Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-23

/ Drumwrlght and John Sllas, have beSn ar
4 restedat Atlanta. Geo, for stealing negro
man belonging to Mr. g. c. Howell, of At
4 lauta.
FooLIsH PGoPLE,-The Partisan world is
said te be in q state Of feyerish excitement.
Not only are the nights taken up with dame,
ing, but the days are consumed in making.
complicated preparations. Never was there
sreh an exclusive rage for fancy balls.
BAprtsM OF MtLLERlTEs-Sixtee Adven-
lists OF NTillerites, were baptieod in the river
near Newark. N. j., on Sunday. Eight of
them were females
To BE HUNo.-A. j. Lingo has been con.
gicted at Marietta, Ca, of the kilIiugof Rob-.
ert Duncan, and sentenced to be hung on the
9th of May.
| SUDpEEDsATH--TheD Darliagt ton Flag says
that Mr.. Edward Woodward fell dead in the
strects,o Of Marion village only few days
since.
DEAD.--A despatch from Milwaukee, dated
18th Instant announces the death of Hon +.
| v, Whitton, Chief Justice of the Supreme
| Court of Wisconsin. who died at his residence
In Janes"ille on the afternoon of that day.
LOVE us. STEAK.-Byron was disenchauted
when he saw his inamorita eating. In 9th
CIR words he faltored when youth and beauty
were at steak.
| ALL GoNE.--Tbo recent cold weather and
heavy frosts (says the Asheville Netcs, of the
l4th,) have cut off our fruit prospects almost
entirely, There may be late apples, but
peaches are MOTTO be hoped for.
SAVANNAH, April In the Federal Court
to-day, true bills were found against Charles
Lamar, II. +. Aiken, John III. Tucker and
Others, for holding Africans.
TnR French BROAD RoAD-Wc learn
from the AsheyilIe Macs that the magistrates
of1Ienderson County have unanimously pass
cd an order to submit 4 proposition to its cit,
izens to subscribe 100000 to the Fronch
Broad Road. Those of Buncombe County
have also submitted one for $l25. 900. The
Ne,cs has no doubt that their action will be
endorsed.
AN EXPENSIVE FAMIIY.-The Sultan of
Turkey has thirty-six wives and even hun
dred and eighty female slaves, which costs
him forty-seyon millions Of dollars a year.
i
A ToUoHINe ScENE.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York g Her.
ald'' writes as follows: e
"A striking demonstration of female
sentiment here took place last night, when
George Sickles, father of the prisoner was
surprised by visit at his hotel of some
twenty ladies, who came in body to ex
press their sympathy for his son, and to
! say thatif he thoughtit would give any
comfort to the accused, they would daily
present themselves, with more, at the
Court House, The person at the head
of the deputation was a venerable woman
OF some three score years, she used the
strongest expressions of conmmiseraton
for the prisoner awe demand his dis
charge she said, "on behalf of our SEX
Let him be convicted, and the libertine
obtains new license. Let hi.l be yindi,
Gated, and virtue requires no new guar
antce"
Mr.. Sickles, Sr., made feeling ac-
! acknowledgements in reply to this novel but
touching display of good and vrtuous SEN
tmcut by ladies in this community. He
said he would not take upon himself the
responsibility of answering their inquiry,
but he would make known to his unfortu-
nate son this spontaneous act of sympathy
by band Of noble women, and he was sure
it would besmost grateful to his feelings.
THE SIcKLEs WAsHINeToN,
April l2.-Seycn witnesses for the defence
have now been examined, including the
Hon. II. j. Walker, and servant of.Sick-
les, who was present at the time Mrs. Sick
les signed the confession of her guilt
During the rendition of Mr.. Walkers tes-
timony, the prisoner was so overcome by
hisemotions, as to mako it necessary that
he should be removed temporarily from
| the courtroom. The court djourned while
theGrgunient was pending, touching the
admissihiljty of Mrs. Sickles' confession,
as evidence in the case, which is said to
| contain the full particulars of repeated of
fences.
WAsHINGToN, April 13.-Judge Craw-
ford has decided not to receive Mrs. Sick
les confession in evidence. Several wit
\ nesses were examined as to his state of
mind previous, aud the circumstances
which Immediately preceded the killing
a great deal of sympathy is manifested in
the community for the accused.
LAMARTINE AND THE SEsS EMPEROR. The
Paris. correspondent Of the Literary Gazette
states. that few days ago the Emperor
sent NJ, della Gueronniere to NJ Lamartine
desiring 10 say that he intended to proposc
ltotho Corps 1egislatif vote of 100000
/ francs,( 81 fnn}n}1 aayAar e, ha ,,a;d 70 o,.,