Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-17

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SnoEMASERs SrRrKE-rhe shoemakcrs strike
Is rapidly extending to all the principal manu-.
featuring towns in the State of Massachusetts
Ihe latest administrations are at Ncwburvport,
North Bridgewatcr, Salem and Sutton. Tic
strikers are orderly and peaceful.
CAPTURE OF \ SPANISH SLAvGR-The bark
lmaun, at B 'ston, from St. Helena. ON January
18th, reports that the British steamer Trip
brought into that port Spanish shaver, with
600 negroes aboard.
! DEAD--The Dallas Crexas) H,raM mentions
the recent death of Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett.
widow of the celebrated Davy Crockett, in the
seventy fourth year of her age. ',ilFf
! Wharf.-The editor of the Chnttnnoora Al
! reifiScrof the lst, has convorscd with several
farmers recently and unite in saying that the
early sown wheat has been totally and ctreetu-
ally Killed out, and will be ploughcd up and re-
! planted with spring grain Late sown whea is
looking we'll and promises well. Y
| MARINE DlsAsTERs-Si 1871, twenty
British and American steamers have been utter
! ly wrecked, involving the loss of Slj g3O 600
and the trightful loss of 2097 lives. This an.
pailing list begins with the President, and ends
with the Hungarian. How many a Heart re-
tainS the niemory of these sad events.
NMLRoADs-The Investment in New York
| State Railroads, amounts to nearly Sl4SOUO
! 0Oo' or one tenth of the whole property Of the
, CommOnwealth
TEETuING-There is a manufactory of Porcc-
! liam Teeth IN Philadelphia, which turns out sew
en- hundred daily, and its yearly sales arc $3.50,
| COO.
Tue MURDER or DR.. KEIrT-CuRtous Fact.
1t is stated that Palatka, Florida near which
/ tn,t n,,1n
keitt, recently murdered by his negroes. was
marked down on John Browns bloody man
with red cross, indicating that it embraced the
clements of insurrec,ion.
DIREcT TRADE-The Charleston M.rc,,,v CO 40
the ship llortensia, Cnptai" Atkins, was clear
Ell at that port, on Tuesday, for Liverpnol. by
Capt Jas. WclSman, her owner with the foi
lowing valuable cargo. S36 bags Sea Island
Cotton ll32 bales Upands; l53 ticrcos Rice
and 400 barrels Rosin the whole being valued
at Sl65, ,407. ''''N'0
WHAT NExT?-A correspondent of an En-
Sllsh paper states that in Calcutta, Mt tho Gov
ernorGcnorals ball, lady appeared in dress
which had the appearance OF being on fro =
In countless diunetive bags of gnoze sbn had
imprisoned firc-liics, and those tackled on to her
dress, far out shown the diamonds of Oriental
! ladies. as she walked in the more dmly lirht
ed nlleysof of the gardens and grounds. she is
sad to have made beautiful appearance.
DEATH IN THE ARMv-MAi,r Gaines. nav
master of the army died at Fort Smith on tho
lSth ult.. from being thrown from n bury
eight weeks previously. 7'
DeAD-IIon: Ben. Gau e. Senator from Nh
rlon district died on the lth inst
PRETTY ExrgRMENT-If an acorn be susocn-
ded by piece of thread within half an inch of
inc surface OF some water contained in a hya-
cinth glass, and so permitted to remain .with1ut
De'hg disturbed, 1t will III a iow months burst
and throw root down into the water ond shoot
upwards its tapering stem with beautiful little
green leaves. young oak tree growing in
tins way on the lnantcshelf of a room is n yery
interesting object.
QcEEn-A rich mscr in Auburn. New-York
has made arrangements to be bnriod in Owoscn
LAKE, n beautiful sheet of water near that town
he has stone coffin made which takes twelve
yoke OF oxen to draw it. 1lc gives q man a
good farm for bnryins him. He is to'take him
to the middle of the lake and sink him.
FoR REpENTANcE Petitions have been nd.
dressed to the Legislature of Ohio askin., them
to appoint day of fasting an prayer to atone
Tor the sin they committed by appropriating five
thousand dollars for drunkenness and debauoh
cry IN that treat given to the Legislatures of
Kentucky and Tennessee
MEAN-Thc mcancst man in america lives in
Cleveland, Ohio. He applied to n Justice re-
Gently for an execution upon the wooden leg Of
man who owed him 81 No constable could
be found to serve the execution.
MELANcnoLY CAsUALrY-The Augusta Chm.
ntcte of the lst is informed of the sudden and
shocking death of DR.. A. G. Howard, EdgeGeld
District, 5. g., o1Smday night last He start
ed from Graniteville for home on Sunday even.
ing, and in passing through a sI,ieee Of wood
which had been burning he and lis horse we're
both Killed by the falling of the tree upon them
HoMIcIDE AT SALT LAKE CrY-A noted des.
perado by the name of Rhodes, was recently
Killed in Salt Lake City by man named Luce
70 prevent him from entering an apartment
where Mr.. w. a. Hickman lay confined by
an old wound, and with whom Rhodes was sur.
posed to be at enmity. 1l ~ ip
RAILROADS IN FIoRIDA--Sixty miles of Rail
Road will be opened for use on the 7th instant.
from jacksonville to Lake City, on the Florida
Road, Twelve miles Of track have been laid ON
this Road since the 29th of January, and the
work in its important connection and continue
tioo with the Pensacola and Georgia Reil Road.
is progressing fayorably at and from each end.
HroH PRrcBsor CoKN-.The San Antonio Ter
an says: Corn Is now selling isefe at 80 per
busbet, and as-ws understand Tie supply is ex-
lrSmeiy limited. the prico is likely 70 advance