Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-28
What the Governor Saws.

OF lengthy interview between Gov. Scor1
and one of the attaches of that office, rela
tive to the many subjects now aeitating the
public mind. The Governor attributes tho
disturbed condition of the public mind to Q
misapprehenson of our financial affairs. III
says, the sum total of our State debt is be-
tween seven and eight millions Of dollars, and
that we owe to the State agent about one
million more. which the taxes of 1870 will
moro than settle. That the bonds issued by
the present administration, for funding the
Bills of tho Bank of this State, for tho pay.
ment of interest and other claims past due,
for tho redemption Of the bills receivable,
for the relief of tho Treasury aud the Land
Commission, amount to three millions two
hundred thousand dollars That of these
bonds only one million Of dollars have been
placed on the market, leaving twenty two
hundred thousand dollars in hand That tho
sum total of the endorsements of the Rail
road bonds, by the State, is six millions and
half Of dollars, including the Blue Ridge
Railroad bonds, for which he deems the road
ample security to the State against loss. He
admits that the last Legislature was scnsurn.
bly cxtravagant, perhaps corrupt, and that
there are mauy evils needing correction. lie
commends the promptncss with whioh the
people have paid their taxes; favors minor
ity representation and expresses the desire
that good men only should hold Office. lie
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the State, on politica! questions, arc dissipa-
ting the fears and prejudiccs of the past, and
that better prospects await the whole people
in tho future
BLOODY AFFRAY.-The Chesterfield
Dcmocrat contains the following account of
the affair, to which brief aluson has already
been made:
We regret to hear that foul and cold
bloodcd murder was committed in our county,
on Sunday night last Six unknown persons
approached the house of Mr. Robert Melton.
in the upper part Of the county, and hailed,
when Mr. Melton, his wife and daughter
went to the door, the whole party fired in.
stantly killing Mrs. Melton, mortally wound.
ing Melton, and severely but not dangerous.
" woundng their daughter. There are vari
Gus surm'scs as to who were the perpetrators
OF this outrage, some supposing they were
members Of the ku Klux organization, some
that they were negroes, many Of whom were
SAID to be much enragcd against Melton, and
others suppose they were body of outlaws
from North Cnroina. We have never heard
OF Nu klux maltrcating women when they
inflicted punishment, always taking the vic.
tlms distance from their families; this, if
nothing else, would lead us to tho belief that
this outrage was the result of personal malice
rather than the organized punishment of
crime, real or supposed, Our citizens should
use every effort to fcrct out and bring to Jus
tlcc the authors Of this crime.
Since writing tho above we have received
a letter from w. J. Hanna, Esq, Coroner,
from which we learn chat Mr. Melton died
about sundown Tuesday evening. The fam.
ly were aroused between and 0 clock Mon.
day morning by the barking of the dog, aud
on going out to see who it was were fred on
Melton received two Wounds one in the
stomach and one in the hip Mrs. Melton re-
celvcd one wound in the breast, and died al
most instantly, their daughter received one
wound in the hip. A hat and pistol we're
lett ut the gate; the nssailants left going in
the direction of the Charlotte and Camden
road. The jury of inquest were unable to
gam any clue as to the perpetrators of the
murder.