The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-05

T. 8. Miller and j. W. Morris, were then In.
troduced In the order mentioned, and deliver.
ed set Fourth Of July harangues Of the most
approved style. The first speaker eulogized
Grant, at the mention Of whose name the
politicians on the stand tried to raise hurrah.
but, strange to cay, the crowd failed to re-
spond, and the applause died away in an un-
availing shufling Of feet by those upon the
platform.
Lieutenant Governor Ransfer was then ln-
troduced, and, as usual, laughed ont into
politics, but bis wild appeals In favor of Grant
elected as little apparent sympathy as did his
abuse Of Greeley and his attempt to prove
that the latter was nominated by the Demo-
cratic party. The Lieutenant. Governor then
spoke Of the eternal principles of Republican.
ism, the great doctrines Of equal rights to all,
the progress Of the colored man In education,
&C., and ended with warm appeal to all
present TO stick to the party which had done
so much for them already and promised even
more. His finale Was loudly applauded, and
the speech. making was over.
The procession on its way to the battery was
accompanied by vast crowd, which added its
numbers to those already present. A steady
stream of humanity kept pouring in from tho
city during the afternoon, and at seven o'clock
there could not have been less than ten thous-
and colored people on the battery and gardens.
The whole colored population seemed to have
tnrned out into the open air, aud the gardens
were 30 densely thronged that it was only
with the utmost difficulty that locomelion was
possible amid the booths, stalls and sight.
seers. The immense gathering around the
tribune was but small fraction of the assem-
blage, and as far as the eye could reach noisy
concousse sang, danced, played and walked
In every direction. As soon as the speaking
was over, however, q move was made towards
Meeting street, and that spacious thor
oughfare was soon choked with the masses
which kept moving up until late hour. The
18th Regiment LETT at dusk, and was dismissed
at the Military Hail. Notwithstanding the es2-
traordinarv proportions Of the crowd, the
utmost order prevailed, and not single
arrest was made.
Incidents Of the Day.
The National eolors were displayed from
all of the public buildings yesterday, and all
of the business houses were closed.
A turbaned old woman on Broad street hap.
pened to recognize Daphne Brudder" In the
llne, and almost went Into Mysteries with de-
light. She is "gwine to tell Daphne" as soon
as she gets back 10 "Jim" Island.
A colored man tainted, at eleven o'clock A.
NJ, under the porch OF the South Carolina
Hall, and was kept unconscious for a long
time by the suffocat!ng crowd which closed
up around him. He revived at length with
much difficulty.
fight occurred yesterday In tho ranks OF
the militia company dressed in white, between
q private and sergeant, whom the former
accused of having sheen picking at him all
day." 1t created some confusion In the line,
but nobody was hurt.
The military career OF Major Samuel Dlcker-
son came near having az abrupt termination
on the parade, from the boiling of his horse
out of King and up Bsaulain street. The
animal was secured In the nick Of time. The
only assignable cause for the bolt Of the horse
is that the scavenger always takes the Beau
fain-street route at that hour.