, 1876-10-28
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Massacre OF Negroes by TIL
denites at Ellenton.
Gov. Chambcrlain's Account Of the
Ffcudisll Deed.
Report of the Military Officer Who
Stayed the Work Of Slaughter.

A4pOIt OI tu6 WLIkd1y SnAS1A NAV
Stayed the Work Of Slaughter.
Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina In bis
recent letter to tbc New York Tribune ian ab-
stract of whcl, appeared In TuH CHICAGO
TRIBUNE of Wednesday 1ast), gives the follow
Ing account o! the Ellenton massacre:
TIE MOT At EtLCxToN.
conc now 10 the tva,saeiion which If known
here us ''the Eenton mnatacre," and which wn.
The immediate s"uss nf ny csl upon tns ftc.rn. i
for military atd. The country y alrchdy familiar
with the Hamburg nlnsraclc. Which WIS IT the time
OF iif occurrence. In Jny. sicclhrrd by my Hppti-
charncter Eilcnton the centre OF tic srrne Of
the latter and more exsnsss naeshers' r. ,,'nne.i
sbpat iwenty miles distoni. Thc eotnie. nliolu;;
t,g Aiken Vi, the north and aoih are E.grIrla np'l
II, h 10 IL IL: y a an %St . ,s %%s
no carefully u'aunad. all t.nthtul report* ef r.
sastss srt ;ds II and s
WIS 80 great, tint | unablu u ubtan my
ss st f,n %sai to t Haf tc sPssn sf ~ oeasf ssf.
;oan, = ~ faes iat .ns so'sFea ltop!s u" ws[s
nb<ent from tl'cfr hun'es through fear, md Wien
accessible, wu5o In n,any instances unwilling 10
f,c guaranteed thrin. An slaftor,.tc investigation
hss now been mA1e, and thu following abatement
y made up from tho write" sestimonS o' snofc
ONE HUNDRED SWORN WITNESSES,
WIN lnyr bccn carefully csam|nea i will bc
Statement, and ti,at mid. If, ny lettet "s Ucs. i
IL lhc Chairman Ut tlu Deinocrattc stutp Esecn-
tys cG%,,tss a Simply add fA'ts' of deeper
il ths coasty n Aiken and NJ aa>a'n!ns III t'onn.
= S,sa ss aas sa ~ @ y 10
niosm &c @ caInrc 1tepnhllcanf }hnt tic De,oe,s
ial rssolyrd I t. cafTy ss eo"ng ssc!on y, md at
iicn. in Anyust MD the curly INIT ii scntumlirr
the:s threat. 'ook n'ors :rIInts f'Hm: rsc eoor.
did not vOte t1o Deplucr4tic Ticket, They would i,e
Killed. Scarcely co,oreI ,ni, chi n"w be found
meetings, @ ad ] wcrs to,d tSa tt ii i iii tler sa.
c1yis ssorr & t %aock and HUI !re
arr n0i,i1s in ;Jc vicinity If Eenon In this src.
tion IL Il uryc rulurpd upnIutIou constituting rcr.
hnps The stluuyust Republican tcctlon Of Aiken
County.
bes wora WAN 1snt ta ti.s vVi.sad Republicans, by
lie members of thu white rido clnls. fiat tte nc:
a. saturdny tlss lt Fhs rllu ciab. N tl,l, scc.
tton, contrary 10 thcit custum. assembled ri
dsy ths i hnscSh Of ss ssstuay a MstlHe6
rccpraing 10 ltulr custom, hut, owing 10 the
threuss refarsed to- only twsaty.tlrec .prrtons
ivc Of sx oluIa brlng praseat numbering not less
Ensla. ia. 4 iittln before sunset 1T tic lG.h
i,cse clubs formed ~ military companies, mud
4
Tic Kcpubcen r1ull was surprised to br uslcmlrts.
Thcy found only. nhnut tei, ituput'!cann present.
lender vi The KenubiirAn rtMh. Columbus Nonn-
tree, tbs cha!.man nf tle itspublIcHn club, bsins
absent, Samuel Darby aeteA ~ spokesman: Thu
eoietea %ebsfs ot M tc eSt S @ c f' , ts sy
mist nut cct usuin ttat they wouidail be killed
81 ssy ,ssy ao sfnS 1 ts fstsS h S n fs
worthless thsy retained hi. ammunition, and glyu
lack tho run. The coinrc n,u,, wury .nei IN.
hn1 tn I,t nisf1{ hrft II
the whites aad .'!s black" snd Tho s,,s saas ca
out in line ai1d sil.Lt 1t uut Vht4 uteJ WuI nal.
fay Tho Tic :us M'n rcrt M III scars
(;oEcr ttWt cuDrrsl members VI tho Legislature,
tlnt night. During ila night OF ihu laih several
e'0'va "''' pnaris Ms:s isu rik II ss asaoes ssss
On the nuE4'ius of thu l7th tl.e rlas clubs ~.
Bic. "c, wnacrs nn cl,,lJsh, antc s.rIeEcn by
te murders Of The previous night, had gathered.
duy., tr r,c clnby for1Irt acfnss llcl il, ftunt
Ut ltoise's Iridse. threw ou. pockets, nn sssuulus
fopypar,i ti'sy scnt ",s",:sr % /" thr cans c"is
orttl lnrn, wllo l.a now concealed lhrs,larlVrs NJ
n,, 1s a; ~ no,sS9% M % " ns : sSs"S n Ts'* M a.
they would e0mprou,iae. I hr colorcl N.rn 1ep!ic.
1a ey a an Ssw ~ Yl M sp
arrcst ot alexander popc, and they wn,ted HIN.
Ihe cootcn men answered lhlt tolie WIN hht Wi
. uny Que, they could cun,u atti search fur hln,.
Tho representative uf the ride cula then pruposuf
contersnea tunk place mi il wa4 ayrcci that tUtl
parties shouil d.spcr4r al 10 to tuir hnnct. TAs
. willie men who attended thls conference. un the
,ypy bjck to tic lines Ut tho fito clubs G!aHvcI Il
n.os. Ilrco cnlorcd mcn retiring to thsr fnules il
pursuance IT the ni,reeI1,rnt ,t,w ntatet They tn
s.naiiy rud upon ilse,ls. a.lt killed. nsnry Ca1nr
bcll, and wouiict Alyran, uyerstrcpt in the Acail
and Nulann Lush In tic thig Tlts tlrnlui,atrtiu
cpnyipcVd l|u cvured uuu,,ju tIllt ltlu cpn{urunc
wa n,pro rick aud ttut thr purpose of liz sIt
clubs WIS Lii thun, III .!cta,l ailur drawing tIc
out uf tie Ywa,,ll III well as tu learn their mum
j; Gcrs n,nl whether they were nr,iesl. p4rius fIi
ronfdfuncp tbs cplurcd men taI freely stutctt tha
thty Ind only u lew shut gunr, aul nDt u round y
fixed ammunition VI any ltlnj.
HoLp.uLoobED nurCNpHY At KLLsNFoN.
pvriug tho l1tI4, lhrxB mart Nf tis rIl1u club
,nuy,-l oI ffon, Ruuxa'x ix!ayv t4,wNYI rnIu
: isrico nul! Eiiruton, Oh lla rUft Royal NaItrouI
anu dnrIny tlr dug shat ana Killed i i cotsiterui,'
: nun,bcF at Col0.ctl men, prob4h,y as many u