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

AN EXCITING DSCuSSIoN.-Th Canadians
aIc greatly exercised on the subject of dress
suitable to wear before the Prince. The ey-
citing question is. whether the frocl.con o.
tho old swnllowtoil article, shall be worm
At tho latest adviccs the swallow tail seemed to
be in fair way to carry the day.
WYrnEviLLr. VA. August go Smite, cdi.
tor of the Wythcvillc 4eiegyaM yesterday shot
and killed w. w. llansGp, Cashier of the Far
inflicted with a pistol. and proved fatal in
short time The difficulty grew out of news
paper publicationsa
BupNEp-Tho Columbia Car Factory. near
the Charlotte Railroad Depot was consumed bv
fire ON last Friday night. 1t is supposed to
have been the work of an ncendiary.
CoAL O,r.-The coal oil fever has reached
Canada West. Quite number of oil wells
have been sunk in the valley of the Thames.
and there s Al large district of country where
the soil appears to be completely saturated with
the oil. 1t appears tn be easy to account for the
OIL wells in Pcnasy lvunia where there are large
coal fields, but there are no such sources of coal
oil in Canada West.
lIIGnLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXIco.-
New ORLEANS, Aug 27.-Thc news from
Mexico is highly important. The greatest
excitement prevails at Vera Cruz, both among
the people and the authorities 1t was cX.
pectcd every moment that the bombardmcnt
OF the city by the Spanish feet would com
mcnce Everything within the city and the
forts were prepared for such an event. The
Iiartlllcrymcn were at their posts, and the gar.
rlson under arms night and day to rcpcl the
anticipated attack. It w"5 oredibIy ,Jtolt,,i
that Juarez would, if attacked, make sud
den descent on Cuba Such division, it
was thought, would have the effect speedily to
draw off the Spanish force from its threaten
irg position before Vera Cruz
Thirty-four soldiers, forming the guard of
conducta, had pcrshcd for want of water.
The greatest scarcity of provisions prevailed
in Northern Mexico the supplies of corn and
wheat were completely exhausted. The pop
uation of the towns were compelled to enlist
or flee. Great dissatisfaction prevailed IN
consequence.
The rumor was rife at Vera Cruz that Gen.
Miramcn, regarding his cause as hopeless,
had nbsconded. Large reinforcement of the
Liberal troops had been despatched from Tam
rico towards the city of Mexico 1t was
thought that an assault upon the capital would
take place at an early day.
E.rctusiOc Despatch to Chdr1rsioni .Mercu,y.
The Dougasitcs of Mississippi having with
characteristic audacity and mendacity claimed
and appropriated the name of Col. j. +. II.
Claiborne, that distinguished gentleman gives
the following denial:
a CARD.-Jn the Picayune see my name
announced JUS eiector on the Douglas ticket
in the Fifth District of Mississippi. There
is some mistake in this, as have never been
consulted on the subject by any party. /
have long been the personal and political
friend of Mr. Douglas, and have grateful
recollection of many of his acts But en-.
oorsc the action of the Mississippi Delegates
ii tho Charleston Convention and elsewhere.
and shall vote for Breckenridge and Lane.
! am Southern man, and ] stand by nv
section and my State against tho world
j. Il. III. CLAIBORNE
| THERE is not "a spider hanging on the king's
| wall but hath its errand there is not a nettle
that growoth in the corner of the churchyard
but hath its purpose; theFc is not a single in
sect fiutterlng in the breeze but accomplished
some divine decree and will never have
IT that God created any man, especially any
Christian man. to be blink and to be a moth
ing. He modc you for an end. Find out what
that endis; hhd out your niche, and fill it. -
Ii it be ever so little, if it Is only 10 be a
newer OF wood aud drawer of water, do some.
thing in this great baStle for God and truth.
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| POVERTY and shame attend those who re.