The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-28
Fox IIantiaE Extra raordina,y.

+ After the labors OF the day. Wednes-
day, were over in manipulating the
Minort convention. the leuding Radi-
cal officials sought their couchns of
rest. Amongst others. the celebrated
Ku Klux hunter, better known as Blue
Ridge Scrip Patterson, courted tired
natures sweet restorer in Gov. Moses
mansion. Having fixed up Chamber
lain and Minort to his notion, he next
went to drive bargain with his Ex-
cellency, and then to refresh himself
with balmy sleep. But. alasl soon
came rumors that the bloody Ku Klux
were on the war path, breathing out
threatenings and slaughter against the
State officials. The alarm was spread
and drove sleep from weary eyes.
Rising in haste, the pair betook them-
selves as fast as fast animals could
carry them to the military headquar-
ters, where they asked the command
ant to give them protection. Captain
Ogden, who commando the post in the
absence of Colonel Black, received
them politely, and heard their tale of
distress. He could not, he said, order
out his regiment. as requested, nor give
them guard, unless ordered to do 30
by the President or some superior au-
thority. Patterson represented things
urgent, and expressed surprise that men
Of their rank could not find safety under
the blessed national flag. The Captain
could do nothing but comply with their
next reqoest-to give them bed near
where he himself slept, and where
they would be, as no thought. undis-
turbed. They passed the night at
Captain Loyd's. sleeping in the Same
bed, and the faithful were pleased to
learn, yesterday morning, that no
bones were broken. Such is the tule
that was current over the town yester-
day. It was further said that an
orderly mounted guard before ex-
Comptroller Neagle's residence; that
the Penitentiary guard was ordered out
on duty. and that L. Cass Carpenter
packed his trunks and was borne away
on the wings OF steam to Washington.
The cause of this commotion was q
fox hunt of Mr.. Long aud two com
panions on the Lexington side of the
river. This innocent and manly recre-
alton of fivo or six persons was mngni-
fed into the npprouch. with tue most
bloody and determined purposes. Of
500 Georgians. thirsting for Radical
blood. This is the last phase of Ku
Kluxism, furce which hus set the
whole town in u roar of laughter. Yes.
terday and last night, tho Radical
headquarters were unusually quiet; the
6ne carriages and buggies, which are
usually 80 ostentatiously displayed,
were not to be seen. It is TO be cup
posed that the Radioals, whose sleep
was terribly disturbed the night be-
fore. were at last oil put away quietly
III tuotI 1lltto bous. we bQaIl expect
to see this little episode represented in
most alarming fashion in the Chicago
Inter Ocean and other journals from
which the Union. Herald delights to
clip stories of w-head and bloody
bones transactions in the South. L..
Cass Carpenter will do itup in style in
the Washington Chronicle or RepuJi.
can, and the trembling dispatches Of
Patterson to the President will form O
most delightful theme of comment
from those warriors Narth who never
smelt gun-powder III the late civil war,
but who are now up in arms, charging
the white people of the South with de-
sire and design to wage war of races
with the blacks. By-the.way, the ne
groes are hugely delighted with this
joke, aud think Massa Patterson,
Massa Moses and Massa Carpenter are
not suoh doughty warriors, after all
Patterson told them ''to he ready"
but he is not ready himself to face
even the music of hounds in fox
hunt. '"t
Good News from Marlboro.