Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-08

III.
pleted in 1854, aud cost 81, 500 900.
The Charlotte and South Carolina Rail
road, running iron, Columbia to Charlotte,
1OS miles, was completed in 1852, and cost
so ,00O, 900.
The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, con-
Meeting Florence and Cheraw, is 40 miles
long. This road was completed in 1855, and
cost 81 100000.
The Kings Mountain Railroad, running
from Chestcrville to Yorkville, 32 miles, was
completed in 1888, and it cost 1921 900.
Z. II. U.
Rumored Resuscitation of Hicks the Pirate.
The New York LeG4ler publishes the fol-
lowing article, which is "important if true"
and any way is calculated to make sensation ::
"There Is now no further use in concealing
that Albert w. Hicks, who was ostensibly ex-
ecutcd for piracy, on Bedloc's Island, on the
18th of last July, is still living, though in
dangerous state, but likely to recover the full
use of his faculties and limbs The sight of
his left eye is gone, and his left arm and left
leg continue paralyzed; but apart from those
injuries, he would appear to have suffered
nothing, and his residence at his sisters house.
in Poughkeepsie, has proved every way bcne-
fetal.
1t will be remembered that much COM
ment was excited by the utterly fearless man
ner in which Hicks conducted himself, previ-
GUS to his execution. He ughed at the
gallows, and was only anxious, as he repeatedly
said, to have things conducted according to
agreement" in this agreement it is now be-
lieved that prominent Federal officer had
part; and it is on record in the daily papers
that he was present at the execution, wearing,
his Deputy Marshal's badge, although no
longer in the Marshals force.
alt was also remarked at the time, that
Hicks was only pulled up distance of two
and-a-half feet-utterly insufficient to break
his neck; and that he was only allowed to re-
main thirteen minutes hanging. He was then
cut down and pronounced dead, after which
his body was Immediately handed over to the
care of Doctors j. r. Bell and Henry D.
OReiliy, of Brooklyn, These gentlemen arc
responsible for his resurrection, and the cleo
tro-chemical bath, invented by Professor Verg-
nes, was the immediate instrument
"The body of the pirate was wrapped in
warm blankets and removed at once to the
house of DIR. O'Reilly, in Brooklyn, where
Doctors O'Reilly and Mclllcry, of this city,
were in attendance The pulse was found to
be wholly quiet, but after various experiments,
it was only case of suspended animation.
The body was therefore at once placed in the
electro-chemcal bath and while subjected to
the charges of the battery, and the action of
the acids, DR.. Crane commenced a series of
experiments for the imitation of the lungs.
Z" In the course of about two hours these
were partially successful, the pirate beginning
to give faint indications of respiration and
these cheering signs animated the medical men
in attendance to redoubled exertions. A eau
terry was applied to the right foot and received
answer in an Immediate contraction of the leo
the same experiment was repeated under the
right ear, taking care not to injure the jugular
VEN, and the head at once commenced to roll
in manner indicating acute feeling.
Very slowly but steadily Albert w. Hicks
regancd consciousness, though for several
days unable to speak, his throat being too Sc
verey injured 1t was then found that his
left "eye-the side on which the moose had
been-had lost all power of sight, and that
his left arm and left leg were utterly paray ysed
"ln this condition he was conveyed to
Poughkeepsie, where his sister, Mrs Gaven
lives; and under her roof he is now sheltered,
though the friends of the family do not desire
to give too much publicity to the fact
- O"ihooii"ii, lhouSh prevented from per
sonal attendance by the severe indispostion
which has Frustrated him, took great interest
in the case and was an adviser in all its stages"
HE MISTAKES OF THE PREss.-The
most laughable case of " mistakes of the
Prihtef," is that where there hat! been ttgo
articles prepared for the paper, Gone concern
ing sermon preached by an eminent divine,
and the other about the freaks of a mad dog,
but, unfortunately, the foreman, in placing
them into the form, mixed them, making
the following cOntretempts:
The Rev. James Thomson, rector of St.
Andrews Church, preached to large con,
course of people on Sunday last. This was
his last sermon. In few weeks he will bid
farewell to his congregation, as his physicians
advise him to cross the Atlantic. He ex-
horted his brethren and sisters, and after the
expiration of devout prayer, took a whim
to cut up some frantic freaks He ran up
Timothy street to johnson, and down Bcne.
fit street to College. At this stage of the
proceedings, couple of boys seized him,
tied tin kettle to his tail, and he again start
ed. A great crowd collected and for time
there was grand scene of noise, running,
and confusion. After some trouble, he was
shot by jersey policeman"
To PREVENT SHIPPERS IN HANS I'm
communication to the " Cotton Planter" Mr..