The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-09

Tur EsToS RIoT.-The Charleston
rs CA Ne,cs and Courier, in summing up
The facts of the riot OF Wednesday nlgnt,
saws GA bloody and disgraceful riot broke
ont in the upper portion Of King street !ast
night. and for several hours spread eAcIe-
ment and alarm throughout the city. Inc
affair was the result of the settled determl-
nation of gang of colored rowdles, calling
themselves Republicans, to wreak ven
peance upon some men OF their coloI
WHO have presumed to publicly ami
late with the Democratic party. Inc
trouble begun by comparatively
small body of rioters speedily. assumed
formidable dimensions. Idle and excltabIe
colored men and boys from all quarters
hurried to the scene OF the disturbance
swelling the crowd and increasing the
tumut, and the main thoroughfare OF
Charleston was for more than TWO hours III
full possession OF fierce and bowling mop
OF negroes, cursing the whites and savasely
attacking and beating every Whlte man WIZ
CHANGED to be on The streets. captain Hell
bricks, with squad OF thirty OF tue CITY
police, finally succeeded by persistent enoI's
| in Distressing the rioters, but not until q
| Iono list of bloody casualties had occurred,
some of them serious and perhaps fatai III
character. All accounts agree that the PONCE
| under the intrepid chief, did their duty Win
determined gallantry, but they were alto
oether too few to deal with the mop as
9romntly and effectively rs the case re-
Guired. The issue is now squarely present.
| cd to the citizens whether or not Charleston
is 70 be left at the mercy OF mob OF 1gno-
rant and Iexcitable negroes whenever tnelr
vicious leaders may give The signal 1or
r;ot To-day there has been deep and
general feeling among the whites tllat re-
3ctition of disturbance such MS that OF last
night must at all hazards be prevented, ana
rs the militia organizations and the state
arms are exclusively in the hands OF the
blacks the work of private organization and
equipment for defence has been actively
EBv noon to-day it was impossible to
purchase revolver in the city, the stock
being completely exhausted. 1t was the
settled resolve of the whites that the colored
Democrats should have another meeting to,
night, and that if they were again molested
| by the mob the rioters should not again be
victorious. The Republican negroes, how
ever, elated at their success OF last night,
MAIDS no secret of their intention to attack
the Democratic negroes, and at ng1t-iall
there seemed to be every probability OF 0
serious CONNECT. Lie COlOleu LCuioSiattS
meeting was held at Hibernian Hall under
the protection OF about one thousand armed
whites.
"No attempt at disturbance was made, the
colored voters combining their demonstra-
tions to roaming the streets in turbulent
crowds, firing pistols and muskets. Atthls
hour Ql:3O) there has been no serious colll-
sion, though armed crowds Of blacks and
whites are gathered at various points, and
the CITY continues in q very excited condl-
ton. Buckner, one OF the whites wounded
last night, died this afternoon"
(By Telegraph .,l--.
CHARLESTON, S. c., September S.-All
night colored militia and white clubs re-
NAMED at their places Of rendezvous under
arms, but the night wore away without any
serious collision. A party OF passing blacks
fired into the armory windows OF one OF the
companies. The fire was returned, wound
ing one OF the blacks. t.
Excepting this and one or two other NIL
nor disturbances, the streets were quiet
after midnight, but the public feeling con-
tinues one Of deep uneasiness. The blacks
talk OF having a torchlight procession to-
night, and efforts are being made to prevent
it, as trouble will probably grow out OF It.
By the eXertion OF Congressman Smalls,
the Combahee strikers have been induced to
dispense without further molestation OF
those laborers who continue at work in the
rice fields. j; f,.. ...:s- >. 'aGj -..os.
q