Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-11-26

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A DUgL,-AAd duel was fought in Alabama
q short time since hy II. c. Childers and G.
Randolph, both of Greensboro. Cause, per-
-spnal insult-weapons, pistols damage, Chill,
ders wounded fatally Thus progresses civil
ligation. ,.---,-.-e-.. '.,~ .e'.~~
DIED OF REMoRss. "A Prusian lady was
run over and injured iy an omnibus in New
York, on the 20;h ultino, and died from the
effects of the same IL few days after A coro-
ncr's jury acquitted the driver of the vehicle,
one Christopher Ilealcy, of all blame, but the
young man took the death of the young wo-
man 81 much at heart, that he fell ILL.,, and
recently died of rcmnrsc
MISUNDERSTANDING Uedard, n fortune tc,-
lcr, was found in New Orcaus, on the morn
ing Of the 7th instant, lying dead in her
chamber, with her throat cut from car-to ear
Her watch and money were missing She was
about G3 ycme old and n native of Ohio
ABANrER.-Conversng ono day with
fashionable and pretty belle, tho facctious
Mr., Spriggs observed that, " Ladies' that lis
ped wished to he kissed" The young lady
beG're had snokcn ,unaffecteliy, but now re-
piled, Tho I've hoard thay."
NASHVILLE Tam. Nov. lS.-.Allcn A.
Hall, editor of the News. killed G.. q. Puin-
dexter, editor of the Union and American.
in street rcncontre to-ay, ly shooting him.
The fight resulted from an editorial quarrel
ARREsT.-Two stragglers, "almost naked
and bare.footel." were arrested in Shenan-
d"ah county, Va, last week, suspected of be-
ing insurgents" but were afterwards dis
charged Another was arrested in Rocking
ham county, Va, and is still in Jail there
MANsLAuGnTER-Thc case of the State vs
Dozier, at Georgetown. FOR homicide, has ter.
minated in verdict Of manslaughtcr.
TIE POPULATION OF GBoRGIA.-.A According
to late census takcn i'll Georgia. by the
State authorities. its population is about l..
0j0,0O0. In 1850 IL had oo5 900 Increase
in nine years, about 10000.
RECENT FIRE At BUrFALo, n. Y.-A ror
ton of tlieruins Of the Grain Elevator, which
was burned last week. fell on Tuesday nf
tcrnoon, burying ten or twelve lnborors, who
were engaged in clearing the ground. Two
Of the unfortunate men were killed and four
were injured.
PMLRoADs-TlIcre is now in operation
in the United States one mile of railway to
every 200 inhabitants in England, one to
$500, and in the whole Of Great Britain, one
to every 1900 Inhabitants.
SEDlTious LANGUAGES. Dancnborg. pre-
prictor of shoe store in Norfolk. VA. has
been indicted by the Grand jury of that city,
for using sclitious language relative to the
recent insurrcction, saying that Brown was
fighting in q good cause" The H,rnN says
DanenborS left that city after finding that
he had gotten into trouble.
Rtcnr,-Tho Legislature of the State of
Georgia has adopted resolutions endorsing
the conduct Of Governor Wise and President
Buchanan.
FIRE At RocuE$TER---The tanncry at Ro-
chester. n. y, belonging to Mcssrs. Fitch 4
AlIings, was destroyed by fire on the Is inst
The loss is estimated at so 0,o00--tlc 'insu-
rance amounts to only 100000.
RELEAsED.-W. II. Palmer, who was ar.
rested in Momphis, Tenn. suspected of COM
plcity with Ossawottomic Brown. was re-
leased last Saturday, on $4,000, aud allowed
to so at liberty.
a SMART WoMAN-Miss Helen VI Dresser
is described rs a ynnngand beautiful woman,
who escaped from Utah two years ago, has
witlIintcn months. travelelover IL 900 miles,
written a book of 400 pages and six lectures,
which she has read to over 300 audiences
throughout the country.
DEAD--Ex CIV Gilmor. of Va, died in that
State on the 18th instant
TIE "CuMPAss- FLowER-.L little plant is
found upon the prairios of Texas, called the
"compGss flower" which, under all circum!
stances of climate, changes of weather, rain,
frost or sunshine, invariably turns its leaves
and flower towards the North. thus affarding
an nnorring guide to the traveller. who, un-
aided by the needle, seeks to explore those
vast plains alone
GES ToM TuuMB-tien Tom Thnmb will
be % years old in january next lie resides
in bridgeport, Conn. where ne owns q fine
house on the Main Street, valued at over
$4,000 lio drives q pony which he says
will travel a mile in three minutes
ORDERED To LEAvE--A pe,lInr Of maps. ma
med a II Plumicy. supposed to be nm abnli-
ZIONIST in Disguise. wue ordered to luuye Fin
castle. Va, last week. or take, at his option,
u coat of tar and feathers
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