The New York herald., 1876-09-08
CAMPAIGN RIOTS.
Outbreak by Republican Negroes
in Charleston, SC.
ATTACK ON A TILDEN And HENDRICKS CLUB
Persistent Attempt to Slaughter ColOred
Democratic Orators.
A Louisiana Republican Politician Fires
at Reporter.
DEATH OF THE POLITICIAN.
Fatal ARRAY Between Campaign
Clubs in Ulster County.

The Nccs and Courier report OF tho riot last night
says
"A bloody and disgraccful rios broke ont In the
upper portion Of King street last night and for several
hours spread excitement and alarm throughout the
city The affair was the result the settled detcrmin
gang OF colored rowdios calling themselves
republicans to wreak vengeance upon some men Of
their own color who have presumed TO publicly afnate
with the democratic party.
BEGINNING THE TROUBLE.
The trouble, begun by comparatively small body Of
rioters. speedily assumed formidable dimensions Idlo
and cxcitable colored and boys from all quarters
hurried to the OF tho disturbance swelling tho
crowd and increasing the tumult, and tho main
thoroughfare of Charleston for moro than two
hours IN full possession OF a nerco and
HowLING NEGROES,
cursing the whites and savagey attacking and beating
every white man who chanced to be on tho streets.
Captain Hendricks, with squad Of thirty of tho city
police finally succeeded by persistent efforts In dis
persing the rioters, but not until long list Of
BLooDY CASUALTIES
had occurred some Of them serious, and, perhaps
fatal In character All agree that the police
under command Of the intrepid chief did their duty
with determined gallantry, but they altogether
too few deal with the mob promptly and efIec-
lively as tho case required The now squaroly
presented to the citizens whether Charleston IS
to be left at the mercy Of mob Of ignorant and ex-
ciable negroes whenever their vicious leaders may
give tho signal for riot.
now THE RIOT BEGUN.
The Hampton and Tden coored club Of ward four
met last evening at Archers Hall. j. II. Jenkins the
vico President called the meeting to order, and
speeches made by jenkins, J. w. Sawyer, Isaac
b. Rivers Augustus Grant, Stephen Riley, J. W. Barn.
we'll and Lawrence Brown. As therc had boen threat
thrown that tho colored radical members Of the
Live Oak and Hunkidory clubs would break up the
meeting and
THE coLoRED DEMOCRATS,
was resolved by the club to the colored DOM
ocrats to their homes After tho meeting
adjourned, about quarter past ten o'clock the
limo was formed and colored democrat
placed In the centre of halfdozen whites The limo
then marched up King street quietly and without In
terruption until thcy reached the German church op-
posite the Citadel green when mob Of about $50
groes armed with staves clubs and pistols, yell
ing after them hurrahng for Hayes and Wheeler.
lack rHE NEGRoEA
Tho white stopped and Of tho leaders Of the
negro gang who had up ahead of bis crowd accom-
panied by about a Dozen knocked tho 1rst white
he met in tho head with . SLING shot, and the crowd
Immediately behind him fired pistol into the crowd OF
whites, shouting that they would have tho colorcd
democrats out II they had to kill every in tho
crowd to do It
ESCAPE coLoRxD DEMOCRATS
The whites then returned the fire. shooting over tho
heads of tho negro mob and portion Of the white
men took Rivers, Sawyer jenkins and other colorcd
democrats to the CITADEL whero thcy placed
under the guard of the United States troops. In
shorter time than takes tell the story the negro
mob had increased TO fully 800 all Of whom yell.
ing and shouting and breathing threats Of violence.
There about forty whites In the crowd and these
rctreated King street, facing the negroes
and keeping them of we'll they could BY return.
ing the 1re from tho pistols Of tho mob
NEGROES REIsroRcED.
On reaching the of Johu street the negro mob
was rnforced by another multitude Of blacks who
swept out of John and of the retreat OF tho
whites 1t was at this point that the fight became
hottest 1t was
HASD-ro-HAxD CONTEST
in which pistol shots were exchanged very rapidly.
Only four or Eve policemen had arrived at the scene
and these werc OF course powerIoss restrain the
infuriated mob Justice Reed, with a white man named
Plaspohl then came up and called posse OF clt.
xcns. white and black, to assist him in quietng the
row, but the negroes would listen to nothing.
BLOOD.
They cried "Blood, /" and sworo they would have IT,
Policeman Charles Green tcolorcd), at this time came
up, and standing between Judge Reed and Mr.. Plas-
phol did all he could to persuade the crowd dis.
pcrsc They refused answering his words with curses
and threats For moment the crowd appeared as #
quoting, but a skirmish between a wnitc and black
man on the outskirts Of the crowd soon renewed tho
general Gght
coLoRED POLICEMAN SHOT.
Policeman Green became surrounded, and en-.
deavored to arrest man who had just fired OF
a pistol Pistols gong OF every moment, and
amid the firing Policeman Green TELL shot through
the abdomen, and Mr. j. NJ. Buckner (white) was shot
through the abdomen. BY this time the policemen
we're reinforced by squads from the upper nnd lower
guardnouscs. and succeeded In separating tho whites
from, the ,acks The wounded men were taken 10 tho
upper station house by detail, and tho lighting i'm
medately began again. The whites by this time num-
bercd only about fifteen men, large numbers Of them
having been knocked scnscloss with clubs and pangs
with which the mob armed
SUCCESS RforERa
After dcsutory fight OF about fifteen minutes longer
the negroes had complete mastery Of the hcld Police
man Green was the only coiored man up to that tmo
who was hurt shot, 1t is believed by one OF
the negro moo who attempted 10 fire at a white man
he was protecting Several negroes had been Knocked
down and 1--WE six received bad gsshes the head
but none were seriously hurt Tne negroes then sta
stoned themselves in crowds OF forty and fifty each
corner along King street, extending from Calhoun
street TO the upper guardhouse, IN front OF which
stood
ASD ixrURrATED
curspg and threatening TO break In and take out the
white men who bad been placed hcrc for protection.
White men on the street scarce, and soon as
one turned a corner came along his way home
the crowd In bis immediate vicinity would give yell
and 90 him with brckbsts stones and pistol shots
The crowds at the corners above and below them, hear
ing the pistol shots, would close up and IN few mo-
ments the unfortunate was surrounded by a pack OF
over 200 negroes, VINO did
EVERYTHING But KILL HIM.
They would knock him down with brckbats, and as
soon az he would get up to run they would nre pistol
shots at him his head whllc tho crowd ahead
would rearrest him aud sivc hun another beating IL