Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-10

tho Legislature by one who now hol6lsa high
position in the administration" Can the
wrterrefer to Secretary Cobb, who recently
returned to the National Capitol2 ~ 49,
f. 4LoGtsy5LLE, Sept. 2.---In. difficulty at
lIopskiuyille, Ky, between w. w. Weston
and Col james Jackson, late candidate for
Congress. the former was shot md Instantly
killed,
REylyALs.-A revival has been going on
among the Bnptists III Newbcrry District.-
Forty were baptized at one time, recently /;
| since then good many others have attached
themselves to the Church, says tho Rising
San.
WEDDING IN JAIL,---A Detroit paper. re-
| counts "a sable weddingin jail" and says
the bride was dccked out in all the fncry sho
hcould muster, having got herself UP for the
occasion without regard to expense. a
wreath of hollyhocks encrcled her head set
Oft in the background by thickot of a4para-
gus, over which was thrown green veil to
hide her bushes.
T., RIOT AND Loss OF LtfE.-On Thursday of
last week o riot occurred at Way,osbutg,
Pa, between a number of whites and bluckS.
Oao white man, named Zimmerman. was shot
through tho head and instantly killed. Some
three others were also wounded with pistol
shots. Tire inhabitants talk of lynching the
darkies. Some eight are in jail '''
AGRtCULTuRAb SJCIETIEs.-Illinos, the
great "granary" of the Northwest has 8S
agricultural county societies; New York n !;
| Indiana 76; Pennsylvania 6S-; Ohio 6S !;
Iowa 46; Massachusetts IL.
A CHEAP pLAcE TO LIvE.-The. chaplain
of n United States vessel stationed in the Chi.
m sea-, says that n aboring man can hive
comfortably in the interior of that country
on food costing only cent per dny:
I EIoRsEs FOR NAroLEoN-Th steamship
Vanderbilt, which left New York Saturday,
had on board seven horses for the Emperor
Napoleon. They are valued at $S, 900.
New Po$r OrrIcE.-A ncw post Office has
been established in Abbevillc district called
Alpha, and Mr.. Wesley Robertson, appoint
postmaster.
A." StIcHr OFrENcE FOR CnIeAGo-Jum.
pertz, the murderer of Sophia Werner, in
Chicago, has been granted now trial by the
Supreme Court of Illinois. There seems to
he great deal of sympathy for him there.
/. Probably it is on account of the slight char
aetor of his offence. lie only killed the young
woman, cut her up into convenient pieces,
and packed her in pork barrel. That was
| really all.
The UMnGELLA GUARD.--A burlcsIue tar,
got company. dcnominated the "Umbrclla
| Guard" made its appearance in the streets
of New York Tuesday morning. bound on q
| pleasure excursion Each man of this fan,
tastic looking force was armed with an UNI.
brclla, and bore no other implement Of war
'--unlcss it was "pockot pistol"
| CoNUHDRuM.--What is the difference be-
tween a sleepy horse and a tobacco plant?
One is n winking steed. and the other stink
| ing weed. Richmond Why responsible.
! Liberal BEqUrsr-Thc late Major NJ. A.
Browder, of Alabama, loft by his will the
sum Of 100000 to the Glennville (4la0
College and Military Institute The interest
on this sum is to applied to the payment of
professors salaries, and the education of poor
| boys.
FIGur dN \ AHorsE Top.-Two masons
who were employed in building chimney
on top of new house on Congress street
got into a quarrel yesterday, in consequence
of too free indulgence in Intoxicating lq-
huors They maintained their nrccarious
footing and carried on the dispute by hold
ing to the half finished chimney and stri,
king at each other with troweTs over the
top of it. This method Of fighting being
rather slow, one of them snatclIed up a
brick, and, needless of consequences, hurl-
ed it at the others head The unfortu4
nate individual who received this salute
topplcd over and rolled OFF the roof, while
the victor coolly resumed his trowel, and
added Il few more brick to the chimney.
Hearing no noise below, his curiosity in
duced him to slide down to the caves and
look over, when his gaze was greeted by
1.-The sight of his antagonist scrambling. up
asoaffold pole, with venganec in his eye
ond no signs of broken neck, whercupon
he took to flight and down on the opposite
side, believing his enemy invincible after
undergoing such q tumble. = Dstroa Free
! Press
/ NAPoLEON's 3 PRoGRAMME.-rA shrewd
writer in Blackwood's Magazine, summing