Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-07

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ue the Investigations, the testimony elected
lmplicatlng several Bishops and Presidents
clyli authorities of tho Territory, in muir.
uers at various. times, all of whom fed to
escape arrest Four Grand Jurors dis.
charged by Cradlebaugh had also fed.
Cedar City and several other towns in
the Vicinity of the Mountain Meadows mas.
sacre are almost dcpopulatcd. 1t is also
stated that the Indians, about a thousand
strong, headed by white men, had muster
cred IN that neighborliood who express a
determination to prevent tic arrest of any
one in that section
Judge Cradlebaugh cmphatically denies
tnat the Grand Jury protested against their
discharge, as stated BY the Dcscrct News
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-On Saturday af
tcfiioou last, Two men, named William
Morris and George Colder, being in Elliott
street, on frOlic, were accostcd by three
men, one of whom isnamcd Hawkins, aud
another Charles Blake alias Liverpool
,Johny--the name of the third man un-
known-who invited Norris and Colder
snto carriage to take an airing up the
road, which they accepted. On rcaching
"a part ofthe roatl about three miles .fiun,
the city, they commenced to strike Morris.
which hcthought was in sport, but not be-
ing pleased with their conduct, got out of
tho carriage, requesting Colder to do the
same, but at the moment of doing SO the
carriage drove off,
When about five miles from the city,
Hawkins and Blake chokcd Colder with a
pocket'hnndkcrchicf, and took from lis
person $500 i'll bills, aud gold watch and
cham. Having robbed him. they put him
out OF the carriage, and left him in an iu-
sensiblc condition OH the road Mr.. Mo-
ses Levy, who was riding past at the time,
succeeded III rcviying Colder, and had him
brought to the city. Morris, after getting
out of the carriage, made his way to town
and procured a warrant for the arrest of
Hawkins and Blake, but it is supposed
they have escaped from the city, as no ar
rests has yet been made.
"'t' charleston 4Nc,cs.
TERRIFIC EARTuQrAKE iS EouADoR. The
Guayaqni correspondents of the New York
Herald writes tic following account of Il We
ry destructive earthquake in Ecuador:
have to record u most terrific disaster mt
Quito, the capitol Of this Republic involv.
ing q great destruction of life and proncr-
ty.
On the 22d of March, at abnut hal,-past
CLOCK A. M, severe earthquake destroy
cd nearly all the Government buildings.
churches and conycnts. and II large number
ot private residences have hcen DESTROYED; :;
ahd many others are 80 badly injured that
they cannni tc occupied, Property to the
amount oi sumo three millions nf dollars has
l,cen destroyed by this fearful Disaster
but tho most distressing feature is the de.
siruction Of human lfo-some Z. 1000 souls
II is supposed. have porishcd in the ruins
The greatest distress and condemnation pro.
vailed ut Quito when tho mail left for this
place Thousnnds of persons have benn lef,
honsecss. and the Government and Church
are not only too p1or to afford relief to the
housclcss and destitute bu taro without means
to rebuild the public eAiGccs The poor
sufferers will have to shift for themselves,
unless relief is sent from abroad
IL is reported thatu number uf small towns
To- the North of Quito have also been destroy
od and in this city the shock was severely
felt and did somo da mage to few houses.
hut our buildings are SO constructed us to
Withstand more than an ordinary shock of
earthquake.
The blockading squadron is still before
this city, and business of all kinds in CON
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TnE Mlr. SERvIcE.--I will appear
IN few d1ys th4t the Mail Service OF the
Union has been greatly reduced, in conse-
quence of the refusal by Congress to make
the necessary appropriation for the cxigcn-
cies Of the Post Office. Department.. In
the Southwest Division of the service, COM
posed of the States from Alabama to Texas
inclusive, the reduction will take effect
immediately. And in the Southern Divi-
sion, embracing our own State, the rcduc-
tlon will occur in June, when the exis-
ting contracts expire The measure is a
Cabinet one, forced OH by the difficulties
created by the non-actioil of Congress-
The work has been extensive, aud will be
administered without fear, affection or fa-
vor. Many daily routes have been reduced
to tri-weckly ones; tri-wceklies to week
lies; and some altogether discontinued.
Many dccapitations inotliccrs tooare taking
place, a number of special mail agents hav-
ing been already discharged and the Off
eial service otherwise diminished 1t may
be expected that storm ofdiscontent will
roar about the Presidents ears But the
people should remember that lie is not to
blamc. Let thcmssk their Representatives.
why all this has come about They, not
the President, arc the responsible party
EttgeieM AtlveniScr.
THgBLUE BIRDs.-An Alabama CO.
temporary putsin the following appeal in
behalf Of one of.the Dretticst nrotticrs of -