Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-01

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d. n. Jones, Aajatant. The defences Of the
Mississippi viii bc looked after by them.
ExpLosIoN-The steamer Keptucky exploded
at Momphis, Tenn. on the 2lstnlt- Sovon per-
sons were killed, and u largo number wounded.
He DENIES IT--Col. Wilson. of tho New York
Iouayes. denies the rumnr 80 generally oircula.
ted. TINT ho is compelled to march fifty PAGES in
front of his corps to keep them from picking his
pockets. >
s, ST. LOUIS ENcoMpAssED-St. Lnuis is entirely
cncompnsscd by Federal troops under tho com.
rnand of Coonels Blair. Bnernstein and Sigcl.
Twenty.scvcn persons havo died from wounds
received in the late collision.
New OaLEAxs, May 25.--rhc privnteer
steamer Calhoun captured two schooncrs and
brought them into port
CouNTERrEITs-The Charleston Me,r",y has
socn suspicious $40 bill. purporting to bc of
tho Mechanics Bank Of Augusta, but totally
unlike any notc issued by that institution. 1t
was supposed to be an altered bill of tho Nc.
chancs' Bank of Memphis. Onto numbcr
arc in circulation. Look out for them.
Prizes Til. priyntoer Calhoun, from New
Orleans, has made $50 000-n very good begin
ming. Our tclcgraphic dispatches this m"rnins
announce that she has captured two more
schooncrs
PoRTER's SrIRIr. two weeks ago, was very
patriotic on tho scorc Of "our flag" and tho in
tcgrity Of the Union" In its last issue it says:
We arc heartily sick of this war. Arc there
no groat and gond men in The land to make
j,t>. IL,
the Cabinet, together with the same officers of
tho Con(edcracy. meet in council t" snrc the
country.
ErIscopAL Secession Tcxas Episcopal
Convention has been in session ot Austin, for
some days, Bishop Gregg presiding. 1t has
been decided to send II delegation to M,ntgnm.
: :, Ala, in July next to meet with delegations
from tho several dioccSos of the seeded States
"o decide whether or not this venerable and
influential religious body shall scccdc from the
Northern church,
Terrible EARTnQUAKE,--In addition to the
six thousand lives lost by the earthquake at
Mendoza, South America wo lcarn that SIM
joan, situated one hundred and twenty leagues
north of Mendoza. had bccn nearly destroyed
by the same earthquake. with m estimated luss
of three thousand lives. Tho earthquake ap.
proachcd from The direction Of Valparaiso. and
great anxiety is manifested to hear from that
quarter.
FIGHTiNo IN WISE County. Tnzcwel
Democrat. of the 18th inst, says: "a rcpnrt
reached us on Thursday last through the mail
carrier that n party Of aholitionsts made their
appearance in Glndcsvilc tho County scat, one
day this week. and took pnsscssion Of the yil
lagc. a fight cnsucd. and a messenger was
despatched to Russell for assistance. Before
he left, ono of the ringlea1ers among the nva-
dcrs was killed. Que hundred armed men wen,
from Russell, Wednesday.
Mr. YANcEy IN LnNDoN.-Thc Montgomery
1id'erliscr says: In private letter written
from London to his friends in this city. Hon.
Wm L Yanccy says there is strong contest
going on between Exeter Hall Abnlitionists and
the Ministry. The Exeter Abnlitionists arc rs
bitter against the South as the Massachusetts
anti-savcry fanatics Tho Ministry party,
howcvcr, aro favorable to the Southern Confed.
eracy, but being in q small majority have to
proceed cautiously to obtain the concurrence nf
che people Mr., Ynncey does not doubt the
success of his mission.
Cars IN ARxANsAs.-The Little Rock Ga-
zcitc says that from all portions of the Stale
adviccs in relation to the coming crops are of
the most promising character. The wl,out crop
is the greatest in breadth md the most superior
in quality ever yet made in tho State. and the
fruit promises an abundant yield. while the
oats and corn thus far iook exceedingly woll
r
For BROADER GENERAL.-Col Jnmes Me
Cuilongh. OF Grccnvile is announced cnndi-
date for Brigadier General Of this Brigade.
THERE is hardly room left for doubt that the
English Government has determined to give all
it's aid, short of an open declaration of hosti.
ties, to the cause Of tho Southern Con federation
by recognizing its right to destroy the commerce
of tho Union, and by denying tho right of the
Federal Government to exclude British and
French vessels from Southern ports. Thia dc.
termination is hnilcd with grea. satisfaction by
tho ministerial organs. whose comments are
quoted elsowhcre.-N ], Times. 22d inst.
MARRIAGE orTmE TYCooS. "A letter from in.
pan states that tho Tycoon was married on tho
9TH of March to tho only daughterof tho Mika-
do, or Spiritual Emperor, who is represented to
be q beautiful and accomplished" (" lady Of
eighteen summers.
WORTHY OF REcoRD.-Hon. Edmund Burke.
of Concord, N. H.. at q meeting recently cullod
in that city for the purpOsc of rnsino finds FIR