The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28
A Report of a Fresh Disturbance I'm
South Carolina.

AUGUSTA, tUAy september li.-Mrs.
Alonzo Harley, of Aiken County, South
Carolina, was on Friday last assaulted and
knocked down two or three times by a
couple of negroes. Her screams alarmed
them, and they fed. The citizens, however,
arrested one of them and shot him, and a
warrant was issued for the arrest of the
other. The warrant was placed in the
hands of a constable, who, with the aid of a
posse of white men, attempted to make the
arrest, which was resisted by large crowd of
negroes, about two hundred in number,
armed with shotguns and Winchester rifles.
Sunday the excitement continued. Both the
whites and blacks were fully armed, watch
ing each others movements. Toward night
a compromise was agreed to, both parties
agreeing to disband and retire to their
homes. The negroes agreed to surrender the
colored man who made the assault on Mrs.
Harley and deliver him over to the authors
ties at Aiken. With this understanding the
whites dispersed, and, while retiring to their
homes, it is reported that several Of the lat
ter were ambuscaded and shot by the
negroes. The city is full of rumors as to the
number killed, but there has been nothing
definite ascerlained.
ILATER.
A passenger train from Augusta for Port
Royal, which left this morning at eight
o'clock, has returned. Proceeding to
Jackson Station, the track was dis
covered to have been torn up and the
freight train which left here at six o'clock
this morning was found wrecked, and the
negroes had possession of the road. Super
intendent Fleming of the Port Royal road
has telegraphed the state of affairs to Gov
| erner Chamberlain, asking him for troops.
He has also applied to Lieutenant Barn
hardt, United States army, stationed at Ham,
burg, for assistance. A number of citizens
have left for the scene of the disturbance,
which is twenty miles from Augusta, on the
Port Royal road.
LATER
The latest report from the scene of the
riot is that one white man is wounded and
six negroes killed.
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. 1.-two companies
Of Federal troops, from Aiken, arrived at
Rouse'5 Bridge this morning. The whites
agreed 10 disperse upon the Federal officers
promising to disarm the negroes, and to ar.
rest the parties charged with the crime. 1t
is known that two whites and six negroes
were killed and several wounded. The white
clubs have gone home.
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. 20.-A portion Of
the Federal troops, from Aiken. are al
Rouse's Bridge, and a portion at Ellenton
The negroes burned a Clubhouse and Other
buildings on the plantation OF j. Ashley
four miles from Robbins, on the Port Roya
Railroad. On Tuesday night the whites
attacked the negroes and a fight ensued
1t is known that several were seriously
wounded on both sides, and it is reported
that some were killed. The negroes bush
whacked Deputy Sheriff Patterson, of Barn
l well County, and seriously wounded him
Three hundred armed whites arrived a
Steel Creek to-day, and a riot is expected
1t is known that John Williams and Rober
Williams, white, were killed by the negroes
Reports as to the number of negroes killet
in the various battles differ.
AUGUSTA, GA, Sep. 21.-1here is nothing
new from the riot in Aiken County. Unite
States troops are on the ground. The armet
bodies of whites and blacks are reported t
have dispersed. There is no truth in the re
port that a train from Savannah was stoppe,
by a body of armed negroes.