Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-23

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distinguished ,awyer of Darlington District
and mcmber of the State Convention, died
last week. His loss is universally deplored
| .InE SlS,0000 900 I.oAN.-The Peoples Bank
!, at Charleston has offered for 5000. 900 of tho
irst loan of the Confederate States, and the
Bank of Chester for Si00000.
SMITH o BRIEN has published u pamphlet in
condemnation Of the project for an invasion of
ireland by France, which has attracted consid-
cradle attention
+ pErERsBURo March l5.--This city, in vote
ni tho citizens on instructing their delegate in
tne State Convention. has elected to instruct
MN t" vote f,r immediate se"cssion. The ma
]"riiy ior this course WAS II. The ctv i'm Feb.
rnary gave 6l2 majority for the Union candi-
dates.
BROKE JAI.--J r. Hamilton, who was tried
tor killing his wife. in August last. convicted uf
murder in the second degree, broke Jail at Dnv.
er. Delaware. last week, and escaped. lie was
sentenced for lite.
.GE"RGIA RArrriEs.-The Stnte Convention of
Georgia. on Saturday last, unanimously ratified
the permanent Constitution Of the CunGedorato
Smtcs.
IAkRI 'DuRG Pa, March l4.-David Wilmot
was ciectcd to-day Senator of the United States
>" P'"cc on oinieon cameron, resigned The
vote was 05 tn Sc.
DENouNcE lT.-Thc entire Southern press, rs
lar as wc'have seen, dcnounce Lncoln's Inau-
gnrai Address AZ Insulting to the South and
declare that the pulicy it indicates cannot be
submitted to by tho Southern States.
GAS Wonxs.-A Western editor, who has
been to Washington, writes homc "As we
drove h"mc from the depot, lady espied the
Hnis sbpl ,,f . :l.l'
don't look like dome ut present--and innocent
~ SAID. Il suppose those are gas works.
" Yes. madam, for the nation" replied pas.
Scngcr.
C"CNTERfEIT on THE PEorLE's BANK.-The
Columbia Car0ijnian says: We learn thn,
counterfeit $50 bills, of the Peoples Bank. are
in circulatinn-.fac @mie of the gcnuinc-tho
only difference being that the counterfeits n-e
lighter in cilor than the gonninc. The sir-
natures in the former arc badly executed.
ArrnlNTNENr.-We learn from the Marietta
Advocate uf the Sh. that Gnv. Brown hns nm
tainted C'lnncl William Phillips, of Marietta,
Brigadicr General under the act to raise ton
thousand volunteers.
STARTLING RUMnR We learn that TIerrinr.
the New York patent safe man has received M,
order from Washington. for one of his largest
ana best fnr the White House. and that it Will
he Tor l'ncolns personal use. not only to retreat
TO- when aSsassins are supposed to be ,'around."
bat to travel in, from place to place. Genoral
Sc"t is to carry the key. So says the New
York Day Book
TnE number Of persons killed and wounded
IN Texas by the lndinns. during the pas three
months is estimated ut 40.
FAMILY WEpDiNG.-A somewhat novel
wedding occurred at the Church OF the Holy
Trinity Brooklyn, n. Y, on Tuesday evening
March 9th. Ten married sisters appeared with
thcir ten husbands, and small army of chill.
dren' to tclS Rraic the marriage Of the eleventh
sister.
AUGUSTA, March l4.-Yice President Ste
on the occasion. lie leaves in to.nights truin
for Savannah
VACANT PLAcE.-The correspondents note the
absence tr'm the Inaugural ceremonies of the
Virginia Senators. McsSps. Hunter and Mason.
Sixteen Senators, in all, were dumb to the call
of the roll.
BANK SrATEMENT.-Thc Charleston Hey-
""iW, publishing the Bank Statement for Feb
ruary, notes the following changes in compar-
ing it with that of last III nth An increase
IN circulation to the extent of S6S8, ,637 90;
an Increase III sp Gle of S39, 1853 an increase
in deposits of $l59, ,l2037; an increase in
foreign exchange of $T13.067 80, and an in
crease in domestic exchange of $500, ,O33 81.
PENSACOLA, March 1l.-Our preparations
arc progressing rapidly. We vii! be soon
enabled to resist any attempt at coz .cion.-
Gen. Braxton Bragg, of the Confederate Ar
my, is in command to-day, and will have
things placed in readiness for action. The
troops are in good spirits, and ready for
fight.
TRADE WITH CnAnLEsroN.-The Boston
Trdretfcr says: "The steam ship South
CarollnQ Captain Baxter, which arrived here
from Charleston Saturday morning, brought
full cargo Of Cotton and rice-1GO0 bales of
Cotton and 200 casks of rice. This is said
to be the largest cargo, in the number of pack
ages, ever sent out of Charleston in steamer
The steamer, on its recent trip to Charleston
took an uhprcccdcntcdy large freight. Cap,
tain Baxter says the people and the uuthori
ties of Charleston were highly pleased at the
temporary resumption of business relations
between tho two cities, which had been inter
ruptcd for considerable time"
Tue LADY DAvIs.--The Charleston Cou-
riet, of Thursday, says:
This vessel WAS bought by Goveenor Pick
ems, at Richmond, and altered for service,
armed with twenty-four poundcrs and reg
uiariiy equipped. She started Tuesday night
on the harbor defence, with her complement
OF enlisted mcn-Licut. T. b. Huger COM
fnandin1 with Eirst I;autono,,t MI. -. \