Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-13
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Pennings and Clippings.

Pennings and Clippings.
RELIeIoUs NoTIcE.-Rev. John Owens
will preach in the church at this place on
Sabbath next, at ii o'clock, A. NJ, and Rev.
ID. G. Boggs at o'clock, p. Nj.
UrAu.-A despatch from Washington
says the Secretary of War has sept $500
troops to Utah, under command Of Gen.
Harney, to curb the rebellous tendencies
of the Mormons 1t is reported that Ex-
Gov. p. F. Thomas, of Md, has been ap.
pointed Governor of Utah.
g A FULL TREASURY The sum in the u.
S, Treasury, over and above expenditures,
is no, far from $28, 100000.
i New ORLEANS, June four municipal
election took place yesterday There was
no opposition to the American ticket, and
everything passed off quietly
WUEAT.-The wheat crop in that part of
Southern Illinois called Egypt" promises
to be finer than ever before. One farmer
calculates toget thirty bushels per acre from
his two hundred and 6fty acres
PoPuLArIoN OF ST. LouIs.-The official
returns Of The census of ST. Louis, Mo-,
show population of 26 .279 souls, of whom
1924 are colored, 1852 being slAves.--
There are 65,T40 white males, AMI 58.2s2
white female, acurious excess of the former
BAD fon GossTps.-A New York Court
has decided that the retailing Of scandal is
an actionable offence. Damages vere re-
covered in recent case for circulating a
slanderous report. though the defendant
stated at the time that he did not know
whether the story was true or not This
will make Mr.. "7Hey say" little cautious
With his long yarns.
Observation-Disclosures S. Shipman was
hung on the 15th inst in Guilford N. c.,
for the murder of a girl whom he had Sc
duced under promise of marriage.
! Iron MANUFACTURING WoRKs.-The
Nashville (Tenn. Iron Manufacturing Com.
Pany's works were destroyed by fire We'd
nesday night. Loss 100000, which is
partly insured. One hundred and twenty
men have been thrown out of employment
in consequence Of the fire.
/ Presidency OF TIE SoUTH CARoLIHA
CoLLEoE.-President McCay, of the South
Carolina College, having resigned, the Hon.
| w G. Preston and the Rev. Dr. Thornwell,
both ex' Presidents, nave been nominated
for The Presldency--tbe one by the Carroll.
na Times, the other by correspondent of
'he Winnsboro' Register.
MELANCHOLY CASUALTY We learn,
says the Kosciusko Chronicle of the lst,
that on last Tuesday week, while Messrs
Herring and Alexander Eudy were out tur-
key hunting in the vicinity of Greensboro,
Choctaw county, the former WAS shot in the
month by the latter, who mislook him
while yelping behind q log, for a turkey
He died Instantly.
ALBANY, May 27.-George Lawrence, a
boarder at the Fort Grange Hotel, on Broad
way, in this city, was found dead 10 his
bed this morning. During the night the
gas pipe in his room burst, and he was SUI
located, it is supposed, in his sleep.
| A WHoLEsALg BUsINEss IN Losr BA.
DIEs Sunday last being warm and pleas
ant day the babies were all out summing in
J New York, and nearly one hundred of them
! strayed away from mammals apron string
and got lost. But all of them were found
and restored to their homes before night by
the police and its telegraph, extending from
station to station.
A VETERAN PRIMER GovE.--John F.
Gilbert, aged rs years, and printer for
fifty, died Il few days ago at Claiborne, Ala,
shere he was foreman Of the ,Soutker1.er.
WAsHINcToN, June 2.-Tbe difficulty
between Spain aud Mexico has been set
tied The troops shipped at Madrid On
the 10th May toproceed TO Mexico have
been ordered to Cuba.
! REMOVING. President Buchanan will re-.