The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-11
From Washington.
THE CHARLESTON RIOT.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.
Information received here gives very
different coloring to the recent disorder in
Charleston, s. c., which the rebel agent of
the Associated Press there and the demo-
| cratic journals have charged to republican
negroes. Private telegrams.state that the
| riot was precipitated by the democrats de-
manding "half the time" at republican
meeting, as they have been successfully
| doing in other portions OF the state. In
| this unreasonable demand the republicans
refured to acquiesce, when they were fired
upon by white line mob. The republi-
cans being largely in ftbe majority deter
mined to stand their ground, and play
awhile at the white line game. The result
was the killing of several democrats. The
order Of things is for the first time reversed
| in this Charleston affair. Hitherto in the
south forty or fifty negroes always bit the
dust, while the whites escaped without in
jury. The editor OF the News aud Courier
is said to have been one Of the leaders of
the mob, He is also the Associated Press
agent there.
GOV. cHAMBERLAIN's PROCLAMATION.
CHARLEsTo wN, Sept. 10.
HThe condition of the city continues very
disturbed. Colored rioters last night way
laid and attacked several white men, chiefly
in back streets, but fed upon the approach
of the patrol. Governor Chamberlain has
issued a proclamation setting forth the
right of persons of any polical party to
speak and vote freely and without con-
straint, calling on rioters to dispense, and
urging the authorities to be prompt in the
punishment Of violators of law. The mayor
has issued similar proclamation. Sheriff
Bowen,ss chairman Of the republican party
for Charlest county, has requested con-
ference with a committee OF the executive
committee of the democratic party with
view to the adoption of measures for the
preservation of quiet in the city. The re-
quest was acceded to and the conference
took place this evening. The result of the
compromise was the expression, on the
part of the republicans of an unqualified
| determination to prevent disorder, and
discover and arrest the persons who
were sggressors in the riot of
Wednesday night. In the course of the
conference il was strictly stated by the
democratic committee men that, while they
were from every consideration anxious TO
preserve public peace, they were resolutely
determined, no matter what the cost or
| consequences, that the scenes of last
Wednesday night she'll not he repeated.
TO BE PARpoNKD.
1t is understood that the report Of Die
trict-Attorney Bliss favors the pardon of
Mckee, the st. Louis Journalist now scrv-
ing out sentence for whisky ring frauds.
FINANCIAL.
1t is settled that the United States treas
ury will accept 4t bond, as deposit as Sc
curity for the circulation of national banks,
aud that five and six per cents now on de-
post may be withdrawn.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The assertion is msde that the surveying
party sent out by order of congress to re-
survey the Union Pacific and Central Pa
cfic railroads will find that these roads are
six hundred miles shorter than they have
claimed to be, and that consequently they
have received much greater amount of
government bonds than lawfully belongs to