The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-05
The Tyrant's Heea.
ATTEMPT TO CRUSH DARLINGTON
AND FLORENCE,

ATTEMPT TO CRUSH DARLINGTON
AND FLORENCE.
Special to the Groenville News.
COLUMBIA, S. c., March 81, Ii q.
m.-The Sumter Guards, Wash
ington Light Infantry and Pal
metto Guards Of Charleston retus-
ed to 90 to Darlington. The Gov
ernor has ordered the telegraph
companies not to send out inflam-
matory kilograms and railroads
not to transport bodies of mon
without his permission.
The Florence dispensary was
raided last night and the whiskey
stock destroyed.
The fight at Darlington started
between private individuals, Floyd
and Rogers. Spy McLaurin took
Floyd's part and is said to have
cursed and shot Mt Re m n t.
Eighteen spios were then at tho
depot waiting to take tho train.
Tho firing became general and pro.
badly ono hundred shots wore fired:
Darlington telographed at an ear
ly hour to-day that the spios were
boing pursued and would be given
no quarter. The governor has
countermanded the order disband-
ing the Columbia companies.
COLUMBIA, S. c., ~ NJ, March 81.
The captains Of all tho Charles
ton companies mot in Colonel
Schachto's Office and decided not to
go to Darlington, tho Statos author
ties havo seized the guns Of the
Gouernor' Guards. The Richlantl
,, Volunteers removed thoir guns
boforo tho wagons of tho adjutant
general arrived.
Tho only nows from Darlington
: is a rumor that the spios are sur
. rounded in u swamp and will be
l givon no quarter if captured. Of
: fors to assist Darlington citizens
have been received here from Lau-
rons.
COLUMBIA, Sc, 1 p. III. March
31.--It is reported that the Gov
ernor has telegraphod John D. NJ,
Shaw, of Laurons, to muster in
troops from tho country and bring
thom to Columbia. It is also
rumored that Edgoield mon are
coming to the assistance Of the gov
crnor. Tho governor wired tho
Snmtor dispensary to close to-day
fearing an attack upon it.
COLUMBIA, S. G. 3 p. m, March
31.-Tho governor issued n procla-
nation declaring Darlington and
Florence counties in q state Of in
structien and commanding tho in
surrection to disperse within twen-
ty-four hours. 1t is said that Co.
lonol Shaw is on his way from Lau-
rens with 200 mon to assist the
governor. The governor does not
declare martial law.
COLUMBIA. S. G., March 31.-
Judge Watts issued an injunc-
tion forbiddmg tho Western
, Union Telegraph company from
sending messages except of pri.
vate or commercial nature. 1t
was served on Manager Gray at
!, Z. p. m. D. A. G. Outz was sta
{ toned in the postal telegraph
office and for time, was per.
lnitted to peruse all dispatches.
At 7. 80 o'clock q boisterous
crowd appeared in the front part
Of the office and denounced him
as a henchman and hireling
Quite seated inside the inclosure
of the office, separated by q
counter from the crowd, who
showed no disposition to attack
him. Ten minutes later Quite
was withdrawn by the governor. |
!, The Newberry Rifles under
Captain mclaughlin arrived
this evening. The Edgefield Ri.
fies arrived few minutes later
and the Edgefield Huzzars and
Dragons came at 730 D. m.
The Huzzars were formerly com.
manded by Governor Tillman.
All the military are now quar-.
tered at the penitentiary.