Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-09
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FiRE.---A destructive FIRE occurred on tho
10th ult. in Charleston. Loss, about $l0,-
900; partly insured
SCHENECTADY PoETRY..-The Schenectady
Star says that "the ice is thick over Brie's
bosom, aud her waters throb no more"
ANOTHER V1cFfM OF 'FoLIY.--Mss Curtis,
the mysterious lady who followed the great
opera singer Mario, died recently in Paris
from the effects of burns incurred by her dress
catching fire just as she was on the point of
starting once more to hear her favorite.
Corn IN GEoRoIA.-Con recently sold,
near Sparta, Georgia, at 70G075 cents per
bushel, on twelve months credit, with inter
est from date.
WANTED. --Messrs. Humbird, Hitchcock
and Co., contractors at Tunnel Hill, are ad-
vertising for 100 ablo bodied negroes to work
on tho Tunnel. Good wages, promptly paid,
are promised.
DIED OF YELLOW FEvER.-Thos. Huff, of
Lumpkn county, Ga, aged Is years, was
one of five passengers by the Star Of The
Vest, who died on the passage from New Or.
leans, Of yellow fever contracted during the
stay ut Havana.
GEN. HAMILTON Texas Legislature
has adopted resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late Gen. James Hamilton, of
this State.
LARGE AMoUNT.-The total collections in
the Georgia Conference the past year was
$27 ,245 go!
ELEcTED.-Gcn. Shields and Hon. Mr..
Rice have been elected U. S. Senators from
Minnesota.
The Losses OF THE CoTroN SrATEs.--Scn-
ator Darlington, of South Carolina, estimates
the loss sustained by the South from the de-
pression of the market for cotton, in consc-
quence of the late commercial crisis at more
than $70,00O00O.
STATUTE TO GEN. RUsK-There is joint
resolution pending before tho Legislature OF
Texas appropriating $4,000 for tho purpose
of erecting monument to the memory of
Gen. Rusk. .
SMALL Pox. THE disease is spreading in
New York. The deaths for the last week
were l8; that is, Eve in excess of the previ-
Gus week. The disease is said to be assum-
ing milder type and yields readily to mcdi-
cal treatment.
REvIvALs.-The Tazewoll WAY Aduocatc
says: The meeting at Concord, Ave miles east
Of this place, still continues in progress. Up
to this time some So have professed religion
Some 25 have joined the Lutheran Church
| and IA or Is tho Methodist Church We
learn that the baptists nave large meeting
going on in Lebanon. Some rs or 100 have
professed religion, and some so or 60 have
been immersed.
INDIANS IN WAsn1NoroN. thirty
Indian chiefs, of different tribes, arc now in
Washington, for tho double purpose oftrans.
acting business, and paying their respects tc
thcir Great White Father"--the President.
GEoRoIA.-Thc Legislature, Mt its last sos
sion, passed bill increasing the salaries Oh
the Governor and Judges. Hencoforth, the
salary OF the Governor is to be $4,000; of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, $3,500 each
ofthc Judges of tho Superior Court, $250O
a STAMPEDINc BR!DE.-FrancisM McIntyrc
of Edwardsville, ILL.,, married a beautiful Air
of seventeen summers, but the little wife ran
away from him recently, and went to 81
Louis. Her disconsolate husband was in
hot pursuit, with an even chance of catchin.
her, at last accounts.