Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-16

1nlon possesses so rcinerknble n ientrc, as
thus q, T''hcldent ~ its etlitnrinl depar,ireit-
Tho Hon. Jefe. Clement and the lion. Solon
7. Borandi aretie Senators nlludedtos
CnArnAs. Mass June Q Mr.. Ensign Ed,
ridge, of this tnwn, who has lived II days.
without food, died last night.
cpTr9S PnooRrss Fhe receipts at Now Or,
ieans % alone. Tor this season, Scced the whole
Cotton croPof 1850
:, Darn or Jtpek Turner, OF MlsslssirrI--
that city, Of Judge Edward Tnrnor, ono Of lie
earliest settlers of NatclIcz. He WAS IL distin.
guishod lawyer. inrist and mason, known in
Mhssissippi as Legislator nnd chancellor, nnd
IN masonic bodics as the last survivor Of tho
Convention which formed, in 1913, the M.W...
Grand Lodge of Mississippi
PLENry---Cotton blooms arc plentiful in the
South and West.
To R*rInE-lIn. ID. l.. Yulcc. u S. Senator
from Florida, Intends retiring from public life /
TRENTON, y. H.. Juno 5-Samucl d. Ingram.
Secretary of the Treasury under Jackson's
administration, IS dead. lie was in his 8lst
year.
UTicA, N. Y. June 6--IIon. IIoratio Scy.
mour has Published letter Withdrawing his
namo from tho Baltimore Convention us {, can.
didato for the Presidency
pREpSRtNg -Douglusssis preparing his for.
ces for tho baltimore Convention, which meets
next Monlsg.
TnE SLAVE BARK WILD FIRE-Tho Bark
Wild Fire, recently captured with n cargo of
Africans, is said to have been owned and fitted
out by Boston hoGso, who anticipated clear
ing over 100000 by the operation.
SEWARD SHor CLAssicALLy- Mr. Toombs. re-
ferring to Stewards defeat at Chicago, sail it
was "Acteon dcvoured by his houndsw Most
apt and happy illustrutionl And the biggest
honnd in the pack--and the most cowardly-
was Horace Greedy.
FArAL AcciDENr-Tho eastern bound train
on the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
ran off tho track Sunday night when seven
miles cnst Of Knoxville, killing the Engineer
Donald Grant, formerly of Lynchburg, and Fire
man Mood.
FlRE-A 6rc at ST. Joseph, Michigan, on
Wednesday, destroyed fifteen buildings, in
Guiding half the business portion of the town
boss estimated at $4,000 1t is Supposed to
have been the work of an incendary.
A WiTry PRorosirioN-Sh Sheridan being on a
Parliamentary committee, one day entered the
room us all the members wero seated and rea-
dY to commence business. Percciying no emp
tN seat, lie howed, aud looking around tic table
wih n dr"il expression nf countenancc, said.
viii any gentleman @toec, tia; may take the
chair!
Nrw IoaK, Juno 6--The great trottinr match
between Flurn Temple and George " Potclen.
has resulted in favor of tho former. The time
made was 9:2l, PA and 2:2l4.
TRuE-Whcn generous man is compelled to
give refusal, hc generally gives it with
worse grace than the upgcncrous: first, be-
cause 1t IS against his naturc and secondly
because it is out of his practice.
DESTRucrIoN TO ToNATogs.--There was a
violent hail storm in Norfolk and the vicinity
on Monday, which DESTROYED fully $4,000
worth of tomatoes ON the ncighboriug fartns.
WASHINGTON, Jmua G.-0n Monday last
the infamous Charles Smnncr Senator from
Massachusetts,, delivered the most rcmarka-
bic speech ever heard ;a the Senate. For
deep, settled, terrible smaligpity, no speech
was ever pronounced here which could equal
tins one MIR. Sumner seems tn have devo
ted the last four years to hunting up every
imaginable horror and every conceivable bru-
tality to attribute them to the institution Of
slngery- Buring four long hours the Hon.
Senator poured out the fuuntain of his hate
against the South. When he at length CON
cluded, Mr., Chcanut, in few scathing words.
explained why the Southern Senator's could
not take any other course towards Dir. Sam
ner, than to treat him with silent contempt.
Mr. sumner reioincd briefly, and the Senate
passed on to other business.
j wish every Sonthem man could have
heard this speech; they would be ready for
revolution ia the event of Mr. Summers
party getting possession Of the Federal Gov
ernment. And yet this malignant wretch,
it Is said, will be sent as Minister to Great
Britain -( (1r T1nfh (lyl,)yjvi;u
WAsHINGroN, June In the Senate, to-
day, the Army Bill was discussed
The Senate has amended and passed the
lloum0s Land Grant Bill The Committee
of Conference on the amendment relating to
the Isabel IN the Postal Deficiency Bill
nave bron uda'1!!c &c 2;2;"4n, and 'n,e been dis
charged.
The House has passed joint resolution,
giving the assent of Congress to acts of the
Legislatures of Louisiana, Arkansas and Tex
as, lcvying tonnage duties for the Improvement
of the Red River.
The Missouri election contest is under
consideration. After a session of twenty
five hours, seventeen of which were occupied
IN ehde"yori to get quorum, the House ad-
journed Mt noon to-day
Mr. McK can, of New York, delivered him
self OF violent abolition speech.
WAsIIINGToN, June 8.-The Senate to-day
passed forty private bills.
The House uscated Barrett, and admitted
Blair, of Missouri.
a resolution was adopted in opposition to
the Presidents views contained in the nrntest