Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-30

ldier-Staiesman," and. must possess a
peculiar interest TO those who have been "a
nliar with his eventful history .-.-.,. ~,
WHEAT IN CNLIFoRNiA.-On the lst of
April. wheat was selling at San Francisco
at five cents pound, which is The regular
commercial method of measure. That is
equivalent TO So a bushel as we measure
here.
TRUE. PERHAPS. One Simpson says the
ladies willnot set their caps for gentlemen
any mere; they will only spread their hoops.
Look out, then bachelors. for expansious
GREEN PEAS AND New PoTAroEs THE
steamship Marion, arrived at New York
from Charleston Tuesday, with two hundred
barrels of green peas and new potatoes.
SUICIDE FROM SPLRTIuALrsM. Samuel
Stiles, respectable farmer of Milford, Wis
consn, stabbed himself to the heart with
hay fork few days since. His nephew,
George Stiles, shot'himseF n little while be.
fore, in the same town. Spirilualism is said
to have caused these suicides.
PRoMSESr Men Snor.--Col.1 Henry
C'ahbe who was shot by tho Mexicuus in
Sonora on the 9th inst, for filibustering,
was recently candidate for thc post of
United States Senator, from California -
Among his companions was Col r. N.
Wood, formerly of Mississippi, and one Of
the American electors in California during
the recent Presidential election.
10 BE HUNG.-Antonio Due WAS sen
fenced to be hung in Charleston last week
for Grand larceny. He suffers the penalty
OF the law in December next.
SMALL Pox.-This loathsome disease still,
exists in Griffin, Geo. Mr. Sion B. Pricb.
ard died on Sunday evening, l1Lh instant
and histwo daughters are still confined with
It, is thought they will recover.
The LOUISVILLE MoB.--The remaining
negro implicated In the murder of the Joyce
family was taken from the Jail on Saturday
night and hung by the mob This makes
the third hanged by the mob, beside the
one who committed suicide under the inn
pulse of fear al the time of the first attack.
RUNNING THE COMET INTO THE GRouNp.
The Indianapolis Journal advances new
and very striking theory of The +" Aurora
Boreals," viz That comet has at some
time hit the eaI th at the Northern Pole, and
run into Syme's Hole, leaving its tail stick.
ing out the happing of which makes auro.
raj light.
GEN WALLAcE's HEALlH.-The Seayton
says this gentleman lies dangerously i'll at
Ills residence, Joncsville, in Union, OF drop.
sy.
FoR KANsAs.-Gov. Walker passed thro
St. Louis, on the 22l instant on his way
to Kansas. Quiet prevails in the territory.
DEAD.-The wifo of Rev. John Early,
BiShopiof the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, died at Lynchburg, Va, last week.
In CoLUMniA.-Col.J. j. ID. Allen and Col.
+. W. Pickens were in Columbia last week.
FaoM THE Altar TO THE ToMn.-At
Cleveland, Miss, on the evening of the 9th
instant, Mr.. w. ID, McKree principal of
Georgetown Academy, in that State, WINS
married to Miss Mary Roberts, and at mid.
night during the rejoicing Of the bridal
party present, he fell dead in their midst.
NEW YoRK, May 20.-The Herald of to.
day says there is an extensive secret or.
ganization in Massachusetts,, whose ORIGIN
dates back to the Burns affair, the purpose
ofwhich is to resist the execution of The
fugitive slave law. They are said TO be
well armed and drilled, and of sufficient
strength TO defy the General Government
Colored men are excluded by their organi.
tion. W
The total number Of members are known
only to the FIVE who. form the executive 4,
iectory. Its strength can be Judged. saws
the Herald, from the fact that their leaders
now defy tue General Government to can.
ture slaves in the Bay State, outside the
range of enanon from the navy yard and
federal forts. They have arms, ammunition
and two schooners, to convex fugitives TO
Canada and -allege that several dopots Of
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