Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-19
News of the Week.


portion of the press Of this and some of the
other Southern States are labouring hard to
produce what they term crisis" in the af-
fairs of the country, which, according to their
unlimited stock of wisdom, is to knock this
glorious Union into fits. Admitting the fact
that the tangled state of public affairs and par
ties running not over everything that is just and
constitutional, would it not be as wise to pre-
pare the people of the South for this great
change, as it is to create iistrust and schisms
among our own people? The attacks upon SEN
ator HAMMOND and other public men are as
unwise as they are futile. acknowledgements
of this government must be q nomcntous event.
and, without union and concert at home, can
only produce disastrous failure. broad pa
tiotism. such as should govern us all, teaches
prudence, unity of action, and great forbear-
ance. Disumon has no tcrrors for us, but we
have abiding confidence in the wisdom of united
action, and the patriotism of the Southern peo-
pie
Advices from Rio Janciro are to the 9th of
January. II was reported that President Io-
PEI, of Paraguay, had visited his forts and in
spectcd bis troops, who were eager to meet our
forces. The steamers Atlanta and Caledonia
sailed to join the Paraguay expedition on the
20th.
The slave yacht Wandercr was sold at auc-
ton, at Savannah, on the llth instant, to Mr..
c. a. LAMAR, for $4,000.
The total circulation of the banks throughout
the United States is SOS, 1888, 300 600
Fifty of the Wanderers Africans have been
arrested by the Uni.,d States Marsha. at Jack
sonyillc, Tclfair CO., Ga, and carried towards
Savannah. legal contest is likely to arise, it
is stated, ns to the proper owner of these Afr-
cans
Gen WM WALKER, the fllibuster man. was to
leave New Orleans for California on the Sth in
stant. His designs are not known to the pub
lie.
Mexico is still in fighting attitude BY
recent arrival we learn that severe battlc had
taken place near Cordova, in which the left
wing of MmAMoN army was completely routed
by the Liberals. Gen. MInAMoX's army LOST
one hundred killed, three cannon, three hundred
muskets, anda large quantity of military stores
Gen DEGoLLADo was preparing to march against
the capital, with ten thousand men. The Lib
erals had captured GUANAJUATo and AGNES
CAEIRNTEs.
AT OsnegO, n. Y, on the 9th, tho floor of the
Catholic Church gave way, when fonr persons
were killed and several Injured.
The Unitch States Senate, which had been
called together by the President, after the adj
journmcnt of Congress-, for the transaction of
executive business, adjourned finally on the 9th.
Hon. RoB'T L. MCLEAN, of Maryland, has been
confirmed by the Senate as Minister to Mexico,
and starts for Vera Cruz on Wednesday. lie is
authorized to torecosnizc the Juarcz Government,
ifhot government is able to sustain itself against
the Church party.
The State election in New Hampshire, on
the 9th, resulted in favor of thcBlack Repub-
iicnns. The Governor, Cyngressmon and
Legislature are of that stripe.
The last steamer from California brought
81, $50, 600 in gold, and no news of any i'm
pOrtance.
Riots appear to be the order of the day
Ky, whore three men lost their lives under
very painful circumstances. At Elizabeth
port, N. j., a strike for higher wages took
place amongst the coal laborcrs. A fight
easued and ragged furiously, and fire arms
were used freely. Others, on q smaller scale,
are taking place in other sections of the coun-
try.
I'ho remains of Thurston, the lost Kronnut
were found near Toledo, ON Sunday, and fu,-
ly identified. 1t will be remembered that
he fell from his balloon in September last,
under circumstances which excited universal
interest ut the time.
The steamer from Europe brings the well
come intelligence that cotton had advanced
slightly in Liverpool-tho sales of the week
were large. The chances of war absorbs
everything else. The French minister of
war has contracted for fen millions of ra-
tiona. Tho second division ofthe troops have
been ordered from Algcrs to France. 1t is
rumored that General Lamorieiere offered his
services to the Emperor, in case of hostilities.
Allithe active battnllions in Paris are to be
increased, making each regiment Of infantry
1900 mon. The Sardinian Senate has adop.
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