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V-'-.:';-:.: :; i fe'-'-- m.-m -V JU-1. -jam ii i. i iii 1 .1. m MMmwp JS-V. tcty r-" v . .c .'. wppfc1 T7i U Ef 1 1 13 El 11 1 1 IJ I IV M i t.. -. i i : . i . i -.. - i .;. ',11 r 1 1 1 II' I I J A I I A I J 11-.. I - M - y ' " . -v' - ' 1 A WEEKLY ' JOURNAL FOR H(fHE AND FARM; GIVING RELIABLE INFORMATION OF THIS NEW COUNTRY. - ' - r 1 1 i ' ' 1 - " ' l' ' ' ' ' .' ' ' .' ' ' ' 'i i ' ' - ' i in ii i in i i VOX.. I. HIGHLANDS, MACON CpUNTT, N. C, JAN. lO, 1884. NO 51. '-. ' - . - ' - - -.. . r.' ' 1 - 1 i' -' . . - '-. . i . i i Some RcTolutionsrj History ..c The - following : article,' written . by " the venerable N, II. Hill, of -Columbus, Polk Co., this state, we clip from ; tlie Rutherfordton Hanner- It was : ., banded to us by Mr." IlillV brother, 3Iayor. Hill, of Highlands, and will be read with interest by many. .. Editor Banner : Having promised - jou a few itetna in regard to JRevolutiou- ry trouble and Indian depredations in the -dRjs of 76. and je ar following, as a con : linuation of former article in your worthj paper commencing at Grant fort ai;d end : . -hig at Gilbert. Town, -I now give you a few iitcidenls of Ferguf on's career in your county d uring VCwarIIeve'lif 'W goodly . beritMge of a- free country. , There were two strong parlies m that day, -one for tie Crown, who wanted to let well enongh alone, the other who were in favor of throwing off the yike of bondage and prclaii,ing theifi edom. The fn mer were etropgein the Eastern portion of tEercounty,"ajd the Whigs were strong er in the npper or Motmtain lection. 'These parties tb k sides on the commence ment t.f the war, but not to the perions damage ; f each ther until Ferguson's . raid, with his proclamation of pardon to the'whigs who, would lay down their 8rm and join the standard of King George. A large nnmbtT who claimed to be whijjs abandoned their cause, -and were enrolled as His Majetty's Militia, and then came -the .tight between those who had been "joe ihlor8 and friends, and plundering and bloodshed became events of constant oc- - eurreuce. Several tkiraJshcs took place between the t jfo parties at different local ities, one n-ar Carbon's farm on IlobcBoii' creek, one near Webb's Ford, in vrhi-b, Col. Eird, a gallant whig, lost Lis Jif.., J:i body barifd near Achillas WtbU's f irm on the roa. leadi g from Gilbeittown. Tiie tones were led by Win. Green, in -tie 1 Ver, and Maj. AhiItosh Mills in the uj-pe4 part if the c-uuty. They were . n;n f itff'ience and good standUig in the con.uminTj," and not as rsny uj'sied, of " low -ni -jmgentleinaLly ' charM-u r. Ou the -other hand the whigs were not ail in fiufcccod by patri- ti-m, aa not a few w,ere were l iuiiuerers an-i a temr to til v. iso had iccurred their enuii'y. Ferguson and lis toiy gang had oseiruu the county, plundering anl abusing all the wbigs and their fiiinilie?. They called on a whig on i?i?tvivs;r, wtM was a h-ngh and murdered hiin in his hoi so, i!e r.e was on n;s Knees liejrgmg t r mcicy. S'jch bru'ality was coiun!ou with 1 ein. They alfco p.;id a visit to an old jtiau nanif d Hughs, a jmwder maker. Hughs '-hearing of tlnir intended vihit, r'l-'CWi'd qnantit!es of powder round hid gite and a little out-house, and t;ave his w'tfo instructions what to do, and then a scnted -' LiufSelrV When the torie arrived, J jrs. H. 8't fire to the powder and there Tis such an explosion that the wholt? pirty ecanopered off atdouble quick, with threat of return for vengeance. M.j. Dunb.p a British officer, wound el, was m-'Ted from Fort Prince to Gil l erttown about the time Ferguson left tlat place. - Two ldiers were left with 1 lax to wait on him A party claiming to be tories, called to see him, and when adimtttf-l'to'.bia' shot down ;.fd killed. Ferguson left G ilberrtown and made a ft iut movement toward Nine-ty-Sitcrossing Broad River at the Tit-ty'rr-Of then by the Wood place ou Green River, then to Earl's Ford on Pac olet, then to Fort Prince, where he- gath ered ia bis outpostirpreparatory to making bi retreat to Headquarters. Earl's Fort was on-the. East side of ; North Pacolet. Here was where Maj. Dunlop attacked Col." McDowell with 75 to 100 horsemen, routing him ? completely. McDowell's force were i" completely surprised and a great ttauy of .them ' were . killed, am ;ng . them Wash Hampton, and .his messmate Samuel "Dui-ahoo. Dunahoo was a ?grei favorite with the Hampton family, land my old friend, Adam Hampton, de named one of his sons after him Mr.iS. BH., a citizen , of your county. This ehgasrenoeni' rattler discouraged the whigs with heir leader. They met with a BiinKar. disaster at the Bee ford place at the head of Cane creek. Majors Green and Mills were captured "at Kings Mountain, and with other pris oners were bronght to Rutherford county, it d some of them were executed by hang- m in' tbe upighborhood of old Brittain thnrch. This transaction .has always !een spoken of as' not a commendable ac i on. -. "The prisoners were 'tried by rirtimhead conrt: after night and executed t h-ame night. .. Notice was given that ; Mai Grt-n would be hung next morning. arw neaid '-Alayne-so . anu iuu-i' , before daW - I often heard Jonathan i Hampton tell my father that had the to rieB not Irf-en hung tba . night they would lve been released. He arrived at Waik -M 4LM the next -day, -and being , i ,4Ui R-jt. the prisoners were turned over ' j 4-t,,m for trial. 'On taking the 'oath of ' ' al5eiance they were discharged. . Jona-- i tUrf Hmpion wa one of the best men o ! MA day. Wwa kind to all, pudt d lh. I,-; dealings, he Was a neighbor in HJT- - v J 1 livSd strictlT up to the ' J gol'en ruleV"' Dto M ?0tt WnU I have already spoken of Earl's fort and its tituation. It was a large hewed log house, notched very cloBely, with loop holes to shoot through' ; All the country west of the line of fort, from McDowell to ; the Georgia line at Ninety -Six, ; was considered the Indian nation. These forts were biilt for . the protection of the settlers long the lron-tierS-Jusi above the -Earl's fort on the river the Haunon and Chuk families wcr killed and, scalped, their houses sarked and dcstro3ed. Itwas. known that the Indians were hoalle,Y4ui they had con eluded to help one of the! -neighbors finish planting the corn, and -jst : as they bad finished and about to start to the fort the Indians fired on them, ' killing nearly all re - ht - fa; Hhtmt ite. aJbr s w a military staiion, called the Block House, where Gen. Howard was stationed pre vioos to his fight with the Chorokees at Round Mountain. Abjut 3 mites bel w and abont I 1-2 min-s from the pre?eut station "on the Spartauburg & Asheyille R. R. at Landrum crossing is the Gowen fort, known as the "Massacre." Tlie fort was taken by surprise, and all in the fort, about 300 8 mis, were put to death. Among the slaiu were some of the Hamp ton family of Sjuth Caroliaa. The Indi ans were led by Blotidy Bill Bntes and Bill Cunni-igham, vrho were known as to ries and rogue. Only one or two es caped t-j tU the sad newj. 0 - e man by the name of Matlow was carried to a shoal on the creek and ordered to take off bis knee bucklfs (a custom to wf ar them iu that day). He, seeing that thev was not noticing him closely, made a leap and clearing the stream, made good his escape. Tlt-y followed and would have caught him had be not found a shelving rock uf ficiont to crawl under and hide himself. They was so close on him. that he could bear them breathing while eUmdiug on it It Wars the u.iuie of M itlow's rock to this day. They carried a young Mis Fowler to GnUrj's ford rn Suth Pacolet river, scalped her aud laid her in the edge of il;0 water,' swppos'n.g her dead, if not, in i c struggles she micht roll in t'.e river and drown. She lay s ill until the brut Mi fiends left. She lived to raise a fami ly, her head panially covering owr with skill. Ma'h'W and J.ihn F.wler were mir names were a terror to Indiani3 tLfi.-H. Tui tones'. raisoa intT r-ti.-s witnut bringiug their p-ey t-J Jegr wnd. In fifter years Bloody a J -Tt -I- t th. ajLed.! puiju iii at old l'lcfnsMJe, b. U., tor norse stealing Mallow aijd Fowler hearing of his arrest, went into the ja.l fsn l shot him iu the prison, Buying, "remember the massacre of G--wiu's fort Mid make your prayeis tbort." The next statiou on the frontier ws F.rt Pi inoe, near Mt. Zian Chur.-.h, Spartauburg, S. C." It was built by Har ry Prince, he was of French decent, his wife ws of Iriih, her name, Jane McAl- hany. She Jived to over 109 year.. She was a woman of remarkable miud and considerable intelligence. The next stati -n on the line of forts was Blacketock's on Tiger river, the next station was Musjrove's, then Ninety-Six. All the country west of this line of forts belonged to Tryon coiiuty, N. C, and a large portion of Spartanburg, S. C. Think of it, what our forefathers had to undergo during the 7 ears struggle for independ ence. The barbarous savages on one side and the British and tories on the other. Their families often driven out of their bouses and places of refuge which their husbands had worbed hard to erect to se cure place of safety during their absence, while in arms for liberty. Oftentimes they would return home only to find their homes nothing but heaps of ashes and ruins, their families tCalped, the tories or British leading them on to brutal warfare We may draw a retrospective view of the troubles of ihe wars of the revolution and think - how Morgan, Howard and Pickens, and all those braves had to fight them eneinns, the savage Indians in the rear and the British and tories in the front. During these tronbbs Gen. Pickens followed the Indians to near the foot of the Mountains, now Ococee county, S C., to their towns at Tomassy and Chuehee old towns, and drove them across the mountains, killing numbers of them and burning their wigwams. This done just in time to meet Col. Tarleton at Cowpens, S. C, which resulted in the defeat of the Engl'uh. ' Before closing I will notice some state ment published by Sytnan Draper in his work on the battle of King's Mountain,- and the controversy that was gotten np between the friends of Col. Campbell and Uol. Isaac oneioy in regard to tne Honor of tne engagement, &c, and who should have been the most honored for their bravery. The early history of that en gagement by those that were immediately in the fight on both sides, whigs and to ne wa that. the brave Cols-KWilliams and Cleveland were the men-that decided the fate, of Ferguson at King's Mountain. While Campbell' "division " was driven down the mountain. Williams and Cleve land pressed the enemy to the very sum -nit of tbe Mountain and held their position, pressing them until they fell back on their baggage wagons and hoisted the chosen, who join hands and hold them up whito flag. Let honor go where it is ?ae. Render untd Caesar the things of Caesar. There has been a great many thiaga said against W illiaois in regard to his not be ing willing to go into the ecgsgeujfnt through jpalonsy. That was not so. Ho was the man that planned ' the fight and was to form a junction with the other for ,es at Cowpens, &c. Respectfully Yours, Columbus, N. C. - " Nr H. Hill. A Jacksonite in Florida. Editor Bluls Ridge Enterprise : With yonr permission I will write a few dots for the Enteprise, from away down here in the old Orange or Palmetto state ; but think"" the'lsa'tne more appro priate to call it the Land of Flowers, or place for straw hats. On the morning of the 30th of Spjem 1er last, found me packing my clothes for a trip to Newport, Tenn. I stayed there a whife last winter for my health, and thought I would try it again. Tbe morning for my- starting being Sunday, I couldn't get off until after din ner. I couldn't get ready before, as it had been a sad time with me all morning. Dinner called, I went, but didn't feel like eating ny, but forced down a few bites. After dinner I started, my brother guiog with me to Waynesville. There I took the stage for Ford of Pigeon. Got to head of R. R. abcut 11 A. m., and stayed till 3 p. M. Then the old iron horse began to let off steam and blow the long whistle. Then I began thinking of h:me, but I brushed up and felt as best I could for the occasion, and was soon riding over the rails. About five o'clock the same even ing I was in the quiet little town of Asho vil.'e. I stayed till 9 next morning, and took cars again, and was soon at Warm Spriugf. There the conductor cried out "Ciaugo cars for Ea?t Tenn," and we did change in a hurry. Soon the old iroo horse was wending his way down the Freueh Broad, passing everal stations, till at last wo reaehed the town of New port litre I stopped for a fortnight with the celebrated Dr. L. W. II., my uucle. New port ia a fast little town. The peo ple are fully up with the times, if not ahead. Never was I in a place at whbh I I.Ir t h(t - ..," Si' r!. ( The people are so kind and hospitable. I wanted to stay longer, but not getting in to anything by which I could make both nWsmeet, ihuughu it btstr ferM ;? my quarters. The 15 h of O't., at noon, I eft for Fia., via Kuoxvilie. Got the e at fi p. M. the same evoniup, and lay there over night until 1 1 A. m. next d:vy. This gave tne a little time to look about, which I made use of pretty well. Then I took oars for Clinton, Tenn. Ther9 I again changed for Atlanta, arriving there at 1 1 o,clock at night. Stayed there until 3 p. m. next day. This gave me plenty of time to look at A'lanta. 1 was glad when train time came, for I was going to get a loog ride this time without change of cars from Atlanta to Jacksonville, Fla. When niaht came I turned two peats to gether and doubled myself up like a jack- knife, for a quiet snooze. I placed my ticket where the conductor could see r when he came round. I don't know where I waked, but I wa awake when the train got into Jacksonville. I stayed here un til 3 p. M., and took steamer for Talatka. Changed steamers there for Sanford, and arrived at Sanford at 12 o'clock next day. From Jacksonville to Sanford is 211 miles. This was a grand sight for me to behold. The river is five miles wide most of the way.- Fish were jumping up out of the water. I think this would be a good place for uncle Jackey and Frank Conner to fish. I staved at Sanford till 3 in the after noon, when I took the train for Maitland ; stayed there over night; from Maitland to Apopka. Here I got my first job at gardening. They call this their winter garden. I stayed there three weeks, went back to Maitland, and from there to Orlando, where I expect to stay the rest of the win ter. I find people here from almost every state in the Union. People are all buBy here preparing their spring gardens, watermelon patches, etc., all to be planted in Jan. Flowers in full bloom. . Orlando is a fast busines place, every hotel and boarding house is full and run ning over. I am told that two years ago Orlando numbered only three hundred Now it numbers four thousand inhabit ants. There is a man near Sanford who sold $9000 worth of oranges from a grove of four acres this season. I went out hunting the other day and killed: a snake seven feet and four inches long, known here as the "horn snake." He was a bad looking citizen. People here dress in winter about as we do in the mountains in sumnuer. Most all wear straw hats. If I were rich and had no poor, kin, would Btay herein winter and at Hjghlands in summer. It seems so strange to know. of its being ao cold in the mopntains and ho warm here. I have seen no fire this winter'. Your Tar Heel Friend. ' Oxlando, Fla.; Deo. 24, '8a ; A Soullieni Stock Region. There is a good deal of fascination, es pecially to a high-spirited yonng man, in the thought of goirg out to the great Western plains to raise stock. There ha been, and s; ill is, "money in it," too, for those who have the means and skill to urilize the advantages offered, though the failures hasre not been few. But with many unquestioned, advantages, there are some serious disadvantage in stock-raising in the far West, not the least of which are the hay losses often incurred by rea son of the severity of the winters in many of the favorite stock-raising regions. This difficulty Is not met with in a hrherto neg lected po. lion of the Union, which is pe culiarly ell adapted to the growth of sheep and itfttle, besides beuig-jjeater the great markets of the East and South. A description of this delightful region which we find in the New York Weekly Times, is well worth the attention of young men who desire to engage in stock raising : "There is no doubt that a most excellent stock region lies all neglected in the south ern mountans of the Blue Ridge and i's cross ranges and valleys. There lies an immense tract of land, fifty or sixty miles broad and 200 miles long, from South west Virginia down to Alabama, and form ing parts of six Spates, with its gi-eafest space in Western Nrth Carolina. As compared with the Western plains, this extensive district has very superior advan tages. It is almost wholly covered with timber. A luxuriant carpet of vegetation is spread under the open woods, in which one may ride or drive with eae in most part3 of it. There is no necessity to de nude the land of its timber except in part, as the woods provide ample feed for the Summer and part of the Witter, whiU partial clearance enables orchard grass to grow for Winter" pasture, and a few clear ings will provide abundance of rye and c -rn. The woods furnish the best of shelter during the Summer. The country is free from flies, is abunban'-ly supplied with the beat water ; the Summer tem perature rarely rises above 80 degrees in the open ground, while the average is about G6 degrees. The Winters are very mild, and occasional snow btayB bat a few d.iys before it disappears. The low Southern country furnishes the best. mar foii"fnr InPin 1Vlttpr- .riSht al the foot ef the mountains, while the cli mate is the most agreeable and healthful to be fonnd on the wh'de contin nt At the taa r: lime the utilization of this region for stock-feeding and dairiDg would tend to prefer ve the forests iu such a way as would delight tho foresters ar-d their for- et coinmisHone, arid keep it permanently as the greatest timber reserve on the con tinent.'' Weekly Witness Games for Winter Evenings. In th's season of' "storm frolics," &c, ihe following game described in the Janu srv number of the American Agticulturist will be read with interest : "Oranges or Lemon?," or "London Btlls." is a game that will often cause considerable spvrt for a party of young people. Two of tho tallest players are to form an arch. The rest of the compa ny take hold of each other's dres3cs or coats, and march one after the other, . . r r 1 1 smgiLg in ciiorus : "urange3 ami reinous, say the bells of St. Clement's. You owe me five farthings, say the bells- of St. Martin's. When will you pay me 1 ay the bells of Old Bailey. When I grow rich ; say the bel a of Shoreditch. When will that be ? say the bells of Stepney. I do not know, says the great bell of Bow. Here comes a candle to light you to bed. And here comes a chopper, to chop off the last, last, last man's head. The last one in the line being cut off by the descent of the arms fjrming the arch, is asked whether oraDges or lemons are preferred, and according to the answer is sent to the right or le't corner of the room. This is repeated until all the heads are off, when the oranges and lem ons have a tng of war. The contestants clasp each other around the waist, the foremost players of each party grasp bands, and all pull with might and main. That party wins which brings the other over to its ride of the room. The war tog may well be confined to the boys of the party, the girls looking on and cheer ing their respective sides. This play is also best adapted to uncarpeted floors. Dr. J. T. Miller, of Stockton, Cal., in a communication to the Independent, closes as follows : "Place one ounce cream of tarter iu six-teen ounces of water and take a tablespoonful three times a d&j, and you may sleep with a smallpox patient with perfect impunity. Let each eitizen do the same thing, and iu fifteen days it may be the end ot smallpox in this or any other city." A preacher took up a collection one Sunday and found, when the hat was re turnedthat there wan't a penny in iu "I thank my God," he sail, turning the hat upside down and tapping the .crown of it with his fingers, "that I have got my hat back from this congregation." Rod and Gun Items, gavedin aBear Trap. It was nearly midnight, and Ben the trapper sat by his cabin fire, enjoying a pipe before retiring, and his old yellow dog, "Rags," curled np in a fox ekin by his side. "Well. Rags, old bov. I think it is time we were turniu' in for the night," be had just remarked, when a low tap made the dog prick up his ear. "Who can that be ! ' cried the trapper, crossing to open the deor, and starting back as he confronted a dark Indian face, that looked asby in the firelight. "Oght !" be ex claimed, "what is it, anything wrong at the fort?" "Miss Daisy I the captain's leetle pale-face Daisy ! I can't find her!" gasped the man. "WhatiDaisy CarltoB lost, this -winter night f asked" "Betr?- "Yes, 1 tell ber wait by lake. I go smoke, drink with Reservation Indians, I come back, no Miss Daisy ! Oh ! Ogla 'fraid to go home and meet captain's eye." "No "-under," growled Ben, "and theie,s no time to be lost ! These Injuns are never to be trusted !" Hastily drawing on a great coat, taking bis rifle, and light ing a lantern, he was ready to set forth, accompanied by Rags, who ran ahead, leaping gaily through the drifts. Almot in silence the two men waded through the deep snow towards Moose Lake, occasion ally shouting, la hopes of a response. fear she is buriud under a drift," said Ben at last ; but just then a loud, joyful bark ing from Rigs attracted their attention. ' I declare, if that 'ere dog ain't a diggia' at toe b'ar trap, and I believe ihere's a b'ar iu it,'' and he hurried in that direction Sure enough the box had fallen, and Rags was scratching round it w ith might and main. "I must have a peep, if I'm shot for it I" said the old man in great excite - ment, lifting hii lantern and peering through the wi-es ; but at tho first look he almost fell back in the snow, as he cried, "If there ain't them blessed bbes in the woods, safe and sound in old Ben's b'ar-trap 1" A loud whoop of joy from Ogla rent the air, and theu both lifted the heavy box, and gently raised the two children from their cold resting place. Daisy awoke bright .-.ud well, and so sur prised to find herself out in the woods in Ola'd arms 5 but old Ben shook hi3 head a l:trl sorrowfully, as he laid the still un- V1 ;;. -t-a-riin fire, a- d tried to rub a little warmth, into his slifTened limbs bat is was long before the boy openee his eyes and cauio slowly back to life. "Another half hour and he would a bia froz8 . deader than a door nail," said Ben. Agnks (Carr) Sage, in American Agrh'dtrisi for January. Origin of tiie Word Missis sippi. The Mississippi is a good instance of the variations through which iome"names have passed. Its original spelling, and the nearest approach to the AlgorqniB word,, "Ihe father of watsrs," is Meche Sebo, a spelling still commonly used by ihe Louisiana Creoles. Tonti suggested Miche Sepe, which is somewhat neater to the present spelling. Father Laval still further modernized it into Michisipi, which another father, Labatt. softened into Mis wpi, the first specimen of the present spelling. The only changes since have been to overload the word with consonants. Marq'iette added the first and some other explorer the second "s," making it Mis sissipi, and so it remains in France to this dav. wit onlv one "p." The man ..who added the other has never been discovered, but he must have been an American, for for at the time of the purchase of Louisi ana the name was generally spelled in the colony with a single "p." Cheap Teachers. Your little boy is a dear little treasure. Your heart throws out every day the ten drils of affection, and they cling to him. At night you kiss him and tuck him away in u little bed. Then you pray the Lord to lead him and make him wise and good. But towards day you hear him groan. You lia;ht your lamp and find him burn ing with fever, in hi delirium he doe not recognize you. Yoh go for the doctor; but there are two ; one is a scholar, a gentleman,, a phjsician and a ttudent, distinguished among meu for his learning and conspicuous ability. But he charges a livinsr price for his service. Ia the o a outskirts of your town live a cheap doc tor, a quack ; he cracks jokes, plays dom inoes, and charge little for his ignorance. Which will you employ ? You love that boy too well to trust him with a quack. Yen prefer to pay a high price for a doc tor who understands his business. But when you employ a teacher and a man that cha- ges a living pi ice, ; you forget that love for your boy and gi ve preference to the cheap teachsr. A man who teacn es for ten dollars a month and finds him self, is apt to be worthlet, incompetent, and a very unfit model for a boy, A com petent teacher is entitled to a good price. Does the man love his money, when his stinginess makes him prefer the cheap teacher t You pay your money freely to save your boy's body but save your money when it is your duty to train the immortal mind. I have spoken plainly, because justice to your children require truth and candor. Hon. J, C. Scarbor ough. .. A Horrible murder. The .most . unprovoked and diabolical murder that we have ever heard of was committed in this county on last Saturday night. The victims were two old women and a little girl, Mn. Olive Gonter, near ly 60 year old, her daughter, Mis Jane, about 65, and her grand-daughter "about 8 year old. The two women lived alone about four miles South of this plae , and, on last Sunday morning, Mr. Baxter Gunter, a son of the old ldy and who lived a short distance from her, went to her bouse: and found hi mother -dead frr one bed, and in another his sister, andly ing by her side was hi little daughter (who had gone there to spend the night) barely breathing. He at once called ia some neighbor and what a horrible sight met their eyes I The women's heads were badly crushed and gashed, their brains oozing out and their blood smeared on the bed-cloths and both cold in death. The little girl's head was fractured and bloody, but she wa still breathing, though un conscious. All of them were lying on their siles in a natuaal Bleeping positioa, and apparently wre murdered while asleep. Near the gate -was found a bloody axe, which undoubtedly was the instrument of their deaths. There were no signs of robbery, nothing wa missing. A messenger was immediately sent for the coroner, and soon a erowd of excited neighbors was assembled. Upon the arrival of of the coroner a ju ry of inquest was empanelled and viewed the dead bodies. A few witnesses were examined and because of the suspicion excited by their evidence, three negro men living in the neighborhood and named Lewis Farrer, Fred Johnson and Frank McClcnahan were arrested and confined here in j til that night to await a further examination ur xt day. " Next day the ju ry of inqnest met again, and after hearing all tho evidence that could then be obtain ed, decided there was not sufficient cause for the further detention of the prisoner and they were accordingly released. The jury continued their investigatioa yes'er day'but could not find sufficient evidence "TSstify t der. will out" -and we confidently predict that the author of thi most atrocious crime will yet be convicted. Of course the perpetration "of to shock ing a murder ha sent' a thrill of horror throughout all this lection and has pro duced intense excitement. We are pleased to hear that on yesterday there were hopes entertained that the little girl might recover, and, if she does, she may bo able to clear up the mystery. Piece of her skull were -removed and her head skilfully trepanned by Dra. Budd and Hanks. It is thought she was awakened by the murder of her grandmother and aunt, and, as she raised up her head, was stricken with the murderous axe. The idea of so fiendish a crime being commit ted io our quiet and peaceful county 1 Cluitham Record. Baptist Meeting-. Meeting commenced in War-woman district continued eight days nights. We commenced the meeting in the school house, and met the first night at Brother Frank Black well's, went back to the school bouse the next day, met second at Andrew Hambie's, at the church the next day, and that night at Elisha Snider', the fifth day at the school house, the sixth night at William Fowler's. At the school house we met Brother John Coffee with a welcome hand. The seventh night we met at Brother Pell's, the next day at the oburcb, and the eighth night at Andrew Hambie's, and at the churh on the Sab bath. There were seven seekers on Sab- hath, and we closed the meeting at W. C. Speed's. All of these meetings were eon- ducted by the brothers and sisters, and led by Brothers John Coffee and G. W. Low dermilk. Subscriber. The Democratic State Convention fo Louisiana has declared hostility against lottery dealing, and has adopted resolu tions demanding that the Legislature to be chosen at the ensuing election shall enae' measure for the suppression of all lotteries. The resolutions;.- declare that lotteries not only incite breaches of faith and embezzlement, but are .demoralizing to society and corrupting to polities. ' "Ob, my back. 1" is a comjaea" excla mation and expresses a world of misery and suffering. It is singular this pain, arises from such various causes, y Kidney disease,: liver complaint, wasting affec tions, colds, rheumatism, dyspepsia, over- work, and nervous debility are chief caus es. When thus ailing seek prompt relief. It can be found best in Brown's Iron Bit ters. It builds up from the foundation by making the blood rich and pure. Lead ing physieians and ministers use and ree- AtnmAnrl it Tt ViAsa mnnA mnv anil $ jon are a sufferer try it I hare tne go j- . ' 1 1 I 1
Blue Ridge Enterprise (Highlands, N.C.)
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Jan. 10, 1884, edition 1
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