Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-29

ators approaching to welcome his return
There was slight attempt atapplause in
the gallery, but it was promptly checked.
FooD.--The yaluo of food consumed in N.
York last year is estimated at $l2,000,000,
and the number of the various quadrupcds
eaten were: becvcs, l9l .37i cows, 1O,l28;
veal, 3G,675 swine, jjl 470.
The CoNrRADIcToRY SEx.-.Punch says
that when a young girl is at school she wish
es she could have two birthdays in year,
but as she grows up, she wishes she could
only have one birthday in two years
ONs OF TgE Reasons An Irishman being
askr why he wore his stockings wrong side
out, rcplicd Because there's hole on 10th
or side of EN-"
| NOVELTIES oFruE Season. They are feast.
ing on fresh shad in Savannah, and green
peas in Florida, Last Friday there was a
/ thunder storm ut Charleston, and yellow fe-
v2r is carrying off its victims at Tampa, Fla.
! we wore also favored with the thunderstorm
Oh the same day
FOUR CHILDREN AT ONcE.-A woman in
Saginaw county. Michigan, recently gave
/ brth to four children at one time, and to re-
ward her n bill has been or will be introduc-
ed into the Legislature donating her two hun
dfcd and twenty acres OF land, situated in
that county.
BRoKG.-'rhc city Of New York is bank
rupt. Hundreds of honest creditors arc de-
mandng payment, but are utterly unable to
| get the first rcd"
PR)TEcToRATE OVER MExlco.-Thc lead
ing London journals discussed the idea of
an American protcctorate over Mexico with
evident favor, and some of the writers sug
gested that Spain, England and France should
join the United States for the partition Of tie
republic.
HEAVY RoDDERY.--A ncgro-trader, named
ID. Mckay, from North Carolina, was seized
by two men in Montgomery. Alabama, on
the 9th ult,, and robbed of 50, 800 in cash,
and $4,000 to $4,000 in drafts. Two mon
have been arrested on suspicion, bu without
the money.
MoRPHY TRIuMrHANT.-The corresponds
ent of the London Daily News announces that
the chess match between Paul NIorpbv al
Professor Anderson, at Paris, had resulted
in the triumph of the American Champion
The score at the close stood us follows =
Morphy, 4 Anderson, .; drawn ..
GooD.-Hhe New York Herald saws of
Senator Summer: elf his suGerings are
half as acute as they have been represented,
he ought to have learned the virtue of ycSiq
nttion by this time.
LEAyENwoRTH, Kansas, Jan. 2O.----TLc
outlaw, Montgomery, has given himself
up for trial. Brown, another fractious
outlaw, has left the Territory of Kansas.
New lIAMpsHIRE ELEcHoN.--The first
State election of 1859 is in New Hampshire.
1t takes place ON the second Tuesday of March
next. Governor, Legislature and three
members of Congress arc to be chosen.
MAD Doc.-A mad dog was killed in Pat
tcrson, New Jersey, on Sunday. He is Lc-
licvcd to have bitten several other dogs.
| IMPORTANT RUMoR.-It is rum we'd that q
proposition for the sale of Sonora and Chi
huahna has been received by our government
from President Miramon The price nam
ed is said to be sixteen millions.
UNHAPPY CAsE.--The Rev. Mr.. Coffee, the
first man who over preached sermon on the
bluffs of Memphis, was arrested in that city
last week and committed for being drunk
When taken into custody he sworo bitterly
at the officers and wanted to whip them.
DEAD.-Ex-Governor Sade, of VT, died on
the 10th inst, at Middlcbury lie had also
been member of Congress.
WoMANs RGGurs.--No loss than three wo-
men we're taken into custody by tile New York
detectives in one evening, for appearing in the
streets dressed in boys clothing.
VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNGssEE RAmRoAp.
We learn from the Knoxville IYhig that the
receipts on this road, for the six months end
ing December 81, 1858, amounts to 1906 O5I
The receipts for the same months, in 1857, were
S28S,6S9 Increase $l56,3G2; being an in.
crease at the rate ofsirtv:fce and ahalf per cent
GAMEs.-The games of chess and draucbts
are becoming very popular throughout tho civ
ilizcd world, especially the former.
BosroN, Jan. l0.--Young Wales, who shot
Miss Franklin, of this city, on Monday night
fed to the woods, where his body was found
yesterday, when it was discovered that no
had shot himself dead.
IHE GREATNESS OF THE UNITED STA