalis had taken
possession of Punta Arenas, and the steam
er, Rescue with great amount of aInmu-
uiGon, aud six pieces OF artillery.
Loci;ridge's men had been taken to AS
piowall blythe British vessels. ~
Walkers private dispatches received at
Aspinwall state his position ut ltivas to be
He had plenty of provisions
transit was open to the Pacific. The same
dispatches confirm the report of the battle,
and another attackwas expected on the
,2Odl.
General Walkers brother died on board
of the Empire City Yesterday.
Scuutor Footo lRls been returned by the
democratic party,
The Pacific Express had railed business
was dull, and Chinese products at San Fran
cisco were. advancing,
New YoRK, April 3o.-The Costa. Riean
papers by the Illinois nf the 9Th inst. con
tain letters from Gen. Mora, to the Minis
ter of War, in which he says that Walker
is hemmed in on the plaza at Riyas the al
lies being entrenchel within 400 yards of
him, aud lie was Sutsisting on mules and
dog flesh.
harieNs from San Salvador states that.
tue partition OF NlcaTaguo he's been con
summated by the Central American States,
the natives of Nicaragua fully oonsontiug.
MoNrcoMERY, Ala, Sunday April &c,
o'clock A. NJ. "A fire broke out IN the
Eclipse Livery Stable; on Lawrence street,
between Market and Monroe, this morning.
about o'clock. The stable being filed
with combustiLle material, the flames spread
very rapidly, and of course but little time
was leftto rescuethe many valuable horses
with which twas occupied Ii is supposed
that at least thirty Of them perished inclu.
ding most Of the valuable ring horses be.
longing to the Circus Of Col. Orton--the
celebrated stallion Bob Logic" property
of Mr.. lIilchcock fast trotters belong
ing to Fred Tyler--the beaut,fu buggy
horse Of Wm. Farley, and probably all the
horses Of Mr. Garter, proprietor ofthe stable,
besides many others. But the exact extent
OF the loss In this particular, however, can
not be ascertained until after daylight. ms
doubtless number of horses, after being
turned out, wandered about The ely.
The tiames next communicated TO the
buildings occupied by Brown Is Bulnev as
negro trading houses. which we're soon con-
sumed. The next and last house, which
caught on fire and burned was that Of MIR.
Sayre, situated on Monroe street. We are
not informed as TO who, were the occupants
of this las, named building.
We regret to learn that James Porter.ac
.cidentalIy fell into the well attached to the.
Livery Stable, and injured himself serious,
y. His thigh, we understand was broken,
and he has just been carried home almost
insensible.- = Adrertisc, and Gazette.
FIRE IN MOBILE, ALA The loss, by tie
recent 6re in this city, 1880, ,oo0-one man
was also killed.
"A DoCRLE TRAGEpY. Yesterday morn
ing about half-past one O'clock, says the
81. Louis Inteitfgencer of Saturday, man
named Joseph Bachman, who was in the
employ Of Philip Walter, Qme burner. ) on
Carpndelet avenue, went TO The house of the
sS'''> 'N,e@r "u SHt onSC Uy raising n
sash, He proceeded 20 ::liiiss1Toof tie room, where q
servant girl was sleeping. carrying in one
hand a lamp and inIho other double bar.
relied pistol. The girl screamed ON seeing
him, and he Immediately fred al her, the
whole charge, which was of shot, taxing
effect in her eyes and face. One of her.
eyes was totally destroyed, andit is thougbt
leat v! she she is otherwise injured fatally. The
pistol was so near her face when it wasds-
charged that she was burned badly by The
POWDER ~
After firing he turned and fed, but the
glrl's cries brought thc police who intercep.
ted nm for short time, but he kent them
al bay with his pistol, and finally made his
escape:' He fred The second barrel of Ills
pistol at one of the policemen, but did not
INT him. Nothing further was heard of him
Tor some hours, when his clothing and pistol
We're found on the edge of aS old stone
quarry, near the river, which was full Of
water On search being made, his BODY
was found in part Of the quarry where the
water was about feet deep. TWAS found
Tho be had shot bimself 10 the face before
drowning himself but probably With blank
charge, as no wound could be discovered
beyond that made by the powder. An in.
quest was held and a verdict rendered. az. /.
cofdingly.
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