The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-29

consulate Crowd-Tim Hurley and a
Naval Officer on the Rampage--Des-
perate Overtures of the Besieged-A
Benevolent Bonfface-Adieu to WILL
minEton and the Wilmingtonians.
[FRoH OUR FUGITIVE CORRESPONDENT
IL QUARANTINE,
WILMINGTON DEPOT, August 27..
A most unprecedented and disagreeable
contretemps, growing directly out of the ex-
has occurred to the passengers who left
Charleston on the Saturday evening train or
the Northeastern Railroad. On arriving at
Leare's Bl:uf, the last station between Charles
ton and Wilmington, the train was boarded by
Health Officer VIM. Gerkin, and each passen-
ger from Charleston notified that he would
not be allowedtoenter the corporate limits of
the city, but would be required to remain at
the depot during the detention of twelve
hours occasoned BY the arrangement of the
railroad schedule. Itwas further ordered that
the sleeping car attached to the train should
be detained at Meares Bluff; but it was finally
arranged, through the exertions of the con-
ductor, Mr.. Walker, that it should be brought
to the turnout just outside of the city. -
The PRONUNCIATION of this order created, ,sas
may be imagined, no little CONSERVATION
I among the prescribed passengers, but. sub
hitting to the authority which had issued it,
they offered no resistance, and gave no intima-
ton of any wish to dsobey or evade 1t In any
way. Notwithstanding this, however, the city
marshal, who made his appearance at the
depot during the morning, subjected the pas
sengers to the indigniLy of placing guard OF.
colored policemen over the party, which In
cluded, besides several. ladies' and children,
Captain r. T. Renshawe. OF the United States
Navy, Hon. T. Hurley, of Charleston, your
correspondent, ana eight or ten other gentle
men, all travelling on business or under official
orders. Captain Renshawe, who Is under
orders from the Navy Department. and is now
within few miles of his destination, was re,
fused the liberty Of passing through the city
toreach hls.station, and " hen he requested of
the marshal, who had off eially signed the
order by which we are all in quarantine, GER
tfcate that.the, latter had detained him, the
marshal coolly refused to sign such certificate,
saying that he was only acting under the
orders of the Mayor, a.,s ~. n.
In the published order by Marshal Cana
day, Of Wilmington, he claims to have rsceiv-
ed information from the Mayor of Charleston
that ''the yellow. fever prevails in that cltyras
an epidenic.n The Information that he act
aally did receive afrom Mayor Pi.lsbury, and,
as he stated to your correspondent, the infor--
nation nponwhich he based his order, is that
contained in the following dispatch: :.
CHARLESTON, August 25..
20 n: r Canaday, Marshal Of City OF VII
The Yellow fever is here. The board Of
health decides that 1t IS assuming epidemic
{ form. G. PnLsBURY, Mayor.
The italics In both documents are my OWN,
but it will be seen by comparing the italicized
portions fthe two, that the Wilmington off,
Ger has, to put mild term upon 1t, taken
liberty with truth, such as is neither consistent
with official integrity, or with that courtesy
and cohity that should exist between two
cities, united In oimany ways as are Charles
ton and Wilmington. There appears to.haYe
been no effort taken by the Wilmington ap.
thoritles either to calm the exaggerated feaa
oftheir Own community; or to- state truthfully
the condition Of the City of Charleston Their
exertious to-day have been directed.to making
theatrical display, Of combining In an open
and wholly comfortless depot party of ladies
and gentlemen whose crime has been the
living in or passing through the City
of Charleston, and who form: the centre of q
group Of gaping Wilmingtontans. who amuse
themselves bgr retailing stories of the-iearful
ravages CT the fever In Charleston, and point
Ing out the gentlemen in the party who have
the pestilence in their pockets, ready to throw
Into the town. Meantime, the disconsolate
dozen of Charlestonians organ lied meeting,
with the Hon. Tim Hurley presiding, and made
overtures to their beleaguers. These were Of
the most liberal Kind. We offered to take the,
oath of allegiance; to pass resolutions to en-
courage immigration; !; to sink our fortunes in
Wilmington City bonds; to swap Mayors, give
them our present City Council, or even to lend
them J, Mackey; but they were ine1orable.
Wereven expressed our willingness to receive
apubllc dinner ;atthe hands OF the authorities,
or to read the Blot Act to the colored guard,
but 10 accept the freedom of the city in q |
silver snuff:box 1--WE, peremptoriy declined. |
Captain Renshawe was chained tiger, chaaDg |
under the unwonted indgnlty Of being KEEP.
In close quarters, ostenslbly to protect the
health of the city. while the citizens were
freely allowed to come and 60. Mr.. Hurley
had a double duty in his divided feslty to the
D2adlcal party and, his empty stomach. Mr..
Walker Simply wanted togo home. Your cor
respondent had an eye single to- the approach:
ing dinner, and the rest Of the: party were IN
state Of quiet dlsgustiWith the whole thing.
At last, however, a solid dinner. came from the
Purcell House, and was discussed with such
appetites as twenty -four hours fasting were
likely to produce, and the Weldon train soon
after supervening, the party LEFT for Weldon
and the North, by no means sorry to escape
the rather peculiar hospitality OF the Whining
tonians..,y B. w. +.
The wrathfuI Resolutions OF the In-
dIgnant Prisoners.
In QUARANTINE,
WILMINGTON DEPOT, August II.
Alta meeting of quarantined passengers from
Charleston, S. c., on the Wilmington, Colum-
bla and Augusta Railroad, held at this place