Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-25

-''VV''''"'Nt' "tPIeNihoVoij iNyN, ~ w pe sus-
pended after the Both of the present month,
in consequence of the non-payment of sub
scriptions. The amount due is said to be
$4,000.
/ ELEcrED.--Col II. g, Poole has been cleo
ted Tax Collector of spar'onborg district, by
a majority of 7S7 votes. The total vote poll
ell was 1885
TnE END OF AN NaoNAUr.-Mr. Poitcvin,
the intrepid mronnut, whose excursions on
horseback caused 50 much excitement in
london, has mot the fate of his predecessors
He fell into the sea- near Malaga when dc
sccnding with his balloon, and was drowned
~ CENTENARIAN IN THE PULPIT.-Rcv.
John Start aged 100 years. preached in Cal
lopolis, Ind, on the 3lst ult. lie was a sol
dier of the Revolution.
ELoPEp.--An clopcment took place from
Falmouth, KY few days since, by which
the bridegroom not only got young and
pretty wife, but q fortune of $4,000 in the
! bargain
TRY IT.--The Gazette RedicaIc of France
says, thatby an accident, charcoal has been
discovered to be cure for burns BY laying
piece of cold charcoal upon burn, the pain
subsidies Immediately. BY leaving the char
coal on one hour, the wound is healed, as has
been demonstrated on several occasions.
SUDDEN DEATm.--.lIcnry NJ. Howard, naval
officer of the port of Charleston, died sudden
ly on the 9th inst.
LUCKY PRINTER Bov.--By the death of Mr..
ll)bson, of Calcutta a youth now in the en-
ploy of printer in London, is suddenly put
in possession Of more than million and a
! half sterling.
DRv.-A letter from Paris states That the
river Seine on tho Goth ult., was so low that
it could be crossed on foot, which ia the first
time for one hundred and fifty years that such
a thing has happened.
Nor DouDrEpAA Virginia exchange says:
I 'honsworty's old Rye" has created a sense
! tio" IL has natioaql reputation. and is
| pronounced bycompc'entinis VERY good"
/ Pir5sHrE9 SEPT. H. A yomg woman
named Miss Horny WAS murdered at eIcycn
o'clock today hy Thoma3 smi;hson She re-
fused to speak with him when he was drunk,
whcrcupon he drew pistol and shot her
Smithson has not yet been arrested
CONVERSION OF JEws.--A wrtcr says there
arc at the present time between seventy and
eighty clergymen in the Church of England
alone who are converted Jews.
SUB RoSA.-Among the Greeks the rose
was the emblem of silence, and was placed
over the banquet to intimate that the CONVEX
sLton shouldnot be reported outside. Hence,
to act with confidential sccrcsy is cmblcmat-
ically expressed by the words Sud ,oSa-un.
, der the rose.
CHANGED.-Thrcc hundred women have re.
nounced MarmoniSm and arc leaving Salt
Lake City. They donouncc Brigham Young
and his apostles" in unmeasurcd terms.
CODA correspondent of the Savannah
(Ga.) Rcpubiican says, that the Fields gold
mine. near Dahlonega, is very rich. The ore
that is now being raised is worth 81 600 rer
bushe. Other valuable mines will be opcn
in short time.
COSTLY LuXURIEs.- brandy, wine, ci-
gars and tobacco imported into the United
States last year cost Sll,034,SGS.
METmoDIsTs.- the minutes of the sew
eral Conferences of the New England States,
it appears that there are in round numbers
one hundred thousand members of the Meth
odet Churchin New England The increase
the past year has been about ten thousand,
including those on probation.
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| pEATns IN New YoRX.-Wc learn from the
report of the City Inspector that the whole
number of deaths in the city during the past
week was 58S-a decrease of four as compa,.
cd with the mortality of the week previous,
and S3 less than occurred during the cores
pondng week last year.
For THE NoRruwEST.-It is said that Gen.
Ilarney will sail for the Pacific on the Goth
instant, and will have force of about rhree
thousand men when all the contingents mr.
rive. lie expects to make short work OF tho
Indian war IN that region.
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| TIE AFRIoANs.-W clip the subioined
from the the Charleston Mercury of ycstcr.
day:
"Lieuts. Bradford and Carpenter, with
the prize crew Of the SLAYER Echo, returned
to Charleston yesterday morning. This
restores to the government the testimony
necessary to the confscation of the brig.
DIR. Thomas Rainey, of New York, who
has been appointed, by the President, Spe-
cial Agent to superintond the return of the
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