Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-28

most extensive plantation in Louisiana Is
managed by woman--Mrs. A. Il. Flint
During the last year she raised 1900 hogs
heads of molasscs, and 400 bales of cotton
tholargcst crop produced on any plantation
in that State.
NEWSPAPER SoLD.--Mr Williamson has
sold his paper, the New York Weekly, for
$4,000, to Frank Street and Francis S.
Smith. Newspaper property is looking up.
| MALES AND FEMALES BoRN-Therc seems
to be a universal law that more males than
females are barn. This is sustained by the
records of every nation where records have
been kept. The excess is greatest in the
United States cspcciayis is it SO in this State
and Russia they being extreme climates
The cause or causes are not known.
| y RETuRN.-Tlic Cheshire, n. H.. RcpWL-
tican says negro, formcrlya slave, but who
has been experiencing the blessings of libcr-
tyin Canada for some time, passed through
that town last week back to hcr Southern
home Freedom" didn't agree with her
| ideas.
| DEsTuCrivE FIRE AND ToRNADo-Thc
Stevenson block. of eight. buildings, MT the
! corner. of Washington and Main streets
Memphis, Glenn was burnt Tuesday. The
loss is Sl50,0 0O0-partly insured, A severe
tornado accompanied by rain and hail, un-
rooted several houses the next day.
| SuooTINC AFFAIR IN KENTrcKY.-Th two
Democratic candidates for Congress in tho
Sixth District-Ricc independent, ard Gar
rard, the regular candidate, had q difficulty
at Booncsvilc. on Monday, in which Mr..
Rice was finally shot twice and man nam
cd Smith was killed
How TRUE.-Wc cstccmin the world those
who do not merit our esteem, and neglect
persons of tue worth but the world is like
the ocean. the pearl is in its depths, and the
scawccds swim.
BENEFIT OF ADvEETISiNG.-W. p Rams
dell, of North Abingdon, Mass. has obtained
wife by advertising in the Barnstablc Ia-
triot. Miss Rcbccca Ryder Smith. of Barns
table. is the willing fair one. The Patriot
announces cditorially that Mr. Ramsdcll WAS
"hiShly pleased and willing to pay his bill
| PERsoNAL.-Somc rude country critic, quo
ting the London Times remark that our See
rotary of the Treasury has woven some cnri-
ous financial webs, remarks that they arc
like other Cob webs We wonder is the crit
ic Intentionally personal
QUEER REASON FOR NOT FIGnrINC 4 DuEL.
When Lord Cnrhampton was COMMANDMENTS
Chief in Ireland, he was challenged by his
father, but refused to fight him, not because
lie was his father, hut because lie was not u
gentleman.
"WIsDoM Is TuE PRlNcIpAL TuING. Wis
dom is the olive which springs from the heart,
blooms on tho tongue, and bears fruit in the
| actions,
ENEMIEs.-1fyou want to know your faults,
ask your enemies what they are, and you
will bo told fthcrc is broken place in
your coat Of mail, they will discover it and
thrust in n spear there. They will pierce
you between the joints of your harness
CuARGED,-'Thc Kingstrec sta. states that
X. II. Buskirk has been arrested and lodged
Fruit plEs.-The acid in fruit pics may
be ncutralizcd by adding to each as much
carbonate of soda as will cover n twenty-five
cent piece. This simple prccaution, which
does not affect the favor of the fruit, will
prevent much sickness, aud save much SUI
gar, otherwise needed to render the sour
sweet.
a Lone TEIM.-John Leham has been
sentenced to imprisonment for lifo nt Urba.
ma. Mo-. for violating the person of Dcilah
Wilderman. The prisoner was a day or two
afterwards convicted of horse stealing, and
sentenced to an additional eight years.
SMART BoY.-It was a smart by who own.
cd up that lie liked everything good but n
good whipping. The sume boy liked good
rainy day, too rasny to 80 to school, and just
about rainy enough to go fishing.
RUST IN WHARF.-The rust is said to ho
seriously injurinS the wheat in Suffolk coun.
ty, Va, and one farmer in Isle of Wight co.,
same State, alleges that his whole crop is
ruined by it. From some sections Of North
Carolina similar statements arc received.
DEATH OF BARON lIUMBoLT. The Canada
brings us news of the death of tho venerable
Humboldt, the great German naturalist and
philosopher. The Baron was born in Ber-
lin. September II. 1869. and was consequent
ly in the Doth year of his age, at his death.
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PAUSE NOT TO DREAM OF THE FurURE.
1t would almost appear supcrhuous in
the sullnnarv eninvmnnta nf or .,rnua..I