Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-10-14

to about ten thousand dollars that he had
the murdered man buried at his own expense,
many of the e'neghbors attending the funeral
/ and giving him credit for chprity to tile, dead.
He also, informs his friends that since, ,ap.
i pointment as postmaster ho had robbed the
mails in search Of money in many instances,
aid that he never lost an opportunity to- oappro-
pirate letters entrusted to him, with the infor
nation that their contents were valuable
The most shocking statement in the confession
is that hg had been the means of killing two
Of his own children, and that he had medita.
ted he murder Of his wife, procuring q gun,
and loading it for that purpose only few days
before the date Of the confession.
The Holy LAND-There is an interest
ing] movement now being made in England
for tho more thorough survey and exploration
of Palestine. Ages offcivilzation lie buried
beneath g the holy city, which no. proper
effort has yet been made to Sexcavate; and the
same may be said Of a large portion of the
land East Of the river Jordan These most
interesting regions are filled with mounds,
which, when fully opened, will doubtless con-
tribute largely to complete or illustrate the
long and varied history of the Jewish people.
Enough has already been brought. to light to.
show the importance of such excavations. The
expedition now on foot will be purely scien-.
tiic and archeogical'one and it is support.
ed by the Archbishop of York, the, Bishop Of
London, and Lords Russell and Derby, with
the patronage Of the Queen. It will be car
peculiarly fitted them for the work and the
result must not only be d great service. to the
history of civilization and art but the refec-.
tie9n tiea! of much valuable light upon the Holy
Scriptures ss.
40 WRETCH in franklin township. Clark
county, Iowa. Samuel Brooks by name, recent
ly ruined his,owp daughter, then killed her
new born babe and fed with his daughter to
/ ARTEMUs WARD ON REORGANIZATION.
-Artenas Ward, in recent letter, gives an
idea of reorganization &. 5.s
!, wife but once. shall never attempt it again.
, I'd bin to public dinner, and had allowed
myself to be betrayed in drinking several peo-
ple's health, and to make 'em as robust as pos
sible, I continued drinking their health until
my own became affected The consequence
was I presented myself at Betsy's bedside,
late at night, with considerable liker conceald
about my. persen. Ehad somehow got posses.
shun of q hosswhip on my way home Re-
Numbering some cranky observations Of Mss.
Wards in the morning, I snapt the whip
pretty lively, and in q loud voice said, q Bet
sey, you need re!organizing. I have Gene,
Betsey," continued --craokin' the whip O. 'er
the bed" I have come to re.organize you!"
That mite, Idreamed that somebody laid
hosswhip over me sev'ril times, and when
;; woke up found she had I haint drunk
much Of anything since, and If I ever have
any, re-organizen' JOB Oh hand, I viii ies it
out. -
T LIBERTY, like love, is as hara to keep as to-
lswin. and the exertious by which it was orig
inally gained will be worse than fruitless, If
they be not followed UP by the assiduitics by.
which alone it can be preserved.
NEaRo SERMON" Oar are, said sable
orator, addressing his brethren, 6 two roads
tro' dis world: De one am broad and hsr-
row road dat leads to, ,perdiction, and de o...c..
narrow and broad road dat leads to sure de-
| struction.". N N
whats dat" said one Of his hearers. -
"Say it again"
g I say, my bredern, dar is two roads tro
Idis world. De one am a broad and marrow
road dat leadsto perdiction, de udder mar.
row and broad road dat leads to destruction
s"If dat am de oase,"' said his, sable ques-