The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-19

TERRIBLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dho~NANu
OF Two WHITE MEN AND A NEGRO WOMAN
On Wednesday afternoon Mr.. B. Roddin left
the city for his place on Wando River, accom-
panied by white man, three negro men and
one negro woman. The boat started before
the at ,rm, and had proceeded to within mile
Of the plantation when 1t was cspsized by
sudden gust. The boat was soon righted and
the inmates regained their seats, but evsry-
thing was lost, with the exception OF one oar.
They drilled heIplessly down the river until
opposite Weldon and Pstten's place, when the
boat was again cspsized, and Mr.. Roddin, the
Irishman and the negro woman were
unable to regain their Sposition and SUNK
The cries Of The negro men attracted the atten-
tion Of some lsborers on the Patten place, VINO
put off in boat and rescued them. Two OF
the boat hands came to the city yesterday and
reported the facts OF the drowning to MIR. Pick
EFT, Mr.. Roddin's partner. No further report
was received up to late hour last night,
though there was vague belief that MIR. BOD
din was not drowned and had been seen IN the
city. One Of the negro boatmen strengthened
this belief by stopping at store where Mr.
Roddin was well known, and asking the pro-
prietor il he had been seen.
THE ALLEGED ATTACK UPON 3. @. DELAnaE.
The Newberry Herald publishes the following
statement in regard 10 letter from r. @.
DeLarge, published in the Washington Chroni-
Gle, in which he said that his life was menaced
H. ..... -.l:t, as, ~, &La train hetween NeW.
berry and Laurens:
We have the authority OF q gentleman for
stating that the above is . tissue OF the most
unblushiDg. falsehoods. When the tram .eIt
Newberry 1but one passenger coach attacheo)
there we're but five male persons aboard, e1-
elusive of the train hands. These were Coi.
Anderson, and another gentleman.of the laur-
ems garrison, Mr. Bell, DeLarge and our ipfor-
mant, all seated in q little partition OF the car.
Our friend says that there was no political dis-
cussion between any OF the parties, no ois-
courtesies used, nor disrcspect shown any one;
and that he did not even know that the gen
in the little cuddy was DeLarge. That his lie
was not in jeopardy from Newberry to Laurens;
that not single person came. aboard aiteI
leaving NeWberry until the train arrived at
Martins Depot; that Mr.. Bell did not fonow
DeLarge, but was riding quietly homeWard,
without saying a word to any one; that no one
rushed in to stare at the lion; that no knives
were used, none to use them, and no occasion
for their use; that at Martins there we're not
moro than SIX or seven persons about the trnin,
and they all gentlemen who would not violate
self respect BY inciviiIes toward any one; that
the train hands, Mr. Richardson, sconduceor.
and two oolored men-three. all told-leaye
the train of necessity, at every station, TO de-
liver che mail matter and the freight; anil Last
", that no one saw DeLarge throw hlmse1 into
dramatic position, cooked pistol in hand. Quite
funny this.
We nail those falsehoods To- the counter IN
an tsr as this end of the road is concerned, and
our informant had travelled; AMI now call upon
our namesake and confrere OF Laurens Tor
;"sounds from the other end Of the hne."