Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-06-04
The Men of the Time.

We condcnse the following sketches Of
some OF the leading men in the impending
struggle. from various sources:
Victor Emanuel H.. King of Sardinia,
which country bears almost tlIcsamc relation
to the pending European war that Turkey
ana TO the Crmean, is one of the prominent
actors in the great drama now being enacted
on the Eastern hemisphere
The uouse of Savoy, of which he is tho
mead, dcScends from the old Couuts of Sardi-
MIA.
The latest news places General Mamora in
command of tho Sardinian army, ready to
cooperate with Louis Napoleon against Aus
tria at moments notice. General Mamora
IL am old and tried soldier. When the Cri-
mean war broke out, and Sardinia Joined tho
Western Powers against Russia, and the
Sardinian contingent was raised, he was
placed IN command, went to the Crineu. and
behaved IN the noblcst manncr. making HIM
self famous rs one of the generals of Europe.
The Marquis D'Azcglio has figured in the
quarrel very prominently. He is the Sardi-
nian Ambassador, and one of tho Oldest FAM
lies in Piedmont, and ono of considerable
distinction at the present time.
The firm stand taken by Count Gavour,
the Sardinian Prime Minister, to compel tie
admission Uf the Sandman Government To Il
representation in the proposed European
Peace Congress, and to cnforcc q recognition
OF the Importance of that Power among the
great nations of Europe has marked him as
prominent man in view of the impending
war. and of the part in it which is nccessari-
y assigned him. He was born in Turin,
August ~, 1910. and belongs to an ancient
and wealthy family of Piedmont.
The name of Joseph Mary Garibald-ho
who now commands the ten thousand Italian
volunteer in defence of Sardinia against Aus
trials suggested of liberty and by many
OF his coHntrymen he is revcred almost as a
Washington
On Louis alternately the Prince,
the outcast, the fugitive, the prisoner, the
pamphlctcer, and the Empcror--the eyes OF
the world are now fixed, as upon the arbitcr
OF the dcstinics of Europe.
Francois Certain Cunrphcrt Marshal of
France. Senator, was born in the year 1909,
and belongs to an honorable family Of Bre-
tagne.
paraguay D. Killers, it is announced By
the Niagara will command one of the divis-
ION of the French army to cooperate with
Sardinia, and is. therefore, of note in the
present crisis. lie was in 1919 Military Gov
crnor OF Rome and COMMANDMENTS Chief of
the French army in Italy, though formerly
lie had been a French prisoner Of war in Por-
chester castle, and time when no parole
was granted 10 any prisoner, whatever might
be his rank.
Count jacques Louis Caesar Alexandra
Kandon Marshal of France, formerly Minis
Grand Sonator--now named as the Major
General on the Picdmontcse fronticr-was
born at Grenoblc, on the 25th of March,
1905.
Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria, who
has been SO encrgctcaIIy preparing for war,
IN spite ct his youth aud incxpcrience and of
the Napoleon with whom he has had to deal
in connection with the infuriated Liberals of
Italy, has undoubtedly been actuatod by
determined ambition. He was born in Au-
gust, 1880, and is cosequently but nearly
twenty-ninc years of age. He is q son Of the
Archdnke Francis Joseph His titles, be-
sides that of Emperor of Austria, are King
OF Hungary and Bohemia. King of Lombar-
dy and Venice Archdukc of Austria, and
other minor titles.
"A NEIGHBoR of mine was, fairly or 9th
crwise, accused of stealing sheep, and the
day was set when he was to answer tho
charge before court of justice. But as
itbappened, before The day of tr;a! he sick
ened and died. Lis old mother was over
whelmed with grief, and sat long by the
corpse, filling the house with lamcntation.
Al last tathcuyht seemed to strike her; she
Frightened up, and throwing up her hands
she piously calculated, (" Well, thank God
he's out Of the Sheep scropc anyhow,
A rEAclIER wishing to explain to lit
tile girl the manner in which a lobster cast
his shell when he has optgrown it, said,
F" What do you do when you hayc outwrown
yorr clothes !! You throw them aside, don't
yonF Oh, no! replied tho little one,
"wc let out tho. tucksH ''@