The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1868-10-29
The Troubles In Newberry.

THE SHOOTING OF MIR. WARD MURDER OF
LEE NANCE, (coLoRED) ARREST OF A
son oFEX GOV. GIsT BURNING OF GEN.
MCGowANs STABLES, AND A LARGE
IN COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, s. c., October 10 -Yester-
day, near Newberrv Courthouse, a party
Of negroes sho, Mr.. Ward in the hin.
They also fired from ambush at arother
person who was riding with Mir. Ward
This morning, at Newherry Courthouse,
9. II Lee Nance. a negro, the President
OF the Union League, was shot and kill
ed bv parties unknown.
This evening An immense mob Of ne
groes assembled at the depot OF The
Greenvile and Columbia Railroad in this
city and threatened to take the life Of Jim
Minor, a colored Democratic orator, who
has been on stumping tour and WAS ex
nec,ed on the evening trsir. Fortunately
Minor did not come, for il he had here
ia no telling what SioodsAei m'ghs b",o
ansuod.
N'LIm mblN, -. " oCtOUtT LO.-J bnn
B. Hubbard. head constable Of South
Carolina, arrived on the Greenville and
Columbia Railroad train this eveninp,
having in charge r. V Gist, Of Union, a
son Of ex Governor Gist. and another
white man, name unknown. whom he
had arrested on the charge Of being con
cerned in the murder Of Lee Nance, the
7 L.
ry Courthouse yesterday morning.
On Sunday afternoon George franklin
a section master on the G-esnvi!ls and
Columbia Railroad ,.Yas shot and serious
" wounded by ne bes near Clinton, IN
Laurens District.
COLUMBIA, s. c., October 2l.-Last
night the stables Of General Samuel McI
Gowan, OF Abheville with his fine horse,
were burned nv incendiaries. Simulta.
neously Mrs. McGowan and her two chill
dren were taken up hv two persons whom
she could not recognize and carried out
Of the dwelling. The alarm Of fire hav
ing been given, she and her children were
pu, down unhurt, and the parties who
brought them out OF the house made
their escape, leaving no clue bv which
thew could be tracked. General McGow
An was absent from home at the time.
COLUMBIA, s. c.. October 22.-An ex
tensive carriage establishment in the -
lsge OF Abbeville was entirely DESTROYED
by fire Inst night The confagralion WAS
the work Of incendiares. who also set fire
to a barn. but fortunately the fire WAS
dscover,d d and the flames eYlinguish ed
before much damage was done To the
building. The total loss is estimated At
$4,000. Tn re is considerable excitement
among the people. both white and coIored.
The Newbery HcraH saws, that pre-
vious to his death, Randolph had used
insulting language to distinguished cit
izen on the care, and shaking his fist at
him. said. Just such men as you have
brought the country TO this condition,
and until you are disposed Of we will
have 40 peace" 1t also states tha, on
the night Of the day on which Randolph
was murdered, Mr.. Justice IIoge, who
was on the same business, fearing like
visitation, left the interior some twenty
miles from the railroad, and walked the
whole distance. carpetrbag in hand, TO
take the train below, and get out OF reach
Of danger. On taking the cars he secre
ted himself 10 the mail coach, and arrived
safely below, we suppose.
Newberry is now gsrrisoned by a Com
pany Of u. 8. Infantry.