Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-18


was badly wounded, and the other killed
one laid up, the other laid out.
!, DEAD.-fhe Rev. Eleazar Williams, gen.
orally known as claiming to bc the Dauphin
of France, died at Hosansburg, n T., on the
28th of August.
Duel IN FRANcE.-Mr. Charles Astor
Bristed, of New York, lately fought n duel
with the Marquis Gulifet, q lieutenant in the
French army. They had only one shot, and
nobody was hurt. 1t was ali about letter
written to New York journal by Bristod.
"A SNAKE SroRY.-A writer in the Troup-
villc Patcbmdn says that he saw fight be-
tween king-snakc and rattlesnako, the
latter being the largest, but the former com
ing off victorious. After killing his antago-
mist, he swallowed him and crawled off, ap-
parcntly no larger than at FIRST.
COURAGE OF OPEN-AIR PREAcngRs.-
thousand men," says Isaac Taylor, in his
Wesley and Mothodism, "might more easily
'be found who would confront a battery, than
two who, with tiio sonSitiycncss of education
about them, could mount table by the road
side give ont psalm and gather crowd"
GEN. WALLAcg.-The Laurensvlle HeraM
says that this gentleman is still confined to
his home from the attack of paralysis which
he experienced last June.
BRowNLow AND PRYNE.-Thc great slavery
tournament between Parson Brownlow. of
Tennessee, and the Rev. A. prync, of New
England, commenced in Philadelphia, or
Tuesday. Parson Brownlow is suffering from
bronchitis, and his speeches will be read by
another. The debate is to continue five even
ings.
Rust IN OATs.--Thc editor of the Southern
Homest&td says that after careful microscope
ical examination, he has found that the rust
in oats proceeds from n small worm, and that
the rust prevails worst where most rain has
fallen. ,@ .
GEORGIA STATE FAIR.-Thc annual State
Fair of Georgia, will be held at Atlanta, from
The 18th to the 23d of October next, and bids
fair to be not only largely attended, but to
have fine display of the productions of ma
turc, science and art.
Pork lloGS.-rhe Louisville Courier notes
the sale ofone thousand hogs, deliverable in
that city, at ST cents nett.
a GIRL RESCUED FROM TUE MoRuoys.-
interesting case was lately tried before Judge
Eckcls at Great Salt Lake City, for three
days, on writ of habcas corpus, brought on
behalf of an Englshman named polydorc.
to recover the custody OF his daughter, who
Yos carried to Utah by her mothor and was
then in tho family ofone of the Mormon cl.
ders The girl was delivered up to the Uni
ted States marshal to bo remandcd 10 her
father
BAD FOR BRIGuAM--An anti Mormon M
per is about to bo established in Great Salt
Lake City. This is boarding the lion in his
den
PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS il said
that the present epidemic of yellow revcr at
New Orleans has some peculiar characteris-
tics-morked, mainly, by the fact that the
ordinary medical treatment has not the sligh-
test effect as remedy.
LARGE NUABER.-Twenty-fv thousand
persons were present at the opening Of the
fair at st. Louis, on the 9TH instant.
MILITARY TIrLEs.-Thc editor of the Dal.
/ las (AIa.) Gazette, modcstly thus declines
common title, "Colonch" "Neyer bayinr
killed a rattlesnake, or lcon Aid to the Gov
crnor We have no claim to that title"
FEMALE MoDEsrY.-Ladies have generally
| great fear of lightning and this has been
specifically ascribed to their natural timidi
ty; but the truth is, it arises from their CON
sciousness of being attractive.
MORTALITY AT New ORLEANs.-Durinrth
twelve weeks from May Goth to August Odd,
there were, from all diseases, 1854 deaths in
Now Orleans. OF this number 872 were
from yellow fever.
Ilo! NElGnBoR.-Th editor of the Kings
tree star says lie has hcen presented with
q Scupernong grape, measuring .fonr inches
in circumference" and then exclaims: that
williamsburg can beat creation for grapes
and rattlesnakes." We arc not much on
grapes, neighboF but when you come to
snakes, count PiGkens "in!"
Tie SLAVERY DBBATE BETWEEN PAR
son BRowNLow AND REV. Mr.. PRYNE.-
The debate on the question, "Should Amer
lean Slavery be pcrpetuatcd," was opened
this evening at the National Guards Hall.
| The attendance was not very large, but in