Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-12-10

NEW YORK AND Boston. - Boston has five
| or six hundred millions Of assessed valuation,
New York eight or nine hundred millions.
The two combined cities own nearly one tenth
OF the entire property of the country. The
city of Boston alone has moro wealth than the
States OF Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
combined. New York has somo sixty or
seventy millions of banking capital, Boston
nearly fifty millions The two cities com.
bincd have within their limits (not including
any suburban institutions) nearly one third
of the entire banking capital Of the United
States. Boston alone has twice the capital
of tho rich State Of Connecticut, and four or
five times that Of Maiuo
asa. A Washington dispatch says, the rol
Of tho House Of Representatives is mado up,
and that it oxollg gos the Representatives from
Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Texas and Loujsiana, except the Radical,
Sheldon, from the latter State.
ae1. Peanuts may be jokcd about, but
there is n fortune in them. Two years ago
and cntcrprising Yankee went to North Car
oliua with few hundred dollars, and began
cultvating peanuts. This year he has sold
his Drop for $4,000, getting $4,000 profit.
PARIs, Deccmber Rochefort has crea-
ted intense excitement in tho Corps, by de-
mand that the National Guard be ordered to
guard the hall, for the protection of the dcpu-
ties.
TIT" MAN WIru THE DIAMOND. There
may be seen daily on Chosnut street, Philadel-
phia, man clad in faultlcss apparel, with
great diamond upon his breast, vainly en-
doavoriag to outgli.tcr the magnificent solitaire
upon his finger. In n German university he
learned chemistry, and not even l.icbig knew
it better His occupation is the mixing and
the adulteration Of liquors. Give him doz
en- casks Of dcoa,izcd alcohol, and the next
day each Of them will represent the name of
u genuine wine or popular spirit. He en-
tcrs Wholesale drug store, bearing large
basket op his arm. Five pounds of Iceland
NOS. are first weighed out to him. TO raw liz.
nor this i.nparts degree ofsmoothncss, of olca-
gnouSncas, that give to imitation brandy the
gibuess OF that which is best matured An
astringent called catechu, that would almost
close the mouth Of an inkstaud, is next in Or
der a couple of ounces of strychnne, next
called for, are quickly conveyed to the vest
pocket. and pound Of sulphato of zine
(whits yitrioD is as silently placed in the bot
tom q the basket. The oil Of cognac, the
sulphuric acid, and other articles that give
fire and body to Q liquid poison, are always
kept in atorc. These things arc the staples
of his art, and the mixer buys them at differ.
cnt places. Chemistry alone discovers the
chNs. Among drinkers the question is asked
With alarms, Have VIC Bourbon among US ?"
NEW ORLEANS, December 3.-A dcstruc-
tive fire occurred at Galveston this morning,
destroying four entire blocks and three -tourths
Of two others. About fifty business firms and
ahop.kccpcrs were burned out The Mcr-
chants Mutual Insurance building, thrcatro
ard Metropoital Hotel were destroyed The
losa is yariously estimated from Sl,000,O0O
to 81 500, ,0GO
RsEfi "a .aEs tx ErrS.