, 1876-07-15
w,a returned by the ncsroch, nntl n constant
futi!a,ic was kept up for oYcr ewo hoafF.
- YATAL HltUTG. -.

fleilac was kept up Tor ofcf L~o h""1f'
Alout 8 O'Clock young man i,nn1ett u
Maekey McsrlwcttGr, vino WAS standing near
tho front Of the Charlotte, Co'afn,'h ~ ~, ~,
EI!s!a ltaisreaa bridge, was struck T.! .ls h@.'
Il Mh,Dte hall fired ifUin unu Ut the "lhtioYs ~
tho Slh,ey building and aFtnost instantly kilie..
lila budy was plurol IN Il litter aud brought To
the city by number nf young men.
,ncn wrru sens Owe, to Augusta for p!@cSe @ q q
artillery. 1lts was procured AMI earIleu 10 10
Hamburg IA sooh a. possfblo. Tho Ilsca mas
stationed on The rlvertank, slvrs assa,so YEA ~,
thur position, and a. fire. opunel With canister.
Fylr rpl1ns}s wcsc f1rctt. Littie tlasnArn was
tl.e tho building, blt tho lire hal tlle effect OF
vompotey sile!itang thc nsgross:; nar, a. tS ~
the. tiens rsicinGss. a oi tha company.
About llhli-p:.at 8 u 0 o'cl,,ck party Of Ave
negroes escaped from tho h''ildlhE and rail
afross a. ops s n'y Tefs fo,n i % ts
| tlro, hut without c!lcet. Abont 10 o'cIosk
negro jumped over tho tenco In rear of tho
ioase aud attempted to escnpc, hut ilc Wns " n.
Iuliots. Il was then aseortalnc.i that be waa
jim Cook, tl.s Marshal Vi tic town, who had
been une ot tho chief promoters Of thu dtIculty.
Ills lead uaa almost shut to p|cccs: Soon Alter
this another negro, named John Thomas First
Lieutcrtant VI ths company, wAs cnuEht while
attempting u oscnpc. Aftgr lie was arrested l!o
VIVA shot In tho back by sutne unknown party,
an! seriously, rcthAps nortaily, wounded. The ns
every ono. aud especially by Gen. butler.
K!LL1ha THE rtsonElss.
Ahout u u'cluck general search wns maoe
throughout the town, and resulted in TIC NM.
Ing Of fifteen moro negroes, making twcnty'nsnc
III all. a negro wlu attclnpsca to escape ,n Taa
| sl,utin several places anil badly woun'lcst. TUG
negroes who were last capture! were discovered
hid away IN cellars and under hYofs; -,u..
weia SaF.s sas,s sn'e ous ot ena Esd fs' tic a. c an
St,tt,se1 says that about O'CLOCK tho roll WA
called Of tn prisoners nnd tilotc who were ct'!,.
tlis county wore carried 10 eor,-1ctd near the
t a1ei upon a,ni Killed. ono 4 &c ny, sho'
Nas named Attaw.y, County c1nm!sstos,e r, ,s..,n,
, ers died aInost without a groan. The remain
der were then turned louac. Before the shoot
iug took place detail Of twcnty-flrc inun wa
n!!dc and ordered to take tho prisoncts t., t,
toklli tho ring!oatlcrs, n'ul tho shooting va
tlDuc ~ deacrlbcd. Somo. Ec'ltlafuc'l iron
!. Augusta intcrlcrcd nnd saved tic lives. Of thrc
he gqfath H. st sns taRcn p1ns g
Cty-Hall and discharged. Thc nan who va
|. also brought To tho City Hall, He cautot POI
. sihy rccoYsr, Tho list ''oW tooss up ten neg1oG
!, lTho Ntu', In doub1olcndcd editorial urticl'
), Assuming that tho accounts Of the nalnburt
Il light given by tho Augusta 4, newspapers arc
It the main correct, VIZ Ind little, II any, e1cu
% ior tho conflict lttcli, and absolutely none Il
n tho cowagily killing Of tho ccyen negro priso
It ers, WHO wcfo shot down like rabh!ta long aft
70 they hal surrendered. The itisolcnco OF +
&c cams, t could easily haye teen punished Wltho
III d resort to arms. Tho killing Of seven OF Y
{, prisoners was barbarous In tho extreme. y
l yvrrs1e fnDtifrh tn GTDTGfB q
= condcnlnation @ m Of sueIl q cslnlc- They who
= g,lcli deeds SOW tho wind. We. pray Chat the
so aud tl,oso who nrc innocent Of tho wrong, u
TX not reap tho whiE1wlnd.