Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-18

MINEs--Large veins of copper and silver have
just been discovered within twenty miles of
Athens, Tennessee.
SmocS OF An EARTuQuAEE IN KgNrucKY-A
severe shock of an earthquake was experienced
mt Henderson (Ky,l on the morning of tle 7ih
instnnt causing much CONSERVATION for eight
or ten seconds. a slight shock was also felt at
Louisville at about the same time,
Cure ron Conc IN IIonsEs--E III Ezell, of
Houston county, Ia. advises TN. the Southern
- Fietd) simply to pour cold wittpr on tio back of
tho animal for fifteen or twenty minutes Pour
the water on from the withcrs tot the luns so as
to run profuscly the sides and stomach. -
He has seen it tried in fifty instances 1t will
give entire relief i'll one hour
DEATH OF a PRINrER-A f. MARSHALL the
foreman in the Office of the Pittsburg Post. died
on Tuesday. lie wos0 volunteer in the Mexi-
can war, and took part in the bOmbardment of
era Cruz, the battle Of Corro Gordo, and the
siege of Pucbla.
An RcmT-IIon. Kenneth Ruyncr so long
the Whig Chcvnlicr Buyard in North Carolina,
is out for Brcckinridgc.
LOOKING Up-Therc were only thirty-threo
deaths from violence in New York for the last
week.
DEAp.-J. S. Slaughter, at one time connect
ed with the press, committed suicide ut Atlanta,
Il.
Mr.. Yancy addressed the celebrated Scarlet"
or " Slaughter letter" in 1888.
CAucmr.-'rhc Texas (G0mcr) Texas TriLunc
says that three ncgros, were arrested in HAT
town on the 18th July. they bad in their pos
session passes, papers, and various documents,
way bills to the Indian Nation. and also pistols,
powder, caps and writing materials.
SERIOUS ILLNESS or GEN. CASA special
despatch to the Charleston Couricr states ,lmt.
Cen. Ctss is very i'll ut Detroit. Michigan. and
that he will probably never return to Washing.
ton
BrRsrrNG OF IIoRSE's EyEs.-We are in,
formed by the agent of the Overland Mail Co,
that few days since, as the stage coach was
nearing Madison, the eyes of one of the horses
attached to it, actually burst from their sock.
cts. The horse il still alive and the case has
we believe no parallel. Heat and over cxcr.
ton were the probable cause.
CAPTURE OF a SLAvER.-Ticut John n. Mnf
fit, commanding United States Crusader. re-.
ports to the Navy Department that he captured
on the 23d of July. near the Island Of Auguilln,
ono OF the Bahamas, an American brig that had
the night previous landcd II cargo Of slaves oil
the Island of Cuba. N,
Tue HAYWOOD BARrgcuH H-Wc learn saws
the Franklin n. c., Observer, there Mcfc three
thousand people in attendance; amcxctiur and
and an abundance of Prov ions gratiiicd their
polatcs. No speakers were there from abroad
But Col. Ctthcy and Col. Thomas made short
speeches
ILLINOIS, The census returns from Illinoisal
ready received ut the Bureau in Washington.
Indicate the total population Of that State To hc
,SOO.Ou0 in 1850 On the hasis of one Com
gresham to every 100000 inhabitants. it will
now he entitled to fifteen members of Congress
instead of nine.
FifTrTwo PERSONS BURNED r) DEATH. - Dur.
ing the six months ending May 81, according
to the report of the Fire Marshal, ffty.two per
sons have been burnt to death in New York
city; fellows: Clothes set ON frc-women g.
men |. boys2, girls o. From fluid lamps. wo.
men !, girls .. Burned to death in threu tcnc.
ment houses, 26.
CIHcINNArl, Ausust There were thirteen
cases of snn,srokc this city yes,cr,la.y seven
of them fatal ~
RsINc.-A Mormon Conference has hccn
held in London, which elected Brigham Young
head Of the Church.
NEGRO EouALrrY. people of NewYork
are to decide by bullo' the next election, whcth
er or not negros shall be allowed to vote in
that state
TRApiHc EDIroR.--A Miss uri editor an,
'""hC'S uhaI lhc puDIlcntlUn ol niS paper Will
bc suspended for six weeks, in order that he
n y visit 81. Louis with a load of hear skins,
hoop poles. shingles bark, pickcd catfish, etc,
which lie las taken for subscriptions.
GEQGGM IMroRrING Foop.-Thc Nashville
Banner saysn large train of forty cars, frcighcd
with corn. wheat and bacon, arrived M that
point on the 2Sth ult.. by the Louisville and
Nashville road, and forwarded hy way Of Chat.
tanooga to the State of Georgia Ii learns also
J that a large amount Of bacon will be .li;rpcd
from Nashville. &"
More METFoRs CoMING.--A scientific cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Lcdgc, saws
that the week beginning the 10th, and ending
the I'D "t july, WAS favorable 10 tue prnduc
tion ot electrical phenomena, and ON the 10Th
and 2Oth the Aurora was beautiful quite IN.
| usual for July; the meteor of the 20ih was
magnificent. Conditions will be again flvora-
ble during the week from the 18th to the 22d
of August and from the 10Th to the 10Th Of
September and those who have leisure will
in all probability, be highly entertained, should
/ they look hcaycnwnrd ON the nights of those
days, particularly the 10Th, l7th and 18th of
August the ith, 18th and 10Th of September
PRScTIcM AMALGAMArIoN.--A marriage re.
Gently took place vt st. Georges Church. Han.
over Square, London, between Lieut. Col John
Campbell. of Her Maiestys Indian army, and
the Princess Victoria Goornmma daughter of
the late cx-Runh of Cnors. The husky damscI.
no doubt, was well ballasted with rupees.
SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH--A lew days ago.
a MIR. Erret who resided in lIenipfeld township.
Wcstmoreland County Pa, died after iuger.
I ing illness caused it 10 said hv