Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-08-21

way from school, and never learned to read.
lie first went to sea when nine years ofagc,
and has served OH shipboard in all parts of
the world ever sincc-at one time on
German man. of-war, and then again i'll the
employ of the East India Company, acting
as captain of the maiu-top in one of their
vessels In July, 1857, he became ac-
quainted with an Irishman named Thomas
Fahey, and both went to Portland and ship
ped in the Albion Cooper. The brig, soon
after leaving port, was found to be lcaky;
the second mate is stated to have treated
both Williams and Cox, the negro, with
great barbarity, and finally Williams stab
bed him, for which he was placed in irons.
Alterward the mate called him into His room
drove nail into a beam and hung him up
by the beam, the forward part of his feet
just touching the floor. He was in great
pain and finally tainted.
Finally Cox broachcd the project of II
murder of captain and crew, and supplied
some knives and razors, which Williams
fastened to sticks. The Irishman Fahey
was alone taken into theirconidence. They
first killed Capt. Humphrey, who was asleep
on the deck, with two blows on the head
Il
but he died without struggle lie then
went behind tho second mate and struck
him in the head with hatchet. His cries
brought out the first mate, who was also
struck in the head. He rctrcatcd to his
cabin, where he had hard struggle with
his murdcrcrs, but was finally despatched.
As he came out, Williams met the 2d mate
whom lie had left for Cox, and finished him
with few blows of the hatchet. The last
murder was of a seaman named Burns or
Davis. They put iron with tho bodies and
threw them overheard. Aftcrwurd they
set the vessel ON fire and abandoned it, and
were picked up by another vessel, when
Fahey disclosed the horrible tragedy in
which they had been engaged Williams
and Cox will be hung on the 9th inst.
A YEAR OF ABUNDANcE.-Thcrc is q
high promise of u year of abundant food.
In the regions to which the civilized world
mainly look for the supply of food, the pros
poets are of large returns to the labors of
agriculture. In England, whore the sup
ply of food is so important that the effects
of abundance or scarcity extend to all the
commercial countries, the harvest has be-
gun earlier than usual, and with favorable
weather. In France, where the peace of
Europe depended largely upon a good crop,
the same favorable appearances prevail
and in this country the yield promises to
be enormous. The vine, that has suffered
so severely all over the country, is now
flourishing to degree that leaves no doubt
that the vintage of 1858 promises to take
its place among the great years of quantity
a,1 q, ~
afflicted it has been mastered, mainly, we
believe, by the application of sulphur.
Procncnce Journal.
AN ITEM FOR THE ABoLITIoNISTS.-
We are indebted to the Kindness of tho
railroad agent at Hodges, says the Abbc-
vile Press, for the following interesting
item, which our abolition friends would do
well to consider:
"4A list from the Cokcsbury Depot, ofG
& G., II. r.. reads thus, cone bale cotton
shipped by Sam, Negro slave of. Mchcy."
Wonder how much the free negroes of the
North ship? If the owners of slaves in
this vicinity would let their negroes ship
their crops i'll their own names, yankcedom
would be astonished." AGENT.
A QUAKER who had his broad brimmcd
hat blown off by the wind, chased it for II
long time with fruitlcss and very ridiculous
zeal. At last, seeing roguish-looking boy
laughing at his disaster, he said to him:
cart thee profne lad 7" The youngster
replied that he sometimes done a little in
that way. '"Then," said bc, taking half
dollar from his pocket, "thcI may damn
yonder fleeing hat fifty cents worth"