Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-05
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The Navel Appropriation bill was up.
WAsUINoroE, Feb, 25,--A difficulty which
lately occurred between Mr, Bowie, Menu
Der of Congress from Maryland and MIR.
Linton, Of Arizona, has been amicably adj
justed. g,l,sl. r....,
Mr.. Sickles has prepared a compromise
Thrift BILL virtually restoring the tariff of
l846, with the list of the Tariff of 1857.
and specific duties on iron. d
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--In the Senate.
to-day, Mr. Slidell said, as the defective
rules ofthe Senate permitted the minority
toprevent a vote, he would, rather than
sacrifice the appropriation bill, and thereby
render 1T accessory for u call of an extra ses-
sion OF Congress, and particularly as the
Senate has already expressed an opinion in
favor Of the acquisition of Cuba by d test
vote of twelve majority Inst pigbt--hc sa,l
he would withdraw tho bill, and bring it
forward the next session of Congress.
The army appropriation bill was passed,
dollars for Notifications.
The House passed the Post Office appro-
priation bill in the same form as reported
ON yesterday. f
The President sent in his veto of tho
Agricultural College BILL
There wis an unsuccessful effort made
to take up the, Tariff bill.
Various amendments to the Appropria-
ton bill were acted on and the Naval Ap-
preparation bill was debated =,
aa' ADvERTIsTNd.--0no A of our exchanges
says that discontinuing advertising is like
taking down ones siSn-@a sort of retire
ment from business, and the public treat it
as such. Or they may regard it as evidence
that something has gonc wrong in the busi-
ness which requires privacy from investi,
CATION. Whatever construction may be
put upon it, the result is disastrous. Now.
VIC advise all our readers who may have
fallen into the common error of the season,
to como out of their holes, to put up their
signs once more, and to advertise in MS ma
ny papers as they did in the best timcs.--
While business creates business, it creates
a talk aud stir i'm business circles, and re.
minds people that they have no right to be
leading dronc lives, even though the times
be dull And even in the worst of times
advertising always pays well, and the more
OF it there is, the greater viii be the circu.
lat'on. ofmoncy, and the sooner will be re.
stored condition of prosperity.
TpREE MBx PoIs0HED.-The Post Master
mt Cberaw, $. e.. says the Hcrdid uf the
10Th inst. received Yesterday note from
Bennettsvillc, containing tile fnllowing:-
" Three men killed here yesterday 10y prison.
supposed to have been in whiskcy. John
w. Graham. Annanas Graham and John b
McCnllum were the victims. John G. Ter
rel has been arrested and lodged in Jail
clrcumstantial evidence very strong against
him"
HORSE TuEvEs-1wo horse thieves
were lodged in the Jail of this district ON
Saturday last. ThcirStory runs thus They
are brothers, named Jones, and citizens OF
Virginia, connected with the L. +. VS. OF
that ancient commonwealth Travelling
South, they got out Of funds In Colum.
bia, they stole horse and a mule to cna,
BILE them to make Roadway in their tour.-
Reaching Edgefeld Dsstrict, their mule
took sick and they had to leave him on the
roadside. Proceeding few miles, they
arrived at Mr.. VIM. Toney's; it was night
and nobody was up on the promises. Not
wishing to disturb tho family unneccssa.
rliy, they entered the horse lot and took a
mule to supply the place of the one lust
left behind. A filly followed them out OF
the lot aud went ON in company. Ono OF
the gentlemen then concluded to go and
look once moro after the sick mule; found
him so far convalesccht as to be able to
proceed on the journey; and took him along
out of pity SO they all went on. their
way, rejoicing and wbicketins "over into
the State Of Georgy whether beyond the
big, Kioky'' or not is unknown to us at
this writing.
But the next morning early, after the
last theft, Mr. Toney awoko and missed
his tae!e. He saw the traeksand eellotecd
in pursuit, accompanied by bIr. f,arkiu
Swearingeu,. In acouple OF days, their chase
rcsu!tedincapturing the entire travelling par
ty, men, mules, horse aud flly Allarrived
safely back at this point on Saturday.
Jfow much of truth there may be in the
statement of the thieves, it is Of course i'm
possible osay. We give it, in the hope
tliat'is will lead to further discoveries. -
Pass around the story, brethren of the press,
and let us lreaf,if any Of you know. aught
of these Virginia gentlemen" Perhaps
their tale my lead to the tr,cilig out, of 9th.
er thleyesandi ithieverfes, Etigcfeld 4f,t-
,,a,estise. 4, % .s~
WAsnrSGfoS. Feb 27-Phillp Bar.
ton Key IT. s.. Distfict Attorney for the
j District of Columbia, was fired'at and kin,