The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-11
EXCITEMENT IN WARD 40. III,

nary CAIN OF Lnc CITY WAS uHtHteiluP "lii :
ing the whole day. On the contrary, there
we're some distulbances.
EXCITEMENT N WARD 30. III.
A colorad man at Precinct g. Ward No. 5, &C
cidentally discharged his pistol. Jhe shot
aroused the already excited crowd and he was
badly beaten, though it was soon ascertained
that no one had been shot.
A little later q colored man voted the Lcsesnc
ticket and was Immediately SET upon by some
black and white Radicals. The ailrightel ne
gro ran down the Bay and sought protection
from some gentlemen III carriage. This was
accorded, but the horde OF freedmen COM
menced an indiscrim;nate assault with III :lr
clubs. and beat the negro badly. During the
melee q shot was fred, the bullet cutting the
vest Of Mr.. I. j. Mackey, but doing no dam
age. The carriage party succeeded IN ctfectlnS
their escape, ani the crowd returned to
the polls. An angry controversy then arose,
and the negroes taking offence at some
remarks made By q Mr.. Rook, rushed at
him, and he ran down East Bay. In his
flight he drew his pistol, and to inti:ul-
date his pursuers, fred in the ground.
This shot, however, only increased the irrita-
ton, and Mr.. Rook was compelled TO take
refuge in the Johnson's Row OF buildings
where he succeeded in Guiding h:s pursuers
The negroes were all arme1 with clubs. soma
OF them formidable weapons, with loaded heads.
They we're very turbulent and riotoas IN their
behavior, and collected in crowds around
Benefits Mill, breathing vengeance against
Rook, and threatening to kill him when found.
THE SPECIAL coSsTABLEs.
Sheriff Mackey appointed number Of co!ored
deputies yesterday, who were distinguished by
white and green badges, and were designed 10
act as peace officers. They were seldom seea
near the polls, but marched through the
streets and along the wharves draSooainS the
freedmen and compelling them 10 vote the
Pilsbury ticket. They were ali armed with
clubs, and were very rude and boisterous in
their behavior. In several instances they
snatched the tickets from colored voters and
tore the Leses1e ballots to pieces, substituting
the green ticket OF Pilsbury. Instead OF being
peace officers they proved to be an elcalent OF
discord, and, by their unnecessary a1d Illegal
OnClOuSuSSS,
that occurred yesterday.
scoNsCIENcs MAKES cowARDs OF us ALL"
One duty of the special deputy shcrifs and
peace constah'es was to allay the fears OF the
ambitious Gilbert, and they were organized as
body guard to keep watch and ward around
his domicile on Monday night, and prevent
any &. X. KS from intc-ru2ting his peaceful
slumbers. The liant guard screwed their
courage to the sticking ONT, and quailed not
while the champion Of the Radical party chcwed
the cud Of reflection, and enjoyed the plea
sures of the Mayo-a:ty IN his dreams. The
guard remained a, their posts until daylight,
when they were relieved for other duties.
| SEEING AND cH NG1NG VOTES.
AT Ward No. 9, some offcious Intermediates
rendered themselves very obnoxious by stop
ping the co;orcd voters and asking them tor
their tickets. When these were for Lesesne
they were inst tantly destroyed and the P'lisbury
ticket substituted. number OF unsophisli-
Gated freedmen lost their votes IN this way, and
the few white men who were present were dc
TERED BY Intimidation from interfering.
Mares NEST Dlc2vERED.
Some of the peace depaSy shcr;ffs, IN the:l
: anxiety to serve their country, discovered
mares nest. They reported tc the Sheriff:
office that several colored voters We: held !:
durance vile OF Benefits Mil and elsewhere
and prevented from exercising the right OF sui
frage. A hAbcas corpps was procured, ant
Sheriff Mackey, armed with tbs document
made descent upon the mil. but, to thv aston
ishmcat and dissus: OF the Sheriff, the so-cal!
ed captives, twenty-five in number, p?sitircl
res:sed to leave or to adm: tia, ,lle:r freedom
was in any Say curta:lc1.
FIT ralDLEN.
Some of the co.orcl p.l,sburv.!es vino We.
| under the voting age, amused themselves b
, parading through the principal business street
behind leader, VINO bore a:oft Z bundle all
carpet-bas. They were yer: noisy a d dist
greeablc, and obstructed The sidewalks.
LET Us HArE PEACE.
\ horse that was frightened by the crowd .
the corner of Broad and Meeting streets, ye;
terday, fell down all commotion ensuet
Some OF the ''peace Officers took to tic tre
. boxes and imp.orcd those persons who wei
irving to raise the horse 20 keep Tho peace.
is needless to state tia; in this solitary lnstaae
: they succeeded il accomplishing their desire
=; end.
;. SELLING PLACES ~ TIE QUEUES.
3 The tlifferan. po,ljrr precincts were crow le