Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-07
Pennings and Clippings.

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learn that he has almost lost his sight. His
only hope is by an operation for cataract.
He Still FLoCRisHEs.---Bo of the
New York ledger, announces that Mr.. Dick
ems has been induced, by the usual golden
arguments which Mr.. Bonner employs, to
write II Tale expressly for the columns Of tho
Ledger, and q portion of his letter, in Which
he states that he would immediately COM
mencc on it, has been published. -.
An ArRlL SNow.-Tho snow on the NOUN. !.
toius at Thornton's Cap, in Rappohannock
county, Va, was SO deep OIL Saturday last
that it had to he shovclcd from the roads, in
order that the wagons and other vehicles
could pass
RAScALITY IN 1lICU PLACES.-Ex Judge
Nondcrsmith, Lancaster, Pa, has been con.
victcd in the U, S. District Court on two IN
dictmcnts for forging fraudulent pension
claims. -Four other indictments against him
arc barred by the statute of limitations
GREAT COUNTRY FOR lIoRsEs.-Tn Paraguay,
horses and mares are so abundant that they
are slaughtered for their hides and tallow.-
The finest animals under the saddle can he
bought for doubloon, and the general price
for gcldings broken TO t.le saddle, is from S5
to $l0. 's'
DESIRES \ DIVORCE. Proceedings for n
divorce have already been commcnccd in the
New York Courts, by the Hon. Daniel f.
Sckles.
NEw CoMEr.--Thc observer at the univer-
sity of Michigan discovered new comet on
the 23d instant, near star seventeen in the
Lynx. It's II. \. is Oh. 5m. and its dee Goth
SIM North The comet is moving West and
South
TnE BLACK ItERp.-Thc six New England
States send twelve Senators and twcntv-ninc
members of the House of Representatives to
Congress, every one of whom at the next
session will be republican in politics
The MEXICAN MINIsTER.-Senor Mata was
presented to the President last Thursday, as
Minister of the Liberal Govrrnmeuto of Mcxi-
co. Short but highly friendly speeches were
exchanged.
INDIANS IN TExAs.-Gencral Twiggs has
ordered out n cavalry force for active service
against the Indians in Texas. Mai! Van
Dorm is charged with the duty of securing
the country to the Western line of thelState.
The force numbers about one thousand men.
The settlers on the frontier complain bitterly
Of new outragcs from the savagcs.
The FRENCn BROAD DRA,LRoAD.-Thc Ashc-
vile Necs, of the 28th instant, states that the
magistrates of Madison county have unani-
mously resolved to submit to the people the
question of taking $4,000 of stock in the
French Broad Road. 3D.
ARTEsIAN WELL.-The artcsian we'll in
Kentucky discharges go gallons of water
per minute, or about $4,000 gallonsin 81
hours. The water flies with such force that
1T rises in pipes, by its own pressure. TO it.
above the surface.
THE CENsUs.-The census taIer for George
town, Samuel Mckinney, Esq, says the Pee
Dee Times, returns 843 whites in the town,
and 27j2 in the district.
ELEcTED.-Col. Wm. Wallace, of Colum.
hia has been elected Brigadier General of
the 9th Brigade of Infantry, by majority of
G3 votes.
IN WANT-Grcat dcstitution is said to ex-
ist in the inland counties of Canada. Mid
dlcsex and Kent are reported to be suffering
from the want of the necessares of life, the
crops having been destroyed by insects. The
Provincial Government has assisted these
counties in the purchase Of seedsgrait, tothe
amount of$oO,Oo0 each "
DEATH OF THE KENTUCKY GIANr.-James
Porter tho celebrated Kentucky giant, was
found dead in his bed ct Shipping port, Ky,
on Monday morning last. lie was about 40
years of age and feet 0 inches high. His
coffin was the largest ever nadein Kentucky,
being over nine feet in length, and two feet
across the breast
The CUBAN TELEcRArm.-The cable has
been successfully laid across the Satilla and
st. Mary's rivers, and the connection with
Fernandina is now complete. The line is in
WORKING ofdcr, ana operations VIII commence
as soon rs the instruments are received.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD 1t
is stated, on the authority of Col. Samuel
Tate, President, that the gross receipts of
this road, during the eight months ending
with the LIST nltimo, amounted in round mum,
bcrs to S052,0O0; expenses for>the same
time $3G2,Oo0, leaving a clca! profit of $780,
900.