The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-25
THE KINGDOM OF MISRULE.
MORE Save UTH1RY RACE DISTURB
ANCE5 IN so Urn CAROLINA.
The Utter Inc Gsc,.ncy of she Carret-Bne Gov-
erninent Clearly lEuutrs'ed - Robbery,
Msrder. md Incendiu rism - ~ = Legiu-
mate Fruits OF tsru nt's Bay ,ssi Order.

From the Ahea Herald SPIT 81.
For several days past our town has been
In considerable fermont over the reported col
lisions near Sliverton, md startling rumors have
been creating apprehcnsiona In the families OF
hose of our citizens who repaired ON Sunday
night 80 the scene Of action on call for aid.
The immediate cause Of toe negro outbreak
may be briefly stated as follows;
Early on Friday morning last, two negroes
entered the dwelling Of Mr. Alonzo Harley, near
Jackson Station, while he was absent at his
w,Ik In the field. their purpose being robbery.
Mrs Harley. her uine-year old SOP, and very
,oung infant we're the only inmates of the house,
md the negroes eits1 snockiUg Mrs. Harley
down several times, turned to strike the son,
Sut the mother seized n double barrelled gun,
with which. though uniosdcd. she frightened
hem on she then blew morn. ana Ia a lttls
EAile number Of nrighOors gathered, aud
with Mr.. Harley pursued the ne rOss Ihey
loon iptufed one. but ne ATTEMPTED to escape,
ana was fred upon ana seriously wounded lie
then confessed the tine aud rave the name ~
ais accom- lice. o. saturday he uied and a
r'rrant wss oh aineu from u cOlored trial Jus
Ice tor the arrest the other.
The cons ,ble. wi h a posse OF forty or ATTY
men, went To where The negro was believed Ia
De, ana found tuTbuent crowd Of 100 negroes
,srem oeJ, refusing TO s'rrehue tue criminal,
Md threatening the whites IN The most violent
manner. ;, verdl gentlemen were tqaested tO
lde forward unarinst aud urgt the negroes 10
tis and out when they reached tue n grOes,
sho whites lOunu tustIlSclVVb surrounded Nv lu
hIriated demons no we're king the WOO T.
ring with their yeis. with Lris.ling bayone u
anu cooked guns LOinting az tn5m lr IA every
tide. the lives OF these gentlemen were saved
only oV Their GOODNESS aud the timely ATTY 4 ~
the negro Capt IN, John HsnkersDn. A confer
ence Was then had. aud the CAPTAIN * r,ssed
Ma WILLINGNESS to give no tae crminll " hs
might be allowed to place hun III A ken ian.
But mo milne the neg oes, seeing the whites
moving on. and thiuhing tnGs hey were retreat-
inS, nred vplcy intO thsui, cut wi hout effect.
ana the whites returned II. Later other men
were sent TO try To persuade the negroes TO d.
band ana these TOO were surrounded, ana had
. narrow csc.ue.
No further enurt was made to effect the arrest
until Monuab; nut by that time the wnole
neignbutu pod mad been aroused To the IT
pitch 81 excitement, the negroes stu con .inu-
log their notous course. On Mund ~ morning
they tore up the track Of the Pre- Royal X IL
70 al, near jackson station, throwing freight
Halu into dttch. and turning the locomotive
and four cJrs completely over. ihey then snot
mo tue cars out NJ ole was aunt. Tue wire
was cut near EilcutUn, ard alt commune cation
was stopped. 1his adde very muCn to the eN-
element, md iu.IUrs OF E,lenton being burned
anu wutte men being shot IN ambush reached
Augusta and this place. There wa. however
no trouble, and In the morning. toe she, m. whu
ttiug was quiet again. ms United states troops
ht TINS post received orders to 70 down, aud
marched down on Monday nt.ht.