Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-16
BEAUFORT NOTES.
Points About the Eiection-An Amusing
ene-Oth natter of Interest.

POINTS About the ElectiOn-An amusing
scene-Other Matter- of Interest.
BEAUFORT, S. c., Nov. 1.-THE old Rip
Van Wrinkle Democracy of Beaufort,
which has been asleep down
here for about twenty years. has
at last walked up, shaken itself. and
rejoic"d in its emancipation. We are
very quiet about it, bearing our honors
meekly, not walking with 'stiff necks,',
or making any demonstrations, put we re-
joice all the anne
There was no med to complain of want
of excitement last week. The week was
ushered in early Sunday morning by a fire
which consumed a cOlOred wOman's dwell
ling, who had one off On the pious er-
and of attending matutinal prayers, but
had neglected TO extinguish the lamp,
which the cat accordingly turned over.
Tuesday night our ffrst-ciass riot took
place, in which colored women, armed
with sticks OF sugar cane,
and bricks tied up in hand
kercziels, took a prominent part. The
particulars of the rot you have doubtless
already card. There Is no dGub but
that for the forbearance, and selfrestraint
of the handful of white Democrats scat
tered here and there in the crowd, there
would have been a bloody fight. Sodense
was the throng, and so great was the noise
and excitement thai one gentleman who
was in the crowd a short distance from
where DIR. White was being heaten, knew
nothing of what was being done. 1t was
a shameful ana d~isgraceful riot, and the
town authorities are much to be blamed
for not making provision for such a thing
ut such a time. OF course the negroes
were i%nstigated to it-that is known. The
Hon. Robert Smalls repaired to Charleston
to exonerate himself from any share in
the riot, and said that if it was thought
that he did not stop it, just let it be tried
when he wasn't there, and we would see
what we would see.
To-day the ballot-boXes were carried to
the court house, where the managers of
the election were to meet to count the
votes.
Col. Elliott is in the city. but we regret
that he will not be a regular resident here
this winter; his family intending to pass
the season IN Aiken.
Last Wednesday, about the middle CT
the day, the cottage Inhabited by Mr..
Banner, of the firm of Wallace & Banner,
took fire from a stove in the kitchen, and
vas totally consumed. Fortunately most
of the effects were saved. The cottage
itself might have been rescued from the
flames, but the rTOtracted drought has
caused many Of the cisterns and wells to
go dry, and it was very difficult to get
water.
Hurrah for Cleveland! Though we are
so few and far between down here that we
can't have tOrchlight professions, or shoot
cannon, or show our joy the way the
others do, we are with them in spirit, and
say devnutly too: 1.-THE Lord be praisedl'
A roaring farce was enacted on Bay
street last week, one morning. PasseTs
by were much surprised and attracted by
seeing a gentleman calmly seated in a
chair with his back to the wall. smoking
the cigar of peace, while a little distance
of, with her back to the wall too, in an
other chair, was seen a cOlored woman
from the cotton house. 1t eem that both
were coming dow the street from
opposite directions, and both met
up, and neither would give way.
the gentleman, because he had the right
Of-way; the woman from the cotton house,
because the Beaufort colOred women are
great sticklers for sidewalk privileges, |
and believe in maintaining them, and
wouldn't much mind pushing you out of
the way If you don't get cut of it yourself.
So there the two sat for an hOur and u
half, much to the amusement OF the spec
tatOrs, till at last the Town Marshal ap-
peared upon the field and settled matters
by pushing the woman from the cotton
house one side. Then the gentleman
went his way in peace. LOCKER On.