, 1874-08-24

: rJTE CFnDrErn.vv &c ~ prou
oA'"- -v"N N'' o'' "lol'
WIT AteasVccn C0lored Fncttonn-:ahs
l"tSn Occupied by Armed NcgrocA-
s"Sorti Person. Wounded,
tr"m she caarles'on IS. C> Ne,r., Auo. II.
| Utl Saturday we published brof ACCOUNT o
, tho beginning Of liot botweon tho opposing no
Fro facttons III Georgotown. Hlnco tlteu nldi-
tlonal PARTICULARS havo t,oen received. The towf
M at TIC tuat accounts wan entirely at tho more,
h'ta III tho possession Of mul uf mad nogrc
eavaEss who woro shooting at each other NTH
tho greatcst possible gttsto. A fow words of OK
pauation will enab]o tho pcople of tA civilized
country 70 underaud THO situation, nntl
ton in this State. Tho Republican pnrty il,
GeorGotown County III composed of ignorant ne
Eroes. One faction III led by W. il. Jones. a
noisy negro, who holds tue position OF Stato
senator until 1870. but who seems to be tlesirous
Of perpotuatlng his politicnl power w,tl, pros-
Eeetlyo oyo to tho Office OF Adjutant-Gauoral Of
tho State, which oilico ia to be filled in tho uo,
ing election. The opposing faction ia lod by
Jatnes a. BoWloy. ntclnbor OF the last Houso or
representatives aud Chairman Of tho Ways aud
aloa!'s Committee, who, in two ycn1H, ,nalo q
handsoine fortune or S50.D00 or $50. 600 on n
salary OF 5000 ycar. Bowloy nays his none;
N the campaign, and Jones, who seems not to
10 quite 10 iusl', hut who il Colonel Of tic mill
tin. Uses Tho guns, 10 that the Shows Of war
seem to he about equally divided. What
position tho two leaders occupy IN relation
to the dubernatorial canvass does not
feem R'Ia it,, to @ 10 very Clearly undorstood.
for rcfo'mt but Which ono wants to reform with
aloses, or which ono to reform with Chamberlain.
las not yot been ascertaincl. Evor suce tho
campaign opened theao two lights Of South Chr
hot for the decent people OF tho county. On
| Wednesday Inst convention was callud to moot
a. Georgetown to nominate delegates to tho
6tate e nspab'isnn Nomlnating Convention. The
were made for tlia Conycnt,on-ono by the Bow
eyiten at IL uciock tho other by tho oneeiteH at
2o'clock: The conrt.Housewas tho place. The
object or ono party was to forestaii tho other.
Iho o'cockB were determined to bronL i'm tim
IL oclockH, aud The IL o'clucka If defeated. to
completely annillllato the 2 o'coclss, So
NJ tho roll of the drum and tue toot OF tho
hfo both parties assembled ut the auciout
seas OF justice, and onsored iuto n,oating. or u
row. whereby that sanlo seat Of justice waa pro-
fnned, tho public poace iurAdet, aud deconov
violated" Tie bnllots Of tile Bowley reformors
Proved to DO too strong for tho Jones roformcrs,
md tho latter iuconinently fed, after several Of
tl1em Ind boen wounded. In tho metee au uu-
Fortunate negro. who WAS byYtaudor. was
lnorsally wounded. The Bowley reformors, be-
inE now masters Of tho situation. rcorganiaod !
gates: George pawloy, Potter Woodbury., Thomas |
Jandon, William Drunson, Pal,tt,s Jandon. Ben
Myers, Phllandor Diownioltl, Fra,,e Penny. |
Anthony Jaadon, md Planet Reynolds. ia
.ha t.1 ~ meantime. ,,a E The 1imes snys pump
johns bud fortified slackenod courage, and tue
Jonehises went "ta tho rcscue." But too lnto.
The Hush Of victory lad rendered the Bowoyitcs
aouols strong. mud tho Jonesltos ncro compelled
words, "Bewaro AMI wait" This was 1be a,tua-
tion at the cloge Of Wednesday, and tile follow
ing ,lotters will givc tho reader Au idoa d tlo
pande,monsnn which now began. Il l.ey bo
n lJnFn ft1Hf .fat$ M