The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-18
State Items.

RIOT IN PIcKENs DIsTnIcT.-The Columbi
Chronicle says: We are informed that on Saturda
night last in Pickens District, near Perryville, OF
the Blue Ridge Railroad, white man, name
Bryce, was engaged in opening Union League
1t is not known whether there were any othe
whites present than Bryce. The number of color
ed men was about two hundred.
| During the exercises, white youth, name(
| Smith, who was intoxicated forced his way int(
the League, and exhiplted his pistol but it is no
certainly known that the weapon was discharged
The appearance of young Smith greatly exasperat
| ed the negroes, and they sailed out to overtakC
| him. He thereupon ran quarter or half a mile
and took refuge in building where debating 30,
clety, composed OF the young people OF the neigh
borhood, was peaceably holding meeting. Smith
WAS in no wise connected with this society. The
| negroes surrounded the house, q large proportion
being armed, il is said, with pistols and muskets
| and commenced an indiscrminate attack upon the
| members, who were unarmed, and Of course, un-
| suspicious of the danger that had 80 suddenly
come upon them.
One of the shots fired by the negroes took effec'
upon the person of youn" man named Hunni-
cutt which proved fatal eSs than five minutes
The other members of the debating society sue
ceeded in making their escape, after receiving
sundry bruises.
The negroes continued the riot during the
night, and on Sunday morning squads OF from ten
to thirty were engaged in plundering and pillaging
the houses in the neighborhood:
A messenger was sent to Lieutenant Colonel
Smith, of the 9th Infantry, Commandant Of the
Post at Anderson who proceeded on Sunday night
to the scene Of the riot. He arrived about one
o'clock on Monday morning, and found the excite
ment somewhat subsiding, but Colonel smith,
with his force, remained during the day, with the
view of auelling any further dstut bance and plum
dering and also to arrest the perpetrators OF the
outrage.
We have no information from the locality later
than Monday, but suppose the riot has been
Qnelled.
We think it is high time that some steps should
be taken by the military to interfere with these
armed organizations operating under pretence OF
Union Leagues, there being general conviction
among the people of the State that, while the Or
ganization processes to be Republican in charac-
ter, i. is in complexion, perhsps. more military
than political.
PERsoNAL.-G General Candy and accompanying
members OF his staff returned to Charleston yes.
terday morning. His visit here was one purely OF
business. The purpose was that OF consultatiop
with the Governors Of his two States. He held it;
gave his decisions; doubtless took in fresh sup
ply of thought and suggestion from the civil foun-
tain heads, and departed. There was no fuss, no
display, and halt q dozen individuals in town.
knowingly, did not look upon the Commander OF
the Secon1 District.
nors Worth and On, General Candy visited the
penitentary, and sherougely inspected the work
ing Of this novel South Carolina institution. -
Governor Worth also left for Raleigh yesterday
BE is 70 quiet little old gentleman, sharp as a
briar, and with we'll of wisdom at the root OF
every grey hair. We should like to have seen
more or him, and heard from North Carolina.
[t0iumbia Chronicle.
The Marion District Conference held it's session in
the town of Darlington with religious services, be-
ginning on Che 9th October, After an agreeable
and harmonious session it closed lis duties on the
Bishop John Easily, of Lynchburg,i Va, who was
detained by sickness, Rev. Robert j. Boyd, or