The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-14

one +. ID. FofbeS, ne1r Olay 6tll, ar
rested and held in custody W. f. Mas.
sey. (white) and Anderson Barrow Too
lored,) having no warrant or charge
against either Of them, foroibly seized
horse, the property OF Forbes. saddle.
the property OF one William Jones. and
plow line. the property OF Anderson
Barrow. and carried away the same.
The plow line has not been returned.
Forbes. it is said, Was suspected Of be-
ing guilty of some evasion of the reve.
nue. laws in retailing whiskey at shop
on his premises; but. admitting the
suspicion to have been we'll founded, it
affords, in the opinion Of the Graud
7ate property not connected with the
traffic, or the arrest Of ctizsns Of the
County without charges against them.
IN his language, threatening to burn the
house where Massey was found, and, us
cuiminuting act of hostility TO the
whiskey traffic. forcibly took from the
shop seven or eight drinks Of whiskey
for himself and the persons assisting
him. In the latter part of February
last, John B. Hubbard seized q distillery
belonging, it is snid to one John u.
White. supposed to be iicitly conduct
ed. All the property on the premises,
including five or six hogs, were seized,
and ono Smith Williams, who was pre-
sent, was arrested dnring the next few
days. Hogs belonging TO 0. j. Martin
and others, farmers residing at dis
tauce of oneund-n. .haf miles from the
distillery, were driven into pens-oue
shot and killed in the woods, and the
remainder about thirteen in number,
brough to Yorkviile aud sold by John
Is. Hubbard and John McManus, com.
missioners, ut private sale, nnd without
notice to the owners; horses used for
purposes Of agriculture. aud in no way
connected with any illicit traffic, have
been seized and curried off, and the
owners put to great Inconvenience and
expense in their recovery. One seizure
OF this character appears to have been
made of property belonging to Mrs.
Nancy Martin. of this County. We are
further informed that seizures Of stock
animals, sent into this County for legiti-
mate sale, have been made by said Hub
bard. thereby greatly infringing the
progress OF trade, and working injury
and expense to the owners. One such
Instance is before US in the case of s. s.
Bohannan, Of South Bend. Yudkin
County, N. G. The grand jury further
have information. TINT whilst burning
building. in which an illicit distillery
was supposed to he conducted, in the
Northern part of this County. the said
Hubbard and his posse threw iuto the
flames, and caused to be consumed,
wagon and axe and other property, not
connected with distiling. The owners
ct this property and the witnesses there.
unto have not been ascertained. Peacea-
BILE citizens, trading with their teams
along tue public highways, have been
arrested without warrant, themselves
and property brought to Yorkville, their
persons incarcerated in Jail, aud after
wards released, no warrants or charge
having been made against them. Elijah
McS~ain, citizen of this County, tur-
nishes one such instance Of such an out
rage. The grand jury believe that
while nll due precautlon should be taken,
and all Just measures be rcsorted to for
the suppression of illicit traffic or munu-
fncture, contrary to the laws Of tho
United States, yet they feel equally
bound to insist that private rights and
property Chall be respected, and that
persons guilty Of wantonly infringing
either shall be brought to punishment
Complaint having been made that
the appropriations made by the State
Legislature for the Cntu wba Indians,
under treaty with that tribe, have not
been applied for their .netit since the
year 1868, we have had before ns John
Harris, former chief Of the tribe, and
from his testimony aud from other
sources, We present tho following facts:
The appropriation made in 1871 WAS
$1,000. Of which tho agent d!abursed
about $3.50 to tho Indians, la 1872,
the appropriation was $500, and the dis.
bnrscments nothing. L. j. O'Conncil
was agent for tue receipt AMI disburse-
nlcnt of these funds during this period,
and VIC present him for prosecution for
failure OF dnty in discharging his trust.
In 1873, NJ. l.. Ovens WAS appointed
agent i'll place Of T.. j. J.O'Connell. The
appropriation for 1873 WAS $500, of
which the Indian tribe received from
tho agent about $40 We discover,
from the report OF the State Treasurer,
has been turned over to tho agent, Nj.
L. Owens-S250 in April. 1873, aud
$50 in December. 1873. No report has
boon filed by either Of said agents with
the Clerk OF this Court, rs required by
la, 4, .