Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23

or seen anything. But huzzas and shout.
ings arc infections--they were caught up
by the thousands on hill and terrace and
boat, land far away, and shout nfter shout,
and cheer after cEeer, went up from the
mighty mass around, until the whole air
was wild with tho human roar, as the salty
stream fell-upon the bosom of the river.
The late Dreadful Railroad Accident in
. .g Michigan,
In the Express of last week, we publish
ed private despatch announcing a shock
ing railroad accident near Adrian, Michigan.
The Chicago Joa,no1 of the 7lh inst, con
tans the following. particulars
tuesday nights express train bound west,
on the Southern Michigan Railroad, ran oyer
a COW between Toledo and Adrian, abou,
| 2 miles east Of the latter place, throwing.
the tender off the track, and causing the first
+ passenger car.to be thrown orossNise over
the track. The second passenger car then
ran againstthe hind end of the first, staving
it clear into the baggage car in advance, in,
stanly killing five persons who were in the
first car, and seriously injuring several 9th.
'ers. gentlemnn and wife from Mercer
county, Pa, on their way,to settle in Wis.
cousin, together'with one Of their children.
some eighteen months DID, were among the
Killed, leaving another child, some three
years old, unhurmed Another man, name
unknown, was killed and his body hor.'
riblr mnnglcd; he wasfrom Wayne county,
New York, bound to Wisconsin; was some
80 years of age, having black beard and
moustachcs, and we'll dressed in black
Lastly, child some eighteen months old,
of Mrs. Ellen Brown, killed in its mothers
afn1s. This Mrs. Brown, together with her
mother, were quite seriously injured MFR.
r., his @ifeand two boys, with Mrs Brown n.
were emgrating from New Lyme, Ashta-
,uia county, Ohio, to ShcLoygan county,
Wisconsin. The father and younger son
were somewhat injured; two other men
were considerably bruised in the limbs, and
several others more slightly hurt. The
bodies of the Killed were taken TO Adrian
for inquest, and the railroad authorities took
care Of the injured familscand others.
The SCENE OF the disaster'is described as
one of the most gloomy and terrible that
human eve ever Witnessed. 1t was mid
night, and raining in torrents, aud being
| miles distant from any town or habitaliob, it
was impossible TO relieve the agonies of
the unfortnhate sufferers tiI n,ofnng, when
surgical aid was b,ough! f,om Adrian,
q TERRIBLE AFFAmIN. WAwE CouNrY. N
C.-On Thursday night last, says the Rsl-
| eigh Register, Messrs. Albert Hinton, James
Perry, and --- Keith, three citizens of
this county, who were acting as u patrol
under disappointment Of our court, In the
discharge Of thcirduties, SISTED The. .planta.,
Etion OF Mr. b KS. jones, about 10, miles
from this city. where a negro wedding was
in progress. On going into the, kitchen
where the negroes were assembled, Wm,
Robertson, Il free negro, who was sold out
Of The Jail in this city some time last year for
debt, assaulted Mr.. Hinton with an, uxe,
splitting his head open, and inflicting n
wound upon him which ii is feared viii
prove fatal.
| The same negro struck Mr.. James Perry
| with q shovel and knocked him sepselcss 10
the ground. Mr.. Keith was also knocked
down, but by whom IL is not known. Mes
srs. Perry and Keith soon after recovered,
but Ye.are, panied 10 learn that there is but
little hope for Mr. Hinton. Mr.. III. resides
about four miles from his city and is one of
the most. eslimable men in the country
Our citizens are greatly incensed against
the perpetrator Of. this outrage, and large
number of them joined Sheriff High yester-
day morning, and went out in search of the
diabolical Gepd. The negro. Wm., Robin,
son, is described rs very black, and about
6 feet 10 height,
z. s. Since writing the above we learn
that it is reported that M, Hinton died YES!