New-York tribune., 1874-11-21
ELECTIONS ~ SOUTH CAROLINA

EOW THY ARE CONDCCTED- FEDERAL NIEiF--R-
ENCE ~ a STREET BRAwL.
To.the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR. | write to give your readers some idea
Of tie Go.uc- in Laurers County. c., during the
receat election. GOV. Moses appointed Joseph crews,
Y J. p owens anG John E.ins Election Commissioners
for TIL. County He a;erwiri removed Eyins, and ap
pointed y. j. Holmes ID his stead ana two days before
tie election be removed Owens and appointed the Rev
Mr Gibbs in his place. Notwithstanding these changes
Crows owens and Evns continued 10 act, refusing 70
recognize Holmes. AMI intmilatng Gibbs so that ne
refused 10 qualify put four billotb1Zes N the
Court-house and four different parts Of the County
lie also appointed al! Of the managers to suit himself on
the morning OF the election the town box which one
Thompson was tle manager was opened about o'clock
Instead OF at OcocA' a. tAe Ia" dIiects by ~ ~
tim, box stuffed with 40 odd votes. Afef the CLOS
lug of the polls. Lieut. tnes Anderson, l5tl L = II
hutry, placed sentinel al tne door Oh 'He NOUS -,
had been used as d pOAlng once ana FeIu7e ~
tie counting OF the ballots, aihougA lAe al t'W
OF thus State declares that the ballots sna44
other boxes tins county carried for Chamberlain by
1891 votes. There j. difference OF ABOUT - votes %
negroes remained at home on the day OF election. l. Is
estimated 80 at least voted IA Newberry an lOa
ing county, 80 !ou eau sec low 'HS S'S0'-o- was $1,000
Ca Wednesday. the da7 after the election. four yoans
men rode into and went 10 photograph &d4eI3 70
Iav their pictures taken While n tnc picture gallery
two notorious negroes Turner Pnison alias 1hn ergu-
sfI
ing them. The young left tine gallery anu Me4o
f,oNed by TIE negroes, OF them Win uiltA IL MS
hand The young turned upon the cOiufed men,
and "A fight begun. one shot was fired but WITHOUT
enect and the negroes beaten with rocks pretty
severely The then ran to Lieu Anderson aAu
he with squad of United states soldiers, and Win Ar
pi.toI drawn appeared upon the scene. One OF the
Young men thereupOn mounted his horse ana made OH
Anderson ordered his squad 1re NJ the fugitive, ana
began tirng himself Two or three OF his men nred az
fortunately, without effect. The young man tscApu4'
Dut the firing caused horse 10 run away WI
a buggy and the carriage was broken To pieces AndeI
son then arrested OF the young ana put tlr
in TAIL They have since been discharged on giving ou
for their appearance court for trial NJ clVlI OceI
cal ed upon Lieut. Anderson % arrest the young mou'
and he dld u his responsibility. We uAd lnOuEt
fhat the military only 20 assist tnc CLe.,
autnor lies but this Uuted states omceI acso
without authority. Has Lieut. Anderson acted WIN i
tine pa of the laws II not, let him be conrhdrV'he
and dismissed the service During tue MeAictA va
s Alvsrado Hunter dismissed the service loi "h
ing Avarndo before the arrival OF the Infantry ou
in a time OF peace The United States Government W.
see that United states officers shall not assist IL ~.
which are contrary the laws VI SJutH tdf1 ''1
~ StaneraI C,nver1m.ut RICHARD G. WATTS
Chairman OF the Ongressional Committee iOr LAuI'Hs
County.
Laurens Court House, S. c. Nov. TO- 1874