The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-14
RIoTING ON THE PORT ROYAL RAIL
ROAD.
A Mob OF Negroes Attempt to Sack ths
Stores ut every Station-Their Muir
derous Attacks upon Inoffensive
Whites.

On Tueeday last the laborers on the Port
Royal Railroad were paid of at Allendale,
about sixty miles above the junction with the
Savannah and Charleston Railroad. That eve
ming, about seven o'clock, while the superin-
tendent of the Port Royal Railroad. Mr.. 8. c.
Millett, was eating supper, a short distance
OF. his tent was entered and robbed of eight
hundred dollars in currency.
The next morning about two hundred OF the
laoorers left Allendale on the train for Yema-
see, with the aVowed intention of returning
to their homes. When the train arrived at
Dixie's station, about ten miles below, a large
number OF the negroes left the train and made
a rush into the store Of Mr.. A. Mcbride Peo-
Piles. Those who got Inside the store grabbed
up every thing that lay upon the counters,
and several Of their number attempted to
Jump over thes&E $Sunters, but were promptly
knocked down by Mr.. Peoples and his father.
Fortunately a good maRy young white men OF
the neiehborhood had gone to the station that
morning, aud being collected near the store,
they vent Immediately to the assistance OF
Mr.. Peoples, and succeeded In driving out
those negroes who were in the store, 30 that
the doors could be closed. The negroes theE
crowded around the house in great numbers,
and might have committed further acts OF vic.
lence had not the starting whistle summoned
them quickly to the train.
At the next station, about four miles lower
down, the negroes made a similar attack upon
the store of Mr.. william Altman, which they
completely rifed, there being none to defend
1t except the proprietor and his son, who, be-
ing taken ny surPrioo, woro Pere'ieo' 90 pr"
tect their property.
The next station was the lumber mill oil
Messrs Steinmeyer & Stokes, OF this city. Ar
irving at this station the negroes made q
similar attack upon the commissariat, but
were baf1ed by the clerk, who perceived their
Intentions and closed the doors In time to
keep them out. Several of them attempted TO
effect an entrance through an Enclosed
window, but were met by the muzzle OF a
Misunderstanding blunderbus, which caused
them 10 retreat. In walking around the
premises some of them discovered o piece Oh
lumber that had accidentally fallen upon the
railroad tTaCR, AHu COuCtlfluS tuoo "
put there for the purpose Of throwing tho
train from the track they at once attacked an
inoffensive mill hand. This unwarrantad act
brought out the whole force OF the place to
the assistance of the assailed man, and the
mob were driven to the car after receiving a
pretty severe clubbing.
The storekeepers OF the stations below had,
by some means, been Informed OF the occur
rences above, and took the precaution to shut
up close before the arrival of the train. 1t
seems that this gang OF negroes has for some
time past been In the habit Of committing
more or less violent outrages. A short time
ago, some of their number attacked a white
man at the store of Mr.. Lawrence Youmaus,
near Dixie, and would have killed him had
not Mr.. Youmans given him shelter and pro.
lection In his. store. Incensed at this, they,
several days later, set upon Mr.. Youmans at
an unguarded moment, while he was walking
in his yard, beat him most numerically, and,
In all probability, would have killed him but
for a colored man in his employment, who
ran up and interceded In his behalf.