Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-09
Pennings and Clippings.
CoTToN.-This article is quoted in Charles
ton at " to'l23 cents per pound.

''' "s'4 't-i Neuts Per pound. o
NtSirSo.---The U. S. Attorney General,
Judge Black, is on q visit to Charleston, on
account of bad health.
MEAN >SIAN.--Wc always think of avery
mean man, that lie is made by one of ma.
tore's cobblers, and like an unfinished boot,
thrown of without being Sou'cd.
HEAVY AffLlcrioA.- Since tho beginning
of represent month, says Boston paper.
Mr.. Thomas Vance, of Lyndon, Me-, has bu-
ricd six children. The disease which swept
away nearly whole family was typhoid Gc-
yer of" very malignant type,
PMa.-The treasurer of the Georgia State
railroad has paid into the State treasury of
nett earnings for the month of March, $35,-
600; or ut about the rate of $400, 900 wear.
MINISTER'S LUXUREs.-The Rev. Mr.
Stone, of the Park street Church, in Boston,
being about to pass six months in Europo,
babe farewell to his congregation on Monduy
evening. The scene of parting is reprcscn.
ted as ntfcctng-not to say tcndcr-ash he wns
kissed in turn by every woman in the con-
grcsotion. Some, who were very sorry, kiss
cd their excellent pastor two or three times
Wonder how sorry the husbands were? 20
No Go.-An aticmptis being made to ppe
new life into the old whig party of louisiana
The effort will he fruitcss one.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DgoREg.-Johnson.
who was on trial last week in Rappnhannock
county, Va. for poisoning his wife, has been
found gully of murder in tho first degree.
and sentenced to be hung on Friday the lSt
dayo May.
BIC prLg.-Ncarly 100000, principally
in American gold, was taken from the Emper-
or Soloquc as he was on the point of clnbar-
king for Kingston.
lloMDAYS.--Thcy have five holidays in
louisiana, fixed by law, namely, Jan 4. Jan.
s, Feb. 22, Good Friday, and the 4th of July.
MORE GoLD.-Accounts from New Mexico
mention the recent discovery of abundance
of shot gold on the banks of the Arkansas.
and u letter writer thinks tue prospect for mi
ncrs there better than ever existed in Cali
fornia.
CHARAcTERIsTIc.-The furniture and house
hold effects of the lOto Z. Barton Key, were
sold at auction on Friday last There was n
very large attendance, especially of lmlics.-
Ills library was not disposed of.
TnE MILITARy.-~Thc Orangcburg Soutl,on
favors the rc-cnacmcnt of the law providing
for the establishment of military cncamr-
mcnts. the commission soon to assemble is
charged with remodeling or improving the
present system. But brigade cncampments
in our opinion, will do neither
Is !, TRANcE.-The body of Miss Brady
vino is supposed to have died in Norwich,
Conn, on the l2th, still remains us at last
accounts-n state of perfect preservation,
although kept in a warm and comfortable
room. Sheis supposed to be in trance.
a LAZY RAscAL.-A man named IIazzle.
ofRaIls county, Mo-, is posted for being too
lazy to so for physician to attend his dying
wife: lie lay in bed by her side, and refused
to stir 10 help her.
JOY co WITH HIM.---The Hon. Johua 7.
Gidl:ns 8 has ta<cn his farewell Of his constit-
4ents in a letter published in the AshtabuIa
Snttnct.
WIDows WELL TAKEN CARE oF.-Widows
are well taken care of in Middlcboro', Mass.
At recent town meeting it was "voted that
all the widows in town that pay no tax, have
200 hcrrngs, on presenting an order from the
Selccmen."
Two NEGRoEs KlLLED.--The Darlington
F2og states that, on Thursday last, two nc
sroes on the turpcntne farm of Owens & Co.
wero accidontly killed by tho falling of u tree
Two others were wounded.
RECEirrs or CorroN.-The total increase
int receipts ofcotton. tothelatest telegraph
ic mail dates, over those of last year, is now
seven hundred and ciShty.fve thousand, five
hundred and eighty bales.
MoRPnr AGAIN TRrUMruANT.-Mr Mor~
ply has just achieved another great chess tri-
umph in Paris. His Antagonist was the
President of the London Chess Club, and the
result was, seven games for Morphy, one
drawn. aud none for his opponent. 1t is said
he will not visit Berlin. -
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LoUIsrANA--Thc population of Louisiana
is 646,97l of this number, 300, 800 are
slaves.
AlIARD LICK Elisha Potter member of
Congress from Rhode Island, on being abus-
cd by some illmannered member of the
House. rose and said =" Mr. Speaker, when
am at homo / associate with gentlemen,
but when come to the Congress Of the Uni
ted States ! an obliged to associate With such