, 1874-09-14

tho Org Of hounds. tho blaFo, Of horne, and tho
shouts Of happy lluntors, nado protty music on
tho midnight air. Delightful ~ u Wna 70 thc
lovers Of The sport, 1t ca1no lsden win horror
ttpon tho oxcftcA senses OF men OF moral ienH
Soon 4 report sprohd thnt 900 ku.Klnx from
huunBta d.. voro At tho bridge, riding with
might and main for Columbia, full tilt nttor
Moses, Patterson, aud tho Hing Ronera1ly. Tho
oral Neaeo. Ho aont hia carriage post~haste for
Cant, Ogden, United Ststea Army, Of whom le
aske<t guard. lilo complied 40 far rs To- sord
an orderly, wlo sat mounted nll night boforo
hlossa and Senator Patterson, WHO, strange TO
say MORO a'ooping togothor at Moses houao.
They scan,porod up IN hurry. aud made a boo
limo for tile quarters Of tho military: Patterson
WAS, OF course, ~ ho advlsoa tho Beaufort no
Eroes to bo "1osdv;" 19avlps %. ,oon Collector .ef
won,op. and accompanied by Aloncs, l,o runhct IN
hot 1asto to tho garrlson, wl,eto they found Capt
Ogden. who IN acting as commnn!sant Of the post
IN tho .bscnce Of Col. Black. Thoy brcathleasly
glans, nho, they rore told, woro coming with
Glacloncd and 1naskod faces to lynch item to
DEATH. Thoy bosonGht him to ordor ont hts reg
i'nont for their protection. Tho poiito md nmti"
no. lio could only furnish men for such dnty on
ortlors from Ills suporior officer or from tho PROS
idcut, Patterson instantly sent OIL dispatches
10 the rrosl1ont at Washington aud Long
1'ranch. While awaiting an anHwor be doslretl
to know whother tho cotntnaNdnat would coolly
look oil and 500 tho men killed in THIS fashion
md not try to savo their liyos. LIE offered guar
anteca. Tho commandant shrugged his
Shoulders with tho rotnark, dentlemcn, yo,'
must got ollt Of this scrapo yourselves; IL 70
ibt,o of my 'hussnesa ard mono OF my funeral" "
limo wore oil, and tile torriblo kM-Kt.ix not
arriving but still oxpocted Patterson aid hloacs,
as special favor, cravoa por,ns8ion to PASS t.,o
night 1T Capt, Loyd's hotlao. next door TO tho
lodgings OF tho commandant. They slept to-
gethor tlcro In ono bed. Whether thoy slept
sounty or tossed in fcar Al they heard tho rst-
ling of tho leayes and tho BouEh Of the panes
may bo loft to conjecture. Tho scnro wns quito
exclusive assd healthy In Radical circlos. a
gentleman returning from nj. entertainment at
midnight met courier oil liorheback tearing
galrlno11, and, half m hour iatnr, tho Governor
carriage called for hin private secretary.
Qa,tncr. tho Treasurer OF Sumter County,
and hib Wits, loft tho uoyornur'h at o'clucIs,
and took raftgo In n hotcl. Tho Pententiaty
guards wcro callni mp and placed Oh duty. l..
Cass Carpenter packed his trunks aud left Tor
washington. The colorod rcopie took il rNtl,er
Taylor, asked ge1t1omnn il Dom dcorgianB
wero 'gwinA to lick ont lo niggersl" Ho wan
oyerjoyod = tho gcntlemun told him. "Ol'
no; t1oy arc u.ily after the carpet-bagsors aud
scalnwags." no ya1lel ont in great glee, " Yos
Whist toto 'om--yah!" Patterson lcft the gar
rison this morning just after daylight. Mtbes
slept lator. Patterson luB mnao no report ol
any anBuer OF tho prosIont to lia claim for pro-
lection against fox cllnse., Tho hunters raa
conscious Of tho terrible fright .hey llad
callncd tho Stnto Government aud tho pattor'
eonian Blue Ridge scrip-hohlors. All is now
quiot.