The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-11-06
A CONSTABLE KILLED.
Fell Work OF DisorderIy Negroes In Edge
fold County.
Dispatch 10 The Ne,e, and Courier.


Dispatch TO The Netcs and Courier.
AUGUSTA, October 29.--Last Sunday
party of negroes disturbed the dedica,
ton ceremonies at q white church al
Parksville, Edgefeld County, by firing
pistols and other boisterous conduct
Complaint was made, and 10 day Officer
Jas. Blackwell was sent with a warrant
TO arrest them. He found the negroes
barricsded in house, and upon his ap
proach they fred upon and killed him.
Much excitement prevails in the place
and Governor Thompson has been noti.
fed of the trouble. 4 party of white
men from Parksville were here to day
for arms and ammunition, and endeav-
ored also to get company of men to go
from Augusta to their assistance.
Governor Thompson received dis.
patch yesterday from Mr.. Be,hea, of
Edgefeld, who was then in Augusta,
informing him that Mr.. Blackwell had
been shot, and that the negroes were en-.
trenched between Stevens's Creek and
Savannah River, and asking for armed
assistance to suppress any disturbance
and secure the arrest of the negroes.
Governor ThomE3on Immediately tele.
graphed to the sheriff to take such steps
rs was necessary and communicate fur.
ther with him.
Governor Thompson had made ell his
arrangements to speak at I3onneau's TO-.
day, but iB view of the occurrence In
Edgefeld County, and 81 it is probable
that it will be necessary for him TO be in
Columbia, he is unable, to his great re-.
greet, to keep his appointment.
and Knoxville Railroad train has just
come in. When 1t passed Parksyille
this morning there was much excitement,
but no danger of a collision between the
blacks and whites. About $50 white men
were under arms. No negroes could be
seen. -Four negroes, supposed to be con-
cerned in the riot. had been arrested aud
were in irons. The ringleader in the
affair 10 still at large, and is supposed to
be hiding in the swamp. Two parties of
men, ono headed by John Butler and the
other by Press Blackwell, are securing
the country for him.
James Blackwell is not dead, as was at
first reported, but is MORALLY wounded.
The posse which started ont yesterday to
arrest the negroes who had disturbed the
church meeting on Sunday consisted of
elk or seven. A uegro woman, who saw
them start and knew their purpose, took
o short cut and reached the rioters before
they did, informing them that the posse
was coming. The negroes laid in ambush
and when the posse approached fired a
volley without warning, mortally wound
ing James Blackwell. The posse return.
cd the fire and the negroes fed.
II was supposed that the rioters would
get reinforcements and return, but there
have been no such manifestations. The
utmost excitement prevails in tho place.
There is nothing political about the
affair.
AUGUSTA, October 30.-Evening.-
There are no new developments to night
about the Parksville affair. The white
people are still under arms, but there ia
no further apprehension of trouble.
Officers are searching everywhere for the
negroes concerned in the shooting, but up
to the present time they have not sue.
ceeded In finding the ringleaders. 1t is
believed now that two Of them have come
to Augusta, as the uncle of one lives here
and 0 relative of the other in Langley.
It 10 admitted on ali hands that there
vaa nothing political In the riot. The
negroes soeIn TO have been fred by q
spirit of deviltry and disturbed the
church dedication on Sunday fng NO ether
reason. IT was comparatively o small
party that fred upon the officera. Black.
we'll is alive yet, but 10 expected to die at
any moment.
The people Of Parksville and the sur.
rounding country are greatly excited, but
no more trouble 10 epprehended. 1t IL
pretty certain the men who did the shoot.
Ing will be lynched if caught. The Au.
guata police are looking for the two sup.
posed to be here. 1t Is reported that the
negroes between Augusta and Edgefieid
are disposed to be troublesome.
a white man on o wagon coming TO
this city was stopped by party of them
TO day and ordered to go back home. He
was compelled to turn back.
AUGUSTA, October 3l.-A rumor was
current here this morning that the ne.
groes arysated as Pasgs7ii!a bad a!i been
shot. The conductor of tie Augusta
and Knoxville Rail DAD train reaching
Augusta at II O'Clock says this 10 not so.
There are seven negroes now under arrest.
but the ring.leadera in the recent riot
have not been caught. When tho train
passed the excitement was stilI great.
Nearly oil the white men from Merri.
weather to Plum Branch are under arms.
No negroes at all can be seen.
AUGUSTA, October 3l--Night.-The
negro prisoners OF Parskville have been
carried to Edge6eld and lodged In jail.
Inc country near Parksville is still In q
ferment, but all danger Of trouble is
over.