Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-02-25
Pennings and Clippings.
ANswER-Thc answer to S. & RS Enigma
of last week is John Brown, tie A60EHtontst


ANswER-Thc answer to S. & RS Euigmo
of last week is John Brown, tie 46oltionist.
TUE GAINES CAsE--The Supreme Court o:
the United States has decided in favor of the
legitimacy of Mrs. Gaines, and we suppose she
will be put in possession of her fathers large
estate without further litigation.
/ A CANE-Some Of the citizens of Columbia
have presented handsome cane to Mr. Ed
mundson of Virginia, for Gaming Hickman. II
bears this inscription: {" Hon. f. A. Edmund
son, from citlzens of Columbia 1860"
/ AUGUSTA, Ca Fob IG--Andrew j. Rogers,
hailing from Helena, Arkansas. was arrested
here to-day on charge of abducting free ne
grocs, and selling them iuto slavery. Io was
taken to Macon for trial.
! SERVED Him RrGur-The Rome Covrjcr sovs
tile citizens of Ringgnld took Il DR.. Wm Clark,
OF Walkercounty, a few days since, and gave
him one hundred ashes on the naked back
HIS offence was giving pass at Memphis to
negro that ran away from VIM. Ramey, of that
place somc three weeks since They had none
but negro testimony against Clark but while
under the lash he confessed his guilt
PRICE OF AN ARM-Last week, in the Supreme
Court, Mt Lockport, Ny, a verdict of s.. 500
was given against the Now York Central Rail
road, IN favor OF Mr. Jesse III Warren, for the
loss Of an arm, owing to an accident on the
FUud.
TEXAS LEcIsLArCHE-Th House has passed
a blIl granting five leagues of land TO ali inst.
tutions Of learning worth $1,000. qhis is
gwen for the purpose of cndowng professor
ships Also four leagues to each county for
common schools
ApporNrED- -Mcssrs James w Osborne and
George Howard Jr, have been appointed Jndg
eS of North Carolina, in place of Judges Man
Icy and Caldwell, resigned.
NOT DEAD-Thc Newborry Conseyttttist states
that Howard II Caldwell, although very i'll, is
not dead.
DEATH IN THE STATE lIorsE--Mr Jas. Clark,
an aged and retired merchant, while in the Mas
sachusctts Hall of Representatives Tuesday
listening to the debate ON the proposed Better.
mcut law in which he felt much interest. sud.
denly fell and oXpircd of opoplexy The House
immediately adjourned.
! CoNsuMrTIoN OF COFFEE, TEA AND SuGAR-
! Estimating the population of the United States,
/ at the present time, ut thirty millions, each in
habtant annually consumes eight pounds of
coffee one pound Of ten, and thirty pounds of
| sugar.
MYSTERIOUS AyrMR-A box containing one
! leg and tho two feet OF human body, was found
/ in ravihc near the Scranton Depot (Pa.) Thurs
jdoy evening, and taken in charge by the Coro-
} ner who will hold an inquest
IIoRuDLE ArrRAY-A horrible ARRAY occur.
red NJ Port Even, Ulster county, Now York, on
Saturday, in which two mon were killed and
two badly wounded. One of the men killed was
! named BillSca, and one of the wounded was his
/ brother. The others are unknown
AuGUsrA Feb % The citizens, to dav, by
over eight hundred n.aiority, decided in favor
OF the subscription to the Macon Railroad, tax
ing themselves to the amount Of $3.50, 900 to aid
said road
ILL--Gen Cass and Judge Dpugas arc both
seriously indspoScd ut Washington the latter
with an attack of peurisy.
DcNsELv PoruLvrRD-rhe l:tlc Island of
! Barbados, 1t may not be generally known, is
| the most dcnscly populated country in the world
! With I'm area of ono hun,hcd and siXty.six
squire miles, it contains l25, ,SG4 inhabitants
GUnrY--TIazlitt, one of the Harper
| Ferry marauderS, has been found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree at Charlcstown, Va, and
sentenced to be hung.
SOUTHERN FAcroRrEs-The Richmond Dir.
| Pntrb says that the late raid of old John Brown
has so far assisted Virginia enterprise that the
| following factories will soon be in operation
! For making oil cloth. boots and shoes, hats and
cups, TeNly lha'le clothing, straw DUnnetS, sew
ing machines, cellar ware, willow ware, furni-
turc brass castings, iron castings, steam fire
engines, umbrellas and parasols, and other arti-
ces less cosby, but equally as necessary for
| gencralcomlon
! For lIoUsrH.erERs If your fiat irons are
rough rub them VIII fuc salt, and it will make
| them smooth.
, VERDICT AGAGNST \ RuL0aAD-'rhe 81 1alo
| Rep"6iic states that Mrs. Ellen Wadron. whose
husband was killed about two years AGO on the
Buffalo and State Line Railroad has lust re.
covered from that company $1,000.
PaocREss-About $4,000 has been subscri
bed in Lexington, Miss, for tho purpose of
building and putting in operation cotton man
uiactory,
LoyG LINE OF RMLRpAD-By the compile
ton OF the Mississippi Central Railroad last
week, was finished the last link in the continu
Gus line of rond from Bangor Maine, to New
Orleans There are inclndcd in this line eighteen
different roads. whose aggregate length is 2 304
miles and whose aggregate cost is $J2, ,7S4 ,0S /.
RoDnEnY-Thc Marion STIR states that the
residence of Mr.. Isham Watson. of that Dis
trict, was entered and 50 900 in money stolen
thererom. He offers Il large reward for the mo.
ney and thief.
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