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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-08
COMMISSIONERS SALE.
STATE OF SOU III CAROLINA.
Ptckcns--En Equity.
Margaret Steele

AhRrSarct Stccio
B;ll f,r porI;t;np
Sarah Steele, ct al
k(Y virtue "f an order of the Court of Eaui-
-AD ty, maze ut Chambers hv Chancellor
Wnrdlaw, will be sold to the highest bidder
ut PIckcns Court House, on saietlav in Feb
rucry next, tile REAL ESTATE of VIII liam
d. steele, dcccnscd-said Lands being, living
and situate in Pickcus district-to wit:
Tract No. l. or Crooked Creek Tract, con
tPining Four Hundred and EiShty-Four
4lcrcs more or less, and adjoining lands of
Mnl Robt Maxwell, Zachariuh Hubbard and
others.
No, 5, or DodEens Creek Tract. CONTAINING
Two lIuudrcd and Fifty-Six Acres more uf
less. and adjoining Tract No i, Mai Robert
Maxwell and others
No 8, or the Robinson Tract, containing
Two Hundred and Fourteen Acres more or
less, and adjoining Tract No. l, J,ssob Schro
der and others.
No. Z, or tho Ruth Tract, containing One
Hundred and Fifty-six Acres more or less.
and adjoining Jacob Schroeder, H. Fucu and
others.
No 8, or the Fowler Tract contnin;po
Three Hundred and Twenty-Five Acres more
or less ON waters OF Rlchland creek. and adj
JoiningJ V Shankln, Tract No. 1, and 9th
crS. -t3 St,teSP
No 0, or the Twelve Mile Tract, contain
ing Two Hundred Acres more or less, and
adjoining lands of Phillip Clay ton and others
40. IT, or the Dodd Tract, containing Three
ll9ndred and Forty Acres moro or less, and
adjoining Thomas Dodd and others.
No. IL. or the Brasstown Tract. contain
ing One Thousand Acres, more or less.
iSHMS OF SAi,iS.-o.; a opli,.. ,s ,.,,1.
two and three years, with interest from dav
OF sale, Except the costs which must he rai,l
IN cash. The purchaser or purchasers to
enter into bond to the Commissioner. with at
least two good sureties to secure the nav.
ment of the purchase money, witt. leave to
anticipate the payments. Purchasers to- paw
extra for papers.
lI0BT. a. THOMPSON, ,c.Ep.D.
Con1'rs Office, Dee. 23, 1858 % If
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To Parents and Guardians.

FHNIIE exercises Of Georges Creek Acado-
Il my will bc resumed, by the present In
cumGeut ON the I'd Monday in January next.
As to sobriety. morality and high-toncd citi
zens. Georges Creek is second 10 none. The
Academy is situated in as healthy locality
ns the District affords. Bonrdin. can bo Ind
in the best Of families at reasonable rates.
BY order of the Board of Trustees
Dec. lG 1858 23 tf
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Land Warrant Lost.

NOTICE is hereby given that after publ.
IN cation hereof 6r Six weeks. application
will be made to the Commissioner of Pen.
4ions at Washington City.sf,ir duplicate of
lIand Warr0nt No. o 9;430 for so acres issued
to Nancy Ann Mbore widow af Daniel Mhore
under the,G9t Of Mhrcn 3, 1855. the same
having been lost or destroyed, and u careat
entered in the General Land 0lico apainst
the issuing 0fa PatSnt thereon.
~ j. Il. IIAGDORi, 3
Atty for heirs at law,
Dec. 90, 1853, % q
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Toe Last Notice.

TlioSE indebted TO the Estate of Henry Whit
mirc DECEASED, either by sale-note or 9TH
erwise, must make payment to the undersigned
on or before the 9Th day of February next. or
they will then be sued, Longer Indulgence
cannot be given.
VIM. WHITMIRE, )
HENRY wHITMIRE, hA ois.
jim t. 1850 % n
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Tinal ryctioo.

NOTICE is hereby given that final set
IN Element of the Estate of William SIM
son, deceased, will be made before the Ordi-
nary, at Pickens Court House. on the Sd Mon
dayin January next. persons Indebted to
tho Estate make payment, and those
render them to me, duly Nttested OH or Ic-
fore that time.
j. T.. BROWN, Ex'or.
Oct IS, 1853 l3 3m
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Estate Notioe.

HhhH VIII DC final settlement made of the
Il Estate of A. p. White. deceased in Tho or' Nv
ainary's Office on Monday the 1lth day of
Aprii next, to which notice is asked Those in.
aeDted to tho Estate must make payment, and
those having demands against the same should
ronuer r them to me, properly attested, on or be-
fore that day.
Jan 3, 1859 81 ''''s a., :,
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Notice.

a LII persons are forwarncd not to trade
IA for note of hand given bv me to Ben
lnmln Cleveland, dated 9th Sept. 1914. for
ono hundred Dollars. and due 25th Dec. 1855
aus the consideration for which said note was
glyon has failed, and will not pay the same
unless compelled by law.
ANDREW ALEXANDER.
Dec %, 1868. 81 A.
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EverybodY's Notice.

VVlLL be sold before the Court House Of
y Pickens district on Salcdny in Febru@.
ny next, ONE TRACT OF LAND, belonging to
James Fraser 4 Co, containing One Hundred
anu anu soisy acres more or less, and adjoining
lands of VIM. Corbin. John Calhoun and o,hcrss
Terms OF sale--cash
JAMES FRASER & co.
Jan 3, 1859 "a
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Slate OF South CaroliVpo,

IN onDISAnY---cTFATION.
WHEREAs. William Couch hath applied
~ to nie fox ietiers Of administration upon all
and Singular the persohal es tie of Jno Couch,
deceased, late of the State aforesaid and district
ofPioNens: The kindred aud creditors of said
deceased are. therefore, cited to appear before
me, AZ PickensC. III. on Monday the l7tlr Jan.
inst, TO shew cause, if any they can, Why ssid
letters should not be granted Given under nv
Hand and seal, Jan. 7, 1859.
w j. PARSONS am
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Estate Notice,

IHNHE estate Of Thomas Alexander, de-.
Il ceased. willie. settled finally .6efpro
thu Ordinary, at Pickens g. IL. the 18th day
of Marchnext. Those interested viii GOV I.
ern themselves accordingly. Persons in
debted tn the saittestate must mako payment,
and those haying demands shonld render
them to me. legally atteated. by that time
ANDREW "A LEXANDER, Admir-.
I Dec 20, 1852 & % Sm
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J. u, MAXWELL, NJ. u.
MAXWELL G sEABORN,
DIR Il G. GISTS,
pB2HEe EGa'DN. q. g..

n D. n u n Il n u TVS ~ N.4
[ INVITE the attention of the public to their
Il large and excellent Stock of
DRUGS. MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Breast Pumps,
Nippio Shields, Supporters, Family Medicine
Chests, Surgical and Dental Instruments.
Toilet and Fancy Articles, Dye-Smlis, fne
Tobacco, Scgars and Snuff, Pcrfumcry, Sli
ccs, Brushes of every description. Brnndies
Wines, Ale, Porter and other Liquors. (a!l
pure, for medicinal purposcs.) Glass, Putty,
Syrnges in great variety, and every other
article in the line.
Oct ., 1858 il If
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Anderson Prices Current.
ooReEOTfo 7wEERIY ~ ESGLAND, pLEcK1ES co

coR9E9rkD wEERLY BY ENGLAND, BLEcKLES q &c
ANDERSON c. H., Dec, {, 1853.
Cotton per III. ga lo2
Salt, per sack, 200
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 10 (9 IA
Sugars brown, per lb. 10 G1 123
g crushed and loaf, per ID. 14(6 l8
Molasses, West India, per gallon, As (S 90
n. Orleans F" 4" 90 Ia G5
Yarn (Ga. per bunch, 1.20
0snoburgs, (heavy) per yard, 13@14
Shirtngs, 1OM IL
Iron, common size Swcde, per lib. 81
English, 6
Nails, per keg, 81 06
Oil, Linsecd, per gallon, l,12 a. l.25
Train, " Z" 90 GG LOO
Glass, SXl0 3 (6 326
'' l0Nl2 1926 a. $50
Rice, per III. al
Flour, per barrel, $50 Ga 800
Wheat. per bushel, 00G1 %
Corn, &c so C1 co
Bacon, hog round, 100 ~
Bagging. Gunny, per yard, Is G9 20
Oats, per bushel, 80 a. 60
Peas, G6
Powder, Rife, per keg, II Gs
peY~ There is always to be found good Stool
of Goods, Mt f.. Is. & Cos.
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LUMBERl LUMRER!

'HHE undersigned are now prepared to fill or
L dcrs for LUMBER of all kinds, at their Mill
on Oconee Creek, seven miles north east of Wal
h"tla. Lumber will bc delivered if il is desired
by the purchaser. Our terms will be made ac-
commodating, and we respectfully solicit the pa
tronagc of the public. JAMES GEORGE,
NJ L. MITCHELL,
Feb. 10, 1857 81 j. n. LAWRENCE
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@ A NJ DID a Y e 8.
FOR ORDINARY.

Etig" The friends of j. II. MARETT respect
fully announce him candidate for Ordinary of
Pickens District at f,e ncxt election
BsiS~ The friends of WM. j. PARSONS. Esq.
respectfully announce Him n candidate for re-.
election to the Office of Ordinary, foe Pickcns
district, Mt the ensuing election.
BeS The friends of W. e. HOLC0MDE res
pectiully announce him candidate for 0rAiMa-
ry, at The next election.
tslS" The friends of $. II, JOHNS respect
fully announce him Il candidate for Ordinary at
tho next election.
rea, The friends of Rev JOHN OWENS beg
leave to announce him n candidate for Ordinary
OF Iickens district, at the ensuing election.
Be9a The friends OF THOMAS j. KEITH &c
spcctinlly announce him candidate for Ortlin-
airy of Pickcns district Mt the ensuing election
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FOR SIIENTFF

nSly~ The friends of Col. LEMUEL TIIOM-
AS respectfully announce him candidate
for Sheriff Of Piekcns district, at the onsuing
election.
peS" The friends of Col A. b. SARGENT
respectfully announce him candidate for
Sheriff Of Pickens district, at the ensuing
election
BSS~ The friends of w. N. CRAIG beg leave.
toannouncc him a candidate for Sheriff OF Pick
ems district, at the next election
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STAGE WILL LEAVE ANDERSON
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. at 8
o'clock, \. NJ, thereby giving passengers n
chance to come from Greony;llc, Williamson
and Pendlcton.
LEAVE ATHENS
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. mt 10
o'clock, a. NJ, Immediately after the arrival of
the cars from Augusta and Atlanta.
NO NIGHT TRAVEL ON THIS LINE. and
Passengers going to and from the West viii
SAVE TIME AND MONEY Iy travelling this
route. psA.TltY Ir.sEta
STAGE OFFICES -BensomS Hotel, Anderson,
S. G. Lanicr House, Athens Ga.
SAULTER & IVY.
Athens, Nov %, 1853 20
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NasFRGE.

INR hS HIs
a FINAL settlement Of the Estate of Clay
"a ton Jenkins, deceased, will he made in
the Ordinary's of &C, at Pickcns G III, on the
first Monday IN January next. Those in
debtcd to said Estate must make payment,
and those having demands must render them
to mo, attcstcd according to law. by that day.
G. w. N.ANHANT, Admir-
Oct Q 1853 3m
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LUMBER /! LUMBER !!

TENIIE subscribers having purchased the
Ii Mills formerly owned Dy col. John Il.
Enslcy, deceased, three miles east Of Pickcns
Z. H.. are prepared to fill orders for LUAI-
BER, finished or unfinished Sash, Blinds,
Panncl Doors, or anything in that line, Mt
short notice. We are determined to carry on
the business in all its branches, and persons
wishing anything in our line, may be assured
their orders will meet with prompt attention.
The business will bo carried on under the
name of the SIX Mile Company" Mr. NJ +
MITCHELL is theauthorizcd Agent ofthe Com
pany. to whom all orders should be addressed.
We solicit share Of public patronage.
4. j. KEITH.
H. G. BOGGS,
M. L. MITCHELL,
l.. G.. CRAIG.
j. n. 'LAWRENCE,
w. n. CRAIG.
Six Mile. Nov. 5. 1858 Is if
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Last Notice.

=, ActoU NUIACU'
NOTICE is hereby given to all concerned that
IN fnal settlement of tho estate Of Abraham
Ables, deceased, win be made in the Ordinary 5
Office at Pickcns c.. H., on Monday the 28th
day of March next. Persons indebted to Md
estate MUST pay before that time, and all per-
sons having demands most present them to nc
legally attested on or before that day.
ELIAS CARVER, Admir-
Dec. "a, 1868. % BIN
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Estate Notiae,.

NOTICE is hereby givcn that a final settle
II mcnt of the Estate of William y. Henson.
deceased, will be made before the Ordinary MT
Pickcns C IL, on the second Monday in Janua-
ry next. Those indebted to said LIST. must
make payment, and those having dcinalris win
render item to nae. legally nttested by hat day.
NANCY G. BENSON, Adnl'x.
Oct g. 1888 10 8n
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LAND FOR SALE.
NEOM EYg

1fIih Books, Accounts and Notes, assigned by
lssertcl& Norman for the benefit of their
creditors, nrc inm hands for collection. Tie
necessity Of the case requires That they should
be settled without delay
J. ElIGtG0oD, Assignee
Oct s, 1888 :. IL. tf
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ARothor Comet ConlinpI

q LL persons indebted to me by Note or
1 y account, that wishes to save cost would
do well TO come forward and settle by the
l5th December next, ms am closing un INV
business here Aitor that time they will find
their Notes and accounts in the hands of an
officer for culcrtion. So harken to the call,
as om determined to carry out what / say.
NJ. f. MITCHELL.
Pitkcns C. H.. Nov. Is. Is IT,
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headquarters.

COLUMBIA, S. c., DEC. ID 1858.
GENERlIL ORDER,S NO. |.
INlE following gentlemen have been np-
il pointed and commissioned AIDS DE-
CAMP to his Excellency the Governor and
Commandcr-in-Chicf with tue rank of Lieut.
cnant Colonel, and will be obeyed and res
pcctcd accordinglv:
l. HENRY BUST.
,. ED. SPANN HAMMOND.
3. WILLIAM II. TALLEY.
4. n l. DEARING
3. EDWARD G. McLURE.
6. JOSEPH GLOVER.
I. CHARLES p TOWNSEND.
g. ABRAM HUGUENIN.
Q. JAMES MCCUTCUEN.
10. TlIOS II S ELLIOTT.
The above namcd Aids-de- Camp will re-
port themselves in full uniform, in person or
by letter. on or before lst February next to
his Excellcncy the Governor, at Union c.. IL.
BY order:
Il G NJ DUNNOVANT,
Adiutant and Inspector General.
Dec %. 1858 %
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state OF South CarOgipaa,

rTcKENs DlsT-lN TnE COURT OF CoMMoN rLEls.
james Lawrence Foreign <It;achmed
VS. NU'is, II & pullam,
AnSon Bangs & Co. Pl3"&. AH'm
VI of December, 1858, lie his declaration
against the defendants, who las it is snid) are
absent from and without the limits of this State
and lnveheither wife nor attorney known with
in the same upon whom copy of the said de-
claration might he served: |, is ordered. there
fore, that the said defendants do appear and
plead TO the said declaration on or before the
2lst day of Dcccmbcr, 1859; otherwise final
and absolute Judgment will then bc given and
awarded against them.
J. Z. UAGOOD, c.Cr.
Clerks Office Dec ~, 1853 Iva
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IsAAu wfcKLlFPE.
Tair Motine.

Fair Notice.
A III persons indebted tc tho. oid'fifm of
IA p & Il Alexander are. requested to
pay up by the first of March nexk. oF their
Notes will be placed in the hahds.os' proper
officers for collection. The firm musttand
will be wound up.
u. L. ALEXANDER,
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state OG aOuGh Carolina,
STATE OF SOUTHH CAROLINA,

STATE OF sOUTEH CAROLINA,
rIcKENs plsT-lN THE COURT OF coMMoN Pleas.
Noel sandfOrd foreiga Anachmcnt.
~. Norton,
John Philips. Bi1's 1ft,D.
VAR1fEREAs, the plaintiff did. on the 12ih
y day Of February, 1858, Tile his deolara
tion against the defendants, who las il, is saiol
is absent from and without the limits of this
State6 and lIas neitler%if nor attorney known
within the same upon wlo,na copy of The said
declarations might be served: II is ordered, there
fore, that the said defendant so appear and
plead to tie said declaration on or before the
18th day of February, 1853 otherwise, final
md absolute judgment viii then be given aud
awarded against them. ~
J y. .UAGooD, Ger
QSrhis Office, Fcbl2j. 1862 1y
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Positive Notice,

-. l.. SEAROWN.
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A Final Settlement

Dec. g. 1853
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w. X. EAsLRY.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-29
WRECK or A BRITISH MANOR WAR.
IFrom the New York Evening Post, March 2s.l

IFrom the New York Evening Post, March 26l
Mr.. Samuel Dunbar, a passenger from Havana on the
steamship Karnak, which arrived ut this port at one
o'clock this morning, has given our reporter the details
of q terrible shipwreck off the coast of Jamaica. 1t APP
pears that the intelligence of the disaster had not been
made public before the closing of the mails for New York,
but that the news arrived from a port on the south of
the island. a short time before the sailing of the Karnak,
and Mr.. Dunbar accidentally came into possession of the
main facts, and what we state rests solely upon his au-
thority. t8I tl
The British war steamer Jasseur, which was lying at
Jamaica, on the LIST instant, received orders to set out i'm
~mediately on a cruising voyage, and directly sailed from
that port. On the night of the 4h instant she struck a
hidden rock, to the northward of jamaica. The pumps
were immediately manned and kept working until day
light, when it was discovered that the water was rapidly
gaining, and that it would be impossible to keep her up
but a short time.
The captain ordered a raft to be constructed, and to
this raft were attached the two boats belonging to the
vessel, and the men, sixty in number, all went aboard,
with such scanty provisions as they were able TO secure
from the sinking wreck.
A heavy gale set in soon after the men took to the
raft, and they had not been out above two hours when
ten men were swept overheard and drowned. All efforts
to rescue them were hopeless, the men had all they could
do to prevent being washed away after them.
The captain seeing it was useless to cling longer TO the
raft, took nineteen men with him in the smaller boat,
and the mate the remaining twenty nine into the larger
one It was considered useless to attempt TO keep to-
gether, and the captain said they would each make the
best of their way TO land, without reference to each other
In q short time the boats were separated by the wind,
and the larger boat, coataanirg thirty men, has not been
heard of since, and is believed to have been lost with all
on board.
The little provisions the men ON the small boat had
taken with them were soon consumed, and the wretched
party was subjected to the double sunerings of cold and
famine. AT last, when all were completely exhausted
and %perisbing, the boat was driven to a port on the south
en coast of Cuba, and the entire party survived.
The government immediately sent out two vessels to
cruise in search Of the missing boat; but their search hal
proved fruitless.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-29
THE WIFE-POISONING CASE IN NEW
YORK. ~

The New York Evening Post of Saturday last says
'sThe jury in this case have unexpectedly brought ina
verdict of guilty against the accused. Unexpectedly, we
say NOT because of the want of precise and complete ties.
timony, but of our more recent experience of juries in
such cases. 1t has been so common for them to disagree
that the immunity will receive the verdict of this jury
with surprise. tAP
ave believe that it is sustained by the evidence. 1t
was proved that Mrs. Stephens, who died on the 9th
September, 1857, after a sickness of a weeks duration,
died under suspicious circumstances, noted at the time
that her husband was in the habit of administering her
medicines that just before the wife was taken sick he,
on two occasions, purchased arsenic, for which he had no
particular need that he had 4 motive in getting rid OF
his wife, in that he was tired of her, being older than
himself, and cherished hopes of n second marriage and
that, after the body was disinterred and subjected to q
very thorough chemical examination, 1t contained deci
dd traces of arsenic all which circumstances, put TO-
gether, tend to but one conclusion.
1.-The jury, however, were a long time in arriving al
the conclusion, which shows that the proofs were not In
stantly effective on their minds. 1t is reported that the
prosecuting attorney has, since the trial, discovered other
and even more positive testimony in regard to the guilt
OF the prisoner
The New York correspondent OF the Baltimore Sun
says:
"Thc jury in the case of james Stephens, charged with
poisoning his wife, retired yesterday afternoon, about
five o clock, and this morning came into court and rem
dered a verdict of guilty. The prisoner bore the an.
nouncement of the verdict with extraordinary frmness'
Mrs. Hannah, his sister, also bore it we'll, but Maria, the
niece, who sat beside him, buried her face on his shoulder
and sobbed convulsively. His little daughter was also
deeply affected. The counsel for the defence immedi-
ately moved for a new trial, on the ground that the pros
ecution had tempered with the jury. The counsel tor
the prosecution moved that the coart commit james
Hanna, Susan Hanna, Isabella Bennett. and Maria Ben
nett to answer the charge OF perjury, said to have been
committed in swearing to certain things in behalf Of
Stephens. Quite a personal discussion then ensned be-
tween counsel, but the whole subject was finally post
poned until Tuesday next. The prisoner was removed 70
the Toombs, where he took an affecting leave OF his little
daughter and relatives