Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-11-06


arc matched horses. They cost him $4,000,
and he has been offered $4,000 for theta.
DEAD,-col. A, j. PicketsSf Ala. pa,
the 2Sth ult. IIewas a;SSs9i of foonS'r ~
PUolMsTIo.- :, is nice
place, we infer, Judging from lnc announces
mcnt in one of the papers, tbatthcre had been
only seventeen fights during the week
VERY LIBERAL.-George Peabody has Civ
en- S200,0 600 additional to the Peabody In
stitutc" in Baltimore, making his whole en-
dowment $5oO,O0o
INJuREp.-At the Agricultural Fair in
Winnsboro last week. Ex-Gov. Means rcceiv-
cd painful, but not serious injuries, by some
boards on which he was standing giving way.
Oulo.-Thc majority against tho democrats
in the late election, in Ohio, is about twenty
thousand. :.
TIE SLAVE TRADE.-Col. Richard I. Ar
cher, n Virginian by birth, and one of the
largest cotton planters in Mississippi, has
published series of articles in the New Or
leans Delta, in favor of re-opening the slave
trade.
= SENTENcED ron MANsLAuGHTER.-Mts Ad-
alinc Clark, of Frcctown, Mass, convicted of
the manslaughter of David S. Hathaway, by
shooting hin, with pistol, was sentenced in
the Bristol county Court of Common Pleas,
to five years Imprisonment in the House OF
Correction Mt hard labor
DARLINGToN.-In Darlington district, at
the recent election there were six candidates
for the Legislature-three to be elected The
vote ofthe highest candidate was $50, and that
of the lowest SOC. A coscncss of vote not
likely to occur soon again.
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THE Presbyterian Synod of New York
60. So, one of the most influential of the
ecclesiastical bodies of our country, at its
annual session last week, in Jamaica, Long
Island, adopted the following resolutions
relative to the course ofthe American Tract
Society at the last anniversary:
Resolved That the Synod heartily ap-
prove the stand taken by the American
Tract Society at its last anniversary, in re-
fusipg to depart from its great work-the
diffusion of the knowledge of our Lord j Jes.
US Christ, s. the Redeemer of all sinners a
work it has prosecuted with singular fdeli-
ty and success for more than the third of a
century and the Synod cordially commend
that institution, thus adhering to its con-
stitution, to the sympathies and prayers of
our people, and as far as consistent with
other clams-to their enlarged liberal ben
cfactions
TIE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND FIJI
LIBUsTERIsM.-We copy the following from
the Baltimore Sun:
"The British Government has given for
mai notice to the United States Govern
ment that they will interfere to prevent any
further filibustcring enterprises from the
United States upon Nicaragua, Costa Rica
or any of the Central American States.-
This is no empty declaration, but a posi-
tive and grave determination. To enforce
it, the British Government are about to
send a strong feet to the port of Greytown,
and also tn San .rprn del Sur.
{" 1t is probable that some enterprises, of
a character similar to that imputed to Gen
eral Walker, are on foot, in regard to Nj
CdiaSud' Cotuc mysterious movements
from New York in, the direction of Nicara-
qua can only be accounted for on this sup
position; and hence the interference of
Great Britain at this time"
TIE DUKE OF WELLINGToN AND APoL-
YoN, Some years since, the Duke was sit
ting vt his library table, when the door
opened, and, without any announcement,
in stalked figure of singularly i'll omen.
"Who arc you % asked the Duke, in his
short, dry manner, looking up without the
least change of countcnance upon his in.
truder. "I am Apollyon" "WAat do you
want" "I am to kill you" "Kill me-
very odd" 81 am Apollyon, and must
put you to death" obliged to do it to-
day." al am not told the day or the hour,
but | must do my mission" every incon-
roncntj very busy; great many letters to
write; call again, aud write me word; I'll
be ready for you" And the Duke went
on with his correspondence The maniac,
appalled, probably by the stern, immovable
old man, backed out of the room, and in
half an hour was. safein Bedlam
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The late move
ments aud reported preparations of Gen.
VIM. Walker for az expedition to Nicara-,
qua, ere exciting attention here, especially
imthe diplomatic circles It's known that,
he is and will be amply suDDlieCl with mon,