Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-11-13

ratt, convicted ofthc murder of Rcye Lewis,
and whose execution was to have taken place
tomorrow, to confinement in tho penitcutiary
for life.
CoL. KEIrrs SrEEcu.-Col. l.. NJ. Kcitt
delivered public speech at Orangcburg on
Saloday last. is spoken of as an able and
satisfactory effort,
TIE NUMDEe.-Oycr fifty thousand Bengal
troops belonging to the English army, have
been killed or executed in the lato war in In
din.
TERRIBLE RESULT ORA NERptcT.-In suit
decided at Columbus, Indiana on Wcdnes-
day, Shrewsbury 4 Price against Newher-
ter, a verdict was rendered for tho former for
ten thousand dollars, when the latter drew n
pistol and shot himself through the heart,
killing him instantly.
FATAL K1cK.--Tho Yorkville Enquircr
says that NJ. [. N. Sadlcr was kicked by a
horse on the Sd instant, rnd died from its eff
fccts on the succeeding Sunday.
BouNTY LAND WARRANTs.-Thc General
Land Office is about issuing (says the Wash
ington ,Star) circular founded on the recent
decision of Attorney General Black, direct
ing the process of conveying, assigning aud
locating land warrants.
HEAVY RECEIPTS OF CoTroS.-The receipts
of Cotton at New Orloanson Sunday and Mon
day last were 20,7l2 bales, about 10000
bales of which were from Ycksburg alone.
DINNER TO GRN. McQUEEN-T citizens
of Chcraw and vicinity will give compli-
mentary dinner to Hon. John Mcqueen, at
Chcraw, on the 10Th inst.
PopULATIoN OF CAMFoRNIA.-Tkc total
number of votes cast at the California State
election of this year, is probably less than
$1,000, while last year twas about 100000,
and in 1856 about 100000 The population
ofthc State had been steadily but slowly gain
ing from 1856 up to May last, when the Fra
zor river exodus began since then there has
been loss of about $1,000 voters.
STRUCx DEEp.-A London letter writer says
there is in that city "a young lady from Bal
the British dominions. She is the dream of
the poct-tho beau ideal of tho paintcr-the
uncqualed heavenly mould of the inspired
sculptor. Her eyes reflect both heaven and
eartl,, and arc more brilliant than either. =
The fellow must bo in "luv"
SMALL REruRN-Tho Lauronsville Herald
says that the Return for that district was on
ly 100 cases, which is the smallest for many
years.
TuE CANELs.-A fresh importation of
eighty camcls at New Orleans is announced
by the Picayunc. They are to be sent to
Texas, tobe employed by government officials
in travcrsing the Wilderness between Califor-
MIA and Texas.
For GovERNoR.-A correspondent of the
| Charleston Courier nomnotes Wm. Gregg,
ESQ, of Edgcfela, for the next Governor Of
this State.
| a SHOCKING AFFAIR.--A married. German
woman named Brandmullcr in fit of insan
ity killed her little boy, three years of age
by beating his head against q stove, and at
tempted to kill her InfanJIn tho same manner
She was taken into custody, and her husband
was greatly distressed when he learned that
she must go to prison.
ERFEITs.-Countcrfeit $40 bills, or
the Planters and Merchants Bank Of Sayan
nah, are in circulation
Hon PaIcES FOR SLAyEs.--On Thursday
last the personal estate of Ex-Gov. Thomas
in Pctcrsvillc district, Frederick county, Nd.
was sold at public sale, when IA slaves
brought an aggregate of l3,257. One solo
for s., ,455; another for 81, ,425, and thirt
for 81 ,320.
BAD.--Orasmus b. Matteson, member o
Congress, who was expelled from the IIous,
last year, was challenged at tho polls of th,
ward where he resides in Newark, yester
day. and his vote was refused The grounC
of challenge was that he had wager pend
ing on the result of the election. The chal
lenge was insisted upon, and he did not vote
WHAT THEY Cosr.--The Washington State
says that nearly va million of dollars will b.
I required to pay theyoluntcers who were en-
gagged in service against the Florida Indian
during the late troubles previous to their re
moval, and for losses by depredations. Eacl
: Indian will have subjected the Goyernmen
to cost of something near one hundred tho,
sand dollars.
HEAVY ROBBERY. The Delaware Bank, a
Delhi, Now York, was robbed ON the 5tli iusl