Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-10-27
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Outragas in North Clrolina.

A correspondent writes to the Raleigh
Sentinel " from Franklin, Macon County, N.
g., September %, rs follows:
His Honor Judge Shipp held court in
Cherokee last week. But few decisions of
deliberations very much disturbed, on Mon
day, by the return Of some noted individuals
from Tennessee, by the name of Morrow, we'll
armed. They made an attack on man hy
tho name "f latham, fred a pistol at him
While on his horse in tue act Of leaving for
home, the ball missing him and taking effect
III the neck of his horse. latham, who, it
seems, had been apprchcnsivc Of nn attack,
was also armed and returned the fire, killing
instantly one of the Morrows, and rode off, -
The other Morrow mounted horse and pur-
sued him short distance, but not in the
range of gunshot.
lie wheeled his horse, came back to where
his brother was lying dead, and deliberately
fired on n lawyer by the name of Boon, killing
him instantly. b OF appc> to have been
unarmed, not having suspected any attack
After killing Boon, he fired on man by the
name of Cooper, quite peaccabe and inofcn-
sve man not engaged in the atfray, inflicting
on him two severe wounds, from which his re-
covcry is deemed doubtful, and Morrow then
made his escape in the direction of Tennessee
where he resides. These outrngcs by men
from Tennessee, acting under the advice Of
Gov. Brownlow, who published the opinion
that it was right to kill the rebs wherever
found, and that he would pardon the oH.nce,
are becoming too frequent to be continued
much longer without producing border war
fare much to be dcplorcd
a man by the name of Cline, residing in
the lower part Of jackson. County, was shot
down in cold blood, short time since, by
band of marnudcrs from Tennessee, known as
the Robert BurohGeld robbers -Four Of them
came to the house of Cline little while before
dark, called him out. and pretended that they
wanted candle to count out their money
AS soon rs the candle came, without saying a
word, two Of them shot him-thc balls taking
effect near his heart, causing instant death
lie leaves wife and large number of snoll
children to mourn his loss The murdcrcrs
were enabled to make their escape to the do
minions of Gov. Brownlow.
Another portion, including the notable Bob
Burchfeld himself, about the samo time, pen
etrated into the lower portion of Cherokee
County, went to the house Of Mrs Gunter,
fired upon her two sons, wounding one of them
seriously. They, too, made their escape to
tho same rendezvous.
Will these murdcrers OF our pnaceahle citi-
zcns along the border, as in the days of yorc.
he surrendered and turned over to the civil
authority for trial and punishment?
TIE grading of tho Charleston city railway
was commenced yesterday. The route will be
from the Exchange, Cor old post Office its
downtown terminus, and pass up Broad to
Meeting, up Meeting to Calhoun, up Calhoun
+o Kim md tbronvh <inv IN Shenbord ctroat
it's up,town terminus. There will be doub.
10 track, along this entire distance. Besides
I tho pain route, there will be branch road,
diverging from tho double track at the corner
OF Meeting and Wentworth streets, and pro.
cceding through Wentworth and Rutedgc
to Rutiedgo avenue and thonce to the corner
offspring street.
THERE ore $4,000 white citizens Of Ton
ncsscc who cannot vote under tho present
State laws.