New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-27
A SEQUEL.
A DscumeDt that sheuld be Appended
- The Protect Of lhe Preachers O
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A Document that should be Appended
- The Protest Of lhe Preachers Of
Charleston.
Captain Lloyd, of the Eighteenth In.
fantry, United States army, who was Or
dered to the scene of the disturbance near
Aiken, South Carolina, makes Q report to
army headquarters regarding his investiga-
tons. On his arrival at Rouses' Bridge,
Captain Lloyd states that he found body
Of 900 mounted men under co nmand of A.
+. Butler, who had thrown out ekirmish
lines surrounding the negroes, and adds
that there was und0ubted evidence of q
we'll digested plan, which, if carried out,
would have resulted in the slaughter of
nearly AL the negroes IN the place. The
presence of troops brought about an agree
ment by which both armed whites and ne.
gr0es dlsbaaded. o. the march from ROu-
ses' Bridge to Eilepton the bodies of three
negroes who had been killed were found,
and information received that five others
had also been murdered. One white man
was killed. the negroes were completely
cowed and afraid to leave their hiding
places in the woods and return to work
from tear of being shot down in the cotton
fields. A detachment sent down the Barn
well road met body of twenty or thirty
whites, who stated they were detachment
of General Hay woods command. under Or
ders from Judge Wiggins to disarm and
arrest negroes, and also protect q party of
the Legislature, who had been shot near
EllentOn. The report estimates the total
number of whites engaged in the riots at
not less than 800, coming from Ga0rgia, and
Edgefeld, Aiken and Barnwell, South Caro-
lima. The Port Royal railroad, which had
been torn up, was rep aired under the pro-
lection of eQuad of soldiers. The men
previously had been afraid to work on the
road.
Another: From the Columbia Union,
October %:
A number of colored msn were standing
in the store of Mr.. Gerrick at Adams Cut,
sixteen miles below the city on the South
Carolina railroad, on Saturday night. dis
cussing the political situation. Among the
number was James j. Adams, q white man,
who, it is reported, procured pistol from
clerk named Blakely, and. walking to
where the oolored men we're etanding, fred
it into the party, wounding an aged colored
man, named Ben Mack, in the log, the ball
lodging in the ankle. Adams then fed. The
wounded man W rs brought to Columbia tor
surgical treatment, arriving here on Sunday
morning. He was first taken to DR.. Tur-
nipseed, who refused to extricate the ball
unless Mack would promise not to prose-
cute Adams. The wounded man was then
taken to DIR. D. B. Miller, county and city
phyeician, who told him chat hs would ex-
trioate the ball for IS provided he promised
not to prosecute Adams, and if he did not
make that promise he would charge him
$50. The unfortunate old man Was then
taken to DR.. j. +. Ensor, who Immediately
rendered the needed aid, extracting the
ball, which entered the leg at the ankle.
DR.. Irrelevant assisted DR.. Ens0r in the
operation. The above facts are gathered
from notes of Trial Justice Thompson and
verified by Robert Mack, con of the
wounded man, to our reporter. The old
man is now ly ing in very painful condi'
ton at the residence of Hampton Mime, in
this city.