The North-Carolinian., 1855-11-03
Revolutionary incidents.
coryespondencc ofMe South Caro'inian.

Dear Sir: Seeing from your excellent paper
that you are collecting Revolutionary Incidents,
/ have a few that have never been recorded
that know of, and if they arc acceptable, they
are at your service.
The irst is one of the blooiiest ragcdies that
have ever heard. 1t took place in NewberFy
District, South Carolina, on Indian Creek, Oh
the road leading from Columbia by Mount
| Bethel about six miles above that place, The
land belongs to VIM. J. Taylor now, believe.
Immediately after the battle Of Cowpci@, three
brothers, William, James and Robert Dugan,
with their neiyhbor, Ford, returned home to
the place above mentioned. After dark, VIM.
Duyan said he would not sleep in the house, us
the Tories might be after them. lie took his
wife, and told James and Robert to come OH,
and went to the woods; but they would not go,
hut stayed in the house, with the child OF Will
liamS, daughter six years old--aiterwards
Mrs Murray, of Green River, Buncombe coui'-
ty, North Carolina, from whom this narrative
is obtained. About midnight, they were aroused
by knocking at the door James and Robert
Dngan got up and seized their guns Ihey
were told to surrender, and they should have
good uuarters. James willing, but Robert
wanted to fight, as there were hut five Tories.
He (Robert) said they could kill two at the
first shot, and then load before they could get
in, and shoot again. But James said no. They
had 4 scu5ic about opening the door. james
threw up the bar, and the door flew open. The
Tories presented their pistols, and told them to
surrender; which they did. They tied their
hands behind their backs, then searched the
house They found a sword, and asked where
they got it, James told them he got it at the
battle of Cowpcns from British officer that
lie killed. That enough. They took them
ont to tree in the yard and hung them until
they were nearly dead, then chopped of their
heads root of the tree, quartered them up,
and piIed~~he pieces against the tree, and left
They went to Fords, and shot him as he at
tempted to escape. The report of the gun
alarmed Wm Dnran H ran to the house.
His little daughter saw him coming, and ran to
meet him. He asked for his brothers. She
took him to the tree. His onlv exclamation
was great 6 od. lie caught his horse, and fled
to Capt. Cascy's afterwards Gen. Casey. The
nei yl,borhood was aroused; they met at the
Dugans' and buried them. Casey preached!
their funeral; they then kneIt down around the
grave and swore to revenge their deaths Zen
started in pursuit. They killed two and caught
two One had the same sword all bloody with
the butchery of the Dugans. They brought
them back to the same tree hung them, quar-
tered them in the same manner, and piled them
up at the root of the tree food for the birds
Of the air The other Tory escaped. l know
his name. but as his descendants are now living,
aud as IL veil has been thrown over the deed,
let it rest
VIM Dugan was the father of Col. Thomas
Duran of Sumter District and represented
them as Senator for several years The sword
is in the possession of the Murrays, OF Bun
| conlbc county, North Carolina.
Enoar- Nothing Oaths and Secrecy abandoned
IN Eirriaia:-The know-nothings of Virginia
were III State council at Lynchburg on the 18th
and 2Otil ultino They resolved not to noml-
nate their candidates for President and Vice
President before the lst of June, 1886. From
present appearances we would not he surprised
if at that time it was deemed advisable to wind
up the concern and 90 regularly into bankrupt
cv The first step towards such result was
taken by the adoption of the following resolu-
ton:
ssRcso1red Gas the Judgment of this conven-
tion) That all ceremonies of initiation into
the American party should be discontinued and
all obligations of secrecy removed; that its meet
ing should he open and public, aud its proceed
ings conducted in accordance with the ordinary
| asages of political bodies; and that we invite
the cooperation of all good men who approve
the principles and objects OF the party"
When know nothingisn is slorn of its cere-
monies of initia ton, its oaths and its secrecy.
there is scarcely anything Of it left. But little
credit is due to a party for reforming It's or
ganZaton under the coercion OF pubc sent-
ment We refer to it only as another slgnl-
can't concession to democracy 'cshinsfon
Union.
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VARIETY OF FooD NEcEssAEy.-It is IN veg
etaple as in animal life; mother Grams her
child exclusively with arrow-root-it becomes
fat it is true bat alas it is rickety, an gets its
teeth very slowly, and with difficulty. Mamma
is ignorant or never thinks that her offspring
cannot make bone-or, what is the same thing,
phosphate of lime, the principal bnlk Of bone
out of starch. 1t does its best; and were it not
for a little milk and bread, perhaps now and
then Il little meal and sonp it wouid have no
bone; and teeth at all. Farmers Keep pontry,
aud what is true OF fowls is true of cabbage,
turib or an ear Of wheat. II VIC mix with
the food of fowls a sufficient quantity OF egg
shells or chalk. which they eat grcedily, they
will lAv more eggs than before \ we'll
fowl is disposed To laya vast number OF eggs,
but caunot do so without the materials for the
shells however nourishin@ i'll other respects her
food may be- A fowl with the best will in the
world, not finding any lime in the soil, nor NOR
ter from walls nor calcareous matter in her
food is incapacitated from laying any eggs at
all Let farmers lay such facts these, which
are matters Of common observaton to heart,
| aud transfer the analogy, us they may do, to
the habits of plants which truly alive, and
as their own horse.--Hasne Farmer. a
The ss\ew Steamboat Law works well on
the Western rivers as is in the great 'dimi-
mutton of the number of fatal disasters. The
| Inspectors at New Orleans report that during
the wear ending September lst, the nnmber OF