Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-24
Riot in Charleston.

IoRoH LIallr Procession
sDN KINd.sTREEr Last night torch light
.sprocesson, gotten up under tho auspices of
g8he Union League, paraded through somo Of
our principal streets, preceded by music, ban.
ners, aud transparency bearing tho inscrp-s
ton: I" Have you registered? If you have
not, do So" The procession numbered be-
tween six and seven hundred coorcd men,
The first place visited was the residence of
Mr.. Gilbert Pillsbury, in Qucon.strect, where
aftor the singing Of " old John Brown" and
cheers for the league, the Republican party
and Mr.. Pi'|sbury, President of the Grand
Council u. l.. A., of this State, the latterap-
pearel and made short address to the crowd
Tho processionthen moved down Queen street
to East Bay, thence to the Battery, halting on
the route In trout. Of the Conrtcy Office, aud
giving three cheers for " Registration. =
From South Bay Battery the procession turn.
ed up King into Lamboll-strcet, and had Just
reached tho corner of Smiths Lane aud King
street, when pistol was fred Off supposed
to have been intended for the procession, and
causing u good deal Of alarm and consequent
confusion Uudcr tho excitement which fol-
lowed an assault with brick bnts, &C., was
made upon tac grocery store of Mr.. G. Ah-
rcns, at the Northeast corner OF King street
and Smiths Lame Tho doors and windows
were broken in and the building and stock
considerably injured The proprietor and his
wife made narrow escape through the rear
Of the premises into 4 neighbours residence.
The clerk, Henry Otgcn, who was in the act
. Of closing the store when the procession ar
rived, was afterwards found in the store, and
compelled to come. out and surrender himself
to the crowd, who threatened to take sun!ma-
ry vengeance, striking him several times after
his arrest on the head and in different parts Of
his body. He was only saved from extreme
violence through the interference Of one Of
the colorcd leaders, who promised to accom-
pany the prisoner, and deliver him in custody
dt the Guard House.
Mr. Otgcn was accordingly taken and turned
over to the officers of the guard A coorcd
man, named Josiah Hayward, was also arrcs,
and was placed in custody Of the police off,
GERS When searched, revolver WAS found
on his person, aud taken from him at the
Guard House. From the statement Of Ran
dali Carter, another co.ored man, it appeared
that some dispute ahout female occurred be-
tween Carter aud Hayward when the latter
drew ont pistol and fired it at the former.
but missed him. The prisoner denied all
knowledge of the pistol. On the rccommcn.
dation, however, of General Ciitz, he was dc.
tanned in custody and Mr. Otgcn released to
appear before the Court this morning.
During the excitement 4 request was for
wardcd to the Citadel for assistance in case it
should become necessary. a squad Of ,ol-
diers, under command of Lieut.. Day, was
promptly furnished. General Cltz, and
Captain Clous, to whom the disturbance was
reported, also visited the Guard House for
the purposeof aiding the civil authorities in
tthe maintenance Of order. Aftor this occur
renee the procession visited several other pl,-
ces where speeches were made, and the party
breke Up abqHt twelve oo"ek wih""
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