The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-02-16
Editorial Correspondence.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 13.

Charleston, the time may be profitably employ
ed in jotting down q few items for the InteN-
gencer.
:. One of the most pleasing incidents of ajour-
ney from Anderson to Columbia may be met
with at Bolton. Here, in the spacious and
magnificent hotel erected by our friend McGec,
one is soaced with an elegant breakfast, such
as travellers seldom meet with at railroad eating
houses. 1t puts one in a good humor for the
Journey, and enables him to treat his fellow
travellers with due civiity and politeness, which
is very hard to accomplish when the fare has
been meagre and unsatisfactory. 1t is worth
ride, on disagrecable morning, to meet the
glad welcome and hospitabe entertainment al
ways to be found at IcGee's.
On reaching Hodges Depot this morning,
we learned that an unfortunate difficulty occur
red on Saturday afternoon last at Cokesbury,
resulting in the death of Henry Nash, a colored
man, and one of the County Commissioners for
Abbeville County. 1t appears that personal
alteration took place in the rear of DR.. Harris
store between two white men, named Langdon
Conner and John W. Moore and the deceased,
Henry Nash. 1t was known to Dr. Hart that
bad feeling existed between the parties and
when Nash came to his store and enquired for
Mr. Moore, the DR.. told him not to go where
Moore then was, in the back room. But Nash
persisted in seeing Moore, and while they were
talking, young Conner entered the room, and
the conversation was adjourned to the outside
of the store, at Dr. Harris request. In few
minutes, several pistol shots were heard in that
direction, and the first discovery made by others
was Nash running away and the two young
mon in pursuit, both firing their pistols, and
the fire being occasionally returned by Nash.
This continued for more than a hundred yards,
when Nash sought refuge in the store of Mr..
w. A. Moore, when the firing ceased. DR.. F.
F. Gary Was at once called to see Nash, when
it was ascertained that he had received seven
shots, either of them mortal wounds. He lived
only few minutes after reaching the store.
The excitement was very great, and while the
crowd was gathering Conner and Moore
mounted their horses and left the place in a
gallop. Warrants were forthwith issued for
their arrest by Mr.. f. a. Conner Intcndant of
Cokesbury, and father of young Conner. They
succeeded in making good their escape, how
ever. 1t may be that political significance will
be attached to this derlorable tragedy, as Nash
was one of the leaders of the Radical party in
his neighborhood, but we are assured by gen.
tlemen of the highes: rcspectability that the
,.oo ctr;oflv nri vnto uuarrn1
AS sequel to this drama, we learn that on
yesterday Sunday party of negroes went 70
the residence of Col. L. G. Hcrndon, promi
nent citizen of Cokesbury, when two of their
number announced that their purpose was to
arrest COL Herndon, who asked to see the war
rant for his apprehension and the charges
against him. The negroes declined to show
any legal authority, and said they would pro-
cure the warrant of Trial Justice at Hodges
Depot. Upon this, Col. Herndon refused to
surrender himself, and called for his gun, which
was brought by one of the family. BY this
time, citizens of both races began to collect in
large numbers and a general collision was i'm
minent. Moderate counsels prevailed, though,
and the crowd dispersed. The negroes most
ofIicious in this high-handcd outrage displayed
their pistols at the outset and we are assured
that COL Herndon will endeavor to teach them
a salutary lesson in the Court of Sessions next
week
The passengers on the train to-day had
scarcely ceased to remark upon the occurrences
above related as transpiring at Cokesbury, when
Aston was reached. and fresh chapter of hor
rors related, the scene located at Union G. H.,
which place has been the theatre of great ex-
citement for some weeks. We are informed by
trustworthy gentlemen who left Union this
morning that last night about II o'clock
large party of horsemen entered the village and
proceeded to the Jail, where was confined a
number of prisoners On charges of murder and
arson, and connected with the recent troubles in
that county. The Ku Klux were quite formid
able, and the number is variously estimated at
from four to six hundred. They were riotous
and dsorderly, and under. the influence of
liquor, compelling citizens to put out their
lights and remain within doors. Proceeding to
the Jail, the leaders demanded the keys of the
deputy sheriff and jailor, who resided in the
building, and who expostu!ated with their
mignight visitors without avail. Ropes were
placed around the necks of the deputy and
jailor, but they still refused to give up the keys.
The ejailor's room was then invaded, and his wife
compelled to discover the coveted keys, and
when these were obtained finally, the Ku Klux
took charge of ten colored prisoners and
marched them of, carrying with them the dep
uty and jailor, who were taken to the residence
of the Sheriff, about one mile distant, and were
securely bound to the Sheriti's front gate with