Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-25

~ ", WAS Killed by Lightning on the 29th
olt,,wbile returning from his daily occupa-
ton to his family. Mr.. Midyctt was u mo
chanieat engineer, and at the time of his
death had charge of Mr.. Ross's steam-mills
| FATAL AccIpENT.-Da Downward, an old
and respectable citizen of Antrim, Guernsey
CO., Ohio, was Instantly killed on the Fourth
of July by the accidental discharge of gun.
UrIoA, N. ", July l4th.-A large part of
tho Lunatic Asylum here was destroyed by
FIRE this morning. No lives were lost The
value of the property destroyed is 100000.
FRUIr-Pcaches are selling in Charleston
at $1,000 per bushcl
| CAMELs.-Twonty-fyc camels arrived in
Sun Antonio on the 22d ult., for tho use of
Lieutenant Bcale's party in opening the new
wagon road to tho Pacific.
Look OvT,-It is penitcntary offence in
Ohio to use strychnine" in the manufacture
of whiskcy. a large manufacturing house
i'll that State sent 200 barrels to Cincinnati
and sufficient poison was found.in ono barrel
to kill thirty men. The liquor was returned
and the manufacturer suffered to run at large
! THE Hoe CRoP.-Thc State Auditor of X en-
tucky has received returns from AZ counties,
of tho hogs assessed, by which it appears
there is an excess of l28,000 over the prcvi-
Gus year. This includes little less than half
the State.
VALUE OF HORSE FLEsn.-A pair of horses
were offered for sale in Cincinnati last week,
for 1910, but tho purchaser thinking the
amount too large, offered sixteen cents q lb
The horses were taken to an adjoining hay
scale, ndwoighcd 1850 pounds, making their
valuo $376
| TuE RETIRED THE ere
tired Clergyman, whose sands life are near
ly run out," and who benoyolently advertises
to send a recipe for curing certain complaints
on tho receipt of postage stamps, is said to be
| a vigorous young man in New York, and do
| ing fine business
HANDSOME GIrT.-The Southern Christian
Advocate states that some gentleman in S.
Carolina has made a donation of $4,000 to
Emery College, Ga, to constitute fund for
the education of INDECENT young men.
MORE RIoTING.-Thc Riotng in New York
continues between the "Dead Rabbits, ""Five
Pointers" " Bowcry Boys" and rowdics gen
orally. Several persons have been killed and
many wounded.
| PRINcELY LDER,LIrY-Gcorge Peabody
has added $5O, 900 more to his bcquest to the
city of Baltimore for the founding of an in
stitute. He has given for this purpose $780,
900 in all
DEcMNEs,--Loslie McCandlcss, Esq, de-
clncs the Profcssorshp in the South Caroli-
ma College to which he was recently elected
| by the Trustees.
FLouE-Thc Augusta Dispatch says that
new supcrfne Flour ia selling at Sparta, Han
cock county, at SIS per barrel, and the market
is dull at that.
SAFETY OF Cor. SUMNER's CoMMAND- Cap
tain Wharton, from Fort Kcarney, at St Lou
is, reports thatadvices have bccnreceivcd from
the Fort that Col. Summers command was
then 80 miles from, Laramie, all we'll. There
is no truth in the report that portion of Col
Summers command had been cut off by the
| Indians.
A MILITARY FAMILY.-A bounty land war
rant for $50 acres of land has been issued by
the Commissioner of Pensions to the Hon
Robert Nj. McLanc, for his services in the
Florida war. This is the fifth warrant issued
to-IIon. Louis MeLdnc's family-one to him
! self for services in the war of 1872; one tc
each ofhis four sons for services either in
il FIorida or ;a thc Mexican war.
A MORAL CIrYl--In Now York, during
June, thorc were six murders, nine garrotings
six burgluries, four under the denomination
ofpcrjury and forgery, eighteen violent as.
saults, nineteen larconies, eleven of the class
OF countorfeiting, and three suicides. Max
ing total of scycnty-sx.
! A CHARMrNc Country large portion Of
the swamps of Florida arc said to be capable
of producing 500 bushels Of frogs to the acre
with allgators enough for fencing. An emf.
grant wandering there in search of neighbors
would soon meet o settler.
| MORE NAMES. The names of the Hon. A,
b. Longstrect, tho Hon, Henry w. Hilliard
Judge ID. l.. Wardlaw and B. L. Perry, ESD
have bcenm mentioned in connexion with the
| College Presidency.
! NOMINATED Tho TTnn. John Peter Rich.
ardson has been nom. .ated, by writcr in
the Charleston AercnN fortho United States