Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-14

The April number of the Farmer and Planter
has been received. 1t is as entertaining and
useful as before The increase in its circula.
ton is very gratifying, and the proprietor cx-
presses the hope that it is now placed on rer-
manent footing Let its subscription, however,
be increased Address, Mr.. r. NJ Stokes, Co.
lumbia: 81 a year.
WAsUNGToN's BIRruDAY IN GERMAxY-Thc
22d Of February was celebrated in Carsruhe
Grand Duchy of Baden, by the American stu
dcnts at the College there. The States were
represented by one from South Carolina one
from Pennsylvania, one from New York two
from Illinois, one from Louisiana one from
Texas, and one from Alabama
THE TINE TIE IIuNGARIAH WAS LosT-We
learn from the Portland A3certiScr tlot the
clock of the Hungarian has been found. the
hands indicating | | O'Clock and fifteen minutes
which was undoubtedly the moment when she
struck. It is still in good running order But
eight bodies have been recovered only one of
which, that of Mrs. Wood could be identified.
a PRIzE REcArTrRED-A Boston officer ar,
we'd in Chicago few days since i'm quest of n
Boston hcirosS, who had run away from her
mother with II sailor boy from Augusta. Me-
The heircss was n widow and had $50 900 i'm n
Boston bank to her credit. The officer Carried
tHc HOlnC 10 Iler latUCf.
The ST. LOUIS BREACH OF PRCHISE CAsE-Thc
Jury, in the CarStang-Shaw breach of promise
case, on Saturday night, returned verdict for
the defendant motion for new trial was
nrrtto by ;i,J counsel iiOT Miss Ca-a:&@c, and e
it is refused, the case will be taken to the Su.
prcmc Court
FhRFIrLD-Thc Winnsboro' Register reports
the adjournment of the Spring Term Of the
Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas
after a sitting Of only six hours before Glover,
- 1t is but few years since Fairfield rcuuir.
ed an extra term every year.
DRUMMERs--A bill has been introduced into
the Tennessee Legislature to tax outside drum.
nTcrs and merchants who pass through that
State selling goods by samples so as to put them
on an equality with Tennessee merchants, who
ray taxes to the State for vending mcrchon-
die.
THE EvERLAsTING BANGs-In the United
States Supreme Court, on Friday. case 303 was
| called as follows: No. 303 Anson Bangs &
Co., appellants, Us. the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company The motion to dismiss this appeal
was argued by Mr.. Phillips, in support thereof,
and by Mr. Reverdy Johnson, in opposition
thereto
RAsCALLY OrFIcERs-The Grand Jury of
Dubuque county, Iowa. has found true bills
against eight county officers. among whom is
an Ex-Governor and Judge, for misappropria-
ton OF the public money.
| SUICIDES In the year 1853, ninety.one sui.
cides occurred in Massachusetts,, aud the mum
Der has greatly varied for the past five years
For the seventeen years and eight months, en-
ding December 3lst 1853. one thousand and
thirty nine persons have taken their own lives
in the State # New York.
! Two PREACHERS Snor.-A letter from Waco,
Texas. about the miadlc Of February states that
two Baptist preachers who went to Rainey's
Creek to hold Il protracted meeting, came upon
n large drove Of horses the Indians had stolen
The Indians gave immediate cbase and shot six
arrows into one Of the preachers and ore into
the other. They are both shot in the body, the
arrows penetrating the lungs. Their names are
/ White and Griffith.
DoUBTFUL-Did the man who ploughed the
sea and afterwards planted his foot on his native
soil, ever harvest the crops? Doubtful
The GREAT EASTERN AoAfN--The share-bold-
ers of the Great Eastern, the London Observer
of March IL, says. at their recent meeting agreed
to raise 100000 to complete the steamer, and
to send her to New York about the time the
Prince of Wales visits Canada Applications
for G20,000 of the stock has been made
/ WAR DEPRECATED--The London Times depre-
cates all idea of going to war with France be.
cause of the contemplated annexation of Sa.
voy." Theannexation is, however, not relishod
in England.