Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-24
= Jennings and Clippings.

Sabbath in April.
CoL SLMoNs SrEEcH--Tho author has our
thanks for copy ofCol. 7. Y. Simons speech in
favor of this State being represented in the
democratio Convention, delivered in Charleston;
Goth Feb. last. s4.,'
CoNsIsrENT--O. B. Matteson, of Coneresaion-
} nj bribery notoriety, has been removed from the
| Presidency of the Bank of Central New York
Utica, for an improper use of the funds of the
bank.
The ATLANTIC CABLE-1hcre is n project on
foot for laying auothor Atlantic Gable We
! perceive by the English papers, that u meeting
OF the Atlantic Telegraph Company was to have
been held in London, on tho last day of Febru-
| ary Mt which proposition would be made for
enabling the directors ".eithcr with the whole
or with portion of the shareholders or with
other persons" to make gcmcnts for rails
ing the Injured portion Of the cable and for
making another effort, next summer to com
plete the ori giual undertaking of the Company.
INCREASE OF CRlME-There are now before the
criminal courts of the city of Now York about
twenty-Scven cases of murder-a heavy calen-
dar considering that at the last session of the
Court of Oyer and Terminer some six or seven
other murder cases have Just been disposed of
The criminal statistics of the metropolis for the,
last year has shown greater amount of crimes
OF grave character, than any previous period
| MARRYING FOR MoNEY--A Rhode Island gen
teman, who shall be namcless, not long ago
married lady rcputcd TO be rich who not only
turned out to be poor, but some seven hundred
dollars in debt, which he had to pay. She as
surcd him, however, that tho debt was contract
ei for dry goods, which She bought to captiyate
him.
RAILROAD DIvpEND-Thc Memphis 1pped
of tho Sd instant says: The directors of the
! MOnulis nnH (Io RI
To pay n cash dividend of f0ur per cent or one
dollar per share this in addition to dividend
OF four per cent every six months. The Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad is one of the most
prosperous in the United States.
Coal DIscovERY IN TENNESSEE The Nash
! vile Gazette, of the 25th utimo. SAYS: Four
| English miners, from Mansfield and Newcastle.
| England. have recently discovered coal field
! on Obcd's River. Fentrcss county, Tennessee
consisting of one thousand acres of solid coal
bed, four feet thick of the best quality of btu!
mnous coal. containing large quantity of gas
and petroleum
CITIES AND SIDEwALEs-A man and wife ro.
Gently secured one thousand dollars damages
from the city of Boston, for lamencss caused by
slipping on the ice upon the pavement, She
rated the injury ut five thousand dollars, but
the jury thought the figure too high for the pain
and results of Il fractured ankle
oEhNDS--bIs Il'lNcS SlllcS tuHI he never saw
hut one of the ESquimaux with n beard The
exception to the general rule was an old man
with hair upon his upper lip and chin. which
were sllvcred with age. The faces of all the
Pothers ot the tribe were rs innocent of hair as
woman's. The boards of Dr. Kane's party ex-
cited great curiosity and admiration among the
native residents Ofthe Arctic regions
| GRADuArED-Thc annual commencement of
the South Carolina Medical College, at Charles
A.,l.. IL tn.l-
of this District, is amongst tho list of graduates
FIVE CmILDREN BuRNrTo DEATmr-Thc dwcl-
ling of Humphrey Owens few miles north of
| Salem, Ohio was destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning Five children perished in the fines
PREsERvINc EcGs--To keep eggs from spoil
ing. eat them while they are fresh. We have
tried all kinds of methods, but this we think is
the only one to be relied ON "in any climate"
PRorERTY IN CAMPoRNIA-It is stated that
the value of property subject to'taxation in Cal
| ifornia is over $200000,000. 1t is assessed, at
Sl3l 100000. Considering the age of THE
young member of the confcderacy it must be
acknowledged that she is in fair way to lie.
como wealthy.
DANGEROUS As MAD DoG--A few weeks ago
a char. who was .pcddling Helrer's Impend,
| ing Crisis in Vermont, was attacked by
bear and badly bitten. The bear soon after
3, diei-the pedlar is living yet
WAsuINroN's BIRrn,DAy IN LoNpox-A the
22d of February celebration in London speech
es were made by Beverly Tucker, the q. S. Con
sui to Liverpool, Gen. Nandcnbutg w D. Sew
mnur, member of parliament, Mr.. Baber G. w
Reynolds, j Croskcy, $ Dodge B Moran,
and others Among the Americans present
were j Wethcred and Major Siblcy.
CoNreBUTioNs foK rHk PorE-Tho- German
Catholics of Cincinnati have contributed $lS2.-
OO0to replace in the Popc's treasury - the funds
! soqueStered by the machnations of the usurp.
ers of the rights and patrm0ny of the Holy
See"
TERnIRLE DtsAsrgR-,Thc boilers of the sten-
mer Manning exploded in tho Savannah river
on the 18th instant, killing thirteen persons and
wounding others. The boat and cargo is
also n loss
PERsoHAL--Rcger A Pryor, NJ of Va, has
gone to Connecticut to speak during the exist
ing Gabernatorial campaign.
TIE IIINpoo CAsres-The IIindoos were divi.
dcd into thirty-four castles, Of which the Brah-
mins reached the highest, and the banker, gold
smith and shoemaker were the lowest. The
blacksmith is of high caste. because oe his
usefulness. If Brnhmin cats animal food he
loses his caste, which he can never regain
CuARLEsroN MERCURY AND Col. AsmxoRE
The Charleston lM,rWy says that it has "ev-
cry disposition to do Mr.. Ashniore justice" 1t
is we'll for it to proclaim it. for the reader
1 would u otherwise perceive tho intention.
CURE FOR WARTS AND CoRNs-Thc bark of
a willow tree burned to ashes. mixed with
strong vinegar ard applied to the parts, will re.
move all c0ils or excrescenCeS any part of