Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-11

PuEACurxu--Rcv. Edward +. Twiug will prcacl
Mt the Stone Church on Sabbath evening next, at
, O'Clock, p. M.
SAN TJousroN Sam Houston hns writ
ten to his friends in New York. under .datc o
July lS, TINT the movement fnvOrng his cleo
tion to the Presidency being strictly indcpcnd
cnt md pnfulnr, he will in no case decline.
TuE RAvAcED SYRIAN Tnwxs--Dnmascus has
population of 10000 inhabttants-- Xuhlch
lIefore it sacked, contained III COO souls
Deircl Knmir 1000. (of whom . 600 are said to
have been sluin,) nasbciya G000, and Rashai
$500.
THE SEVENTEEN YEAR LocUsTs-In tho region
OF tho Lchigh Valley the seventeen wear lt-
Gusts have mode their appearance during the
! present season in swnrms. and nre now pnsSing @
away, having completed their gcments Cor
the next generation, which will be due in 1877
! AMERICANS WITH GARIDALDI-A conSidcra-
/ bic number Of Americans have Joined the army
of Gnrihnldi. young Nrgihiun cfr Paris OH
! the ll,h ult., with n commission MS lieutenant
he had just received from headquarters at Pm
| lermo.
CorToN-Thc total receipts Of cotton Mt all
the ports since tho first of Srrtcmhcr last.
amount to 4,45l ,o97, against 3,GS4,5S3 bales
/ ostycar.
The GREAT EAsTERNs STEAM PowEr-It is
| stated that careful cOmputation shows tho
steam power of tho Great Eastern Steamship is
| equal tn tho water power that drives tho mills
Mt Lowell This gives an idea of the nmensc
power of the steamer, equal to that required for
the works OF ono of the great manufacturing c-
I ties of America.
FIRE IN ST. Jnris-rhc extensive iron rail
ing manufnctnry of McMurrv. Winklc. Nave e
! Co. was burned on the 3lst ult. Loss $45, 900 {;
insured for $4,000 in city oiccs. ."~'
| Mtncu or REFINEMENT" Madnm.n so;d n
druggist the other day, to lady who was ex.
aiming some cologne :" / assure you it is an
excellent article. and if ynu will approximotc
the extension of your prohossis to the enclosed
"rice of the bottle. you will perceive the truth
of my assertion"
TuE PoTNTn DISEASE ~ IRrLAyo-Tbis dis
case has been ravaging the fields Of tho entire
Southern coast of Ireland. The ONLY hone Cor
the crop existed in the fact that fine drv-wcoth.
er might yet preserve it from destruction.
scmoon lTorsE Srprck nY Lrcnrxtxo-A
school house at Marion, Lynn county. Iowa. was
struck by lightning last week, Friday and three
nut of seven children present were Instantly
killed The other four, with Miss Kclogg tic
teacher, were Knocked scnscIess
TIE SUMNER or lSGO-'rhc present summer
promises to lac memorable for hurricanes. hail
storms, hot weather, astronomical wonders. an
unusual influx of ASiatic and Hnrorca n ROYALTY.
and n su,,rnlr,nJoncc nf s,rce;,lhni;nt 'i;
dates.
~ :,
Occur MARRIED PgrrLE-To SLTEr ToGrrurn
falls Jowyw0i Of IEaIfl. which claims to 10
high authority in medical science, has taken
but tlinks'thcv had better slcen in oL;,,inin,,
rooms. 1t says that Kings and Qucens do not
sleep together and why should other people?
pm. ry,,o,.r,, 49,, nr
flo son ,hnnt ,Iroo roH,r" Ia ~. a, 'lt
or C;,,rmo,on. ~ 49, wv, w - -. H'"'.ini;
one I.,N . lnst ,Yo,,1. H. Suo'enly Elilro
bic. It hid rock or nchlc in s. n Sar"t' pen, PEN
wni'e l,nngh'nG SwnIlowcd IT. and was clicked
" oc'''h III very lew minutes.
DrATu or Az ON SnIn,rnTso C,,o.,,o..
who f;mvht i,, the LaItln ng NOV O.Ini',n I;ni
IN Jefferson county lrd' Saturday night ngcd
s'Nty-SX years. lie formerly lived in Bnrds-
'"Wn: n NY" ana volunteered therefor the }war
=" 3D.
IwfH SrIcIDE-Iwn girls cousins, aged ff.
tceh an" sixteen, hanged themselves in JHc'
son son county Iowa, rccon'y, on accountu of loving
'he same man
NE LAST M>T-Ihc eldest living graduate.
"' A"iC N"'eSc, Mr..J"Shna Dewey, OF Yates
'pw"' u, sc" "rK' is IN New Haven, attending
'!c commencement exercises. lie cntrrc his
''nc,Y i""S'h year IN Aprl lnst,ond enjoys his
p"u''S an" mcA'a' 1acnl'ics TO remarkable dc
ur, ~ DeWoy countess found New Haven
lhroe ycars.a~o
MONT ' ENHoS: ohm Washington, ESQ.