Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-10-01
A Bloody Affair in louisiana.

rELLEp Our Aws.--Thc following brief mar.
rativc of reported cnmHct i'm Lafayette
Parish. La. appears in the New Orleans
'Ii"c Delfu Of September l0ih We hau,
received previous reports of the ill.fceling
engendcrcd Ivy the formation of Vigilanco
Committee in tImt locality, but this account
ot u bl"ody warfare seems to require some
further confirmation. We give it for what it
is worth:
" friend. who has Just arrived from La.
! faNette Parish. informs as that on Saturday
mnruing lnstthc Yigimnce Committee of that
/ Parish were summoned to assemble and pro-
ceed 10 place called Bayou Tortue, about
fifteen miles west of Vermillinnville. whero
an cncampmcnt of Outlaws had been formed.
the ringlcndcrs Of which had challenged them
to battle. Accordingly. the law and order
men nt the Parish, who had long suffered
from these deprcdatnrs. who had robbed.
plund?rcd. passed counterfeit money. and
murdered with impunity. quickly gathered.
ana taking piece of artillery with then,
from the village OF Ncrmilionvillc, started
tor the rendezvous Of the outlaws Ats SA
NJ TN Saturday about five hundred well
equipped mounted men appeared before the
enticnchcd camp Of the hoastlul dciers of the
laws. where they found them in full force.
with the Bayou wclguarded, and Il house in
the ccntrc of their position, luop-holcd. and
otherwise thoroughly prepared for enduring
/ u'hS siege or resisting st0rming party no
matter how strong. The nag of the frnter-
nifty also toacd dciuntly in the broczc, and
until the Nigilants had formed their orGc.
"i battle and unmaNkcd ;hcr cannon, all
| looked as il the defence gid he obstinate
and sangninary The sight of tile big gun,
however. struck terror into the hardened
icarts of these outlaws. and sa'trc quo ,tut
amdienly appeared To animate the warriors
| Their number WAS about one hundred and
| & tf lY,, l.
| I" make their escape but seventy Of their
force tel! into the hands Of the Vignnts--
| Immediately conrt.martial WAS formed
consisting OF two Nigi0uts from each cumpa-
ny. To wh"m the question WAS submitted
! whether the prisoners notorious ovl-docrs.
should >nf'or death or be padded. BY a ma
Jnf1ty "i two 1t was decided t" inhct the pad.
die-punStmcnt, and 1900 blows were ca qual-
! ~ administered One fellow committed sui.
eide 10y shooting himself to avoid the paddle
Subsequently,, five others of the gang were
found dead. from gun-Shut wounds
| Our Informant. says that the news of this
affair caused the greatest pleasure among all
the honest and decent inhabitants of tho
! parish where it occurred and the Adjacent
AttakapoS parishes, which have long suffered
rom the deprcdutions Of the powerful and
dangerous gang"
TnE AuRoRA.-'rhc Gcld of observation Of
'hc aurora DureaiS, ot AugaSt 2S bids fair
to he the most extended on record. We have
| already chronic!cl its observation in Cuba
aud Texas, and every Stale in the Union. this
| side the Rocky Mountains. BY tho follow
| ing from the london DuVly Nc,rS, of August
20. it will hc seen that it presented the same
appearance in Europe that distinguished it
| here:
Early this morning between twelve and
one most brilliant display of the above
| phcn"m,"m was observed, extending from
the western hemisphere to the northwest
north and northeast, and reaching the zenith.
| The appearance in the west was that of u
| large fire, but IN the north and northeast it.
was at violet color, and flashes of light of
the same color dawcd along the heavens with
great bri!iancy, This beautiful display
lasted for about an hour, and then gradually
dicd away, leaving serene and uuclouded
autnmnal sky"
WATCn TIE SCOuNDREL "A few
weeks since good looking young man.
calling himself w Manning, about five
feet four, made his advent in this place, and
at once proceeded to organize music classes
-vocal and lnstrumcntal-usn the press
appliances pretty freely on tick He ''got
US for Il small amount, and "did" sun
dry other persons. All at once he disap-
! pearcd, taking the horse of Mr. White
head, Of Georgia, which had conveyed him
here in charge of that gentlcman's littlo
son. Hc tOld the lad he was going to Co.
umbia for his books, but took the road to
North Carolina. The horse was slim sor.
rel, III poor condition, and could not travel
far, as this scamp had worn him down,
The saddle and bride belong to McssB.
Harvey. Manning operated ut Athens,
! Georgia, under the name of Dr. Ii. Do
Tracey; at Madison, as Mr.. Wilson. He
can adopt any name at convenience, and
! play on any instrument crcdulous enough
! Gas we were) to be taken in. Manning haa
i "ich black hair, dark eyes, large white teeth.
rapid in his motions-a dashing, off-hand
sort Of chap. He is something of a mus
! clan, Int more Of scoundrcl
Corotina Spartan.
STAGE ACctDENr.--As the Edgefeld
Stage was ON its way to Augusta on Thurs
day night last, when about sevon miles
from that city, H. horses became frightened.
and rau down a hill. The brakes becou-
ing unmanageablc, ingturning II curve in
the road, the stage upset, killing QUO Of
the horses, and wouDding some Of the pas.
! sengers none of whom, however, were So
| riousIy injured. -1'Y'tsta Constitutional
Isl
/ RoCND dealing is the honor of mans
nature; and mixture of falsehood ID liLs
alloy i'll gold and silver, which may make
I tk.o,N l.. Al. 4.