Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05

600 went for educational purposes-the sup
port of the free common schools, which, in
York county, the past year, had been open to
the colored children for six months. Two
mills Of the tax in York county is levied for
school purposes, and, under Democratic rule,
every dollar Of it is honestly expended.
THE RIOT IN LANCASTER.
On Wednesday of last week, Col. f. B. c.
Cash, the independent candidate for Congress
in this district, had an appointment to speak
in Lancaster. This brought to the town a
large number of the colored element, estima-
ted at about seven hundred, many of whom
were supplied with liquor, and from all ac-
counts they were in boisterous mood before
the speaking commenced. Col. Cash spoke
from stand that had been erected for
the purpose, at which there was assembled a
large crowd Of negroes and several white per.
sons, among the latter Mr.. Carter, editor OF
the Ledger, who was on the stand taking notes
of Cash's speech. While Cash was speaking
Carter asked Cash's permission to reply to
him, which permission was granted but as
soon as Col. Cash finished his speech he left
the stand and went to his hotel, where he re-
manned during the disturbance. lie does not
seem to have been present at it's inception
nor was he out of his room during its progress
He arrived at YOrkville on the afternoon train
from Chester OH Thursday 1.-THE day following
the riot) but could give no particulars of any
of the occurrences attending it. He expires
ses deep regret that such a disturbance occur
~ pfh l,a rafin 70 fhn of
fair. The following are the published versions
of the riot:
Dispatch to the News and Courier.
LANCASTER, September 2S.-The riot of yes
terday originated thus COL Cash, after very
turbulent and noisy procession through the
streets, was addressing crowd of about 70(
negroes Mr.. Carter, editor of the Ledger
had taken his position on the stand as reporter
for his paper, and Cash was profuse in his
abuse of the Legislature and charged that thu
planters and farmers were cheating the negroes
out Of their earnings.
The negroes were drinking at the stand an6
were wrought upt u high pitch. Cash, it j:
said, would turn around to Carter and make
repeated remarks that he, although he would
not vote for him was his sympathizer. Carter
then asked Cash to allow him to reply. Casl
said certainly, and remarked that he should
have respectful hearing. Carter attempted
to reply, but the negroes would not hear him
Cash asked them to be quiet, but it did no good
and Carter and the negroes getting into ;
wrangle, Cash left the stand and went drec
! to his room at the hotel. The negroes Wer
drinking and they had a jug of whisky nea
the stand.
Carter being promised both by Cash and TIN
county chairman reply still tried to speak
but the negroes crowded so upon the stand tina
the stand broke down. Thereby being great.
infuriated the crowd took hold Of Carter ant
dragged him off the stand, and he would hav
been killed had it not been for Albert Clinton
and Ed. Saddler and others.
The word came uptown that Carter hat
been shot, but he had only been struck ant
had not been shot. About this time drunk
en- negro was misbehaving on Main street ant
the town authorities ordered his arrest. Hi
| friends tried to rescue him from the sheriff
and he was resisting arrest himself, but afte
a struggle the sheriff without hurting him hat
him carried to Jail.
Then the negroes hearing of this, sent pro
cession of about two hundred, headed by Viii
liam Crockett. Crockett reined up and, with
out inquiring what was the matter, commenced
cursing white man, charging him with shoot
ing and, from his horse, fired upon this man
and then there were half dozen shots imme
diately returned, and the fight then commenced
in the main street and lasted for Il quarter O
an hour, when the same was quelled by TIN
peaceful citizens of the town and country
Four or five negroes, Crockett included, wer
killed and several wounded.
COL Cash remained in his room from the be
ginning of the trouble until he left this morn
ing on the train for Chester.
The Charlotte IN. c. Observer, which ha
been at some trouble to ascertain the fact
leading to the disturbance, gives the following
as the result of its labors
Col. Cash had finished speaking and Mr.
David j. Carter, editor OF the Lancaste
Ledger, was replying to him, and was using
Cash pretty roughly, when some negro threv
a club at Carter and knocked him down. Th
mob made for the PROSTATE man and woul(
have killed him outright, but for the interfer
ence of three men, two white and one colored
w. c.. Moore, the ex-Republican Senator, MI
Dunnivan, Of Chester, and Il colored mai
named Clinton, were the three who rescued
Mr.. Carter from the mob. This was the be
ginning Of the trouble. The speaking brok
cOmpanied by Mr. Dunnivan, who it seem
took very active part in the rescue ant
thereby made himself a mark for the wrath o
the colored people, went to the hotel. Th
negroes caroused around in drunken, bolster
Gus gangs, swearing that it was not all over ye
and that they would ''fnish up the white scoun
drels." In the face of all this, the white peopl
hoped that the trouble was ended and that ther
would be no further disturbances. In th
they were disappointed. About three Oclocl
in the afternoon, while Mr.. Dunnivan wa
standing in the hotel door, drunken Negro
spied him and shouted: "1ere's the damn
rascal who interfered with Carter" and as HI
said this he drew pistol and aimed it squar
at Mr.. Dunnivan's breast. His finger neve
pulled the trigger. AS he drew his pistol ant
took aim, white man standing in few STEP
whipped out his pistol and shot the negro
dead in his tracks. This was the beginning
of bloody skirmish. The negroes, seeing
their rowdy companion shot down opened firt
on the whites with pistols. At the first alarm
the whites had fully armed themselves, ant
they returned the fire of the negroes with fata
effect When the shooting ceased four deat
negroes were lying around and three were
wounded The white people escaped unhurt
no one being hurt in the skirmish
For the Yorkvile Enquirer.
AN EMPHATIC DENIAL.
We the undersigned citizens of York coun
ty, who were present at the joint meeting o.
primary candidates at Hickory Grove, Oh the
| 3lst of August last, hereby certify that to on
knowledge there was no paper in circulation
for signatures, pledging the signers to vote
| for no candidate from the eastern part of tht