Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-02-18

five have been natives of South Carolinn,-
South Carolina is not only proud old State TO
haIl from, but those who hail from hpr, I'm Tex.
4, re s"nstor any State to be proud of. Rusk,
ll.oio on, Ward, licmphill, Wigfall, in tile
Sen0e ire glorious galaxy, and let us add
our own glorious Frank Lubbnck, to say nothing
of y host of others, nnd the List will absorb d
large proportion of the best talent and brightest
spirits in the Lone Star State,
New YoRK. Feb. l2~-Tho night watch.nian
Mt tho United States Custom House was found
IN the street this mornng. murdered and rob.
bed.
"MILLtoNs" OF MrRbERtRs---At the John
Brown meeting held in the Cooper Institute,
New York, on Thursday evening Rev DR..
Cheevor said that there arc millions ut the
North who receive Gods word on this subject
Islavcryl just as John Brown received it,
In other words, that there aru "millvns of
murdcrcrs ut the North
Too rnrE-ro be worthy of an Office nova.
days, one must be entirely unworthy of any,
thing else.
FREE NEoRcEs-'rhc number of FREQ negroes
IN the Southern States Is estimated at 26j 900
The number in this State is about 10000.
An "MoRAL MEx "a clergyman in Sa
lem, ~ j, says tho Hando,I, recently nm
nouncod from his pulpit that upon the noxt Sab
bath ovoning he would preach sermon to
"moral men" Upon this occasion tho house
was crowded in every part and a large propur-
ton of tho congregation was made up of those
who had not "d0rkonCd y church door" for
yes s.
THE RGPunLlCANS JUnILANr-Throughout the
North, the Republicans are rejoicing over the
election of Mr.. Pennington u the Speakership
OIL lie ,,',n na I,ai Sn;," o'
%,mfro. oI NJ = Hh"m NJ liz "''
- o''' o,''
Ix a IIuRRY-It is said that tho Speaker of
the House OF KepreSentativcs has already signed
checks Tor 9Z'o''JV' Tor PaymGnt "i the salaries
OF members which VIII foile'o many cred
ltorS'
Exp1ostoS ,yp Loss OF LIrE-A hat factory
blew up with tremendous force in Bronklvn x
V 90, .Lo OIL ;,,t C,.o,, ,,o,,.,,,o. 80. I'm,
", tno "u ,nS, ouio' PIssons Merc f'.iGu
,ror, p'o,,OIIoi SEQ ,,"nI, VI 'N0 "''lo'
AN INTENTIONAL Yankee in Usah has in
vented and set in operation an artificial lady
i'll full dress propelled by small boy, and adj
oerISeS I" sweep tnS sluowalNS al ana crossings Tor
"ocnrn,. -. ti,n ;'i,i -
dino L;, s rod ,lat - n', t ~ 49,, S,,o y, ~,
norro,yod ~ DIn%sTTro '''''' '''l W "'O'"'' vi
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GrEAT FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE-In New York
or tue 2d instant, q fire occurred in n bakery
anu a',iplllnS lcHculcnt Il ne loss Oh iiU was
iearfu!-numbering thirty persons. The loss
of property was inconsidcrable
ATRoCGoUs MURDER--Two negro women of
Dr. CroXton, of Essex county, Va, murdered
him on the 4th inst, by first striking him to the
ground with hoe, and then burning hm to
TOp hcGorc 'i0 "'O 'O''''''u 'Ne'h '"o morning
PoisoNING--Two children of Mr.. G. T.. Far
not fatally. noisoned n few dnvs since nv cat;ng
somc colored candy TOYS.
- JI lliGn rNlch OF NEGR0Es-lhc JacksonVlilc
property of Joseph Phillips deceased, in that
county, IL negroes were sold at an average of
SlZZ5. Ono boy 50 years old sold for Sl7Ol.
ocVcral others sold for Slo4O and Slj5O.
LIE C"IIoN CRol-l ne Soe0 excess 00S IN cotton re-
oJdoJ ~ "p" u n",Sem 70 iS ovyGoo Dnles' wn,ch;
for Ills vcnr (woro tboro no fnrtbrr f
4.25O, 900 bales. The largest estimates are m
thus so far confirmed.
Avorurn c,s, TIC CI,;oooo 1r...,,
that n few doys since n bnam frnl VIA o. th9ot
city-the mother of three dnurhters-hithertn
courted and respected and moving in the first
circles of socicty-has permitted herself to be-
come the victim OF one who had been honored
hnmd '"G rhm T"''TsHcg , "l I"'m "GiSe ana nor ms
faithess wife IiscnrdoJ but o "eSu"er "u st ,iI
lives.
"TnE WEsr We learn from the Mcnphis
Enquirer that 20 murders were committed i'm