Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-05-19

EngliSi, statesmen for the general peace of En-
rope. lie thinks that European affairs are in
a prccarious condition.
a WET DAY-A Erench sasaaf has fixed Tie
next deIngc for the year 1859. Tic world will
be 10y that time dirty enough to need it.
IENis-Thc coming Census of Texas, itises.
timntcd by those best informed. viii show a. ppn.
"la'lon of 100000, including l5O,C0J slaves,
GENEROUS Grfr--rho sum of S2o0oo has
been presented to the Rev. Dr. Walker, tle 70.
tring President IF Harvard University. Inv +,
few gentlemen of Boston. :
DEsrRucrvE FIRE-The foundry of Curtis &
Erwin, at Painted Post, Stcubcu county n. Y,
was burned Monday together with the alioin
ing buildings. The loss to Curtis & Erwin is
estimated at $4,000; to others 100000. The
insurance amounts to $4,000.
OVER THE FALLs-rhc son Of tho late DIR.
AlacEIcar was carried over tho Niagara Falls
Sunday, at Chippewa, Canada.
NEw ORLEANS. May G--Tcn buildings were
burned today in the Second District causing n
loss of $4,000 which is mostly covered by In.
Surancc.
WuMrNcrox, n. c., May lG-.A vessel ar
rived here to-day, with six of the crew two
whites and four blacks, of tho ship Robert Stu
art from Mobile, bound to liverpool They
Sea, in latitude 34l0, longitude 7l.i3 The
Robert Stuart fOundcrcd on the 30th of April,
ana 1T is feared the rest Of her crew. sxtccn i'm
number, cxccr the mate, who was rescued bx.
some other vessel. have pcrishci. Her cargo
consisted Of 3, 100 bales crtton
ONE OF 'EM-A monster turtle was caught on
Broad River, South Carolina, by Mr.. S. H.. on
the 18th ult. 1t weighed three hundred and
Scvcnty-livc pounds and measured six feet
nt.lt IN r,,fh IL
across the back, and Sportcd head as large ms
q " bushel basket"
| INcREAsrNc-Thc inmates of the Tennessee
Pcnitentiary now number 39S; two more will
make the even four hundred, and they will
probably be obtained in few days
PosoNEp-Mrs. Pcyser died in New York, a
day or two since, from the ELECTS of arsenic
which, having been left carelessly, about the
house to kill rats, had gotten Into her food and
caused her death.
DEATHS ny LIGurNINc--Ninc deaths from
! Lightning have been reported from the West,
within four or five weeks. .yt5- !.
| PRrzE FIcmriNG-Thc recent great prizc fnht
/ in England is the topic among rowdics Iicc-
nan is the American champion. Savers is an
Englishman. The fight lasted over two hours,
and victory is claimed by IIecnan. Several
men have been killed in this country in fights
growing out of quarrcls over the Hccnan and
Saycrs boxing match.
New 1oRS, May li.-.,ngustus NJ. Connor
attempted to ascend in balloon last even: "a,
from Castle Garden. The balloon after r,acho
ing considerable height suddenly c>llnnseJ
and Connor was precptatcd upon IT, /, roof Of n
building. and so much injured tbr.o he cynircI
about L O'Clock.
, fRoGANiuH-A man na.icd Coon has invest
ed 10000 in what he r.,Ils n frocanium in, New
Jersey, to raise tror, for New York restaurants.
NoRroLX, Nay 7th-Thc venerable Littleton
Walter La, we'll, formerly e. S. Senator and
'foVcrnrt OF Virginia, died in this city on SIM
day Mt the advanced age of S5 yoars. His
| remains will be taken to tho Eastern Shore for
/ lntermont.
JAw-Thc muscles of the human Jaw bro.
! ducc power equal to four hundred and thirty.
four pounds. This is only what science tells
US; but we know the jaw of some LAWYERS is
equal to n good many thousand pounds a.year
to them. -
BuRNED-rhc ship Switzerland, burned at
| ApalaciIicoa. Fla, had on board $500 bales
Of cotton. Value of Ship and cargo, $4,000
| insured.
HARAEsToH-During the recent Convent ms
| Charleston increased her hotel and police ac.
commodatons. Neither were in demand
/ OVERWHELMINGLY johnson. of New York
city, advcrti>cs that he will furnish Addresses.
Orations, Essays, Presentation Speeches, Re
plies'and lines for Albums, Acrostics, p,9D,trc
matter for the press, write Obituaries and po-
etry upon any subject.
IL WANT-The Athens (Ga) Ranaer saws :.
| We arc informed that there is much distress
among the poor people in portions Of Franklin
and Hart coun;icS. on account of scarcity of
provisions. Corn is very scarce, and selling
ut very high price. Hart county suffered ycry
severely from drought last year, and many per
sons made no corn Those having full cribs in
these counties should sec to it that the poor DO
not suRer. Let them remember that "lle that
! sivcth to the poor lcnlcth to the Lord"
! CLIMBING ur--Negro equality in Worcester.
| Massachusetts, is being advanced at rapid
rate. Tbe City Government lately placed two
gentlemen from Africa " on the Jury list.
CALI FOR rus UeMocRATIc STATE CONVEX.
! TIoN OF ALABAMA-ln accordance with q re-
solution of the last Convention, the Executive
Committee have issued the call for the Demo-
cratic State Convention of Alabama, to assem-
! BILE in Montgomery, on the first Monday in
June, which will be the 4th Of tiat month
TIE PorE-The Pope, according to letter
dated Zurich, April IT, pub!iSed in the Journal
! Of Commerce. is going to leave the city of Rome
and to put up his residence in the city of Amco-
ma His object 10 changing his residence is to
| get rid at last of the French garrison of the
| city OF ltome ny taking Gw&y the only pretext
! OF protecting the Head Of tine Catholic Church.
| a MAN OF EfGHrY CoMMiTs SUicIDE-The
| Lewlsburg Nessenysr states that James CLARK.
| an old and highly respectable citizen of Mar.