Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-10-29
Pennings and Clippings.

Henry Clay, in Lexington, KY, is nearly
completed. 1t is said to bc enc of the hand.
soonest works of art in tic country.
A WIFE MrRDERER-A man murdered
his wife in Detroit, in the presence of their
| children on the Sd inst. He was Immediate
ly arrcsted-thc children being witnesses
against him.
WmAT y PIrY ?-Wc see from an exchange
that Gen. Ward b. Burnett to whom the
gold snuff box was recently awarded under
the Will ofGcn. Jackson, for being the bravcst
man from New York. in the Mexican war
has recently been dismissed by the admins
! traton from the Office of Surveyor General
of Kansas and Nebraska, for habituul drunk
cnncss.
CuARITAnLE.-lt is stated that the Mason
ic fraternity contemplate the raising of
fund of 100000, II portion of which is to be
devoted to the building of a Masonic temple
at the seat of the Fcdcrni Government, and
the revenue derived from it to be applied to
the purpose of establishing house for the
support and education of the orphan clll-
drcn of deceased Masons.
CENSUS FAcrs.-One of the takers of the
school census in Cincinnati, in his pcram-
bulations through the city recently. went
INTO domicil whore he found lady who
said she was LOB years old On being
asked whether she hal any children about
the house, she replied that she had but one
boy, who was at work in the other room and
was 81 years of age
LARGE NUMnER.-At tho trcnnial parade
of the Fire Department at New York on
Monday last, there were seven thousand fire.
! men, with one hundred and thirty engines
in procession.
y NovELTy.-At tho Mcrimack County
Fair, at Concord, this week, there is to be n
novelty never witnessed in Now England, II
scrub race. the "slowcst horse winning the
purse" All the horses so to the saddle,
md no one rides his own horse, but rides tie
horse of some other man.
From TExAs.--Indian dcprcdations con-
tinuo on the Texas frontiers, and families
arc fleeing for safety.
TALL SrourrNG.-A fire engine, in Day
ton, Ohio, lately threw stream two hundred
| feet high through five hundred feet of hose.
and with an inch nozzle. This is said to be
the greatest throwing of water from an en-
Sinc yet recorded.
MONEY SCARCE IN KgNrUcKY-Thc Lou
isvillc ,ioauHat says that money is and has
been scarce in that region, caused by the
low prices and want of demand for the farm
productS-cOrn, wheat, bacon, &c. In the
last six months the Kentucky banks have
reduced their circulation five millions of d,l.
! lars.
CoTToN SHIPPED During the week end
ing Saturday, the Sth, l0903 bales Of cotton
were shipped from Memphis. OF these
| 1928 were taken to New Orleans; 2,O93
for the OHIO river and l,3S7 for the St.
! Louis.
OLD BAcuELoR RENov ArIoN-h man down
East has invented machine to rcnovatc old
bachelors. he can make quite decent young
man, and have enough left for two small
I puppies pair of leather brccchcs ard II
kettle OF soft soap.
Mass MEErISG.--Thosc In favor of re-
opening the African slave trade held mass
meeting near Charleston last week. one
Aw"''~I a" .GHy persons ~crc present.
TO nE IuNd.--Two criminals are sentenced
to be hung at Marietta OF Friday, Goth. Mr..
Lingo for the murder of Duncan, and Gam,
for tie murder Of Collins.
BLOOD THIRSTY PRINrGRs.-A couple of
ionrncyman printers, in New York, named
wilkins and Hughes, exchanged "lcaded
matter,' from pistols, in Frcnchs Hotel, a
few days since, in q quarrel. Hughes got a
"qnod in the breast, and his +" form" was
taken to the hospital. wilkins "distribu.
ted, himself as rapidly as possible "A
foul case"
GEoRGIAs DAuGnTERs.- of the most
celebrated authoresscs in this country arc
natives Of Georgia: Miss NJ j. Mcintosh,
Madame LcVert, and Miss Evans, of Moble.
whose new novel "Bculah," has rendered
her famous in a few short months.
Pacific RAILRoAD.-Thc Pacific Railroad,
in Texas, has wcathcrcd successfully it's
troubles, and is going forward to completion.
RUSSIAN ENTERPRISES &c Russian GOV.
crnmcnt, it is stated, has Just commenced n
railroad to connect kiey with Odcssn. 1t
Will take fifteen years to build it, and it will
involve more difficulties and heavier outlay
than would road from st. Louis, Missouri,
to San Francisco, Cal.