Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-10-27


SUIciDg-The Atlanta tGn) Locomotice an
nounces that Wm. Arnold Sparks, Esq. of Val
ley Plains. Harris county. Ga, committed sui
eide a few days since by jumping out OF the
window. The Locomotive adds that he was ono
OF the most talented young men that Harris
county ever produced.
LARGE PARx-Gcn Harding. a gentleman of
great wealth, residing near Nashville Tenn.
has park including 500 acres. In it he has
3Vo deere, about so buiialoes and herd Of elk.
Al DAxoERoUs Pon4roi.to--T'lc portfolio Of
Lamoriciere has fallen into the IOnds of Gen.
Fanti. 1t contains letters of the most compro-
missing character and the most positive proofs
OF numerous intrignes entered into with tho Le-
gitimist and even the Red Republican party
against the government of Napoleon.
RuN ORA man named Brewster school
teacher from Massachusetts, was ordered out of
Somowilc, Alabama, last week. for alleged in
cendiery sentiments In his trunk was found
letter from Senator Sumnor written four
years ng" conSratuIaUng him on his labors in
q" the cause"
BURNING THE CoNsrlTuTIoN--Thcro arc a
large number of the supporters of Mr. Lincoln
IN the Eastern States who declare thnt the Con-
shtuuon of the United States is ''covennnt
with hell" and who annually make II bonfire
of it,
DIsGUsreD--Gcn. Cornelius Robinson. Of Ala
bnma, is Offering his valuable plantation and
negroes for sale. He is disgusted," he saws
with the submission policy of tho South" and
Is determined to convert his property and leave!
ANorupR--'rhc Kngstrco (Williomsburg)
S'ou says that hear was killed nenr that place
weighing one hundred and htty.sx pounds.
TO yorE Tho Ohio Statesman says that ronr-
teen Thousand nngrnoS viii vnte The Republican
ticket in Ohio this fall, under tho decision of
Ju'lgo Bvnkcrhof.
SILvER-Tt is now fully established that the
silver mines in California surpass in richness
and extent all silver mines heretofore known i'm
any part Of the world, aS much as the gold of
California, at the time Of it's discovery surpass-
ed nll gol'l mines previously known.
0UEER-An Iowa paper, which has kept re.
cord. states that next tn railroad and steamboat
accidents, more people have boon killed and
m0inel this year by harvesting and tlmcshing
machines than by any other cause.
SoMerurNG DEcrDEpLY NEw-It is stated that
hoopcl skirt" arrangement has been adopt.
ed by male dandics to be- worn on the chest.
for the lau'lahlc purpose or preventing the rum
ping of shirt hosnm4. 1t is formed of steel
RIBS, and is fastened around the body By means
of hooks and eyes,
PnnGREss OF MeMruIs. TExv.--During the
last iyo years, the growth of the city of SIrm
phis. Tom, has been very rapid In that time
she has more than dnblcd her population, and
''''' ,,''t BUSINESS
NIrHoN-Nploi tho name given by the Ja-
paneSe t., their country, means "lho rising of
nm nnJ 4, nnt nsn u .rs ~, InS @"ru ia
try N;nhon hc,om.o i, i. ,Lm . o'a, .!'r'r c"un
Of Asin WV ''''' '"S'or'y point
D"ATm Hr / NAVY OFFlcrR-Dicd at the Asy-
lnm IA Philadelphia, on the 20:h ult., in the
4oih year Of his age Lieutenant Jihu H. Hall
OF tn" United States NavJ, Licutcnnnt Hall
G"VEn T;. !LGNSE BURNT i"e Court House MT
'-;'.I,y GsGu ny l'H'l was uHstrcSei by lire few
m's'.',S s': Si;'ve: NJ. Scr"p0 0i printed mattor or
~ III p'"e' Vi INC ShcrlH or clerks
0'''' WIS S"N''' -
\ GREAr SrEcUrArtoN The NV Orlcans
tI;nt ;, =" ""rT"y week says tnat ono broker OF
bales Of cotton vancJ ~ sTjo dH6 e'''TT T io,ooo
speculation is based up m tho late stnrm n tho
South, whichit is bclieycI will produce short
crops
ELecrgp TO CoxoRE.s- Amonr thc dcn,cr,t
ic membcrs of Congress, Just elected in Indiana.
is the Hon. ID. w. Voorhees, whose great snccch
Gh"r"ton @ ort y, VEok c.~Gmm0I INN "" executed at