Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13
The College Instruction in South
Carolina

The telegraph yesterday gave us some par
%ticulars of the recent terrible and bloody
scenes at Columbia College, South Carolina.
A correspondent of tho Baltimore AdUertiser
writes:
One of the students had been arrested and ia
ken to the guard house for drunkenness, and
the following scene occurred:
As soon IA he was lodged there the cry Of
college" was raised by the students, and in
less than two minutes, 100 students were pres
ent, all armed with pistols, bowie knives, clubs.
swords, and hatchets, and rushed to the guard
house crying, "out, out" After cutting all the
doors and windows into fragments. they rushed
in upon the Chief. each student giving him a
wound with knife, bludgccn, or sword; and
then threw him out of the second story window
on the brick pavement. The alarm bell was
then rung TO call the citizens together, bot too
late to be of any service TO the police. This
morning about 10 o'clock, the alarm bell rang
again On arriving at the guard house, / found
the students and some of the citizens going in
lemons with pistols, swords and bowie knives.
Several of the students were carried 10 their re-
spective homess dreadfully cut and bruised.
The students had sworn to kill the police
men, and they broke into the uard-house,
where he had been put for safety, and pulled
tihi ia III Oht VI iB "btAC ivy W NAt
giving him a blow with their clubs, and some
Of them cutting him with their bowie-knivcs.
The few citizens that were present rushed upon
them, and they had n dreadful muss. The
alarm-bell was again rung 10 summon the mill
tary companies, and in a short time five coIn-
panies were present. including the artillery,
clearing the sidewalk.
Tuesday Night, Feb, l5.-The miIitar =
now stationed around the guard houat afk
iail pronara1 m Oiva tho cfuIoufaM <rnrx, rx-
ception. The students have nad6<o<Rom|
threats tonight. and the military will
under arms, / think, several days. The
says they shall not disperse till peace
clared. The students say they win not SUI hit
to any peace proposals till they have murdered
Bedell, the Chief of the Police.
One Of the students died this afternoon. and
others are expected to die TO night. Bedell, !
understand, died tonight. Three of the police
have been murdered by these mfians since my
arrival here.
Thursday, 20.-The students have dispatched
one of their number TO Charleston, for the pur-
pose OF purchasing ammunition, finding The
citizens OF this place will not sell To themH
They have also procured rifles from IA neilk
boring town, under false pretences, and VIDE
moulding bullets last night and all day to day.
The Mayor having secured the key of their "
mory on Tuesday, they sent a messenger n
him this morning, stating hat if he did M
give up the key, they would break open II
armOry. He refused to do So. and they broke
it open and procured the weapons therein.
Friday, 2l.-The Governor went to the CAM
pus this evening. and demanded the arms from
the students. telling them that If they did not
surrender. he would fire upon them. This he
ing done. they gave up their'arms. .
Al last accounts. the exercises Of the COLLEGE
had been suspended on account Of these pro.
ceedings.