The New York herald., 1874-08-25
oreN got into q dinlcuity, during which Sims was
seriously stabbed by Garter.

seriously stabbed by Garter.
The Ridge Spring u. c., Uprising-The
Cause OF tho Emeute-The Alarm
Caused by the Arrival OF Armed Geor-
gisns.
The special correspondent OF the Augusta CAron-
tcle and Sentinel gives the following account OF the
rise and fall Of the disturbance at Ridge Spring,
y. Or t" "a. sn.H
When we arrived at Ridge Spring we found the
place alive with armed men Nunbers were at
the depot to see US alight, and as we Stepped TO
yeIis S of sHurran for deorgsp p and 'sHurrah for
hearty good Will Our leader then announced to
the South Caroinians assembled the object OF our
snsc,Uated trouble WITH the negroes ,sS ."e SAID
he, .wll not act without your Co-operatton.n
THE BEGINNING OF TIE TROUBLE
We learned In the course OF the evening tnat on
the previous night the negroes had assembled in
large numbers at Ridge Spring and had used very
made many threats relative to their lives ana prop
erty AS the whites were very inferior in point OF
They caroused ana reveIled in the essence Of the
Civil Rights bill until the night neared Its end.
They promised TO return on the ensuing night
(Tuesday), with increased numbers to "whlp
THE WHITES PREPARED
Such carryings on and such insulting threats
exasperated the South Carohuians, and they de.
termined forthwith 20 meet the issue larry and
intuition. IS and congregated in considersoe mum. an
bers at the Ridge When our party arrived the
town wsAguits varllks @ In l. its appearance; Here
with shd guns, some with nuskets. some with
rlnes and some with pistols aud knives. The
faces and that they were ready and anxious to
wipe out the many insults and indignines that
was very evident. the planters say that they do
not believe 1t Is the desire or the intention OF
great many Of the negroes ton to mosss Il, s or IN any
lima. The dificulty is with the radical white and
black politicians They 60 mt about the t country
people, melting the negroes to open riot and
blo0dshed.
Several parties af1rm that white man, whose
name, as near as we can recolect was McDevitt,
recently made speech ,,a at Ridge Spring. 10 which
whites. .'The fight win Gomez said he, "and when
it does come, let me advise you to divide your
white men, the other TO Kill the white women and
Children" Numbers have sworn to kill McDevitt
on board the train that carried the Augusta party
to Ridge Spring, though II was not known to the
Of the par nse hsnig hs rs
them with that tot Of McDevttt ID the intensity Il
delectable gentleman lives at Ridge Spring,
though ne has not been at home during the last
TO raise troops to 6eat the whites. the 'Tigers'
searcned every tram that passed here last night
and to-day for him, but In VAIN; s ieog1
| . II
Harrison Bowie, said to be from Augusta, has
also made speeches against the white people. This
by q party, charging him with attempts to disturb
the public peace, from the quarter past i've O'Clock
the ladies', car reading pamphlet He was little
wayward at first, but as five or six persuasive
pistols and guns, along whose barrels glanced
ter OF the matter and yielded. When he was pulled
on the car 1t was with dltlculty that he was kept
TO be at all antiquated, rushed up, exclaiminG:--
"rhat is my son; what do you mean to do with
the asS ne waS raS
In his face. He was only saved BY being dragged
out Of the crowd by some white men, who did not
Mnsh 1ssn ns sH'yasa sisoatlon HS ''5 5Ond @
the p se to
ington jail He would have been kept at the
Ridge, but fears were entertained that he Nigh
be shot before morning, aud hence to save him he
was sent to Lexington. tun
THE NEGROES AFBAID AND PROMISE TO GIVE UP
Fs roar THEIR ARMS.
South Carolina negroes are deatnly afraid Of
Georgia white men, and knowing that there was
party at the dEe rom Agsussa wno nH
knowing that the South Caroinians were all
thoroughly armed and ready Tor the ray they
In oil their arms and have them stacked at the
Ridge by twelve NJ tomorrow. Our party now
covered with glory, viii leave Tor Augusta to-mor-
row morning at SIX O'Clock. l,I $3.50
THE NUMBER OF MEN AT THE RIDGE
Companies OF men would come IN rom an
quarters, and IL is estimated that az no time
Whle we were at the Ridge Spring were there
less tnan goo weh armed and determined
men. AT Batesville; ten miles beyond there
All this goes TO show that the white people Of
South Carolina are IN earnest when they say that
they have stood as much Is they intend to stand
from the negroes and white radicals, backed up by
an infamous government They Will 91Y
FREE SOUTH CAROLINA OR GO DOWN WITH HER
As for ourselves, we do not think there Is any,
serious cause for alarm on the part o. tDe whites
in the neighborho0d of Ridge Spring, Negroes are
naturally great towards, and IN this part OF the
country they have been terribly frightened by tho
developments Of the last two days. Some have
come In to intercede for mercy already, and all we
have seen are disposed, prOfessedy, to behave
themselves In the future. nin