Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-11

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arrived here to-day, and is lodged at Bar
NUNS. He was sorcnaded at half past ten
o'clock by tic Houaves band, of Chcago.-
Itc presented himself on the balcony, and
was warmly greeted. lie spoke from fifteen
to twenty minutes. JIV argued that there
could be no middle ground in tho Prcsdcn-
tiul contc, t, either Breckinridgc or Lincoln
must be elected. The former, sc said. will
be sustained by nllrel;abie Democratic States.
He denounced Douglas rs disorganizcr and
disturbcr, who, in the name of tho Delnocra-
cy, sought to destroy the party and overthrow
the Constitution. lie urged the Dcmocra-
cy Of Maryland to rally to tho support of the
country rs they did in 1852, and to demand r
the Withdrawal of Douglas, who was only in
the field as promoter of the election of Lin
coin.
THE Cunard steamship Asia, from L;vor-
pool on the list and Queenstown on the 22d
ut, arrived at New York, Thursday after
noon. Her advices have been anticipated by
the Prince Albert at st. Johns. Accounts
from Italy arc of an important charactcr.-
Garibaldi was daily receiving large reinforce
mcnts, and, it is said, his preparations for
renewing the war arc Now complete The
diSaffection of the officers of The Ncapolitan
navy is so great ms to he serious danger to
the Government. The Paris 4Nom,tcNr has
officially announced that in consequence of
Il dorlorpblc events in SYRIA. the Emperor
ot the French has deemed it his duty ito
communicate his views without delay to tho
Cabinets of the other great powers and to
thc Porto, in order to concert the measures
Which circumstances dcmand." It Is report
ed that large French force viii be sent to
Syria.
BRtNG UP Your Loose CuANGE.-Thc.
Nashville Daiy Gdgche of Thursday has the =
follow z:
y responsible gentleman in Kentucky re-
quests IT'S to give publication to the following
proposition:
10 cents that Lincoln don't carry Tonnes
sec.
10 cents that Brcekinrdgc gets more votes
in Tennessee than Lincoln.
10 cents that Bell gets more votes in Ten
ncsscc than Lincoln.
10 cents that Douglas gets more votes in
Tennessee than Lincoln
10 cents that Lincoln don't get majority
of votes in the electoral college from the.
Southern States.
10 cents that he don't carry one Southern
State.
The above amounts to be taken togcthcr.-.
Proposition open until IL o'clock 10 day.
No hacking down. Come on with your spon-
dulicks, or forever after hold your peace
HonRoRs or THE CIVIL WAR IN VENE-.
HUELA.-Civil war in the most horrible shnpe
is now prevailing in Venezuela az in Syria,
as the following brief letter in the Journal
OF Commerce. dated Lagunyra, june Goth,
will show:
Your readers have no doubt heard many
accounts of the civil war in this unfortunate
country; but not one fourth of the distrcsscs
and disasters are gcncrally known. The ru-
raj districts have most awfully suffered in
the burning of villages and houses, dcs
troying plantations, and the cold bloodcd
murders, rapcs and assassinotious wantonly
perpctmtcd
TIE Coon WIFE.-Shc never crossctl, her
husband in the spring-tile of his. anger. but
stays TIL Itibe Gobnug water and then mildly
she argues the'mntter, not so much to condemn
him as to aequit herself. Truly men. con-
trary' to iron, are worst to be wrought upon
when they are hot. and arc far more tractube
in cold blood. Itisan observation Of soamcn.
that if single meteor or fire-ball fSlls on
them mast, it portcnds i'll luck, bus if two
come together they presagc good success. BE,
sure i'll family it bodcih most bnd when two
firc-balls, husbands and wfcs anger, come
both together.