The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-28

line Of the road. Such, however, was
not the case, then train 6 returning merely
for the-iimeom aboaeNgissnc9 A white
man, named JOhnH Williams, was am
bushed by the negroes, near Rouse's
Bridge, on Monday, and killed. He was
beaten to 'desth with clubs. Mr., Samuel
Dunbar was severely wounded. - '
No regular lfghttookplace on Monday,
but there were several skirmishes. A
brisk conflict occurred at Robbins, on
the Port Royal Road, this morning, be-
tween large body of negroes and a
small force Of whites! The negroes final
ly retreated, leaving several of their
number dead and carrying off their
wounded. One white man, whose name
1 did not learn, was killed and several
were wounded. was unable to obtain
any definite particulars.
=, In the afternoon, the rife clubs from
Edgefeld passed through this city on
their way home. They reported that the
two companies of Federal troops reached
Rouse's Bridge early in the morning.
The officer in command had a.conference
with Col. A. P. Butler, and promised that
if the whites would disperse and 60 home,
he would disarm the negroes and assist
the civil authorities in arresting those
charged with crime, including Frederick
Fort, the negro implicated in the assault
on Mrs. Harley. With this understand
ing the clubs left the scene of the trouble
and went home! 'r"'7'ii d''-'s,'1-fi -
:, When the troops arrived, the whites
had the negroes, about three hundred in
number, surrounded, and would undoubt:.
edly have captured the entire party. AS
they only desired to see the law enforced,
however, they quietly retired from the
field and left the blacks in control of the
United States soldiers. 1t is positively
known that six negroes were killed du-
ring the trouble, and tits said that Others
were shot in the several skirmishes. Si-
mon Coker, an ex-member of the Legis7
lature, who was foremost in melting the
negroes to deeds of violence and blood
shed, was killed at Ellenton this morn
ing. On his person were found1a mum.
her of orders, written by himself, directed
to negro captains, instructing them to be
certain to kill the engineers on the Port
Royal Railroad trains. There was also
found in one of. his pockets a letter to
Governor Chamberlain. Another prom
.inent negro named Mink Holland was
killed. Three dead negroes were lying
on the grass near the wrecked train at
Jackson on Monday night This after
noon the construction train sent outon
Monday to repair the track at Jackson
returned to the city. About a dozen
young men, who went down Monday
morning, came back on the train. They
reported that while the train was running
through cut this side of Ellenton they
saw q negro on the bank above take de-
liberate aim at one of the number. They
Immediately fired upon him, and he threw
up his arms and fell. 1t is supposed that
he was killed. Fifteen. or twenty armed
negroes were with him at the time. All
along the road they saw bands of armed
negroes, but nome Of them,. with the ex-
ception of the one named above made
any demonstration towords the. train.
The telegraph wire on the Port Royal
Road was cut again Monday night at the
same point at which it was tapped Sum
day. 1t was repaired this morning. e,It
is said that Coker had on his body list
of prominent white citizens who were to
be killed and whose houses were to be
burnod...t ..I.;ae = !.s'iis. a
The latest intelligence makes it very
certain that twenty-five or thirty negroes
were killed on Monday. Six were killed
at Jackson while attacking the wrecked
train. gra 5na aasf:' ti,Nii : ~
This morning the lumber train left Ell
lenton, and on approaching. Robbins was
fred into by negroes. The train backed
to Ellenton, took twenty white men on
board, and returned to Robbins. Alright
ensued, and, eight negroes were killed
and several whites wounded. a.:eijd.l -