Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-03-08
RrOaaa Rexas.

1he following extract is from let
Ter reeeived by gentleman in this
| neIghbo borhood, from his son in Texas.
he young man alluded to was, we
Believe, the son of Col, BENJAMIN
Barton, formerly of Pickens district
who moved TO Texas several wears
ago. He was the descendant of a
gallant race, and died without disllonl
oring It,-[ Messenger.
LAREDO Texas, Jan. 90, 1851.
"We are again troubled with our
friends, the Indians. They commen-
ced about twoJdayss since by killing
three of our citizens within six miles
of town, and drove off a large amount
OF stock. Lieut.. Walker, of Ford's
Range. overlook, killed three and
re-took 10 odd mules-he had one
man wounded, Two days after a
party OF the same. company, under
Lieut. f., BurleSon, encouhtered fE-
teen, and with eight men gave them
battie-a desperate encounter ensued
in which one American was Killed
and six wounded, Burleson was Shot
in the head) Buttwo ofthe Indians
escaped unhurt, although but two
were left dead on the ground. The
wounded here and will do well. The
poor fellow killed was Wm. b., Bar
ton, native of Pendleton, s., G. He
was one ofmy old soldiers, and a no.
BILE fellow. From the battle of Mon
terey, where he was badly wounded,
10 the present time, he has been lin
active service on this frontier, and
died fighting gallantly. He is related
TO all the Pendleton Bartons, and
Relieve has left wife,. Let a, notice
be written and published. in the Pen
bleton paper A part of his family
reside in, eastern Texas. Mr
"Ihe fight was on this (western)
side of the Nueces river"
Information from Council Grove
states that the Pawnee Indians re-
Gently attacked the government sta
ton and Killed several persons. A
company of dragons have zen dis
patched from Fort Leavenworth TO
assist in repelhng them.
The New York evening post learns
from the Hon. w. w. Anderson, a
prominent lawyer in Jamaica, that
the British cabinet have consentedto
ASSIST IN, scheme which is now ma
turing In Jlumalca, TO induce free COLI
ored citizens of the United States 10
emlgrate TO that lslaud, An agent
IS expected TO visit this country in the
course of a few months tlor the pur-
pose OF presenting the subject To
those whom it may concern. ~
Children are inquisitive bodies, for
ance, what does cleaye mean,
Pa2' .it>,,...: T,''.-.
Hem, well il means to. separate
Nv ell, Pa, does a. man ssepagate
from his wife when he cleavesto
her?' laaa g1lnysd, II b ,iis,,ol5s.
Hem, hem, don't ask SO many
foolish questions, chilCklapu sq.aaa
llv .aas8paiC
A newly married lady requested ur
her 'liegeslord and master, The other
day, on gong TO market, to purchase
q, foot of mutton fer dinner. That
goes ahead ofthatl lady who complain
ed of being disturbed by the nosie
OF a gentleman hen. ,&o
"Wife,, said a bfoker, a few eiays
since. do YOU ever tbinx / shall be
worth fifty thousand dolIars?'' ,sM ,''
Anti worth that 10 yo,ui,,' said
the confiding spouse, - :, ~.
Yes ~, hesiiatipgly replied the.oth
t er halt but ~ can'tput you out at in
,sh ~ ,gsii9et B.sgf
IA young man at Niagara having
been. crossed in. love- took o65his
clothes, gave one lingering look at
the gulf beneath him TandIthen went
home, ! His body was found next
morning in bed He belonged TO "a
very respectable family, dsIse5ns5,,3
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ofUanuary, notices. not only appia
trees'nand strawberry plants inlnll
blossom, but the gathering stfawbefg
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