New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-07
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FEARFUL RIOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA
COLLEGE.

From The Wilmington ~ e. Commercial Feb 49,
A tremendous excitement now prevails in Columbia.
Last night at about o'clock some of the students of
the South Carolina College were walking around the
city with murderous object in view 1t is supposed. As
three of them were walking down Richardson street,
Immediately in front OF the market-house, of them
yelled out the of the Chief of Police, whom they
intended numbering that night This gentleman hear
ing considerable noise IN the street, proceeded TO the
spot to arrest the parties disturbing the peace One
OF them pretended TO be almost beastly drunk. The
officer commanded the peace, and laid his hand, mean
time, the shoulder Of the intoxicated person, and
he did this one Of the students punched him in the
abdomen with his club; the policeman, thinking he
had been stabbed, Immediately struck the student
with bis bludgeon, splitting his skull dreadfully.
This being done, he commanded his fellOw-polce-
to assist in conveying him to the guard house As
soon he was lodged there the cry OF college"
rased by the students, and in less than two minutes
100 students were present, all armed with pistols
bowe-knives swords hatchets and clubs, and rushed
to the guard-house, crying "Out out ~ After cut
ting all the doors and windows into fragments, they
rushed in upon the Chief each student giving him
wound with a knife bludgeon sword, and then
threw him out of the second-story window on the
brick pavement. The aarm-bel was then rung to
call the citizens together, but too late TO be of any
service to the police. This morning about 10 o'clock
the aarm-be was rung again. On arriving at the
guard-house found the students and several Of the
citizens "going in lemons with pistols, swords and
bowie knives. Several Of the students were carried
to their various homes dreadfully cut and bruised.
The students had sworn to kill the policeman, and
they broke into the guard house where he had been
put for safety and pulled him out in front Of it, where
they were each giving him blow with their clubs
and some OF them cutting him with bOwle-knives
The few citizens that were present rushed upon them
and they had dreadful NUS. The alarm bell was
again rupg to summon the military companies, and in
short time 1--WE military companies were present, in
GLIDING the artillery, clearing the sidewalk.
Tvesd~y Night, FEB. l9.-The military are now
stationed around the guardhOuse and JAIL prepared
to give the students warm reception. The students
have made several threats tonight and the military
will be kept under arms, think, several days. The
Mayor says they shall not dispense till peace il de-
peace proposals. till they have murdered Bedei, the
Chief Of the Police.
One of the students died this afternoon and Others
are expected to die tonight Bedell, understand,
died tonight Three of the police have been murdered
by these ruffians since my arrival here.
II is so late that cannot give you the full details Of
this exciting affair.
Thursddv 2O.-The students have dispatched
of their number to Charleston for the purpose of pur
chasing ammunition, finding the citizens Of this place
will not sell to them. They have also procured rifles
from a neghboriDg town under false pretenses, aud
were molding bullets last night and all to-day The
Mayor having secured the key Of their arInory on
Tuesday they sent & messenger to him this morning
stating that if be did not give up the key they
would break open the armory. He refused to do so,
and they broke il open and procured the weapons
therein.
Friday, 2l.-Tbe Governor went 10 the camn tb;s
evening, and demanded the arms from the students.
telling them II they did net surrender he would fire
upon them. This being done, they gave up their
arms.
There was College meeting held to-day, and some