The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-24
shocking Murder.

We are panied to have to record another
shocking murder in our District which was
committed on Sunday evening last by Moses
Harreson, on the person Of Evan A. Rogers.
The circumstances, as weEhaye heard them, are
these Harrelson had been arrested on charge
of assault with a gun and other outrages at
the house of Samuel F.s,Ayant, some time
since and David Gibson, Esq.,, became one Of
his sureties on his recogfizance TO appear at
Court Gibson, on Sunday, learning that Har-
relson had made preparations to leave the
State, procured the assistance Of the deceased
and A. S. Legette, fer the purpose of arrest
ing and surrendering hun up to the Sheriff.
Accordingly the three proceeded to some place
near Harrelson's and succeeded in apprehend-
ing him, and were on their return for the pur.
pose ot lodging him in Jail. ,LegeIte, who
was thinly clad and complained of the cold,
left Harrelson in charge Of Gibson and Rog-
ers until he went home and changed his dress.
Shortly after Legette left Harrelson jumped off
his horse and attempted to make his escape;
Rogers started in pursuit on horseback, and
then abandoned his horse and pursued him on
foot, and in about seventy five yards, in
branch, succeeded in overtaking and attempt
ell 10 appTelltlu nun, WHICH llaIIelSoh iesi't'o
with his knife. When Gibson (who in de-
scending from his horse, got his feet entanglee
in the stirrups) came up, he found Harrelsnn
with Iris knife drawn and Rodgers beating him
with stick ; he seized Harrelson, who cut him
with the knife on both arms, and cut the clothes
on other parts of the body. Gib3n's, 's,wounds
so far disabled him that he was unable to hold
Harrelson. About this time Rogers pulled ont
his knife and inflicted one or two blows with it
on Harrelson, but so feebly that 1t is supposed
Harrelson WAS not much ini iured. Rogers i'm
mediately after felI.and expired
On examination 4 dreadful wound, large
enough to insert mans hand, was found OIL
his light side, which had the appearance of
having been done with one or repeated thrusts
of knife in the same place. Mr. Rogers was
a worthy and industrious citizen, and leaves Il
wife and child.
According to last accounts Gibson, though
his wounds were severe and he was suffering
from the loss of blood, was not considered in
dangerous state Harrelson has been arrested
and lodged in jail.-Marion Star.
THE RABUN GAP RA1LRoAD-Our peighbor,
the Spartan, is giving this enterprise some
hard thrusts, but from present appearances We
think it will survive them. The contractors
are pushing forward the work with unparal-
eIled rapidity, and it helping hand is only
extended towards it by the State, the Iron
Horse will soon speed through the mountains.
Why is this tempest raised against the Rabun
Gap Poad? Simply because it has been said
that there is shorter route to Tennessee. Ii
such be the ease, why do not those opposed to
the present route 60 10 work, get their charter,
and prove it by their works. While the Ra-
bun Gap Road was in retrospective" all par
ties Wed with each other. in showerng com.
mendations upon the enterprise; but now the
work is commenced and something like sue.
cess is beginning 10 be hoped for, it is sud
denly discovered that there is shorter route
somewhere that the present survey is imprac
ticabe, and that the State must refuse further
aid to the work-a policy as suicidal as it is
impuilic and jealous. 1t is now too late to
commence hunting up shorter routes, old re-
pnrts and STATISTICS are very surrrl IN
but they will never build q Railroad or con-
meet South Carolina with the valley of the Mis-
sis>ippi. We have an enterprise already Oh
foot, the work is already commenced; let us
finish it, and if there is better route let's have
it. We have no fears but that the Rabnn Gap
when completed, will support it>ef and that
the expectations of its friends will be far more
than realized. Anderson Gazette.
A correspondent of the Home journal gives
a fearful account Of the plague, which he states
to be raging in London. The plague which
one hundred and fifty years ago, he says, was
brought to London in chest of clothes from
Alexandria, and which carried of one half of
the London population has re-appeared. The
bones of bodies which were buried in pits
where is now Argyle street, have been turned
up in cutting a sewer, and thousands have died
from their contact. The physicians state that
it is the plague and not the cholera which is
at present ravagng Londou Business is suf |
fering terribly. The stores in Regent street
and elsewhere are closed, and tradesmen, and
indeed people of every class, are flying in all
directions. London is being depopulated.
THE AIR LINE RAILRoAD.-The Executive
Committee Of the several companies chartered
10 construct this railroad from New York to
Norfolk. which met at the former city early in
September, has resolved to take the initiatory
step in the business, and has recommended to
the commissioners of the several companies in
the state through which it is to run, to open
books for subscription to the capital stock Of
their respective companies on Monday the 23d
instant. full report Of the Executive Com
mittee nj their last meeting will soon be ready