The New York herald., 1876-07-10
WAR OF RACES ENDED.

THE NEGRO MILITIA DISPERSED WITH CAM
IsTER-PRIsoNERs sHoT-THE ARMoRY RID
DIED WITH CANNON AND MUsKKr SHOT
THE CASUALTIES.
AUGUSTA Ga, July O. 1870
The Hamburg hostilities ended the whites hav-
ing dispersed the negro militia with canister, and
searched their houses, arrestng twenty-nine At two
O'Clock this morning four prisoners were
shot and the rest released. full
list OF the casualties IL not attanabe Your CORE
spondent counted ono whte and six negroes dead
and one whi.e and two blacks wounded colored
member Of the South Carolina Legislature IL among the
killed The negro armory was riddled with cannon
and musketry shot, and the drums muster rolls and
other Effects except the State and national coors
destroyed.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE RIOT
WHITES AND BLACKS DEPLoRINo THE AF-
FAIR-No FURTHER TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
AUGUSTA, Ga, July O. 1876
The riot at Humburg has terminated disastrously.
This morning between two and three O'Clock SIX ne
groes were killed and three wounded; one white
was killed and another wounded After the
whites fred four rounds from a p,ece
Of artillery the negroes retrcated from the
brick building they held into the cellars and ou,houses
OF the adjoining buildings Fifteen captured and
the others including Captain Doc Adams escaped into
the country 1t reported of the prisoners
shot after being captured In conversation with
Trial Justice Rivers (colored). this afternoon he
said:-
JUSTICE RIVERS STATEMENT
was not in mmaud and did not call upon white
citizens to aid me dsarming the negro company.
tried to avoid difficulty and prevent bloodshed. l
advised the officers OF the company to surrender their
arms but they afraid and refused. They could
take OF themselves
THE DIFFICULTY.
He said the cause OF the difficulty was that on the
Fourth OF July the company out parade In
Hamburg, and would not make way for two men in
carriage buggy to pass General Nj. c. Butler
employed by Robert Butler TO prosecute Adams
and other prominent negroes for obstructng tho
highway. The set down for a hearing
yesterday afternoon, at four O'Clock, but Rivers
did not know, until he heard evidence, whether he
would sit a trial justice order martial
for the trial of officers. he being Major General Of
militia Tho day previous Justice Rivers and Captain
Doc Adams had somc angry words, when the latter
ordered under arrest for contempt,
but he refused compliance with the order Of
tho Court. General Butler proposed to settle the mat
before the Court II the company would disarm, but
this proposition was declined and the case did not
up Tor hearing. Justice Rivers adjourned his
and used his influence with Adams to hts
men, which he refused 10 do. The company assembled
in brick building determined to tight 1t out White
citizens OF Edgcied, aided by people from the
Georgia side laid siege to the building at about eight
O'Clock last night. with the above result
AFFAIR pErLoREp.
This unfortunate affair is dcplorcd by all good ct
gems of both races there deep regret that
counse!s did not prevail. The dead were buried to-
day. Crowds OF people from Augusta visited Ham
burg. Whites and blacks lntcrinnglcd freely There
were no threats, but deep regrets are felt that blood
had been shed aud that lives were lost No urihcr
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