The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-15

noAD.-On Tuesday last tho Iaborers on
the Port Royal Railroad were paid off at
Allendale, abont sixty miles above the
junction with the Sayann III and Charles
ton Railroad. That evening. about 7
O'Clock, while the superintendent of the
Port Royal Rairoad, Mr.. s. G. N1illott,
ives eating supper, short distance off,
his tent was entered and robbed OF $500
in currency.
The next morning, about 200 of the
laborers left Allcndale on the train for
Yeniassee, with the avowcd intention of
returning to their homes. When the
train arrived mt DiXies Station, about
ten miles below, large number of the
negroes left the train aud made rush
into the store OF Mr.. A. McBridge Peo.
pies. Those who got inside the store
grabbed up every ything that lay upon tue
counters, and several OF their number
attempted to Jump over the counters,
but were promptly knocked down by
Mr.. Peoples and his father. Fortu-
nately good many young white men
of the neighborhood had gone to the
station That morning, and being collected
near the store, they went Immediately
to the assistance Of Mr. Peoples, and
succeeded in driving out those negroes
who were in the store. 80 that the doors
could be closed. The negroes tLcn
crowded around tho house in great MI m-
bers, and might have committed fur her
acts of violence, had not the starting
whistle summoned them quickly to the
train. At the mex, station, about four
miles lower down, the negroes made a
similar attack upon the store of Mr.
William Altman, which they completely
rihed, there being none to defend it ex-
cept the proprietor aud his eon, who,
being taken by surprisn, were powerlcss
to protect their property.
The next station was the lumber mill
OF Mcssrs Steinmeyer & Stokes, Of this
city. Arriving Mt this station, the ne
groes made O similar attack upon the
commissariat, but were batiied by the
clerk, who perceived their intentions
and closed the doors in time to keep
thom out. Several of them attempted
to effect an entrance through m unclosed
window, but we're met by tue muzzlc of
a Misunderstanding hlunderbus, which
caused them to retreat. Ia walking
around the premises, some of them dis.
covered piece of lumber that had ncci.
dentally fallen upon the railroad track.
and conceiving that it had been put
$1,000 AVA NAo H0i PCoc Vi luIOWluR Tue
train from the track, they ut once at
tackled an inoffensive mill hand. This
unwarranted act brought ont tho whole
force of the place to the assistance of the
assailed man, and the mob were driven
to the car, after receiving pretty Sc
we're clubbing.
The store keepers at the stations be-
low had, by some means. been informed
of tho occurrences above, and took the
precaution to shut up close before the
arrival Of tho train. It seems that this
gang of negroes has for somo time time
past been in the habit of committing
moro or less violent outrages. a short
time ago, some of their number attacked
white man at the store of Mr.. Law
renee Youmans, near Dixie, and would
have killed him, had not Mr.. Youmans
given him shelter and protection at his
store. Incensed at this, they, several
days later, set upon Mr.. Youmans ut an
unguarded moment. while he was walk
ing in his yard, beat him most unmerci-
fully, and in all probability wonld have
killed him, but for colored man in
his employment, who ran up and inter
ceded in his behalf. - Charleston Ne,cs.