Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-07-02
Pennings and Clipnings.


a Big UArI.-Itis reported, in tho for
eign news, that the French have captured
thirty-hvc Austrian vessels in the Adriutic,
which, with their cargocs. are valued at four
millions of pounds sterling, or twonty mil
lions of dollars. The naval superiority of
the French is great that tho commerce of
Austria will be totally annihilatcd.
ANOTHER NIcTIM.-IIon. ID. f. Robinson,
an cx-mcmbor of Congress. died on the 2ith
ult. from disease contracted at the National
Hotel Washington, in the Spring of 1857.
MAKING MoNEY.-An " Anti.cursing Club"
has been formed Mt Grass Valley CAL, tho
members of which arc fined twenty-five cents
for every oath, the money to be appropriate
cd to some worthy purpose from time to
time. at the last accounts the club had
cursed enough to buy pew, and thore was
balance on hand.
SEVERE PUNIsuNENT-A fellow named
Bell, who attempted to abduct young girl
ut 1laynosvillc, Ala, on Saturday, was caught
by the indignant citizcns and "lashcd within
all inch of his life" Six hundred stripes
were laid upon him.
| EXCESSIVE GRIEr.--Thc Pittsfold Euqle
says that n youth of seventeen, living in
Otis, recently lost his reason from grief ut
| the death of his mother, and committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the heart.
Mother and son were buried in one grave.
TERRIDLE.--Adam Rctig, farmer rcsG-
ing near Milwaukee, being insanely jealous
of his wife, on Saturday last shot and killed
her, and afterwards blew his own brains
| out.
ESEcuTED.-Tlc Colcton SIN says that
Abraham Strickland who was convicted ut
the April session of the Waltcrboro' Court,
for the murder Of his uncle, suffered the cx-
trcmc penalty of the law on the l7th ult.
REcoNcILEp.--It is officially admitted that
amicablc relations arc restored between Mr.
Buchanan and II. j. Walker, but it is de-
MED that this restoration of friendship has
resulted from any political concessions on
! either side.
SOUTHERN Pacific RAILROAD CAsE.-Thc
Supreme Court of Texas has dismissed the
demurrer in the case of the State VS.. the
Southern Pacific Railroad and has remand
cd It, to the District Court for trial on the
merits.
| SuIcIDE.-J. r. Mimms, bookkccpcr for
Crcsap and Mcmillan, committed, suicide in
housc of ll-famc, at Columbus, Geo, on
Friday. Cause unknown.
| a DEAR FoRTuNE.-On Monday, poor
jew at Richmond, received letter from
Europe informing him that large amount
was his by inheritance, and that it awaited
his demands The excitement was too great
he fell from his chair, and died Immediately.
LABoR.-It is only by labor that thought
can be made healthy, and only by thought
that labor can be made happy, and the two
cannot be separated with impunity.
WICKED ClrrEs-Tmcc cities, Chicago,
Boston and New York have been the scenes
of Ifmurdcrs since the lst of January last.
CorrER.-John G. Bryson, Esq, of Jack
son, presented the editor of the Ashvillc
! Nc'rs, last week, with some beautiful spcci-
mons OF Copper ore, taken from vein Just
discovered OH the lands of Mai. w. III. Bry-
son, of jackson. The vein is from four to
six feet deep. and judging from the specimens,
exceedingly rich.
FATAL AFrRAY. IN KnNTUcKY.--A few
days since an affray occurred at tLibcrty, Ky,
between Wm. Ousley, ancphcw of cx-Govcr-
nor Ouslcy, V. Payton, Granville johnson,
Thomas Evans and others. Ouslcy shot
Johnson and Evans. johnson died instant.
ly, and Evans shortly after, and Payton
stabbed ouslcy, but not fatally.
CoMrLETED.--Thc new railroad bridge over
Broad River has boon completed. 1t is a
piece of superior workmanship. The ears
are now running over it, The Grconyillc
Railroad is. in prosperous condition.
ARRESTED Owen, who is charg
cd with the murder of % brother, committed
in LaurcnS on the 18th of May, says the Co
lumbia Gnardian of'thc 2Sth jane, was late
y arrested in Summervilc Ca, and wa.
brought yesterday morning, by tho Soutl
Carolina Railroad train to this city, and lcf
by the Grecnvillc train for Laurensville.
BLACK ToNGUE.-Four out of the six butch
ors in Austin, Texas, have ccasod selling
fresh beef, owing to the prevalence of blacl
tongue in that ncighborhood.
BANK DEFALcATIoN-Judge Roosevelt, O
New York, has ordered the arrest of Edwart
Bclknap, on complaint of the Union banl
oftbat city, for frauducntly certifying check