Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-12

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] YOUNG AMERICANS, HALT.-A word to you. |
The soonest way to lose your own health is to
be continually drinking that of other people.
| A Coon JoEE.-A Northern paper says it
regards Charles Sumner, of Brooks notorioty, |
as one of the purest men this age has produ-
| ccd
| INDIGNATION MEETING IN NoRFoLK.-An |
indignation meeting was held Saturday night
at Norfolk and great excitement exists in that
city, relative to the running off of slaves by
the abolitionists. Capt. w. Mott and VIM.
Danenbury were ordered to leave tho city
forthwith, or be treated to q coat of tar and
! feathers.
PATRrorIc.-Ovcr fifty thousand mon Have
applied to the President to fill the two new
Regiments for Utah.
| LATE DUBL.--A duel was fought in Missis-
sipp last week by Mr. T. Knott and Mr.. a.
w. Shott. Tho result was that Knott was
shot, and Shott was not.
! SwAN's LorTERIEs.-Ihe Atlanta 1n,eyican
is pitching into" Swan & Co. The last is
sue states that offers had been made Indirect
ly, of certain sums of money if they would
quit writing against them.
THE GENERAL AssEMBlY.-Th General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church has
Just closed its session in New Orleans. Init
were comprised much Of the piety and talent
ofthe church.
NoNISATED-Judgc Withcrs has been
l tn,l n IL -
atorship. We are opposed to taking Judges
from the bench and TRANSFORMING them into
Senators, for very obvious reasons.
J. MAN OWN EIAuAKA FALLs.-A man went
over the Falle Of Niagara on the 18th. lie
came from the Canada side at Chippewa in
sail-boat, nearly to the American shore, and
was in the act Of returning when he went
into the rapids.
TALL SrUDENrs.-They moan to raise tall
students in Wisconsin. The Board of Edu-
cation have resolved to erect building largo
enough to accommodate five hundred students
three stories high.
GEN ScoTT's BIRTn-DAY.-Thc 14th Of
jupo has been designated by the Scott Life
Gua4d at New York, for the celebration of
the seventy-second anniversary of General
Scott's birthday, ard the iftieth of his enter
ing the army There is to be parade, a re-
lvicw, and presentation of coiors to the Guard
DEATH,oF Con-. JoNEs.-Commodor Ap
Catesby JONES' of the U. S. Navy, died in
Virginia, on the Both uIt.
| MURDERS IN New ORLEANs.-Jonas Timer,
drayman, native of Cork, Ireland and
Henry Keen, also an Irshman, were killed
at New Orleans on Friday, the Goth instant
The same day, Spaniard named Jose Lopez,
stabbed another Spaniard, Francisco Castillo,
80 that he died.
a Coon PLAcE.-Thcreis is,in Bangor, Maine,
a locality called Pious Hill. It's thinly pop
ulated, ofcourse.
STATE BBLE CONVENTION This body will
meet at Abbcville c. III :, on the last Wednes-
day in July next. The various railroads will
pass delegates for one fare, and the citizens
of Abbeville kindly receive and Hospitality en-
tertain them,
DEAD.-Maj. Walker, Paymaster of the u
s. Army, died in St. Louis on the 2Sth ult,
and was buried 18th military honors.
ADJoURNED.-Th Methodist General Con-
ference, which has been in session at Nash
Vile, Tenn, has adjourned Rev. E. H. My
ers was elected editor of the '::Southern Chris
tian Advocate" Charleston
ST. LoUIs, June 3.-Dates from Camp
Scott to May 9th, have been received here,
Two Moymons had arrived at Leavenworth,
bringing dispatches from Gov. Cummings
for the Secretary of State.
The troops expected to move towards the
| Valley about the end of May.
An cxpressman states that the Comman-
4 der at Fort Kearney had instructed him
70 inform Col. Monroe that Gov Cummings
had been expelled from Salt Lake City;
that the Mormons were in arms and deter
mined upon resistance; also, to request
Col. Monroe to push on tn, troops speedily
Hoffman's command was met beyond
Fort Laramie. They encountered snow
three feet deep on the route
The Peace Commissioners, Gov. Powell
and Ben McCulloch, had passed Fort Lar
annie, and were obliged TO swim the river
Platte.
[NoTE.--A despatch from Washington,
received last night, states that no official
information had been received there in re-
gard to the above intelligence.
ResooE, ILL.,, Jnae A ouIvert at this
place was swept away last night, destroying
the house of the Rev. III. Hsley, and drow-
ming Mrs. Ilsley and eight children. Con-
| siderable damage was caised fo other bone