New-York tribune., 1872-07-31

AN AFFRAY IN LINCOLN COUNTY.
TROUBLE BETWEEN UNITED STATES TROOPS AND
DRUNKEN CITIzEN--GOOD BEHAVIOR OF
THE cIrIzENs--BAD WHISKY THE CAUSE OF
TIE TROUBLE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNRl
LINCoLNToN, July 8O.-The Liberal mass
meeting here to-day was another Of those grand gather
ings that been held In all the western counties Oh
the state during the past two weeks At least 1850 per
sons were present about half OF them ladies, and they
listened very attentvey throughout the entire exer
cises Senator Upton the first TO speak, and though
the crowd great and his voice 80 weak from CON
slant outdoor speaking during the past two weeks that
many OF the audience unable to hear him. De hop
the whole crowd about the stand in the pest "
good humOr and his quaint jokes and hard khocAs
against tho Administration received with rouu u
applause. Senator Upton has been universal
wherever he has spoken In North Carolina ana mas uono
yeOman service in the campaign now cios,"s :,
Mr.. Tipton's speech, the audience was nviteu " on.
the most bounful barbecues that has been az
any mass meeting in the state Ample PROVISIONS "oo
made for all present. and the negroes carreu a"%s -
bags and baskets food enough to last lor HeoA W
come After the barbecue speeches were maui y! VA
Cows vance and Graham the latter appealing 10 tho
reason of his hearers and the former lhVerspersE '
arguments with the most amusing ahecuoteS
most unfortunate disturbance occurred In Tue Town
durpc the progress of the meeting this afternoon le
hos heen stationed in Linconton during the past hVe
months troop OF regular u 8. cavalry under the COM
mand of Capt " X. Hart During the day inc soiuiers
were in the grove where the meeting was heu. many
them badly intoxicated, and some hard Worus P"So"
between them aud some rough feho"s' "uo
were also under the influence of liquor These quarres
were not about politics. but out OF the TOO ee use
of had whisky Soon after Gov Vance began speaklng
some Of the soldiers and citizens were IN grocery in
the town, about quarter OF mile from the meetng'
when young fellow named Cobb got into hight WIN
private soldier both being very drunk Inc soder was
whipped bat was soon Joined by three of his comrades
from the barracks when three OF them beat CODb ana
drove him out OF saloon In the confusion he lost
his hat and two special policemen arriving at the time
undertook to keep the peace by preventing the soers
who were in the saloon from coming out ana SONIC
drunken rowdies who were on the street. from
going In The report had in the mean time
reached the barracks that the soldiers ana eiu-
zens we're fighting, and guard OF men, uhuer
the command OF sergeant rushed down 10 lhe Sceno
ocrpora was brandishinG his saber and sashng right
and left among the crowd entirely without cause Sew
era nersops were hit and one man, named Rufus sum
uerrov was knocked down. He immediately sprang up
and drawing pistol, fired four times in the decuoh ol
the soldiers Only one ball took effect and that grazeu
the back of private soldier named FOX AT inc SAINT
time some of the soldiers fired their pistols ana one Dal
hit sumrerow in the hand After the fight was oVert"o
NJ summerows friends taking him up the street
mast the Cm,r House. near which about dozen soldiers
had gathered some with their carbnes and some Win
sabers when sergeant corporal rushed out Win ns
pistol and cooking in the most excited manner seemed
about to shoot the wounded man in the back OF the mead
Many of the citizens gathered around, and mploreu MN
not 10 shoot the man, and it was only after MS arms
had been held down by some one that he deSs'eu' a
tool, the man who had made resistance, 10 the
barracks The affair caused much excitement III
the town, but the citizens who gathered In great
crowds showed the greatest forbearance even When
they saw an excited soldier about to shoot one OF tne
number without cause. -
The above are the particulars Of an afrray which,
though IL had nothing to do with politics, will be mag
ni6ed into a Ku-Klux attack upon the United states
frOops by the Admins traOn newspapers ana Or Whcn
the county Of Lincoln may yet be placed uhdeI
law IL only TO say that Capt HART testes 70 tnc
general good order preserved by the ctzeDs auu says
mat no difficulty has before occurred between MS neu
and the citizens There is for the SOLDIERS III LIN
coin County, and there would probably nave Deeh DO
boong TODAY had il not been the lndscreet acton
of the squad OF men coming in 10 quell the riot.