Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-17

dcbtcd To the Speakers for setting forth and ex-
planning the merits of the project
ReSolce1 Bird. That We will give our personal in
luence in pressing the District subscription (con-
ditoned upon further aid from the Statc) to sue
cosslul issue ut the ballot box
j. a. DOYLE, Chairman.
II. a. GmMOIE, Scct'y.
RsNoYM. OF .JuDDE SruMr.-By an. extract
from the Baltimore SIM of the 9th which we
annex, it will be seen that this notorious ofiend.
er has been removed from the office which he
has 80 long disgraccd
,THE REMovAl.0F JUpGE STuMp--Thc Senate
Yesterday, concurled in the action of the House
ut Delegates. and adopted the address TO the
| Governor for the removal of Judge Stump from
! the bench of the Criminal Court ur Baltimore.
| ny vote of eighteen to three. This movement
is highly cOmmendnblc ono. and absolutely
necessary to the promotion of the euds of Justice
In the administration of criminal law in this
city. In the present aspect of affairs. however.
II is out partial effort and may prove Of little
pract'nhi bcnoiit. The States atturneyshp
nilcu by person returned to that Office by
means which have clicitcl tho condemnation 6f
every good citizen. rbls all hope eff nm efficient
purgauon OF the court until the pcople can get
at the balint-hox and do tic work themselves
The responsibility for the successorshipo Of judge
Stump vii now fall upon the Governor. and
we trust that his ch,ce. with the fidelity of the
electoral vote of the people in 1851 4 good.
earnest intlextble man upon the bench of the
Criminal Court will certainly hold the. States
Attorney himself to something like the faithful
performance of duty
New Process OF GaINDiNG WHEAT-We hc,c
been shown by X. l.. Allen. manufacture cr %,
agricultural implements, q handsome specimcn
OF flor' obtained by new process of un,>ran.
ninG tht wheat kernel, by which, according to
hf tl,n e. II
ESQ, OF ST. Lnuis. q" the great fact has been full,
~ demonstrated that in the manufacture of
barrel of Flour, practical saving is made of
from ~ to 30 pounds Of wheat" Re, krncd i'm
cash, n savinSof at least % cents per barrel is
Sunr"ntecd, over anu nbo"e any other mode of
milling thongh the absolute gain is claimed to-.
bc much more than those figures Indicate. The
berry is first dvcsted of its outer coat previous
to GRINDING. In this Stat as appears from the
specimens, the berry has IL hard polished look
somewhat resembling minute sen.slell. or
course, with the exterior covering. is rcmoveil
every trace of impurity. An additional advan.
tagc claimed, and one of no secondary conse
ancnce, is that !" the Flour will not sour in the
Iroplcs." Tho mills recently completed in St.
LOUIS are now producing from l30 TO $50 bar
relS Oh Fl'rrpord day, and movement is ma
KING to orSnnize for operating on 2 nanch larger
sr"lo.--M ]. Journal IF Co@mcyee.
llIGn--At Louisville, Ga. last Tuesday, nc.
groS brought higher prices than ever before
known. Old men brought $1,000 young man
and boys $500 to $1,000. and Young wnmcn
without children $1,000 to $4,000 and upwards
all field hands.
The CAPITOL AT WAsniNoroy--An ofRcnf re-
port shows that the old Capitol building il sui.
hcIently strong to bear, without any damage
wnatever, the new iron dome, which Will weigh
300 tons, niore than half of which il ere,teJ
The Senate had instiiutoJ ;nn,,;.,..
that The walls might not bear so much pressure
Ihe cost OF the dome, as now estimated amounts
To Si,9OU, including the bronze mammoth statue
OF the Genius of Liberty, with which il is to be
surmouuted
..SouTn CAROLINA RAuRoAD-The South Car.
DINA Railroad Is doing m immense frciphtno
business, ever ono hundrod loaded cars lenyinS
the depots daily for the cDuntry-,ndeed. ono
DAY. the number was one hundred and seven.
never before IN the history Of the road. have
one hundred cars per day been sent out.
ChGrleston MsrcurY.
DEATH OF CHARLEsToNIAN-The Knoxville
,u"'goi.the 23d inst, containsa full and touching
biographical sketch of DR.. 7. Howard Dickson
a. W. Ihat gentleman was the son of the Rev.
oohn Dickson; Nj. d., u most useful presbyteri-
an Minister; fof several years Professor of
Greek Literature in the College of Charleston
and brother of DIR. S. Henry Dickson. lie
was born i'll Charleston: received his de rrces nf
Art from our.Colege; stuaied medicine in this
CITY, ana graduated ut our Medical College. -
lie passed through life with an unspottcd Char
ac'er' and died christian Courier.
MASSACHUSETTS DELEGArEs 70 TrE
CHARLEsToN CoNvENToN.-T .Eoe,.i;no
Gazette learns that the delegates from Massa-
chusetts to the Charleston Democratic Con.
vention, and such as propose to be present =.
the meeting of that body iu April, arc making
arrangements to go in manner that will bo
at once convenient, agreeable and IMPOSING
The proposition to chayter q steamer for tba
trip, provide her @ith nusic, gunpowaef. and
the. many essentials for q good time that .
social and patriotic feeling may suggest and
sail into Charleston bay to the q music Of tbe
upion," with bunting flying, guns firing, and
otllegdelnonstsations, Negotiations are nens. md,
INK sor one of the new steamers of the BALI.
more hne for this purpose, which it is Thought
may be had ~ Boston Hc,ald.
A DgINa Irishman was asked by his oon.
fessor If he was ready to renounce the devil.
sssa sll his works. "0hl your honoyo sa;d