Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-07

ou' 'ic seeu ana secured tie paper. lie was
overwhelmed with surprise and pain. As
he was leaving, Mrs. Rediugton met him in
the hall, and said, after few remarks about
books, g Have they discovered the murderer,
doctor?
"Not yet, Ibehevo"
Poor Ida! Charles thonght worlds of
her, and has not been himself since he heard
how she is almost beside herself | think
he loved her; but always told him she was
too poor a match for him. am very sorry
Tor her, and for the poor young man. How
shocking !"
The doctor left, and proceeded to his house,
took the wad, and went to the residence of
the justice peace. The two gentlemen re-
manned cIoseted together for an hour That
night Charles Ecdngton was arrested while at
the table, by two officers of the law and CON
veycd TO prison.
He denied all knowledge of the murder,
and assumed The front and bearing of iniur
ed innocence. lie was in due time brought
into court for trial The only ground of ov-
idcucc against him was the fragment of news.
4ptr. But the dcicucc ably argued that
the ass ssin, whoever he was mioht have
stolen the paper as no such paper was to be
found on the prisoners premises, or brought
IL Nltn INN from aDOtDCr town.
"Thc Star crculatcs four thousand copies
weekly" he added; "and there are four
thousand chances that my client is innocent"
=" hen ovo = Gody in court looked for an
acquttal, the torn newspaper, which the doc
tor had taken from the library, with Mrs
Eleanor Redington's name upon it, was pro,
duccd aud the fragment ftcd to it before all
eyes,
When Charles Rednston saw this paper
produced, he uttered cry of despair and
sprang from the prisoners box so unexpcct,
tcdly, that he had reached and lcapcd from
an open window before he could be arrested
Mounted men followed his wild flight and
he was ovcrtakcn and caught at the very SPOT
where the body of William had been discov-
cred, The result was that he confessed in
prison the deed of murder, so clearly cs
tablishcd by circumstanta evidences. lie
said he had gonc home, after leaving Ida
Boyd loaded his pistol, tearing of portion
of the Star for wadding, resolved to meet
Appleton on his return from his visit to Ida
Boyd, and compel him to rclinuuish her to
himself. That he met him on his way, and
upon his refusal to comply with his demand,
he shot hing in a moment of uncomfortable
jealousy.
Three months afterwards Charles Rcdng
ton cXpiatcd his crime ON the eallows, and
the evening of the same fatal day the dead
body of the fair Ida Boyd was laid by weeping
mourners in her last long home
--a -
SUNDAY SCuooL WoRK.-Thc season has
now come when missionary work can be done
III the country, among the thousands of neg
lectcd children who have no Sunday Schools.
1t is the work of tho missionaries who are
commissioned by the American Sunday
School Cnion to establish Sunday Schools,
IN which these children may be taught the
truth of the Bible
we want to do large amount of mission
airy work in this part of the country during
the coming spring and summer 1t can be
done, if the friends of the work will liberally
come to its assistance. The good results of
the work are visible wherever ii has been done.
Churches OF various denominations eau be
shown all over the country, which have
grown out of Sunday Schools established by
the missionaries of the American Sunday
School Union
There are many individuals who will read
this, WHO can afford to give the amount of
m'Sslonnry's salary. Many who cannot give
the whole amount, can give half ofit Three
hundred dollars secures the services of mis-
Sonary for one year. Many Individuals and
Sunday Schools thus contribute to the mis-
Sonary work, and in this way have a mission.
a:y of their own, from whom they receive 81
monthly letter, showing them the continual
fruits of their iibcrality
All missionaries commissioned shall be
such as shall be acceptable in every respect
to those persons who contribute to their
support, and to the communities among whom
they labor
| There are about four millions of children
in the United States who are without Sunday
School privileges! They are found through
out tho various States, in proportion to the
population. Every denomination has an in
tercst in the work of gathering them in
Every Church, every Sunday School, every
Christian and every citizen, has an interest
! in it
The missionary work of the American Sun
day School Union is peculiarly adapted to
the necessity, especially as it conflicts with
no other organization.
Friends of the ignorant destitute little
ones, will you not help us in the great work ?
g Not grudgingly, or of necessity, for the
Lord loveth cheerful giver" Send your
donations, large or small, to
ALFRED TAYLOR,
Missionary Superintendent of the South,
No. 81 Meeting street, Charleston, S. g.
March, 1860
SI,pLE CURE FOR CRoUp.-Wc find in
the Journal of Health, the following simple
remedy for this dangerous disease. Those
who have passed nights of agony at the he'd