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7'~r' tiavat- Memorial. * t^"";
Out readers will Add elsewhere the
' 'Memorial of the M?yor and 'Aldermen'
of the City of Columbia to the General
Assembly of the State of South Caroli?
na, praying tho passage pta Bill author?
izing tho i?sue Of City Bonds." In itfl
malicious > abfuae of tho purpose anij;
spirit, of the motives an?\ aots of the
editor of this journal, in ?ita weak
points and transparent deceptions, in ita
miserable appeals to tho passions and
prejudioes of the colored members of
the Legislature, wo might let the memo?
rial Bpeak for itself, und it would itself
utter ita own condemnation. But whilst
we smile ai its'aesaultr upon tbis journal,
we shall notice it. And, first, we pre?
sume we are not mistaken when wo say
that the memorial, although signed by
the Mayor, pears unmistakable marks of
tho pecnliat literature of tho City Attor?
ney, James, 3D. Tradowell, Esq. Ho, it
is understood,' ia tho pen of tho Council,
as he is. also much of its brains. And,
as ox-Mayor and a lsj^er of long stand?
ing at the bar, no doubt the City Attor?
ney is prepared to make a good case foi
the Council-if anybody can. As citi?
zen, we met the City Attorooyna oitixsen
before the public meeting ofA?itizens and
tax-payers. He now moves to acothei
field, where be expeots to bave the ad
vantages of locality and audienoe, and
there renews the fight under the auspice!
of Mayor Alexander and all bis Council
And what's.bis case, or the oase of the
Council? What's the great misrepre
sentation with whioh we are obarged'
What does it amount to? That, in tin
abstract we took of .tho . bill, .upon th?
use ^fiitj far copying for about ten mi
nutes, we:understood that the $800,OW
of eight por cont, oity bouda involvi
the absorption of the present bondel
debt of'the oity. to the nmount of ?325.
OOO; whereas: it ia alleged that that dop
is proposed to be \ allowed to ?email
where it is, and that, therefore,-tho prc
posed bill-involves the issuance of ba
$475,000. ' Let ns inquire bow this ai
foots the points made by ns. The prc
sont debt of the city of $825,000, at si
and seven , per cent., would involve a
annual interest say of ?21,125. The ic
. terest on '$475,000, at eight per cent,
would involve an aunoal interest c
$38,000. Adding these two inter*
amounts, and we would haye ?59,121
whioh the city would have to meet evoi
year. To this add the $86,000 for on
rent city expenses, and wo have $95,12i
to meet which wo would have the tare
etc., of the city, estimated ;at -S85.0C
per annum.
Thus it will be seen, that the corre
tion does? not help the cause pf tho CQOI
eil, and does ?ot materially affeot ox
argument. The fact of tho matt or i
that we have.stated what is substantial
the case, and tho memorial itself vir ti
ally'confirms ail,' that .we have said, <
the protest of the. tax-pay ors sets fort!
Neither in tho public forum, nor iu tl
Legislature, nor in the courts, can tl
City Attorney make good bis defeoQ
But what/after all, Ts the point for tl
Legislature to consider? The City Gout
oil con tond that they have now two co;
tracts on hand, ihVolvihg 8106,600, .vj
the market, .818,600, and the City Ha
$138,003., .Let ns say that tho matter
those contracts is now in legal hand
and will soon come up before the couti
We have ' every confidence that tho
contracts will be adjudged null and vo
on account of fraud; will be proven co
ceived in iniquity and brought forth
sin. Fending this, the Legislature mi
well pause before giving the City Cou
eil authority to issue bonds with a me
gin of even $475,000. The Legislate
may well pause before placing nfc the d
posai of this Counoil any funds at a
as experience hos showed and ci wo
foots prove that they are unsafe o ns tot
ans of the city's finances.
We have very little to say about t
Mayor, whose name is signed to' tl
memorial, in whioh so maeb pf -vi
gar abase is lavished upon us, Ci
tain it is that Mayor Alexander, whi
he oan do Us no injury, bas done t
city much evil.,.: Bat why need any o
be surprised? Has he not abandon
the friends of bis former and better da;
to take his earthly part with strang
and renegades and misguided coloi
men, who prey upon both colors and
races? And is it to be deemed a atrae
thing, that he who began his mayora
in treacliery should nm ii and dose it
infidelity to the people's best int?r?t
and to those intereste that it was
sworn duty to protect? Maul how d.
yon assail us?
As to the personal attacks made np
ourselves, we can afford io despise tut
and to turn to the judgment nf theiinn
Mal public We are in a warfare, and m
expect to be bitterly assailed. All
hope is, that we may not merit any
saults that we may have to meet,
the name of Godsend of truth, we hi
set up oar banner, and we shall stand
the people's interests. What we utte
untruth and injustice, if any there
let it perish, and perish it will. W
we utter of truth, right and justice, <
will stand, and naught oan pre
against it. Here we stand. To all
foes of the oity and the State, thi
what we proclaim: "di
"Ir. the corr opted surrente of this world,
Offenoe's gilded hand may shove by justit
And oft His seen, the wicked, prize itself
Buys ont the law; bat it ia not so above
There is no shuffling, there the action lie
In his true nature: and we ourselves c
poil'd.
Even to the teeth and forehead of out- f ai
.To give in evidence"
*n /mummm u^Ma' WIIWt?-y-.w'-><atM?tt. ?
- Over and oyyr sg?tn L^ve in a
figurative eense, knocked out what brains
J?here is in the brassen hoad-.of -$ho ring
?Ojrgan here. Tbe time waa. when, if a
tnon'a brains wero out, he died; But tbe
finies are abnormal. It is a?t.-so now;.
?Sometimes, such a person Jites .ana
braja... Sometimes, as in the ossa oitho
?'Uhfon, the empty head lives and tbe
ffil?a tongue hisses from fan gi ess jaws.
Th ?the Union, of yesterday, dirt ie thrown
upon tho. pTUtJpguiabqa/ oQunseT here
from, abroad And opoft the raautix.^. Al-,
ladling to tbe outrages and.tho disgust
Lng details brought 9n? iu the case now
on trial, thi^BbstaeieBS paper says:
"No wonder.tho distinguished counsel
loft the court room. . '
. "Yet, these are the men wbo represent
the Democratic party of South Carolina!
"These are tbe men whom tho PaojNix
defends and lauds I." . .? , '
We alindo to this, but to nail it down,
though the source might well justify us
in treating it with qopjtempt. But wo
refer to it, beoanse our mode of warfare
embraoes the petty foe as well as the
high and strong. It is not true that?;
"tho distinguished counsel left the court
room" for the reasons whioh the Union
assigns, or leaves us to infer it assigns.
So much for No. 1. "' '
Further, it is not trae that the men
referred to by the Union "are the men
whom tho P.uONix defends and lands;"
Wo might make the denial stronger, but
it is snffioient to say that the assertion is
hot true. We oppose alt wrong-doing,
whether done in Yo; k or in the State
House or in Wall street. But how
st?nde the brazen organ of the ring?
Does it not uphold, if it does not dare
"laud," the corrupt and swindling
officials whose names'now stand out in
bold relief as dismal lights on the cliffs
of shame? , It does, und -when . it tarns
to magnify and exaggerate Ku Kluxism,
Iit is done but to hide and cover np the
monstrous swindles of tho ring. Think
of this naper prating about virtue and
crying but against outrages! ^What is it
but the case of one who puts on tho
livery of virtue to serve tbe devil in, and
the cloak of "loyalty" to serve the cause
of pnblio robbers and swiadlers. Now
go.
The liegUlatare.
Mr. Bowen's move to impeach Scott
and Parker is still the subjeot of d?bate
in the House. We are told tbat Cham?
berlain's turn will oome next. Let tbe
Legislature move. Move they mast, or
self-stultification and worse self-guilt is
the result. Shall MAMMON- win the day,
Ol' JUSTICE triumph? Pursue the ring.
: :A BLOODLESS CANINO.-We have not
n?frequently to visit the store of our
neighbor of Queen's Delight and Blood
and Liver Pills notoriety-we came near
writing it blood and thunder pills-for
sundry articles, such as cough kisses and
medicated confections for ourselves,
rosewater for our friends and wormwood
and caustic for the publio enemies. We
did so reoently, when, to our surprise,
our Columbia Holmbold and Ayer as?
saulted us with a cane. Wo did not re?
cover until we were sensibly refreshed
with the pleasant odors of boqaot co?
logne, vaporized through an' atomizer.
Folly ourselves again, we took in the
Situation, buried dead issues, and'heroby
accept the oane-in-token of a kindly
purpose. All we have to say is that we
hope the Doctor may never have to drink
his Queen's Delight or to swallow bis
blood and liver pills.
Two foul murders have reoently been
committed-ono in Richland and the
othor in Lexington-one upon a poor
Irishman and the other npon an ex-Con?
federate soldier. In each case, it is sup?
posed that money was tho inducement.
Under some circumstances, what a howl
would these murders have raised. But
inasmuch as it does not appear that
: whites committed these outrages, it is
bot likely that habeas corpus will be
suspended, or. that military rule will bo
established.
DEATH OF JOSEPH WALKER, ESQ.-We '
regret to learn from the Charleston News
of tho death of this esteemed, public?
-spirited and valuable citizen. Mr. Walker
had for some timo been in ill health. In
his death, Charleston has loBt ono of its
best citizens, and South Carolina one of
her good sons. To nsefui pnblio ser?
vices, Joseph Walker added private vir?
tues that were conspicuous.
Rich and rare developments of fraud
have been made in connection with the
City Hall swindle. The City Council is
asking of the Legislature leave to issue
city bonds. Do not agree to it, Messrs.
Legislators. Pause before you act.
SLANDEROUS.-When Gov. Scott said
ia his lato message, that no company of
white militia had offered for enrollment,
h's knew that he uttered a vile dander
and falsehood. No wouder Tim Hurley
says that he can't speak tbe troth. This
really looks like it. At least ono dozen
companies offered for enrollment, and
were rejected by the veracious Govern
! or.-Sumter News.
REMEMBER.-District Altoruey Corbin,
in his dosing spoech on the trial'of R.
Hayes Mitchell, said*that Jim Williams
was "justifiable and excusable" in mak?
ing threats to kill tho whites from "the
? cradle up," and that thc only wonder
was, that all the whites were not "assas?
sinated" and their "houses burned I"
! Charleston News.
Ftna.-Wo learn that on the 9th lost.,
Andrew Oottingham, of Little Rock, lost
by fire bis kitchen, smoko-houso and
I barn. When the fire was discovered the
I kitohen and smoke honse were on fire.
By great exertion hie dwelling was saved.
j It waa evidently tho work of an incendi
I aW. -?Marion Crescent.
THE TJnTtiU) STATES OI?G??T* C??BT
Tut?; -nv ti TIT.TIT GASSS.--T/CE?EAY,
Deoembor li).-Tho court convened a?
ll A. M., Hon. Hugh L. Bond and Hon.
George S. Bryah presiding. ( i
Mr, Corbin announced that be. wai
ready to proceed with the triul of th?
other defendants, Joined with Hebert
Hayes Mitchell i? the indictment, or
with another case, .ii tbe defence were
not prepared iu that.
Mr. Stanbery stated that Mejor Hart,
tbe looal.counsel in the oase, was not
present, but would be in on tho 2 o'clock
train from Yorkvillo. 5
The case ot tbs United States vs.
Thomas B. Whitosidos and otbora, was
then taken up. j : ; j
4 Mr. Corbin stated "that ho preferred
to join the defendents in the trial, if
they would consent not to sever in their
challenges..
' Mr. ?. D. Melton, cooneel for John
VV. Mitchell, .the only one of the defend?
ants, except T. B. Wbitesides, that had
been arrested, expressed his willingness
to juin bis client with Dr. Wbitesides in
tho defence, and tbe trial proceeded.
Mr. W. B. Wilson appeared as coun?
sel for Dr. Wbitesides. The defendants
were arraigned and plead not guilty.
The jury was then empaneled as follows
Whites-David Leahy, foreman, Alfret:
Haggerty, John D. Dunn; oolored-Jos
T. Holloway, January Simpson, Josepl
Smith, Wm. F. Dover, Wm. Smith, Cy
rus Alston, Henry Fordham, John Free
man, John W. Gordon.
The olerk read tbe indictment to th?
jory. The first ooo nt charges a genera
conspiracy to hinder and prevent diver
male citizeus of Afrioan descent fron
tbe free exorcise of the right of votinj
at an election to be held on the thin
Wednesday of October, 1872. Tbe se
Cond charges a spooial conspiracy agu i ns
Charles Leach, to injuro and oppreB
him, because he had voted in 1870. Th
third charges conspiracy against Charle
Leach, to binder and prevent bim f roi
the free exercise of the right to vote i
1872. The fourth charges conspirae
against Charlea Leach, to injure and oj
press bim, because of bis having vote
for A. S. Wulbjro. in October, 1870.
Mr. Corbin addressed tbe jury in
short preliminary speech au follows:
It seems to me, geutlemen, almost ni
necessary to ? make any remarks iu tb
opeuing of this case. But perhaps
may be as well to direct your attentic
to the points which the prosecution shs
attempt to establish under this indio
ment.. . i
First, wo shall show you a goner
conspiracy, aimed against a certain cia
of our citizens, to prevent their free e
ercise of the right to vote; that the
purpose was, by intimidation, t h rea
and actual violence, to force colon
voters from their political ullegianc
and that they were armed, disguise
?fcc, and intended to control tbe eh
tiona. We shall show you that the
.defendents were members, and tin
pursuant to the designs of the const,
racy, they went upon several raids, ai
aguiust Chas. Leach; that they whipp
and boat bim severely, booause ho was
Radical, aud to prevent bis voting in t
future, and because ho bad exeraiu
that right in the past
Wo will further show that they whi
ped and beat a number of other color
men, and, more than that, whipp?
maltreated and ravished women in t
most brutal manner.
The prosecution thou entered up
the examination of their witness
Osman Gunthnrpo was first put up
the stage. He Raid: I was initiated ii
the Ku Klux Klan in August, 1868,
Dr. Edward Avery, at Ebenezer, m
Book Hill, in York County. He ti
me the object was protection for o
I selves and families. After I joined
found their purposes political, iu 1
interest of the Democratic party, ant
withdrew in November, 1868.
Mr. Corbin read a paper, purport:
to be the constitution und by-laws of
order of the Ku Klux Klan, and tbo \
ness said that it embodied tho samo o'
g?tions that he had subscribed, and t
the understanding was to crowd IV
oals from tho polls.
Cross-examined-I was not at
polls at Hock Hill on tho day of eleoti
There was no interference at the Boya
box, where I voted. I beard from 1
Cathcart, a brother member, that
intention was to crowd tho polls,
know of no such object having been
clared at any meeting. It was um
stood that no force was to be used,
joined for protection against tho oolc
people-net that I myself feared tb
but there were rumors of threats
them; and I thought it might be as '
to be prepared.
Testimony of Lawson B. Davis, wi
I joined an organization about tbe t
die of January, 1871, known as tho
visible Empire of tho South. We
Smith, F. J. Parks, und my brot
Marshall Davis, initiated mo at my bo
at night. I don't recollect much al
tho obligation, except that the pen
for divulging was death. Tbe ol
then waa mutual protection against
prehended danger from the oolored i
tia.
Mr. Corbin here read the samo p
that ho read to Gunthurpe.
Witness-I think that is thu sume i
galion that I took, except that w
you road, "We oppose und reject
principles of the Radical party."
bad it, "We oppose and reject tbe
teen th, fourteenth and fifteenth am
ments to Ibo'Constitution." The ?
of the order were these: If you n
man, and desired to ascertain if be
a Ku KInx, you paused the tinge:
your right band slowly over your i
ear, through the hair. This was re]
to by a similar movoment of the
band over tbe left ear. Tho next
was to to placo tho rieht thumb o
the right lapped of t..o coat, and
the fingers make three gentle and
stroke? on the breast. This, s!?o,
replied to with the left band. The
was to place the right baud in tbe
pants' pocket, leaving the thumb
which was replied to with tho left,
next waa to place the heel of the
foot in tbo hollow of the left, wbiol
replied to with the left. If you m
night, one would spoil the word, I-i
without prononnoing it; the reply
N-o t-h-i-n-g, uttered in the same w
have recognized a purty of Ka
once by the pass-word, io Spartet
County, near Limestone Springs, i
10 o'clock at night.. I challenged t
giving the poss-word, I-s-a-y; the
plied and rode on. There were tw
two or twenty-four of them, all ii
guise. I attended one mooting c
Ka Klux, near my bouse, in an old
at night. I met there F. J. Parke
fersou Garner, Charley Byers, J<
Smith and others. Charley Byer
made chief, I secretary, a younger
tber of mine monarch, and Wm.
grand turk. Tbo way the klan opt
was trile WB?iaeV?r ?barge? wer? pre- t
furred against any ODO before the klan,
be was: visited, warned and ins tr noted io
quit Radicalism. If be still persisted in
his offensive oonduot, be waa then or?
dered to leave (he oona try, and if he
didn't go, he waa to ba killed. The
operations -ere to be directed against
Radicals. Wesley Smith told me that
he, Wm, Smith, Wm. White and Lean?
der Spencer killad Charley Good. I
knew Qood; he was a Republican, and a
blacksmith by.trade. Ho told me, be?
fore be was killed, that he had been |
visited by the Kn i Klux, severely
whipped, and' ordered' to' chango his
polities, and said that he vr?nld not
chango his polities. I told bini not to
be talking that way in publie, or harm
might come of it. I knew nothing of
the killing, exoept that I was ordered
to come and assist in throwing the body
in the river. I went out to Mr .-Howell's
1 and waited there until after th? hour ap?
pointed for the meeting, BB I did not de?
sire to see the body;-then I rode on to?
ward tho place of rendezvous and met
I several of the men coming back. They
were Thomas Li. Berry, Pinokney Oald
I well, Wesley Smith and Wm. Smith.
They told me they had sunk the body in
the river; Broad River. They said they
wrapped it up in bagging, tied trace
chains aud plow-shares to it and threw
it in. Then, being still fearful that it
might rise, Pi nek. Caldwell had jumped
in upon and driven stakes through the
body, into tho bottom of tho river.
Wesley Smith told me about the killing.
Charley Qood was on his way home
from doing somo blacksmith's work ic
tho neighborhood. When in about e
quarter of tv mile of Wesley Smith's,
they-Wesley Smith, Wm. Smith, Wm.
White and Leander Spenoer-carno upoi
him. Wesley Smith attempted to shoo*
him but hie musket snapped, and b<
handed it to White, who took it and abo
Qood. Qood foll bnt was not killed, nm
Wesley said that Wm. Smith finishei
him with the butt of his gun. The ob
jeot of throwing the body into tho rive
wa3 to implicate ns all in the murder,
have never heard of the body beini
found. Charley Byers told me, also
that he had whipped Jerry Adam's; thu
thoy surrounded the houso and Jerry ut
tempted to escape, but, seeiug thom al
around, turned tc go hack in the dooi
and he, Charley Byers, fired over hi
head to scare him; then they took hit
out and whipped him. I never heard c
any other transactions of the klan,
was never on a raid. I met a party in
tiating a Methodist preacher, iu Kort
Carolina; it wns in tho Southern purt t
Hoke County. The prcRcber's nam
was James Carpenter. I was ridiu
along tho road at night, when I came n
on tho party. They were off the road i
the woods. I wus halted, the pass-wot
was given and replied to and I was ii
vited up. The oath they administere
to tho preacher was tho samo I he
tukeu. 1 knew two of the party; Ski
and Dirk Price. Thin was about the 1
of February, 1871;'
Cross-examined-The rumor of dal
ger when I joined the klan was that tl
militia, armed by Qov. Scott, would a
tack tho white people. Tho negro mil
tia were said to be armed with Uuiti
States army guns. The nearest inoonr
ary fire to me was at Mr. Crosby's. M
Crosby had his gin-hoaso burnt. The
were current reports of incendiary fir
about in the Oonnty. I have nev
known Mr. Whitesides as a Kn Klux.
Mr. 0>rbin-Did you know of ai
acts of violence on tho part of the mi
tia?
Witness-No; andi never feared thei
nor any of thu colored people aroui
me. There were current reports of rai
by Ku Klux aoross tho river in Uni
before I joined. I can't state the re
tive time of tho incendiary fires and t
Ku Klux raids.
Kirkland Qnnu was the next witne
He repeated the testimony ho had giv
I in the trial of Robert Hayes Mitcht
stating, in nhort, that ho was initiated
January, 1871, by Wesley Smith, a
that the purpose of the organization v
to put down the Radical party und nef
suffrage, to bo curried out by killing 1
white Radicals and whipping the blac
He Btated that he belonged to John
Mitchell's (the defendant) klan, und n
him oat the night of the Bill Kell ra
on Barksly Hill, near Bnllaoe Cn
bridge. John Wallace was ono of 1
night hawks of the klan, and had ordei
him to meet on Barksly Hill. Hesta
that thoro were present Harris Wil
Edward Leach. Herod Neil, Charles
Foster, Thomas McKeowu and oth(
that they did not go on to kill Bill K
as they intended, uecuuae Hugh Kel!
brother, was present, and was not
member of the klan, und they feared
was there as a detective. Ho also t
the same story about the Jeanie G<
raid by Charley Byers' klan; also t
tbnt he had recognized Samuel
Brown as a member by giving tho sig
and hearing him tell Wesley Smith t
ho (Brown) could kill and whip m
d-n niggers with his klan than all
rest in York.
Cross-examined-? know nothing
Dr. Thomas B. Whitesides (the defc
ant) being a member. I once gave 1
the signs, and he didn't return them,
heard him once speukiug o? the
Klux; Hayiug that it WUH n most dane
ble institution. I never entertoiued
hard feelings toward Mr. Mitchell,
did I ever tell him so.
Tho next witness was Charles
Foster, who Huid: I know John
Mitchel I and Thomas B. Whitesides v
have kuown them nil my lifo. I joi
the Ku Klux Klan iu Deoembor, 1871
Mt. Vernon Church. Herod Neil
James Arrow wood initiated me.
first part of tho oath I took was to
toot women and children aud to
down Radicalism. The intention wu
kill and whip prominent Radicals.
Mr. Corbin here read extracts fro
constitution and by-luws, aud wit
Buid he thought it the sume UH had i
repeated to him when he WHS i ni tis
Witness then wont on: The si
whistle used was of some kind
metal, und made n loud, shrill ni
and was used on raids to
veut tho necessity of giving c
mauds by word of mouth. 1
spoke in whispers, or changed
natural tone of the voice, so us to
guise it. Some talked Irish; ot
Dutch, as suited their fancy. I wa
two raids. Tho first was on the uigl
tho Util of .January inst. 1 wont
John W. Mitchell, Milton Watson, 1
Qood, Dr. Thoa. B. Whitesides, Cht
Byers, John Davis and others. Pi
ney Webber hud brought over a pai
Parker's Klan, from Uniou, and lea<
party. We went first to Preasly Hoi
house. Ho lived ou Roland Thurn;
place. They jerked him out of bod,
I saw Pinckuey Webber havo hie
the arms, bringing him out tho i
They carried him off up the road,
whipped him severely. I think
mode him give tho League signa. They [<
told him that tho whito men had always 11
?aled this oouutry, and would rule it
yet; and that ho most leave politics
alone. The osase of complaint against
him was that he had boen heard to swear
that he intended to have a burial place
among the white people in Salem Ohurob
grave-yard. We next went to Waddy
Thomson's place-Beauty 8pot-broke
down tbe door ot Terry Thomson, a co?
lored mao, and dragged bim out and
whipped him badly. Some four or five
whipped him at one timo-the rest stood
in a circle around, to prevent his escape.
They talked to him aboat some threats
be had made, to kick an old white man
ia the neighborhood. They then went
on to Mr. Moore's, and took ont Charley
Oood, and beat bim with sticks, and
told him to let politics alone. This was
about 1 o'clock at night. Charles Good
is the same negro who was afterwards
killed. They went on theo to Madison
Smarr's, dragged Charles Leach from his
house, whipped bim badly, and told him
to leave politics alone. They gave him
about fifty lashes. They thou wont on
and whipped Amos Howell. Didn't
whip him very muoh, and I didn't bear
the conversation that occurred. We
then dispersed. Dr. Whitesides, Milton
Watson aud myself rodo borne together.
He stopped with Milton Watson that
night; his family was there. We were
out nearly all night; started aboat
9 o'clock, und returned about 4 o'clook.
I thiuk I heard Mitchell's voice,
but ho was disguised. He was chief of
a klan. I saw him installed at a meet?
ing in an old field near Mrs.-brick
house; I saw him, too, at the meeting on
Barkley Hill, the night of the proposed
raid on Bill Kell. 1 was the mau that
told Hugh Kell to go, then, and try to
save his brother, Bill Kell. There were
threats, afterwards, against Hugh Kell
and myself. Charles Leuuh, white, told
me to tell Hugh Kell that it wouldn't be
good for him if ho didu't join utter hav?
ing been at the meeting at Barkley Hill,
and hu went oil* und joined Sumuel G.
Brown's klau. Tho second raid I wui
on, wo met uoar Dr. Whitesides' house
Julius Howe, Chess. McKinney, Jeff
Smith, aud others, were there. Wt
passed Dr. Whitesides' house aud sav
bim and his wife staudiug in the piazza
Wo went first to Mrs. Moore's, called on
a colored man, took his gun and brok?
il; then ou to Chunsey Chambers', go
au Enfield rifle from an ph', colored mai
there und broke it, too; then went ou ti
Adolphus Moore's, kicked down a duo
and pulled out a odored mau. The;
whipped him very badly on his ban
back, but I didu't seo any blood. Th
charge against him was that he had in
formed on Joe aud George Loaoh. The;
made him promise never to swear again?
a white mau again, mid never to vote th
Radical ticket. They wont ou, tbeu, t
Ed. Byora' pince; and there we came ti;
with six or seven of the Rattle-suak
Klan-Will Johnson was in command
We went on, then, and whipped a colore
mau, named Moore. They told him t
bu careful not to make uuy morethreati
We went on, thou, and whipped Ales
Leach und Henry Mcrae. They atnie
Alex. Lench about 1U0 lushes on his bat
back. He was utterwards killed. The
told him he must change his politic!
Wo weut ou, thou, to Wilson Wilson')
they kuocked down his door au
drugged him out. They whipped him
little und tried to inuke him givo tb
Leugue sigus, but I don't thiuk he die
We started off, then, but the Ratth
snakes weut buck und beut him bad h
Mr. Kell told me afterwards that Wi
Johnson liked to have killed him. W
then wont on to Billy Wilson's, u whit
Radical. His wife was io contiuemen
and I begged them not to go in, bi
they pushed on to his room. They sin
his dog ut tho door and wore in the a<
of rushing in, when Harvey Hamme
wright, u step-sou of Wilson, came oi
uud begged them, for God's sake, not I
break in the room where his mother wi
lying sick. Billy Wilson then came oi
on tho steps and they talked to hie
They told him he was a d-n big, fii
Specimen of a Radical; that he waa f
enough fur soap-grease, and that if at
more burnings occurred within ten mil
around*they would hold him responsib
and kill him. We then dispersed-tl
Rattle-snakes, under Will Johnson, goii
their way, and we, Mitchell's kia
called the Tigers, rode on to Bulla
Creek, whero we took off our disguise
Joe Mitchell, John W. Mitchell's so
took the disguises. I never saw L
Whitesides on but one raid. He to
me afterwards that he wus disgusted wi
uud disfavored Ku Kluxiug, bec tuso
was running all his hands off. I had
talk with him iu Yorkville jail. He sc
me word that he would give me 825
get him off, and he hallooed to me a;
was going out of jail, to go and fix t
thing for him.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wilson-II
you not say in Yorkville jail, in presen
of Johu Miller, Robert Riggius. Hay
Mitchell, Johu Mitchell und W.
Whitesides, that you had made a m
take in naming Dr. Whitesides arno
those in that raul, aud that you won
go to Col. Merrill and correct it?
Witness -I did not.
Cross examined by Mr. Melton, coi:
sel for John W. Mitchell-The raid
Charles Leach was ou the night of t
9th of January. I don't recollect
hearing John .Uitohell talk that night.
Henry Latham-I lived on Mr. W
Shearer's plantation. The Ku Kl
came to my house one night last wiut
before coru-plauting time. I heard th
at Mr, Ramsay's, boforo they came i
and I tried to dodge. I went out a
hid under a hickory tree. I stayed tli?
a good loug while, until I thought tl
had goue; theo I broke up soino roll
wood und came on back to my ho?
but they must have been watching
from somi!where, for, just aa I ku
down to blow up the fire, they ran
and grabbed mu from behind, n
drugged mo out. Dey wus dem o h eu
boys uud Bob Higgins, 'cause I kuov
his horse. Dey saul, who ure you?
said, Henry Latham, boss. I was
ober in a trimble, und put ou all
scared dat I knowod bow. Dem fi
Shearer boys had told me Weil nest
dat dey was gwiue to make good Dime
erat out o' me, aud 1 jis thought <
was como for to make good Diminue
out me den. Dey grabbed me, i
pulled mo out, aud kicked me, aud cul
me, and said, G-d d-u you, we'll
your throat! Dey dragged moon toa
de big road; dey was kiokiug mo ebb
step; dey kick my bone all up in de ba
I bud de ru matiz, loo. Wen I oum
do fence, aud lit up my foot to git oi
I hurt, so I hollow, Obey I Dey e
wats du matter wid you now? I say,
dem rinnati/, boss. Dey kick me f
dun dey t ak and beat mo wid long po
dey bit mo Homo six or seven lioks spit
Dey was sehen in all. Dey axed me
ebber gwine vote Radical tioket agait
say, no, boss. Dey den mek me gib
ie league sign. Wen der let me up, dey
?id, ran; and I ron all leonid.
Jerry Ulowney-I have boon living in
XorkviUe since- March; before that X
lived abou% four miles ont, on Jndge
Beatty's place. Tho Ku Klux oame to
my bous* on tba 26th of January, about
1 o'clock at night. I was sleep sound.
Presently I hear a monstrous fuss; dey
bin all bab stick; dey beat in my house
all at once-barn I bsmt bam-i-da, bam-i
dal baml barn. I say, good God, old
'oman, wat in de name o' God is dat?
She say, I dun no. Directly dey all
commence Bing one song;, der? wasn't
much words in wot dey sing; dey des all
sung, "Hey, mani yon home to-night?
Hey, mani yon home to-night? Hey,
mani yon.home to-night?" I jumped
and got under de bed. Say I, old 'oman,
data dem Ku Klux, shore miff; God nab
massy, dey done cum at last. Dey jerk
off plank. The moon shine bright
tbrongh de oraok. One say, "You der'a
da dam old rascal-shoot bimi shoot
bimi" I run open de door, and here
oom o de old debbie heself, wich he long
horn on. Dey ax me for my gnu; I git
it and dey take it. Dey- baas -sae wid
band-spike. Dey knock me ober and
ober. I beg, I pray-ob I m ar s ter, please I
Dey beat me till I most dead; and dere
WOB one dam nigger in de crowd, too. T l
wish he bud he head out off, dam rascal.
After dey git trew, he oom up and say, |
"No?, olo mau, behaue yerself, and dei
Ku Klux won't trouble you any more."
Den dey all go off in a line, hoppin, to
Unole Isom house, ond a eayin, "Whoo!
whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo;
and my ole 'oman cum and pull me iu
de bouse. I bear 'em at Uncle Isom
bouse after dat. Dey shoot off ail my
and Uncle Isom boys' cartridges.
Harriet Simmons, colored-1 am the
wife of Sam Simmons. He is a Radical,
and voted at the last election. The Ku
Klux came to my boase three times. !
Tbe first time my old man was at home,
they hallooed, and he went out. Two of
them carno in and searched, but didn't
find what they was looking for. They
took my old man off aud bit him five
licks, and told bim they wanted him to
"j in o dat Dimoorat ticket." The se
eond time they oame, tbe orowd was big?
ger. I told tbem my old man was uot
ut home. They searohed about the
house o long time. They spit in my
face, and throw mud in my eyes; and
wben I was blind, they stole all my pies
and two ninnes of moat that I had.
Then they'took me out in tbe big road,
and Chess. MoOollum, Tom McCollum
and big Jim Harper "ragished" me, and
talked all sorts of nasty talk. After
that, I lay out in the woods-my old
mau aud me aud the children. We lay
out iu all the lightning, and thunder,
and cold, away lop on tbe creek. One
morning, wher/I came to unlock my
door, I found my house all ashes.
Shoolbred Coben was the next witness,
who said: I live in Cleveland County,
North Carolina. Two years ago.I lived
in York County. I joined the Ku Klux j
in 1869, iu North Carolina, about De?
cember. Frank Ellis initiated me; there
were twelve or fifteen in tbe klau. Tho I
understanding wan, that we were to ad- j
vance the interests of the conservativo
and put down the Radical party. I
bavo been on some raids. The first was
on the 2d of December, a year ago,
against Tom. Round tree, a colored Radi?
cal. He was killed. Ned Turner came
over aud gave me notice to moet on a
Thursday night, at Morse's Creek, iu
York. 1 met there Robert Morse, Reu?
ben Goforth, Asbury Mutlinax, Wallace
Wiley and others ; a good crowd gathered ;
Gabriel Humphreys and George Turner
carno op; this waa about 10 o'clock at
night; we met in the woods off the road.
George Turner took command and led
us on to a quarter of a mile of Round
tree's house. We then dismounted, left
four or five to guard the horses, and
pushed on to the house. AB we jumped
the fence, around the house, I throw off
some rails, BO that Ronndtree might
hear and escape; but be didn't. They
commenced firing into tbe house; fired
some 75 shots, till Turner ordered tbem
to stop. They surrounded the bouse.
Jasper Spencer and others lifted a big
rook, and threw it against tbe door and
broke it. They went in and couldn't
find Roundtree. Somebody hallooed
out, "He is in the loft I" They com?
menced firing there. Ross Saper ran
in to the door, and as he stopped,
Ronndtree shot him in the bead and
wrist, and jamped out the window to
run, and they commenced firing on bim.
I ran round the house and saw bim fall;
but he wusu't dead yet. Some of tho
party thea went up and asked bim for
his militia guns, and held bim down.
Wbilo this was going oo, Henry Saper
went up and looked at bis brother,
Elijah Ross Saper, who had been shot,
?nd when he saw bia blood trickling
down, he turned, drew a long knife, and
walked up deliberately to Ronudtree
and cut bis throat, from ear to ear.
They theu wont in the bouse, found
three guns and a pistol. About this
time, we heard shooting down in the
field. Some one was hallooing: Rally,
boyal rally I Hore are the Ku Klux!
George Turner hallooed back: Yes, here
we are; and ready for yon, tool Bat
directly, the men at tho horses sent
word to be off quick; and wu hastened |
on, mounted aud rode off. I was ou au- ?
other raid, wheo John Wright was
whipped. I went with the MoSwain
boys. We went to Mr. Morse's place
first, but didn't find our man there.
Tbeu we rode on to Jane Babeely's, a
white woman. We surrounded the
bouse, and then broke in. Didn't aee
any one at first, but raised the floor, and
there we found John and Jake Wright
and John Morse. Joe Harden ordered
twenty-five good switches ont, and we
commenced whipping. John Morse and
Jake Wright ran off, and Joe Harden
then tied John Wright to a tree, knocked
him down, and beat him painiaiiy.
They then took Jane Baheely, and
poured tar and lime on her, aud ordered
uer to leave the Connty in three days.
The court suspended here until ll
o'clock, to-morrow.
BURNING OF RyTTENDBHQ'S MILLS.
On Tuesday last, 12th lust., the steam
saw and grist mills, with cotton gin at?
tached, belonging to Mr. J. Rettenberg,
and located about twelve miles below
Sumter, were entirely destroyed by fire,
including a large quantity of lumber in
the yard at the time. The fire origina?
ted in thc cotton gin, which was running,
and is supposed to bave been communi?
cated by sparks from tho engine. No
insurance.-Sumter News.
An ex ch an go says "Mexico is again
upset." If it were really "upset," and
the people generally toppled into the
Pacific, it would be better for the coun?
try.
The total cost of the pestofHoedepatt*
meat for tbe last fiscal year was about
$25,000,000.
?iooal Item??
C?xx L?ATT?E?".--Tue p??o? o? single
copias of the P?ICSNIX is ?ve cents.
The Pnoasrx office ia supplied With til
necessary material fox aa handsome card?,
billheads,posters.pamphlets, handbills,
oiroulara,' and other printing that maybe
desired, ss any office in the South. Give
us a call and test oar work.
A complete outfit, with the exoeption
of a press, for a country paper is offered
for sale at a very low rate. Particulars
can be obtained at PHOENIX office.
"Christmas is coming." Look at the
splendid exhibit-the world's fair of oar !
advertising columns, and at the abonnd
ing supplies of all descriptions, provided u
by our enterprising store-keepers, to
meet the demands of theil? customers, in
town and country, wholesale and retail,
required for "- merry Christmas." .
Work is being pushod forward on the
Government Court House and Post
Office, corner of Richardson and Laurel ^
streets. Yesterday, several monster
derricks were brought ap, apd will soon
be pat in po&itici.
Mr. McKenzie's confectionery and toy
emporium has been universally conceded
to be Santa Claas" headquarters. Tbe
old gentleman holds court there, and ia
busily engaged in mulling his selections
for the little folks. The collection of
articles is v>i'icd and ?ma?ense-embrac?
ing everything from u three-inch .baby
to a hobby horse almost as large as life.
Headquarters is well worth a visit.
Mr. Pollock has introduced something
new-ginger ale. It is far ahead of soda
water, and goes beyond ginger pop. It
is a capital beverage, whether taken
plain or mixed.
Persons desirous of investing in the
land and immigration scheme of Messrs.
Batter, Chadwick & Gary, shonld step
up promptly and procure tickets from
Mr. D. Gambrill, tbe authorized agent.
No tickets sold after the first of Janu?
ary, and all remaining in bauds of agents
at i hal dale are to be roturoed.
Tho "Pilgrim," notwithstanding the
cold sn H j), drew a fair audience last night.
The paiutiugs ure excellent, and tho
dream of the great John Bunyan ia vi?
vidly illustrated. The "Pilgrim" will
resume his peregrinations thia evening,
in Irwin's Hall.
Ou Tuesday, as the duwn passenger
train on tbe Greenville and Colombia
Railroad was approaching Frog Level, a
pile of cross-tieH was discovered laid
across the truck. Fortunately, the train
was running slowly, and the engineer
saw it iu time to prevent any damage.
A freight train over the same road ran
off the track yesterday, aud delayed the
down passenger train several hours.
DAN BICE'S PARIS PAVILION.-This ve?
teran joker made his first appearance
before a Columbia audience, during tbe
present week. His jokes were original,
and many of them pointed. As for his
tronpe, we confidently assert that they
cannot bu excelled. The band is a
marked feature-something far ahead of
circus bunds generally. Wo commend
Mr. Rice aud his circus to our people.
MATXI ARRANGEMENTS. -The Northern
mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; closes 7.15
A. M. Charleston day muil opens 4.00
P. M.; chines 6.00 A. M. Charleston
night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; closes 6.00
P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
M. ; closes 6.00 ?. M. Western mail
opens 9.00 A. M. ; doses 1.30 P. M. On
Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M.
TAMPERING: WITH A WITNESS.-Moses
Edwards, (colored,) ono of the witnesses
for thu defuudunt, Johu W. Mitchell,
now on trial in tho United States Court,
declines to testify, because he Rays he
has been warned by Kirkland Gunn,
Charles W. Foster, aud three other men,
that he didn't kuow that if he dared to
testify in favor of John W. Mitchell, he
should suffer for it. Gunn ia the Aker
man witness, that got the $200 for his
services, and Foster is oue of the con?
fessing Ku Klnx.
MURDEH IN LEXINOTON.-Mr. Monroe
H. 11 ur m an, who had charge of tho
County poor house, was murdered,
while on his way homo from the village,
on Tuesday night. The body was found
ou the edge of Fourteen Mile Creek, a
short- distance from his residence.
Money was evidently the obj eat, as the
pockr-U of the unfortunate mau were
turned inside out. Mr. Harman wus a
quiet, inoffensive man; he cerved faith?
fully in the Confederate army, was badly
wounded, taken prisoner and reported
dead, but finally recovered, with tho loss
of no eye. He leaves a wife and 4wo
children. Thu murder occurred between
9 and 10 o'clock. It is supposed that
Simon Black, colored, and aged eighteen,
is the murderer. He had come to Co?
lumbia from Lexington on tho ll o'clock
train night beforo last, aud had riddou
ander the cars ou the Iruuka. Ho was
arrested in this city and carried back to
Lexington. Circumstantial evidence
goes towards implicating him in the
murder of Mr. Harmau, and other
colored men are suspected.
LIST or NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
R. R. Homphill-Summonses.
R. C. Shiver & Co.-Christmas GiftB.
W. B. Gnlick-Notice.
W. B. Galick-Stockholders' Meeting.
S. A. Pe*?oe, Jr,-Columbia Csu?!.'
J. D. Bateman-Fish.
A. W. Wehrhan-Notice.
Apply at this office-Wanted.
M AN UK ACT Uli I Nil EMTKBPBI8K IN CHABLXH
TON - Charleston is fast becoming a manu?
facturing as well as a oommercisl oily. Th?
1 argost tn*naf*otory ?f doors, sashes, blinds.
Ao., iu tho Southern State? ia that of Mr. P.
P. TOALS, OU Horlbeck's Wharf, in that city,
sales rooms at No. 20 Hayne street. Mr.
TOALK'S advertisement appears in another
oolutnn. Nov 2t