Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-10

OF those curious sub,errancan passages which
Soeul to penetrate the earth in the low country,
and connect with the streams leading to the
Gulf
AUoCsTA, GA, Feb. 2O.-The Rome Courisr,
of Saturday reports the brutal murder Of Ro-
bort Thompson and his wife Tuesday last.
lie was merchant and postmaster ut Sugar
Valley, Ca.
WnMAN's REySNGE-A young woman,
named Mary Graham, shot George Fitzhugh
the ovorseer of II plantation in liinds County.
Miss. on the 2lth ult. Fitzhugh had scduced
tho girl under promise of marriage. and when
asked by bis victim to redeem his promise, he
scoifcd ut her petition, whGrcupon she drew a
revolver and shot him three times. He is not
expected to recover.
A Female .1,aoxArr-Tho Galveston TEX
aS) Nc,cS states that Miss Maria RDzella made
balloon ascension--.he first ever made in Tex.
as--from that town on the 9th inst, and dcsccn-
dcd safely about two miles from the starting
point.
Lx,vrxwoRru, Fob. 2l-r5,vcmor Mcdary
has vetoed the bill ubnlishng slavery i'm the
Territory of Kansas. The Legislature has ta-
ken the bill up again, and has passed it over
the Veto
HANo,Nc-Ann and Eliza tho two negro wo-
men recently arrested for the murder of Dr.
Rappnhnnnock on Monday last. and both SEN
fenced to be hung on Friday, the 23rd "f March
next Tho negro that murdered Dr.. Kcitt of
(Fla,) has been hung.
TuE USuAL REsULr-Six negroes, who were
manumttcd about six years ago. and who have
been living in the Safe 0f Ncw York during
that period, passed Memphis ON the 18TH for
thcr former home, in the vicinity Of Helena.
Ark. intending to return to slavery prcferrimg
hat tl,n II,
free States.
SraNc IN TaxAs-Snring weather is gccruI. !
" chroniclcd by most nf oar Texas exchanges, !
and the farmers arc busy in putting in their
crops. Corn, in many quarters, is already
planted.
EGYrTiAN SILK Corrosive take the f'llow-
ing from the Caldo GuzeHc, of the llth inst
We have beautiful sample of the cotton grown |
by Dir. j. 5. Sandilge, Of BoSsier Parish The
staple is over one inch long. and is as fine and
soft ns silk. 1t has II !ica yellow. or cream col.
or, so much cStccmod i'll the market. DIR. San
didge has seed enough to plant several acres
this spring, and will raise quality of cotton
which will classify as far.
TIE SOUTHERN CuNgERENcE-Th Lecisla.
ture of Texas has aljonred, without taking
any action on The South Carolina resolutions
Texas viii. therefore, be not represented in the
conference ot Southern States South
Carolina herself. Alabuma and Mississippi, !
seem likely to bcthe only States which will take
part in it, Although the Convention is to be
held in Georgia, there is no authority vested
anywhere to appoint delegates, aud therefore no
authorized delegates from Georgia Will be pre-
sent
BAD ArrMn-Thc Memphis Arayamcae of
the lGth says: "passcuScrs to this CITY vester-
day state that sad affair occurred at Il, pauta-
tion Oh tho river below this point. by which
negro and white man were shot and killed -
Alta plantation owned by gentleman residing
in Nlaury county, in this State the oycrsecr had
u difficulty with negro on the place. which en-
dcd i'll the former shooting and killing the latter
The owner, OH learning the fact, ~ we under.
stand. shot and killed the ovcrSccr. We are
unable to learn the names of any of the parties,
and give the matter as we heard it," ~
Darn OF AN OLD INDIAN PRtNcEss-On
"Wednesday of last week, Euncc Manwce, the
last full-blnodel Indian of the PiShgachlisol
tribe and resident Of the Indian Reserve in
Kent, n. Y. died at the age of lob years.
She was the granddaughter of Gideon Man.
wecScmum, the last snchem of the tribe and the
first convert made by the Moravian Missionl-
ries in that region.
METnopIsrs-Thc minutes of the McthodistS.
which are annual reported with great prccis.
ion. show that all the divisions of that church
III .hhoIiVu N'lNc il,too traNeiIlnE preachers
and ,SO,2b0 communicates; in Eurore, 3 235
travelling preachers and II 622 commandments;
IN all lf,SS3 travelling preachers. and 2,j48.-
l90 lay members. Its missionary organizations
includes over 5000 aborcrs; it's educational in.
stitutions comprise over 1873 colleges and acadc-
mics, ithaS3j, 900 local preachers making, with
its itincrants minis;, rial force If nearly So
900 men.
Tue OLDE MAN-Undoubtcll the oldest
man in tho p'ld, says the New Orleans Ores
cent is CuptIiu Viroux, of Belgium lie was
born on the 9th Of November, 100, and is con
IN lS}O, at the advanced age of l2l years. and
remained in the service until recently, when lac
was put upon the pension list.
LovERs-Or Max2ni is told the romantic sto.
ry that in early life he loved beautiful country
woman, who was torn from him by the church,
and p'a cd to wthor in convent He then
consec.ated his life through her, and no other
passion has supplantcd this of his youth lie
correspond Is withhcr still as if they were youth
full lovers
DEATH IN LAURENs-'rhe Lrnrcnsvillc H,r-
dd announces the death of Dr.J. ~ Young, mn
eminent physician in that district. lie was in
the slxty-elSnt year OF sage.
CoNsctENrfoUs-'r Charleston Jtycmy tells
OF FrenchnIan who went tot I,oliceman in
that city, and confessed stealing two watches i'm
Warronton. Ga lie said he could not sleep af.
ter the theft, and visions of his dead mother
haunted him continually. He therefore con
ie'sed the crime and was placed in Jail
ACCIDENT on THE GREExvILLE RAILRoAp-
We regret to learn that on yesterday, an acc.