Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-21

WASHINGTON, October 20 The tOl
lowing official report of K. NJ. Wallace, Unite,
| States marshal for South aTolina, adtres stC
| 10 Attorney-GeneralT TAFT, was among othel
| papers on the condition of the south read a
| the cabinet meeting to-day:
CHARLESTON, s. G., October IL.
! Hon. A. Taft. Attorney General, Washington
| SIR-I have delayed giving you report o.
the recent uu fortunate political riot at pl ace
| near the town of Cainhoy, near this city, un
| til l could get a correct statement OF the facts
1t is one of the legitimate results OF the intim
! idation policy, on the Mississippi plan, adopt.
| ed by the Democratic party In The opening OF
| their campaign, for the purpose OF breaking
down the Republican majority in this State
| The first meeting in this county at which the
| Democrats put tn cir shotgun policy ia prac-
| tice took place over month ago, on Cooper
river, ten or twelve miles from the scene OF
the late riot. The Republicans had called q
meeting, and the Democrats in the city char
tered Steamboat and took about one hun
dred and nfty well armed nel 10 the
meeting. They formed th. ir men
in line near the stand, and
demanded that they should have half the
time for their speakers. The Republicans did
not relish this Kind of peaceful political dis
cussion, but the request was backed up 10y one
hundred and fifty Winchester repeating rifles
in the hands OF men who knew how TO use
them, and they consented to q division of
time. Other meetings followed this with q
similar display OF arms and in order TO avoid
a collision, which was imminent at each
meeting, the executive committees OF each
party arranged to have a series of joint dis
cusSlOns, and agreed that their people should
not come armed to the meetings. The discus
sinns in the county had been going ON with
more or less OF bitterness and antmostty,
mainly growing out of the fact that the DEM
ocrats carried large force of men from the
city to every meeting, who irrtated the Re-
public9nS by the ViOle I denunciatiOn OF their
leaders and their party. The meeting at Buck
church, near Cainhoy, was called by the Re-
publicans, and was laI gely attended by men
who were present at the first meeting at
which the Democrats had enforced tEeir de-
mand to speak, but had not attended any of
the joint discussions; and many of them be
Ing suspicious of the Democrats carried such
guns as each man had at his hOme-muskets
and fowling- -pieces-but no mllitiamen went
there with state arms and ammunition, as
the Democrats claim, and the best evidence
OF that fact is that all the dead were shot with
buckshot, and not with rifle balls. When
these colored Republicans arrived at their
place OF meeting their leading men told
them that they were violating an agreement
by comm armed, and that they must deposit
their arms at some place away from the
grounds Tue coloTed men complied with
the request, and some of the guns, say fifteen,
were placed in an old, dilapidated building,
some fifty yards from the stand, and the 9TH
ers were placed across a rsyine in the woods.
About one hundred and fifty Democrats ac-
companied their speakers from the city on
steamboat, and soon appeared at the meeting
The first speaker was a Democrat, q candf-
date for prosecuting attorney of the circuit
He was heard through very patiently. He
was followed by w. ]. M'Ktnley, coIored who
was a delegate to the Cincinnati convention
from this State. Soon after M'Hinlsy COM
menced speaking cOmmOtlOn was observed
in the crowd on the side next to the dila oi-
dated building, and M'Kinley jumped off the
staud and said: "Tnose white men in that
house have guns, and are going to shoot!
The colored men raised the shout: THE
Democrats have seized our guns" and made
rush Tor the other guns. The white men,
seized the guns and tnen fired. The first shot
killed an old colOred man about seventy
years old who was standing leaning GA |
stick. This is the only coIored man who is
known TO have been killed. The colored men
return ed with their guns very soon, and at
tackled the party at the old jheRse.. They then |
commenced general f1re on the Democrats
who were generally armed with pistols, but |
they had 10 retire rapidly toward the boat
under heavy hre. The colored men b. came |
furious when they saw that some of their |
arms had been seized and one of their old |
men killed. Sheriff Bowen, who they recog-
niZs their personal and political friend
rushed among them and tried to stop the
firing. They did Lot cease until al The white
men were driven away from church. Six white |
men were killed, or have died, and one coll
Ored man. several white men are wounded |
but not seriously. 1t is not known how many |
negroes are hurt. AS soon as the fight ended |
the steamboat returned TO phe city for arms /
md reinfOTOements, and over one hundred |
men went back on her in two hours notice
with arms for them selves and for the one nun
dred men already there. Next morning about
two hundred more armed men went up on L
the same boat, which had returned These |
armed men were the military companies, or
q portion OF them, which Governor Chamber
lain ordered to disband two weeks ago. On |
he night of the riot telegraphed to sum
merville to the officer in command of the /
troops for company 10 go to Cainhoy. He |
replied next morning that he had only one
artillery company, which had no small arms.
then telegraphed TO Governor Chamberlain /
n know where could get troops, and he re-
ferret II to General Ruger at Atlanta who
has ordered company from Columbia which |
will arrive tomorrow morning, and l will |
proceed with them at once TO Cainhoy will |
require the armed men there to dlsperse, and
will see that no further rioting takes place
Very reI Iectfully,
X. NJ, WALLACE, U. s. Marshal.
All for South Carolina.
LOUISVILLE, october 10-0ne hundred
soldiers from Columbus, Ohio, in command
Of Colonel COrwin, passed through here this
evening, their destination being South Caro-
inG.
Entertaining Troops at Richmond
RICHMOND, October %. "A detachment of
Q nited States troops from Governors island,
new York, numbering one hundred and sew
enty, composed of a battalion OF the Third ar
,illery and part of the Eleventh and TWen
". third infantry, commanded by Lieutenant
Color el l.. l.. Livingston, arrived here to day
9n iT0tte TO lolumbia, South Carolina. They |
were compelled 10 lay over on account of a !
telay at Wilmington, Delaware. soon after |
heir arrival a mum Der of Richmond military |
called on Colonel Livingston and asked par |
MISSION TO entertain the men which he |
1eemed II e1pedient to decline, but expressed
great peasu re al the OnpliI4en Several of |
he officers, however, were entertained at Ex. |
change hotel. They leave tomorrow morning |