Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-10-27
Pennings and Clippings.

WEALTH or TIE CoUNTRY--Comparisons are
making in regard to the wealth of the country
through the census returns. In King Georges
county. Va, the average wealth to each white
person was $2254 and the Yirginions were ella
ted atit. In the parish of Lower All Saints"
in this State, each white person would have
SlS,O2924 each The F. T. VS.. can put this
in their pipe and smoke it
THE NEW York CANyAss-~1Ion Andrew Ew-
ing and Hon Mills Bran, of Tennessee passed
through Louisville. Kontucky, on Tuesday last,
en- route for New York, to stump that State in
favor vt The fusion movement against Lincoln
SusrENDED-Work on the Air Line Railroad
has been suspended, on account of the de
preston in the financial condition of the coun-
try"
BREAK BDNE-The break bone fever is goner-
ally prevalent in Memphis aud has nrovailed,
indeed, throughout the South and West to an
extent never cqunllod previously, although in
most cases in light and tractable form, when
promptly attended to.
IRoNlCAL-The London Star. rcfcrrinr to tho
disaster OF the Lady Elgin steamer on Lake
Michigan, remarks: 4 strict inquiry into all
the circumstances attending the deplnrlble occi,
dent was about to be instituted" Can any one
give an instance of strict inquiry" concorn-
ing such disaster in the West or Northwest?
SgYrENcEp rn TIE CuMx GAwG-Richard
White. n Suspected abnliLonnt. has boen SEN
tcnced 10 the chain gang for four months at
PetcrshNyg, VA for insnltjng lal;o, in the street
Rcccntiy he was driven out of Turb1rn', ~ c.
Tor tomperinS with slaves.
KILLED-We learn from tho Darlington
S2Hlfc'2tcr that on Wednesday last II difficulty
occurred between Robert Jones and Joseph
Nettcs, at SImtcrvilc in which the latter was
shot aud instantly Killed.
THE DENouE, OR BoNE FEvEn-The health of
onr city and county, says the Canton Miss
CITIZEN, has been most ruthlessly interrupted
within the past week or two by the appearance
OF this distressing disease, which is now eplcm,
c in our midst.
VERMONT HORSES FOR NAPOLEON II-Fivc
! splendid Morgan horses from Vermont were
/ shipped on the Vanderbilt steamer for Louis
| Napoleon. They are of deep bay color, and
cost from $1,000 to $500 each. Three more
! animals of the same stock were also taken out
more recently W the Arcadia for the same
party. .r
! The CpMINo CRr<Is-Tho Central Bank of
| Montgomery, Ala, hns determined not TO dis
/ count any more pnrer until after the election.
! The NiH says that fears of n depreciation of
! property. in case Lincoln should be elected, has
! lei to this course
NArRow EscArG The great capitalists Roths-
child has had Il narrow escape The Govern
mcnt of the King Of Naples had contracted with
him for n new loan of three millions of dncats
at par, ono per cent. commission, PAYABLE one
million in ten days, and the rest in farty DAYS.
80
ne tFA iRADE-pnIIng the year ending
Apr,. m Iu i"9,, there were M exported from China
The exports to q rcot Britain Inr thr sn,c no;nI
! amounted to rs. 4lG. O52 mounds
|
OUGHT Tn lNSrRE-Thc British Government
never 'hSnrcS' 1t sometimes has to pay we'll for
,rS perEerseHcsS IN ih,S respect; Over 100000
and now the C"nnnncht has dsnoseI i',i Of 5000 5000,
900 belonging to the National Treasury Of Rrit
ain.
bAp HFEIhiN' Inc majority OF the candi
napolis, who were rejected. wn< on o,count Of
thcir incorrect spelling. Many of tGem we're
we'll vcrsel in the knowlcdsc of the sciences
bcllcs-lettre and cognatc studies but could not
| spell II simplc word CORRECTLY
VmGrvIA MApsu,LMNG HER FoRcEs-Thcre
are now 80 we'll organized cavalry companies in
| Virginia. There will he a grand inspection of
about % Of the number nj nm encan,pment to he
held in Richm,nl on the 7th of November next
FoR Uy,ryp Sr,rgs Sgv1ro,-, n..;,on j.
the Charleston W.,y,,yl non,inotns G,vornnr
| Gist, in the event of continuation of tho
| Cni1n. for thc Office nr lrnitoJ S,,tns Snnotnr
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| NOMINATIONS roR GoyERNoR--A writer in the
| Newbcrry Conecrccia. a short time since nom.
/ mated Gen. Wm H. Martin. Of Charleston. as
"A suitable person for the Cithernat,rinl- s,,ccrs
o "t n'tti"'' mas "'So been