Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-06-10
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| Editors the Courier: IL have read Si1tft
surprise on extract in Mondays Courier,
taken from the Unionville Times, in reference
to the injunction granted by Judge Melton,
against issuing the 100000 Bonds appro:
priatcd to the Blue Ridge Railroad The
spirit exhibited by the writer in, the COM.
mencemcnt which would seem to characterize
all Investments of Northern capitalists IN
Southern enterprises as "bold swindles," ara
happy to believe, from late visit, is very
generally condemned by all the business and
intelligent men Of the up country. What
desire to particularly notice IS the charge
against the new Direction of being inimical
to the interests of Charleston, and having
raised can excitement in the up country in
behalf of Che Valley River Road to Port Roy-
al" The writer Of that article has either
drawn largely on his Imagination or been in
correctly informed. kny one at all acquain!
ted with the interests of the Blue Ridge Rail,
road Company, or those of the Grcenyillc and
Columbia. Railroad Company, or any of the
Stockholders, knows that no personal inter-
est could be subserved by favoring the Valley
River Road, and making Port Royal tho
terminus Of the Blue Ridge Railroad. / feel
authorized to state that no one interested in
the success of the Blue Ridge Road has any
sympathy for the Valley River Road. No
such injunction as that issued by Judge Mel,
ton was expected Of the original stock of
the Grcenyille and Columbia Railroad, which
was seventy-fve thousand shares; sixty thou
sand are now held by twelve men; not one
of those twelve stockholders have the slight
est interest in the Port Royal Railroad, The
balance of the Greenville and Columbia Rail,
road stock is mostly owned in Charleston, and
| f6o lnef fl,o ~ ID
road Company. So that the idea of the new
direction of the Greenvile and Columbia
Railroad attempting or desiring to change tho
the route of tho Blue Ridge Railroad Compa.
ny, and making Port Royal, instead Of Charles.
ton the terminus is simply an absurdity.-
Charleston Courier. Direction.
SUIcIDE.--On Monday evening last, Mr..
Edwin M. Levin committed suicide, at Mrs.
Gewinner's hotel, in this place, by shooting
himself through the head with pistol. Mr..
Levin was in his store, as usual, until about
half 2 o'clock, attending 70 his business.
He walked from his store down the street to
the hotel, and spoke to several persons thore,,
and Immediately walked into passage way
in the rear part of the house, where he en-
gagged in some conversation with lady friend,
during which time he drew small socket
pistol to his head. The lady jerked his hana
down and begged him to desist, and endeay.
ored to give the alarm; but this, we are In
formed. excited him still more, and he un-
loosed the hold of his friend and shot himself
before she could reach The adjoining room. -. !.
The ball entered the forehead centrally, pass
ing directly through the brain and ,lod eine. .ir,
the back part Of the head killing hin, almost
instantly. He was slightly under the itflu-
enoee Of liquor at the time hs con sai itted tl6
fatal act, but was, apparently, perfectly ration.
al What induced him to destroy himself ID
mystery to every one. is,t gstsso sStafs
nay. Said an old gentleman to his dauueh,
ter; "Besuro, my dear, you u esest Il args !
poor man but remember that tho Srs poo;es
man in the world ii dhe that has money ssy g ass al
! nothing else" s@ss lss