Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-09-05
Pennings and Clippings.

lilo FOR SANDY SrRIScs.--The Camp Meet
ing, at Sandy Springs, will commence on
Thursday before the third Lords day in this
| month.
Mrs. DANIEL.-Thc last Anderson Gazette
announces the death of Mrs Mary L. Daniel,
most successful teacher in tho johnson Fe-
male University of that place.
LITTLENBss.---It seoms that Senator sum
ner is guilty of the iHttencss of carrying with
him in his European ramblcs, for the purpose
of exhibiting it, the coat which he had on
when cancd by NIr. Brooks.
CAGED.-Ivy Fortner, who killed Fountain
Snow in Lumpkin county, Ca, some time a.
60 has hoon arrested and lodged in jail.
New CoTToN-The first bale of new cotton
was received in Charleston on the 27th ult.
from the plantation of Mr.. NJ. Butler, of St.
Mathews parish. The first bale last year
was received on the 18th August. Tho bale
this year was sold at 10 cents per lb,
THEIR YALUE.-Tho rulo by which diamonds
arc valued, is to multiply the square of tho
weight in carats, by forty dollars. A carat
is equivalent to four grains, Troy weight. A
diamond, by this rule, weighing three hun
dred carats, and about as largo as small
hens egg, would be worth in tho market three
million six hundred thousand dollars.
ALUMNI.--Thc Alumni Association of Frs
kline College elected as their Orator for next
year, Prof. j. III. Stewart, of the Nashville
University, Nashville, Tenn. as his alternate
Rev. Henry Quigg, of Covington, Ga.
MARsHFIEJD.-The book for the nanes of
visitors at this estate, contains the signatures
of persons, from every country, and from for
eign lands. 1t is stated that in ono month
last summer, two thousand persons visited
the home and resting place of Webster.
DRouTn IN 1owA.-Itis said severe drouth
prevails in Henry county, Iowa, no rain, with
tho exception of two slight showers, having
fallen since tho Goth ofMarch last. This ia
| singular, in view of the fact that the whole
country for months has been nearly flooded
with rains.
COMING DowN.-Speculatio scoms to have
run tprcscnt pretty near the length in tho
commodities which constitute the necessar;es
of life. A. Philadelphia "a Monday beef
cattle declined so cents ON the 100 lbs and
flour % cents per barrel
Two MEN DRowNED.-Mr. Alexander p.
Bogart, of Newark, N j., and Mr.. James
Coca, of Springfield o., aged respectively %
and 81 years, we're drowned Lear Long Is
land Sound on Saturday last, by the upset
ting of q sail boat.
RAINnows.-The singular phenomenon of
eight distinct beautiful rainbows were seen
near Ashwood Tenn, on Sd July, ut o'clock,
r. VI.
DIAMOND FOUND IN ILLINoEs.-A large and
handsome diamond, valued at So, 900, was
found by an Irish laborer, Michael Shchan,
while engaged in boring an artcsian well for
Mr.. Van West, at Strykor, Village about
W miles from Toledo, on the Air Line Rail-
road. Mr.. Van West waived all claim to it
in favor of the finer
The PLAGUE OF FGRAssHoppERs.- !. Fos-
ter, of Minnesota, informs the Chicago TN J
Leader that for loo miles above Minneapolis
u"u st. Anthony's Falls thero opo not 100 a.
cres OF crops spared by those rapacicus iRI
sccts, the grasshoppers.
STAMPEDE OF SLAvEs.-On Saturday niebt
about fifteen slaves left Washington, d. c..
in covered wagon under prctcnse of going
to camp-meeting, but as they have not since
been heard from it is supposed they have
made tracks for free State. officers have
gone out in pursuit.
OUIcK rRtp-rba c,,;ol,o4 -:
across the Atlantic, between this country and
England, has been achieved by tho steamer
vanderbilt Time; days and hour.
ALI FOR LOVE AT an early hour this
morning, young man named Henry Mes
slcr, about Is years of age, was found dead at
place called Sugar Run, Pa. He had hang
cd himself on a tree, and being teamstcr.
had used the lines by which he drove. The
cause of the act is said to have been q unre-
Quilted love-"
LONG PAsToRATEs.-Dr Gill was pastor of
the Baptist church, in Charter lane, London.
for 81 years, and was succeeded by DIR. Rim.
pom, who filled the Office G3 years. That
church, therefore, had but two pastors in III
years
PRosPERINo.-By the returns of tho tax
collectors of Georgia, it is ascertained that
the increased value of taxable property, with.
in the last year, amounts to over $50, ,OOO, 600
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