The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-11-08
BLOODY WORK IN VIRGINIA.
serious Riots at Political Meetings,

CHARLOTTE, November l.-They are
having it bot over in Virginia just across
our State line. From passengers who
came in on the Richmond and Danville
train this evening your correspondent
learn, that bloody political riot occur.
red between the white. and blacks at
South Boston Station, Va, last night in
which twO negroes were probably fatally
Wounded. The first trouble commenced
while Major Edmohds, Democrat, was
speaking. 1t WAS a joint Readju juster and
Democratic meeting and the negroes
were out in full force. While Major
Edmonds was addressing the crowd a
Read uster daIkcy commenced acting in a
very disOrderly manner, luterrupting the
| speaker with insOlcnt remarks. and final
ly became so boisterou- that Major Ed.
monds had To cease speaking good
| deal of excitement ensued, but Major
| EdmOnds once more resumed his apeech,
| only TO be again interrupted by the
| negro. AT this stage Of the proceedings
young man stepped up TO the obslrep.
| crous coiUrCd man and in Il quiet
| tone requested him To take his seat and
cea-e his Interruption. A crowd of he.
grGes at once gathered around, and in the
twlnk!ing pf Oh eye the row WAS precip
| iiated. Ihe negro VINO had been acting
| so dIsordrriy from the start drew Il knife
and rushed 1T the young man, but he
| had advanced not more than two
steps when he fell 20 the gfDuu'i with IL
bullet through the throat. Pistols and
knives were drawn, and an indiscrimi
| nate fight "i>ucd which lasted for several
! minutes, \ zen the interference of officers
put a stop to it. Several participants
were quite badly used up, one colored
Read juster being discniboweied. None OF
The white people were hurt. Who fired
the pistol shot is not known. The bullet
struck the negro squarrly in the centre
of lIl, throat and came out ut the back OF
his neck. 1t is thought that the negro
who was cut in the abdomen stands a
better chance of recovery than the one
who was shot. IL is thought that ut least
two Of the negroes will die.
| Another Row.
DASvILLE, VA, November IA
conflict occurred between a crowd Of
white and colored men this evening, in
which Walter S. Holland, son vf G. G..
Holland, WAS sho, in the head and is
supposed to be mortally wounded, and
Thomas Seward shot through the body.
! Five negroes were killed, and it is sup
posed many were wounded. The begin.
ming Of the conflict was caused by the
beating by one OF the citizens Of negro
who abused another negro for apologiz.
lIg Tor an apparent rudeness. Some of
both cOlors interiered and pistol was
knocked out Of the hands of one of the
white men and exploded. Just then a
report reached an assembly ofwhite citi.
Zcns, who were in session about political
matters, that conflict was gon, on in
the street, and they came out i'm body.
AS both classes formed in separate
crowds, some of each crowd being armed,
a number of negroes approaching the
white crowd called gu, ''S!iont, -
you. We might rs well settle this thing
now as at any other time Just then
somebody i'll the white crowd called out,
fire" and the firing began. The ne.
groes returned the fire and ran off, some
firing as they ran. All the stores were
closed Immediately, the alarm bell WAS
sounded and the people came out with
arms. The town sergeant came out soon
after with one Of the military companies
and commanded the people in the name
OF the Commonwealth to 60 home, and
the streets were soon cleared. The city
is now under the supervision of one oi
the military companies and the mounted
police, and the town sergeant, in response
to message from the Governor offering
assistance if needed, has telegraped thai
all is quiet and no further trouble is ap.
pretended. No arrests have been made
as yet. The political excitement has
been growing more and more intense
during the present canvass for members
of the Legislature.