The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-20
south Carolina Paper says Oh
Nh"' g, shooting at Cain Hoy ~
.,>,, ,lc Charleston J0urnaIUf NViI'11tS1NV'I
"a ,.In ,sa

ron ",comcr Pocosin left Charleston yes
inc ,"orning at 10 O'Clock for Cain HOY
tcr9: ,,oriy Of about two hundred persons
Win political parties. Bowen, win
q n' tnv OF his colleagues, together Win
about ""nGors: and the Democrats of Charles
Two siS.,iy whites, with Messrs. NJ. +.
ton. I mr w. st. Julien Jervey, ). L.
0'tcn" and Martin Il. Delany. as speakers.
I%N',w no military organization, no Off
lR', al half OF the party had no weapons
GERS ,,anrniycs: some had pistols. s.
cXco!" nrc,trsf harmony and good feeling
Tax ,S "a prevail. and the trip was one OF
s't" r" ruic,. disturbed alone by music
rnPf. .ho nId Eutaw Iand, OF Charleston.
from '.,' ,rrivjnc a, Cain Hoy, the party was
90" ahon, one hundred men OF both col
mel Usher with about twenty wagons. A
Or 49, thrn formed and the train Of wa
A"' w., hor.rmrn. and footmcn marched
GH"> ,,:.,ilv On toward the place appointed
N",h'" ,,,oc,inc, about three miles from the
!N' ,"S y" W. arrived in due time to meet
. i. who had preceded us, with collec-
nu" ~ .ho,,t :wo hundred negroes congre-
'' ..'i " arouni him. Bowen opened the
- a,," cIrctin.. by reclamation, colored
.'',, ~, The name OF Stewart as CHAIRMAN on
~" ',' r:Duh,ican side. He then told his par
"a" n.r ~ he wished to give hearing to both
A.. md that he wanted peace; nc repeated
.,,, latter word several times and lald stress
upon IL. w.. ,,.,.>,. ,roS introduced
..,hr first speaker and addressed In quiet,
:,,na>Sionatc manner seemingly quiet
'"5 harmonious audience. There was not
s;,~jr word in his speech calculated TO en-
.cn3er anv hrt good feeling. The coiored
-.,Ylc about two hundred in number) were
!,,::,rrgatcd apart from the whites in front
S,', ,rc sneakers stand. the whites behind
~. =. Stand numbering probably two hum
-. ;Ar close OF Mr.. Jervey's speech w.
Wrknfly. colorcd Republican, was in
..,iur,i, He arose while the band was
LAWN. and while Mr.. Jervey's speech was
i%;nr enthusiastically cncored, and COM
,,rMred spcakine to quiet and attentive
.n5encr. Just at this iuncture one Of the
,yi,>c men standing near an adjacent build
:nr r.aiyi z number OF rifles secreted in
i've Chimney or the building, and said, in
-,,,,,r Loud tone OF voice, "boyS. look ut
VI, words had q magic effect upon the
,,.,roc. present. They exchanged hasty
,,Sncrs. whisNerrd together. and simulta-
,"nI,.ly rushed oil toward a thickct enrelop-
:rr . branch about fifty yards distant. This
,,',,,mrrt caused general cemmotion.
T,rr reporter looked in the direction OF the
,.or,,cin ana saw plainly line OF ne
.r,., creeping towards the meeting and
Ir,,ying II trail arms their rifles. These
,r,ra. l,,,ut 900, and were met by the whole
.,l,rrl norton OF the meeting about nifty
Yards distant from the speakers stand,
.r5aaG which all the whites were collected.
Thc c1!ored Republican portion OF the
,,af.ta-. be ii remembered. had rushed, 10
- g,yr, toward the branch. The whites then
.qwg collision imminent, and those who
were, armed with rcyolvers drew their Wea-
.,7Y> and stood on the defensive.
! moment Of suspense followed. in which
Nr, u. =. O'Connor and some other gentle
men omdcavorcd fruitlcSSly to recstabllsh
.rdrr. LII another moment shot was heard
from the negroes. 1t WAS returned by 2
single shot. and immediately followed by
yolcv from Ii" blacks upon the whites,
who Sheltered themselves behind church.
\ broken. struggling fire was Kept up by
both parties. All the rifles found in the
chimney had been captured, and they had
brsn discharged. in the mean time many
npumrd whites. together with the band,
had rctrcatcti towards the boat. The ne
groe, kept Up Z brisk fire all this time, and
- The arms al the whites We're cmptled
th"y were forced TO retreat also. The
whites were continually fired upon until
they got OH Qf range OF the rifles.
several laiiS were made en- route to the
boat, but it was thought prudent lot to re-
turn until thorough organization was ef-
fcctei and until all the weapons and ammu-
milton possible were obtained. We proceed
cd, therefore. 10 the boat, arriving ut differ
cnt times and III Struggling bodies, and a
meeting was called, OF which Ar. O'Connor
was appointed chairman.
II was then aScertained that MeSsrs.
Thomas Whitaker and Mr.. McNiell, the lat
terra shoemaker on King street, were miss
ing. These are supposed to have been
killed, Is ii is known that both were shot
down.
The list ri the wounded were Mr..
>ncath. ,ho; painfully in the head;
Mr.. Bennett. several shots in the body, but
10. serious: Mr.. Angus G. Bennett, Jr.,
leg. slightly; Captain White, OF Charleston,
severely in the back, left side, but, not
thought fatal: Lewis Jones, very painfully
in breast; Hampton Smith, slightly in arm !;
7. \. Cobia. Slightly in thigh; Elmore
Dukes. slightly in face; Mr.. Larrassy, flesh
wound in leg; {. c. Leslie, calf OF leg,
slight; Mr. Crouch, LEG, slight; Mr.. j.
King, arm. slight; Mr.. Dunn and Mr..
Wickling received shots through their hats,
barely grazing their heads, and Mr.. st. Ju-
LIN Jelycy was slightly wounded i'll the.
leg. ~. 3. .s..s ,-... -.-.s...... ...4
The foregoing is as correct list as dill
cent search, in short space OF Time, could
gather. After the above facts We're ascer-
tanned a proposition was made to the meet
M that the steamer he at once dlspatchea
10 the city Tor reinforcemcnts. This Prope-
>tiOn was prompted by request maze our
party by the limited number OF the citlZens
VI Cain Hoy 10 stay and protect them, ana
= >ugge>ton that as the negroes, IN polnt OF
numbers, We're largely in the ascendancy IN
that vicinity, the number OF whites .there
present would insufficient to quell SeE-
rral outbreak, which might be reasonably
unprecedented. Accordingly about hall Oh
The number were left Mt Cain Hoy landlng,'
With all the arms and ammunition aYaila-
HE, and the rest, with the wounded, started
FOR Charleston at about 4 O'CLOCK, belng
aDout four hours afIer landing. iI - s'.:4
The men q. Cain Hoy.swere left IN charge
OF hr. J. J. Wescott.E IiliT.s,slt.l. 90 =.
Several gentlemen, amongthe foremost OF
Whom WIS Nh. J. Z" Farris, administered
diligently 10 the wants and! comfort OF the
wounded on board. ~ -. 1''f "s:l 10,
The vicinity OF Cain, Hoy was Of course
thrown intoa state OF excitement, aud iadies
were con9regatcd III, groups. .t..,.,.,,.J 4,
\ number OF citizens, under charge OF
Major q. Lamb BUST, returned ut haif-past
O'Clock last night to the scene OF all W.
prepared 10 assume q defensive attitude anu
% protect the village OF Cain Hoy. llI..s,< :