Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-05

ioOtuCihS III lrSlbuu OH Vno Onlteu states, her
admirers, &C. She is making money by tho
truthless operations
MAHHtEb-On the 5th ult., in Brussels,
Miss Strothcr of the United States. was uni
ted in marriage to Baron Phillips Fahnen-
berg de Burgheim, of Germany.
A CENTENARrAN.- Thomas Galbrath died
in Salcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, on the 3D.
December ultimo. lie was born in the same
vicinity, four months before the Poet Burns
"FREEDoM OF THE Cry. ."-According to a
New York paper, the privileges conferred by
a tender of the freedom of that city, are to
set man on a PEDESTAL to shake his arm al
most OF, to starve him out of countenance to
pollutc him with cigar smoke, to fire a small
lake of tobacco saliva at his feet and if he is
n Mussulman, to offer him ham sandwiches.
Pleasant!
HoRRIDLE CRIME-A negress in st. Louis
named Ellen IIome, was set on fire and
burned to death, by thief, few days ago,
who supposed by SO doing to destroy the evil
dcncc of his theft-having openly stolen six
shirts.
A BLACK TRANsAcTIoN.-Sarah Judson,
the heir of "A rich Michigan red hot abolition
list, an accomplished young lady Is years of
age, recently clopcd to Canada with and mar
ried to big buck negro The abolitionist
and his family are greatly distressed at this
practical result of their fanaticisui. Served
thom right
DISMISSED FOR INrEMVERANcE.- --<Ex-Purser
Hunter, who died in Boston a few days ago
from blow said to have been inflicted by
the keeper Of public house, had but recent
ly been dismissed from the navy for iutcm.
pcrancc. lie was formerly clerk in Wash
ington, and man of fnc attainments.
Is lIURRY,-The Auburn (A!a.) Signal
runs up the name of Henry a. Wise, of Fa.t
as its candidate for President; subject, how
ever, to the deciSion of the Charleston Con.
vcntion.
PARTIES IN THE HOUSE We copy tiie fol-
lowing from the Washington correspondent of
the New York Times
"Thc defeat Of the Diplomatic Atpropria-
tion bill to day created much eopstcrnation a.
mong the administrator, men Tho Rcpubli-
considcY it impoPtaA. 10 cut of several of the
missions, with view to retremchmcHt, which
the Democracy backed ont Of srteT going wish
them in committee OF the whote, Many South
ern men voted no, because of the appropriation
for the return of the Echo negroes. Thus the
bill falcd On the announcement of the vote
Lctchcr, in despair, exclaimed: "It would
take philadelphia lawyer to say what party
has majority in this House."
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FREE CoLoRED Persons AS WITNESSES
Que of these eases says the Courier, reported
on Monday from the Law Court of Appeals
involved the right of colorcd persons as par
ties under the summery process rule which
permits under certain conditions. the plain
tjH or dctemlent to be made witness.
N colorcd suitor thus offered rs a witness
was rejected ON Circuit by Monro, j.. an
anpcal was taken The decision of the Court
iGore",J disscnting) is that su, h parties
cannot he examined ore tcnus. but may be
examined on interrogatories bcSore the Clerk.
SoUTu CARoLfN,a ~ WAshINGToN.-A-
Il correspondent of the Baltimore Putyie1
writes thus:
"The able and cloqscat speech Of Colo
mel Lawrence NJ. Keitt, of South Carolina,
is commanding general attention, not less
for It's power than for its valuable statistics
and its exposure of the evident policy of
France in her colonial ambition. By the
way, South Carolina holds again tromin.
cnt position in national politics. The ex-
ccutive ability and dignifcd impartiality
evnccd by Col. Orr-onc of the most pop
Uiarm mcnm Washington-in the perform
ance of his duties as speaker of the House;
the fiery Kett; the remarkably conserva-
tive and statcsmaulikc spccch Of Mr. Ham
mond, her Senator; and the conservative
action of that prouaap& glorious little State,
in the election of Mr.. Chesnus, p,accs
South Carolina in position at once emin-
emily patriotic and influential, and renders
the election ofa CaroliHian to the Prcsiden
tlai CHAIR by nOinoai,s improbable. Apropos
OF Mr. Chestnut, [ heard yesterday an an
ecdote of his accomplished wife which fur
nishcs the happiest Instance of n graceful
recognition have yet read of. Fifteen
years ago Major Il, of this place, who
was fellow-passcnger with Mr. CIkesn4lt and
his lady on homcward bolsnd European
packet, began the recital ola pleasing. story
to them, in which he was interrupted, and
no opportunity occurring for its conclusion
before the termination of their passage, she
voyagers became separated at New York,
and remained scmviF a day or two ago,
when the Major waited upon HIS former ac
qra.ntances to tender them a welcome to
Washington. The FIRST greetings over,
Mrs. Chestnut, with smile of pleasant ex-
pectation, said: Now. Major H., pray
relate the remainder of that story