Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-26
Pennings and Clippings. .

Rep' sentative from ohio during the lato
Congress. associate chief Justice for the Ter
r't"ry of Nebraska, in place of Judge S. w.
Black. who has resigned.
STRAwuERRlIs AND AsrAWAous.-Fiveo ois
Southern Strawberries arrived at Now York
! per steamer from Charleston on Tuesday aud
were sold at 81 per quart to two broadway
saloouS, OH Wednesday last.
! TuE REASON Wmv-1he Court of Errors
have been unable to Ind any one competent
who will undertake the codilcatiun of the
laws of this State
EDUCATION IN TrHNEr.-Quito progress
| sivc stop has been taken by the Sultan of
/ Turkey. lie has ordered y reorganization Of
the Turkish schools and that provision be
made for the clucaton of girls.
TERRIBLE LE1r.-Whilc Rev Thomas p.
Calhoun Presbyterian minister, and his wife,
were crossing bridge Mt St. Cloud. Minncs-
ota, iii sleigh on the Goth ult. the horse
became unmanagcablc, and jumped from the
bridge to the hard frozen bottom below. n
distance of thirty feet, killing Mr.. Calhoun,
""' SSNC'cI. nus WIG.
F4rAL ArrNAy.-Thc Coleton !S,tn relates
difficulty between James Strickland and
his nephew, Abraham Strickland which oc-
Cured last week. 1t resulted in the death
of James Strickland, by being stabbed six or
seven times with knife. The survivor was
lodged in Jail.
( RATHER a LARGE FAMlLY.-A German nat
nralist has described coo species of flies.
which ne has collected within district of ten
miles III extent. Thirty thousand different
kinds of insects which prey upon wheat have
been collected
New York, March ia SLAYER was can.
I tnrcd oil Porto Rico in February, and pro-
we'd to be the bark Majestic. She had over
looO negroes on board Collision is charged
between an American captain and the own
cr' who made his escape, and the authorities,
by whicht the ncgrocs landed at IIumacoa.
DEAD.-Mike Walsh, of New York. is dead.
lie was III many respects remarkable man,
: and represented New York in Congress for
several years 1t is supposed hc fell in the
streets and broke his neck
MILKY MATTER.-A number ofpcttions
have been sent to the Massachusetts lcrisla.
turo asking for the appointment of an inspcc-
tor of milk. The petitions set forth that the
number of COWS in the Commonwealth is $50.
900, and that their annual yield of milk a-
mounts to the value of ST, 100000. Middle
sex county sells annually 100000 worth.
SENTENcED.-Judge O'Ncall has sentenced
two horse stealors in Edgcfcld to iu,prison-
ment until the first Of January next. and to
receive each fifty lashes on the bare back
YANHEEIsH SpREADrNG.-Several London
weekly papers have adapted the Bonner sys.
TEN of advertising, and inserted whole pages
Of advertising matter in the London Times
anu other leading papers there, as Mr.. Bon
ner does in the HcIuid and other journals
there. iankeeism is spreading rapidly in
Europe.
CoNINc AcArN.-A Spanish paper in Los
Angeles, California, entitled El Clamor Pub.
lico is not disposed to "give it up so," and
has raised the familiar names of Fremont and
Dayton rs candidates for the next Presidcn-
cy and Vice Presidency.
True BILL.-Thc grand jury Of Washing
ton has found true bill against Mr.. Sickles
for the killing of Mr.. Key.
CouNrERrEIr.-The Augusta Evening Dis
patch of the 10th inst. says: A counterfeit
$50 bilR on the State Bank Of South Carroll.
ma, was passed on one Of our merchants this
morning.
NEW ENrERPRISE.--lt is in agitation to
build railroad from Washington, Ga to
Chester G. H., in this State Thisis the old
Piedmont route, and is of much Importance
to the section of country through which it
runs and connects
Four PERsoSs DRowxEp.-A dispatch
from Bowmanville. Canada Westdatcd March
Is, says: Two men and woman and child
were drowned off Port Darlington last even
ing. They were in small boat which cap
sized in gale. Their names are Mr. Crock
er, MIR. Terry Mrs. Terry and child.
TnANKs.--Thc Queen of Spain has issued
a royal order, in which she thankfully ac-
knowledSes the assurances of fidelity which
have reached her in the shape of enthusiastic
addresses from Cuba, in consequence of tho
debate at Washington on the purchase of that
island by the United States.
IluSG.-Thc Columbia Carolinian states
that james Goings was hung in that city ON
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