Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-17

York, open on Saturday night. had receipts
estimated at $4,000, and.tliis is said to ben
faiTaverage of the nightly expenditures. In
Philadelphia there arc more theatres open
than any former year.
DEATH FROM CHLoRoFoRM.-Mrs. Spritz.
died in Marietta, Ca, few days ago, while
inhaling chloroform for the purpose of having
a cancer extracted.
IiIGu PRICE FOR CnILD.--Wm. L.. Cory.
a benevolent old gentleman of Huron, BIichi-
gan, recently bought little blue-eyod child
from her drunken parents for So, 900.
Two STRISGs TO ONE BEAu.''-Mr. Her.
ry Sthis$' of North Carolina, advertised last
month Nat gay young fellow had run off
with his two daughters. This is most re,,:
rehensible instance oftwo strings to one beau !
WHAT's IN a. NAME E?-Gejrgc Washington.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson sailed in
the ship F3iza ddaos. from New Bedford, on
Wednesday, on awholinsvoyogc.
GREAT Wool GSow!Sg SrArE.-ohio is the
greatest wool-growing State in the Union.-
Six million of dollars worth has been raised
there this year.
A NovELTY,-The Troy N. w Budgef
OF Tuesday evening says, "Eor tho first time
in period of years a figure below $5 is used
to-day in the -Four Quotations"
SpEcIE.-Thc amount of specie in the Uni
ted States is estimated at $500, 900, 600, or
equal to SO in coin to every man, woman
and child iuthe country,
GovERNoR MoBBEp.-In Demarara recent
ly Governor Hodehousc and his lady, on ta-
king their departure for England, were mob
bed, Mrs. III. being much hurt Other pcr-
sons were injured. The Governor, from some
cause had rendered himself very unpopular.
TIE OLD VINO PARTY TO BE REVIVED
The Wing General Committee of New York
has issued an address, which declares aiRonost
other things that the country needs great
national conservative party, the elements of
which are found in the cid Henry Clay Whig
party. Well Nhstdiext? ,,<xs
WRoS9f IAFREssiOg. .-rThc New Haven
lIegtsfef cofrects 'tii6 erroneous impression
thist sthassoltainod that the whole forty-thrcc
ssss lletsef tlie notable memorial to President
blehananarc clergymcn. Only Eve of them
arc clergymen, ana the remainder LAWYERS.
doctors, and other folks.
sMoETAHTY ON a SHIP-The line-ofbattlo
ship Isabel Seguuda, lying at Havana hos
lo@t nsaEly 400 of hcr crew by the romit9--
Fwenty-scven officers. lieutonants and mid.
hpmcl died in the month of August la,.
hclonging to the Spanish vessel Of was iilAtbat
hnrbor.
SPrNoFIED Mass. October 3.-The trot
which came OF between Flora Temple aad
Lancet to-day, was witnessed by ten thou
Sand persons. Flara was in harness and
Lancet in Saddle. Flora won three straight
Ieats The last mile was made in ON. 32s
FUolTIyE SLA9Bs-Soyentcon slaves cs-
cared across the Ohio river lately, from
Washington, Ky, and on being pursued orc
DESPERATE fellow made fsht. He was reta-
ken' but only aNer he had dangerously woun-
led two Of his captors The rest Of tic fnri-
tive' escaped
HARRISBURG. 0st 9.--The seaaie today
passed a bill! extending the time of the hank
suspensions to the lst of April next, prorid-
ing stay ofexccution for one year, and re.
CURING the dcp"'its in the State trcastiry 70
Gc paid in spcci ''
WAsniNGroN, Oct. 9.-The Administration
will probablyrecogniao tho present govern
ment Of Nicaragua, with view of makine n
treaty to secure the Transit Route.
ST. Louis, Oct, 9.-kansas returns show
large democratic moiorities. Johnson LOO
Lcnvenworth $50. Atchison co: Douglass
l,lCO. Both branches of the Legislature
democratic.
Coop PICKING FOR ThE. E.SEAsoN.-Tb Pine
Bluff Enterprise, of the 1st, says: 1--WE learn
from Mr.. DerrouisscNx that ono day last week
he had six hands which averaged to tic hand
300 pounds cotton"
REsreS 4fIoS or LEwlsG Gass, Jr.-The De!
troit Daily Advertiser processes to. have pFi,
vate information that Lewis Cass, Jr; hae
positively resigaod his position at Rome, to
take eject e. sr early day
SUGAR CoMIsc DowN;-There isa great
crop in cnba aud the price is beginning to
come down in lIayanna, in spite Of the obsti-
macy ofholders. The dons must give way.
Z PROPERTY IN TENNESSEE. Tho Nashville
fFenn) pnpers confidently assSrt that, when