Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-03-13

TuANKs.--We are thankful to our broth,
or chip-E***-of Albany, n, Y, for his
kindnessin forwarding tous the address of
Mr., Gaskall, All our patrons should read
it: it is headed Motive Forces ofthe Mind"
DEATH OF JUDoE STARK.-Wc learn from
the Griffin (Ga.l Empire State, that Hon.
James II. Stark died at his residence in that
city on Tuesday, 22d ult., of an eruptive dis
case, with which lie has been afflicted for
several years past.
A DUEL,--J. NJ. Taylor, editor of the Ba-
ton Rouge 1dcocate, and a. l.. Gusman,
fought n duel on tho Goth ult., with rifles, at
thirty paces, a short distance below Fort Adj
ans, Miss. Gusman was shot through tho
hips. lie was not considered mortally woun-
ded. Taylor was unhurt
THAT SNow.-It was stated in our last
that snow fell in Columbia, and other por-
tions of the State, to the depth of q four fcot.
It should read four inches!
DsAD.-Frccman Hunt, Esq, the accom-
plishcd editor of the Merchants Mugazinc,
died in New York on the I'd inst He COM
mcnced life as an apprentice to the printing
business.
ArroINTNENT.--Th Washington Union
officially announces tho appointment by the
President of j. P. NJ. Epping, of South Car
olna, to be consul of the United States at
Elsinorc in Denmark.
TUE MONROE DocTRME.-At the Anti-Lc-
compton Convention in Indiana a resolution
was adopted in favor "of the enforcement of
the Monroe doctrine of non-intervcntion by
European Powers in the affairs of this Con
tincnt.
The WINTER IN EURoPE.--A letter from
the Isle of Guernsey in the English channel,
dated Feb. 4, says: "Thc winter with us has
been SO mild that many of the oldest inllabi-
tants do not romomber such a one for the last
fifty years. saw raspbcrries and hawthorn
blossoms last month, and the Vale had goose
berries as large as green peas not more than
a month since"
REMoyING.-Col. NJ. G. Hammond, of Edge
field, is removing to Athens, Ga, which place
he intends to make his home hereafter.
CALHoUN's BIRTHDAY.-Thc Abbcville
Press states that the Hon. A. Burt, at the So
licitation of the Young Mems Christian As.
sociation of that place, will deliver an ad.
dress at Abbcvillc Court House on the 18th
of the present month, on the Character of the
Hon. John G. Calhoun.
The FuGITIvE SLAVE Law IN Onro.-Thc
Ohio State Senate has passed the bill repeal-
ing an act prohibiting the confinement of fu-
gitivc slaves in the jails of Ohio, by vote of
20 to Ia.
Tile Posi- OFFICE DEPARrMENr.-The North.
ern papers arc discussing tho propriety Of
dissolvins the connection between tho gov
ernmont and the post Office department.. It
is contcnded that private enterprise is com,
pctcnt to the work of carrying the mails. I.
E.sTER.-Eastcr falls this year on Monday
the llth April next.
FLoRIDA.-Somc one writing from Florida
says: "We have now corn knee high; cotton
large enough to have forms, and the best of
ali, have eaten ripe watermelon-sound
and good--srown this winter. On Yesterday.
which was the last day of January, wo had
fine mess of bcans.'
TIE Two ATTRACTIONS IN WAsa1yeroS1.!,
1t may appear a littlc singular, yet it ia said
to be true, that the two great attractions to
lady visitors at Washington, are President
Buchanan, who has no wife, and Mr.. Nor
mon Bcrnhisel, who has dozen.
Frozen TO DEArm-The Wilkes county
(Ga.) Republican states that Wilkes Welborn
OF that county, went to Augusta last week To
sell his cotton, and was frozen to death on
his return. His body was found about Is
miles from his residence.
ACHANcE FOR SOMEBODY. THE Danville
(Na.) Nea0s, wishes TO procure tho services of
young man of literary turn, to act as To-
cal reporter. The editor adds: ANY one
wishing to engage in the exercises of the
groy goose quill, accepting honors rather
than emolumcnts as reward, will please OPP
ply at this oficel .li<
A MisrAKE.2The singular fact that the
Atm of March comes on Sunday only once in
300 years, turns out to be no fact at all. The
4th fell on Sunday when General Taylor was
inangurated, and the ceremonies performed
on Monday, and it falls on Sunday every
seven years The Presidential inauguration
falls on Sunday every 28 years. 49,
THREE PERsoNs Burned TO DRATH.--At
Clinton, Mass, Thursday morning. man
aged seyenty, o widow woman aged thirty,
and child, oil Irish, were burned to death