Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-15

TmE TowN OF HENDERSON IN RuINs.-we have
received intelligence that the town of Henderson is
burnt to the ground 1t is said to have been fired
on Sunday night, while the guard was Mt supper
The news has been confirmed by several rcsponSi-
bic men, and cannot be doubted Below will be
found letter, from the 'Qutman Herald" which
was written to n gentleman of that place, by
friend:
TYLER, Texas, August 9th, 1SG0-Jlr Dem r.
Wilson Dear Sir: Fearing You had not heard
the report of Henderson (Rusk Co. J being burned.
drop you line that you may be on your guard
We learn here tonight that all the business houses
on the square arc burned except two brick stores
anu number of negroes ran away. Our people
here are guarding well this place. We also learn
of wells of water being poisoned in different por-
tons OF the county, portion of which we know
to be reliable Look out.
Very respectfully, w. j. SAUNDERS
GRAruIc-Thc other day boy came tearing
around a corner with his rags Auttcrng in the
wind. his face smeared with molasses and n
shingle Furnishing in his hand, while he was
shouting to another boy, about the size of
pepper box, who stood nearly quarter of
mile down the street. o. Bill, Bill Bill--got
as many boys as ever you can. and us many
shingles as ever you can, and come up the street
round the corner rs fast as ever you can for
there's n big large hogsit of lasses busted on the
pavement, busted all to smash
VIGILANCE CoMMIrTEE>--The best vigilance
committee nnd the only one that should be
needed in South Carolina-is the proper en-
forcement and execution and application of our
vagrancy and patrol laws. Magistrates, com
manders of beats. and others officially interest
ed, should give special attention to these laws
at this time, and all good citizens should CO.
operate and thus prevent, if possible. not only
possible evils, but even the necessity of re-
sort to violence and to extra judicial penalties
"A resort which is always an evil, even when
the justification Is strongest
TREMENDOUS Flow OF OLA BARREL or on
FER MINUTE-The most extraordinary of the
many extraordinary oil wells discovcredin Pcun-
sylvania, lately, we read of in the Erie O6SoI
Ger. The well was opened at Tideout, Erie Co.
on the 10th ult, by Rev. Mr. Heuuembourg-
The Observer says: AT n depth of l75 feet
oil was struck and it has since been coming
to the surface in voluntary flow of one barrel
per minute Think of this, ye men who are
anxious to get rich. AT Sl4 per barrel--a low
estimnte-this well yields its owner 500. 100
per day. We are assured hy parties who have
visited the well that there is n0'humbug in the
statemcnt-that it positively yields its barrel
per minute"
SERIOUS AFFRAY--Wc learn from the Green.
vile correspondence of The Charleston lsrcnlw,
that difficulty occurred Mt the Furman Uni.
versity on Saturday last, between two of the
Students, Mcssrs. pavaut and Seattle Rcvnl.
vers were drawn, and Mr. Davant's snapped
several times without going off Mr. Scnifc
fired three times. one ball grazing Mr.. Da-
wants abdomen, the other lodged in the left
breast near the shoulder. The wound is not
considered dangerous, though the ball has not
been found.
ELECTIONS TO DE liELD-Statc elections are
yet to be held before the Presidential election
in November rs follows: Maine. on Monday,
September 10th; Georgia. on Monday. October
l; Mississippi, on Monday. October Florida
on Monday, October |; South Carolina, on Mon
day, October 8; Pennsylvania. on Tmnsdav 0..
tober o. Ohio, on Tuesday, October D.; Indiana
on Tuesday, Octobor0; Minnesota on Tuesday,
October o. Iowa, on Tuesday. October9. Pres.
identia election in all the States, on Tuesday,
November 6.
For WAR-IIon. b. III. Hill, the ablest of the
Bell party in Georgia, and nominated as Flee.
tor for the State Mt large. in his Dudley letter
of August 25th, 1860, advocates the dissolution
OF tho Union in the event of the election of a
Republican President He says: After ma
tnre deliberation, Le can see but one reply for
this people (Repnblicans), and that is ,cai.-,oar
IN eDery sense by ,chich tie term Is dct,,ed or is
defnuJie."
KILLED--Thc Natchtoches Ch,onicle of the
25th ut., records the following terrible tragedy:
n quarrel arose, few nights ago, between two
brothers named Longino. (Wiiinm and Bur.
rill.) residing few miles above Campte when
a proposition being madc by one of them that
they should fight it out Immediately with doub-
le-barreled shot-guns. IL was accepted by the
other and firing simultaneously, both of them
were instantly killed.
MURDER IN MIssIssIPpl-By private letter
from Mississippi, says the Sumter Dispatch, we
hat Mr nh KaIl, N \
county, q native of Darlington District S c..
and formerly we'll known in this District. while
attempting TO correct one of his negro men for
misconduct, was literally cut to pieces by the
negro, and lived but few minutes. The negro
ran Immediately to the river, jumped in and
was drowned--his body was recovered, tied
round the neck and suspended from a tree.
The UNIVERSITY OF THE SoUTH--Right, Rev.
James Ii Otey. Bishop of the Diocese of Ten
nessee. gives notice in the Nashville papers
that the cornerstone Of the principal building
OF the University of the South will be laid, with
appropriate ceremonies at University Place,
franklin county, (Tenu.) on the 10th of Octo-
Der next. D
BREcKINRIDoE AND LANE IN CoNNEcTIcUT.-
The Hartford Times gives an account of tho
formation of Breckinridgc and Lane Club in
that city. The overthrow of fusion" in that
State seems to have rou sed the old Democratic
Guard, who are going to work with will for
their principles. Upwards of 200 members of
the Breckenridge Clnb in Hartford have alrea-
dy been obtained.
1LLINoIs us. SENAToRr-The Illinois Legs.
latnre to bo elected this year, will have to elect
United States Senator to succeed Mr.. Trum-
bull. This makes its com position of some inn.
portance, aud both parties win struggle dcspa-
Yately the Rcpublicans to keen TrOmbull in