The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-19
A BIG NEGRO RIOT.


AUGUSTA, Ga Sept. IS.
Mrs. Alonzo Harley, who lives near Sill
weston, Aiken county, South Carolina, was
assaulted at her residence, last Friday, by
two negroes. Mr. Harley was at work on
his farm and Mrs. Harley was in the house
with her son, aged nine years, and an in
FAINT three weeks old. She was knocked
down two or three times, and her screams,
and those of her SOD, alarmed the negroes,
who fled. When report of the assault
became known, the citizens assembled and
made search for the negroes, one of whom
was arrested and shot. The other escaped.
On Saturday a warrant was issued for his
arrest and placed in the hands of the con-
stable who, with the aid of posse of white
men, attempted to make the arrest, which
was resisted by a large crowd of negroes,
about 200 in number, armed with shot
guns and Winchester rifles.
On Sunday the excitement continued.
Both whites and blacks were fully armed,
watching each others movements. There
is report of skirmlsh during the day in
which two or three persons were wounded.
Toward night a compromise was made,
both parties agreeing to disband and retire
to their homes. The negroes agreed to sur
render the colored man who made the as
sault on Mrs Hanley and deliver him over
to the authorities at Aiken. With this un-
derstanding the whites dispersed, and while
retiring to their homes it is reported several
were ambuscaded and shot by the negroes.
The city is full of rumors as to the number
killed. but there has been nothing definite
ascertained.
LATER.
The passenger train from Augusta to Poit
Royal which left this morning at eight
o'clock has returned. Proceeding to jack
son station the track was discovered to have
been torn up and the freight train which
left here at six o'clock this morning was
found wrecked and the negroes in posses
sion of the road. Superintendent Elem
ing of the Port Royal road has telegraph
the state OF affairs to Governor Chamber
lain, asking him for troops. He has also
applied to Lieutenant Barnhait, U. S. A.
stationed at Hamburg, for assistance. A
number of citizens have left for the scene
of the disturbance, which is about twenty
miles from Augusta, on the Port Royal
railroad.
LATEST.
Latest report from the scene of the riot
South Carolina is that one white man is
wounded and six negroes killed. Nothing
authentic has been received. The city is
full of rumors.
THREE BLACKS SHOT.
MONROE, La. Sept. IS.
Saturday afternoon three colored men
were shot and wounded six miles from here
by white msn named Hathaway, while re-
turning home in wagon. A warrant was
obtained here, and posse of white CT
zens went in pursuit and captured Halfway
yesterday IN briar thicket where he had
taken refuge, and which the ctizens had
surrounded and watched all night. He is
now safely lodged in the parish Jail. The
colored people cheered the citizens along
the road. HALFWAY is stranger, who
came afoot from Texas about three weeks
ago. Only one man was seriously hurt,
and he will recover.
STILL AT LARGE.
The freedman charged with the assassi-
nation of Evans, planter, at Moorehouse
parish, has becl IN this vicinity several
times, but has eluded all efforts TO capture
him,
COLD HOODED MURDER.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. IS.
j. S. Mayberry, a revenue detective, was
brutally assassinated Saturday night. The
murderer shot him through the rear door,
seven buck shot entering his head and
killing him instantly. The night was dark
and the murderer escaped. The general
impression is that the assassin was enc of
gang of counterteiters now under indict-