The Republican journal., 1871-08-10
The Charleston Election.

The Charleston Election.
RADICAL. PROFESSIONS; RIOTS AND olrTE Nt3-
ES. lIlDEOCS NOW LINGS OF TIE NEGRO
COMMUNISTS; THE KILLING or BtT.AAM
GRANT; TERRIBLE SCENES IN THE sIKEE1S'
LAW AND ORDER NlNDIC tIEB; IlF L, =
TROOPS, ETC. ErC.
From the Charleston Is. O. papers of Aug. =
ana "-l
The procession gotten up by the Radical
leaders, to intuSe fresh confidence into The
rlespouiing hearts OF the members OF the wan
mo party came of last night. 1t was made up
of a heterogeneous mass o. hall-SfoWn men
and hovs who carried the larger portion of
them) lIehtWoOl torches, from which issued
ding\ smoke. as they marched along. without
regard To size or place. The principal streets
were traverscd. from the lower to the upper
portion of the city, while they committed out
RACES which gave them the character OF any
Thing hut human beings. At the corner of
john and Meeting streets they made repeated
attempts to force the doors and windows of a
grocery store kept by quiet German who
succeeded in barring in his premises so effect
ually that they could not get in. Five or SIX
OF them would throw themselves against the
doors and windows at each failure uttring
curses ut the owner within and Germans gen
orally, which were low IN the extreme. This
WAS kept up until the main body came up.
when the pioneep who Were engaged in this
II
the march. At No. 10 Washington street they
made an attack on another grocery kept hy +.
kintWorth, broke the Windows and cfockery
in Ii, threw bricks in the store. one OF which
struck The wife OF the proprietor IN the face
giving her a painful blow. Lighted torches
were thrown into the store and every effort
made TO set fire TO the premises. At the cor
ner Of Charlotte and Washington streets they
rushed into the grocery there, turned OF the
mola.ses, and applied torches to the liquid. un
der the impression, ii is thought. that II was
kerosene, determining to blow W the pl ace.
The unOtitndmg German had 10 submit to
these Internal acts. OF suffer malileatment in
person. The fell spirit OF the devil seemed To
possess the crowd. and whittier they went they
carried terror with them. our city has never
experienced such a night. IL was enough 10
sir the blood i'll the heart of the most raou>
to stand and witness the doing, Of this unhrld
let crowd, winch made onr poor city for the
n0nce Il pAHdemonium. They finally wound
M nj the City Hall steps, where every rhetor-
ical effort W.,- made to stimulate the party t"
new eNcltionS and with fresh hope. The
Spperhes Were all of Il character to cony lnef
the bearers not in sympathy with the senti
mcnts enunriated with the fact that they feel
weakness which they are Nanly cndctyor-
ing 10 drive from the more limit OF the follow
tr~ and hide ia 9pecloli9 assertions, which Only
excited with those who could see through The
empty argument the terrible strait the organize
ton i, in.
A SAMPLE 0U TRACE.
About nine o'clock Monday evening, a. Mr.,
John t. Miller was returning To his home IN
Bogard street, through Itutledge avenue. ll~
attention Wa arrested Is the Radical mob Az
preached him ',y seeing TIVE persons quarrel
ing ON the sidewalk. He stepped mp and,
while trying to make peace between them, the
iorchllght procession came up anu he was as
sailed hy IA powerful negro. Miller defended
himself unarmed, but was assaulted on all sides
by the infatuated mob, one of whom struck him
on the head with n SLING shot They then
trampled and beat him aS he lay and left him
for dead in the street. His friends took him
up ami carried him 10 his home near by, where
lie received medical assistance. He was I'M
conscious for several hours and but little hope
We're entertained of his recovery.
IA COMMUNE IN CHARLESTON.
The half of the contemplate outrage, com
mittei during the Radical s;tiirntlia of Monday
night are not yet tola. The reckless band OF
bowling negroes who made that night hidrous
and memorable missed no opportunity OF Vent
lng, under the c0Wardly cover Of the certainty
Of standardization in the mob. every sort OF
petty spite against their political opponents,
and, indeed, against every one whose appear
tnce or surroundings bore evidence of pros
perity. The mob seemed actuated by the same
illogical agrarian fury that recently imrelled
In Commune of unhappy Paris, and filled that
Queen City Of the world with the abominalion
Of desolation. Only one noticeable difference
exist between the two kinds OF irrccOncilablc2.
The Paris mob WAS an eruption against the To-
cd and national authority, while the Charles
ION rioters are not only encouraged, but organ
izcl and led bV the very officials whose voices
and whose acts should be directed on the side
of repression of violence and conservation OF
peace of the incidental outrages remaining TO
he chronicled, the following are fit examples
Lighted torches were hurled into the open
windows of house on Rutledge avenue, and
another on Calhoun street; ladies in their resi-
dences all along the line Of march, were saluted
with torrents of profanity, mixed with the most
vulgar ribaldry, and on Rutledge Avenue brick
bats and other missiles were hurled among the
groups of ladies on the piazzas and At the doors
and windows.
AN ENIEUTE IN COLUMBUS STREET.
The registration at the polling place in Ward
Seven progressed quietly until about 10 O'Clock.
when Mr.. Calvert, a white man living in II an
over street, came forward to register The
members of the Citizens party present I'LL knew
him. a. did also the Radical challenging com
miltee but he WAS challenged by colored out
slider and one man from each committee was
sent with him to his residence to allow him 10
verify his statement ON their relarn and f;ly-
0l4hr report he WAS allowed TO register, and
had left the place, when the Radicals, who had
coneregatpd outside, and We're angry ut having
been iOilel in their attempt to cheat him ont OF
his vote. seeing but few white men present,
rushed upon Calvert, insulting and assailmg
him.
TUE ELECTION.
AT the election yesterday all business was
suspended. and the people gathered together At
the polls did their whole duty in encouraging
and projecting voters. Both parties claim Il
victory; but the balance seems to preponderate
in favor of the Citizens party, the only question
being whether their majority shall be one hun
bred or one thousand
FATAL ARRAY II SIgES STREET.
The polling place in the first precinct of Ward
Eight was the scene dnring the afternoon Of a
collision between few disorderly Radicals and
the United States soldiers who We're on guard
at the place, resulting in the killing of Balaam
Grant, a colored man twenty-five wears OF age.
The polling place was at Niagara Eneine-house.
ON Sires street, between Spring and Bogard
streets. The little street filled all the morn
ing with a large crowd of people Of all shades
OF color, and it was evident that any slight oe-
currence might bring about a serious disturb
ance. Tie military guard consisted of Sergeant
Maiony and three privatas of Company d..
Eighteenth Infantry. and il was proposed by
them to clear the little street rs Il preventive
measure. In this, however, the sergeant was
oyerruled by the special deputy sheriff on duty
| at that point and the crowd remained. Al
| about O'Clock, as a colored man was approach
| ing the polls, the rallyer+ of both parties sur
rounded him, soliciting his vote. AT this, on,
tOiUItu HILL III crown, Grant
became incensed. and began denouncne tn,
rallyers of the Citizens party for attempting Il
| secure cOlOred vote. Not content with verba
denunciations, he raised heavy olui, which Ii,
carried in his hand, and began laying about HIN
on the heads of every white man whom Ii
could reach. At this time, Sergeant Mallory
and one private were stationed at the polling
place, the other soldiers being at either end o
| the street. Grant was ordered by Sergeant Ma
lony and Roundsman Bng to desist, and tn
order not being obeyed, they started to arpps
| him. Grant tried to run, and made his way a
well As he could through the crowd, until HI
got nearly to the end Of the street when soldie
discharged his musket and he fell. shot through
the abdomen and mortally wounded. 4 scen
of the widest excitement ensued. The colores
| men swarmed about the soldiers and sWore tina
they would have revenge. The few soldier
kept the excited crowd at bay as well AZ the
could, while the police remained passive spec
tators. Meantime message had been sent t
the Citadel, and one company of the Third Al
tillery soon appeared upon the scene, arme
with muskets, and soon dispersed the mol
The wounded man was taken to the City Hos
pital, where it was found that lie had been shO
in the abdomen, the ball entering Gil th
medium line, an inch or two below the umbl
cal, passing directly through the body and con
ing cut at the back. The wound was a terribl
one and he died early last evening. Accordin
TO The best information in our possession, Graz