The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-01

|. TIE STREET CAN D1rr1ounTY We
haye already noticed the Radical schemes
to Ian,ept trouble and create political
capital by inducing poor, ignorant me-
IgRpes TO foist theaasslves upon the white
Ipsople Of this 'ySty. That trouble will
3Hesnlt from thiqaf the ecenesi of Satur-
day night and sSupday are ge.enatted
tShfre can be butAitele doubt, and when
~ begins God only knows where it will
lend. The attempt Of certain negroes to
force themselves5Ato street Dsrs reserved
for the whites, is entirely 1noalled for by
the existing state. Of affairs. The object
sotght to be gained by tho wire-ph1ers
in the Radical party ia apparent to every
one. They care not whether two or three,
or DOZEN negfoes pay the penalty of
their rashqess and impudence with their
lives, or how mnoh innocent blood mey
be shed. They will take good care to be
out OF harms way when danger may
arise. But we trust the good, sober
sense OF the community will avert this
threatened danger and preser ve our city
from scene of bloody riot and turmoil.
On Saturday night, however, the first
of these disturbances occurred. A party
OF negroes, including low mulatto
woman, entered the 10 O'Clock car at the
Ex ~hapge, and rode as far US Liberty
street, when several gentlemen got
aboard, and the negroes were ejeoted,
the woman using the vilest language. A
crowd of negroes thereupon gathered, as
II by preconcerted arrangement, aud re-
fused to let the car pass. One of the
negroes seized the horses by the bride,
when gentleman residing in the vicini-
tyI who was attracted by the crowd, or
dered him to release his hold. The
negro refused, when the gentleman
struck him in the fnce with hin fist,
knocking him down. At this juncture,
another negro struck the gentleman men
toned with heavy stick, cutting his
face and bruising his arm. One Of the
young men present then drew pistol
aud Dried be was ''going to shoot. !"
Whereupon the negroes scattered in every
direction. The negro driver of the car
Joined in the fracas with the dsorderly
Africans. and refused to drive.
Nestanday morning, the cars were
SCARCELY pBtronized at all, an uncommon
occnrrence on Sunday. and the first re-
suit of this miserable attempt at social
equality was seen. There was, however,
an uneasy feeling througkout the city,
as it WAS generally believed these ne.
groes would attempt the same thing, and
trouble would ensue. True to expeota-
ton, on the arrival of the Isle of Hope
train, yesterday evening, at 6 o'clock,
large number Of, nagroes made a rush
for the: street osrs at the junction, and
three OF them were; soon tiled, leaving
two empty. Into one of these, how
ever, in which were uumS,r of white
persons, including several ladies, negro
by the name OF Dick White thrust him
self and took seat. A lady coming in
shortly. afterwards, he was told by some
yonpg men to get up. This he refused
to do when he was seized by the heels
and head and pitched out. -l
Several of the negroes, who had
rushed into the other cars, thought bet
ter OF themselves, and went into those
reserved for them. Considerable excite
ment was created at the junction by this
affair, but no serious disturbance oc-
Cured. About 7 O'Clock, as the car was
passing down Whitaker street, near
Broughton, o negro boarded the plat
form, showed by two young men, and
entered. He was ordered to leave, and
on refusing to do so, was "fanned off
with boot" He yelled out, as he ran
of, .'Never mind. sports; I've spotted
yon." .r
l. Aa the 8 o'clock car WAS passing the
Exchange, on the return. trip; come
scoundrel threw two bottles atit, striking
against the, aide, and the shivered.. GLASS
few inside. Fortunately, only lew
persons, were inltlle ear at the time,l and
no injury resulted.' The driver, fright
ened by the ppise. dropped his reins and
Jumped off, the oar! and the horses broke
into gallop. Hiy nerves we're settled,
however, by the time the car reached
Whitaker street, and he resumed his po-
sition. * >NOL .iNf
We nre informed that the riotous ne.
groes who created the disturbance on
Saturday night have their headquarters
in o negro shop, on Liberty street, near
Whitaker, and remained in that vicinity
to, late hour, clustering and threaten
ing aboht MEat they were going to do.
AS we have said before, there is no
justification whatever in this conduct of
the negroes, and they will learn in the
end that such attempts will inevitably
result to their own injury. We, how
ever, depreoate any action tending to
produce riot and bloodshed, where the
guilty most frequently escape, whilst the
IDnnocant auffar Thora ora otkor wanna