Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-16
THE DIFFICULTY AT CAPE
M AY.

NJ a Y.
Our contemp oraries, in their tele-
graphic columns, having had some
thing relative TO a difficulty at this
watering place, for the information
of those whose curiosity may have
been raised by the intimation con-
tanned therein, we lay before them a
full and authentic account of the
tempest in teapot, CLEANED from
letter communicated to the Balti-
more Sun, Of the 9th inst, and dated
Cape May,inst. 1t appears that on
the 3lst ult., there was a hop given
at the Atlantic Hotel by subscription,
which was largely attended, and ev-
cry thing passed off pleasantly, until
about ten o clock, when a gentleman
OF Baltimore was requestedto hand
a lady glass eff cIaret punch. He
started on his mission, when one of
the waters refused TO allow him 10
take a glass, accompanying his refu-
sal with GROSSLY Insulting language,
in whicl .ie'was sustained by a gen
tleman present from Philadelphia.
Considerable excitement took place
at this time among the Baltimoreans
present, but it was concluded to let
the matter stand until the ball was
OYER. on the interference of some
friends; but the assurance was given
that the account would then be set
tied. The ball closed about ID o clock
and by tilat time all the Baltimereans
were notified of the fact. Scarcelv
had the ladies left the room, before
the gentleman who had been so
grossly insuited, demanded of the
servant an explanation Of his con-
duct, and the name of the Philadel-
phialn who had sustained him in his
!nsolence, and who is understood 10
have Immediately left the Island
Having received no Satisfactory in
formation, and rather more impcrti-
nence than a Baltimorean was vii
ling TO take, the servant was imme-
mediately knocked down and meas
ured his length on the floor . 'A'
his action on the part of the in
suited Baltimorean brought about
one hundred colored servants into
the room in hostile array, who were
apparently watching for the denoue-
ment. An indiscriminate fight i'm
mediately commenced, and the scene
that ensued ID scarcely describable.
Chairs, tumblers, decanters, pepper
boxes, salt.cellars, and every thing
that could be usea as a proiectiIe
was in immediate raquisition, and
the way they few through the air
and drew the claret from the icolored
heads, will cause the battle Of Cape
Island to be more memorable than
that of POOLS Island, especially as
the whites gained the victory and
put the whole motley group to flight
IN the shortest possible time, retain
ing full possession Of the dining room,
and the surrounding buildings.
1t was not considered prudent to
follow the matter further, and watch
was set to guard the buildings du-
ring the night. The next day hostil-
lties ceased, and the day after about
half the servants refused To wait
upon the table unless what they con.
sidereu sufficient apology was made
10 them by the MesylsSders through
the landlord, which they, considering
themselves the aggrieved party, Of
course refused to accede to. '.'f
How the dignity of the offended
darkeys was at length appeased we
know not, but we understand that
tranquility an now prevails,
a good joke is told of the Bolts
Barbecue in Powhatan. When the
guest ofthe occasion had announced
in his usual emphatic manner, with
= knowing look at the fair portion of
his audience. that he was a candi-
date for nothing except natrimony,
an old gentleman in the crowd ex.
claimed, SO that all the ladies could
hea; sAh well,I reckon YOU ean be
elected to that--it only takes ono
Ihe Washiagton lacnuasos,i. a-The
block Of Mareie to sepresent the
State of Georgia in that Monument,
has been prepared at the Squarry of
Col. Taits II Cherokee county, and
tits probably on its wayto sVashiEr-
ton. ltbeers the inscription wisdom
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