Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-03

that the aggregate sum Transmitted in 1850,
amount to ono,iniliion three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. which was forwarded by the
fr;sh servants of this city to their relatives and
friends to assist them to embark for the United
States. This generosity on the part Of white
servants speak hobly in their behalf E =
RanncY, the celebrated giftbook man, has
been arrested on the charge of swindling two
Germans to the tuncof $500. Let this be q
warning to your readers who so generously
pntrUnizo the Northern gift-beok houses, or they
may too late find thatthoy have been egregious-
ly swindlcd. To, prove this, it is but requisite
to state that detective DOVE has received a num-
bcr of letters from parties in the country, COM
planning that they huye made rcmhtances for
books. &c and have never received any replies.
The Tribune, the organ of the Black Repubi.
cans, is quite sad on commercial matters, and in
dignantly remarks that il is utterly hopeless to
anticipate any Improvement in the condition of the
vast highways of commerce as long rs the Cotton
oeracy hold possession OF the Federal Government.
Unfortunately for the editor. and ns,party the
cottonocrac$ will held their ground as long us the
conservative party desire
Tho memBcrs of the. New York Legislature are
amusing themselves On the lTth they had quite
an exciting time, as Messrs Alilliken and White
h0da free pro rata fight in the Assembly chamber
in consequence Of member exposing the coirUp-
ton that exists, aud the Speaker endorsing the
assertion, by stating that 100000 had been writ
ten for to Wall street by u member of the Lcgish-
tufe, IOr the express purpose OF u'tcNtnB the ITO
Rata bill. Judge from this what fine government
we will havei if this party can make William IL.
Seward President.
few broken down politicians are attempting to
form third party before the election, in ort,r to
sell out when the proper time approaches. IT. -
however, useless, az the vital question Of the day
must be decided between the Democrats and Re-
publicans.
I Quito a large and enthusiastic public meeting
was held on Friday evening at, the Assembly
Rooms, to express sympathy with the struggling
Italians. Beecher, Bellows, Mitchell, Thomson,
and others, addressed the meeting. AZ the con-
cusion OF the speeches note read from tho
ladies, expressing tho warm and heartfelt sympa-
thies of the women OF America with tlrcir brothers
and sisters of ltuly.
stephen Whitney, an old and respectable mer-
chant, died Thursday, at the advanced aye of
eighty. He leaves to his three children (onc son
and two daughers,) the immense sum of fifteen
millions.
Jennings, Barnum's brothcr.in-law who rem
dorcd himself notorious by giving two hundred
and fifty dollars for the first ticket that was sold
to Jenny Lind's first concert in New York has
failed Following upon this, comes the reported
assignment of Singer, proprietor of the Sewing
Machine. Many were surprised at this, rs he was
supposed to be immensely wealthy. But it would
take Princcly revenue to support man of his
taste, who rides in carriage that cost $1,000, and
drawn by six very valuable horses
homer of tho Eeoctr, occupies an entire page
of the Hcrahd with his advertisement.
The American Geographical Society has passed
resolutions advising new expedition 20 The Arctic
Sea- BoSNIvET.