Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-12-22


Tennessee
1t tsccms that two negroes, both suitors for
the hand of Il iarkey beauty, got Jealous Of
each other and to such degree that Charley
Givns stabbed and killed his rival, David
Groves. Givins was arrested aud brought be-
fore Esquire Samuel Byrum for trial. We
now give the Journals" account:
large and boisterous crowd was present,
composed of the friends of law and order, and
few lawlcss characters who were determined
to defend the prisoner. Among the prison
cr's adlcrcn's were the three desperate broth,
crs, Press, Eli and Theodore McHalc. The
latter outlaw has been The hero Of 50 many
dcprcdations and inIractions of the law, that
he assumed the captaincy of the band The
case was disposed Of i'll the preliminary exam
ination, and G!vins was rcmnnlcd to the Gus
tody OF the officer. for f,,l thcr trial before the
higher courts. Bill McD"lc here inauguratcd
the anticipated difficulty, when Albert G. BY
rum, the constable in charge Of the prisoner,
moved the arrest of McDalc, and called upon
the citizens present to assist. NIcDalc drew
pistol and fired at the officer, when general
fight cnsucd. Both parties were heavily
armed, and ready for the encounter The
fight lnstcd for some moments, and ended with
the killing of Press McNalc the mortal wound
ing OF Bill McDalc, whose body was pierced
ny three balls, and tic mortal wounding Of
officer a. G. Byrum, who was shot twice
through the body and once through the thigh.
Esquire i'yrum was very severely cut Oh the
head by knife in the hands of one of the
dcspcralocs, but his wound is not considered
dangerous. Almost every man in either party
received painful stabs or pistol wounds
QurrE a REroEM.-At "Rcpublican
Municipal Caucus in Cambridge, Massachu-
sotts, Dir. Wyman offered TIC following:
Resolved, That it is the opinion Of this
meeting That corporal punishment of girls
should be abolished in each AID every public
school OF the city
The "Ncw York World" in commenting
on the above, savs
The Doctor, Professor Agassiz, and others
spoke in favor Of the resolution, but Mayor
Merrill aud j. \. Barbour opposed it. The
resolution, with an amendment including
boys, was carried and The report says with
great applause" THIS is great step in the
clvilz ton of that State. With negroes in
tho Legislature, and with ~ logging OF white
young ladies i'll the public schools, we may
presume that the day is not far distant when
the recognized humanity of Massachusetts will
warrant her earnest rcmonstrancc against the
supposed ll-trcatncnt Of some reconstructed
darliey OH the borders of Now Mexico
SIGNS OF THE TIMEs.--I'hc Washington
"Natioml Republican," says:
We observe by the official reports OF The
proceedings Of the Senate and the House on
Monday that Stevens and Sumner were dis
carded us leaders. Their lead was s,uarcly
declined by vote of both lIouscs-Sumucr
on suffrage in the District, and Stevens in
his attempt to prevent the reading of the
Presidents message.
The National Intelgenccr" SAYS:
Dlct"tion, not pncication, was the spirit of
the speeches on Monday, both in front of the
Capitol and at the banquet. The South shall
do as we command was tho cry; not that we
wish the South to DO what is best for the in
tc:cSts OF our common country. Vet these
arc the gentlemen who have had so much to
say about plantation manncrs and the over
bearing conduct Of slave holders. Tt is an
other proof that the spirit of ultracism j.
identical, and sa.t fNnatic;Sm, whether in sup
port Of slavery or in opposition. knows no law
but that of blind obedience to its mad be-
hcsts.
UHITED STATES lIuRsEs AND Mules IN
TUE SoUrH. - The report Of the Quartermns
ter-Gcner'l Of the United States just publish,
cd, says Chat no attempt WAS ever made to col
cct any o. the horses belonging to the Con
icderatcs, and marked G. S. On the contr,-
~. general orders directed that no horses or
mules, except those taken at tho surrender
OF the main armies, should be considered
as belonging to the Confederate Government
Of the many thousands of horses loaned to
farmers and Confrler:'cs by Gen ri Grant
and Sherman, and by valions Pro ost Mar
s'als at the close Of the war, very few have
thus far been, or will be recovered, as all at
tcmpts to regain them have been abandoned
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