Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-11-11


-. During the week ending with the dawn
of Saturday, Charleston has been visited by an
unusual nuinber of deaths by accident and
other sudden causes A recapltulation cx.
hibits tho following results: Sudden deaths,
Eve; drowned, three; suicide one; supposed
murder, one.
- a fatal concidoht is reported from be-
toro Toul. Among tile persons killed there
during tho bombafdment was young girl
who was literally torn into two pieces by a
shell. She had been born sixteen years ago
in front Of Sebastopol, and tho fright occa
stoned by the bursting of shell had brought
about her premature birth and the death of
her mother. On the 2lth of September last
she was killed herself by II shell.
= Under tho head of "Births" the Paris
Kcntuchiun published this extraordinary
story: ga woman aged seventy years, form
erly a slave of Silas Parvin, deceased, now
servant Of Nicholas Talbot, gave birth
The physicians who testify to this case tell US
that medical writer's give but one or two other
instances Of children having mothers so aged,
at the time of their birth. Thcro is no doubt
Of her age"
4 singular and futal occurrence is re-
ported in Benton County, Iowa. A farmer,
named Washington Campbell, invited his ncig-
bors to help him TO raise barn, and killed a
sheep for their entertainment. While the
men were at work in the barn, two boys dis
covered the sleeps head on the ground, and
sheep, actually cut off the others head with
an axe. Mrs Campbell seeing the occur
renee, screamed, whcrcupon several men
dropped heavy timber which they were
lifting, and it fell upon four Of the men, crush
ing tliem to death.
LONDON, Nov. G-Thc deliberations on
the German Federal Constitution have made
such progress that the Rcichstajt will proba.
bly, be summoned TO Versailles, as it is ncces.
sary for the King to be present at the discus,
sion on the new Federal Constitution, and his
position, as commandcr.in chief Of thorGer
man army in France, prevents his going to
Prussia for that purpose. H.,f
| Count Won Bcust has mootcd the question
of European Congress to secure the indc
pnnlencc Of the Pope. Efforts hnve been
nnde to induce King William to do some.
thing for the Pope, but Germany considers
this matter as exclusively concerning Italy.
whose independence she viii always respect.
BERLIN, November 3.-Thc following roy
al order Of the day was published this morn
ing:
SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMIES
When three months since, we took the field
said God would he with our just cause. :
That this confidence has been fully realized
witness Wocrth Saarbruck, Metz, Sedan,
Beaumont and Strasbury, each victory for
our arms. 10 you belong the merit and glo
""'tl p.e;"m5J 3.tgAlptaned~ ~.all .all 1tlso vttp,T
Metz, the last army Of the enemy is DESTROYED
take this opportunity to thank you all, from,
general to soldier, and whatever there is in
the future, [ look forward to it canly, be
cause know with such soldiers victory can.
not fail WILLJiN
P/ IS, November THE Government is
supported in its action by the cope Of all
classes. The Journni OWtiul announces the
formation OF three armies. In Paris, at latest
adviccs, perfect order existed there. The
Government in this city is acting cncrgeti.
cally. a universal uprSin%..is expected to
take place, as it now seems to he the general
Impression that Prussia has only sought to
gain time by seeming to admit the possibility
OF an armstcc, in or.ler that troops lately
Investing Metz could come forward
| WAsHlNGroN, November 7.-D,rop &C.
rolt, the Moth German Minister here, has
advlees that negotiations for an armistice
have been broken OF. The press dispatches
that Thicrs had hccn recalled to Paris, are
thus officially confirmed, and the continuance
of the war is certain
NEW York, November IA special dcs-
patch from Versailles, this morning, states
that Thicrs is still at the Prussan hcado,,ar.
| ters
| correspondent says: al have authority
for stating that the bombardment of Paris
Will commence tomorrow. The Prussians
arc now resolved to push the war to it's ex
| trcme without an nstant's delay A general
feeling is spreading over France of calling
Duke D'Aumale to the Presidency of the
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