Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-10-20

wIrnDRAwx-Th Spanish aeot has beOn
withdrawn from before Vera Cruz, and viii
await Ndviccs from Madrid before proceeding to
action or bombardment.
BosToN. Oct l2-Faneuil Hall was thronged
Tonight, and hundreds were unable tn obtain
entrance, to hear Mr.. Yancey. lie WAS cordial
ly received, and listened to with attention, aud
frequently applauded. His address wps sub
stantially the same as the one delivered in New
York
YoRK-There were fourteen candidates, for
tax collector in York district, at the roeept
election. John j. Wylie was the successful
candidate.
New YORK, October 1.-THE Black RcpuLli-
can National Committee have issued an address
to the Republican party throughout the Union,
in which it is claimed that the contest is decided
by the result of the recent elections in Indiana
Pennsylvania and Ohio and all that remains to
he done is to Secare a Congress that will sustain
Lincon's administration.
TEXAS INDIAN DEpREDATIoNs-A Advices from
Texas state that the Indian derredaton} in that
State continue, and that Gcucrul Houston has
ordered company of sixty mounted rilemcn to
the frontier.
TIFF BANK OF NoRru CARoLINA-The Raleigh
Register states, on "uudoubtcd authority, That
the State Bank of North Carolina in view Of
the alarming condition of tue country, has dc
termincd to suspend discnuntiug until future
results shall be developed.
OmruARr-M John u. Murphy Inspcc!or
of Naval Stores, died in Charleston, ON Sdnluy
evening.
The P"prLATlnN OF CHARLEsT N-Thc census
of Charleston shows II population of 4074S-
In 1850. it was 42.9S5. In the last decade, the
slave population has decreased 9. .026. and the
f,nn .,,' ,.p. ,1,H,., - ~. II
period, the white population has increased 3 3ij.
REMGtous FANATlcIsM-.l shocking murder
was committed at kattywHv in Northern India
ON the 7th of April last, daring The Ramuzan,
or Mnhometan fast. The pcople are rnsid yc,
having animal food in his house when he should
have been fasting. The fanatic mob rushed
into the house, dragged the victim forth and
after iuficting acts of cruelty upon him. deari-
we'd him Of his life by thrusting a lar or red
hot iron down his throat
REBELLroUs STupgNrs.---The students ,,df
Princeton College are in state o. iusnbor,lp.
alton because the tutors, according tn aanld
custom of the institution, have renewed their
visits to the rooms of the Students Aulnng
other rehclionS dem luStNtio;iS, they sct fro ta
one of the buildings worth about $500.
which was destroyed. ManyOf them have been
sent home.
SAILING or SrEAMGRs--Thc steam slim Adri-
attic sailed from New York on Saturday r,r
Southampton and IInvrc, with 240 passengers
and S6I5 ,OO0 N specie. The Edinburgh Also
sailed Sunday for Liverpool, with 2l5 pusscn-
gers and Sl1748 in srccie-making the total
specie shipment SGS2,64S.
New YoRK Oct l2--The Prince of Wales ar.
rived yesterday. Fuly half million Of pcr.
sons witnessed his entry into our citv There
was the argcS; military display ever witnessed
here. Thirty-sovcn thousand volunteers were
in line and thirty pieces Of artillery.
FAcroRas BuRSr--A fire has destroyed the
Southern machine shop and Dnnlar'S gnnnv
bag factory at Boston. The buildings occupied
an entire squarein South Boston. Loss cstima.
ted at 100000; insured. Some two hundred
persons are thus thrown out Of employment
SGcEssIoN--Thc Huntsville (tlo.) Alcocatc
says: We understand from personal co lsnlta.
ton, or what we regard reliable authority that
all our merchants, no matter what their party
affiliations, hate returned from the North in fn.
v"r Of secession and resistance, if Lincoln
should be elected"
DENru OF w. p. McBEE-Thc Grcenyille
papers Announce the death of this prominent
citizen Of that place. lie died on Saturday.
lie was twice elected To tho Legislature, and
.iiled other responsible Offices.
Tax CoMEcroR--Mr James II. Hnnter hos
hccn reelected Tax.Collrctor for I.lncnsicr Dis.
trict. w. s Shaw in .hnlcrson, und Hiihu Wat
son III l.aurcnS. s'
LANE AND BgLL--When old Jne Lane was
fighting III Mexico. as woll as he could with hs
left hand. his right arm having been disabled
by a Mexican bullet, Mr.. Bell was in Oongreas
denoinIncing the war, and advising that we