The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-25

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HIoH-HANDED OUrRAaE.-Tt appears
that Mr.. Louis II. DeMontmoliin is the
owner Of a rice plantation in South Ca.
rolina. near the Savannah aud Charles
ton Railroad bridge, about fourteen
miles above this city, aud thnt he, last
year, rented it to Mr.. Lnmpkin Zetler,
formerly OF EfiiDgham County, Georgia
This year. it is said, Mr.. DeNIontmolIin
notified Mr.. Zeller that he wished him
to vacato the premises, which Mr.. Zetler
refused to do. Another version is that
Mr.. DeMontmollin stated to Mr.. Zetler
that be must not sub-let the place, or u
part of it, to negroes. However. Mr..
Hetlar IL said to huve taken no particular
notice of either one or the other, or
both Of Mr.. DeMontmollin's requests
The difficulty grew out of an attempt
on the part Of Mr.. DeMontmollin, to
enforce his demand
About one week ago, Mr. DeMontmol-
lin went to the plantation aud forcibIy
elected Mr.. Zetler and number of the
negroes working on the place. There is
no Magistrates Court in that neighbor-
hood, and. as number of negroes de.
cided to remain and work for Mr.. De-
Montmollin on the same terms as they
had been working for Mr.. Zetler, and as
quiet seemed to have been restored, Mr..
DeMontmoilin returned to Savannah
Two or three days ago. however, the me-
groes who bud abandoned tue plantation
with Mr.. Zetler decided to return and
drive off those at work for DeMontmol-
lin. The LITTER nama cd gentleman imme-
diately left the city, aud, accompanied
by W. A. Kent and Mr.. Henry Slyer,
enoamped on the plantation within the
ruins Of an old Confederate rlfle-pit,
there being no house on the estate This
ritie-pit they in part repaired, in order to
resist an attack, should one be made by
the negroes. A colored man, named
Stonewall Jackson, one of Mr.. DeAIont-
mollin's servants, who cncamped with
thom, yesterday morning, about day
light, went down to tho river to oatoh
some fish for breakfast. Whilst there he
heard IL roar of musketry in the direction
Of the camp who're he had left the three
white gent men sleeping. From the
noise made Dy tho discharge of the gnns,
Juckson is under the impression that
there were ut lenst 100 shots fired. jack
son Immediately hustened to the shore.
intending to reach the camp, but by the
time he had walked few yards, he heard
the negroes shouting and cursiug ''that
white mans nigger," and knowing thnt
the band Of outlaws referred to ilim, no
returned to the river bank aud concealed
himself in the bushes. Presently the
shouts, cheers and curses, commlngled.
became still moro distl hct, aud souu after
about 300 blacks passed, bealing Mr..
Slyer on litter and guarding MIR. De-
Montmollin and Mr.. Kent, WHO we're
profusely bleeding from their wounds,
down to the river. After placing them
in the boat the negroes divided, some of
them going in the direction of the rlfle-
PIT, tho others, leaping into number Of
small boats, rowed down tho river.
Some distance from the landing, where
the negroes took to the bouts, the river
makes bend to the Northeast. From
this point to where the negro (Jaokson)
wAs concealed could be heard the cheers
Of the assassins, and the words Ego to
Button" from which it is inferred thut
the white men were carried to that place,
for what purpose IL not known, perhaps
to give the victims il burial in some out
Of the way pluce. Jackson, in time, left
the bushes where he was concealed and
went up the river some distance until lie
found boat, and pulled himself to
Purysburg. He was accompanied by u
white boy and negro from the Carolina
side Of the river, aud when the steamer
Rosa made tho landing they stepped