Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-03-27
Pennings and clippings.

place, teachers and scholars, are requested to
meet in tho Church, at &c, clock, A. NJ, or
next Sabbath, (tc-morrowsl 5...ic,t,.
TnE CorroN MARKET.-Tho cotton market
OF Charleston is on the decline, sales making
alta lower figure than last week
SPIRIT RAPPING DELusIoN N.-'rhe N. York
SIN states that Victor Mix, q resident of
Hume, Allcghany county, New York, has
been seated for tho last four weeks upon two
dozen eggs, for the purpose of hatohing them,
by the direction of the spiritsl
FATAL AccIDENr.-Mr. John Rudlcr, of
Augusta, Geo., was killed bya fall from n
buggy on Sunday afternoon last. The horse
Runaway and threw him out.
DRowNED,-Joscph A. McJunkin, of I'm
ION district, was drowuod in Broad River,
last week, while fishing.
LARGE TERRIToRY.-Nebras is our lar
Scst Territory twill make almost eighty
States as large as New Hampshire. Nebros-
ka IS about one-sixth the size of Europe.
DEATH OF a SENATOR II. l.. Tillinr.
hast, Senator from st. Luke's Parish, died
recently. lie was lawyer, and a man of
talent.
a WEIGnTY CABINET.-The members of
MIR. Buchanan's cabinet have been weighed
in the balance, and are not found wanting,n
their united weight being 1,046 pounds!
Tie LEvIATHAN.-The cost of this steam
boat, the largest in the world, is four and a
half million of dollars
DEAD.-Mr. Galloway Montcith, promi-
ncnt citizen of Columbia, died in that city,
few days sinccin his SD year.
FLuNXEYIsM.-A Washington correspon-
dent ofthe Now York Times informs the good
society readers of that journal that ''fhe
Saturday receptions at tho White House are
the more agreeable from the fact that both
the clerks and the trades-people of Washing
ton are unable to attend thcm." s1s
FILLMORE FOR PRESIDBNT-The Harrison
Flag, published at Marshall, Texas, has at
the head of it's columns the namo of Milard
Fillmore for President in 1860.
AN UNENvIABLE DIsTINcrIoN.-Itis is stated
on what appears to be undoubtod authority.
that tho city of Cincinnati, Ohio contains
more groggerics than any ether city in the
United States, except New York.
SLEICnING AT CoNsrAyr1NorLE.-O the
29th of January, two Americans, at Constan-
tinoplo fitted up a sleigh and drove around
the city, an exploit never before accomplish
cd in that place. They passed up and down
by the Sultan's palace. The Turks were do
lighted.
IuE REVIVAL AT BosToN AND OTHER PLA-
cEs,-Tho Boston and other Eastern papers
represent the daily prayer meetings as alton
ded by numerous bodies of the most respec-
table citizens, and the interest taken in the
matter is rapidly increasing in all quarters.
IlIGH.-Corn meal is selling at $3.50 per
bushcl in Gilmcr, Texas
DEcLINEs.-M Warren d. Wilkes, ofAh-
dcrson, declines being candidate for Con-
gross, to succeed Col Orr.
Loss OF LIFE.-On the 18th, tho steamers
Princess and Great Western came in collision
near Raleigh, Ky The Princess sunk, car
rylng down the freight, with a loss of seven
hyesl NJ
NOT ALoNE.-Pickens 10 not alone in res.
pect to the peculiar names which her streams
bear, as we sec mention made &c "T,,elve
Mile Greek" in Lexington district. Perhaps
1t is cousin ofits larger namesake up this
way
LARGE VoTE.-According to q calculation
made by Truth, a correspondent of the
Anderson Gazette, this Congressional district
can poll IL 500 votes
RETURNED.-Tho famous bardue Adriatie
which. escaped from the French at Marseillcs.
arrived ut Savannah, Ga, on the 18th instant
A Coop LSw.--The Legislature of Lous-
lana has just passed law that " all free
persons of color found in the State after the
first day of January next shall be sold into
ss"vory." This is a good law, and we should
like "a - see it of force in this and every South
a WiNDPAlN,--The Detroit AdoerttSsr SAYS
ul''V hifS' lhoma~> washerwoman of that
city, has recently beceae heir to a fortune of
million of dollars in Eu.,ue.
WAsHINGrox UNION. MIR. ,s,rnol;,. w an
dell, late public printer to Congres, has sue.
cceded the Hon. w. A. Harris, IN the rubli-
cation of the Washington Union.
HOG CHotERA.--An epidemic supposed to
be the cholera is said to bo killing off the
hogs at a rapid rate in the soathwestern por.
ton of Montgomery county, Va One gen