Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-07-31
Pitched Battle in Ellis


Pitched Battle in Ellis
\ gentleman from Nunzant county who
passed through this place on last Friday,
brought the Intelligence ofa dreadful pitch
cd battle that occurred near the town of
WaXahacMc, in Ellis county, on last week.
We give the particulars US he related them
to Us, as follows:
y short time since 4 man was charged
with an attempt to rob house, but on a..
examination before a court of inquiry, lie
was acquitted, there being nothing but cir
cumstantal proof against him, and the out
side testimony of negroes. Attcr his ac-
onv u,;th two ,tl,,r ,,,',,, ,,I 49, 'o'"P-
'"H "''' w" 'S'N' "'o''' ""u S"orc ven
II,''0 "S"'"S. I"c Piace, an" Immediately
Ieit' after which, they were followed by u
party ot citizens who shot down the sus-
pcrtcd individual, killing him iuS,antly.-
One of lis comrades deserted him but ,vos
ovcrhoulaI and fomntl,cr v,;,L Lo l,.
.rr,;,.,r ,,.,,i,' WY 'O'ro'
ae,,,.., L', .'o'N'H ".'PP," III '''c
~ ''N ,'''c' oPNi"''on IncE "ckNoWi-
c"S'u 'le guilt o1 the deceased, and lmpl-
Gated others In the affair.
In consequence Of this severe treatment
the friends of the injured men osscnhlcJ
i'm lar"e ho,l,. om0urt;,,. 10 ,o,,o r,,.,r
or Cr,, 'o
j ~ wv NV W n"N"iaChic
/ "l" 'n"'t'""eu tnc town lor pitched bat
ue, Whlch was accepted and after gather
ing thelr arms and making the necessary
preparation, the parties met in hostile ar
ray, and a fearful strugalc cnSucd which re-.
snltcd in tho do,tL ~ IL. n, ,I a.
,yn,,nln,. ~ o;o.r,t i'o''' """ VIC
~ VI -" o,n''H
N"' '''lo''ii"'i' received ms information
rom TWO gentlemen dlrcct from the scene
OF strife, who thought the difficulty not
yet ended We regret our NEGLECT to in.
quiro which party was victorious. lpAu,,
I@r"S) DemocrGh j ne 2SM.
Tuv Gove,>oro--C -, ,,...p
We do NOT lnn,y ,L., C,,,lr,,,,. - ~
Thai Ills n,rnn !. 49,, !. w.
G,rm,t;o,, rn Ln,Io i; - 'l,"'tN "'i lo m
cyrmsiyc on,,,;""t;on u 'iA,I,'''y;f: II,;a%;f: an
fes,ion as y mnmLor IF thn L"r,oI 80; TO,
up,n the Icnrh Ln. Inni"1 i;, I;r "''" INV .."nSc
~ which uoisy mnn Of I'G,.;'. "'o .o','sv-
cosily ottoin in nnj;,i.. III, ".tS i'I"y
thc %ct;nm ] m;h W. G'I,oS ho 1 i'tS s, nomination t"r
sort the rnsrlt of o,.riln,t n,I i ,'' '"'',"
TO be u pcrsnn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
has NOT attracted n,,cL r viii; ,'.I ,''o
| his inou~,,,tiou RI, , ,o ~ ~: :,'''I'
touch of his nu,litv mo L,nl.s or 60; ~
arc the most rotten IL ,l,c world mo-, o,o,, ~
! ccpting our own in Virginia. Ills (;oycrnnr
Browns duty to correct thcir abuses This
is difficult and rather hazardous cntcrnr;"c
seeing that the Banks of GEORGIA w;cd nm
almost irresistible asccndaucv over the State
But the Governor shrinks Iot fn,, H., 49,,
dcrtaking. With an intrrpiditv and - 6dSl;-
ty to principle. which ono rarely observe. j.,
this timc-scrying LAY, he'signiiics his resoln-
ton to reform the corrupt bank administro-
ti9n,of Georgia. We regret to find that hc il
Dcmocrai;c c,;tb %, h;", MIX" process IN"
agcd Abroad we honor him C,r III, L'"- I',o"ut-
and his devotion to dutv.-P;rI SD,W
~~.,t -1'S,''' '''""'
TIGEn OF IT. Some months ar,. one of
our citizens, Mr.. w. C. Galewood, had one
oi his Slaves. a bright colorcd and wittcd fell
low named John, To leave him for n shnr.