Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-10-16

Tor ADMISSION.
MAINE CoNeREssMgN.-The Democrats in
Maine claim two of the congressman. Al
fred w. johnson, in tho Third District, will
contest the right to tho seat against Ezra b.
French; and the election of Bion Bradbury,
Democrat, in the Sixth District, over Stephen
9. Foster, is unoflicially announced.
BY ALL MEAHs.-Enckc's comet having no
tail, it is proposed to open ~ subscription to
procure funds to buy onc--a short ono--say
about five millions of miles long.
ANOTHER DISNER.-A moycmcntis is on foot
in Orangcburgt to give Senator Hammond
public dinner. This is done g5r tho purpoec
of giving him an opportunity for defining
his position" on the poiticsof the day.
The IMpuLsIyE LoLA.-Lola Montcz has
written c,ter to Rev. Ralph lTays, Offering
to deliver lecture for the benefit of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, which was
destroyed lately. Mr.. lIoyt replies, occcp-
ting the offer of the impulsivc Lola.
LARGE CAUSE.-THE democratic party has
gained in two years in eight States, $4,000
votes in the different ccctions-54,0 900 in the
North, and 24,0oO in the South.
"MARY." This name, by decree of Po
Memo, can no longer be given to children, OH
pain of accommodation. IIo reserves it
hereafter exclusively for the Virgin of the
Immaculate Conception.
No MoRE CRINohNE.--It is stated in tho
German journals that the ladies of tho Court
of Wurtemburg, have resolved no longer to
wear crinolinc.
a VALUABLE MARE.-Tho celebrated racer
last week. She had with her @ blooded colt.
She is now over twenty-onc years old, and
has won for her owners, at different times,
$4,000.
REFUSED TO CuANus.-Thc people Of Ten
ncssce have refused to alter their Constitu-
ton. The official returns of the late election
indicate, notwithstanding the smallness of
the vote decided opposition 10 any change,
Out of 24,S5S votes cast, 20,93l wero against,
and only 1887 in favor oft.
a MARRYING MAE.-They have under ar
rest in New York one Samuel Morris q gent
| of Hebrew extraction, who has obtained
livelihood for somo time by "boardinground"
and marrying some female boardcr in the
house no happened to be patroniz;ns, and af-
ter cohabiting with her few weeks, disap-
pcaring with such articles os happened to be
lying around loose. He is under arrest for
bisamy, as we'll as for snappingup unconsid-
cred trifles
KIssING.-An exchange says that VIC have
n right to take an umbrella or q kiss without
permission wherever wo can. Well, but if
the umbrella isn't returned, the fault is ours,
if the kiss isn't it is the iady's
STEAM PLoUoH.-Among the attractions at
| the Ohio State Fair, was II steam ploughing
machine. It's weight is only seven tons, and
it's engineer declares that eight bushels of
c>al only is required to do a days work,
which will prove an economy of l00pcr cent.
over the horse power.
FoR lSG0.-In Cincinnati, ut a great DEM
ocratic meeting, recently, while Senator
Pugh was harAnguing the multitude and eu-
logisng the President in the most extrava-
CANT style, delegation from one of tho
Wards marched to the stand, bearing trans
| parency inscribed, " Succession in 1860
| Douglas and Orr"
MAN MURDERED.-Mr Thomas Bagby, Jr
was fatally stabbed at acamp ground near
Macon, Geo, on Sunday, the Goth of Sep
tcmber, Bagby WAS attempting to arrest the
negro. mho haI :" jug os whiskcy. Deceased
had a jug of whiskcy. Deceased had boen
recently married.
DEAD-Col. S. a. Wales, at one timo a
resident of IIabersham Co., Ca, died in Co
lumbus recently, aged about sixty years.
The Bro INDIAN."-In Lafayette, Indi-
ana, they have n gigantic Indian on exhibi.
ton. He is 10 years of age, stands seven
inches in his moccasins. and weighs 486 lb.
BIsuoP ONDERDoNR.-A New York cor
respondent mentions, as among the proba-
bilitics, the restoration of Bishop Onderdonk,
of New York, to the Episcopatc. lie says
that the matter meets with tho appreciation
: of Bishop Potter, of Pom, and also of the
+ Rev. DR.. Hawks, who has heretofore stood
in antagonism to Bisop o.
TexAs,--It appears from tho returns of the
census of Texas that tho population of that
Stnta is about four hundred and fifty thou
sand. 1t is stated that in eight years Texas
has moro than doubled its number of inhabi
tants, while its productive capacity has been
deyolonol in a still HIGHER ratio