New-York tribune., 1871-06-29
SOUTH CAROLINA.
ITS PRESENT CONDuION-THE POSITIONS AND
NUMBER OF UNITED STATES TROOPS IN THE
sTATE-A KU-KLUX COMES TO GRIEF.
fFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

ITS PRESENT CONDTIoN-THE POSITIONS AND
NUMBER OF UNITED STATES TROOPS IN THE
sTATE-A KU-KLUx COMES TO GRIEF
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, s. c., June 16.-The State OF
South Carolina is unusually quiet at present. The Ku
Klux appear to have ceased operations in all quarters
except In spartanburg County, where the whipping Of
negroes is still kept up The remarkable degree OF peace
and good order prevailing may be attributed to three
causes First, improvement In public sentiment occa
stoned by action Of the TaxPayers Convention held
last month, which condemned violence and counseled
oderation secondly the fact that in all the country
districts everybody is busy in hoeng cotton or supern'
tending the work. and has time to give any thought
politics and thirdly the OF United States
troops all the where disturbances have taken
place threatened to occur. The number of Unite
States troops in the State has been considerably aug
mented within the last three weeks. The force
prises seven companies Of infantry companies OF
cavalry one battery OF mounted artillery and
pany OF dsmounted artillery They stationed fol-
lows:
Charleston-One battery and one foot company OF the
Colambla-TwO companies Of the 18th Infantry.
Darlington-One company eth Cavalry.
Cheraw-One company I'd Infantry.
symter-ono company 9TH Cavalry, and one company
Chester-0ne company 7th Cavalry, and one company
18th Infantry.
York-One company eth Cavalry and one company
Union-one company 7th Cavalry,
Ncwbery-one company 18th Infantry formerly sta
toned at Laurens which post has been broken up.
spartanburg-One company 7th Cavalry.
An affair took place in Abbeville County lately. in
which member OF the Klan came to grief in manner
that will probably discourage Kux enterprises in that
vicinity for some time Ito come Several disguised
men went to the house OF negro living In the south.
western part Of the county. the Savannah River
When they had forced the door open they heard no
noise and as il quite dark one Of the men knelt
|
make light that his companions could where to
ind the victim The negro had been crouching in the
behind the chimney jamb, and the fire
began to blaze, he sprang out armed with AK and
split the head Of the man upon the hearth completely
open, killing him instantly The negro then out OF
the door and made his escape, receiving, as he
bullet through his arm. Tie dead man
was secretly buried, and attempt made
to keep the affair from being known, which was
30 far successful, that, although the occurrence took
| place more than week ago, no trustworthy in.
formation about 1t received here until to-day This
is the first attempt at KuKluxing In Abbevile County
for long time, and 1t will probably be the last The
Ku-Klux are invariably great towards and to have
Of their number killed wounded has the salutary
OF demOralizlng the organization In whole county
The egroes beginning to understand this and
that they know that the bdeOus midnight prowers
not spirits VI kind VI SUPERNATURAL beings but only