Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-11
Pennings and Clippings.


Pennings and Clippings.
OUR PApEn.-The attention of our read
crs iR asked to the Qwantty of matter in this
weeks papcr-thcy arc competent to judge
of its quaLty.
THE FIRST LoAD.-The Anderson Gu=cHc
says the first load of Cotton shipped on the
Blue Ridge Road, consisting of % bales,
from Pcndloton to this place, by Mr.. Thorn
as Dickson one day last week, was sold to
Mr. j. j. Brown ut l02 cents. The average
weight of the bales was $50 lbs. Success
to the Blue Ridge Rail Road, Pcndleton and
Anderson
Coon NEws.--Thc Engineer of the Air
Line Rail Road has, let u mies of the
grading of this road, near Gainesville, to
parties who take the whole amount in stock
Any rcasonsblc quantity can be let out, one
haifto be paid in stock and the other half in
cash.
Ok HIS WAY.-Judyo Douglas, on his
way to Washington, made speeches in Mem
phis and New Orleans. Some of the papers
condemn and others land these efforts.
FLoURIsnING.-Obcrlin College, in Ohio
the Abolition school where "kullud pus.
suns are allowed to ct kolloge odih-
cation" has at present one thousand two
hundred and forty-ninc students of whom
five hundred and thirteen are females, of all
shades and coiors, from lilly white to the ace
of spades.
AuGusTA, Dec. 4.-Countcrfeit ffics on
the Georgia Railroad Bank arc circulating
extensively, we'll executed and engraved
SiCNs OF MILD WINrER.-Thc Western
papers says that the muskrats have built
their houses "hish up and thin" as if con-
templating mild time coming.
RAILRoAps-The State of Texas has
granted forty-four charters to railroad com
pnnies, of which seventeen has been forfeit
ed, leaving twenty-soyen in force OF those,
eleven are in progress of construction, with
an aggregate length when completed of
1923 miles.
FLoRIDA-Tho Legislature of Florida as-
sc nbled at Tallahassee on the 22d ult.
John Finlayson, of Jefferson, was elected
President Of the Senate; and JHDl Gal
braith, of Leon, Speaker of the House.
Gov. Porry's message discouragcs the idea Of
rc-opening the slave trade, and favors the
removal of the remaining Seminolcs from
Florida soil
DGArn OF ASornEH EXPLORER Francis
e. Walton, one of tho bravcst of the suryi-
vors of the Kane Arctic Expedition, died
recently, in Philadelphia, in the fhy-Glth
year of his age, in destitute circumstances.
PRETrY WELL Up IN THE WORLD The
letter of western correspondent states that
Mr. Lapslcy, of Clark County Missouri,
has fivc-ycAr-old mule which stands eigh-
teen and II half hands high. This is prob
ably the largest mulc in the United States.
HORRIBLE Result OF lNTEMPERANcE.--A
despatch from Maltoon, Illinois, dated Nov.
%, says: Hugh darkness, whilstrina TO-
tit of delirium tremens, set his houso ON iire,'
and himself, wifo and child were burned to
death.
iE itbE CONFERRED.--W w q learn from the
Columbia GmDdian that at a meeting of the
Board of Trustees of South Carolina College,
held lasr week, the honorary dogrec of Doc
tor of Laws was unanimously conferred up
on Samuel Tyler, Esq, of Frederick City
Maryland.
SWEAR NOT AT ALL."-rhe Supreme
Court of Tennessee has just decided that the
use, in public of a single oath, is an indicta-
bic offence.
KNITTING MAcuINE.-.F. Schott, of Brook
lyn N. Y, has invented an improved knit
ting machine, which has principally for it's
object tho production of stockings and other
knitted fabrics of closer or more comphgs
texture than those ordinarily produced by
machinery. rs,dgl ss1l q. .,lgiS eoqo
THE BANNER CouSTY.-Saline County
Illinois, at the recent election, gavc l,095
Democratic votes, and not one for the oppo.
sition.
EcYrrIAS DARxsEss. The appearance of
the comet created an immense sensation in
Egypt; for several days all business and
labor worc at stand still, the inhabitants
believing that it forebodcd some great caIam-
ity.