The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-12
Negro Riot and Bloodshod.

@'oS ~ !sioG chu 0lOoubDCu,
Tho Unusual ordor and quiet Of the Inv.
abiding community Of Savannah, says the
Nc'"} 5 HergW, Of the 5th, was very 90.
rio"S!y disturbed yesterday hy tho rotous
'n"1n"l Of an excited crowd Of negroes,
va" mad, contrary 10 special aud direct or
"elH from departmental headquarters, got
nt dchonco not only the civil but military
authorities. Without designing TO publish
any Sensational itcns ia reference /, ,ho
matter, brict history OF The initial rro.
oeedinG ot this mob of outlaws may hp ro.
poatcd
So'no simo @go, General Pope. then Com.
mander Of this Military District, ium,o1
Eenersi ordorI to the oIoo' that whcn,vc,.
- was aoSfe0 'hAt meetings for political
rwposeJ should 10 held within tho limits Of
tho City Of Savannah TINT notification or
that demSn should 10 made to tho Com
randcr Of the Post, AZ al!p TO tho civ;, ,u
'ho'n'os, tho said order compelled tho At.
tsh"ahce "i tho city mud county sheriff, nn,
snch police force ~ might be requisite TO
eeCurH order.
IN tn" 'occ Of ,hE plain order, rnbhshcd
"ihciHl'y, md an ordnance Of tho cav
>'""'" hGtconhl" thereto, some cvil.dc
Hfh'nE p"rsonn organized a mass mcetin.
OF negroes to hc hcldFst Chippewa Souorr
!'"'c'lay afternoon, without notifying ,.;th
nrtnc civil orm,'itary powers. They oroc,c1
a"'and. provided tho apcnkers for ,hc oc,,
"''h' amt congrcGo'cd II lnrgc crowd Of cycit
GU negroes upon the spot This state Of r,r;,
coming officially to tho notice Of hi, l,,ro,
'he Mayor, an order was sacul for tn, ii,
PERSON OF 'hc crowd Which was promp,lvcx
'tu'"dhy Ike police force and tho ,,,,,,,
''ahoa OF tho tumultuous assembly, IN, No.
s'oe7 theh assembled at an Ahican oh,r.l,
'"'sea ANDREW Chnppcll," on New stree,
"""feorG"n'zcd 'hcirmcoting Notice or,his
'ac' being nlso brought to tbo n,tcn,;o, -,
'"o'i'''S' another order was issued
"''c''hg the chief of police TO inycst;,o,, ,
'"' '"'' ma Fan unlawful assembly Ind
h''h,feo to adjourn the nn,nc. A,cnrl;,n
~ General Anderson, accompnn;o,, b.,
o'"'"'"' visited The place, nni found ,
o'o"' OF negroes assembled at The
""'" 'lo ordered tho adiournmcn, or
'"' meeting nnd the dispersion or ~
Iowa. winch almost immodintcl, common,
furious attack upon tho l,,l, SQUAD
""''" was continued until rcintorccmen,,
arrived rom the barracks; then tho Grh,
"e'am" general; pistols, rocks and c,nh,
were iFcciy'uara, unit, finally the ri,,or,
"''' o'Srersed, aud some twenty .a;v -.
ic"'"' ana carried to Tho harroch. VA
','' 10 say that Lieutenant Bell Of the
t''''o loroe received a severe flesh wonnd
- 'hc ''g from pistol shot fred hv nv. r.
'n' r'o'erS, az also wound in Tho hooa
WIN rock. He. however, roma;ncJ ., H.,
n''' ""'.' overcome and fan, from loss Of
"'''"' "he'' he vas carried to his residence
""" 'he hnll extracted, and his w,r,1
dressed hy Dr. Bullooi.
h'e"tontnt Howard was kuocl,I ,o,,n
1883 oy n blow in the head with y ro,l ,a
van" " l'No ~ have proved fatal. Ho was
'"'''"a INTO quarters and his wound ,lrcs..
'"' Sorgcan, Moran had a seycrc ,rco-
WI WIN enc OF the ringleaders, and wos
""gh'iy wounded Wo have hc,rl or IN,
ono negro b,ing shot, but az thcro wcro =,
""S' io''S sho's exchanged between the
opposing forces, We should not hc surnrscd
40 learn ui moro casualties
me following named persons were arrest.
c" and taken to the barracks: II IT Edo,
white S!las Allen, Prince Hamilton, Thos
W,
wayne, Wm Rochcl, YIN Wallale, (wounl.
'u) Edward Joncs, Solomon james Aaron
t'F"ys"n t#oanaoa}, Moses Bryan, Elcaycr
MoVnccn, Anthony lngraham, Elmo Irwin
Cam draccy, Horny Jones, Edward ru,h.
'flofd' Clay, Edward Graham, Gcorc,
stuart, Abram Jackson, John Harrison Cv.
rus Jackson, Abram Potter, Martha pc,cr.
son, Lizzie Drmscn aud Sarah Johnson
coorcd
OF tho above Y II Eden, Vim wa!!a e ana
Aaron Grayson appear to have acted The
most conspicuous part in tho discraccG,,
AFFAIR Thorc arc others who wcro nrom;.
nent in tho riotous proceeding, but thcv
nave succeeded in escaping thus far.
ihe widest rumors were prevalent latc
Yesterday, but the above constitutes all the
natural facts in tho case.
TEe course Of tho police force was char
aeterizcd ey great forbcaranoc, and, Ind II
not nocn so, second New Orleans massacre
might have been the result
ing who'H matter will bc officially invcs.
uga'Co today, we presume, when any fur.
thcr facts uayciopp1 ~ III l., r,,,.t