The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-28

good arrived at Steel Creek, where 800
white men were canped, Wednesday az
ternoon. Yesterday morning, with this
! force, lie rode through the country but
found no parties of armed negroes. Gen.
Hagood returned to Barnwell Court
HI!o.::c is.. evening. Everything Is tf.,ict
along the Port Royal Railroad, and no
further trouble is apprehcndcd for the
present at any rate.
1t w2g reported yesterday morning that
the Federal soldiers at Rouse's bridge
had been attacked by the negroes and
one man killed. This proved not to he
the case, however. About lIalf-past one
| O'Clock yesterday Captain Lloyd, United
States army, with twenty-seycn men,
reached the city on a special train of the
Port Royal Railroad, and left for Aiken
on the accommodation :TaH Of the South
Carolina Railroad. He reported all quiet
at El!cnton and Rouse's bridge. He left
six men at Ellcnton.
Last Tuesday night party of negroes
set fire TO the grist mill, saw mill and gin
house of Mr.. Milledge 7. Iollcy, fiIe
miles from Aiken. They then fired the
bushes on either side of the road leading
from Mr.. Holley's house to his mill, and
secretcd themselves near by, expecting
that when Mr.. Holley discovered that his
buildings we're burning he would ride
towards them, and thus fall into the am
brsh prepared for him. Fortunately,
! MIR. Holley WAS warned by friendly
negro of the designs Of the ficnds, and
remained ut home. His grist mill and
gin house were entirely destroyed, bit
the fire ut the saw mill went out without
doing any damage
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attempt =; murder and robbery occurred
premises of MI. Thos w. McKie. Mr.
Mckc had just finished supper when lie
heard his hounds barking furously ut
something, apparently in his garden
He went out to investigate the matter,
and when Il few steps from his door some
one fired upon his dogs. He returned to
his house, got his gun, and urged his
dogs forward. He was then fred into,
and he returned the fire, causing the
parties who were attempting to rob him
to retreat. He then went back, reloaded
lis gun, and quietly awaited the results
In few moments the negroes (for it
turned out to be negroes) came up to his
front gate and opened rapid fire upon
his front door. Some Of the balls pcne-
tratcd the door and fell ut the feet of n
lady : 10 was i'll the house. Mr.. Mckie
realizing the danger he was in, took his
family, consisting OF his wife and five
small children, one delicate infant, and
carried them to the edge of the woods in
the rear Of his dwelling. He then went
back and concealed himself under the
house. Tie negroes, numbering eight or
ten, came on, making the air red with
their curses and firing off their pistols at
the house. The negroes on Mr.. McKic's
place hearing the shooting, hastencd
over to his assistance. One of them be-
ing in advance Of his comrades, was fred
into by the attacking party. He ran and
they supposing it was Mr.. McKic, yelled
1t, We've got him"
One who seemed to bc the leader and
who certainly was very daring, drew a
small bench out from under the house,
and placing it against the window Of Mr..
Mckic's bed room, commenced smashing
in the sash. Mr.. Mckic quietly slipped
up to him, and placing his gun almost on
the negro's breast. fired and killed him
instantly. One Of Mr.. McKic's negroes
ran hastily to the neighbors' houses and
gave the alarm, and in s!iort while the
place was surrounded by whites and the
honest negroes, but none Of the villains
could be found. Trial Justice Frank
Arnim, acting coroner, held an inquest
over the body of the dead negro, and the
jury returned a verdict that he was killed
Oy I. w. AlcKic in self-dcfen5e and for
the protection Of his own life AMI the
lives of his family. Mr.. McKic had lust
been in town that morning and sold thir-
teen bales of cotton, and he thinks the
negroes were after the money. Severa!
balls fell iii Mis- NJ Ikio' bed fooii. Tic
sash was complete wreck. The dead
negro was armed with one of Smith &
Wesson's improved pistols. 1t was found
by mis- body.
Mrs. McKic is i'll delicate health, and
was forced by these brutes in human form
to flee from her own home, taking her
helpless children with her into the woods,
expecting every second to be murdered
and believing that her husband had been
killed. She ran several miles in the cold
night air and suffered countless agonies.
Her feelings can be better imagined than
described Such outrages as these are
what cause the people Of South Carolina
to become reckless and determined to sell
their lives as dearly as possible in defense
of their firesides. Mr.. McKie acted in
the whole matter with courage and nerve
almost unequalled. The negro killed was
named Nelson Hunter When Hunter
fell dead, the other robbers fled. Cook,
the negro who went after assistance for
Mr.. McKie, is the father of James Cook,
the marshal Of Hamburg, who was killed
in the Hamburg riot He ran to each
house in the neighborhood and informed
the people what was going on at Mr..
AIcKie's.
a correspondent of the Ncus and Cou-
rier writes from Barnwell:
About o'clock Tuesday morning Mr..
Alfred Aldrich, who lives on the out
skirts of this place, received a cocrieT
and by 9 o'clock was on the march with
some thirty-five men. From. that time
to last night, midnight, reinforcements
were marching through the village from
Blackville, Graham's, Bamberg, Georges
Greek, Buford's Bridge and Midway. To
show how complete is the organization of
this county, although Midway is twenty
five miles from this place. and Gen.
Hagood, who left with Mr.. A. Aldrich,
went about o'clock A. fn., yet Mr.. Gil
more Simms, after receiving his despatch,
summoned his club and marched it
through the town last night about IL
o'clock
When Coker was captured he professed
to be Democrat, but confessed that he
ordered the burning and led the ambus-
cading party. A letter was found on his
person, addressed to Governor Chamber
lain. in which ne said: 81 have been
friend to you, and now yon must stand