Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-24

at 10 to l2s cents per lb. and in Columbiaat at
II cents per lb.
MIsTAKE.-The Grand Division of the Sons
ofTcmperance meet at Chora w, on the 2Sth
inst, instead of Columbia as before stated
HANDSOME SUM.-The amounts received
by Mr. Everett for his lectures, are: Angus
tn, $S03 Savannah, 81, ,002.80; Charleston,
$1,000; Columbia, $612 These a,nouns go
to swell the Mount Vernon fund.
Loss OF LIrE.--A house near San Juan,
Monterey county, New Mexico, was burned
on the l4th March. Six persons were con-
sumed in tho house. Foul play is alleged,
and an investigation will take place. ~r,
METuoDIsr GENERAL CoNrERENcE.-T The
General Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, will meet at Nashville on
Saturday, the first day of May. BY vote
of tho Legislature, the State Capitol has been
rendered to the Conference for their use on
the OCCASION.
CosTLY-It is said that the cost of printing
Emory's Report of the Mexican Boundary
Survey-a work which no one has read, and
few have ever seen-was $277, ,3O0I
"SrARKLING CATAwDA"ZWe notice that
wine in great abundance is made in Missou-
ri and Ohio from the Catawba grape. The
sparkling Catawba" is equal to Champagne.
The yield of one years vintageis $4,000!
NEW EXECUTIVE MANs1os.--The unitna
otates Senate Committee on Public Buildings
contemplate project for building now Ex-
ccutive mansion somewhere q little out of
town, and abandoning the present building
to the State Department, retaining several
rooms as an Office for the President.
CoNvERTED-I Thos. f. Marshall, one
of the most gifted of Kcntucky's sons, is said
to have become convert to christianity
and temperance"
Ex-MEMBER OF CONGRESS- DEAD.-IIon. j.
Ewing, formerly member of Congress from
Indiana, is dead.
PIoEoNs.--Itis snid that southern Indiana
is full ofpigcons. The ore millions of them
darkoning tho air and covering tho woods.
FAmED.-Thcducl between Ben. Lane Po-
sey and the editor of the democratic paper at
Marion, Ala, did not come off, The latter
gentlcmGn chose rifles as the weapons, and
Posey refused to fight with anything but
"duelling pistols"
FALLING Orr-Therc has been q falling
off in the receipts of the s. G. Railroad, for
the last three months of $26, 1924, as COM
paved with receipts for the same period last
year.
Sr. LOUIS, April l2.-Thc Republican, of
tbiscity learns that the hurricane on the 9th
ult., demolished nearly every house in Bes-
tonyille, Ark, killing twenty-five persons
and woupding great number.
DEAD.--Col. Wm. Maybin, of Newberry,
died Of appoplexy, on tho 18th inst. lie had
represented Richland in the Legislature, and
filled the Office of Er.sor of Columbia.
SELLrNo o0r.-The Legislature of Penn
sylyania has, passed a bill to sell the State
Canals and sunbnry and Erie railroad. a'
New ORLEANS, April l4.-4The' boiler Of
the. steamer Falls City exploded to-day, Just
as the boat was leaving her pier. Seven or
persons were killed and others were injured.
Mr. John simonds was among tho wounded.
GREAT SPoRTINo EvENT.--A match race for
$4,000 q side, $500 forfeit, four mile heats,
L.ls been made between Gen. Thos. j. Weils's
CHI g. Starke, by Wagner, cut of Reel, and
AS. d. f, Kenner's ob. c. Vioeroy, town bro.
to Vouoher) by Wagner, out of imp. Britain
nis, to be run over the Metairie Course, on
the Saturday preceding the regular spring
meeting, 1859.
SLAVE LABoR.--The Jamaica Standard as
sorts that every hundred weight of Suger,
growing in Jamaica, costs fully 100 per cent.
more than tho same quantity docs in Cuba--s
slave laborin .the latter place being the cause
Of the diffefence.rW @tsi lSsuT9hl - s,gd
MsErIyo Or Pass9Y TsY ~ Presbytsrr,y., a..
ter afew days Of pleasant meeting at Gin
tom Laurens district, adjourned ON Monday
Of last week. The next Presbytery will be
held at Fairvis@ church, Grecnyillo district.
on Thursday before the third Tuesday in Sep.
tember. ~
APPOINTED ). u. Bacon, Of this State. has
been appointed Secretary of Legation at ST.
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