The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
A Bloody Riot in Macon and Row il
Savannah GCOrgin,

SAvANNAn, October 2-l P. NJ
=. Bryant, Deputy Collector Of the
Port, ttempted to create riot at The
polls to-day, and was ordered uff b,
the deputy sheriff. He resisted aud
attempted to draw pistol, when he
was struck over the head with a club
by an officer, aud taken off and is now
in confinement. Tho election thus
far is progressing quietly. Bradley
the negro who for the rast two weeks
has been exciting the n'groes to lit
and iuccndiarism. left the city l,sr
night for South Carolina, aud has not
yet returned. Reports from Libc. ty
county say the Democrats are ten to
one; this is strong negro county.
The Radical leaders have collected
the poll tax from the negroes, aud
given th"m bogus receipts Oh which
they claim the right to vote.
Macon, October "A fight occur
red at the polls in Macon TODAY,
growing out Of another attempt by the
neg ocs to take forcible possession of
the polls. a device which they have
successfully pr ciiced here on the
last three elections. Ve,y carly in
the mo'niog they ma>sed ut the city
hall and matched down to the polls at
the Court House in COLUMN under the
command of their captuin and lieu
tenant and sorgcams, There they
POUNDS II smaller crowd, principally
whites, and commenced orowdinr
upon them and forcing them from the
pulls. A few bouts ut Gsticuffs occur.
red IN the dense mass, and then dis.
charge of brickbats came from the ne.
groes, followed by an order from
their leader, Jeff Long, to fire upon
the whites. In the course IF n few
seconds about fifty pistol shots VIZ
discharged from both sides, by which
one white man was killed and some
five or six negroes wounded, two of
wnom are since dead.
The attack came from negroes, and
these general facts are substantiated
ty numerous aflidavits before the
venerable Judge Cole, Of this circ it,
who was in the court house and him
self IL witness from a window, that
the negroes crmmenced the affray.
After the affray which lasted hut Il
few moments, the bulk of the negroes
left in haste and disorder, swearing
that they would give up the election
rs thoy had been drawn from the pulls
by violence and could get no chance
to vote. They massed again at the
city hall, where ,hey were addressed
ny the Mayor, guaranteeing them
perfect protrction from a strong force
Of special police, which had been
sworn in for the day, and free access
to tho polls. But with few excep-
tions, they refused to vote, and man,
have gone home. The whole If thi,
deplo'able aff.ir is simply tho resul,
of another attempt by the negroes to
carry this precinct by storm, and
firm purpose Of the whites to prevent
repetition Of tho outrage. AL is
quiet at this time.
AUGUSTA, October 2 The election
passed off quietly. Richmond county
went Democratic by eight hundred
majority, being a gaiu on BuIlook's
election of ovcr two thousand votes.
Returns come in slowly, and nothing
official can be given until Tomorrow.
Thore is,no doubt Of the Democrat Is
carryingitbe State by All overwhelming
majority, securing Smiths election by
many thousands. Great enthusiasm
is manifested, and the city is illumiu
ated by bonfres. A Greeley and
Brown flag was raised and saluted by
the firing Of cannon.