The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-23
Nor. III Carolina Items.

SERIOUS TRouBLEs IN, ,W1LKEs. .i;oUNTY.--Itaap-.
pears that a lawless set OF Red Strings" in Wilkes
county, have taken it:into their heads, that be.
cause the State has been placed under martial
lay that therefore there is no law to punish crime,
and the vicious and lawless can have their. own
way and appropriate the property of their neigh
hors to their own use with impunity, and commit
othEr ,outrages as well. Last week band of ten
or twelve Of these outlaws, headed by desperate
who says he halls from Maryland, with any number
Of aliases, and all but himself citizens Of Wilkes,
made a raid through portion Of that county,
taking horses, mules, watches, brandy and other
property; and compelling by force good citizens,
whom they happened to meet, to go with them.
They met o man and his sister in the road with
q team, took the animals, and then hung the man
to limb until he was nearly dead, when they cut
him down and carried him to their camp prison.
er. During the night he watched his opportunity
and made his escape and collecting some dozen OF
citizens, attacked the desperados in their camp,
capturing half dozen, the others making their
escape, -Four Of these have been admitted to
bail and three, Including the leader, are confined
These men say that their friends are numerous
and that they can be released ut time. They
say that there is no law to punish them now, and
that those who arrested them shall suffer for it.
From the statements made by these outlaws; their
organization is extensive, and they have plenty OF
arms and ammunition. They profess to be ssloyal
Union men," 1t requires no sage to tell whose
teaching is the cause Of these troubles.
CSl1tesvibe american.
BEAUTIFULLY DULL-The peculiar state Of the
atmosphere at this present time seems to exercise
deleterious influence upon al classes and conCG.
suit that of rendering business and matters in
general as dull as possible. The city, since tht
inaus suration Of che wet season, has continued e1
tremey quiet, SO much so as TO render it far from
pleasant. We are in favor of order, but roguef
don't steal, and little excitement gotten up oc
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Wilmington Journal.
NOTEWORTHY Acr1oN.-An incident of the
times has recently come to our knowledge that, W
think to the honor Of one Of the parties concerned
at least should be put upon record; and we tht
more gladly publish it because it adds furthur tes
timony to the virtue and integrity Of Southern
women
Early in january past, letter Vas received a
the post Office in this place, addressed to s'E A
| Marshall ESQ.," Mrs. E. A. Marshall OF tli!
county, supposing that there was some mistaken
the address, and that it was intended for her
to certain silver plate that had been stolen from
her by some Of Klpatrick's cavalry, when Sher
mans command passed through this region in th
early part Of 1865. The letter was signed by Mrs
Y. J: Faison, Of Faisons Depot, Wilmington ant
Weldon Railroad, and. stated that certain silye
was in the possession Of cousin Of hers, q widow
lady-that she was anxious to restore it to tht
rightful owner--that some OF it was marked s'E
A. Marshall, - and other pieces simply with the ini
tials that learning that there was family by tn
name Of Marshall residing in this county, she for
warded the letter addressed as above, aud asked
any of them had lost any plate during the 'Grea
March, and for description Of it. She furthe
stated that the plate came into the possession Q
her relative as pay for work done for Yankee sol
der, whose command spent several days in tn
neghborhood of her residence. The soldier whel
he passed it over to her stated that there was NOR
| OF It in the possession OF another soldier.
Mrs. Marshall replied, stating the number o
pieces she had lost, and described them. In du
| time an answer was received from Mrs. Faison
and the description pronounced to be satisfactor
session was eighteen, and requested Mrs. Marshal
to direct how sue would have it forwarded to her
Mrs. Marshall has since received tho plate
WadeSbor0' Argus.