Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-12

4 been attended to. and the remainder will be
as soon as the visitors can get around About
$4,000 in money, and as much in coal, have
been already distributed
A BAD Casa boy, three years old, was
badly scaldcd in Burlington, Vermont n
few days since. His friends immediately APP
piled oil and cotton; the cotton was accident
ally set on fire! This second burning caus-
cd his death
RoBnED.-T5c La Sallc Press says that
the banking house of A. j. Matteson at Pro-
phetstown, H., was robbed ON the night of
the night of the 18th of $G5, 900 in bonds and
mortgages of the Camanchc, Albany and
Mendota Railroad and about 81 Gee in notes
belonging to Mr., Mattoson.
AN OFFICE WoRTm IIvINo-One of the
"httcst" Offices in the gift of the people of
the city of New York is that of sheriff.
/ His fees, last year, amounted to $22 20O.
UNnArry MArcuEs.-A year and half
ago, fouryouug ladies' in Cincnnatiwcrc mar
ricd at the same hour. Two have since sep
aratcd from their husbands, and thc othor
two are trying to get separated.
ArPoINTEp,--J. NJ. SpullocR has been
confirmed by the Senate as United States
MARSHAL for tho district of Gcorgin, appoin-
ted in the place of Mr.. Stewart, who was re-
moved on the ground of not exercising suni-
C cnt vigilance in the case of the yacht Wan
dcrcr.
PERsaNAL-A personal difficulty having
arisen between S. W. Melton, Esq, cdito. of
the Gorkvilc Enquircr, and Mr.. w. 4. Lat
ia, mutual friends took charge of the natter
and adjusted the same "honoraJly' to all
parties The occurrence was produced by
the comments of the editor on tho proceed
ings ofthc Stockholders of the Kings Noun
tain Railroad in which Mr.. I.atta figured
rather conspicuonsly.
"A New CANDIDATE.-.A new Candidate f.r
President of the United States, in the person
of Gen. Jo Lane, of Oregon-"the Marion"
ot the Mexican warts brought forward in
certain quarters with some prominence
WHAr's IN \ NAMEy-Thc same paper
which contains the account Of the arrest of
Andrew 'lact.!s;;;5ii at lowell also orcatcs case
/ o. assault upon Thomas Jefferson, one of the
police of that city.
RELIEF OF THE TnGAsuwY.--A correspcn-
dent of the Washington States advises that
the S30,000,000, which was distributed
among the several States, be recalled. South
Carolina has $1,000, 600, with which she has
built all of her railroads
TnE Hen FEVER IN ENGLAND.-By tho last
steamer from England we learn that there
is now in progress at the Crystal Palace,
London, an extensive Poultry exhibition. tho
coops containing the fowls being mile in
extent.
Mount NEnNoN.-0nc hundred thousand
dollars have bccn paid by the ladies towards
the purchase of Mount Vernon.
BRIGuAM EXcoMMUNrcArrxG.- Saint BRIG
ham h'.s just performed the wholesale slaugh-
ter of cutting off from communion with his
church, eight hundred and sixty mcmbors
who sympathsc with the Gcntilos.
CoNTAGIous.-Fivc children of Wm. Con
vcnhovcn, of Charleston, Montgomery coun-
ty, N Y, have died of scarlet fever in less
than five days. Four of the little ones nil
brothers, lay side by sidein DEATH and wcro
buried on the same day.
RAILROAD AccIDENr.-Wc rerrct TO
learn that Mr.. John Mangum, recently
employed in excavating tho tunnel for the
Blue Ridge Railroad was, on Monday last.
run over OH the Grecnvilc Road. in the
neighborhood of Palmyra. and the left ler.
just above the ankle, was so badly crushed
as to require amputation His right foot
is also badly injured, and other Injuries
were received about the heed and person.
as is supposed, by the cow-catcher. Mr..
Alangun is regarded as in a critical condi-
ton His relatives reside in New York
corner of2Sth street and l1th Avenue.
ANOTHER. Yesterday morning the
train on the Spartanburg and Union Rail.
road ran off the track near lsam's, and, as
we learn, smashed three platform cars
Fortunately no lives were lost and no seri-
ons injury Sustained by those on board
Cot"mdio Bulictin, 2d
AN AvAILABLE CANDIDATE there
be any who think that Mr.. Fremont can
not run as well now as he did in 1856, the
following item from the NIariposa Demo
crat may serve to cnlighten them:
On Thuwday last, Fremont was seen
to pass through Quartsburg, and take his
way down the Stockton rocd, in a buggy. at
a rattling speed This, ofccursc, excited
the curiosity of the people in that place,