Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-07-30

W Liberty Church, commencing on Friday
before the Cd Sabbath in August next
PREAcHrNc.-Elders b. Holder and d. II.
hennemur are expected to preach mt the fol,
lowing places: August 9th, 7th and ath at
Pleasant Hill; 9th at Six Mile; 10th and
lith at keowce; and 18th, 18th and l4th at
Salem. "
SuS SfRoKEs.-On Saturday last there
were over twenty cases of sun-stroke in Gin.
cinnati, nine of which proved fatal. During
tho day the thermometer marked, in some
localities, lob degrees in the shade.
SUNDAY BATTLEs.-It will be noticed that
the battle OF Magenta was fought on Sunday.
Some of the most destructive battles of mod.
crn times, says the Lowell Courier, have IN.
ken place on that day,
NONE nUr THE BRAVE" &c.-The Iude.
pe"dente of BreScia states that several Young
girls have made VOWS not to marry any BODY
but wounded soldiers of the army of Italian
independence.
GEN. TwIGGs.-We arc. gratifed to SEQ Il
announced in our exchanges that letters have
been received from San Antonio, Texas, which
state that Cen. Twiggs has entirely recovered
from his recent severe illness.
| Sun STRoKE.-John Fisher, AGED about 30
years. died in Charleston, on the 10Th inst,
of sun stroke. lie was sailor. and Scotch.
man by birth,
New CorroN.-The Albany (Ga.,) Patriot
chronicles the first open boil of cotton. which
was seen on the plantation of d. A. Waller.
Esq, near that city
fiRE.-The Charleston papers give the
particulars of q fire there on the 18th inst.
Capt. Il. NJ. Writings house was burned, at
loss of S2500; partly insured.
MIssIssIrrI.-Thc Mississippi Democratic
State Convention, recently held at jackson,
nominated for Governor John j. Pcttus, of
kemper; for Secretary of State, Robert
Webb, of Pontotoc; for Auditor, Il. r. Burt,
of Noxubco; and for Treasurer, NJ. Il. IIayncs
of Yazoo
Our SEABoARD,-The line of coast belong
ing to the United States is very extensive
According to the report of the Coast Survey,
there arc 6,S2l miles Of Atlantic coast. :, ,4G7 |
miles of the Gulf coast, and 1881 miles ON
the Pacific, making total of IL, 500 miles.
CoMMENDABLE IIuMANITY.-Tbe nlontcrs
on the line of the South Carolina Railroad,
from Branchville to Columbia, distance of
sixty miles, withdrew their hands from the
field on Monday Of last week, owing to the
prevalence Of excessive heat
TIE CRoPs.--Our exchanges give most nm.
favorable reports of the crops. The York.
vile Enq"hcr says it is of the opinion Of
--.-, h.''t tl'o corn orup Will not exceed that
of 1915.
A GREAT BALLOON TRIp.-NIr. LaMoun-
tain has challenged Mr.. John Wise to test
their "rclativc capacity scientifically consid-
cred, in trial trip from San Francisco to
the Atlantic seaboard, with balloons" Mr..
Wise, in card, published in the ST. Louis
Democrat says that his "thoughts are now
turned to the crossing of the Atlantic, and
with "a precision much better than was the
trip from ST. Louis to New York"
A RE-NoNINATIoN The Pittsburgh (Pa)
Post rc-nominatcs Mr. Buchanan for the
Presidency, and takes the ground that he is
the only candidate who can be nominated by
the Charleston Convention to reconcile the
in the Democratic ranks.
READ.-Tho great secret of success is in
attending to your own business. He who
neglccts his own business to attend to that
of others, will never succeed in life.
Sr. LOUIS, July 90, 1884 dispatch re-
ccived to-day from Marshall, in this State,
states that three negroes who were on trial
yesterday Mt that place for rape and murder,
were at night taken forcibiy from the Jail by
n mob, and two of them hung and the other
burnt at the stake.
1IoGs.-A recent assessment shows the
number of hogs in Kentucky to be Sl4,538.
An increase Of 176,24l head over the num-
ber last year.
PUNIsnMEH T.-J cffersoh county, Texas,
has no Jail, in lieu of which persons sentenced
to confinement are fastened, night and day,
to rock in the public square by chain at
tached to the ankle. If the prisoner offence
is light, or he has previously borne good
character, he is allowed an umbrella to pro-
tcct himself from the sun and rain.
PUr THAT AND THAT ToGEruER.-Our OK
ports of specie, to Europe, last week, were in