The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-28
THE EDGEFIELD OUTRAGE.
THE NEGROES STILL HOLD TBE TOWN
NEGRO s0LB1ERs sENTTo HAMBURG.

conflict had, up to that time. taken place be-
tween the negro militia, under the command
OF the catpet-baggers, and the citizens Of the
county, The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
has obtained from trustworthy sources the fol-
LOVING additional particulars:
The negro militia which capeured the town
on last Friday morning are still IN possession
of Edgefield Courthouse. Their commanders
now are the notorious State Constable, John
B. Hubbard, better known as one OF the Wit
nesses against Mrs. surratt in the military
murder Of 1855, aud two or three others Of
SeOtt's myrmi ions. A heavy guard is still
posted ar und the jail, in which two or three
prisoner, are confined on Suspicion OF ha7lng
peen .srebel bushwhackers" OF them DeinR
the one-armed Confederate soldier, Lanier:
The negro militia are armed with splendid
weapons. the Same shipped to them from Co
lumbia by Governor Scott ep last FRIDAY. The
weapons are rifles. OF the kind known as the
t.WInchester make" and shoot sixteen times,
with great accuracy.
McKLEsERaEB DIsAPPRARs.
The citizens Of the village were very much
astonished Yesterday at the sudden departure
of the great lncendiary. the scalswag coroner
oY the county. Elckleberger who is also the
commander Of company q colored mlltia,
and was the leader in tho celebrated attack
On Edgefeld last Friday morning. He is now
in Augusta. I -
THR MILITIA REHRoRcED.
When it became known throughout the sur
rounding country that the colored militia, the
soalaHags and the State spies, had osptured
q whole town an were eviden ly about to set
up . evvernme,t for themselves, the negroes
Of Rdgefield became exceedingly iubllsnt and
determined to congratulate the colored SOL
diers ON their great victory. Accordingly on
last Sunday the negroes locked into the town
to the number OF several hundred and seemed
hi yhly delighted ct the m srtiai appearance and
pompous manner Of the sable heroes OF the
Corps d Antique. It ,s o9nhdently expected
that the negro militia will bs still further re-
inforced by the arrival, In day or two, OF ono
company Of United States Infantry, which, it
seems, the people are taxed to support.
ARRAsrs OF CITIZENS.
Alter the negro soldier, have been thus re-
,nforced by The United States troops, their
commanders, the State sPies and the scala
wags, will feel themselves strong enough to
commence doing the work which they were
sent to Edgefeld County to perform. VIZ: the
arrest Of citizens on trumped up charges OF
be,ng srebel bushwhaokers." members OF
the Ku-Klux. Klsn," &c. We understand that
when Hubbard took charge OF the Jail on Frl'
day aud placed guard Of negroes around 1t,
he declared his intention OF making the prison-
ers confess who the bushwhackers were. We
are not advised as to what was the method put
in practice by Hubbard to wr1ng "confes-
sioo" from the prisoners; but he has succeeded
IN accomplishing his purposs We are informed.
One Of the prisoners 10 the jail. white man
named Hatcher, has Puccumbed and made
confession 10 Hubbard. Whether the wretch
ed man has baen induced TO take this step
BY physical torture We, OF course. cannot tell,
but would not be at ell surprised it such prove
hat 81 fNr ftra a
nothing in Carrying out instructions from Co
lumbis, Anyhow, it 10 claimed that Hatcher
has told al he knows land Q good deal more
besides) about the ''bushHackers," and that
his story duplicates large OF citizens
OF Edgeheld Comfy, Who reside IN the vicinity
OF Phiiippi Church 9he citizens OF Eogefeld
fear that the Witnesses IN these cases will have
their swearing faculties sharpened and their
memories refreshed by course OF treatment
similar to that pursued by General Meade Last
year at Savannah, while engaged In working
up testimony tor the Ashburn csse. Sople OF
the citizens, however, think that Hatcher has
made no confession, aud that it 10 convenient
tha. they may have 30 ne excuse for their AZ
rests Of innocent 'citizs ans.
YE MILITIA WILL GARRISON HAMBURG.
As soon az affairs become somewhat settled
at Edgefield Courthouse, q portion OF the
negro militia will be transferred from that
place to Schultz's Hill, Hamburg, for the pur-
pose OF oyerrunnipg the inhabitants OF the an-
cient teutonic city and projecting the carcasses
OF Messrs. Arnim and Kennedy, who profess TO
find themselves in great danger from the ma
chlnations OF those two terrible organizations,
s.rebel bushwhackers" and the Ku-Klux. 1t s
we'll known to our city readers, We suppose,
that there is o most excellent lager beer brew.
ery situated at the base Of Schult2's Hill, and
presume knowledge OF this fact had some
thing 70 do with the selection Of that place for
a military encampment by the leaders OF ''ye
mgger melish." Il ia slso rumored that
s'Woolly town." near Grapiteyille, will also be
garrisoned by detachment, in order that
Iessrs. Woolly and Realfe may be protected
from the terrible buahwhackers.
COMMITTEE BENT TO COLUMBIA.
committee Of citizens has been appointed
by the people u Edge6eld Courthouse 10 60 TO
Columbia and represent 10 the carp t-pag
tyrant, who acts as Governor OF South Carolina,
protest against the manner in which the people
Of Edgefeld are being treated. This commit.
tee LEFT for Columbia on Sunday morning, but
the people do not entertain much hope OF sue
cess of the mission, as one OF the state spies
also went to Columbia on the same train with
the committee, and will doubtless fill Scott full
Ell lies about the thousands OF Union men,
white and black, who have fallen sacrifices TO
retel hate within the past month IN Elgeheld
County.
THE NEGROES DESERVING THE PLANTATIONS, do.
Among the numerous evils which have re-
suited to the people OF Edgefeld from this In
yasion OF the county by the negro militia has
been the desertlon OF the fieljs by the negro
laoorers. Many of the planters have employ.
ed negro laborers for The year, and contracted
to give them portion OF the crop made 10.
stead of wages. AS 5000 as the capture Of
Edgefield Courthouse by the negro militia was
heard OF. nearly o. Of these farm hands left
their employers and crowded into tho town tor
the purpose Of jol hing their colored military
comrades. Many farmers are thus left high
and dry so far as planting is concerned. and
many of them are without single hand on
their plantations. Nice prospect for crops
ahead IN Eigefeld County certainly
RADICAL NEWSPAPER TO BE STARTED.
Old John Browns hercbmln, Realte, in
tends soon to commence the publication OF
Radical newspaper at Edgeheld Courthouse.
IL will only be run until after the next eec
ton stall have taken place. as 1t ls merely de-
sigued to hoist certain hummers into Office
aud IN possession OIL the spolls. Governor
Scott will, 1t IS said, be o large stockholder IN
the new organ, and the funds realized from
his recent celebrated Blue Ridge Railr I'D
contract will, no doubt, be used ve:y freely.
EIcKLEpERaER's DoMos IN AUGUSTA.
On last Sunday afternoon the heroic COM
msuder Of the colored militia came to thus city
on the evening train Of the Charlotte, Colum-
-. d. Tofo nlop