Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-31

II peotlye OF previous political opinions.
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!, ,S3 A Shocking Occurrence.
s..f On Sunday morning last, a short time be-
4 fore daylight, very melancholy affair occur
\ rcd near Leavensworth in Darlington Dis
/. triot; tbs, particulars of which we learn to be
as follows:
Is Mr.. Peter MoIyer, who lives in tho Leav-
ensworth ncighborhood, had been for souo
!. time past troubled with rogucs dcprcdating
among his poultry, and on the night in ques-
ton It seems Mr.. and Mrs. .McIver, unknown
x to the family, had gotten up and gonc into the
, yard, no one knew why or wherefore, and MIR.
McIvcr hearing some noise out there awokc
: his sou-a young man nearly grown---and
Z told hin, some one was out in the yard. The
son took his gun and went to the yard and Sec
ing some strange object, near where the fowls
Z were, shot at random in that direction and
saw tho object fall he then went in the
4 house and told bis father he had shot some
s person down, ,and about the same time the
4 cook woman catne in and said, some one was
hurt near the fowlhonse. Upon going there
. the dreadful truth burst upon the aroused
household, that Mrs. Mower was shot in av.
tai part of her body by her own son. One
{, speak, though not fully conscious of her stu
/, alton, as she labored under tho impression
that somebody had struck her blow upon
the head: Physicians were promptly sent for
who pronounced the case hopeless Mrs.
McIver lived about three hours aftcr rccciy-
ing the wound. ~ Southerncr, 23d inst.
* hD~ Pending the arrival of Governor Green
Clay Smith, the inhabitants of Montana had
organized militia to fight the Indians. adopt
Lii volunteers to be Brigudier. Gcnerai's
Tho Governor has, therefore, caused much
discomfort by his military orders reorganizine
the commands and consolidating them "Gen
eral" Thoroughman takes command, with the
rank OF Colonel, with field and staff of two
x Colonels, one Lieutenant Colonel, three Ma
Jors, and the proper officers for ten companies,
But all the uncommissioned Brigadiers have
failed to come to time, and the impression
prevailed at ielema that tho attempt to form
militia was failure. Indeed, the necessity
forit wasn't SO much believed to exist after
the supply of shouldcr-straps became exhaus.
ted
CHuncnEs IN NEW YoRk.--A church di.
reetory Tor New York, prepared by the city
r-'
olergymen of all denominations in that citv.
The Episcopalians led, having IS churches.
presbyterian 73, Methodist IS, Baptist SO.
{ catholic 34, Congregational 8, Jewish 90,
Unitarian 3, Universalist 6, and Tie balance
divided among the smaller sccts. There are
PIP Sabbath Schools of all kinds, about co..
s 900 scholars.
CoNoERN1sa HAPPINESS Happiness may
be defined as d possession ever sought, but
seldom caught. So far from being properly
classified assubordinate to life and liberty, It
includes both these conditions. Fanny Fern
dlsecourscs very, philosophically in it's rela.
:, ton:
q soiemnly aver that tho moment ANYBODY
tries to door say good thing that moment
iie shall never be delivered of it, but shall on.
expericnce throes Of mortal pain .tryipg.-
b st you build yourself a beautiful house, and
make ita marvel Of fastediid convenience, III
asso1e of its loyclY 5han bers shall yourSdeadsbe
laid and, you shall wander heart sick awaSy
rid yourself Of phantom, tliat gs
will always follow -oll, till you turn boldly;
sards face i, and With n strong heart accept its
Z ne ineessnnt striving to be happy New.
53sisr, never shall mortals be So till they have
learned to give it over Happiness comes -
! ! :It will not be challenged. Il gldes in in only
) when you have closed the door, and turned
Syour back upon it, and forgot it. 1T laws n
tsoft hand upon your face, when you thought
TO pc alone, and brings "a joyful flush of sur.
prise to your check, and a soft light to your
weary eye, an incffable peaco to your soul.
Old stagers know that the way to be happv
IS TO give npail attempts to be so. In other