Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-23
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ployed By tho Bound Brook Wooden Mills,
struck this morning for higher wages. These
mills employ nearly 200 hands. 1t is feared
tho strike may become general
GALVESTON, October IA special to tho
NcUs from El pnso says a fight took place on
tho lIth near Mnson's rancho, fifty miles
West oil horo, between thirty citizens Of
Mes>illa and Los Cruces and band of Apa-
chcs from Mcscairo aud Warm Springs re-
soryatipns. Six citizens wcrc killed. 10 day
eighty volunteers went on tho trail of tho
Indians. fight is expected tomorrow
Tho Indians attacked a train eight miles West
of Alason's last night, and killed thirteen
men and one woman. Tho bodies were found
and buried to-day. United States troops
under Major Morrow aro now actively en-,
gagged with tho Indians, but nothing dcfinit o
is known.
WILMINGTON. N. c., October ia Star
special from Gastonia, N. G, says Revenue
Agent Blaikcr, assisted by Deputy Collector
Gylos, has unearth cd gross frauds in CASTOR
County, N. c., carried on by registered grain
dst'llercs in connection with government
officers. a seizure of over 500 gallons of
corn whiskcy which was ubstractcd by dis
tillcrs has already been mado Revelations
point to more important results. The plans
of the ring havo boon exposed. Large sciz-
ures of spirits and distilcrics and important
developments may DO looked for. Frauds to
a great extent have boon perpotratcd through
tho salc and shipment Of corn whiskcy in
kegs filed from unstamped packalics.
BnuNsoS, S. c.. October l4.-On Friday
last, 10th instant Marion Sullivan young
man about twcnty years Of ugc, while at the
store Of Mr.. Miles Loadhunlt, about five miles
from this place, was shot by Capcrs Bower,
from the effects of which hc died on the fo4
lowing night. We aro informed that there
was no alteration between thcm. Sullivan
was in the store, which is but short distance
from, his mothers residence, amusing himself
and the persons present dancing, when Bows
crs rodo up, (it is said that he had been
drinking.) and shouted, "Im the best man OH
the hill!' Sullivan then replied, "Im man
too" whcrcnpon Bowers drew his pistol and
shot at hlm twice, one shot striking him and
proving mortal Both parties nro white.
The deceased is steady, temperate and in-
dnstrIous young man, unmarried and sup
ports his widowed mother. a warrant has
been issued for Bowers arrest. | am in
formed that he resisted constable sent to
arrest him. and he is still at large.
AUGUSTA, Ca, October lS.--A special to
tho Chronicle from Sparta states that the
accounts of deeds of outlaws in the Eastern
portion of Baldwin County arc greatly cxag-
gcratcd, but reveals bad state of affairs.
There are about a dozen men in the band,
and the trouble is personal not political The
outlaws have committed outragcs on several
persons. They burned the gin and cotton
houses and fodder stacks Of Dr. Robcson for
the purpose Of drawing him out of his house
IN order to shoot him. They killed negro
man for reporting them to the grand jury Of
baldwin County; they burned tho tauncry
and barns Of Luke Robinson, and whipped a
colorcd woman and her daughter in Ilancock
County Tho gang have taken refuge in the
swnmps of Oconeo and Ogcechcc. The grand
jury Of Hancock, now in session, have iuvesa
ugaicd the outrngGs, and are determined to
bring the perpetrators to justice. The people
OF Hancock County arc armed and indignant
at The outrngcs, and express determination
not cnly to protect the white and black from
further outrnges, but to visit summary ust ticc
on the perpetrators. Judge Pot,le. presiding
judge. will vindicatc the majesty Of the law
throughout his circuit.
WAsMINGroN. October l5.-rhc Yirnioia
case, Of which full mention has been made.
was concluded to-day with arguments by
Attorney General Dcvcns and judge Robert
son. The Court listened with more than
usual interest to tho arguments and the several
Justices from time to time proponndcd inter.
roSntorcs to The counsel. Questions nut to
Attorney General Dcvcns had tho effect to
weaken very much the position assumed by
him. lie WAS cnntcndinG that according to
tho reconstruction legislation of Congress the
colorcd men whose case was before The court
had The nndoubtcd right to demand trial be-
fore jury of their own race Mr.. Justice
Field remarked that there bad been complaint
in some quarters that the Chinese in certain
poitons Of the United States we're deprived
OF undnubtcd rights to which they were ems
titled lie desired to inquire if the Attorney
General held that they had q right to demand
to be tried before jury Of their own race?
The Attorney General lcStatcd II moment
and then replied, yes. he thought they had
Chief Justice Waite said: "rhon you think
before jury of Irishmcn?" Mr.. Deycns
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