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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-11

DHFIouLTIKs, IN ,OHRsres Eoe some
days exciting rumoss OF serious difi1npl-
ties between the whits and colored peos
ple,o Chester have been prevalent In
our town, aud the people became very
anxious about it. That |aH armed forGa
OF .aolored peon!e had taken CO I. ..ss;T ls;
quarters at athe Mt. Carmel Church, on
tue main road, about eight miles this
side OF Chester Court House, was we'll
authenticated, and that Mr.. Garland
Smith had been bushwhacked and had
his horse killed undor him, was also re-
ported and believed. On Tuesday. a
courier came from Chester, calling en-
the people of Union to go to the assist
ance of the people of Chester Court
House, to defend that place from n threat
ened attack from the negroes. To this
call number OF our young men promp +.
ly responded, and started from here late
Tuesday evening. Early on Wednesday
morning, when about a mile from the
church, hearing that the negroes had
burnt that building, and, it was sup
posed. left for Chester, five of our men
were sent forward to find out the true
condition of affairs. While riding along
the road near the church, five volleys Of
musketry were ssddenly fred upon them
in rapid succession, from behind trees
and boulders of rock. The white men
retreated, and the negroes made q charge
upon them. The main body of the white
men then came up and returned the fire
of the negroes, when they broke and run.
Seven negroes were killed and one taken
to the Chester jail. 1t was miracle
that not one of the white men was killed.
The first fire of the negroes was de-
liberately taken, not more than forty
yards from the five white men. but not O
ball touched ono of them. Mr.. J. w.
Waters was 80 severely wounded above
the knee that amputation was found
necessary. No other injury to the white
men was done, but they had one horse
killed and two badly wounded. The
above can be relied upon as the truth,
for we have it from responsible parties
who know all about it. The white men
from Union had no intention or desire to
attack the colorcd people, but were on
their way, as they believed, to protect
the lives and property of the citizens of
Chester. Again has the militia guns
brought tho negroes into trouble, for
without them, they would not have
arrayed themselves in hostility to the
white people, and fred upon white men
passing along the public rond.
Union Times.
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KU KLUX MANIFESTo.-Below, says
the Yorkville Enquirer, we publish n
document which we received through the
post Office on Monday last, it having
been dropped into the letter-box the
previous night, rs we are informed by
the postmaster. AS to whether or not
the paper is genuine. and emanates from
the mysterious Ku Klux Khan, we have
no means of knowing. as the handwrit-
ing is evidently disguised. Although it
is our rule to decline the publication of
all anonymous communications, we have
decided to waive the rule in this in
stance, and print the document for what
it is worth. Here it is in full:
EXTRACT OF MINUTES.
ARTICLE l. Whereas there are mali
cious and evil disposed persons, who en-
deavor to perpetrate their malice, serve
notices and make threats under the cover
of our august name, now we warn all
such persons, and all snch bogus organi-
cations, that we will not allow of any in
reference. Stop il!
ART. 2. There shall be no interference
with any honest, decent, well-behnved
person, whether white or black; and we
cordially invite all such to continue at
their appropriate labor, and they shall be
protected therein by the whole power Of
this organization. But we do intend
that the intelligent, honest white people
the ta1-payers) of this County shall
rule it! We can no longer put up with
negro rule, black bayonets, and mise
rably degraded and thievish set of law
makers. (God save the mark the scum
Of the earth, the scrapings Of creation.
We are pledged to stop it; we are de-
termined to end it, even if we are
''forced. by force, to use force"
ART. 3. Our attention having been
called to the letter Of one Rose, County
Treasurer of York, we brand it as lie!
Our Lieutenant was ordered to arrest
him that he might be tried on alleged
charges of incendiarism, land if convict
ed he will be executed.) But there were
no shots fired at him and no money
stolen-that is not in our ]ine-the Lie.
gislature of the State of South Carolina
have q monopoly in that line.
By command of the Chief.
Official: X. X. K, A. A. G..
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DIR. J. Wistar Vance, of Cokesbury.
has been elected Chief Demonstration OF
Anatomy in the Medical College of At
lantn, Ga. DIR. Vance is graduate of
the University OF Edinburg, where he
bore off the honors of his class, md to
talents of high order, unites thorough
preparation and devotion to his profess
sion.
A printer by the name of Lawrence,
who had been employed on the Pee Dee
Herald. at Wadesboro. N. G., was found
dead, in gully, about two miles West
of that place, on the 9Th instant.
Sixty thousand horses were eaten in
Paris during the siege.
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thy President: Having accomplished SO
much without means, and in the most
trying times, We have no doubts as to the
future OF this sterling young company.
We predict for It noble career OF use
fulness and honor.
HorEL Arrivals, March TO- Columbia
holel-W: q H. Evans. Charleston; T. L.
Bulow. Collelon; N. Frederlin, p. Y.
McDuffy, New York; j. Walker, D. w.
Mcdonald. 8. G.. N. F. Byron, King
vile; N. ". Abney, Edge6eld; E. II.
Brooks. Augusta; j. Hagood, Barnwell;
s. Fair, Newberry.
Nickerson Hoase-H. W. Taylor and
wife, New York; J. II. Taylor and wife.
Charleston; L. G. Johnston, J. 81. Cav.
Charlotte; J: s. R. Thomson, YorkviIie;
l. Steers, e. s. Hulley, B. r. Il. r.;
J. NJ. Westmoreland, Pa; L. r. Ogden.
St. Louis; W. Thomas and wife, Miss.
j. V. Nethers, Union.
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Pupn1o OPINION N; ;YoaK.-The York

PUBLIC OPINION IN; ;YoRK.-The York
vile Enquirer contains q number Of
cards, from suhdry individuals white
aud oolored-tenouncing further con-
neotion with the Radical party, JW.
A. Hartuess says: .I believe s!:s: cur
government should be white mans 60
vernment, and I am no longer q Radi-
CAL" Sol. Hill and June Moore give
notice that henceforth they propose to
abandon oil connection with the Union
League and the Republican party" &C.
Nelson Davis denies that he stated that
the books and records Of the Offices Of
the Treasurer aud County Commission
ers Of York were destroyed during the
recent raid on those Offices. Horace e.
Johnson denies that he said, as alleged,
that the liquor in certain keg in D. s.
Russell & Co. g bar.room contained poi
son at the time the bar-room was enter
ed on Sunday night, the 26th February,
SC. Miles. johnson says: II was born
in Charlotte, N. O., and for the past
twenty-five years have been resident
duu VI lpThtllHs ~
year ago joined the Radical party and
attended two or three meetings of the
Union League, and no more. was
nominated by the party and elected to
the Office of County School Commission
er for York. which Office now hold. IF,
however, my tenure of this Office re-
quires me to endorse, to justify, 10 sane
ton or approve the bad laws that have
been passed, or the heavy taxes that have
been imposed on the people by the party
in power, then I am ready to resign said
Office, and to dissolve forever and eter-
nally my connection with the Radical
party of South Carolina. It is due to
myself, to my wife and children, that 1
should further state that I have no sym
pathy with, or knowledge Of, those who
have been guilty of the recent burnings,
or other acts of lawlessness that have
been perpetrated in this County; if did
know, I should certainly feel it duty to
exert myself to bring the offenders to
punishment. I am innocent of these
things I am in favor of good lawe,
good order and peace, and L dare do all
that may become man. to accomplish
these results" "
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PooR OLD HAMBURa!-At an election
hekl in Ham burg, on the I'd instant, for
municipal officers of that ancient old
burg, Prince Rivers (negro) was elected
Intendant; and Louis Schiller, A. r..
Attaway, A. Nurnberger and Joe Tho.
mas, Wardens.
Poor old God-forsaken Hamburg
once the fourishing cotton mart of West
ern Carolina-now the abode of great
er number of the most consum mate Rad
ical thieves. plunderers. and "curs Of
low degree" in proportion to popula
ton, than ever cursed any other spot on
the broad face of this green earth of
ours. The few decent people yet resi-
dents of that luckless town, land there
are a few,) have our warmest commisera.
ton; and we would urge them to gather
up their households and hio away to the
neighboripg hills. and there pray fer
vently for spring freshet. A freshet
forty feet high is now the only hope sor
the redemption of Hamburg.
Edkqejfelu AtlreyiiSo,.
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STOCK SALE.-On Thursday the follow
ing securities were sold in Charleston:
S2,095. 40 city of Charleston six per
cent. stock, at 471a.
$270 city Charleston stock, redeemable
in 1871, at SO.
$50 city Charleston stock, past due, at
66.
s914.S5 certificate of Indebtedness OF
Northeastern Railroad Company, at
63M.
One bond of South Carolina Railroad
Company, seven per cent, $500, ut 72.
Thirty-three shares Greenville and Co
lumbia Railroad Company stock, at 81
per share.
33G shares Charleston Gas Light Com
pany stock, at t2016@2OA.
Ninety-two shares South Carolina
Railroad and bank stock, ut 361s@37.
14O shares South Cnrolina Railroad
stock, at 36L@369G.
Two bonds Of North eastern Railroad
Company. first lien, eight per cent, $500
each, at 66Ia.
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= Prooeedingso Councll.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, 8. g., March 9, 1871
sPRCIAL MEETING.

SPECIAL MEET1NG. ~
: Council met 'at7 P. NJ. Present-His
Honor the Mayor; Aidermsn Cooper,
Goodwyn. Minort, Mooney, Simods,
Smith. Taylor. Thompson, Wigg and
Wallace Absent-Aldermen Deuny and
Hayne.
On motion of Alderman Wigg, the
consideration of the report of special
committee for revision of rules and re-
partment, was suspended to take up the
charges and specifications preferred
against special detectives J. 7. Tucker
and j. 7. Wilson, viz: Misconduct in of.
fee, in corruptly Offering to suppress in
formation or prosecution against Rhoda
Perry and Ellen Vogel, for selling liquor
without license.
Messrs. Tucker and Wilson were mr..
raigned for trial. and plead not guilty.
WITH esses y ere examined by Hon. jar.
D. Tradewell, City Attorney, on the par!
of Council.
After due, deliberate and free discus
sion Of the merits of the charges, by
Council, Alderman Wigg introduced the
following resolution, which was adopted
ReSolUsd. That the charges against Mr..
J. T. Wilson be dismissed
Alderman Mooney moved that the
charge against Mr.. ]. L. Tucker be DIS
missed.
On motion of Alderman Simons, the
motion was laid on the table.
Alderman Wig2 introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
ResolUed, That the charge against j.
L. Tucker bo dismissed; but Council
whilst dismissing the charge, do hereby
express their eytreme apprehension o
his conduct in the matter.
Petition from Pastors of Baptis
Church and African Methodist Church
for gas lamps in front of their churches
Referred to Committee on Fire Dpart
ment.
Communication from nj. Brown, late
assistant policeman, to be allowed to re
tain his uniform. and for the payment o.
salary due rs policeman, the same having
been withheld until the return by him o
his uniform. Referred to Committee or
Guard House and Police.
Communication from policemen Boil
T. Allen, Bynum and Simpson, asking
refundment of salary withheld fol
absence from duty, suid absence owing
| to sickness.
On motion Of Alderman Wallace, il
| was
ResolUed, That the petition be referred
to Committee on Guard House and Pc
lice, with instructions to grant same if
upon inquiry, the fact is established tha
said policemen were actually sick.
A paper from Messrs. Pope e. Haskell
attorneys of T. J. & 81. M. Gibson, GOV
ering an appeal from the decision of hi
Honor the Mayor imposing penalty fol
violation of ordinance relative to sale O
spirituous liquors, was presented
On motion, the consideration of tht
appeal was postponed until the next re
gular meeting.
On motion of Alderman Wigg. Coun
Gil took recess until Friday, P. II.
| WM. J. ETTER,
| Clerk of Council.
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COLUMBIA, S. G.
Saturday Morning March IL. 1871.

INTERNAL FRENCH TROUBLES. The
present situation of France, says the
Baltimore Sun,' threatens her with a
worse peril than any during the war.
More dangerous enemies than the Ger
mans are now, menaoing her welfare.
Roohefort, Louis Blanc. and that
school of destructive madmen, having
resigned their places in the Assembly as
a silent protest against the cession of
Alsace and Lorraine, may be expected
to WELD a:malign and powerful influence
with the Prussian mob. It is feared that
if the National Assembly adjourns to
Paris, it will be oyerawed and swept
away by insurrection. Ferocious rufians,
who are braver against their own coun-
trymen than against the Prussians, go
about the streets wreaking vengeance on
helpless men and women who are sup
posed to have cultivated friendly rela-
tions with the Germans during their So
journ in the capital. One journal in
cites the poor to make war against the
rich. The 10000 troops marched into
the city from the provinces would seem
to be the only force which can be re-
lied uponfor preserving low and order
in the capital. It is the misfortune and
not the fault of the French people that
they have been conquered by the Ger
mans A relapse into mob rule will not
only be their fault, but will deprive them
of the sympathies of mankind in their
present calamities.
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DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED CITIZEN. We
regret to announce the sudden death of
Major George Graves, an estimable citi-
zen of the upper portion of the District,
during the pnst week. He had been
visiting at the house of friend, and
when leaving for home, suddenly fell
speechless, and in that condition re-
mained until death, which took place in
few hours. He was man of more
than ordinary intellect. and was distin-
guished for many excellent traits Of cha
racter. He leaves large circle of rela-
tives and friends to mourn his loss.
AbbeoiNe Press and Banner.
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ARREST OF A VmLAIN.-Henry Cub
bage, negro, charged with assault and
battery and rape, was arrested last week
by Sheriff Ward. In May last this
monster committed rape on white
girl in Clarendon County. He was ar
rested there but made his escape by
breaking out of prison. He IS bold
and hardened villain. and Acknowledges
the crimes of which he, stands charged.
He is now decorated with irons. awaiting
the reqnisition of the Sheriff of Claren-
don.-Kingstree Star.
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURES -
With no untoward accident, the concen-
trated essence of ignorance and preju-
dice, known as the Legislature Of South
Carolina, adjourned the day before yes
terday. o. course, we allude to the
majority in making use of opprobious
terms, for there are some men of both
parties whose inclination and efforts
we're directed towards the welfare Of this
degraded commonwealth. But, alas!
they we're almost powerless, and really
accomplished only a modicum OF healthy
and beneficial legislation, compared to
the wants and demands of this suffering
people. And not all of the legislation
permitted or procured by the worst men
in that body deserves condemnation. for
even they had glimpses of reason, and
occasionally voted for good measures.
Even they were not totally depraved.
But it is truthful comment to de-
clare that large proportion of the
past three months has been idly spent or
wickedly bestowed upon iniquitous pur-
poses. In view of this. and as parting
salute to the Radical majority, we desire
to caution them against repetition next
winter of the folly and wickedness
enacted by them during the exercise of a
brief authority. The tone and temper
of the people of South Carolina at this
moment does not indicate contentment,
as it should, and this dissatisfaction is
not confined to Democrats, nor to the
white race alone in this section. There
is universal disgust and indignation pre-
valent oil over this land, and "there is O
point beyond which forbearance ceases
to be q virtue" It is almost reached, in
our judgment, and this unhappy condi-
tion of affairs is mainly attributable to
the lamentable ignorance and stupen-
dous folly of our General Assembly.
Anderson Intelliqencer.
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AnREsTED. On Saturday last. Captain
G. V. Hamilton took to Edgefield three
negroes, named Houston Abney, and
Ellen, his wife. and Tbos. Perry, ans-
pcctcd OF the murder Of the Rev. Mr..
Harrison. The Advertiser says that
Captain H., by adroit questioning, has
drawn from them q confession of their
guilt.
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A sloop was sunk between Smithville
and Wilmington, on the 9th, by which
Mrs. Alwilda Piver md her child, and q
colored woman and child she had in
charge, were drowned.
A big railroad war is going on in the
Virginia Legislature.
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We make the following extracts from
the Chester correspondence of the York
vile Enquirer, under date of March 6:
Michael Mccormick, citizen of this
town, was found dead in his bed on Fri
day morning last. In the absence Of
Colonel Daniel Witherspoon, the negro
who was elected Coroner last fall, Trial
Justice Mcdonald, earned an honest
penny by sitting on the body. The
''crowner's 'qncst" said it was heart
disease that ocoasioned the death. The
deceased retired to bed the night previ-
ous at o reasonable hour in good spirits
and apparent good health.
While the Ku Klux scare is operating
extensively ull over the County, it is in
tho Landsford Township that the most
vigorous preparations are being made to
meet them. Under the orders of the
league there, the highways are picketed
nightly by bands of arm ed negroes, with
instructions to fire into any crowd of
men who may pass along, and to arrest
all strangers who are travelling alone,
and hold them till the following morn
ing. This information we get from
gentlemen in that neighborhood who are
fully posted aa to all their movements.
Prominently engaged in this hostile
demonstration, is one of the peace
officers Of the County. The whole
movement is at the suggestion of white
men whose consciences are making
towards of them, and who are playing
upon the superstiticus fears of the
negroes in order to secure for themselves
quiet sleep and timely warming in case of
actual danger.
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THE RAID ON ROSES HOTEL. The
Columbia PHOENIX publishes the follow
ing letter. addressed by e. NJ. Rose, the
County Treasurer, to his father in CO.
lumbia:
Then follows the letter from Mr..
Roses son. which appeared in our
columns few days after the alleged
raid.]
From what we have been able to learn,
after careful investigation since the
above letter was published, we find that
it contains several statements which
must be taken cum grano sails.
The Treasurer says: ''The X. X. X.
made raid on me Saturday night, but l
got out Of the aoay." This is So; or, at
least. he ''got out of the way" The
''raid," however, was made about
o'clock on Monday morning.
"They destroyed all my papers. but
left the tax duplicate" Men of oredi-
bility, several of them filling the highest
offices in the County, examined the
Treasurer's Office, on Monday morning
after the raid" and found the records
and tax books of the Office undisturbed.
"The troops arrived yesterday. 1
came i'll last night" These st,tements.
Wo oOuot uOtS hIo 1a0 LTOODS
arrived. and the Treasurer was on the
streets Tuesday.
''Russell's liquors and the records of
the County Commissioners were all de-
stroyed." The chairman of the board
informs us that but one paper is missing
from his Office, and he believes he will
yet find it.
"They have broken everything that
they could-doors, &c." Less than
twenty dollars would pay for all the re-
pairs necessary for the broken pannels
of two doors, and the fastenings or
catches broken ON some of the other
doors. "And took out of the safe about
$1,O00-it may be less, 1 cannot tell yet. ;"
The latter clause is true. for when the
letter was written, he did not have the
key of the safe from the time he left the
building. 1t is supposed that three wit
nesses will prove that said Treasurer,
when he "got ont of the way" in fact
bad all the tax money about him; and
divers witnesses will depose to his sub
sequent statements that no money was
missing.
They fired about 150 shots at mo as
was running" Only about thirty wit
nesses, citizens who reside in the imme-
date neighborhood, can testify that but
one-a pistol shot-was fred at q dog,
who, by his yelping, did not "get out OF
the way."
We deem it due to all parties to make
the above corrections, which we do in
an impartial spirit, and only after the
roughly investigating the matter, and
feeling convinced that our statements
are based upon perfectly reliable author
Enquirer.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO BISHOP AN
DREw.-On Saturday last, in the Balti-
more Conference, Northern Methodist
Episcopal Church, the following was
read and passed unanimously:
Whereas this Conference has receiv-
ed information of the death, in the city
of Mobile, on the I'd instant, of Rev.
James Osgocd Andrew, D. D., senior
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, and who was, from his
election and ordination in May, 1882,
until A. D. 1945, q Bishop of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church; therefore,
Resoioed, That we place upon our
journal this minute. testifying our ap-
probation of the character of the de-
ceased Bishop as an able, earnest
preacher of the gospel, and that we ex-
press our gratitude for the grace which
oheered his declining days and gave him
victory at the last. Also, that we ex-
press our sympathy with the family of
the deceased, and with the Meth odist
Episcopal Church South, which has been
called to mourn the loss of its venerated
Senior Bishop"
The most creditable act which we have
known our Northern Methodist friends
to have performed for long time.
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Gallons OF blood are sucked out OF the Ame-
rican people every week by d.bues. ston
the drainl Stop it by using Isaacen's s'Suns
PoP." 1t lays out the bloodsuckers instanta-
neously. 1t ia infallible, too, for roaches rata
and mice. Sold by all druggists. Feb iSs
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Mr.. Thomas Alexander, a citizen of
Bryan County, Co.,, while on his way
home. fell from his horse and almost
Immediately expired of heart disease.
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Lippman's Bitters are for sale by all drug.
at GEIaER Il MCGREaoR's, Druggists. SIS
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LIST OF New ADvERTIsEMKNTs.
Life and Tontine Assurance Company.
A. B. Joyner-Notice.
Apply at this Ofice-To Rent.
J. @. Seegera-Ice, Beer, dc.