Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05

died, at her residence on Little Nlver, on thp |
| 22d ult., at an extreme old age being in her
one hundred and third year.
NApoLEoa's DEATH CnAMDER.--Rcv. Hen
ry Wood. @ chaplain in tho United States !
Navy, writing from st. Helena, says that in |
the room where Napoleon died there is now
thrcshing machine in operation, and stalls
for the horses that move it, in his bed cham
! bcr.
| CoNvIcTED.-Oscar NJ Thomas, convicted
in Now York of Kidnapping colorcd boy
named George Anderson, aud selling him in
to slavery in Virginia, has been sentenced to
ten years in Sing Sing prison,
An UNGALLANT PRIEsT.--- Thc Roman Cath
olic Priest, Of Greensville, Penn, was last
week held to bail for an assault and battery
upon an old lady, alleged to have boon COM
mittcd while cjcctng her from the church.
| A NEW WINGED ANIMAU.-The most dan
gerous bat that ties at night is the ebIck-batl
| TuE AcNE OF A BOYS UAprGSEss.-On of
| the editors of the Boston Post says: "We
have enjoyed the world as much as others,
but have never been happier than when Il boy
We found partrido's nest with eleven eggs
| in it,
SINGULAR CoNcLusIoN.-When we sec
pretty female foot, says an exchange, we nat
uraly conclude that it belongs to n beautiful
woman-on the principle that "all is we'll that
ends we'll"
Observation-Disclosures Brook, young lady
OF Albany, aged Ii years, took small dose
of arsenic on Saturday, for the purpose of
Identifying her complexion, and on Sunday
morning was arraycd in shroud for tic
grave.
New Youk, May 2l.-Several parties CONF
prising the firm of Swan & Co., were arres-
ted here to-day, and at Augusta, Geo.. charg.
cd Withholding concerned in bogus lottery.
| They wore bailed in the sum of $40, 900 each
1t said that their receipts have been $780,
600 per week.
\ PRINTER'S ToAsr,-Wo Woman-the fairest
work of creation--the edition boing exten-
siyc, let no man be without copy. Our on
! ly objection to the work is that there arc too
many gilScdgcd and fancy bound copies in
the market.
A DANGEROUS YARMINr.--A yellow wolf
was killcdin Bclloyicw Valley, Iron county,
No, last week, which measured five feet four
inches from the nose to the tail, was three
feet in height, and its foot with the claws,
was five inches in length. The varmint'
had killed one hundred shecpin tho county.
THINHING OF IMPORTING NEGRoES.--The
French government is seriously thinking of
importing 100000 ueg5rvus into aIgcrIa, 10
give an impetus to production there.
DIEDor OH AcE.--Its said that a Cana
ry bird which recently died in Brooklyn, IN.
W was twenty-six years old. lie had been
blind for year: was bald-hcadcd, and his
feathers were blcached almost white.
TnE MouNrAIN DIsTRlcr-Goy. Bragg
has issued his proclamation. fixing the first
Thursday in August, as the time for clecting
q successor to Mr.. Clngman.
OS THE SruMP.--The candidates for the
Senate and House are discussing the various
matters ofpublic interest on the stump, in
Laurcns district Prominent among these
are tho banks, railroads and giving the cleo
ton Of Governor and President to the people.
HFRoM KANsAs.-Boonyille, (Mo.) May 81.
The Lawrence Republicans, Extra, states,
that on the l9th May a party of mon from
Missouri came into u trading post between
Fort Scott and Leayenworth and took twelve
| mon prisoners, carried them into deep ra-
vine, formed them into line, and fred, Killing
Ave and woundlng six.
The St, Louis Republicans Wcstport cor
respondent.gves totally different version of
the affair. lie says that those driven out of
Lynn. County, by Montgomery's band after
placing their families in o place of safety,
captured the men referred to, by mistake,
snpposing them to be Montgomery men.-
Finding their mistake. they released them ::
subsequently guns were fred from the hill
side. which was returned, whom it was dis.
covered that tho released party wero armed,
'whereupon fight ensuea, resulting in the
death often of the latter Tho correspon-
de adds thatno Missourian took part in this
affair.
NEW York, May 27.-Dispatches from
Kansas say that tho fight between Mont
gomery and his gang Of robbers, and the
settlers who were expelled from Lynn c0ln-
ty, took place near Fort Scott. Montgom-
cry fired on the settlers, who returned the
FIRE, killing ten of the gang.
Sr. LOUIS, May 28--The Republican
states that a petition has been received by
the Governor from citizens of Bates and
Cass counties, Mo, asking protection against
Montgomery's Banditti, who had invaded
Missouri, committing fobberies and outra.
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