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


pared under tho auspices of the Imperial OBJ
scrvatory. Itisto consist of sixty five plates,
each ono of which indicates the position of
25.525 stars of the third magnitude, or / $780,
125 in all.
LoSGEvtrY.--Two instances of remarkable
longevity have just been recorded. A Turk
ish nufacturer of toys, residing near Con
stantinoplc, died few days since, aged ll3,
and lady belonging to rich family of
bankers in the samc city, died at Smyrna,
aged III years.
DUEr.---A duel was fought noor Lcavon-
worth, Kansas, August 3lst, between Hon.
W. p. Fain, of Ga, and Gen. Easton, editor
of the Loavcnworth Hcr0H, Weapons ri
fcs--distancc, thirty -rcsult-nobody
/ hurt.
FlILuREs-Sincc the monetary panic com
monccd, with the Ohio Life and Trust Com
pany, there have been one hundred and two
business failures, suspensions, &C., in Now
York city, and forty in Philadelphia.
A FAcr.-.tn exchange says, the Chca-
50 Lcdgcr, full bloodcd Black Republican
paper, is out in favor of nominating some
negro for tho Presidency in lSG0,'
| IIor-Thc London Times declares Nav,
June, July, and August to have been the
hottest months ever experienced in England.
"SoME PrMrK.xg."- editor of the
Suffolk, Va. SIN tells of gigantic pumpkin
brought to his Office by Mr.. Joseph Eloy, Of
the Isle of Wight--mcosuring 5 feet 4 inches
in circumference, 5 feet inches in length
and weighing 94 pounds.
Fatal "ArrMR."-The Ncwbcrry Mirror
of Friday, says "In an affair which occurred
last night in Mollohon, we understand Mr.
VIM. benson was killed by Mr.. Chas. benson.
We have not received any particulars.
SENAToRIAL IIoNoRs Dissatisfaction. j.
| IT, Hammond declines to become candidate
for the United States Senate saying "to COM
mcnce, as it would be, political! career ut
fifty years of age is impossible"
DEING OUT.-Mormonism in New York city
has run out; the Mormon newspaper is dead;
and when the congregation gathered in their
meeting house in Broomc-st. on Monday, they
were told there would be no moro Mormon
preaching there.
Col. PICKENs.-Thc Spartan says, VIC have
had the pleasure ofSccing Col. Pickcns at the
Palmetto House, in this town, on Thursday
last. He was looking very we'll. He aYows
himself ~ candidate for the United States
Senate.
New YoRx, Oct 1.-The boiler of the
Knickcrbocker Plaster Manufacturing Com
pany, exploded this morning, killing ono per
son and dangerously injuring others. 1t is
believed that several others are under Tic
ruins. The loss is estimated at S25 900
! ELEcTIoNs IN OCTOBER tions for State
officers will take place on the second Tuesday
/ IN October, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Iowa
In the same month elections tako place in
l Mississippi and Minnesota The Congress
sional elections close in November, with Ma
ryland and Louisiana. The election in Kar-
sas, for territorial officers, took place on last
Monday.
a NALUABLE IIoRSE.-It is stated that the
owner ofthc celebrated racing stallion, ETHAN
! Allen" refused S25, 900 for him at the great
horse fair at Elmira. New York The horse
has ncttcd his owned over $4,000 the pros
cnt year, and has made his mile in 2 minutes
and 81 seconds
TIE CENTRAL AMERICA RELIEF FUND.-The
sums collected in New York in aid of the suf-
fcrers by the wrecked steamer Central Amc-
rico amounted, Tuesday, to Sl6,732.
tn. noo,, - NJ. n