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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
Taxes.

Everything relating to toxes is important
to the people, especially when specie paying
banks are few and far between" and the
unjointcd times have forced upon us a very
general suspension, The relative position of
all the parties, however, is not exactly the
same: The Legislature legalized, in effect,
the suspension of the banks. In otker words,
the suspended banks are allowed to issue
bills, without being compelled to redeem
them in specie. They are also authorized to
pay out the bills of other banks, which are
therefore, clearly "blls of credit" and strict
ly prohibited by the constitution. This act
was passed, as its friends maintained, for the
relief of the people and net of the banks +;
and we trust it may accomplish the desira-
BILE end aimed at. But of this, we think, VIC
have we'll grounded doubts; time alone, how
ever, will test the matter.
But it is not to discuss the bank act that
we have indted this article 1t is rather to
point out seeming inconsistency in legislo-
tion, which is about to throw its entangline
folds in the path of those whose province it
is to wait upon that important functonary-
the Tax Collector According to circular
just issued by Col, AsIcMoRE, the Comptroller
General, the tax collectors of the different
districts arc strictly prohibited from receiv-
ing, in payment of taxes, any of the bills of
the suspended banks, except those of the
Bank of the State of South Carolina Now,
this is an irreconciable state of affairs. The
Legislature authorised the continued issuing
of the bills of the suspended banks why not
ther receive them in payment oftaxes? TIC
bills of these banks are either good or worth
less, and it is Of vital importance to the peo-
pie to know which is true. There is wrong
somewhere and we trust it may be in the
heretofore prompt able and correct financial
oficerof the government. at any rate, tits
wise to lay by for tnxqday which is now al
most lin sight" sufficient of the bills ofspc-
Gle paying banks to liquidate your patr' i,
indebtednefsl
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
The Laws.

We continue the publication this week of
such of the laws enacted by the Legislature,
at its late session, as arc of general interest
or Importance The law, in relation to duel
ing, is good one, and should be strictly en-
forced In some of the States, more stringent
laws have been made, (such as diycstiug the
challenging party of the elective franchise,
incligibility to Office, and fine and imprison-
mcnt, which has worked well. The act ma
king malicious trespasses indictablc" is
wholesome protection to property, and will
doubtless effect much good. Tho enactment
better defining the qualification of jurors
extends the privilege to those, of serving az 80F
jurics, who have heretofore been pnavors s,,,, Tho
on account managers of elections from
ordinary militia duty, is butjust. The Com
missioners Of the different police boards of
the district should also be relieved, in some
way, of the burdens forced ON them.
Tho act making appropriations embraces
the usual objects, with some additional items,
the whole footing up the round sum of $780,
$500.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
General Intelligence.

The arrivals from Europe bring us slight
advances in the Liverpool cotton markct.-
Heavy failures, in every department. of trade,
continue. The press of England reviews IA
vorably President BUcHANAN's message, and
passes some gracious remarks on its ability
and peaceful tone. There is nothing late,
from India. A fearful corthq9a b',.'''S :. 'iSi,
ted Naples, which has I-~'royed hfes and
nrorort,, 80 ..-.--Sruefable extent: no partic-
~ tl-s'Sro given. Mount Yosuvius is in n
state of eruption. The continent of Europc
is remarkably quiet.
Congress, since the holidays, has been oc-
cupled discussing the WALEERs-the Mica
raguon General comingin for the lions share.
The President says Com PAULDING exceed
ed his instructions in capturing Gen. WALK
Err, but docs not intimate that he is to be
punished therefor The President certainly
has no sympathy for flibusterng; and, it is
reported, that he has a plan of his own for
the peaceful acquisition of Central America.
Thus far, the Southern representatives have
gencrollysidcd with WALKER, while the North
has opposed his policy, WALKERS prospects
are Frightening
FROM Kansas, we have reliable informa-
ton that the Lccompton constitution, with
the slavery clause, has been adopted at the
iate election. Over 1000 votes were pollcd.
Slavery may yet be secured to Kansas
The territory is now quiet
Cotton was quoted i'll Charleston on the
llth, at to 81 cents per lb. EH
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
New Advertisements.

The attention of the public is called 10 the
advertisement of Mcssrs. Il. j. SLOAN & Co.,
of Fair Play, in another column The tract
of land and Nppurtonances are valuable and
the location the very best. The negro prop
crty is likewise choicc-a bargain will be
sold and we take pleasure in directing pur-
choscrs to examine the property and attend
the salc--Mcssrs. L. e Il. l.. ALEXANDER
are Offering some solcablc articles, on good
terms. Also, heed some pithy notices" en-
anating from the same locality -Rcmcm'
Der that, on the 2Gth inst, the sale of the per-
sonal estate of the late Mr.. Cox takes place.
There arc other new advertisements in our
columns to which we invite the attention Of
tho public generally.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
The Tribute.

Mr. BRYAN, the publisher, has forwarded
to us copy of the "Caroliua Tribute to
CALHoUN." Nisavolume of convenient size,
composed principally, as the title indicates,
OF Carolina tributcs-culogies orations and
sermons-to the emincnt services, patriotism
and memory of the greatest Palmetto. No
monument or eloquent oration is needed to
keep alive, in the breast of Carolinians, the
remembrance of his greatness and virtues !;
yet, the preservation of these Tributes in a
handsome and durable form, is highly hon
orable to the originator of the enterprise, as
woll as q truthful and beautiful commentary
on the life and services of an eminout public
man, and wise statesman we forget too
soon, in this utilitarian age, the services, pa
triotism and virtues of a noble ancestry; and.
anything that impresses the mind with such
characters should be encouraged and sup
ported by the people at large. The omission
of MHj. RIoN's eulogy leaves the work in
complete, but regrets arc now unavailing.-
The book bears the imprint of the South Ca,,-
Gilman, Columbia. and is executed in good
style. Price, So.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
Newspaper Changes.

The Newberry Mirror has suspended on
account of the non-payment of the dues to tho
Office.
Messrs. SLIDER and GRENEKER, of the SIN,
contemplate making improvements in their
journal whlchispubljshcd at the same place.
The 'S'n is already a capital paper.
>. f. PATTON, Esq, announces his retire
ment from the editorial chair of the North
East Georgian, in an appropriate valedcto-
ry. A desire to engage in different busi-
ness is the reason assigned; and, in this
new vocation, Mr. T. has our best wishes for
his success lie leaves the Georgian under
the control of trio of practical printers
Messrs. CHURCH, Robertson and P..YNE-in-
telligent and energetic gentlemen May pros
perity attend you, friend Geo,yiam!
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
Inquest.

MIR. Coroner CAN'T held an inquest over
the dead body of ANsEL GODFREY, on the 10Th
instant. From the evidence adduccd on the
inqusition, it appears that the deceased came
to his death by a fall, which dslocatcd the
neck. lie was supposed to be intoxicated,
from the articles found with the body, at the
time OF his death. The supposition is that
the death occurred some two weeks before the
body was found. a dreadful death from Il
too common cause.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
New patant.

We have been in receipt of The Leeator,
valuable publication devoted to the nechan
ic arts, for some time. In the October num-
Der, there is aeapital description of the i'm
provemontin hanging mulay saws for cut
ting lumber. a patcntthcrcfor was granted
to Mr.. A. WIsTBR, of Fair Play, in this dis
trict, on the 18th January, 1867, and he is
now prepared 10 dispose Of rights for statea
districts, or single mill8&
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
Eleotion.

The result of the election held on Monday
last, for Intcndnnt and Wardens of the vii
lage of Pickens, is as follows: Nj. Il. MITcu-
ELL, Intcndant, and Messrs. G. n. REID, w.
N,CRAIc, j. f. lIAGooD, RoD'T. A. TuoMr-
SON, Wardens
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
Rain.

We have had remarkable weather for some
time past. 1t has been warm, with rain al
most every day. The highways are in most
wretchcd condition, and mud abounds very
generally. Some of the oldest inhabitants
predict mild winter, without giving the rca-
sons for their belief.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
PICKENS C. H., S. c.:
Saturday Morning, January 16, 1853.
To Correspondents.

Aswc have stated many times before, such
matters as are intended for our columns, must
be accompanied by responsible name. No
article, of whatsoever character, will appear
without this essential requisite. This rule
will be rigidly enforced, aud is absolutely nc
cCssary for own as well as the protection of
the public.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
Catalopnes.


The catalogue of the johnson Female Uni
yersity for 1857, has been forwarded to us.
From it, we learn that the number of stu
dents in attendance last year was l89. This
is the best evidence of the prosperity of the
Institution. Tho next session will commence
on the first Wednesday in February.
We also have to acknowledge the rcccption
Fthe catalogue of the Grcenyile Baptist Fe-
male College. The numberofits pupils have
been quite large and an increase is confident
ly anticipated.
Gen. HENDERsoN's osITIoN."-General
henderson, recently elected U. S. Senator
from Texas, has written a letter, defining his
political position. lie says he is % State
Rights Democrat and strict Constructionist
and that he was opposed to the compromise
measure oflS50. He is opposed to yielding
any Constitutional right This letter was
written'before the Senatorial election.
DEAD.--Miss Leslie, author ofseyosal works
on Cookery and Housekeeping, is dead. She
was wilely known, and her name Is now q
familiar "household word" in almost eyory
family. She was,i in her Goth year,
El.EcTroN Riots IN CANADA.---A dispatch
dated the Goth ult at Quebec, says: There
V ere number of serious riots at tho polls
yesterday. Three Irishmen were killed, and
many others seriously wounded The mill
taryhad tobe called out to preserve the peace.
The Ministerialsts have about 2000 majority.
Worse disturbances are. Anticipated.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
RoB'T. a, THOMPSON, Editor.

TERMS,-$1. 80 per annum, in advance. If
payment bo delayed until after the expiration of
the year, $500 For six months, rs cents, in
advance
Advertisements inserted at the us,lal rates
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16


SINGvLAR CoINcIDENcEs. Mis- Eliza
Lawrence, aged 30, a very estimable ledy,
died in this city at the residence of her
brother-in-law (Jas. YerGoy, Esq.,l ON the
I'd inst. Her death was caused by honor.
hage from th lungs, and there are one or.
two Incidents Connected with her own and
brother's death that perhaps would not
-ttlransplre again for many years, il ever
Three years ago, her brother came from
Savannah and being indisposcd, concluded
to remain while in the city, and room
was offered him by Or. and Mrs. Ycrnoy,
which he eaccopted Shortly aftorward, an~
other brother who is employed IN this city,
was going home to dinner, when a nlessen.
ger met hiIn with tho request to hurry 10
the room of his afflicted brother, on rcaoh-
ing Which, he had barely time to arrange
the invalid in his bed ere he ceased fo
breathe. On Saturday the I'd inst. as the,
e me brother was going to dinner, he was
a ain met By a turrying messenger with
the request to hasten to his sisters aid as
che was Ill. He went on and barely hftl
tine to arrange her or the bed, er6 she
died! The pluces whero he wasniet by both
messengsfs were withina few,fcato of each
other at che safhe hour of the doy,1o on tho
same day Of the month, both brother ma
sister died of the same disease at aS,aA
house aud in the same room, !; and 81 ns,,,
as can pc judged, both died about The ssnso
time after the brother reached their
eollsot6as Es'aqassr.
~ the COMMENCEMENT Of tie American
Revolution, the astillergo Of tiis conatrss
consisted, of fottr stacoo 'f.yo - a,t.s.i. t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16

ST, Louis, Jan 8.--A lcttor from a
highly distinguished source says, that She
Endgrant Aid Societies OF New England
arc in league with the Alornons 10 prolong
the retention of U. s. troops in Kansas,
and tfefcby cripple the Utah expedition.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
pennings and Clippings.

CHANoE.--J. oSerton Lewis, Esq, must
now he addressed at Peudlcton, S. c., instead
of Walhalla.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-24
w u N te d33
10000
GOOD SEASONED OAK SPLIT
s. p @ X G 8 )

no make into those "OLD FASHIONED
WHEELS, )" which those who make the new style
from sawed and Turned spokes, feel so much worried
aDouhas VIII pe seen by their advertisement, which
all are invited to read. long extract from
Magazine, to give currency to their sawed and turn
ed spokes. Its not the first time by hundreds that
long articles have appeared in the columnsof maga.
ziucs and newspapers, "puffng' up HuMBUGs' 10.
has can no longer be palmed on poor apprentice
boys aud others at pair, an Is potveTy
far distant when this "Sawed and Turned Spokes,f
humbug will be cassed among the things that were IL
iis no easy matter to make intelligent believe
that uachne-made boots and shoes, clothing wooden
nutmegs ,horn gun aints, Eastwood cucumber seeds,
&c., are as good the 'old.fashionedn Kind; even
the magazines not do that. will they try the
job on this latter day humbpg VIII the people have
had little experience in the matter. But they
assert that their spokes are spitin oit sand turn
ed Now, why they afraid to tell the thing Just as
It Is, viz; that they are split into LARGE BOLTS, sawed
into proper size and then turned. !;
They invite all in want ofCarriages to give them
call. By all means give them call, and be sure and
examine the manner in which their spokes are sawed
and turned, and putup, and then come and examine
ours, which they rdcule being old fashioned, and
then purchase where interest dicates. Our work
speak for ITSELF ithas done for more than twenty.
four years past. Wewani IL understood that don't
around begging the people to donate 10 us by taxi
Ing stock or purchasing ofu agans their interest
but we shall always take pleasure in showing custo.I
mers our CARRIAGES, as well as the materials OF
which they are made and the manner in which they
are put together. 80, p
| Alluson is madeto "maniiness in business;" at
some other timc, brefchapter under That head may
not be unneresng to the puble but for the present
we will barely say that having beenin business
East we cannot give any lessons in the manly net OF
liquidating bills with SHORT money; neither do.
unde tho NIGHT PROCESS preparing spokea
| for wheel makers. Nor yet are we versed in ihei
agreeable and gentlemanly business ofFxTENDNG OUT
CREDIT AT BANK and putting our property beyond the
rench of the long arm Of the law.
II desired, the opinions ofhe best Carriage makers
In Northern Ohio can be had to the utility Of those
"sawed and turned spokes," and some very excellen
and interesting samples Of the same exhibited:
RaVenna. June 4, lS57.N ID. CLARK " co.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-24
RAVENNA CARNAGE COMPANY,

A 8 trade seems now to be reviying from
Il its long prostration, she Company take pleasure
in saying TO their friends and the public generally,
that they havo now on hand splendid assortment Of
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES,
best possible maunor and warranted. Our facilities
fol manufacturing such that we can and will make
to the interest Of any In want Of articles in our line
70 call and examine our stock before purchasing
We are also prepared TO do any amount Of surface
planning, or planning and matching um ber In the best
manner and on Reasonable terms.
June 10, less a. b, GRIFFIN, Secretary.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-24
Ayers Cathartic Pills.

THE sciences of Chemistry and Medicine have been
l. taxed their utmost to produce this best perfect
purgatve which is known to man. Innuxerable proofs
shown that these PILLS have virtues which surpass in
excellence the ordinary medicines and that they win
precedentedy upon the esteem of all They safe
and pleasant to take but powerful to cure Their pcne-
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the distractions Of its organs purify the blood,
and exp disease They purge out the foul huors which
breed and grow disempcr stimulate sluggish disoF.
dered into their natural action and mpat healthy
tone with strength to the whole SYSTEM Not only do
they tie everyday complaints of every body, but
also formidable and dangerous diseases that have baed
the best Of human skill While they produce powerful
effects they at the same me in diminished doses, the
safest and best physc that be employed for children
Being sugarcoated they pleasant to ake and being
purely vegetable, free from any risk of harm. Cures
have been made which supass belief they not sub
stanated by of such exalted position and character
to forbid the suspicion Of untruth Many eminent
clergymen and physicians have lent their to certify
to the public the reliability of my remedies while others
have sent the of their conviction that my
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afflicted, suffering fellow-men J.
The Agent below named is pleased to furnish gratis my
American Almanac containing directions their and
certificates of their cures of the following complaints
Costiveness Bilious Complaints, Rheumatism Dropsy,
Heartburn, Headache arising from foul stomach Nau-
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medicine Scrofula Kings Evil. They also, by purify
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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-24

D. NIoRTLEY. ESQ, of UTICA N. T., writes: al have
used your IectoraI myself and in my family ever since
you invented it, ard believe it the best medicine for it's
purpose ever put out With bad cold should
pay twenty-five dollars for bottle than do without it. -
take any other remedy" ..,.
Group, WhOoping Cough, Influenza.
SPRINGFIELD, MISS. Feb. 7, 1855.
BROTHER AVER will cheerfuy certify your PsctOrds
Is the best remedy possess for the of whOoping
cough Group, and the chest diseases of children We Of
your fraternity in the South appreciate your skill, and
''~'DSHO YOUR "'O''A' iii MIkSM Ej CjoNKL1N, MD.
AMOS LEE, ESQ.,, MONTEREY, IA. writes Sd JAM. 1860
"I had tedious Influenza which confined me in doora
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tried your Isc1l by the advice Of our clergyman Tho
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Your medicines the cheapest well as the best wS
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as the poor mans frlenu -
Asthma or Phthisic, and Bronchitis.
WEST MANCHESTER, PA, Feb. H. 1865
SIR; Your Cherry IsctoraI is performing marvellous
cures in this section 1t has relieved several from alaV
ing symptoms of consumption and is now curing man
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We msht add volumes of evidence but ise most con-
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effects upon tri&!' ~, ........ e
COnSumpJIOns -
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Doctor AVER LOWELL: feel it a duty and pleasure
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Yours with gratitude and regard -.
ORLANDO SHELBY, OF SnELDYvILLE.
Cnsumpres do not despair till you have tried AYERS
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