The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-28
THE EDGEEIELD OUTRAGE.
THE NEGROES STILL HOLD TIE TOWN
Citizens to be Arrested.
NEGRO SOLDIERS sENTTo HAM8nRe

| conflict had. up to that time. taken place be
| tween the negro militia. under the co mmap
OF the carpet-baggers, and the citizens OF th
county. The Augusta Chronicle and Sentine
has obtained from trustworthy sources the fol
| LOWING additional particulars.
| The negro militia which captured the tow,
! on last Friday morning are still in possession
OF Edgeheid Courthouse. Their commander
| now are the notorious State Constable, JohI
neeses against Mrs. eurratt in the militar
murder Of 1866, aud two or three othsrs q
SSotts myrmi ioas. A heavy guard is still
prisoners are confined on susplclon Of haylnf
been 'rebel bushwhaokers'- OF them oeins
! the one-armed Confederate soldier, Lanier
fhe negro militia are armed with splendi,
weapons. the same shipped to them from Co
lumbia by Governor Scott Oh last Friday. tn,
weapons are rifles. Of the kind known as tn,
winchester make, and shoot sixteen times
with great accuracy.
EIoKLEBRRaER DIsAPPRARs.
the citizens IL Of the village were very mucl
OF the great incendiary, the scaawag coroDe]
OF the county. Elckleberger who ia also the
commander OF company cf colored militia
snd - was the leader IN the celebrated attacl
on Edgeaeld last Friday morning. He is nov
in Augusta. x
o THE MILITIA REINFORCED.
When 1t became known throughout the sur.
rounding country that the colored militia. the
scsiawags and the State spies, had captured
mnole sown an we're eyaden y about to set
OF Edeefeld became exceedingly iubllant and
determined to congratulate the colored sol.
dlers on their great victory. Accordingly on
to the 1n1NRer OF several hundred and seemed
highly deliXNted at the n Artiai appearance and
p0mpons manner Of the sable ieroes of the
tSp GSoyps a. Atrtq.e: It 1s conhdently expected
;nsH !nas .ne negro militia will be still further re-
lniorceo oy the arrival, in day or two, of one
company OF United States Infantry, which. il
seems. the people are taxed to support.
ARRESTS OF oITIxKNs.
After the negro soldier. have been thus re-
lnforced BY the United States troops. Their
conman1ers. S, the state spies and the scala
wags, viii fee! themselves strong enough to
commence doing the work which they were
sent TO Edgeheld County to perform, VIZ: the
arrest arrest OF cltizans on trumped up charges Of
tna neang rebel bus vbushwhsokers." members Of
when Hubbard took charge OF the iaiI on Fri.
day and placed guard Of negroes around it,
ne declared hls intention OF making the prison.
ers CONFESS who the bashwhackers were. We
are not advised as to what was the method pat
10 practice by Hubbard to wrlng q '.oonfes-
slon" from the prisoners; but he has succeeded
"a "a accom- plishing his purpose we are informed.
na@eG un1 81 me prisoners in tho jail white man
60 man has been ln0uce0 10 take I,sin Sci,
by physical torture we, OF course, cannot tell,
but would not be at all surprleed 1t e0ch prove
to be the case. TOR the State spies will stop at
notbing in carrying out instructions from Co
iumbia. Anyhow, it il claimed that Hatcher
has told an he knows land good deal more
besldes) abont the s'bushwackers." and that
his story duplicates 3 large number OF citizens
OF Edgefeld County, who reside IN the vicinity
OF Phihppi Church. 1he citizens Of Eoge6eld
Tear that the Witnesses IN those cases will have
their n n3pa al 0v,6 hate
memories refreshed by Q course OF treatment
similar TO that pursued by General Meade last
year at Savannah, while engaged in working
up up sesmony ettny Tor the AshbnIn case Some OF
made no confession, and that it ia convenient
fiction. concOcted ~ Hubbard & Oo., in order
ina they may have so ne excuse for their ar
rests OF innocent citizsns. n, q
YE MILITIA WILL GARRISON HAMBURG.
As soon as affairs become somewhat settled
negro militia will be transferred from that
place to Schultz's Hill, Hamburg, for the pur-
pose OF overrunning the inhabitants OF the an
cient teutonic city and protecting the carcasses
ind themselves in great DANCER from the ma
chlnations OF those two terrible organizations.
rebel bushwhackers" and the Ku-Klux. It is
Weli known to our city readers, We suppose,
tnat there 1s most excellent lager beer brew
cry situated at the base OF Schultz's Hill and
presume q knowledge Of this fact had some-
thing 70 DO with the selection Of that place for
,nan military % %ensampment by the leaders Of ..ye
''wooIly town" near Graniteviile viii also o be
garr1soned by q detachment IN order that
Messrs. Wooly and Realize may be protected
from the terrible bushwhackers.
COMMITTEE SENT TO ooLuMBIA.
A committee Of citizens has been appointed
by the people " Edge6eld Courthouse TO 60 to
and represent to the carp .t-basy
tyrant. who acts as Governor of South Carolina,
the state OF al Iirs existing in the town; and to
protest against the manner in which the people
OF Edgeneld are being treated. This commit
tee left for Columbia on Sunday morning, bat
the people do not entertain much hope of suc-
cess OF the mission, as one OF the state spies
also went to Columbia on the same train with
the committee. and will doubtless Rll Scott full
white and black, who have fallen sacrifices to
reteI hate within the past month in e lgeAeld
County. 0Gb ,Hq ma I',--'s' :,
TIE NEGROES DEsERTINa THE PLANTATIONS, &C.
Among the numerous evils which have re-
suited to the people OF Edgeaeld from this in
been the desertlon 81 the fells by the negro
la6orers. Many Of the planters have employ
cd negro laborers for the year, ana contracted
to give them portion OF the crop made tu-
Edgeheld Courthouse BY the negro miltie was
heard OF. nearly oil OF these farm bands left
their employers and crowded into the town for
tne purpose OF JOl 1lDR their colOred military
comrades. Many farmers are thus left high
and dry 80 far as planting is concerned and
many VI them are without single hand on
their plantations. Nice prospect for CROPS
ahead IN Edgefeld County certainly
RADICAL NEwsPAPER TO BE STARTED.
Old John Browns heuchmaD, Realte. in
tends soon to commence the publication of a
Radical newspaper at Edgeaeld Courthouse.
IL WILL only be run until after the next eiec
ZION ana'l nave taken place. as 1t 7s merely de-
signed to hoist certain bummers into Office
and IN possession OF the spols. Governor
Scott will. 1t is said. be largo stockholder an
the new organ, and the funds realized from
MIS- recent celebrated Blue Ridge Rair ,ad
contract will. no doubt, be used yecy ra ,iy.
sA K1cKLEsERanRs DoINas m AUaUsrA.
On last Sunday afternoon the Asroic coma
nnandeH OF the col0red militia came to thus CITY
on the ovenaDg train Of the Charlotte, Coium.
pa and Augusta RAilrOAd. L1ta Sunday eve.