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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
20 You wish % BaY Bargains !

/, Do You wish TO Buy Bargains i
Call on Mcssrs. piGrER s BowRY, WooDIN
y Co., nd G.. RIEcKE, Jr. The stocks of
these gentlemen are not to be surpassed, aud
they bave a clever way of treating you to
bargains that is particularly pleasing. When
ypu visit Walholla give then, trial. AT
Mr.. RiEckE's, you can also have your coat
made to pcrfection-Friend WALsEMAS has
nosupcrior, in his line, in the country.
MIR. CARY, the obiging Tax Collector, sends
firth this week his annual advertisements 1t
demands especial attention. Mr.. voS lIoL-
LENS saleof property, together with various
new advertisements in our, columns, will at
tract The notice of the public.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
The Blne RIDGE panera

rmy On the first page of this paper can be found
oyisrtho conclusion of series of editorial articles
''1 a % taken from the charleston Mercury" on
q over re eabject of the completion of tho Blue
uSe whtdSe Railroad. They treat the question in
'y-sodIe proper spirit and are having the desired
"is ud f sfees 1t is great enterprise, and should
lc, whefScussed in spirit commensurate with
- the Importance of the work. Argumcntand
practical illustration can alone convince tho
mind, and friends will agree with us in the
remark that there minds enough to convince,
'nd some of them of high order of talent.
we have on our table several able speeches
delivered during the discussion of the subject
Ipefore the Legislature, which VIC shall give
To utF 1E..iiErS e s,r, narI, anv
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
The --latest News.

The last arrival from Europe reports decline
IN the price of cotton, in the Liverpool market,
Of Led. Reasonable doings have been carried
20 9 dangerous extent in Ireland and arrests
! have been made. The papers publish President
BUcHtNAN's message in full, and are in an ex-
ccelingly bad humor over those portions of it
1aVoring the acquisition of Cuba, Mexico and
Central American &ffairs.
The ihbustering schooner "Susan," which
cleared from Mobile for Nicaragua sometime
since, was wrecked on the 10Th ult so miles
from Balize. British vessel of war rescued
tl9e "cmigrants," and returns with them to
Mobile.
Mexican affairs are still in confused con-
dFion Fighting is carried on generally, and
tti9ir appears to be no settled government in
tle country.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
To Correspondents.


Enterprise" shall appear next week.
Ne regret the delay. but communications
Esgith us are published in the order in which
slsey sre received. A good rod is only the
aere eaaetiyc by being kept in pickle: so,
seek ont for kccn blade
: Pro's2 article has boon received, but is
4 {iqadsnlssiblc, for tho reason that a personal
iiscussion is not productive of beneficial re-
sslts; aad, fnorcoycr,wc do not intend that
L such discussions shall hereafter commence
slsewhcre and seyhinatc in our columns
Z Z 20 tiss attslE esssh of the parties have been
hoafor-6ad should be satisfied with this dis
! position Of tho matter.
The article of Teacher" can only appear
as an advertisemcut. Without this under
standing, tho precedent desirol to be set up
is not a good one; and, besides, the publica.
ton of the article in question would not be
advantageous to any.
We dlsire to repeat, what we have before
said, that we are not responsible for what our
correspondents may writc. However, we
shall not publish anything without tho writer
or ourSolf is responsible for it.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
Exchanges,

Ihe new year brings numerous changes in
the character and composition of our contem.
poraries.
The '" Baurensville Herald passes from Mr..
STOKES into the possession OF Mr.. JAMES Ho1-
LiNdswoETn, most worthy practical printer.
MIR. ii. l.. MoGowAN, young man of high
promise, is the editor. The "Herald," always
good must now be better; and we wish all
concerned in it much success!
Messrs. III. A. GAlLLAWD and w. B CLARKE
assume the joint cdi;orship of the "Farfcld
Register, under hattering auspices. We cor
daily welcome them into the newspaper ranks.
The "Camden Journal the oldest paper
In tho State out of Charleston and Columbia
dons a new dress, which it wears with bright
moss and becoming modcsty. There is not a
more independent editor in the State than Col.
WARREN. lie deserves success mt the hands of
an apprccioting prblic.
The Petersburg (va.) Express" has been
enlarged, and comes out in new and tidy suit.
The daily is a spirited and we'll conducted sheet,
from which ismade upa weekly of entertaining,
instructive and useful reading. Here's han
Ply new year, spiccd with an abundant success,
for our Virginia friends. A. F. CEurcmrIELp
Co. are the editors and proprietors
The "llome Journal "a choice New York
weekly--comcs in for passing notice Whilst
one-half the literary world are shouting for tho
"Ncw York Ledger" we prefer torecommcnd
the Home JournalS to ladies and gentlemen
who desire the visits of the best literary papcr
in the country. Address Messrs. MonnIs & VIII
LIS New York city; 50 aycor
MURDERS IN NEwBERRY-We copy tho
following from the Consorvatist, of the 4th ::
We regret to chronicle two murders com
mittcd in this district during the recent holi-
DAYS:
The first is the murder of Elzcy Morris
committed about eleven miles below this
place, in the region of the Stone Hills, on the
night of 2jth ultimo. Morris was killed
while ut n neighbours house The verdict of
the jury OF inquest was that he came to his
death by wound from a shot gun. The
| evidence duplicates man named Croobcr.
Capers Counts and Mrs. Counts, mother
of the aforesaid Capcrs.
On the night of the 3lst ultimo, Reason. n
slave of John j. Kiber, resident about thir-
tron miles from the town, was found dead
near his masters house, horribly manglcd,
with his throat cut lie was supposed to be
killed some two three miles from the spot
upon which he was found, brought there and
! md In atcnce corner near the roadside jeff.
the supposed murderer, slave of Mr.. Whit
mirc's, is in Jail awaiting his trial.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
Pennings and Clippings,

ANDERsoN.-Rcv.D David Simmons has been
appointed Census takcr of Anderson District.
MorNT NERNoN.--The ladies of honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, have contributed two
hundred dollars to the Mt. Vernon fund.
FlRE.-Rcccntly, a fire in Columbia, con-
sumed seventy ba'. of cotton and several
mules and horses, belonging to tho estate of
Richard Sondlcy.
SMASHING DocGEEIEs.-A few days since
the people Of Anderson, Ind, asserted their
sovereignty" ,and "clcancd out" fourteen
liquor shops and low groceries
HEAVY TAS.-The city tax of Charleston
amounts to about the large sum of $500 600!
kERsuAw Col. A. II. Boykin has been
elected State Senator from Kershaw district
to ill the vacancy occasionel by the resigna-
ton of Col. Chestnut
CorToN.-Cotton was quoted in Charleston,
on tho 7th, at l03 to 10 cents per pound.
Hion PRIcE.--Long Cotton is being sold
in Charleston at forty five cents per pound
sTRAwnERRIEs.-Such has been the for
wardness of the season, that ripe Strawbcr-
RES, grown in the open mir, were exhibited
in tho Charleston Courier Office few DAYS
ago!
IiRGE Nv@a2s.-The IegiSntnrnoF Geor-
gia just adjourned passed " two hundred and
twenty-one acts" local and general. Be-
sides, about one hundred more failed to he
como laws, because of executive veto and the
omission to enrol and sign the various bills
passed
WHITE RACE DIScovEnFD IN AFRIcA.-Two
English travellers, Capt. Barton and Mr..
oplck, have penetrated very far into the inte-
riorof Africa South of Abyssnnia they
discovered several white tribes, viz the Am-
ara, the Conso, the Amarakokc, and the Rem
dixie. The two first named stand npon a
level with the Abyssnninns in respect to
civilization. They all seem to be remnants
of the ancient Church in Ethiopia.
APPALLING DEsTiTuTioN-A woman nam
cd Hughes died in the city of New York ON
Thursday for the want of SOM tthine to eat
a little boy, aged 8 years, was found in the
room' crtnching ina corner, quite faint from
hunger.
THE PAST YEAR.-The statistics of 1853
are being published. The number Of per
sons killed in the United States, last yenr, b,s
railway accidents was l03, injured 229. The
loss of life By Steamboat accidents was 9j4.
The loss by fire in 1853 was $l6,054,000.-
The vessels and eargoes lost in the storms of
the year, now gone, are valued at $4,47I, 900.
SERIOUS CHARGE.--Goy. Cummings is char.
ged with having become Mormon, and of
planning to secure admission into the Union
by endorsing slavehoIding and evading poly.
gamy.
NoyINATED--The Hon. VIM. l.. DAYTON,
OF N. J.jis nominated by the Monmouth IN.
~ HeruId for tho Presidency. Mr.. D. VAS
the Republican candidate for the Vice presi-
dency in 1856.
Coon IDEA.--Thc New York Eeening Post
says George G. Thorburn, the florist will
take charge Of the Mount Vernon estate when
tho ladies are put in possession Of tho prop.
erty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
A New Book.

~ |" The Philadelphia Board of Trade" sends us
small volume, devoted to that city and its
fianuiaetures. 1t contains much statistical in
Formation, and is worthy of perusal and pre-
servatonif for nothing else but to see the in
genuty displayed and the money expended in
4 getting up such york 1t is filled with sue
4 cession OF attractive advertisements
~,
LIBERAL YERY.--At Petersburgh, Va, a
fcw days ago. pocket-book containing $5,-
900 dropped by visitor at the Fair, and
feuad by little girl, who honestly returned
II TO the owner, in consideration of which
she was presented with the handsome and
liberal reward of IL 1.2cents worth OF. candy!
SUDDEN DEATn.--Geu. Henderson. of the
marine corps, died suddenly at Washington
on Thursday. IIc had been in the service
over a half century,
HUSa ITmsRLR IN JAL.--Jamcs Sapp,
confined in chains in the Morgantown, Va,
Jail, on tho charge of numbering his wife.
broke his nianacles a few nights ago, and
hung himself to one Of the bars of his cell
window. lie had attempted his own life
once before.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
Public Meeting.

r, We have been requested to announce that
Ca!publc meeting will be held in the Court
House. on next Saleday, to take into consid-
eration tho present condition and future pros
poets Of the Blue Bidgc Railroad. We pre-
sunne it is only necessary to mention the
fact to insure general attendance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
New Post Office.

a new post Office has been established, in
this District, by the name of (" Long Greek" /"
aud Mr. JONAS PnILLIrs, Jr, appointed Post.
master. The Office is supplied by the mail
connecting IIorae Shoe with CLAYTON, Ga.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15

new YORK, that Douglas will be elected Pres
idcnt in 1860. His friends are willing, in
some cases to give odds---thos piling up tho
proof that "a fool and his money are soon
! parted.
| TuECALIFoRNIA GOLD. THE shipments of
/ gold from California to the United States
amounted the last year to thirty-six millions
fdolars--about two millions more than the
year previous.
SENAToR DouGLAs.-Thc receptions of Son
ator Douglas at Now York, Baltimore and
Washington have been very enthusiastic and
cordial. lie appears to be on rising ,.round
a DESPERATE ErFoRT.-The cold wings"
of Virginia are attempting to organize oppo-
sition to Letchcr, the democratic candidate
for Governor. They are assisted by the
knownothings; but must ultimately fail of
their purpose.
ELECTED S. a. Douglas has been
reelected U. S. Senator from the State of H.
linois for six years, by majority of eight op,
joint BALLOT. ,
a MELANCHOLY WARNING.-John H. War
land, formerly popular editor, at Clare
mont, Mass, afterwards editor of the Lowell
J0urR0l, then editor i'll Boston, and author Of
some good poetry, is now in the Insane Hos
ptala South Boston, the victim of ntempcr-
ance.
y RARE BEAUTY.-A whole military COM
| pany in Dayton, Ohio, short time since
Tell III love with beautiful young lady, a
Jcwcss, and rs they couldn't all have her,
they compromised the matter by selecting her
as their captain.
IMrRlsoNED FOR DEaT-Elcycn thousand
males and six hundred cmales were mpris-
oned for debt in England in 1856.
RATHER UNpRorIrABLE.-The gross rcvc-
nnc of the Ohio public works for the past year
reached $3l !, 440, which is less than the to-
tai expenses.
TAXATION IN CuBA.-Thc amount Of tax
cs annually collected i'll Cuba, is $2S 900 900,
which is equal to about $40 for every inlnb.
liant.
An Ex-senator LOOKING UP The Hon.
Jcre. Clemens, Ex-senator from Alabama,
is about to take the editorial charge of the
Mcmphis Eayle and Enquirer.
Bound OvER.--Wc learn from the Dispatch,
that Henry Wiscnant, of Franklin county,
(Ga.) was arrested in Augusta, on the 20,h
ult., and bound over to Superior Court, on
the charge of passing counterfeit $50 bill.
a FAST TEAM.-Thc Oskaloosa Iowal
He'uH, of the 10Th ult., says mail coach
left there tho day before with six sprightly
oxen.
TuE TRrTu.-Our merit procures us the
esteem of men Of sense, and our good fo tune
that of the public!
SLorED.-Thc Postmaster at Danburg, N.
c., has runaway, leaving bad official oder
behind him,
PREsIDENTIAL.-Prcs Buchanan has
determined to make tour through North
Carolina next summer, and to attend the
commencement at Chapel Hill College.
ll'GH.-Thc Robert r. Gore plantation
600 ocrcs) in Marongo county, Alabama,
was lately sold for $j4.l0 per acre.
LARGE CANAL.-Tho Eric Canal contains
more watcr aid floats more vessels than any
canal in Europe, and has 5,5GS vessels on its
register, of which ,4l6 are larger than the
one in which Columbus discovered America.
DYING OF a Broken IIEART.-Poor Ma
dame Mortara is dying of broken heart,
because the Pope is deaf in her prayers for
the release of her stolen child.
|
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-02-23

Efz- The following poem, from the San
Francisco Golden Era, is not only Homeric
III style, but complete in itself. for it ends in
the total annihiation of the combatants:
s.On a pine wood shed. in alley dark,
where scattered moonbeams, sitting through
a row of tottering chimueys and an awning
torn and dropping, fell, strobe back and
forth, with stiff and drawn muscle and
peculiar tread, cat.
His name was Norval; on yonder neigh
boring shed his father fought the cats that
came in squads from streets beyond Dupont,
in search of food and strange adventure.
Grim war was courted; and twisted tail,
and spine uphcaving in fantastic curve, and
claws disteuded. ears fatty pressed against
head thrown back detiantly, told of impeud-
ing strife.
With eyes a-gleam and screeching blasts
of war and steps as silent as the falling dew,
young Norval crept along the splintered eGge
and gazed moment through the darkness
down, with tail a-wag triumphantly.
Then with an imprecation and a growl-
perhaps an oath in direct vengeance hissed-
he started back, and. crooked in body ike q
letter S, or rather Ike L inversed. stood in
fierce expectancy
Twas well. With eye-balls giaring and
cars asant, and open mouth in which two
rows of fabgs stood forth in sharp aud dread
conformity, slow up post from out the dark
below head appeared.
A dreadful tocsin of determined strife young
Norval uttered then, with face unbianch-
ed, and mousiache standing str ait before his
nose, and tail flung wildly to the passing
breeze, stepped back in cautious invitations
to the foe.
Approaching the other, aud, with prepara-
tions dire, each cat surveyed the vantage of
| the field. Around they walked, with tails
uplifted and backs high in air. while from
/ their mouths, iu accents kissing with consul
::S- -are dropped brief but awfu. sentences
| of hate.
Thrice round the roof they went in circle,
each with eye upon the foe intently oent ;
| then sidewise moving as is wont with cats,
| gave one loDg-drawn, terrific, savage yaw,
and buckled in.
The fur few. A mist of hair hung ovel
| the battle field High 'bove the din of pas
sing wagons rose the dreadful tumult OF strug.
| Cling cats. So cleaned their eyes liz frenzy
that to me, who saw the conflict from a win
dow near, naught else was plain but fiery
balls that moved ID orbits most eccentric.
An hour they struggled in tenpestuou'
might then faint and fainter grew the squal
| of war, until all sound was hushed. TheI
went forth with lantern, and the field sur
veyed What saw /?
Six claws-one ear-of teeth, perhaps {
| handful; and save fur, DoIght except soil
tary tail. That tail was Norvars-by rim!
[ krcw't. The ear was-but we'll let th
matter pass The tale will do without tn
ear"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-02-23
Rules for tie journey of Life

The following rules, from papers OF DIR.
West, were, he says; thrown togethe er as gen
cral waymarks on his journey of life:
Never ridicue sacred things, or what 9TH
ers NAV esteem as such, however absurd they
may appear to you to be.
Never show levity, whilst people are pro-
fessedly engaged in worship.
Never resent a supposed injury till you
know the views and motives Of the author
of it,
Never on any occasion, to retaliate.
ALWAYS take the part of an absent person
who is censured in company, so far as truth
and propriety will allow.
Never 20 think the worse of aRother on
account of his differing with me IN political
and religious opinions.
Not to dispute with man more than sew
enty years of age, nor with woman, nor
an enthusiast.
Not to affect to be witty, or to jest so as
to wound the feelings of another.
To say rs little as possible of myself and
those who are near me.
To aim at cheerfulness without levity.
Not to ob;rude my advice unasked.
Never to court the favor Of the rich by
flaltering either their vanity or their vice
To speak with calmness and deliberatior
in all asse. tions; especially in circumstances
which tend to irritate.
Frequently to review my conduct, and note
my feelings,
On all occasions. to havo in prospect the
end of life and the future state.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-02-23
God Help the Poor.

The following vivid picture of abject pow
erty and destitu:ion, is taking from the Gin
cinnatia Inquirer.
Turning the corner of Vine and Ninth
streets, on Monday morning last, VIC came
suddenly upon an old woman on her bands
and knees, scraping the sides of an empty
sugar hogshead We stopped and looked at
her. muffiing the cloak about our face, for
the bitter wind of our coldest day swept
around the corner ike blast from the North
Pole She was an old woman-well on 70
seventy years of age-with scattered gray
hairs falling over her wrinkled face. 4 tat
tered shawl was gathered about her thin, skin
ny shoulders, while al old calico dress, thin
aud ragged, fell about her bent and wasted
Holding in her long, bony, trembling
fingers board, she scraped and seraped at
the sides of the hogshcad. Her strength
soon gave out; and gathering up the dirty
roll she had accumulated in still dirtier rag
she hobbled away
God help the poor. Let any one look at
so fearful an instance of want as this, and
think of his own mother being reduced to
such pass, and q pang will enter his heart,
giving purity and strength to the prayer,
God help the poor! He is their main, if Lot
their only help. Strange we can organize
all sorts of institutions, and carry them into
successful operation while our charities are SO
ciumsiiy arranged that they generally fail of
their object entirely, or fall on unworthy sub
iects; yet generally, We are charitably inclin-
ed. There is no one among US, whatever
may be his unceasing pursuit of money bat
feels it a duty-nay, more, finds 1t contrib
utes to his happiness-.o relieve the needy
and unfortunate; yet we fail miserably of our
purpose. The wretched are around US, suf.
feripg fearfully; while the deceisful and wick,
cd too often enjoy the few benefits we bestow :
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-02-23
Mlisrellameons.
Self-Appreciation.

DIR Holmes, in the last of his Autocrat
papers, says :-''Self-appreciatio is slow
and gradual process. At first child thinks
he can do everything I remember when
thought could lift house, if only tried
hard enough, So I began with the hind
wheel of a heavy old family coach built like
that in which my Lady Bountiful carried the
little King Pippin. if you happen to remem-
Der the illustrations of that story. 1 lifted
with all my might, and the planet pulled
down with all lis might The planet beat
After that, my ideas of the difference between
my will and my muscular were more accu-
rately defined Then came the illusion. that
[ could, of course lick serve out or pol
ish off, various small boys who had been or
might be obnoxious to me. The event of the
different 'set-toos' to which this hypothesis
led not uniformly confirming it, another lin
itation Of my possibilities was the consequence
In this way groped along into knowledge
Of my physical relations to the organic and
inorganic universe. a nan must be very
stupid indeed, if by the time he is ripened,
he does not know toleraby we'll what his
physical powers are. His weight, his height,
his general development, his constitutional
force, bis good or i'll looks, he had time to
fiu9 out and he is fool if he does not carry
a reasonable consciousness of these conditions
with him always. 1t is a little harder with
the mind but some qualities arc generally
estimated fairly enough by their owners
Thus, man may be trusted when he has a
good or bad memory. Not SO of his opin-
ion Of his own judgment or imagination. 1t
is only by very slow process that he finds
out how much or how little of these qualities
he possesses. But it is one of the blessed
privileges Of growing older, that we come to
have a much clearer sense of what We can
do and what we cannot, and settle down to
our work quietly, knowing what our tools are
and what We have 10 do with them.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-02-23
rr0filla. or Kings Evil,

--s.;tr.:5nal disease, corruption Of the
| ! NJ which this fluid becomes yitiated,
| ,II Door. Being in the circulation, it
=, ,ba whole body, and may burst out
| zs,ss on anv par: Of II. No organ Is free
= ., attacks, nor is there one which It may
lSf-5y. The scrOfUIous taint IS vafioasly
Il Hy mercurial disease, low living, dis
al :r unhealthy food, impure air, filth
.,hv habits, the depressing vices, and,
k al, br the venereal infection. What
l. is o,ig:n, it is hereditary in the con-
m dac5ndlng - from parents TO children
lie ,li-d and fourth generation; = indeed,
Il, 70 be the rod of Him who says, q
vs.. the iniQuitieS of the fathers upon
.5liEaa.'
L Effects commence by deposition from the
| h i corrupt OF ulcerous matter, which, IN
11cs liver, and internal organs, is termed
=cls; in the glands, swellmgs; and on
! surface, craptions or sores. This foul cor
1, which genders in the blood, depresses
z-gieS of life, 50 that scrofulOus constitu-
2 not only suffer from scrofulous COM
Es but they have far less power TO with
|ci the attacks of other diseases conse-
|,ay, vast numbers perish by disorders
n although not scTofulous in their nature,
81 rendered fatal By this faint in the
tn. Most Of the consumption which de-
rs the human family has It's origin directly
e scr0fulous contamination and many
(r,tive diseases Of the liver, kidneys, brain,
\ indeed. of all the organs, arise from or
gTavated by the same cause.
2luarter of all our people are scrofulous
EEsOns are invaded by this lurking in
and their health Is undermined by 1t.
zSe 1t from the system we must renovnte
By an Alternative medicine, and in
* It by healthy food and exercise.
Medicine we supply in