Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-10
Pennings and Clippings.
CoTToN.-The price of cotton is declining,
in Charleston, with large sales.

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in Charleston, with large sales.
GnEENyLLg.-Judge Wardlaw has order
cd an extra court for Grcenyille District. to
convene in August. "a
loss OF LlrE.--,A dispatch from Louisville,
states that the Memphis packet EcansoiQc
was partially destroyed by fire at the Whisky
Shuto on Thursday of last week. Three
persons lost their lives by the catastrophe
FANCY STocKs.--Among the sales of curl
Gus fancy stocks at public auction in N. York
last week, were fifty shares of United States
Bank Stock which brought fee cents share.
The same party who held these securities,
was the possessor of ten shares of Crystal
Palace Stock, which were also disposed of in
the same way, at the same time, and at the
same ratc--fvc cents share.
VALUABLE DIscovERY-H b. Weathers-
bee, of Barnwell District, has discovered q
gold mine upon his plantations
DEATH OF Gov. OUMMINe.l-A dispatch
from Burlington, Iowa, says that T. B. Gums
ming, Secretary and Acting Governor OF Nc,
braska Territory, died nthe Odd ult.
Cor. BENroN's StcKNEss.--Col. Benton is
confined to his bed with cauccr on the stom-
ach lie is working upon his Abridgemcnt
of the Congressional Debates as steadily as
ever, and hoping to live long enough to fin
ish it.
GRAssHoPrERs.-Iti is stated that grasshop-
pers are Matching out in millions from tho
eggs deposited by the swarm which visited
portions of Texas last year. Already they
cover the prairies. SO far they have confined
their attacks entirely to herbs in the prai-
rlos, not troubling Tho grass or the crops.
New HAMpsnIRE.-Th full Official veto Of
the late election for Governor stands: Rcpub
lican, 36,30l; Democratic 81 $50. Increase
of the Democratic vote, 3Gl; increase of op-
position vote, 1852.
SToLEN.-Ten thousand dollars were sto-
len from the desk Of the Farmers and Plan
ters' Bank, at Baltimore, on last Friday. No
clue has yet been obtained as to the rogue or
the money The sum of $1,000 has been
offered for the recovery of the amount stolen.
| DEMOCRACY IN AMERIcA.--The Manchester
(England) Guardian thinks that Democracy
in America is pretty nearly played out. The
Lobby Members at Washington take an op-
posite view of the question. They think that
the reign of pure Democracy in America is
just beginning.
Hon. f. w. PIcKENs.-The Washington
Union mentions the arrival at Willard s of our
fol hn IL
route for Russia. We understand he will
probably sail in the steamer of the 18th April.
CoNvIcTGD. Mitchell, of Chester, has been
tried for negro stealing, and found guilty.
Hanging is the penalty
SUsrENDED.-Twelye cadets of the Arsenal
Academy, Columbia, have been suspended"
for misdemeanor and rebellion.
VENERABLE MINISTER DEAD.-Rcv. DIR.
Eaton, connected with the Church of the Ad-
vent at New York. died on Wednesday, He
was probably the oldest clergyman in the
Episcopal communion in this country. His
age was above eighty,
JUST PUNIsmMENT.-Greon Martin, con-
victed tholatc term of Washington (Ga. Su-
perior Court of whipping little negro boy
so severely that he died from the effects of it,
has been sentenced to be hung on the 7th
day of May next
TnE SMALL Pox AT CHARLOTTE, N. c.
The Yorkville Chronicle learns that the small
pox has entirely disappeared from Charlotte,
and that no now cases have occurred any
whore in the ncighborhoods heretofore report
ed. M
NATIONAL FoUNDRY.-It has been recon-
mended by the Secretary of War that the gov
ernmcnt of the United States establish in
some eligible and healthy point of the country
national foundry, for the manufacture of
cannon, &C., for the use of tho army.
ST. LOUIS, March 2G.-Western emigration
has fairly set in. The number Of enierants
passing through the city is very large, and
daily increases. The Pacific railroad takes
up over a hundred day, and the Missouri
river steamers are crowded.
SWALLOWING FALSE TEErH.-A man be-
longing in Swampscott Mass, named Bart
lett, swallowed, whilc asleep on Friday night,
set of six false teeth, with gold plate at
tachod, which lodged in his throat, and came
very near causing his death.
STILL ANoTHER.-~The Anderson Carroll
MAN says that there is hce,.ty dollar coun-
terfeit bill on the "Bank of Georpetown~ nm