Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-19
Pennings and Clippings.
TnE MARKET.-Cotton is quoted in Charles
ton at 81 to l2f cents per pound 3.

DC success. Inc agents In his city, from
New Hampshire. were the last operated on.
We trust he may rid the whole country of
these swindling concerns, together with the
gift enterprises" now so numerous and Sc
ductivcin in their blightng influences
OATs.-The rust in oats seems to be pre-
voiling everywhere in Alabama. Some of
the crops arc almost entirely destroyed. We
see the same stated ofthc crops in Texas.
RACING IN DETRoIT.-Two brutes in Dc
troit have been running horses in twenty
mile race at Detroit. One of the horses drop.
ped on the last mile from sheer xhaustion,
and has since died.
"TnE GRAVE BURIEs EVERY RESENTMENT"
a Washington correspondent says that Sena-
tor Houston, upon whom dcvolvcd the duty
ofpronouncing culogy on his deceased col
league, and who manifested somuch fcelinr
on the occasion, had not spoken to him in ten
years. A bitter feud had existed between
thcm for that long period.
SINCuLAR FEELINe.-A New York parer
says that a man, the morning after he has
been drunk with wine, feels as though he had
the rheumatism in every hair in his head.
For GovERNoR.-Col Wm. II. Gist, of
| Union is nominated for Governor in the Lam
caster Ledger, by correspondent of that
paper.
| NAMING TuEM.-A resolution has been a.
dopted in the Senate providing that war
steamers of forty guns shall be called after
the States; of twenty guns, after the rivers
and cities, and under twenty, as the Pres-
dent may decide.
KANsAs.-Thc Hc,uldof Freedom estimates
the present population of Kansas at one hun
drcd thousand, and thinks it will be one hun
drcd and twenty thousand before the year
closes
VINO WILL JOIN Pin Freeport, Illinois,
they have society called the "Anti-poke-
overwhelmingly s-busincss Socie-
ty." That's good institution.
UNCoDLY PEorLE.-Thousand upon thou
sands of the people Of England, says the Lon
don Times, not only never go to church, but
have never been baptscd, and have no better
title to the name of Christian than the ma
tiyes of New Guinea.
DIvoRcEs.-The General Assembly of
Prcsbytcrians, recently in session in Chicago,
has decided by vote of l60 to 50 that di-
yorccs cannot be granted unless adultery be
clearly shown, and that any one marrying a
| r"-'V'' ''''v' UUu any UtIIer cause, is MN.
self guilty of adultery in moral view of tho
case.
LOTTERIES Broken Up-A few DAYS AGO n
police officer from New York broke up two
bogus lottery Offices in Albany One of tho
parties had amasscd 100000 in threo wears.
and the other $4,000. A large number of
letters were seized and sent to the dead letter
office at Washington.
PAYING HIS WAY.-'rhe latc Anthony
Could, of Albany, law bookseller, gave to the
Bible Society, the American Board of For
cIgn Missions, and the Home Missionary So
cicty, from S4O,0 to $4,000
| TonAsco BoMBARnED.--Thc city of TOBIAS
co, Mexico, was bombardcd by the forces of
Auloaga from the 9th of April to the 10Th of
May, and finally taken. The house of the
American consul, Mr.. Johnston, which was
in right line between the two parties, suf-
fcred severely from their fire.
EMIGRATION lNcREAsING.-The emigration
to the port of New York is gradually improv-
ing-thc arrivals for the week ending June
2d, being 3,533, and making a total since
January lst. of 24. 100.
TREMENDOUS STORMS IN MrssoURI.-A dis
patch from st. Joseph, Missouri, says that
that section of the country had been visited
by the severcst rain storm ever known. The
Platte, Grand, and several other rivers had
oyerflowed their banks, doing immense dam
age to the crops, bridges, &c. The worst con
sequences were feared.
NEW OFFIcE.-The Laurensville Herald
announces the establishment of new post
Office in that district, between the G.. House
and Tylersyille, by the name Of Cold Water,
ut the house of tho postmastcr- III. Far
row.
EPIscoPAL CoNvENTIoN The annual meet
ing ofthis body was held 1T Greenville G. II.
last week The attendance was large.
A GREAT TAIL-BEARER.--Na -Naturalists have
remarked that the squirrel is continually
chattering to his fellow squirrels in the woods.
This we have every reason to suppose, arises
from that animals love of gossip, as tits mo-
toriously one of the greatest tail-bearors d.
niong his tribe.
Our OF EMPLoYMENT.--F Five hundred thou