Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-16
News of the Week.

An animated contest IS going on between
Col. W. y. Owens and Gen. H. NJ. AVER, for
Congress, in Col. KErrrs district. These
gentlemen have mounted the stump, and OK
lnbit zeal for the welfare of the country not
uncommon with candidates. Certain "old
fogies will make "notc it," that the
mountain district" is not the only place
whore scrambling for Office occurs.
The trial of Mr.. SicxLEs, at Washington.
for the murder of KEY who dishonorcd his
bed, has commenced. Several days were oc-
cupcd in getting Il jury-ncarly every one
having formed or expressed an opinion on
the subject There seems to be no doubt
but that Mr. SIcKLEs will be acquitted lie
was certainly justified in killing the scduccr
OF his wife, and deserves to be ArrLAupEp
instead of being tried for it.
An intense eXcitcmpnt ragged for several
days at Harrisburg, Pa, on account of the
arrest of Il fugitive slave from Virginia.
The case was transferred to PHILADELPHIA,
where 1t was tried before Commissioner LuNG-
WORTH. After hearing evidence, he ordered
the release OF the prisoner, the proof not Le-
ins strong enough to warrant his return to
his master
a great fire occurred ut New Orleans on
the lSt of April, burning 1000 bales of cot
tln, houses, etc. The loss is estimated at
Sl,00O,OOO, which is covered by insurance to
the extent that it could be.
The Clarendon Bouncr, in noticing the late
cold snap says that "peach trees in the
fork of Black river have been blooming since
September last in the open uir, and have fruit
upon them larger than partridge eggs. The
fruit has been uniniured thcrc by the late frost.
The Rondout (N. w Courier vouchcs Cor Tic
fact that shower Of fish" fell on the ferry
boa; plying between Esorus aud Roudout. Many
Of the fish were alive when they fell. This is
fshy story, and can be believed according 10
the credulity of the reader
The southern Commercial Convention -.
will assemble at Vickshurg, Miss. on The 9th
day of May An npr'rl for Il full representa-
ton is made through e medium of the press
1t has already perhaps effected some good, and
should be continued SO long as its deliberations
arc confined to Legitimate subjects. We trust
our State and district will be represented in
Vicksburg on this interesting occasion.
Four mcn-IIENEY c. GAMuRTLL, MARox
Cross, PETEn CoHRIE and u culorcd man, Srr-
PHENa, were hung in baltimore on the Sth inst.
f1rthe crime of numbering tour different persons
The four were hung at tho same time. Thirty
thousand persons Witnessed tlcawful spectacle.
In the United States Court, at Charleston,
Inv n;
the prisoners taken from the brig Echo, for being
engaged in the African slave trade. The con-
OF the law, declaring it piracy,
will NOW be tested.
The "porsonal liberty biil'' before tllc Leg,
isature of New York, nullifying the fugitive
slave law, has been defeated in that BODY I,v
a,maiority ofone vote.
Cotton was quoted in Charleston, on the
.7th instant, at II l-8 to IL 7-8 cents per h.
Arrivals from Europe have been numer
Gus since our last In Liverpool. cotton had
advanced. with sales of the week TO- 900 bale.
n peace Congress. which is soon to assemble.
is to take charge of the war questions /; when,
if not settled blood will probably be the
course pursued. Austria is said 20 oppose
the assembling of the Congress, but her
strength is nothing. Everything is now dcpcn--
dent upon this Congress, if we are to rely on
our advices FINN tho Old World.
DgAp.---A free negress. "black as the ace
of spndes," died recently at Port Gibson.
Miss. She owned 900 acrcs ofIand, and
thirty ucsrOcs!