Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-10-28
Tas no deception or hunbug.
He asked
A COMMITTEE OF FIVE

might be appointed from the physicinns pres.
ent to watch the subject and see that the case
was just as he represented It. On motion of
DR.. H. 2. Gill, the President appointed the
following gentlemen as the committee: Drs.
Rumbold, Gill, johnson, Edgar, and Mo
Pheeters They visited the girl at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, and will remain with her
long as they may deem it necessary, be it one
or more days Missouri Democrat
INCIDENTS OF THE FLooD IN VIRGINIA.
The late terrible floods at Harpcrs Ferry de-
veloped much individual hcroism. The Rev.
DR.. Dutton and family lived in brick house
on Hers Island. On Friday night the foun-
dation of his house bcgan to give way, and
stepping out into the hall he was struck by a
falling timber and knocked senseless to the
floor. Mrs. Dutton sgnalled to the house
Immediately opposite, a strong building, and
from the second story rope was thrown to
her. She tied this rope around one Of the
servant girls, and she was drawn across the
street to the next house, through water fifteen
feet deep The rope was returned, the other
servant was sent over in the same way, then
the still unconscious husband, and last the
heroic wife herself crossed the perilous flood,
after she had seon all her household safely
over
James Shipe, of Overton's Island, took his
wife, to whom he had but FIVE months been
welded, on his back, and swan with the
flood, hoping to strike tree or some other
safe refuge. After struggling for five hun
drcd yards he caught BY the water tank on
Halls Island, and for at least ten minutes he
endeavored to get hold of it, but the waves
washed him away. His wife cntreated him
TO let her 60 and save himself. "You are not
prepared to die, my dear husband, and l trust
that am" wero her words. He next caught
the branches of floating tree, on which he
supported himself for few minutes, and
lifting up his wife's head, which he had been
unable to keep above the water, he found that
she was dead An old and very fat negress
foatcd down stream nearly seventy miles on 8
piece of roof, and was picked up on Sunday
composedy smoking short pipe.
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CHAPPELL's, NEwBERRY COUNTY, S. c.,
October 8, 1870
Robert X Scott, Governor Of South Carolt.
ma, DR..
TO THOMAS j. LIpscoMB For residence
and kitchen, with almost their entire con
tents, destroyed by the inccndiary's torch on
tho C0fb of Sopfon,h,r I &ol 1.
disntercsted parties at $4,000.
Coz. R. X. Scou-SIR: You may say
this demand is the height of impcrtnence
and without foundation. Such is not the
case The demand is made upon facts, and
valid foundation. Until you armed the col
ored militia, both races lived in perfect har-
mony; since that time, discord and strife has
ruled the State. You alone are responsible
for this state of affairs. Almost every one
both white and colorcd- acknowledges that
my acting under orders of the Sheriff, and
thereby restraining the colored people from
unlawful acts threatened, viz: The killing
Of Mr.. j. B. Chappcll and his friends, and
the burning of his house, has caused the
cowardly iucendiary's torch to lay my resi-.
dence in ashes firmly believe, had the
militia never been organized, my residence
and kitchen would now be standing. Belev
ing this, call upon you to pay tho above ac
count at once.
Respectfully,
(Signed,) T. j. LIPSCOMB.
ONLY Sl3O,0O0,OOO FOR CUBA-Wc clip
the following from the New York San;
Negotiations are in progress which, if sue
ccssful promise to result in the immediate
independence of the Island of Cuba. A short
time ago, Gen. Prim sent a Spanish gentle.
man to Washington to make a proposition
involving the sale Of Cuba by Spain. The
agent was authorized to offer the island for
$170 100000, but whilo the negotiations
were in progress me price was reduced S4O,.
100000, and Cdban independence can be
purchased at $3.50 100000.
The agent has received specific instructions
to pledge the government Of Spain to remove
the Spanish soldiers from the island when tho
United States shall guarantee the payment Of
the purchase money. The subject was dis.
oussed at Cabinet meeting on Monday. It
is believed in Spanish circles that Gen. PRINTS
proposition will bo accepted, but tho decision
of tho Cabinet is not Known.
E:y- Mems lives should be like the dny.