The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-30
eV4IE CHARLESTON NEWS FRInSy

THE NEGRO Rx0T or gcaDAY List.
Tho Dfsxracefal Affair as Described by
ono or Shc savannah Uaso Bali Club.
A spirited account in the Savannah Adver.
tiser OF the visit Of the Savannah Base Ball
Club to Charleston and their match game with
the Carolinas. closes with the following de-
scription Of the negro riot:
THE ATTACK UroN THE BAND,
| Which was one OF the most bru.ai aud coward
y imaginable. was made as soon as they had
| fairly passed out Of thr Citadel yard and turn
ed to go down Meeting,street. The entire
front rank were knocked down by the infu.
upon aud beaten while down. Wholly unarm-
ed and ta"en by surprise, the members de-
tended themselves as best they could--one Of
them having the satisfaction OF knocking
down three with his horn ere ie became unser-
viceable-until the military came to their res
cue and escorted them to the hotel, placing
the wounded men In an omnibus and marching
with lard both III the van and rear. A
| vast number Of negroes swarmed about the
streets in the neighborhood OF the hotel, yell
ing and shouting, oursing and using all man
| OF enmity against the band seemed to be be-
cause ''they were id Democrat, crowd"
| and played Dixie" for those id rcbols in
grey uniforms"
| SCENES AT THE HOTEL.
| ~ While the aghting, was progressing near the
Citadel. the SavanRah Club, who had returned
to the hotel. packed their baggage and sent it
to the steamer, were waiting aud wondering
why their friends came not to escort them to
the supper room. Soon the CRY was raised.
They've attacked our band-let's to the
res esG4e, S and a. grand d.uble19aick was % made
oort were met on King street. and all returned
to tt hotel, the negroes following and swarm-
ing on the sldewalks, yelling. curslng and
using most atusiye epithets towards the white
| was heard, ''TEis is no savannah" s'The COL
| ored boys run this town." Frequently cobble
stsne or brick would be thrown; one young
hotel. The negroes appeared particularly in
oensed against the soldiers, end shouted,
| ',Take away those bayonets and we'n soon
Arrived at the hotel. brief halt was
made to assemble all the excursion
lists, when, the line Of march was CON
pany, where most bounsifuI supper was
spread. TIE guests from Savannah and
Charleston, to the plumber Of about two hun
dred. saS , down. and an hour was spent most
| ''Carolnas," welcomed the '.Savannahs" and
| their friends in most cordial, kindly and elo.
quent speech, hoping they, would forget the
| delights OF the present. President May re-
| sponded IN happy little speech, when, with
oat ceremony. tho Onset was commenced upon
General Anderson was loudly called upon and
| responded. Speeches was also made by the
captains OF the Mines. The occasion was q
most deliR htful one, and will long be remem-
pered by all who participated.
| 4aE MARCH TO THE BOAT.
| Altogether too soon, as it seemed. the admo-
milton came from Captain King tn at we must
embark, 80 the line of march was resumed, the
band with their battered instruments piping
| Round the Flag, Boys," and with the vllest
and most insulting cries, endeavored to bring
on conflict. Several times 1t was necessary
| thing the mob seemed to entertain a great re-
| spect for, dodglng away the moment one was
pointed at them. while those who were so
a aardy as ,;a to come come = up too near and receive
keys: On one street cobble stone was thrown
| at the procession and smashed q gas l1pht
over over the ne. heads cad: Of some Of the party.
though there VT re thirty or forty revolyers in
the party, not single shot was fired by any of
the savannah excursionlsts. Smartlng as they
Az al we're ere under the sense Of the many ndigni-
Ties anu insults heaped upon them, their for
bearance was certainly commendable and all
| the more 80 when it Is considered that no pro-
vocation had been given the mob by any OF the
nnar1el ss ns..ng been caused
| is hard to conceive why the walls OF their wrath
nuOuAu nave Uo0n particularly poured out UPON
the heads Of peaceable. quiet and unoffsndlng
visitors, ulless, as their cries would see n to
indicate. they proposed to sho y that 9. the col
ians. if they had rights at home, were enti-
tied to no consideration there.
The entire party praised the forethought,
coolness and Judgment of General Anderson, to
military escort, for upon his application 10 the
cemmandans it was rendered ''with pleasure,
BIZ" after the imbeciie Mayor had declared
turbance and protect the guests OF his city.