Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-10-22
Pennings and Clippings.

VIII preach at Mt olivit Camp Ground near
IIckcnsville, on tho second sabbath in Nov.
at III O'Clock A. NJ.
The MARREr.-Cotton was quoted in
Charleston, on the 18th, at 81 to liz cents
per pound.
CHoLERA-The cholera is killinp the bnfr,
ioos on the western prairies by thousands.
DEATH OF GEN. SAM'L. CsuIksHANK.-Tbe
/ charleston ucrcmy notices the death of this
distinguished gentleman, at Baltimore, on
the 9th inst Gen. G. was merchant in
Charleston and had held many places of
trust both military and legislative. lie was
twice elected to the Legislature of South
Carolina. and there the same valuable quail
ties werc exhibited
The HIGnEsT PEAK-Smoky Mountain
n c. proves to bc the highest peak in the
United States, instead of White Mountain
~ H., as heretofore supposed. 1t is G, 700
feet high, while the latter is but c, 300 feet.
ENORMOUS YOKE OF CArrLE.--There is a
yoke of cattle in Hampton, N H., weirhine
some three tuns. The owner has declined
an offer of $4,000 for them A strong affcc.
ton exists between one of the animals and n
barn'Yard chicken, which is exhibited in sew
eral ways, and markedly.
Worm Four MlLLIoNs.-Don Estcbon
Santa Cruz dc Oveido, of Cuba, who married
Miss Frances Amelia Bartlett, at New York
last Thursday, is said to he worth $4,000
OOo lie owns large sugar and coffee nlon.
tat'onsln Cuba, and egrocs without number.
lie is 20 and his brluc 10 years old!
J NOVEL ENrERxRIsE.-Therc is some talk
| OF establishing a newspaper on board tho
Great Eastern, not only for tho entertain
mcnt OF the passengers, but also rs 1. means
OF communicating instantly on her arrival
all the ncws she brings.
lNcREAsE-'rhe new city directory of Phil
adeiPhia shows population of $4,000, an
increase of 2Gl ,23S stree 1856.
"A SHIP LOAD OF ConLIEs BuRvT.-Tbc
ship, Shahjcchnnpore, bound to the West
lhdIcS with coolies, was burnt at sea July
lst. The crew, sixty-lour in number. were
rescued, but all the coolies, to the number
of $50 souls, pcrishcd
AccrpEYTALLY Suor.-On Friday night.
Lieut.. MiAigan, U. S. r. s., in Norfolk. while
handling revolver, was accidentally shot i'm
the left hand. The wound, though yery
painful, will probably result in no permanent
injury to the hand.
BLUE RIDGE RoAD-Many citizens of
Etgchcld request n meeting on saedny in
November to ascertain the sentiment IF the
District in reference to n further apprnpria.
ton for the completion of the Bule RIDGE
Railroad.
RAmo ANGNALs.-rhe Harrisburg (Pu
O"ion says that rabid dog in that town, ON
Saturday, bit two hogs md cat. The ca,
went mad on Sunday, and for some timo be
fore it died barked exactly like a dog.
Imports or New Yoak.-The imports Of
dutiable merchandise into the port of New
York last month were SIT .36l,O6O against
Sl5, ,4H.6F for tho same month of lS58.-
The exports were $l4,037. .497. of which So.
2G6,GSl were specie. The revenue from Gus,
toms was $2,9OS 800 against 81, ,9OS. .o35 last
year
PUNISHMENT FOR GAMiNG.--At Columbia,
George Patton, convicted of gaming. has been
sentenced to one year and ten months i'm
prisonmcnt, and one Thousand six hundred
dollars fine.
Coon WHeAr CRpP-It is stated that
John Brown, of Whcatland. Monroe county.
produced this year, l,400 bushels of good
wheat from G3 acres, averaging 33 bushels to
the aero.
The SELF-RULING ENVELOPES The Post
Ofhee Department has filled orders for three
hundred thousand of the new scf.ruline
stamped envelopes. They are now for sale
at the principal post-oAiccs of the Union.
PRoGREssING.-On hundred and sixty.
eight miles Of the Pacific Railroad in Mis-.
Sonri have been completed. ot an aggregate
outlay of nearly $l2.000.O00. There are yet
one hundred and fourteen miles to build, in
order to complete the road to Kansas City.
This is to cost 81 ,O00,O 900 more.
LET THE DIsUNIoN1srs BEwARE.--Tom
Corwin said in his Fourth of july speech at
the Tippecanoe Battle Ground, "If were
Emperor, the tongue of disunionist should
be torn out and his dry Zones made to rattle
in the wind" But Tom is not Emperor
EARrHQUAKEs.--Thc were two dietinct
shocks of earthquakes in San Francisco on
the 9th, and another on the 10th.
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-A breach of promise of