The New York herald., 1876-10-17
Troops Gradually Occupying and
Garrisoning the State.
MIDNIGHT RAIDS AND WHOLESALE ARRESTS
Citizens on the MarshaI's List Surrender
ing Themselves
SHOOTING A DEMOCRATIC CoLoRED ORATOR
Attack Of Negro Militia on the Whites at .
Joint Political Meeting.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Oct. lo, 1875
Tho situation remains unchanged. II tho continued
arrests OF citizens In tho counties OF Aiken and Barn
we'll Is excepted General Ruger, Who Is still here. m
now regarded as the supreme authority in tho State
snd the expression is common among tho whites II
Hampton elected that tho General will be tho
ncxi ruler OF the State
ANYTHING But rHR rHiEvRs
'Gve Us anything but she corrup, government wc
have had for tie last eight years" is the cry
All tho counties in tho upper portion OF tho State
being gradually occupied and garrsoncd by troops and
this, together with the wholesale arrests and
MIDNIGHT RAIDS
BY marshals and squads Of soldiers u Is designed to
ntmida,o the whites and keep the negro consoll-
dated. Special dispatches which have received
from Aiken state that United States District Attorney
Corbin Is still at that place, taking afhdavits. and
United States Marshal Wallace Is also reported be
disbursng there for that OF campaign tora
turs.
BAILED PRISONERS rHREArzsiNo.
Tho District Attorney states that he has heard OF
threats against negroes made by prisoners under
bonds appear before the United States Court and
Il Is repeated no will rearrcst and conHne
them in Jail until they released BY the United
States District Judge
FISHING roR A COLLISION.
II 10 clearly evident from the course Of tho United
States Marshal and the District Attorney that they
fishing for collision with the troops and deputy mar
shals which will give Governor Chamberlain or the
President to declare portion Of tho State
In insurrcctior, inauguratc martial law and defeat
election II possible.
SHOOTING DEMOCRATIC NEGRO
On Friday last . party Of democrats left Aiken for
Rouse's Bridge in that county, place made famous
she republicans In joint discussion. Tho latter, as
usual, refused to divide time, but two democratic
negroes succeeded in addressing Tho meeting with
some effect One Of the negroes, Tom Elsey, made
a strong democratic speech. On reaching his homo,
miles distant, At night, load Of buckshot was
fred into him ne entered his gate, badly wounding
him in the thigh. He knows the party who shot him
TO be a republican ncgro and an affidavit Will bo made
and tho United States Commissioner requested to
issue warrant Perhaps this may be considered
case coming under tho Enforcement act too.
PARTALrY THE AUTHORITIES
Dr. Palmer who has been incitng the negroes in the
vicinity OF Eenton and is considered mainly rcspon.
sble for The troubles there and now widely known
sthe Son of Christ, tho chief orator the
publican sde No effort. however, is mace by tho
United States authorities 10 arrest or silence such
persons As no rs, though they we'll aware tho
public peace is always likely 70 be disturbed BY their
incendiary speeches.
orrIzENs sURRESDERISG THExsELvEs.
Two citizens, T. c. Courtney and DR.. Pierce Butler
hearing they wanted, ana desiring that their
families should not be alarmed by domiciliary visits
came to tho Marshal on Saturday and surrendered
themselves, and bailsd to appear al tho next
term Of the United States District Court This course
has been In tho main pursued by all citizens
who havo been able TO ascertain that their
names weye the list In tho United
States Marshal's hand To-day twenty eight persons
In the neshborhood Of Rouse's Bridge, learning their
names were on the Marshaps list, camo Aiken and
surrendered themselves 20 DR.. Bardene, deputy mar
shal; and, though they rcady to give bail, they
werc locked up because United States Commissioner
Boozer was NOT present to take the bonds
THE
Detachments OF troops went from Aiken to Beach
Island Is Is said, 10 guard a republican meeting from
the interruption and intrusion OF democratic orators
OUTBREAK AT A JOINT POLITICAL MEETING
ATTACK OF THE NEGRO MILITIA ON THE UN-
ARMED wHIrEs-1wo KILLED AND FOURTEEN
WOUNDED.
CHARLESTON Oct l6, 1876
The JOINT canvass OF Charleston county by the demo-
Gratis and republicans which has been in progress for
some days. has resulted In serious collision Cain
hoy to-day, about nine miles from here. 1t had been
agreed that both whites and blacks should attend she
meeting without. arms During the speaking al.
tercation arose between individuals Of opposite
parties.
TEE NEGRO MILITIA
shot having been nrcd by OF them, the negroes
belonging 10 the state militia, and comprising tho
majority OF tho meeting, secured their muskcts,
which were sccretcd near BY, and simultaneously
yolley was fred into the unarmcd IRON bushes
skirting ncghboring ravine.
WHITES WOUNDED
The whites being few in number and altogether
repaired fight rotreated TO the steamer that had
brought them from the city, but not before two OF their
number had been killed ana fourteen wounded. Tho
dead left on the ground In presence OF the
grocs.
About eighty armed whites left the city this evening
for cainhoy to recover the bodies and TO afford pro-
lection the whites OF that vicinity who dread
hon attark M or burned ont