Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-25
Pennings aud Clippings,

PosITLvE SALE.-We have hccn requested
to say that the Mckinney land'' will be
sold by the Sheriff on next salcday.
FREE Schools. The Chairman of tho Com
missioncrs of Free Schools requests punctu-
al attendance of tho mombcrs of tho Board
on Monday next
ExcELLENT.-A man named Andrew Till
ner was on Friday last, in st. Louis, fined $50,
forusing obscene language on the street, while
ladies were passing. The magistrate who
administered that sentence should have
monument.
MR. Cox NOT KrILED.-Thc Cincinnati En-
qHirer which gave currency to the rumor that
the Hon. Mr.. Cox had been killed by the Hon.
Mr. Mason, in Kentucky, now announces that
the story is without foundation, and that they
had no serious dispute or controversy.
SOUTHERN WHEAT CRor.-Wo learn from
a circular issued in Charleston, that the wheat
crop in Georgia and Tennessee, is much the
largest ever grown in those States, the csti-
mate being three and II half millions of bush
els, besides one.nillion the produce of North
and South Carolina.
A REAsoN.-Dr. Darwin informs us flat
the reason why the bosom of a beautiful wo-
man is an object of such peculiar delight
arises from this-that all our first ploasurea-
bic sensations ofwarmth, sustenance and re-
pose, arc derived from this interesting source.
1IooPs-WHAT THEY'RE GOOD roR.-A mad
dog made snap in passing at a lady on
Broadway, New York, Wednesday. Fortu-
natcly, she wore largo hoop, of which the
dog took mouthful and passed on, and was
shortly aftcrward killed.
LIVE FOR SoMErmINd.-Th late DIR. Noah
Webster, author of the american Dictiona-
ry," and numerous other important works,
when he came to die, in the eighty-ffth year
of his age, spoke of his long life as one of
uniform enjoyment, because filed up at,cvc-
ry stage with active labor for some valuable
end.
PILLAR QUARTERs,-T Albany Ersnii,g
Journal says there is systematic game be-
ing played just now with Spanish quarters.
They arc picked up in Now York at twenty
cents and then sent into the country, whore
they arc still held at twenty-five, and passed
off,
TnE MoRMoNs. Tho London Times thinks
our Government was "pcrhaps wise in Civ
ing tho Mormons rope" The Louisville
Journal wittily adds: "it was certainly foolish
in not keeping hold of one end of it."
MORTALITY IN NEw YoRK.-The mortality
in New York shows an increase last week of
l23 over the previous week, eleven of the de-
ceased being victims of the sixth ward riot
An OLD "SAw" SHARrENED.-Th is an
old saw which says that Z" Content is the true
! philosophers stone." Brown says it is very
likely-for nobody has cvor found either one
or the other.
CASUALTIES Es,-During the last week, there
were sixteen sudden and violent deaths in
Boston-fiyc from explosion of fire arms two
from fits; two from delirium trcmcns; two
from being crushed to death one from sui
eide; one from murder one from being
drowned, and two from being run over.
INCREASED TRAyEL.-Thc travel on the
Memphis and Charleston road is rapidly in
creasing since connection has been made
with the eastern cities. Recently a train car
ried ont two hundred and twenty passengers
one hundred being through passengers. The
company netted the sum of $4,000 by one
train.
FIRST LovE.-W hat more precious offering
can bc laid upon the altar of mans heart
than the first love ofa pure, earnest and af-
fectionate girl, with an undivided interest in
oight corner lots aud fourteen three-story
houses.
NoMISATED,-IIon. b. II. Hill has bocn
nominated by the Native Americans" as a
candidate for Governor of Georgia, in oppo-
sition to Judge Brown.
REscUED.-An Ohio steamer was lust sink
ing from the effects of q collision, near Cot
tonwood Bar, recently, when a young man
picked up a young lady and swan ashore
with hor, distance Of nearly a mile, amcth.
or Doing the same with his bride.
TURKISH SUsrIcIoxs.-Th Turks are said
to look with suspicion on American efforts ia
contract for building railroads in their coun.
try, while VIC are at the same time BUYING
their canels to breed In our country. Phcy
say that VIC want to got rid Of our railroads
and adopt their " Improvement" ~
STEAMBOAT DIsAsTER.- The steamer Berlin
City burst her boiler recently in WISCONSIN,
tearing the boat to pieces, and killing four
persons instantly. Many were injured, and