Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-07-03


Greenvillc district in the next Legislature.
LITERARY ADDRESS james Chestnut,
Jr., of Camden, will deliver the annual adj
dress before the literary societies of the Fur
man University, at Grcenvillo C. H., on 2lst
July next.
A GOVERNOR FLoGGED.--Tho Missouri Tel
egram says that Governor Stewart, of that
State, while pretty drunk, got into a quarrel
with Mr.. Vandivcr about the pardon Of the
st. Louis murderer O'Blcnnis, which ended
in fight, the Governor getting very salts
factory thrashing. Stewards friends say it
was not fair, as ho was too drunk to fight.
LARGEsTIN IN THE UNITED STATES. The navy
yard at Bcncia. California, is intended to be
the largest in the United States, if not in the
world.
MooNSuISE VS.. SUBsTANTIALS.-Love
whose only desire is to take long and roman
tic walks beneath the moon, are not long in
discovering after marriage, that they cannot
SuDSiSt on moonsh,nc.
MORE NoMlNArIoNs.-IIo WI. Groyson,
Of Charleston, has been nominated for the
| U. S. Senate; and Gen. Daniel Wallace, of
Union, for Governor.
New ORLEANS, June 25.-By an arrival at
this port from Mexico, it is stated that the
American Minister Mr.. Forsyth, has de-
mandcd his passports. All the foreigners
who refused compliance with the forced loan
were leaving Mexico
TORNADO IN New YoRK.-Thc New York
HcrGld gives an account of n tornado which
passed over that city on Monday, accompa-
nicd with terrific rain. The streets were
inundated and trees, roofs and chimneys
blown down. No persons were killed, but
the loss throughout the city is believed to be
| very heavy.
ANOTHER SENTIMENTAL MuRDERER.--Rod-
ford j. Crockett who was hing in Atlanta
on the 18th inst, for committing q very cold
bloodcd murder, attributes his reckless ca
recr and its sad consequences to disappoint-
ed affection His father successfully opposed
his marriage to girl whom lie loved, and
since then lie has been immersed in vice and
crime.
FLoRIDA.-Thc Florida Pcniasular of tic
18th publishes the Ritual of one of tho NEST
villainous organizations cxtant Counter
feiting, robbing and murder are tho designs
of the party Men heretofore in good stand
ing of property, and officers of State, arc
enumerated among the clan. They are to
/ bc crushed out
CoKEsDURY CoMMENCEMENT.-Gon. Sam'l.
McGow0n will deliver an address before tic
Literary Societies of the Cokcsbury Institute
this year, on the 7th July.
DEAD.--The Memphis Bulletin, ofthe Goth,
announces the death of Judge Harris, of the
Supremc Court of Tennessee. He died on
Saturday morning, from the effects ofiniurics
received OH the explosion of the steamer Penn
sylvania.
BRAzIL-Thc Duke of Oporto, brother of
the King of Portugal, is to marry the daugh-
ter of the Emperor Of Brazil. AS the Em-
peror has no male heir the Duke would thus
eventually be called to the throne of Brazil.
On DIT.-ExPrcsdcn Franklin Pierce, an
Eastern editor learns, is engaged in prepar-
ing for publication another IIistory of the
Mexican war"
WHEAT IIARyEsT.--1he wheat harvest has
been going on in the vicinity of Raleigh, n.
c.. for some days past, with weather admirn-
bly, suited to the business. The Register is
glad to learn that the wheat is turning out
much better in quality than was expected.
pnINEAs OrF.-P. n. Barnum sailed for
Liverpool on Wednesday, in the Kangaroo,
whittier he goes to complete arrangements
for the expectation of the Lumley Opera
Troupe, for grand campaign in the fall.
BosToN, June21.-The great land case be-
tween Massachusetts, and Roxbury, involving
the title to lands valued at several millions Of
dollars, lying on Back Bay, between Boston
and Roxbury, has been decided in favor of
the State.
HEAVY DErALcArIoN.-The defalcation of
the Secretary of State of Tennessee is said to
roach $35, ,21l.
HEAVY PoKcuAsE ny A FREE NEoRo.--At
lbcryille, La, OF public sale recently, q free
man fcolor became the purchaser of sugar
plantation in that parish, at the price of $780,
900, making him the owner altogether Of d.
500 acres Of land, and 200 negroes.
EvANEscENT.--The Peoples Party" late
ly started at Washington has no people in it.
Everybody disowns it. 1t owed its existence
to the telegraph, and like the lightning, has
vanished as quickly as it came.
SHOCKING cAsUALTY.--Mss Katc Head,