Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-05

wife and four children, pcrshed in the flames.
MANUFACTURING CONC WEsr-A wooden fac
tory has been started at Cleveland, Ohio, being
the frstof the kind at that place.
RALEIcH, December 2l-The Laurence IIo.
tel, recently purchased by the government for n
Postoffice and Court House. was burnt early
this morning. The rooms were temporarily oc-
cupied by the Legislature The fire was acci-
dental. Loss about $4,000
New YoRK Dec. 25-,rhe ship Scargo passed
(no date) near Bermuda. burning steamer,
and heard the cries of the people in the water.
The steamer sunk. The Scargo laid by two
days, but saw nothing afterwards but lemons
and oranges and punchcons of rum drifting
about.
MoNTcoMS&Y. Ala, December ga largo
majority Of the Delegates elected an Monday to
the State Convention are in favor of immediate
secession.
CATHOLIC CoNrlRM>TIoNs-At the Catholic
Church in New Bedford, on Sunday. Bishop
Fitzpatrick, of Boston. administered the right
of confirmation to l52 children
Sr. Louis, December 2l-Thc Democrat of
this morning announces. by authority. that tho
President elect, Mr.. Lincoln has offered Hon
Edward Bates seat in his Cabinet. The lat
ter will accept, and the position will probably
DO Secretary of the Interior.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 22-One hundred guns were
fired this afternoon in honor of the secession of
South Carolina. A very largo meeting ia pro-
EreSS'hS mere tonight It's object is to urge the
I"vcrInr to call special session Of the begis-
la'ure 'or the purpose OF taking the prelm!ua-
ry steps Tor putting the State out Of the Union.
MACON, ga" Dec y A grand celebration
took place here last night to celebrate your in
dependence. a salute of one hunlrcl guns
was nreu ana the town wasllt up with brnfres.
seven nuhufcu Minute Men nnd upwards of
tnreo th"uSaml citizens pmrn'icd. The dwell
unSs were generally illuminated. The Scccs-
~ S,"n lc;c''nS Is now universal IN this part OF
"o"fS'''
New Yorx Dec % SnworJ e, ,Lo horo
night. lie said thnt if wc kcnt cnpI rni,, ,nd
KIND debate viii untimcly spring up which
VIII result IN the restoration OF fratcrnal rcla-
''ons'
D,,r,,, ,r p- nv,
Issno snr. ,I,, ~ ID nc ais.i"n ., h,"j
has shipped directly to Liverpool one thousand
bales of Cntton, which will he exchanged for
manufactured go"ls to bo sold in Selma. Col.
'" is one of the largest merchants and wealth.
f''''' VI -A'''""'''
~ FRIGnTFrL FAcT.-Starvaton is staring
sixty thousand PERSONS in the face in New York
city. The funds at present in hand will give
to each OF them for the winter eleven dollars
ana sixty-sevcn cents. This insufficient sum
must afford them food, clothing. aud shelter,
nntil spring. or they must succnmb under thor
snitcr'gS darker hue is added to the terri
@ D,o picture when we consider tho exceeding un-
lSelin"od ot their obtaining employment even
Heavy Travel II rue SoUru--The Peters.
burg Elpycss says: - The regular trains To the
South are daily heavily lon'lci with through
passengers. many of whom consist of Northern
o. S""thern g" IS'. St lr o"'n ,nr"lh" anu ON
citv or Nnr. " ,ri, ;r n ,''" '"o
three thousand nrom;nom, n,;oI oI', s"o;u ,n, hrt
city who are now nrennreJ tn c"mc :" tho g S',h ,
nnn,ns determined upcn tins course in tho
N,0"' VI " u'"'''u'''" u, ono 0"'on'
UNITED STATES pisTRIcr ATTORNEY RESIGN.
EpIMe learn that Hamilton Conper. ESQ.
on Jtus DS'1't; 81 A.a"rney Tor h'I District
R,oL., S, "'I teN'S"a''on I" rroSiueht
g.; h"S'sLih's' s,! p'cemDer -H"vCrn"r salng"f'
oni;no W .',H @.m,' n;ts ,SSnea ms fr"ramt'"n'
meet on rho l7tb IF .Iannnr, WV , ,ts'S'"'"rS' +"
:,
ronr NEW onhGANS, GS DECEMBER 22--rnG steamer
bos "rr;yoi G" Iri"',i"o. r e%' oon from very Cruz
Goycoan and Unitoj So,os M;n;s,or A. nu"
are among the passengers Miramon had sur.
prised the Liberals at Toctria, and captured
l2OO men and twelve cannon. Generals De.
g"i'1dT; % drenco ana others, were made prison
I;no 'o "o ems"' 49, ,nt secession OF o'"th Caro-,
officers at Vera Cruz '"' "'"'"5 '"o ""S"'
..n, -
M, " piGrAro. FIR TUE UNITED SrATEs.-
dictator Is needed to set tho United States right.