Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-03


to be connected with the appearance of spots
on the sun. 1t the writer's theory he correct,
the next winter should be very cold one.
CHARCOAL FOR Pics--As this is the season d
the yenr principally devoted to the fattening OF
porkers, it,shoud not be forgotten that box
containing some charcoal should be placed in
every hog pen. Experience hns proven that its
use in this manner tends to maintain these ami
mails ina healthy condition, and conduces to
more rapid fattening.
Tue ART or AoRicuLTuRB-A great deal has
been written and said about the science and art
OF agriculture, but for practical guidance the
whole thing is in n nut shell. 1t consists in
these two rulcs-mnke the land rich and keep
the weeds down. # any person who tries to
raise any plant will follow these two rules he
will succeed. dhd if he does not follow them he
will not succeed.
NASHVILLE, Oct. Ex-senator Douglas adj.
dressed an immense audience here today Mr..
1uncey speaks tonight lie refused to divide
the time with Governor FuOtc and the latter
then announced that he should speak after Mr.
lanccy concluded.
ArcnIsoN. Octobcr ,5-Sc,cntccn thousand
pounds of flour, corn meal and potatoes, arrived
to-day from Illinois aud several teams from
the destitute portion Of Southern Kansas. which
w"rc in waiting, were loaded and started for
their destination. There has previously urri
we'd and bccn distributed from this point five
hundred bushels Of corn and twenty thousand
pounds of flour groceries, potatoes, &C., most
OF which was sent 10 tho Nc,sho country.
A Lone pRAYER-The Columbus (Ohio) Facf
in its account of the Perry celebration at Clevc.
land says: Z" The procession WAS very fine. al
most two miles in length. as was also the prayer
of DIR. Perry, the Chaplain"
NoRrnLE, October 25.-Ex. Governor Wise
spoke for three hours and half at tho Brcckin-
ridge barbecue which came off Yesterday in
Princes Anne county. lie advocated The unity
of the South. and proposed resolutions, which
were enthusiastically adopted. 1t was decided
to form Minute Men throughout that and the
adjoining counties.
Preston MnNUMENT-zA movement ia on foot
to erect monument to Hon. w G Preston. Of
South Carolina, at cost of $4,000 This
amount is to be raised principollvby the Alum.
nj of the South Carolina College.
CuRIors-On tho 10Th Of August last, fash
OF lightning struck windmill at J.appion. in
Franco, in which thcrc wasa female who was
killed by the electric fluid. and on whose body
there was loft tho picture ofa neiShboti tree
with all itsbrancbes and leaves complete rhis
singular 'atonipg hv tho lightning was seen and
nttestcl by medical examiners and the munci
pal authorities of the place.
lfEAvy--A at the recent Fall Term or Edgcfcld
Court Mrs. Elizabeth Smith recovered five
thousand dollars in nm action against Mr. GEORGE
Bland for tr"srnss. The Offence must have been
very aggravated, to Justify such a verdict.
Scranton Pa. Oct. o5-A car contnininr
twelve miners. employed at the Pennsylvania
Coal Company works, near Fort Griffith. ran
down elorc 1900 feet deem to.lav--the rome
breaking and prccptating it tn the bottom. =
Eight miners were killed, and two were MT cx-
poctcd to live.
BosToN. OrI. 90 Reports indicate that .he
ship Black Hawk. from Calcutta for Boston.
before reported missing. has been lost with nll
on board She was last scnn in tho BAY Of Ben.
gal, about April 10, and nfcrwarl a norton of
the wreck of an American vessel was discovered
AN INDIAN CAMpAIGN-rhe White lEtn, Mt
Wcatherford. Ark. sums up the result of the
ranger campaign n aganst the Indians as follows:
The rangers have consumed twice their weight
IN beet. mt eleven cents per pound: two citizens
have been killed : and the colonel of the rcc.
momt has been married
WAsuNGToN, October 2G.-The distinguished
Southern statesman whom alluded TO as about to
accept the Department of State under Lincoln is
understood to be William c. Rives of Virginia. and
rumor adds that John NJ. Reed, of PHILADELPHIA
and MIR. PcttiSrcw, OF South Carolina will become
members Of tho Cabinet
Senator Iycrson of Georgia, has published n
letter declaring that any Southern man who would
accept Office from Republican President ought to
he condemned and osirnciscdby universal public
sentiment and that lie would vote against tho con
hrmotion of every Southern nominee
South Carolna's position is defined. and so is
Ajabanas. ny the resolves of til errespectivc Leg.
islaturcs adopted last winter The conventions TO
he called by the Governors will probably decide
that Lincoln's election IL beli.
The Herdtds graphic descriptions of the Union
demonstration arc admired by all parties here
Let this grand show he followed by united work
and surely New York may yC, avert the storm of
revolution.
Governor Stevens has just returned from the
West. and pronounces kcniucky to be perfectly
sure for lrcckinridgc- On. NeiS York Lierah
RicUMoND, Va, October lG.-The following has
just been received in this city:
There is no doubt the President has become
thoroughly alarmed. lIthcnohe has trusted TINT,
however threatening the portencc might be- the
crisis would not occur until after the expiration of
his term; but Secretary Cobb who returned some
days ago from Georgia, has disturbed even this
consolation. by informing him that from the gen
cral sentiment which lie found to pcryade chat
State there is no doubt remaining lint she is pre-
pared to so with South Caroliua, rad withdraw
herself from the Union upon the election of Lin
coln that Secretary Cobb, would be compelled.
by the secession of Georgia, to resign from the
Cabine; and return to- bis State
Great excitement prevails here, and the formn-
tion of companies of Minute Men is beginnfne.4-
Gov Wise has placed himself in tho front Of the
movement, aud his great popularity and immense
powers as popular orator will certainly cnrry the
State of Virginia with the Southern States. =
NeO York Herald.
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