Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-10-04

drunk. Most of the men l saw there
were from Columbia county, GA. They
said they had killed every niger that
they bad seen, and l think they had"
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 2l, 1875
The rumors which have prevailed here
for several days, of bloody encounter
between the whites and the blacks, are
found to be only too true. at least so
far as shedding blood is concerned. The
Democratic newspapers agree in their
statements that at least forty persons
have been killed, and, as is uscal In all
such encounters, the colored men are
the greatest sufferers. Up to this time
there is no definite information Of the
death of single white person, although
the sheriff of Aiken reports three killed,
or rather says three "are reported
killed"
There has been no encounter a, all so
far as we have been able TO learn, but
rather a Wholesale murder OF colored
men wherever they could be found. In
the cotton fields at work or travelling
along the highway they were deliber-
a.ely shot down in cold blood, brutally
mangled after they were dead and lef,
to lie in the hot sun with no one to re.
move or inter them. There has been
no hostile gathering of the blacks.
believe at leas; one hundred negroes
have been killed since Sunday morning
last in the two counties mentioned, and
| do not believe single white man has
been harmed. If you will carefully
read the account published in the Au-
gusta (Ga J Constitutional, and copied
into our papers yesterday, you will at
once see the absrrdity as we'll as the
fals;ty Of the whole story on which is
based the pretext for this wholesale
butchery.
The writer says the negroes in ambush
fired a volley upon the whites, but
'without doing any damage )" but
when tie whites returned the FIRE sew
eral negroes we're killed or wounded.
The sheriff of Aiken, in his Official re-
port to the Governor, or rather IN his
official telegram, says he saw no armed
bands of negroes anywere, but did see
The whites in armed bands. Others
confirm this report. In my judgment
it is a simple slaughter of the negroes
without justification or defence.
Both Coker, of Barnwell, and Hol-
land, of Aiken, members of the last
General Assembly, are reported killed.
Coker was shot in open day at Ellen
ton, and in presence of dozens of men.
He bad but just returned from the con-
vention here, where he was member /;
but the Democratic papers say be had
several papers on his person duplicating
him in conspiracy against the whites.
All bosh. You of course know that
this is only a story trumped up for
effect at the North. There never was
time when the negroes of this State
were more quiet or desirous of peace
than now Reports also reach US of
trouble about eight miles from Marion.
What there is in it | do not know, as
the news has but just reached here.
Great excitement prevails.
The following dispatches have been
sent to Governor Chamberlain while on
his way to Massachusetts for his family.
The Governor passed through this city
yesterday on his way South
COLUMBIA, S. G Sept. %, 1876
Governor ID. III. CHAMBERLAIN: Riot in
Aiken county has broken out again.
Troops have been sent to the scene.
They will need fresh orders. Eye
witnesses report negroes shot down in
the fields. Democratic papers report
twenty-five negroes killed and two
whites. Have telegraphed Sheriff Jor-
dan for particulars.
WALTER r. JONES,
Private Secretary.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. %, 1876
Governor ID. n. Chamberlain There is
quiet now ID Aiken aud Barnwell. The
negroes are in the swamps; the whites
have returned home exhausted. Cas-
ualties, a, far as heard from, are about
thirty negroes killed and two whites.
WALTER X. JONES,
Private Secretary.