Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03
Pennings and Clippings.


OrangeburS district, was sold in Charleston
on the 22d ut.
ABnEvILLE.-Thc Abbcvillc Pess saws that
Kev. B. johnson has accepted the Presidency
OF the CokcsDury Female Coiiege--isresi,;cnt
Conner having to retire on account of inn
paired health. The same paper announces
the death of Mr.. Charles Dendy. of Able
v'ilc. and, at the time of his death the oldest
man in he village
DEAp.-Cornclns Donhoc, originally from
lhurcns District, of this State. but for sixty
years resident of Georgia, died on tho 18th
instant, in Cobb county, at the very advanced
age of l02 years.
LIFE AND TINES. ."-Ex-P President Martin
Van Burcn is writing something in the shape
of an autobiogralhical Life and Times"
LARGE ENoUGu.-It has been asccrtaincd
that the Democratic majority in the kentucky
State Senato will be ten, and in the House,
eighteen; on joint ballot, twcnty-cight
opn.WEnn.-Lnst week, John Cobb mar
ricd Miss Kate Webb, a provertiny c,Itor
says their house will, without doubt. be full
of c0b-rcbS!
PRESENTATION OF JAcKsoN's SNUFF Box
The gold snuff box bcqucathed by Gen. Jack
san to the bravest soldier in the next war
alter his death, was presented, in the Citv
Hall, at Nashville. Tennessee, on the 18th
INST, to General Ward B. Burnett, of New
York. Gen. Pillow received the box ON be-
half of the recipient.
DEATm OF Col. BRocKMAN.-Col. Thomas
L. Brockman, of Grcenvillc. died last week
of Paralysis. The Grecnvillc papers, making
tho announcement, state that he was elected
to both State conventions held in the State
in 80 and '52-scrvcd in the State Senate
four years, and in other prominent positions
in that district.
OrrIcIAL-Thc official total vote in the
Sth On. c. congressional district is l4.3j1.
For Vance, 8,02G Coleman, G,33l. Nancc's
majority, l,G05.
OH OF TARA consumptivc man in Ports
mouth, says the Norfolk 1ygus, who has used
many remedies without relief, was advised to
take the oil of tar, and acted accordinglv.-
lie was considered a perfectly hopeless case,
but the tar oil has cured him completely. lie
is now hale and hearty.
MISSIONARIES FOR JArAN.-Thc North Car
olina ChriStiuR .ldrocate states that five mis-
sionaricS from the Southern Methodist Church
will sail for Japan in November, including
Rev. NJ l.. Wood. of the North Carolina Con-
ference; Rev. Mr.. Allen, of the Georgia Con-
ference; Rev. Mr. Stewart of the Tennessee
Conference, and two ministers from the Mem
phis Conference.
The Gov. WISE LErrER.-Thc Richmond
wing has n statement that Donncly, Gov.
Wisc's correspondent, is fictitious per-
son, and states that John G. Mathcr was the
man who drew the letter from Wise and cx-
hibited it.
NEnRAsKA.-Thcrc is popular movement
in Nebraska for state governments PROMO
sing convention in October, an election in
November and application simultaneously
with Kansas
DR.. PALNER,-1t will crafty the many
friends Of DR.. Palmer, of the First Presbyterian
Church. New Orleans, to learu that his soc:-
city have purchased, at a cost of $lj ,000 n
parsonage for their popular and excellent
minister
SEA ISLAND CoTToN. Galveston Ncrs,
OF the Both ult., says: The Sea Island cotton
crop of Texas the present season will be two
or three times as large as that of last year.
The crop now promises remarkably WE'LL
MoRMoNs LEAVING SALT LAKE.-The ST..
Joseph (Mo.) Gazetts. of the 9th inst. men
tions the arrival at that place of a number of
Mprmons from Salt Lake City, U. T., who
report that 1000 or 5 900 recusant SAINTS will
make their exodus from the valley this sum.
mcr.
lN LiMDo.--isaac Roraback, of" soft soap"
memory, is hemmed in by the mcsl,cs of the
law in North Carolina. Isaac probably de-
serves tight place.
GRowTm OF New YoRK Ciry.-In New
York, twenty years ago, every promenade
rcsortcd to the Battery now the Battery has
been very generally abandoned aud all the
promcnadcrsg so to the Central Park, which is
six miles further North. No fact more stri-
kingly illustrates the remarkably rapid
growth of the metropolis.
GOVERNOR OF KENTUcKY.-Thc official ma.
jority for MaSofln, Democrat for Governor
of Kentucky, is 0,l82. He will be inaugura-
ted on the 30th instant.