Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-14
Pennings and Clippings.

! EX.CoMMUNICATED--The Pope of Rome has
/ pronounced the sentence of communication
against Victor Emanuel, King of Sardinia, be-
cause of his liberal and republican prOclyties.
The BANKS OF OUR CoUNTRY-The numberof
Banks and branches the LIST of Junh6ry
throughout the United States. according To tho
returns of the Treasury Department.. was 562
the capital paid in, S42 $50, 0G0 and the amount
of specie ON hand $50, $4,000 The resources
of these banks, including loans, notes securities
and real estate stated ut nearly 81, 900 OOO.-
COO and their liabilities S53l 100000.
LIDERAL-Mr, j. H. Brown, who supports
ffty-two yonng Baptist theological students at
Howard College, in Alabama, at an annual cost
OF $4,000, has recently endowed theological
chair in that college by a contribution of $25 900.
ScnIEDAM"- -Schiednm. the "schnarps"
town in Holland. has population of about
Y l2,5CO large portion of which are engaged in
the herring fishery. The manufacture of gin.
for which it is particularly noted. gives employ
ment to over two hundred distilcrics.
PuNcrUALrY-Strict punctuality is, perhaps,
the cheapest virtue which can give force to an
otherwise utterly insignificant character.
RIOuT-We sec that newspapers of both po
litica parties in Mississippi take decided ground
in favor of paying the bonds of tile State, issued
many years ago i'll favor of the Planters Riuk
LETTERS OF JUNIus-The original manuscript
" Letters of Junius," so far as they have been
preserved in the Woodrall family, have recently
been offered to the British government by Mr.
III. ID. Woodfall for 800 pounds.
ST. Louis March 3O-rhc Missouri I.egisla-
tnrc adjourned sine die this morning. hut Gov.
Stewart Immediately issued proclamation call
ing an extra Session forthwith. for the purpose
of consultation upon the Objectionable features
of the railroad bill
KILLED IN \ DuEr-Gen Jose de la Concha.
/ late Captain General of Cuba has been killed
in duel with the Marquis Pczueln.
WAsurxoroN, April 6-Tho Hon. Mr.. Dim
mick, of Pa. is out in IL letter advocating Doug
las for the Presidency. He was formerly an
ardent supporter of the Administration.
PoE'S MoTnER-The mother-in- -awof Edgar
Allen Poe, the Poet, Mrs. Maria Ccmm, is in
Alexandria. Va over 10 years Of age, and in
the most distressing poverty
| FIRE-Jacksonvillc, Ark was Burned on thc
2Sth nt. The loss is estimated at $l500O0,
> CoRN-At New York, on the 30th ult, $1,000
bushels of corn were sold Mt prices ranging from
~ to so cents rs to quality,
SERVED HIN Rrcmr-IIenry Jenkins was con
| victcd in Shenandoah county, Va, last week, of
bigamy, and sentenced tn the State prison for
three years and ten months The defence set
/ up TIC l'ica Oh insanity, ii very natural plea tur
a man with moro than one wife but the stony
hearted jury wouldn't stand it.
A DIRTY PARry-Thc black republicans of the
New Y rk Lcgisl ,turc have bill hef re them t,
remove the rocks at the entrance OF He'll gate"
This shows which way the party intends to tray
cl-ccrtainly not towards the White House
NAw York, April 5-rhc Hon James X.
panlding, Ex-Sccretary Of the Navy, died yes.
tcrday at Turrytown.
Is 1T PoSsIBLE2-Gcn uamilton. one of the
members of Congress from Texas, has lately
written letter to Mr.. Foulke. of Ill, in which
he declares strongly in favor of Judge Douglas
as his choice for the Presidency.
| ANDERsoN-McsSrs. james Long, C. S. Mat
tiSon and W. n. Major are announced as candi.
dates for the Legislature in Anderson District.
TERRIBLE Exr:0sGoN-.Tie Jackson (Tenn)
JVAig learns from gentleman whose son was
one of the ill-facd, that the boilers of the steam
mill of Mr. Bell, near Bells Station in Hay
wood county. blew up on the 20th uIt. and killed
George S. Brigancc, Jacob Lock and Joseph
Luck and wounded james w. Luck and Wm.
Sprogs1" that they will both probably die.
DEAD-Thc Winsboro Register announces the
death of John Owens, gallant member Of the
distinguished Palmetto Regiment on the 4th
| instant.
YoUNG AMsR.cA-M Married. in Campbcliton
Fla. in the store of William Daniel Jr, on the
i 2lSt March, by,Jamcs Hall. Esq Master Robert
| Cherry Gagged Is years. to Miss Josephine Greg
DRY Gagged ID ycars)
AN ENGLISH NEGRO rHIEf.-NoRFoLK, hptiI
5-'rhe captain uf the British schooner Alice
| Rodgers, from Jamaica, bound to Philadelphia,
offered yesterday to sell two free negroes ut
! Hampton Roads. The Captain has been arrest
| ed and the vessel taken i'll charge by the uu-
| th6ritcs.
CoTroN IMPORTS To FHANcE-The last adviccs
state that twcnty.nine ehlps are now expected
at !iavre from the United States, bringing G4-
3G6 bales Of cotton, and that twenty-ninc other
vessels were loading fer the same port The
cotton expected Mt llavre from India amounts to
| $3.50 bales. In other ports of France six yes
seis are expected, with ,l00 bales.
PErRIFIED BopY-Dr A. w. Bvings informs
us says the Spurtun, that in exhuming somo
bodies at Il family graveyard near his fathers
residence, CrNwordsvile lately the body of u
| woman. buried some twelve or more years, was
found petrfacton, with each article Of dress
perfect.
ATcnGsoN, KANSAS. Marcb 28-The Demo
cratic Territorial Convention has been in session
in this city. The proceedings were attended
with much excitement They adopted the Gin
cnnati platform, and elected Douglas delegates
to tho Charleston Convention.
SLAYER CoNDEMNED-The bark Isla de Cuba,
seized as SLAYER several months ago and car
red into the port of Boston, has been condemned
as such by Judge Sprague of the United States
District Court, after a long hearing.
! TENNESSEE IPcIsI ,TupR- THE hnd1 olosod