Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-11-11
"A DisfrtRncIIisel State.

Inc following is the tclcgraplio despatch
announcing the result Of the election in th;s
State
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 24.-The election
'nth's ,a State is over. The result is tho actual
snDversion and destruction Of the franchise
10 South Carolina. On the seaboard md
ls'anos' the negroes in savage crowds held the
ballot boxes, and crammcd them with all the
tadlcal tickets sent to them The moro
women were even more violent than the men
ahd' with arms in hand, these brutal mobus
"t'acKed' beat, and drove of cvery man.
"hi'e or black, who showed or tried to vote
inc Reform ticket. In the middle counties
'he negro militia did the same service and
although negro boys of fifteen to twcntv voor,
ol age were seen to vote, no white man yon-
'urcd to challenge them. Not only minors,
Dat felons' well known convicts for BURGLARY
grand larceny, &C., voted, aud repeated often
enough to count from five to ten votes eocb.
The conservative negroes only exhibited their
sentiments passively, by staying away from
Tue polls In the upper counties, where tho
"h'te population is in the ascendancy the
people were ovcr,awcd by Grants troops in
aadlt'on TO Scots negro militia. The law
OF violence and intimidation controlled cvcrv.
"hcrc; savage negro mobs on the seaboard,
negro militia in the middle country. and
negro militia and United States troops in the
up country. 1t is ridiculous to call this m
election.
y CIRCUS IN "A STORM. - Bcllcvilc, Ohio,
October 2l,-This evcuing, about the middle
OF the performance in Van Amburob's men.
"serle, sudden gust of rain and wind came
on The tent was tossed about in friybtfnl
manner. The audience rushed from their
seats IN every direction Under the dircc.
uons OF the manager the showmen sprano to
the ropes and lowered the centre of the tent:
fse. erohen, and hbes is59 isst5599ng for them
ieeC high. and ,ont was nlry,, r,,.,...
of the PEOPLE and fell on the East SIDE or sths
ground. The lights were extinguishcd, and
pitch darkness prevailed. The large centre.
poles and other smaller poles were dragged
by the ropes through the people, and fell
""''"'> '"@"j SiuahihS anu uluilDinS Qulto o
h'mbcr The people, blinded by the dark.
ness, rushed in every direction. DIR. N. D.
Whltcomb was wounded in the head ard
arm.
The liens cage was caught by the ropes
and overset, falling upon Professor Langwor.
thy, the lion tanner, and seriously injuring
him. A little daughter of Mr. William &c,
hart was struck on the orchcad and the skull
badly fractured. A daughter of Mr.. David
Stclts is SO badly hurt that her life is despair
cd Of Miss Rosie White, Miss Emma
Charles, Miss Agnes Carey, DIR. Whitcomb,
Andrew Evarts, Addison Hamilton, and
doubtless many others whose names | have
not yet learned, were more or less injured
One lady was struck upon the hoad by pole,
but her waterfall received the blow and doubt.
less saved her lie - Cor. Cincinnati Com.
mcrcial
The RECENT ELECTION AND FRS EpAups.
We have already referred to the infamous
election law enacted by the last Legislature,
and the numerous frauds which were practicod
under it. These arc amply sufficient to set