Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-19

complete the organization of this company, will
be held at this place on Saturday the Goth in
slant. =
DEEP Snow IN TExAs-The deepest snow.
probably that has ever fallen in this State. fell
here on the goth inst, (Dec. 29th) 1t is u,ore
than six inches deep. and still lying on the
ground. Stock of every kind must inevitably
suffer. the grass on the prairios being entirely
covered with tho snow. -'
IMPORTS OF Day Goops-The imports of for
eign dry goods at New York, for tie year iue.
ended. are about nine million dollars less than
for 1859, but larger than for any previous year.
The aggregate imports for the year was $l03,-
I27 100. against Sll0, l53 GA in 1859. and &c.,
l54,509 in 1858.
LARGE FIRE IN MnRIlE--The stores Of Messrs.
Gascoigne Stacy, and Fry, Bliss & Co.. Mobile,
We're. on Monday of last week. destroyed by
fire. with all their contents. The loss i'm the
buildings was $4,000, in goods 100000. on
which there was an insurance OF some 75 900.
Several other adjoining buildings were destroy.
ed.
New ORLEANS, La, January l2-The cnsto-
dians of tue river forts-.Jacksun and ST. Phillip
have quietly surrendered to the city troops
Fort Pike. at RiGnlets, has also been surrender.
ell by Major Bassworth. the United States Officer
in command. The Arsenal at Baton Rouge will
be given up at noon by arrangement to- day. on
aemahd Vi the Governor OF Louisiana. The Pei.
o,,r " go, nS "s.es .,' "ses s"en al. hcnrlY al, oi
was necessary.
LITTLE Rnoor ~ FEAR OF LOAD OF DEBr.
The Providence Journal asks the question:
If ail the States except Rhode Island seccde
rom the Union, rs sho to pay the public debt?"
Go TO bed, little on. and don't be asking imper-
tinent questions. You know very we'll Won
couldn't pay the debt, if called upon. Perhaps
y"n ,hinK the foreign creditors will sue. What
,!eu i ii"w VIII the Sher'if he able tn hn'l you,
r,n,, Sta,o ~" "'0 '''"o'" '"e SP''"'o ana nut
A IouIsvuLr I,r,xnrp Tho Tr;sr;,Io Co,
rier tells of n young rentlcmnn in tbnt c;ty w.,
is couytinr n lady in .Iclyar.nnvlIo o,a
swims tho rivcr ,fter rho r,rrv hn,t 60 .
ming. who j. RAISING, must,ch. viii y s;o,r e
keeniny tho drirt wn,d n,t nf III. ,,,,,,,h -
--
YrRcrNAN Maj. Anderson. Of Fort Sum
ter not"rctv, is not Kcntuckinn, but n native
of Buckingham county. Va He married la
dy in Gcorgn. Miss Clinch) and owns n large
landed and slave property there
c o.. M.
n IN, '" o"H- ih'S ge"''em"h PaSSeu through
0''''''o'"' oh inc il'h' on MS way to Georgia
!, 100, III,
Clnr;,I, ,,.,I i,a, n ,E,, i"' c nc . S'"'o VI
,i '.' i,",so" "ei c'u''""cc oi secession yes
H., & ~ ,"S 90 .''"''o' "''e' '"e''e ociocK'
T. ,.,o r,
sonoss,, ,raa a;,nd ouay nc NC oru'nInce OF
tho Cnnventinn A. ,ia E.s,o u '',sn'.e.S ',; "s
,Lo r,,;,I ~ ~. i''oo vi
con. ~ ,l - ~ ~ ',," ~ =, ,''Vo' Mefe
or Gcarg;o SS,do ,,,I;,;''si i 'i'' Mug
y, ~
n roc n"Nro"atkr; e. ohnuary "a: r. Calhoun,
E'""''S'.'cr w ~ from 9"u'n |"r"i'hh, addressed
r"o r"o;rnd 'o,a"E' ine speeon was well
reserved. Despatches tn Governor Moore from
' Virginia Florida and Mississippi were read in
'"c oo'''eh''o"' ana cfea'on h'nch enthusiasm
e H"NrGoMtRf, january 'i-Tne Ordinance
., secession pnSsed Ut th'rty minutes nj er :
o'"cN o'u"y; ny MAJORITY OIL -. Cannon
;n a ilage nf anu '"o "'"'o c''y Is
s.corm '',su.,
Montcomcry - ;Ilnn,;n,,o,, r.,,, ,,,o c,,;,,I
to the River in nnmernms b,';lI;nns I'D ,ha
strects ocnerolIv An ;n,n,onan 81 w. =,
gathered in front of Montgomery Hall, where
they were addressed hy Hon. j. l.. Nj. Curry,
member OF Congress from Alabama, MIR. Mat
nnrG., mrGs y, nSs'ss'pp' ana o'ners lhere is
NJ Wnn,,. I' 10 """". %, u VIZ e'e"',
stato' 'f a,an ~ ia, secession OF me
day bv one bmnJres Ems ;mnrnmnt v'e .nhas soSi",
we're made. and all the rron,inent bni,dipcs Il.
Illuminated. There was military parade, and
one hundred Thousand dollars more subscribed
ior the defence "' Al"bhe'
JACKSON, Miss, January 0--The Ordinance
OF secession OF the State wa" passed to-day. by
s".t o. e.Gn'S.i"nr against hiteen. All the
nnd fro. Mr" ,'i"''''"a'eu' an" cannon
LArge-The Commissioners from South Car.
olina and Alabama were offered seats in the
Convention. amid immense applause.
Efforts for pnstpnning immediate actinn were