Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-11

on Tuesday next
SGDucroN.-Th Carroll county (Ohio)
Press gives the particulars of trial for Sc
duclion, in which a young girl of seventeen
is the plaintiff, and Rev. Mr.. Barclay de-
fendant. The jury gave all the damages
required-S5. 900, and would have given
much more had it been asked.
observation-disclosures a. Price who mur
dercd Mr.. Joseph Hughes, SEN, in Union
District, four years ago. was executed on
the goth ult, near Unionvile, in presence
Of an immense concourse.
Coop DwIDEND.--The bank of George.
town has just declared dividend upon its
stock of l6 per cent. per annum.
WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FoR.--At a
concert in Wisconsin, at the conclusion of the
song, "There's good time coming" a
country farmer got up and exclaimed, "Mis.
ter, couldn't you fix the date, that is what
we want--just give us the date Mister"
GRAIN.~-Thc grain crops of the country
north, east, west, south--are better than
ever known before.
IMPORTANT If TRuE.-The Atlanta (Ga.)
lntelligencPr is informed by Dr.. F. Alex
ander, of that city, that during late "smal!
pox panic" he had vaccnated over 900
children, and that he has found vaccination
certain and speedy cure for the hopping
cough.
GENEROUS DoNAuoN. gentleman
who does not wish his name known, has
given to Princeton, (N.J) Theological Sem,
mary, ten thousand dollars, the interest of
which is ODE appropriated to sustaining
poor young men during their course of stu.
dy in that Institution.
SALE OF FURNnuRE.-Th furniture of
Col. Jno. G. Fremont was sold in New York
Friday. The prices broughtwer not good,
pair of dueling pistols bringing only SO.
The great "nath finder" is about going to
Europe TO join his wife for long tour.
a Growing CIrY.--The city Of Pedria
on the Illinois river, in 1850 contained only
six thousand Inhabitants, and was without
railroad. 1t has now eighteen thousand
inhabitants, three railroads completed, and
two in progress.
THE SMrns IN New YoRK.-A New
York letiersays this great family in that
city number only 1902; the Browns 878.
The Browns are pushed very close by the
Johnstons without the a." and they, in
turn, are beset By the Murphys. who mum.
ber 574.
a TITANIC FrGrRE.--lhe great extent
of our country is only vaguely portrayed by
The strong figure used by Thomas II. Mar
shall, in his remarks at the Cincinnati eel.
ebrntion. when he referred to the Mssissip,
pi Valley as reclining with her head in the
lakes. her feet in tie Gulf of Mexico, and
her hands grasping the Allegheny and
Rocky mountains.
NEW WnEAT-Wheat is selling in ST.
Louis, Mo-, at 81 90 n buShel, andn Fred,
erick>bwg, Va. al $3.50 bushel Both
were extra articles
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES IN TExAs.--A
notorious desperado named Craig, was hung
By the Vigilance Committee at San An,
tonic, Texas, for murder and horse stealing
on the night Of the 10Th inst. Others in
custody had been doomed 10 the same sum.
mary punishment
Man sTUNG TO DEATH by BGEs.-We
learn through aletter, that on Tuesday eve
nng, while farmer, named HAYS, residing
near Knoxville, in Frederick county, Mary,
land, was about to bive swarm of bees a
great portion Of them swarmed upon his
head, and stung him in such a terrible man
ner, that he died on the following day.
DEATH OF WILD CAT."--From letter
in the San Antonio Texan, dated Loredo,
Texas, May 25th, we learn that ".Wild
Cat" the celebrated Seminole Chief. who
gave the United States so much trouble in,
Florida during the Seminole war, is dead.
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