Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
From the News and Courier.1
Bloody Work at anton !!
THE NEGRO KILLITIA ATTACK THE
UNARMED DEMOCRACY.

Solemn Agreement Violated I'll
Muskets Ofthe Republicans Ready
the Bushes-A Sudden Onslaught
Fourteen Democrats Killed an
, Wounded Retreat ofthe Dem,
! Gratis ReinfOrcements Sent to Cali
hOj Last Night.
Early i'll the present political canvas
In Charleston County the Democrat
expressed desire to meet the Repuf
1cans IN joint discussion There wa
some difficulty, at first, in obtainin
thla concession, the Republicans be
ing accustomed, in previous years, t
nave the field to themselves on the is
lands AID IN the parishes outside O
the city. Ii was aeen, however, tha
1T was far better to make genera
arrangement Tor ''dividing time" thar
to leave tho matter to the discretion
of the managers Of each particular
meeting, and, as soon as the Repub.
LcaEs announced what meetings they
intended to Eold. Col. Simonton, tht
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Comm .ttee for Charleston County, ad
dressed a note to Mr.. @. g. Bowen
the Republican county chairman, ask
ing that the Democratic canvassers be
heard at the Republican meetings. =
The request was promptly aeceded to,
the only condition, and one entire. '
satisfactory to the Democracy, being
that no gus should be taken to the
meetings by either party. Under the
arrangement so made joint discus
slons have taken place at Strawberry,
on Johns Island, OH EdIsto Island
and at other points. The Democrats
confcrnled strIc'Iy TO their agreement,
but the Republicans, on some occa
SONS. az at Strawberry, were arm ed
| With muskets and shotguns. Or Ed
iSto, on Saturday, they were we'll pro-
V1ded with bludgeOns aud knives =
| No uneasiness or datrust was, how
ever, aroused, and the Democratic
| speakers would have willingly gone
alone, and without escort. to any part
of the Country. This was the condi
| tlOn OF affairs when the steamer POGO
ain left the wharf yesterday morning,
having aboard the Democratic speak
| ors appointed TO attend the joint meet
| ing to be held at B ick Chu1 CHI, about
three miles from Cainhoy, III the par
ish OF ST. Thomas and 81. Dennis.
A RIoTCUs DEMONSTRATION.
The POGO il was chartered for the
exclusive use of the Democratic party,
and had between one hundred ard two
hundred Democrats aboard Among
them We're the speakers the Hon. al.
2. O'Connor, candidate for Congress :;
Mr.. St. Julien Jervey, candidate for
solicitor Messrs, Ficken aud G.. G..
White, candidates for the Legislature;
O. 9. Leslie, coiored, candidate for
county commissioner Col. NJ. r. De-
lany. coioIed, and others. Before the
POGO in left large party of negroes
made a~dash and endeavored to secure
q passage. They were very noisy and
threatening, declaring that they inten-
ded ''to go anyhow" and that they
wanted a chance ''to clean cut the
id Democrats" &c. Some OF them
are believed to belong to the Hunka-
dOri Club, whose meE. bers were the
leaders in the riot of the 9th of Sep
TENDER, when the colored Democrats
were attacked and several citizens
ware wounded. As many of these
men as could be eccOmm odated we're,
however, taken aboard. One man
threatened ito raise HI on that boat
He did not go. Just as the steamer
was ready to start word was received
that County Chairman Bowen was on
his way down, and would like to ac-
l.
courtesy was extended to him and his
companions, and, at last, the steamer
got away.
THE ARRIVAL AT CAINHOY.
There was no incident worth noting
on the run to Cainhoy. The Demo
Gratis amused themselves by firing
with their pistols at such objects III
the river as attracted their attention,
and before the journey was over many
OF the few pistols were empty. This
fact was known to tho Republicans
who were aboard. During the trip,
Mr. OConnor and County Chairman
Bowen conferred together. and it was
agreed that each side shou d be allow
ed two hours during the meeting, each
side dividing the two hours, as might
be thought proper, among it's speak
ers The steamer resched CaInhoy at
about haif-p 2 O'Clock, and the De-
mocracy were most hospitn bly, receiv-
ed by the villagers, who had provided
wagons and other vehicles to convey
them to the Brick Church, the place
of meeting, about three miles distant
Bowen started off in a buggy as soon
as be could land. and must have reach
ed The Brick Church half an hour or
more before the arrival of the Demo
Gratis.
THU SCENE OF THE CONFLICT.
The place of meeting was on rising
ground, a small hill. In front Of the
speakers stand, aid forty or fifty yards
distant was the Church, with she small
building used as vestry on it's right
To the left of the stand was an old
brick building. with only part of the
walls standing. Bowen called the
meeting to order, and James Stuart,
Colored, was appointed chairman for
the Republicans. and Mr.. Samuel San
ders, the precinct chirman, was chos-
en- chirman for the Democrats. A
Band, which Democrats had brought
from town, and the speaking began.
Mr.. W. st. Julien Jervey was the first
speaker, and, much as he has spoken,
never spoke better. The speech was
listened to with deep attention, and
there was no tign of trouble.
w. j. McKinlay, colored, was to
follow MIR. Jervey. The band was
playing, and some of the negroes
shouted out that they did not want
any music; they wanted to hear their
people talk. As soon as the air was
finished, the band stopped, and Nc
Kinlny, who seemed nervous and ex-
c ted, began a very violent speech.
He had not, however, spoken more
than two or three minutes when there
was a slight disturbance, such as might
be caused by runaway horse, on the
left of the stand. This ATTRACTED very
little attention, but was followed by
musket shot. INSTANTLY the oolored
men at the meeting darted to the
bushes and seized their guns which
there lay hidden. From the bushes
and from the further side of the ravine
volley after volley was fred into tie