Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-08-13
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Killed ny XWoNAN.-lA notorious ruffian,
kuqwnin the Southwestern Arkansas as;Jack
Cado. was rocently killed by woman whose
husband he had shot. The widow challenged
him to fight a,duel, and MS the rufian de-
chncd. she attacked him with revolver and
lodged three balls in his body, one of which
passed through his heart.
Hot WEATHER ~ GEoRGiA.-Two negroes,
one bcl0ngingsto jacob phinizy, Esq the
/ other to Mrs. Rcbecca Dunn, Of Oglcthorpc
, county, were killed by sun-strokc, week be-
fore last This is most unusual occurrence.
CoiirGEs The Cincinnati Gazeftc pro-
tests against the multiplication of Colleges.
and is of tho opinion that American Ca
legcs need not be increased i'm number, but
they should hc increased in the munitions of
education. in teachers. in discipline, in learn
ing, in libraries, and in all the modern arts
of developing and imprcssing the laws and
principles Of science" So we think.
LIVELY PLAcE.-A Western Virginia cd.
itor lives in lively place. Here is his week
ly summary; Town dull--nobody runaway
geese have left the street." nary" dog
fight.
y GnUNG WtDDwER.--'rhc death of tic
young and beautiful Queen of Portugal leaves
King Pedro very younS wil,wcr. The de.
/ ceased Queen was only % years Of ago, and
the day of her death was her birthday The
event wns sudden. and tue reioicimg3 intend.
! ell for one celebration became mourning
preparations for another.
Az IrEM For THE L,DlE<.-Thc newest
thing in Paris, just now, is said to he u bon
net made Of fine black hair cmbruidcrcd with
buttcrcups in Silkrn straw. The ribbon used
Er the trimming has black ground and
the flowers at the sile are entirely black with
jet centres. The effect of this combination
is considered rs very original and it has the
advantage of dcfyins dust.
| Loss OF CorroN Tho loss of cotton bv
fire, chiefly ut sea. during the past wear,
amounted to $S29,7G5.
| BLAcKnERRiE3.AX .AXD IIucKLEnERnirS. HIM
tlrcd1 of bushels of these fruits arc now sent
daily from Now Jersey to Now York city
Blackberrcs bring from 81 to 81 per bushcl,
and hucklebcrrics S225 to 4.jU.
BLACK ToNGuE.-The Mobile .tdrrrfitcr
learns that the black tongue has made its
appearance among the cattle in the upper
part Of that county. One planter living near
Citroncllc. has several oxen laid up with it,
while the Inhabitants generally have been
compelled to dispense with the use of milk,
from the same cause.
STuMr-lIor>E TuNNEL-BARuEcuE.-T
/ great mass meeting ut the stunp-huuse tun-
mol comes of OH the 10Th Of Augiist. Let
the delegates appointed from Macon, Jackson
and Haywood be there. Friends ot the Blue
Ridge Road, turn out, aud meet your gencr-
| "us. Palmetto friends on the 18th. ain, l6t
Sond cheer and harmony characterize the
occasion. There will be some fine speaking
-Perry AID Mcnimnger, and host of 9th.
crs-S Ia Carpina's ablcSt statesmen will
be the e; and his Excclcmcy Gov. GiSt will
add t. the interest by his presence. Now is
the time for union and concert OF action
Let 1T not be said that North Carulimans arc
tiiht.hcartcd or disintcrestcd in so nabic :,
cause Let South Carolina resolve to prose
cute this. her hest and snreSt hope of cnnncc-
ton with the West. We have entire conf
dcnce in the company aud officers who control
this work ii is destined tn he pushed forward
to completion; and we confidently expect to
be abb; IN few years to take pnssagcUn the
cars from this pltcc to Knoxville or Charles
ton. lot none, then, who cherish genuine
friend hip for the B!uc Ridge Road remain
inactive. ffa'Miin lM O. 0Lmrrer.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT OK THE SoUTu CARROLL.
NA lsAiLRoAD-FvE PrRsoNs KtLlIp.-Wc
learn that, on Thursday evening. u terrilL.
explosion occurred on an engine ON the South
Carolina Railroad, about fourteen miles aboyc
Branehvillc The engine was running in
the same schedule with n freight train. but
was in advapcc of it, From what we can
learn, the conductor ON the freight train and
some others had got on this engine so that
ut the time of the explosion there were five
| persons on it. all Of whom were Instantly
killed The explosion was q terrible one.
blowing everything to pieces and throwing
| the drivers To the distance of ono hundred
yards. Not one of the party survived even
long enough to he able tn give any account of
| the cause of the explosion. In an instant,
they were every one hurled into ctcrnity.
Their bodies were horribly manglc,l. some of
them having their arms torn off, The cnoi-
| neor. we arc informed. has been on the road
| Tor twenty years, aud was always regarded
| as very cautious runner The following
| are tho names of the unfortunate men: -
THOMAS Kingdom, engineer: Mr.. Chitty.
freight conductor: Mr.. Van Dekin. freight
conductor; Mr.. Mitchell, fireman; Mr.. Ad.
ans iiremaa.-C CaroliniUn. GM.
| ALBANY, August 3.-An accident occurred
on the Northern Railroad last night. near
Schagticokc, to the down train. which was,