The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-16
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tinues, although little variable-s dash
of cold occasionally. Yesterday we had
regular thunder andl lightning storm.
President Harrison, of the Blue Ridge
Railroad, will accept oar thanks for an
1870 complimentary over his road.
The CUCKOO" presented by Mr..
Sulzbacher, attracts a great deal of admi-
ration. 1t is great curiosity.
We are to have another exhibition of
monstrosities, during the present week,
in Janney's Hall. Among the collection
is striped individual, who so excited the
sympathies of the loyalists of Charles
ton, that he was seized and carried be-
fore magistrate-the charge being that
the "striped" was held as slave. An
investigation of the case proved the
charge unfounded, and he was returned
to the exhibition room.
Mr.. Kinard wishes it understood that
he is also Offering his stock OF winter
goods Mt low rates. See his advertise
ment.
There is to be a material change in the
schedule OF the Greenville and Colum-
bia Railroad, on Wednesday next--the
passenger train leaving Greenville at
S. AS n. M. and arriving in Columbia ut
3.45 p. IN.
ANOTHER DIFFICULTY WITH THE POLICE
Last night, little before 9 O'Clock, r.
white memberof the penitentiary guard,
while intoxicated, created disturbance:
and 1T becoming necessary to arrest
him, two police officers took hold of him
and attempted to carry him to the guard
! house; he resisted and called OH his
friends to assist him, whereupon some of
the colored guard from the penitentisry
rushed forward and attempted to release
the prisoner. Chief Radcliffe appealed
! to the citizens present to assist him-as
the penitentiaryites declared they num-
bered fifty men and would not allow
their comrade to be carried to the guard
house. One or two white and several
colored men responded, and the dis
turber of the peace was carried off by
the policemen, followed by rabble, who
brick-batted and knocked down two of
the officers. No firearms were used.
although Mt one time the policemen were
afraid that, in self-dcfence, they would
be forced to draw their pistols These
lnterferences with the police officers ere
becoming of frequent occurrence, and
blood will yet be she'd Chief Radcliffe
. returns his thanks to the colored men
who assisted the officers, rs through
their agency alone the prisoner was sue
cessfully lodged in the guard house.
THE RECENT DISTURBANCE IN SPAR.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF STILLS. On
the 10th of this month, Mr.. r. NJ. Wal
lace, Deputy Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. In this city, was despatched to Spar
tanburg County, for the purpose of
Investigating certain outrages, said to
have been committed against A. P.
Turner. one of the Deputy Collectors for
that County. Upon his arrival, being
satisfied that the reports were true, he
organized party, consisting of the
United States Deputy Marshal, three
United States Deputy Collectors, Sheriff
Dewberry, and seven United States SOL
diers-all under the command of Captain
Summerfield, of the United States Army.
They went to Turner's neighborhood,
about fifteen miles from the town. On
the route, they found three stills run.
ming in violation of the United States
laws, which were destroyed one
coming forward to claim them. A young
man, named Humphries, who had been
engaged in distilling. was arrested. Soon
after leaving the locality of the stills, m
armed band of men appeared on the
road, and surrounded the officers, threat
ening to attack and drive them out OF
the country Mr.. Wallace, Captain
Summerfield and their party were forced
to take possession of citizens house
and prepare to defend themselves. as
the crowd, which had followed them,
was soon increased by n lnrge number OF
men, armed with rifles, pistols, &C., who
demanded the release of Humphries and
the surrender OF Turner, whom, they
asserted, they intended to kill Captain
Summerfield ordered them not to come
near the house. AMI orders were given to
fire upon any persons attempting to
approach. The crowd kept collecting,
and the most violent and abusive lam
guage was used. A number of the men
appeared to be under the influence of
liquor. The mob declared that no one
in the house should leave it alive. Col
lector Wallace, in order to save trouble,