Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-11
Pennings and Clippings.

S550, besides paying his expenses Their
hides arc tanned and made up in boots and
the oil as we'll as their teeth AFRO saicable
An ENDORSEMENT OF DouoLAs.-The Hon.
Mr.. Wright, NJ. c., from Georgia endorses
Douglas against the Administration, and
hopes no will be reelected Douglas is win
ming great deal of sympathy in the South.
BURNED TO DEAru.-Miss Mary Mscr, a
young and interesting lady, aged IL, was
burned to death in Chicago on the 25th inst,
by the upsctting of a fluid lamp.
HEAVY TAxEs,-It..is stated that tho New
York city tax levy for 1858 amounts to $8,-
Fl,Oo2, or nearly one hundred dollars per
head for evcry voter. Half of it, as every
body believes" is wasted fraudulently.
FINED.-The Independence Beige states
that young lady liyingin Hanover, has been
sentenced BY u court of shat town to pay
fine of two francs for having worn dress
which, occupying the whole of the breadth of
the pavement, is an obstruction to the public
way"
oNE-EYED.-The Richmond (Ky) .Hes$en-
ger mentions freak of nature, which. we
believe is without parallel 1t is a colt
with but one eye. ,rh" eye is considerably
larger than the usual si4e and in the middle
of tho forehead. 1t was folded on the farm
of Mr.. Elisha Roberts, Madison County, Ky.
DEATHS IN New YoRK-We learn from the
report of the City Inspector that there were
G57 deaths in the city during the past week;
and increase of 10 as compared with the NOR
tality of the week previous, and 81 more than
occurred during the corresponding week of
last year.
TEAS DECLtNED.-The news of the conclu-
sion of peace in China has considerably de-
pressed the tea market at New York, and on
Friday prices declined to 2cents per pound.
The Place FOR AN EXTRA SESSION There
are said to besixty members of Congress now
| sojourniug at the Grccbricr White Sulphur
(Nn.) Springs.
STILL TRUE TO his NATURE.-Antbony
Burns, the celebrated fugitive slave who
elected few years ago, SO much sympathy
from Boston Abolitionists is now in the Mas
sachusetts pcnitcntiury for the crime of rob
berry.
DEPTH OF THE ArLANTIc.-Lieutenan
Bergman, in 1858, made a sounding in the
Atlantic ocean $4,000 feet in dopth equal to
little over 7 ! miles and Captain Denham,
of the British navy, has obtained soundings
at the vast depth of 46, 23G feet or about 81
English milcs.
New YoRE,--Gorritt Smith, abolitionist
is giving the Black Republicans "Rts" in N.
York Both parties have candidates for
Governor and the contest wakes warm 1t
is thought the democrats will be successful
TIE KANSAS ELEcTIoN.- Board of cleo
ton commissioners, constituted by the Eng
lish BILL have issued proclamation, declal-
ing the proposition rejected by nine thousand
five hundred and twelve majority.
PoIsoNED.-A child was poisoned few
days ago in Champion, Ohio, from eating
small piece of cobalt or Ay-stone, which had
been placed on table for the purpose ofdo-
in the use ofsuch poisonous drugs.
HEAVY TAXATIoN.-In the city of Wilwau-
kee, Wisconsin, the people are taxed at the
rate of S2.37 for every man, woman and child
for city purposes alone. The debt of the city
is $2,37O,850.
MINNESOTA HOMESTEAD LAw.-The "home-
stead law" recently passed by the Minnesota
Legislature, cxempts from sale by execution
a homestead of eighty acres, and one lot in a
town or city, with the improvements on the
same.
SEPTEMBER ELEcTIoNs.-An election for
Governor, members of Congress, &C., took
place in Vermont and California. on the 18th
of September. A similar election will come
of in Maine, on Monday. the 18th of Scptem-
Der. The canvass in the latter State is quite
animated.
WAR CoPARTNERsHIP.-Tho London Times
correspondent mentions the probability ofun
expeditions being undertaken against NADIA
goscar by the united forces of England and
France to punish the inhabitants for their
cruelty and piracy.
A GREAT YoYAGR.-The whale ship Laur-
ems arrived at New London, Conn, few
days since, afteran absence of only ono year,
with cargo of 400 barrels of OIL Less
than four and half months of the time was
occupied in whaling, or taking oil, the bal
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