Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-09-12
Pennings and Clippings. I.


Dowen,SSonior, deceased, in our columns
INVITED TO RETURN.--Many dignitarlSs of
the Church, and several of the highest Off
GERS in the army of Nicaragua, have invited
General Walker to como back and place him
self at the head of affairs
GRIswoLD PRGNTER.-The Rev. Rufus
W. Grswold, who died recently in New York,
was in early life a compositor in printing
office. But, like goodly number of the
craft, he left the case, and embarked in other
business-literature- which, thoughn notmoro
honorable, proved more profitable.
HANGED.-Chesy Boatwrght was hanged
at Camden on the 4th instant, for murder
He warned the crowd in attendance against
bad company and drinking to excess.
GRAIN.--Wheat is quoted in Nashville,
Tenn, at 60 to so cents per bushel, and corn
at 30 cts. per bushol.
TURNED Our."-The Western Rocoyzlcr,
Baptist paper, contains an account of tho
expulsion of n member of that Church, on a
charge of lazncss.
HEAVY DAMAaEs.-A case was tried at the
August term of the Court in Huntington CO.,
brought by Patrick Kclly against the Penn.
Railroad company, for injury to his child, in
which the jury returned verdict of $4,000
for the plaintiff.
WHIsKEY IN CoURT.-Ata recent trial in
Wisconsin, the subject of controversy was
dcmUohn of whiskey, which was ordered to
be brought into court The defendant was
tried, and SO was the whiskey-in other words
the whiskey was drunk and so was the jury.
Suor.--On Sunday night week, number
of young men entered melon patch belong
ing to Thomas Mcclure, Goshocton county,
Ohio. Mcclure, on discovering the intrudcrs,
discharged tho contents of a shot gun at the
party, which took effect in the body of
young man by the name of Robert Cassaday,
son of a very respectable farmer, who died
from the effects of the wound.
AT New ORLEANs.-Gen. VIM. Walker, OF
Nicaragua fame, is in New Orleans. Ills
destination is unknown.
SHARp.-An old lady in Connecticut is
collecting all the political papers she can lay
her hands on to make soap. She says they
dcsput sight better than ashcs--they arc
most as good as clear lie"
AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept. 4,-Upwards of 5oo,-
600 bushels of wheat have been received here
during the month of August.
FATAL DuEL.-Profs. Moore and Frances,
of Iowa, who have been on an exploring cN
pcdition to South America, quarreled and
fought duel recently, in which Prof Fran
ccs lost his life. Doublc-barroled shot guns
were the weapons used. The cause of tho
quarrel was their scientific attainments!
DISTRESSING Mr.. BimsIoy says, that
among all the failures, there is nono g as far
as heard FROM" that distrcsscs him so much
as the grape failure in MADEIRA.
PAPERS IN KANsAs.--There arc twenty
three newspapers now published in Kansas
ARREsTED.-Just as the steamer Arabia
was about to sail, on Wednesday,, Mr.. P. T.
Barnum, who had taken passage for Liver
pool, was arrested on IL jerome clock note"
held as he says, by broker, who shaved it
at about half it's face. -.
MORMON SETTLEMEET.--Th Mormons, last
week, had three days woods meeting at
lIornerstown, Monmouth county, N. j. This
sect is quito numerous in the lower part Of
New Jersey.
AN HEIREss.-Thc will of the late G.. Guy
ler, Esq, of Aurora, bcqucathos the bulk of
his large estate to his only child, daughter
about fourteen years ofage. She is to come
in possession of $4,000 on arriving at the
age of twenty-onc years. or before, if married.
Wonder if Miss Ouylcr is good looking?
| LARGE SNAKE.-A rattesnake with twen-
| ty-cight rattles--thc first four inches in diam
eter, the rest dccrcasing in size to the last
and more than twenty feet in length, has
been killed in Harlan county, KY.
KrLLED.-Thc mail train from Dayton to
Sandusky, O., ran off the track ON the I'd
| Mr.. Kunkcl, an editor Of one Of the fS;thdhsky
papers, the baggage master, and train boy
were killed.
LARGE MAJoRITY.--The democratic major
ity in North Carolina, at the late election,
was 81 ,240!
CHINESE HENP.-Thc I9hisyillo Jo,trnal
says; "We have received from Mr.. John
Herr, of this county, specimen of Chinese
hemp grown on his farm. 1t is of very su-
perior quality, and measures sixteen feet in