Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-12


THE PIrrsBUnu ExclrEMENT-Thec contractors
Tor the supply of cannon ut Pttsburg have
been notified that if they cannot deliver the
cannon they will be produced elsewhere.
TIE New York Ecpress SAYS For the dis
rnption now taking place in this republc-for
the wreck of commerce and trade-f1r the
bankruptcies occnrring-for tho hundreds, If
not thousands and thousands of lnborers ont of
employmcnt-the Republicans are Responsible
They. and they alone, by Il change of policy
and of practice, can rescue tho country from
the doom of civil war to which they are drag
gingit."
EcLUpsEs-During the year 1861 there will he
fonr eclipseS-two Of them both Of the sun
will be Invisible to us. On December IL, thcre
will bea very small part of the moon ecip+eti
visible here; and on Dcccmbeo 81 the sun will
rise with about one-thrd of it cclipseI. The
planet Mercury will pass over the face of the
sun on November H. but the phenomena will
not be visible here.
SERVED IIrN RrGmT-Senator Androw John.
son, of Tennessee. who re;ently delivered n
speech iavoring the coercion Of the seeding
States, has been burnt in ci!igy at Memphis.
CUsroMs-IInn w. f. Colcock, the Collector
of the port of Charleston, collected $1,000 or
the Goth ultimo; for the use and benefit of the
RepuDlic OF South Carolina
CoNFIRNArtoN-Th Baltimore Patriot states
that 1t is able to affirm the correctness of the
New York 3ribune's announcement that Mr.
Lincoln is opposed to any concession or compro-
mise'
CANCER THE RESULT OF USING PINs As
ToornrIcHs-Thc Harrisburg (Pa.) TsleWuph
says: " ~ lady has been in the habit of pick
ing her teeth with pins. A trihng humor was
fhn 4 =.
The brass and quicksilver used in makiny
these pins will acconnt for this circumstance
Pins arc al"oys pernicious tn the teeth, and
should never We used f'r toothpcks."
100000 TO TIE SrArE-Thc Selma Reporter
states that the Commercial Bank of that city,
has rendered to the State of Alabama the loan
of one hundred thousand dollars in view Of her
probable secession from the Union.
CoNsuMrrIoN-Th bill Of mortality of Phil
adelphia, for the year 1870. shows that one
thousand five hundred and ffty.ive persons
died of consumption in that city.
The GEoRGETowN RIFLE GuA.D--CoMMExpA.
BILE LiDERALITy-We learn that p. j. G. Wes-
ton Esq. has presented to the Georgetown Ri.
ae Guard. Cant. II. j. White, one hundred aud
twenty Of the fine English weapon known as
the Enfell Rife" with accoutrcments and
ammunition ample for long campaign besides
v.
The Georgetown Guard composed of many of
tho first citizens of that place, now numbers
eightS-four, rank and file.
ST. Louis. January 5-Gov Jackson's mes
sage favors remaining in the Union under con
stitutional guarantees--npposc coercion and
Congressional compromises and advises n State
Convention. he also advises the reorganiza-
ton of the militia. and the legalizng of the
suspension of specie payment by the banks.
MonILE. january The United States Ar
senal was taken at daylight yesterday by troops
from Mobile. The Arsenal contains 20. 600
stand of arms, 800 barrels of powder. 300, 900
rounds mnsket cartridges. and other munitions
of war. No defence was made. Fort Morgan
was taken yesterday by Mobile troops, and is
now g' rrisonedb by two hundred men.
WnMrNoroN. n. c., January 3-Tho secce
sion flag with fifteen stars. was raised here t..
day by large and enthusiastic gathering of
people. "A secession meeting washeld tonight.
at the theatre, which was densely crowded.
The secession feeling is increasing daily.
MONTGOMERY. January THE Convention
met at noon to-day. Mr., Phillips n secessionst
from Dallas, ia temporary Chairman. Mr.. Horn
temporary Secretary. The roll of counties was
w. NJ. Brooks has been elected President over
Jamison by eight majority. Tho proceeding
were very quiet Fowler, q secessionist, wa,
elected Secretary.
SENATOR MASON STaAIoHT-oUT SECESSION
IsT--A letter from Senator Mason. to gentle
,nan of Winchester, Virginia, under date O
Saturday last, says: In this condition of things
Virginia can neither be neutral or passiye.-
The first net of the Legislature about to meet,
trust. will be to call Convention and the frs
act of the Convention, to resume all the soyer
eign power of the State by secession.
A. sHREwD New England man said in Wash
ington q few days since, that "all ChaIl lesion
has to do is to declare itself free port th
Yankees will do the rest. Uncle Sam may i'm
pose as many embargos on tho port as he pleas
es, but the Yankees will fool him to death, an,
soon we shall find the whole Northwest run
ming to Charleston TO buy goods free of duty.'
The UrCoUNTRY CoaPAuiEs---The Mercur
says :H'" The companies from the interior ar
70 be camped at the Race Course until O Reg
iment be formed, which will be placed unde
the command of Col Maxcy Gregg, of Rich
land"
| WASHINGTON, January 4--Numerous West
erlt members of the Legislature Of Virginia
arrived here yesterday and to-day, on thei
way 70 Richmond. The general feeling OK
pressed by them. is that the LegisIatur
should Immediately enact law calling
Stase Convention, and pass resolutions deSlar
ling against any astcmpt to coerce q secodinI
State.