The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-23
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I SERIOUS TROUBLE IN WILKES t;oUNTY.-Its ap-
pears that lawless set Of Red Strings" in Wilkes
county, haze taken it into their heads, that be-
law that therefore there is no law to punish crime
and the. vicious and lawless can have their own
Tay and appregsate the property q their neigh
other outrages as well. Last week q band Of ten
or twelve Of these outlaws, headed by q desperado
Of aliases, and all but himself citizens Of wilkes,
taking horses mules watshos, brandy and other
whom they happened to meet, TO go With thom.
They met man and his sister in the road with
a. team took the animals, and then hung the an
him down and carried him to their camp q. .nrsou.
cr. During the night he watched his Opportunity
citizens attacked tie desperados in Their en camo o.
capturing q half dozen, the others making thor
escape. -Four Of these have BEEN admitted to
in the jail Of W,kesboro. sEs:.. ~ a.e 'Ae eonnneo
These men say that their friends are numerous
and that !. they can be released at any time They
that those who arrested them shall s1lffer for III
From the statements made by these outlaws, their
Is and they haye plenty o
teaching EACH is the The cause Of these troubles.
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=: BEAuTHu1LY Du1l--Tle peculiar state Of the
atmosphere at this present time seems to exercise
deleterious influence upon all classes and condi-
tions Of men: Tho effect tends to one general re-
SUIT, That OF rendering business and matters in
general as dull as possible The city.,ei cha
inaueurahon OF the wet season, has Continued ex-
tremely quiet. so much as to render it far from
pleasant. We are in favor OF order, but il rogues
don't steal, and Little excitement gotten up oc-
caslonaly how IN the world are stye locaylesn to
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:. A. NOTEWORTHY :AcT1oN.-An incident or the
Smes has recently come to our knowledge that, We
think to the honor Of one of the parties concerned
At least, should be put upon record: 1nnd wa the
more gladly P1bish it because It adds furihnr tas
,aay smony TO the virtue and integrity Of Southern
Early in January past, . letter was received at
the post Office in this place, addressed to tsE A
Marshall, ESQ.," Mrs. E. A.. Marshall of this
foanty fu supposing that there some mistake in
opened i and to her sunrise found re,atai
TO certain silver plate that had been stolen from
hes by some Of Kllpatrick's cavalry, when sher-
early part Of 1855. The letter was signed by Mrs.
" Z; falson, Of Faison's Depot Wilmington and
Weldon l. Railroad, and stated that certain silver
%as N me possession Of cousin Of hers, widow
ndy-that she was anxious to restore it to The
rightfu1 owner-that some Of it was p1arked ssT1
a. Marshall and other pieces simply with the ini
5ans InaS learning that there vas family by the
name of marshall residing in this county, she for
warded the letter Iddressed ns above and asked il
any Gf them had lost any plate during the SGreat
s1ats5 aad ior description Of it. She further
9er Ielatvea as pay for work done for Yankee SOL
H:, a.eI, Hnose command spent several days in the
peighborhood Of her residence The soldier when
Passea 1t over to her stated that there was more
or 1e IN the possession OF another soldier NJ IN
ilIs Marshall replied, stating the number Of
pieces she had lost, and described them. In due
TIME tim an answer was received from Mrs Faison,
and the description pronounced to be Satisfactory
-lnat the number OF pieces in her relatiye's nos
SESSION was eighteen, and requested HRS Marshall
70 dlrect how she would have it forwarded to he-
hrs. Marshall has since received the plate. =
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