Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-07

nue officers in the house prevented the
capture and probable murder of the inmates.
Roberts has fled from his home aud is now
in Spartanburg.
TEXAS EMIoRANTs-Th Nashville Ban.
ner says the great bulk Of people who leave
that section for Texas come buck again with
all their means exhausted, except enough
for the payment of a railroad ticket This
has been tho experience of many South
Carolinans in the last ten years, but there
are hundreds aud thousands Of others who
are unable to purchase the railroad ticket,
and are forced to remain there. The
Chattanooga Dispatch not long ago referred
to the Same point. and said that it was esti-
mated at Little Rock, Arkansas, that 400
immigrants from Texas passed through that
oity daily during tho month of December
last, and they came back in most destitute
condition, most Of them looking as if thoy
had gone through hardshps, hunger and
cold. Their story was generally to the
etfeot that Texas was tho best place in the
world for hard work, and no place for poor
people. These facts may be profitnbly
studied by those who are restless to get away
from South Carolina, under the favorable
circumstances by which we arc surrounded,
and who Imagine that Texas will furnish an
asylum of rest and luxury for their discon-
tented and indolcnt spirits
10 BREAK OFF BAL .IABITs --Uodcr.
stand the reasons, and all the ronsons, why
the habit is injurious. Study tho subject
until there is no lingering doubt in your
mind. Avoid the places, persons and
thoughts that lead to temptation. Frequent
places, associate with persons, and indulge
in thoughts that lead away from tcmtation.
Keep busy; idloness is the strength of bad
habits, Do not give up the struggle when
you have broken your resolution once, twice
thrice thousand :,ncs That ,nly shows
how much need there is for you to strive.
When you have broken your resolutions
just think the matter over and cndcayer
to understand Low you failed, so that YOU
may be on your guard against recurrence
OF the same circumstances. DO not think
1t is an easy thing you have undertaken.
1t is folly to expect to brcok off habit in
q day which has been gathering for years.
GALVESTON, January 20 Il special from
Loredo this morning says Reports have
reached here that party of fifty N1cxicans,
mostly from Texas, under the command Of
Colonel Y. Salinas, an adhcrcnt of Loredo,
attacked tho towns Of Caudcla, Sovinas and
liidalgo, in tho State Of Tamaulipas, on tho
ed instant, seized The principal men of the
towns md forced them to pay $4,000 for
their release. Three separate bands of the
cavalry started in pursuit from different
points, upon which they separated, and
twenty of the band crossed into Texas,
below Loredo, last night. 1t is said that
tho raid was planned at this place.
TIE THERMAL REVENUE TRouBLEs.-
Last week Collector Brayton and Marshal
Wallace called on Gov Hampton to compare
vlows as to the proper mode Of suppressing
illloit and tooacco pedd)ng in the up country.
The Union County rescue md the general
difficulty of enforcing the revenue laws was
discussed, with little progress toward agree,
ment as {, etlocs. After the int / 5iow,
Brayton sent long communication to Gov
Hampton, presenting his views again and
replying to Gov. llampton's objections as to
tho character of the men now employed as
revenue agents. I1e closed with PROPOSE.
tom that Gov. Hampton should nominate
live men for appointment upon tho special
forco, and promised to allow full and fair
test of the efficiency of such home officers
Gov. Hampton has not yet replied.
PRosrERITY or CHARLESTON. N.--Wo 500
10 the Nc,os and Courier tlat "thcrc wcro
in Charleston harbor on Saturday about
seventy-fivo vossels," of various natonali-
ties. The prosperity Of Charleston is the
prosperity of tho whole State. May she
soon a., be tho great seaport of tho South.
a mani IN Harom, N. H., has sued the
diletory lover of his daughter for $500 for
room rent, fuel and lights during four years
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