Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-12

the country, runs great risk of being dis
honored. The balls, routs, hops, recep-
tions, dinners, and general excitcments ut
Washington, bring women into contact
with many dangerous companions; the nat,
ural modesty of tire sex is soon worn OH in
such scenes; and when modesty begins to
fall, virtue finds no lack of tempters. The
wretched woman, whose fall is said to have
led to this last tragedy, was not at all pc
ouliar instance of sin in fashionable circles
Her singuiarity consists in her having been
detected Her penalty is that her lover is
dead, her husband is a murderer, and her
self disgraoed. Hundreds of others, who
have done as she did, still flourish in Wash
ington, and doubtless in other cities, also.
Ehtladeiphfa EUeni'g Baltctt".
EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMER PRIN-
oEss.---NEw ORLEANS, Feb. 2S.-The
steamboat Princess, from Yicksburg for
New Orleans, exploded her boiler, caught
FIRE and burned to the wator's edgo,at Con-
RAIDS Point, near Baton Rouge, on Sunday
morning. Four hundred persons were on
board of hcrat the time, two hundred of
whom arc lost aud missing mostly resi-
dents of Louisiana and Mississippi. A
large number Of those on board were hi
dies. Those known to be killed are j. w.
Seymour, of Baton Rouge; Mr. Calhoun,
of Maysvillc the pilot and assistant cngin-
eer of the princess III. B. Murphy, of St
Louis; j Hodges, of Mississippi, and
three whose names are unknown. Among
the missing are Charles Bannister and L.
Howard, Representatives from New Or
leans to the State Legislature; Jos Clark,
second clcrk; and Samuel Watts, of Vir-
ginia. No other Northern or Eastern
names have as yet been ascertaincd. A
large number were badly sclldcd and 9th
crwise injured. The boat and Cargo are a
total loss. The former was ono of the
finest on the river.
New ORLEANS, March 1.--Thc follow
ing additional particulars of the loss Of the
Steamboat Princess, near Baton Rouge on
Sunday last have just been. gathered. A
great many ,ofthp survivors are badly scald-
cd aud Otherwise injured. A boat has re-
turned from the wreck, bringing n great
many cfthc dead and wounded The cause
of the fearful disaster, which sllas hurried
SO many precious souls into eternity, is not
certainly Known, but it is reported that the
boat WAS behind time when she reached
Baton Rouge; and that the engineer de-
clarcd he would reach New Orleans by
acertain time, or blow up the boat. Ifthis
bc correct, the unfortunate man paid most
dearly for his rashncss. He was entirely
cutintwo. About one hundredarc wound
cd-many dangerously--and some are now
dying. AS yot, it is impossible to ascer-
tain the number of lives lost. Some were
saved by the boats. Numerous unrecog-
nized bodies are being found along the
shore, whore the turbid waters have drifted
them. No further names of parties from
the South have been obtained.
PROFITABLE, BUT DIsAGRBEABLE Bus
INBss.-Two men, William Whatey and
DIR. p. H. Brassel, have of late made a bus
incss of going into the counties of Georgia.
examining the country records, to find
what farmer has given in too low an csti-
mate of his property, and then Informing
Oh him, getting $40 on every 500 that
the estimate was low. They made S40,-
600 out ofone co, v--Cobb-in this way
They entered Morgan county last week, in
the pursuit of their calling, but the citizens
got up delegation to escort the intcrlopcr
out of town, to the music of drums, gongs,
kettles, etcctera. Brasscl left in advance
of the music, but Whatlcy submitted to the
escort with becoming resignation.
FROM YExAs.-The Austin State Ga
zcttc publishes summary of the State
census, giving total population of 1885,
620, of whom 1873, ,265 arc slaves and 200
free negroes. Ofthe whites, 81 $50 vo-
torS V'hp Go1nff fo think fbof oyor IN 00O
persons have come into the State and set
tied since the rolls closed. In 1850, the
population was 212,402 The same rolls
give the total of acres under cultivation | ;
048,215, of which 58l, 1903 in cotton, 49,
965 in sugar, 977,347 in corn, and 20S,-
00T in wheat.