Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-17
Later from Texas.

yAhe steamship NleSleo,s Capt. John Y F. Law
less from lndianola and Galveston, arrived
this morning. - fi7' S.sN fF~.d @
Galveston was visited witha a sanall amount
ing almost to u tornado, about 4 o'clock on
the morning of the 30th uitimo. o s+ ''s'
The prospectus the grain and fruit crops
IN Western Texas isreported as remarkably
good. The San Antonio Herald says that
more than two weeks ago, on the Medina,
there were iioids Of corn .s:Sye!than Il foot
high. The stands are remarkably good. The
peach and plum trees are overloaded with
young fruit. The last frost did no damage
Tile Telegraph states that in 1914 tho con-
morce,ot the city of Houston consisted in the
exporting of about 5, 900 bales of cotton. 9. :
600 hides and $4,000 pounds of paitries, max
ing an aggregate of about S175 600. The
Sales otmerchandse were about $50, ,000--
Now the commerce consists ofexporting 90
QUO bales of cotton, 10000 hides. and other
produce valued at 10000 The aggregate
value OF it's exports is about three and a half
millions of dollars,
In severe hail storm at New Braunfels,
on the 18th ultimo, several hail stones were
picked-u up weighing, itis said one and aeuar
ter pounds.gse. ~ . ,.-,ss..- =
The Austin tntelligcncer learns that Cant.
ford's company have secuted all through
Brown county, without finding any indians,
and have, come to the conclusion that there
are no Indians there,
Grasshoppers, the Austin Gazette says,arc
very bad in the vicinity of San Antonio, and
IN fact IN almost all the counties Southwest
OF Austin. Serious apprehensions, are en-
y iert3nhned by the planters that the crops will
'be destsoyedl Nffs 81 f.~3 ~ III
They have had tremendous in.in. Aus
III I.d iate y For four days the sun WAS hid
nieht of dense clouds, until at last on the
came down amidst liiihmssoo, the rain and hail
roars of thunder with Si6l lightning, and
.pletcly. doluging the city, The river r009e'-
foot during the night and six feet the next
day Trees and fences were blown down,
and also the houses of Messrs. Dorse and
Barnes, some eight miles to the north of the
city. sr
The Palestine Advocats, ofthe oath ultimo
reports the Trinity river out of its banks, and
still rising. There was considerable cotton
on the river bank awaiting shipment. .--Ae,c
+ Orleans Picqy,p,e. ,,,:. , ~, .. ?.
( WONDERFUL GROWTH OF KANSAS Cit
,IEs:--A Kansas correspondent, in allusion
to the rapid growth of Kansas, says:
( aThe growth of Western cities hasulways
been quoted as something marvellous and
this one of TX Leayenwofth will not fall be-
hind the most marvellous accounts of theii
progress. LESS than four years ago not a
building was to be seen on the spot where
now resides atileast eight thousand people.
In the space of fthreesyears and a half fi4has
grown up to its, presentproportions and is
still increasing rapidly Two daily papers
and three weeklics, are. published, in this
city. The Various printing Offices are over
run with job work, aud business generally
is prosperous. In addition to the progress
in the newspaper line, the ciGzcns are pre-.
pairing for the Introduction of water into
their city, and ,alsoSintend lighting it with
gas. "A great deal of activity is apparent
arising from the preparations, being made
hers for the Utah Expedition.oy gy.r
"A sWIPE IN. a RlNa.4-A certain nobI
who lately visited Paris, was noticed to b,
constantly plunged in deep sadness III
wore on his finger a very remarkable ring
large enough for, a bracelet, and extendeC
over his hand like, buckler, for the rinE
finger. It was of greenish color, and wa.
trayersed by red veins 1t attracted tn,
attention of everybody, butno onewas bolt
enough to interrogate the mysterious stran
ger, until one ,dayia lady, meeting him in !
pubic parlor Ventured to say, fA.ou' wea
very handsome nng tThe, Kussliil
made a movement as though he would con
eeai his hand @ but that teelllng gave way T
a desire to unburdeen DC Al himself, 81 IS no
ring, he answered, but q scpulchre !!
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+ had the n|sfort,,ns to.Jose +Lo,t ( so,n,
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