Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-11-27
Pennings and Clippings.

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Fatal REsULT-Mr. Daniel Walsh died
in Washington, d. c., on Thursday last from
injury received some two or three weeks since
from the mail wagon, which knocked him
down, seriously manning him, and breaking
both legs.
REV JonN Il. EDwARDs.-This gentleman
is expected to lecture before the Young Mons
Christian Association of Portsmouth. during
tho approaching session of the Methodist
Episcopal Conference or Immediately after
its adjournment.
TIE LITTLE GIANT" MoRE THAN CoNouER-
ER.-Arrangemcnts are in progress in Wash
ington to give Judge Douglas handsome
reception upon his arrival there. Subscrip-
tons were i'll circulation Saturday to raise
the funds necessary for tho demonstration.
DEcEAsED,-NIaior j. H. Wright, a native
of Virginia, and who was wounded ut the bat
tic of Now Orlcans. died at Grccnsburg, La,
on the oh instp of yellow over. ~
NOVEL BEQuEsr.-Thc will of the late
Judge Wm. jay, of Worcester, n. Y, Just
made public, contains the following: be.
qucath' to my son one thousand dollars in
trust, to be applied by him at his discretion
in promoting the afcty and comfort of fugi-
tive slaves. This bcqucst is probably the
first Of the kind in this country.
SAD AccipENT.-A little boy, seven or
eight years old understood to he the son of
Mr.. w, w Tyler, was ran over by Wood
cart in Washington, d. c., Oh Friday last,
and instantly killrd.
REcEIPTs.-The receipts of the Alabama
State Fair, which closed at Montgomery, on
Friday, the 10Th inst, amounted to upwards
of$lG,0OO.
LIBERAL.-rhc Norfolk Female Orphan
Asylum. acknowledge the receipt of $l2O,
from the crew the L. s. ship Niogaria
SUDDEN DEATu.-rhc Mobile Register an
nounces the sudden death of John B. Trim
chard, commercial editor of that paper
ELorEMENT or 4 FAMlLY.-Last week the
wife of Mr.. John Crosby, a citizen of Springs
Station. Woodford county, Ohio, elopcd with
young man named d. Bush, during the ten
porary absence of her husband, carrying off
her four children, two boys and two girls, the
oldest four years Of age, and the youngest
only thrcc weeks.
FINE SroRT-Wild ducks, geese and swan
have made their appearance in large numbers
within day or two past, on the, Chesapeake.
bay shore and streams leading therofrom.
The ducking shores are doing fine business
in consequence.
SENTENcED.-Wm. l.. Hall. who, in 1857,
killed a man named Bullock, in Washington
county, Mo, has just been convicted and SEN
fenced to tie pcntentlary for Is years.
ARKANSAS Governor of Arkansas
in his message to the Legislature of that
State, which assembled on the 4th instant.
states the sum at present in the Treasury to
be $3.50 l9.l. The liabilities on account of
the Real Estate Bank and State BANK are Co.
timatcd to aggregate So 100000, and the lat
tcrinsttution is regarded by the Governor as
hopelcssly g burstcd up"
WAR BETWEEN MEXICO AND SPA1N.-Thrce
Spanish vessels having appeared off Vera
Cruz on the 3lst ult., President Jnaroz i'm
mcdately issued q proclamation announcing
that Spain was about to make war ON Mexi
co. at the instance of the Captain General of
Cuba and spurious sons of Mexico" He
therefore calls upon all Mexicans to unite
and prepare to resist the common enemy.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 19.-Two murders
occurred here to-day. The captain of a
schooner shot his stevedore in an alteration.
and John Miller shot his brother-in-law, Pc
ter Shaver, killing him instantly. Both
murderers were arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18.-Thc farce call
cd Thanking" was generally observed here
,'day. business was suspended during the
morning, the churches largely attended, din
ners generally sumptuous, and in the after
uoon the places of amusemcnts were filed.
ali for tile glory of God. There was no dis
turbancc. ,e q -. $50
WASHINGTON, Nov, H.---The War Depart
ment has ordered Gen. Harncy to st. Louis
to assume the command of the western Jiyis
ion for the army.
ARREST OF RowDIEs.-Wesley Woodward
and John Suter, reported to be Baltimore
rowdies, who were displaying deadly wcap.
ems in Washington, were arrested by tic no.
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