The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-09-02
Terrible Excitement Among tho Radical
..,sl Officials Skcdaddling.

pursue H." sayeth the Scriptures, and
such was the case on "Wednesday y
night, goth, when Governor Moses,
Senator Patterson, General Dennis
and other prominent Radical office.
holders, became badly scarad and
sought protection from the United
States soldiers. AS tho story goes,
q report reached tho Executive ears
that q party Of ,seventy mounted men,
from Georgia, had arrived at Granby
Oh a special train, and were going to
pro cipitute themselves upon the do
fenseless officials, cid ''clean them
out."1'i This" terrible information
was BROUGHT by oolored woman fro NJ
the vicinity, wlto. declared that sbo
had counted tbemn Tho only. fodu-
datio6 for the report, rs far as. wo
can l., arm, was that Mr.. John Long,
with two other citizens, we're OH fox
hunt on the Lexington Side of the
river ), and the sound Of their horns
melting the dogs. created the idea of
o detachment tf eavalry, accompani-
ed by inuumerablo buglcrs. 30
1t appears that the Governor Has
entertaining Senator Patterson, Gen.
Dennis and Treasurer Ncaglc, at a
late hour Of the night, when, like the
warming to Belshazzar, came the mott
fication Of the anticipated raid. Mes
sengers were Immediately sent to the
garrison headquarters, and Capt. Og-
den, acting Ccmmandant of the Post,
was summoned to the residence of
Dr." Nesgle, where tho frightened
purity had congregated: The Captain
was requested by the Senator to put
the garrison under arms bat this
he declined to do-his directions be.
ing to avoid any interference in poc
litical or other aifAirs, except upon
direct orders from Washington.
"Well," said tho Senator, "wonld
you See u man murdered, without iu-
terfcring 81 s'1 could not help it,"
was the reply. Conversation and
INQUIRY Of this nature was kept up
for some timo, when in rushed Col.
Charles, Minort, heated and breath
less. A glass of .aQater revived him
"'Well," :: demanded the Governor,
"what have you to report r. "I have
had my skirmishcrs out" "IIow
far q "About mile. and a half"
"W hat was discovered ?"-" Moth
ing" was the prompt response. Cap.
tain Ogden retired shortly, after
wards, highly amused at the ridiou-
lopa proceedings. IT,.
General Dennis had previously re-
moved his family to place of safety,
and, upon the breaking up of the con
ference, departed for tho Penitentia-
ry,, whore, it is supposed, he safely
locked himself up. DR.. Neagle dis.
appeared. and was not heard Of for
five or six hours. The Governor and
the Senator obtained shelter with
Captain Lloyd, [where, iu a single
bed; they passed the remaining hours
Of the mi 6 HI .toget h er )
l.. ,'aes Carpentry wao seen yesterday
morning, straaking it for the depot,
in order to carry the terrible intelli-
genee Of the raid, and aohat might
occur, to. the authorities at Washing:
ton, aftcr the style Of his celebrated
Ku Klux statements. Later in the
day, Mr.. Long a.hd his two
friends, accompanied by their
hounds, arrived in the city, and we're
much surprised to learn of tho ex-
.citement they had created. And so
ends tho celebrated fox hunt, or the
second battle of Granby., .aoi =
..., [Columbia P@nis. 81
An incorporate Spirit. ,,
There was gathering of Spiritual
ists at a private residence few EVEN
ings ago, at which the. spirits from
tho other world we're summoned in
large numbers. hftor somo conver-
sation with Il long array of dead
aunts, uucles, grandtathcrs and 9th.
ers, q local optionist called up tho
spirit, Of q oe,tain captain who was
drowned In Vallejo waters by failing
off q small raft while IN an intoxica-
ted condition, about year ago. The
j.. O. tried to make point by ask
ing him il lie had not become satis-
fed of tho evils Of ,intoinperance hy
tho ,mantier Of Ills death. ......... =
khswor-"No, it wasn't whjskey
that killed mo it was too much wa
ter. haven't drawn sober breath
sinoo | left your world" gang 90.
Q.--"Where are you now ?' ,r.-
A.-"Oh, Pm down here. -,
Q.--"What place ,is down here 2"
A--"I doI't know what tho name
of the place is." THE interrogatcd
was, Of course, ashamed to, TOLD . =.
Q---"What do you, do where you
are = !, What hat. kind i la,, Of 2 life do you
|. Awe don't do much of any.
thing we just, float around in J, noth~
ipgness like so many balloons" !.
q els there any birthstone where
you are ?"' !.
| A---"Oh, yes, there's lots Of brirnn
stone, but J. tell yod the boys are
| mighty careful how aitheyu rub up