Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-01

7 A VENERABLE CLIRGYyAN.-The Rev.
Daniel Webb, now a resident of New Bed
ford, Mass and who reached his S1st birth
day on the 18th inst, is believed to be the
oldest Methodist minister in this country.
LIDERAL.-The President of the South Car
olina Railroad has presented the Hon. Ed
ward Everett with the freedom of the road
for twelve IN lth
SrEAMBoAT ExpLosIoN- The boiler of the
steamer Falls City burstcd opposite Jeher-
son city, ON the 10th ult, killing seven per-
sons.
ANOTHER BIGAMIsT.-James l.. Bean, of
philadelphia, was arrested Saturday, for hav-
ing more wives than the law allows. Two
have been welded in the past three years.
LETTER FROM Hon j. b. CLAYAHon. JAS.
b. Clay has addressed letter to the Boston
| Daily AdrcrtiSer in which he corrects the
statement heretofore made that his father
Henry Clay, was the author of the original
Missouri compromise.
BARNuM HIMSELF AGAIN. Phineas 7. Bar
mum is in luck once more. lie is again at
the head of the New York Museum, which
has been languishing for want ofhis patcrnal
care, and with the assistance of S27 900 late
ly received on insurance, is preparing to re-
build "Iranistcn," his late residence ut
Bridgeport, Conn. on a magnificent scale.
HOPEFULLY CONVERTED Moro than n hun
dred of the students of Yale College have
been hopefully converted within a few weeks
past.
Too BAp.-Thc quack medicine men arc
taking advantage of the revival excitement.
An advertisement appears in New Orleans
paper, headed with the momentous question,
"What shall | do to be savcd2" and conclu-
dug with recommendation TO Try 'asasonos''
Magic Bitters and Pills"
| Parry GooD.--Among the acts introduc-
cd in the California Legislature is one 1" to
prevent renegade Know Nothings from being
elected to Congress, until they have been
members of the Democratic party for TWEEN
| ty=onc years"
NAVY AcENT.--A Washington letter states
that tho President has re-nominatcd Benja-
min P Heriot, as Navy Agent for Charles
| ton.
NoMINArED.-Gen. w. X. Easley, of Green
vile, has been nominated as a candidate for
the Legislature from that district.
TEXAS LANps.-An act has been passed by
the Texas Legislature which has received
the approval of the Governor of that State,
aud is now q law, opening the entire domain
| InfI Ihn Stotn fn coll oI Gvo NI,n
lasids in the Reserve to be sold at So per acre;
other land $l.25 and 81.
MoRE BOYS AND GIRLS GoING WEsT.-Mr.
G. c.. Tracy, and Mr.. II. Fricdgcn, are about
leaving New York on another expedition to
the West with large companies of boys and
girls for whom they find homes and places.
SOME CoMpETITIoN.-Fiv and forty cities,
towns, villages and estes of towns" in diff
fcrent parts of Virginia, Maryland and North
Carolina, are requesting their representatives
in Congress to support their applications for
the location of the proposed National Foundry
SAuED.-Hon. +. w. Pickens, Minister to
Russia, sailed from New York for Europe
last week.
| A VETERAN SENATOR is stated that
one of the ablcst and most interesting speech
es made during the present session of the
Pennsylvania Legislature was delivered a
few days ago, in the Senate, by the Hon. W.
wilkins, now eighty years of age.
GOLD ExcIrEMENT.-There is great excite
ment in Iowa about the gold discovered in
Clarke county. Men are said to be taking
out from two to FIVE dollars per day.
ELEcTED.-Capt. James Long has been
elected Colonel of the 42d Regiment, S. G..
NJ, by majority of oftwenty-sevcn votes over
Lieut.. John P. Brown.
TuE DEBT OF MExIco-The national debt
of Mexico figures up one hundred and TWEEN
ty-nine millions, without the floating debt.
This would not be SO heavy load for eight
millions of population to bear, if they could
only establish g government that would give
some security and stability and promote the
industry of the nation.
| ..N S-~---
The SECRETARY or LEGATION IN Rus
sIA.-The EdgeGeld Advertiser says, in
reference to the appointment of Mr. j. f..
Bacon as Secretary of the Legation to St.
Petersburg:
The confirmation of Mr.. Bacon, we are
happy to state, is certain; and he will leave
for Europe in a yeryshort time. We may
add what is well known to many in South
Carolina, that Mr. Bacon is q young lawyer
of high promise at the Edgefeld bar, and q