Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-11-07
wMHALLA CAROLINA THURSDAY NOVEMBER = 1873

|URSDAY, NOVEMBER z, 1873.
Hudsou were killed, is tho cabin of Mr..
Colvln. AS the Indians approached, COL
vim stationed himsolfat one eud of tho cabin,
armed with revolver, while his wife, with
o double. .barrelled shot gun, stood guard at
the other, aud the little girls kept watch at
Though tho chinks at the side, 10 which
there are no windows, to give warning of
the approach of the savages. After dan
ipg aud yelling about the cabin to draw tho
lire OF the inmates, one Of tho Indians came
within range of Oovin's revolver, and got a
broken arm for his indisoretion. He re-
turned the shot, but the Indians loft
almost immediately, tho bravo defenders
escaping unharmed, aud saving their prop.
crty.
From there they struck over to tho trail.
Halfa milo from the oreek crossing they
met Mr.. William Lang, who with his young.
est son, Freeman, and two Young ladies'.
slsters, was going over to Prairie Dog Crock.
Ono buck rode up to Mr.. Lang aud OK
tended his hand, with a GLOW" While
tho old gentleman was ia the aot of shaking
hands with the savage another came up and
shothim through the neck. Freeman Lang
was shot through the body. Tho ladies
wero taken out Of tho wagon and held while
the wagon was plundered. The horses were
cut from the wagon and the harness de-
stroyed, and then commenced their brutality
to the women. The young ladies wero
seized and stripped. Eaoh was then seized
by two mounted Indians and dragged
through tho thiokest uaderbrush for half
milo until their bodies were one mass. of
decorations. Occasionally they would suffer
the half dead girls to go off short distance
end then fresh detachment would arrive
| aud the outrages would reoommenoe. FL
nally, half dead with fright and covered
with bruises, they we're allowed to depart,
and made their was to tho nearest ranch.
Denucr Nc,os, October 13.
A WOMAN VINO HAS HAD FonrY-
FoUR CHILDREN.-Somo persons have
given themselves considerable unoasiness
lest from pauoty of children born the Amer,
loan parents Of lato years, the race should
die out. Certainly, the size Of families,
from whatever cause, has b8on greatly
reduced in this country during the present
generation. Where there used to be
eight, nino and ten children, thore are not
now moro than 2, 3, or 4 at most, two being
what may bo called tho regular number.
There are many exceptions, however, to
THIS rule: A conspicuous exception is
Mary, wife of Wm. Austin, now a resident
OF Washington, who has had ID children.
only eleven born alive. Sho had twins
thirteen times aud triplets six timos. Her
sister, Mira Carrie Kinney, aged forty-threo,
has had twenty children, and her hus-
bands sister has had forty-one children,
making total of Ill for three women.
This seems almost incredible, though the
| figures arc vouched for Mrs Austin, a
native of South Carolina, and reared in
Ienuesscc, is the daughter of John p.
Kind, printer. She was extremely loyal
during the civil war and rendered excellent
service to the cuuse by nursing and admin
istering to the sick aud wounded in the
army Of the Cumberland, often going to
the fold and taking wounded soldiers from
the front where they had fallen. She is a
regular physician, and has practised for
twenty five years, having boen ono of the
first women doctors in the country Che
studied medicine in Now Orleans under
tho we'll known DR.. Stone. She lost an
eye while with the army in the valoy of
| Virginia, received medals for the able and
fearless manner in which she had dischar.
god her duty, and vas granted likewise o
regular commission. She is fifty four, Of
good proportion and appearance, and, as
may be inferred, Of vigorous constitution.
Her husband was also in the union army,
and must have been gallant soldier, for he
bears tho marks of a score of serious wounds,
which would havo killed. any man loss
tough. The Kind and Austin blood is so
prolific that a few members of the families
would be weceme immigrants to now and
thinIy settled country. Where thoy wore,
progenity would DO assured. Mira Austin,
judging by Napoleao's standard as revealed
to Nine. D. Steal, is unquestonably the
greatest woman in America.
New Nork Times.
| JEFFERSON DAVIS ON NORTHERN AID.
Tho following is an extract from lottor
written by cx.Prcsident Jefferson Davis
| from his home at Beauyoir not fur from