Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-12-10

the most remarkable Aurora, it wns everywhere
observed in Europe, that there were several
wires on line of poles, the longest were most
affected by the Aurora. The highest lines of
course also experienced most electrical action. I
The LAsr.-It is announced that the last of
the letters to the Ghcsnut dinner will DO pub
liShcd this week. The public ought to be glad
Of this, for as much as thoy have amounted in
number to surfot. But this will always be
the case, whore every man, who has had his
name in newspaper, is called on for his 'sen.
timcntS." Sich is honor!
DEArn OF Hos. Il. COLLINS Lre.-Died at
eight minutes before five o'clock Saturday morn
ing, at his residence, in the city of Baltimore
III the hlty'mnrth year of his age, tho Hon
Zaocheus Collins Lee, Judge of the Superior
Court of that city.
RATHER OvERBEAnING.-Ap 4 poor man ont vost
whose wife has just presented him with twins
tie lourth time, has applied for a divorce, ON
the ground of her having an ovcrbearing d;Spu
sitOn.
DISASTROUS GAE.---The late gale on the
Florida coast has put ashore full 100 bales of
cotton. The insurance in Wlll street, New
York, upon disabled ships and damaged careoos
reached $l000,O00
FEARFUL WARNISo TO SNuFY-DIprERs. Miss
Tennessee Gibson died recently, near Strangers
llome, Lawrence CO., Arkansas. She was pas
slonatcty addicted to snuG-dippmg, so much SO
that she retired for the night with her poison
In her mouth, and in the morning was found
corpse-with the snuff adhcriny to her lips
SURVIVING FouNDEns.- Bishop Soule, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, DR.. Lyman
Bcccher, and Rev. DR.. Bigss, of Cincinnati, are
the only surv ors Of the founders of tho Amer
lean Bible Society in 1876
NoLuNTErRs.--A company of young men has
been Formed at Rock Hill, York District and
have rendered their services to Gov Gist. that
he may report them to Gov. Wise Many com
panIcs throughout the South have been likewise
formed. and who have rendered their services
to Virginia in her troubles
The FIRST SHAD.--Thc Augusta Consinu-
HoRdttSt announces that two of the first white
shad of the season were shown in our snnctum
Tuesday of last week.
GEoEcIA-Thc Democratic party of Georgia
have decided to hold a Convention at Mill -dyc.
VILE, on the 9th Of December to appoint dele
gates to represent the party in the Charleston
Convention.
EURorE.--Thc London Times says there is no
doubt but that the fcelingof hostility to Eng
land is more bitter now in F'ance than it has
been since 1915 and charges the Frcuch Gov
crnmcnt with directly encouraging it.
BOUNDARY CoMMissIoN. b. F. Whitncr r..
of Fln and Col. ID. G. Campbell, of Ga. have
peen appointed by their respective States to
settle the boundary line between them.
NOVEMBER STRAwBERRIEs.-Wc received on
Saturday evening says the Charleston Co,biey
delicons taste OF Strawberries from The garden
of DIR. Couturcr. in this city. They are. we
believe, of the {" Wilson's Albany" mark Can
any of our friends do better? We con'tbcut
the Jerrtes but we have blooms 10th December,
instant.
ThE lRRErREssI CoNrLIcr."- They have
had a touch of the irrcprcssibl4 conflict" in
Pans "A corrcseondont of the London Aihcn-
eum writes, indignantly, that q few davs Since
two gentlemen of cour" sat down to the fable
of the Hotel Louvre to dinner, when some Amer
leans, who were dining at the same table. seized
them and kicked them ont of the ROOM The
head OF the hotel was appealed to- but, accnrd.
ing to the writer, did not have the couraEc to
interfere"
DRIVEN To MADNESS. The loss of all her
proverty $4,000, the subsequent burnine to
death Of her only child, has driven q LADY, in
San francisco to madness, and She is nowian in
mate of the lunatic asylum.
WLMINcToN AND MANCHESTER R,1LRo,p-
According to the Seventh Annual Report of the
superintendent of this Rond, the income for tho
year ending September /, 1852 amounted to
Sf2i ,O43,5O and the expenditure to $2l7, $50.
4S. showing n gain of $506GS, 50 or nearly 80
per cent. over the net receipts of the previous
year.
DEAD:-'Ihe Charleston papers announce with
regret the death of Capt. Cord Often, promi-
nent citizen Of that city.
oN.1NTERcoURsE WITH THE Nonru.-'fhe
Richmond Why cordially approves IL sugges.
ton for the formation of voluntary associations
throughout Virginia and the South, bound to.
gether by II common pledge among themselves,
neither 20 eat, drink, wear, buy or use any ar
tcle whatsoever manufactured at or imported
from the North"
CoNTRADIcTED.-Thc death of Kit Carson
has been authoaritatiyely contradicted
WHAT CAN De DoXE.-Rott Stephenson, the
inventor of always, died recontly.| lie COM
menced life poor friendess boy, whc By his
exertons. unaded by friends or influential con-
ncctons, attained eminence and distinction.
| The RiGnT SP,RIT-The tender of 1000 of tho
volunteers of New York was made to Gov. Wise.
few days ago by Col. e. Dyckman, Majors G..
Is. Hail. A. Farnsworth and Capt Reagles.-