Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-22

New ORLEANS, Juno 9th.-A bloody af.
fray occurred at Natchitoches parish. Tho
following arc tho particulars G. w. Stauf.
fer and John Jones were partners, but had
had some quarrel. DR.. Jones and Judge II.
b. Jones, it is alleged, threatened to kill
Stauffer if ho did not leave the place. Last
Monday Staufer was about to have tho Jones
brothers bound over to keep tho peace, when
the judge and the doctor attacked him. Just
at this time John Jones rodc up, and with
double -barrallcl shot gun killed Staufrer.-
The sheriff, John Hughes, attempted to ar
rests = .Jonoscs, and was shot in the head
and severely injured, and an assistant was shot
in the arm. These Joncscs ,rc ncphcws of
Governor Wells, and II. B. Jones was appoin.
ted to the supreme bench Of the State during
Well y administration.
PnILADELpHIA, June II A select Coun-
Gil meeting was held this evening to consider
the resolution OF the Common Council well
coming tho President to tho hosptalitics Of
the city The resolution was warmly dis.
cusscd and strongly opposed. When tho main
question was put, it was found that no quo.
rum was present, MS the Republicans had
withdrawn.
CHARLESTON, June 13.-Salcs of cotton
for the week 100 bales, at 23M26. Rico
1laWll4. Hay 1926. Corn s1.3GM1.40.
Flour Western supper sl1.50; Northern
Western extra $l3; Baltimore supper Sl2..
o choice family brands Sl7m175O. Ba-
con--primc ribbed sides I3f0113&; prime
clear ribbed sides l3f09l4; prime clear sides
l4fWl4; prime shoulders ll@llA. Salt
S2.2J.
MonILE June 1G.--Thc steamer Nyanza,
Nj ,,,1, ~, 4
eighty miles above here, on Friday evening.
The boat was valued at S25 900. No insu-
rance. The cargo consisted of supplies for
people in the interior, among which were 1000
sacks of corn for the poor. The cargo was
worth S23, 900, partially insured
NORTH CAROLINA GoLD MINEs-A writer
III tho Charlotte Times" says that the gold
mining interest of the Western part of the
State IS attracting large share of attention
from Northern capitalists. The hotels arc
crowded with thcm and every train brings
mills, engines and machinery to be used in
working the mines. About eighteen or twcn-
ty stamp miIls arc up and being erected, four
or five OF which arc now in full operation
aud at tue lucy Mine, they ha, ten stamp
mil which is now producing $500 in bullion
per day. Scientific miners from California,
with large experience in gold mining, have
examined the mining interests Of that State,
and have pronounced them equal 20 tho rich
valleys and mountain gorgcs uf that famous
land of gold.
CAPITAL GorNG TO SourlI GEonG1A.-
The Valdosta, (Ga.,) Times says that num-
Der of Northern capitalists contemplate tho
purchase, for purposes Of colonization, of large
bodies of improved land on the line of the
Atlantic and Gulf Road
DO GnoD.-lhousan,l of men breathe,
move and live, pass off the stage of life, and
are heard of no more Why? they do not
do pnrticln nf good in the world, aud none
were blessed by them, none could punt to
them as the instrument of their rcdnmntion
not word thoy srnkc could be recalled and
they persisted; their light went out in dark.
ness, and they were not remembered more than
tho insect of yesterday. Will you thus live
and die, ol, man immortal? Live for some
thing. Dognod and leave behind You II mon
nmcnt Of virtue that the storm of time can
never destroy. Write your name in kindness
love and mercy, on tho hearts Of thousands
who come in contact with you year by year
you vii! never DO forgotten. No, your name,
your deeds, will be as lcgiblc on the hearts
you leave behind MS the stars on the brow of
evening. Good deeds will shine as the stars
Of heaven.