Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-22

| Hon. john TOWNSEND is the author lie was ON.
posed to nullifcation in 1882, secession in 1862
but is now for action, separately, comparatively
| or otherwise.
The Blue Ridge" Letters,
| Judge FROST has our thanks for pomnhlct conv
of the letters to Mr. PALMER now running through
the press of the State They are able, instructive
and interesting and deserve to be studied thorough
ly by the public. We have one more on hand.
which will appear next week, completing the Sc
res. We commend these letters specially to our
rca,.srs.
MURDER AND SUicDE-In the fort at Santa Fe.
recently, young woman was murdered by n man
who immediately afterwards committed suicide
The circumstances arc related by the Santa Fe
Gazette, as follows:
The woman, who about seventeen years of
age, and the man who committed the deed came
with the detachment of troops which arrived here
from Utah last week. They had for some time
been engaged to be married as soon as they would
get to this place, where the services of priest
could be obtained to perform the ceremony For
some reason the woman refused to fulfill her part
of the engagement, and on Sunday, when in CON
versation upon the subject, the man became en- :
ragged. drew his revolver shot her in the throat
causing instant death, and then shot himself throc
the heart.
For CoNGREss-A very animated canvass for
Congress is now in progress in the Southern
Congressional District of our State, between
Gen. Aver and Col. George p. Elliott. Mr.
Aver is in favor of, and Mr.. Elliott is opposed
to- giving the election of Electors to the people
A public meeting has been held at st Johns
Colleton, which passed resolutions highly com
plimentary to Col Lawrence NJ Ke;tt, their pres.
ent representative, and nominated him as a third
candidate. 1t is not yet known whether the
Blufton Boy" will accept the nomination. r
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INCREASE OF VIRGINIA PoPuLArIov The
Richmond Enquirer states that in the last re-
port of the auditor of Public Accounts is an
estimate OF the population in the State, which
shows an increase of 100000. The Auditor
has recently procured from the Deputy Mar
shall returns from It considerable number of
counties, which show that his estimate approx
imates quite nearly the result. The actual
returns OF the counties referred to exceed the
estate in the West and fall below it in tho
East. The Enquirer observes that if the pres
ent ratio of representation in Congress is pre.
served, the increased population in the State
when taken In connexion with the fractional
excess Mt the last apportonment, will give
three additional members of Congress.
NEW JUDICIAL DIsTaICT-Wc learn from the
1orkville Enquirer that at II meeting of por-
ton of the citizens of Spartonburg, Union and
York Districts, held at Limestone Springs on
the 9th day of September, to consider the pro-
prety of petitioning the next sitting of the
Legislature for q new judicial district to be ta-
ken off of the aforesaid districts n committee of
two from each District was appointed to de.
tcrmine boundaries, and to report ut an ad-
journed meeting on the 9th inst.
New ORLEANS-Thc growth of New Orleans
has been rapid almost beyond parallel-that is
dating from the day it became Republican
city. Up to that time its history is scarce worth
recording. Sixty years have witnessed its in
crease from village of l0,0O0--of little trade
and less importancc--to grand commercal
city numbering population of 200 900 souls.
And ibis in the teeth of pestilenta epidemic
that annuaiiy robs it of its thousands of inhab
itants.
TuE SUMNER IN ENGLAND---It. .is-stated that
80 changeable has the weather been in England
during the summer, that fires in dwellings for
comfort were In constant requsition, and thick
winter clothing in use in the open air. A gen
tleman who spent from the 25th Of July to the
llth of August in England, says that he saw
the sun set but twice, and then not for an hours
duration. and for two weeks previous in France
1T raihed every day, with but one or Two ecep-
tions.
MURDERS IN New YoRK-There were two
murders committed in New York about twelve
O'Clock on Monday night One occurred in
Clarke street, near Spring The murdered man
ip this case was named Richardson Gray; he
was set upon by some six roughs and beaten,
and then stabbed that he was dead " IN
found by some neghbors Two men were r..
rested on suspicion Of being the murderers
short time after the above took place. two men,
named John Fitzpatrick and James Farrall. hv.
ing on doth street, got into nm alteration. which
resulted in the death of the latter by stab with
knife in the hands of Fitzpatrick who esc..
ped The murdered man left wife and seven
small children.
A FAFAL QUARREL--We understand that n
difficulty occurred at the muster ground at Ly.
ons', on last Saturday evening, between John
! Grumbies and james G. Brown. which resulted
in the death Of the former from a stick in the
hands of the latter. 1t appears from the Coro.
ner's return, that it was late in the day. and
that the parties were drink ~, and that Grum-
bles, when near Brown. bot. having started
! nome, was struck on the back of his neck by
Brown with o walking stick. which had buck
/ horn handle, which blow killed him. having dis.
located his neck. Brown is in jail to await his
trial -LdurensUilte Herald.
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ACCrDeHT To Ex PREsIDfNT PIeRcE--As Gen
Pierce was riding in buggy, ON Thursday,
at Concord, New Hampshire, his horse took
fright at . load OF barrels and turned around a
corner, throwing him out He was stained for
few moments, and slightly bruisedin in the face,
] though not seriously.