Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-11-05


cs letter in the North American, in which
he says:
"ro the public Twill say That Brown
never consulted nc in regard to his Virgin
ia expedition or any other expedition or
matter whatever"
The following is copy of letter from
Mr. Gddings, seized with ether papers aud
documents at the house of Ossawattomic"
Brown, and rev in the possession of IL
gentleman of Baltimore says the Sun:
JErrLnSoN, Ohio, May 2G lS50.-"M
Dear Sir: shall be absent the next week,
and hope to DC ut home during, the sum-
mcr. | shall be happy to see you at my
house. Yours truly,
j. II, GIDDINGs."
"John Brown, Esq"
On the back of the letter is "J. r. Gid
dings, and the words requires no reply"
evidently in Browns own handwriting.
Washington lettc,sof the Baltimore Sun
gives something more direct on this ssubicct.
Ion" writes as follows:
| have seen II number of letters and 9th
cr papers which came into the hands of
the District Attorney, Mr.. Ould, and whicl,
throw much light upon the subject of the
late insurrection ut IIurpcr's Perry
These papers, or portion of them, will APP
pear in the Constitution tomorrow.
One of the letters, dated October 1St,
1850, is written from west Andovcr, Ohio,
by John Smith meaning John Brown--to
his father in which he stated that he had
seen j. Il. c., that is, Joshua II. Gid
dings, at .Asht'brook, and that he (AIr
j. II. G,) had "subscribcdSB tothc stock"
and that the next day he (AIr. Giadng's)
had promised to go To Ravcnna and raise
an association there"
Our papers show that the stock" and
the association are directly connected with
the attempt to excite scrvilc insurrection
at IIarpcr's Ferry Thus it would seem
that there is evidence to show that Mr.
Giddings contributed aid to the proposed
trcasonaLlc attempt, fully knowing its char
actor But still, while this amounts to
moral conviction, it may not be legal proof.
In another letter from John Smith (tlnt
is) Brown to his father, he expresses his
surprise at the change of tho time for tho
"oponing of their mines that is, cxocu-
ting their plans, He says the spring had
been agreed upon as tho time for action.
The papers show that the conspiracy
was very extensive, embracing persons in
many of the States.
We give above the correspondence pub
lishcd BY the Constitution. Comment is
needless.
ONE OF TIE PIKEs,-Thc Charleston
Mm1'Y of yesterday says:
We were shown, yesterday, by the Ad-
ans Express Company Agent, one of the
pixies which were found at Browns House,
llarper's Ferry 1t was directed to Rich
ard Ieadon, Esq, and came from the
Clipper office, Baltimore. This pike would
be most formidable weapon in a close en-.
counter. The blade is about ten inches
.2ns, pointed and sharp on both sides, aud
perhaps a quarter or threc,cights of an
inch il thickness, Its shape is somewhat
like the pocket-dlggor, only of moyc mann
moth proportion, and not 50 finely finished.
twasnttachcd toa hand!eo Of white ash about
six feet long.
TnE Mobile Mercury gives an account
of the following accident, which resulted
from the common practice of buying guns
for children
Wo heard d day Oh t;wo nsn of as aeeis
dent, Which had nearly proved fatal, HIM.
pcning TO lad by the bursting of four
dollar gun with which ho was shootine
birds The barrel bulst lcngthwisc; froii
one end to the other, and the look struck
him in tho forehead, tearing the scalp AL
most entirely from his head, and hying him
scnsclcss aud quiverng on the ground.
His companion, brave little fellow oe
thirteen years old, ran to the nearest water
filled his hat from it, and by rcpostsdlY
sprinkling it into the wound d lGy's. faco'
restored him to consciousness and assisted
him home, first taking the prccautiom TO
discharge his own gun, lest soinc further
accident might happen. ',,."
Two CENycElEs az SoUR MILs.-.A paper
says that pliysician in Louisville hasitlis-
ooyered hdw. by living principallyon buttor.
milk, q human being may pfOl,aies his exist
once to the ported Of twO hundred yedrs. But
whether it were worth while to I've two een-
turtles on such dict, our coiempor'Tssuf not.
A QuicK TR,p,4z.At recent trialebefore O
justice, tho following queer colloquy oeenF-
red: Counsel Didn'. yOu tell IfsDper to
60 to tho devil?' Witness" ratbenthink
l;didr" Conpsel=="Wsll, did be 30. ~, Wit
noss-z.t. believe not: bnp ifhe did, he made
q quick trip Of it.ff I mat him ,hsaexs day"
WIZ you REMEMBEA TINS. Life ~
shortened by indulgence in anger, iIlwill.
anxiety, enEG grief, sorrow, and excessive
care. The vital powers are wasted by
evooaaiyo hndil,y a :, oro,,n T., -. y Try,