Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-06-25
Pennings and Clippings.

NhhEN' ihLb.-- hc population OF the town
of Grecryillc is 2,ll0.
INDIANS KtLLED.-A special dispatch from
Independence to tho st. Louis RcpablicNn
says Tint party of U. S. soldiers surprised
about eighty lodges of Camanchcs, near Paw
nee Rock, aud killed 25 men and 90 women.
n CoiNciDsNcE.-It was Marshal Dara.
quay d'Ilillicrs' division that won the first
battle in tho lato Russian war. In the pro-
sent war it is the same division that gains
the first victory.
ThE LATE CoHEr.--Mr. Bruhn, cclcbra-
ted Prussian astronomer has announced that
it will take the late comet two thousand one
hundred years to travel around its orbit and
pay us another visit, and naivcIy "supposcs"
that " fow of us will be here to welcome it
back"
DEATH OF AN AUSTRIAN GENER,L.-Thc
Austrian General Bcncdick who was woun-
dcd in the thigh, near Casale, and was obli-
gcd to have his leg ampatate'l, has died of
the operation. 1t was whilst experimenting
one of the unsuccessful attempts to GROSS the
Po, at Frassinetto, that lie was wounded,
TIE KANSAS ELEcrioN.A .ALeaycnwortl,,
Kansas, juno l3.-Thc rcturus OF the late
election show that tho republicans have a ma
iority of three in the Constitutional Conycn-
ton.
New oHLrASs, June i0.4-A duel took
place today between Messrs Thomas and
Borton, of this city. They fought with
swords, and both were wounded. The duel
was the result of a political difficulty.
i'll the mt. Vernon Record" we observe
that another instalment of $4,000 has been
paid over by Mr.. Riggs, the treasurer, to Mr.
Washington, in payment for Mt. Vernon
Out ofS2OO,oO0 purchase money, only about
100000 now remains to bc paid,
y PLAGuE.-The Louisville Journal says
that on Monday evening terrific descent of
gnats was made on that city. Places of
amusement .wcrc rendered uubcaraIac. -
Gnats were showcrcd OH tho hotol tables till
the lights in the chandeliers had to be cxtin-
gUishcd. Eyes, cars and mouths were expo
Scd to the annoyance.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Slidcl, of La, has
been appointed Minister to France in nluce
of Mr.. Mason.
AGAIN IN ruE FlELp.--Sam. Houston an
nounccs himself candidate for Guycnor of
Texas. III. II. Runncls, incumbcnt, is the
democratic candidate.
Esd or TIE ChILtAr REyoLUTtox. rtcr
n bloody battle between Gen Yidauri, with
1000 government troops, and 5000 rcvolu-
lists under Gallo, near Coquimbo, the ChiIian
revolution has been brought to n close. vi.
dauri triunphcd, taking 600 prisoners and
all the guns of the enemy. Over 2, 600 men
were slain. The government soldiers had
taken possession Of Caldera. The revolutions
ary party had been beaten in the south also.
a GRAND STALK.-Thc Butts (Cal Record
says: We have n stalk of winter barley
grown this spring on Whcclor's Ranch in
this county, that measures exactly eight feet
from the root to the head Such produc
ton is wonderful even in California, and
"ou,u MAKE an Eastern farmers eyes bug
oo' '''' you couiu nang your hat on en-"
PArExr.--Thc Washington Constitution
announces that letters patent, bearing date
June a. have issued to MIR. Eli Moore, of
o'oo town. ). Carolina, for improvement in
p'oog"s'
PRioREss VICToRroUs.-Th American marc
Priorcss won another race in England OH tho
I'd inst, beating two other mares.
TnR NEXT PREstpENcY.-A movement in