The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-09-16
THE CHARLESTON RIOT.
4 SUMMARY OF THURSDAYS Row-1HE
NEWS AND CoURiER's REPORT.

NEWS AND couRfER's REPORT.
Char,.ston, Sept. The city has
heeu in a fern,ent all day. The News
and Courier, in summing NJ the facts
If the riot ri Last night. Gays:
4 h,nsly aud disgracetn' riot t .e'
ont in the upper portion Of King
street last night, aud for several
hours spread excitement and alarm
| Throughout the city.
The affair was the result at the SET
tied determination Of q gang OF co.,
o,e,) r,,w.lirs, calling themselves Ne
publ;cans, I" w,rak vengeance upon
s,,n. n,ru If their coior who hare
presumed (" publicly affiliate with
the Democratic party.
The trouble began By q c"mpara'
lively small, body "t rioters, but sl,eed'
| liz assumed formidable dimensions:
Idle aud excited col"'e'l men and
boys from all quarters hurried to the
crowd and increasing the tuM"'t, anu
the main thoroaghfare Of Charleston
was for = fierce aud l'owli"g mob OF
negroes, cursing the whites aud saw
ayely attacking aud beating every
White man who happened to III
On the streets. Captain Endr'cks
with a SQUAD Of thirty II the city
mlicc finally succee,lssl BY persistent
stto.ts IN di.psrsi"g the rioters. nut
not till a long list "f h'so''y cas"a'
tics had .ccnre,i. Same If them are
serious and perhaps fatal !" character
All accounts agree that the police
p under command vi the intrevi'l ch'c'
did their duty with determines ga
autry, but they were altogether tS ~,
few to deal with the mob as pro'"pt'!
. aud effectively IA the case teqn're"'
The Issue is now sqaare!y present,
ell m the citizens, whether or 90
t Charleston ia to be left ut the mere!
If y mob III ignorant negr''es when
aver ,th,ir vicious leaders may CIV
y the signal for a riot: To-day tne'
s hxs been a deep aud general feelio
among the whites that q repet!t'o
Of a disturbance such ~ that IF la
night must at oil hazards be prevent
ed, aud the military organization.
Il aud. State arms ATE eIcIus'Ve'y
6. tho hands Of the blacks.
:. The work Of private "rgauisat'"
" for defense has been going gu t".da!
Dy noon to-day It WAS impossible
uurcbsse . revolver IN tue city, u
stuck being exhausted.
"a Il was the settled resolve Of Il
t's whites that the col"red Dem"cra
sl,Duld have another meeting IT,. n'g!
and If they were again molesttd l
he the mob, the ,iotsrs should not aga
"a. be Victorious.
~, Tho Republican negroes howev
~ were elated at their s!,cc'ss! q
'"s made no secret Of their intention
10. attack the Democratic negroes a
I'm oil night long there soeiIied to
h. every probability If = serious c''
49,. tljct. The cUlOred Den,ocratlc me-
s''o iov was held ut Hil9rnian Hall. u
18th dr. protection Of al'"ut lOOO arm
whites. NJ attempt ct distnrt!a'
:. was made, tho e.lo'~d Republics
NJ. combining their demonstrations
'ck, roaming the streets IN t!roa'
|o,. c,,,wtls, firiug pistol. aud mnskets.
g.. At this l."ilr-ll:1-tlbeIe has b
~" M serious collision, though aru
rr,wds III blacks aud whites are 81
the s,~d at varions lM'i"ta and tlis
cont iuues IN a very excited c""d't
Bnckner, one "f the whites w"u
... Ell last night. died this evening
.ble. rms slruAf,oN rREcAsiocs.
lack Charleston, Sept. SAN night
tl,st orei militia aud whites Clubs re'n'
,.r I'll ut their places ii rendezvous
NV" DIR srn., bat tho night wore =
"' without any serioas c.'!lisi"n:
rous, 4 party ii passing blacks fred
,spe. the sru,ory wiud"ws Ut the MOnte
$40. err 0nnr.ia. The bro was retur
"' w;,,Dudiux "ne Of the blacks. Exc
'"es iae this aud one OF two other n
otter dat url~uces, the streets were q
|arly after midnight, but the public tx
.rh. continues Une ri deep uneasinrss
~. "" The blacks talk ri having q IA
"rs' light procession to. night. Effort
IA. F. l,ei,'r made t., p,event it, ~ trt
most will p..bably grow "ut 1t i.
Send by tue !o' .' ",'"..,. - W." ~
les J. '.'." -. , H ;..i"c.l I" iis,n.rs.,
hila. mt further ,nolestatiDn Of tlosr l
ers who continue ut work in tn
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