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RIOTING IN GEORGETOWN.
Open War Between the Bowley and
Jones Pactions.
From the Charleston News and Courier, 17th inat.
On Saturday last we published a brief
account of the beginning of a riot between
the opposing negro factions in Georgetown.
Since then additional particulars
have been roceivcd. The town at last accounts
was ontirely at the mercy and in
the possession of a mob of mad negro savages
who wore shooting at each other with
the greatest possible gusto. A lew words
of explanation will onablo the people of
this civilized country to understand the
situation and ^appreciate the beauties of
Radical reformation in this State. The
Republican party in Georgetown County
is composed of ignorant negroes. One
faction is led by W. H. Jones, a noisy
negro, who holds the position of State
Senator until 1876, but who seems to be
desirous of perpetuating his political power
with a prospective eye to the office of
adjutant-general of the State, which office
is to be filled in tho coming eloction.?
The opposing faction is led by James A.
Bowley, a member of the last House of
Representatives and chairman of the ways
and means committee, who, in two years,
made a handsome fortuno of $50,000 or
$60,000 on a salary of six hundred dollars
a year. Bowley uses his money in
the campaign, and Jones, who seems not
to be quite so flush, but who is colonel of
the militia, uses his guns, so that the
sinews of war seem to bo about equally
divided. What position the two leaders
occupy in relation to the gubernatorial
canvass does not seem to be very clearly
understood. Both have been bellowing
very loudly for reform, but which one
wants to reform with Moses, or which one
to reform with Chamberlain, has not yet
been ascertained. Ever since the cam-j
paign has been opened these two lights
of South Carolina Republicanism have !
been making things hot for thcvdecent!
people of the county. On Wednesday last, !
as has been stated in this paper, a convention
was called to meet at Georgetown
to nominate delegates to the State
Republican Nominating Convention. The
Georgetown Times explains that '-two
calls were made for this convention?one
by the Bwolcyites at 12 o'clock, the other
by the Jonositesat 2 o'clock. The Courthouse
was the place. The object of one
narlir True tn f.llO nthor Twf>
I'"' V
O'clocks were determined to break up the
Twelve O'clocks, and the Twelvo O'clocks,
if defeated, to completely annihilate the
Two O'clocks. So, at the roll of the drum
and toot of the fife both parties assembled,
at the ancient sent of justice, and entered
into a meeting, or a miserable apology
for one, a drunken broil or brutal row,
whereby the samo seat of justice was profaned,
the public peace invaded, and decency
violated. The riot that ensued
has already beeu described in these columns.
The bullets of the Bowley reformers
proved to be too strong for the Jones
reformers, and the latter incontinently
fied, after several of them had been wounded.
In the melee an unfortunato negro
who was a bystander was mortally wounded
by a pistol shot. The Bowley reformers
being now masters of tho situation,
re-organized the meeting and nominated
the following delegates: George Pawley,
TKao .Ton/Inn
L VWV1 fVWUUUljr, a live, v uiiviv/ii. n .iuhu.
Brunson, Paulus Jandon, Ben Myers,
Philander Brownfield, Frank Penny, Anthony
Jandon and Planet Reynolds.
In the meantime, says the Times, pump
water had relieved the wounded scalps,
old demijohns had fortified slackened courage,
and the Jonosites went "to the rescue."
But too lato. The flush of victoryhad
rendered the Bowloyites doublystrong,
and the Jouesites were compelled
to boat a retreat, hurling back in defiance
the words, "Beware and wait."
This was the situation at the close of
Wednesday, and the following letters will
give the reader an idea of the pandemonium
which now began. It may be stated
hero that the population of the Town of
Georgetown consists of 748 whites and
2,772 colored. The population of the county
is 2,773 whites and 13,388 colored
persons.
Georgetown, August 14.
Last night was enacted one of tho most
disgraceful scenes thut has ever occurred
in this State since the war. Tbo rival
factions of tho Radical party in this county
huvo long been at enmity, W. II. Jones,
our sonutor, being the acknowledged leader
of one party, and Jauios A. Bowley,
ono of our representatives, tho loader of
the other. The Bowley crowd last night
surrounded .Jones's house, and fired at it
all night, wounding four men, and kicking
up a muss generally. This was kept
up all night. This morning your reporter
went up to Jones's rcsidouce, and what
wus his surpriso to see not only tbo whole
| house, but tho wholo fenco, completely
id r n I
AROLINA, THURS
[riddled with bullets and slugs. Your
readers can form no adequate idea of the
looks of the house; the outside and insido
was just literally full of bullet-holes and
bullets. The wonder is that every inmate
was not killed, half of them being wounded
anyhow. This morning the sheriff,
aided by the militia, has been arresting
every one connected with this riotous
proceeding. The leading scoundrel, Bowley,
is now in jail, together with several
others. Woodbury, one of our colored
wardens, who was also in the row, ran off
to .North Island, and up to this time he
has not been caught. I believe I express
the wish of every decent white and colored
man in the town wl*5ti I say that it is
one hope that Bowley and bis miserablo
crowd (especially Bowley) may spend a
sweet time in the Penitentiary.
The town (even while I am writing) is
in a great oxcitement. Everybody is on
the go. I forgot to mention that they
tired four shots at the United States mail;
also their intention boing to kill Congressman
Rainey, ho being expected to arrive
last night by the mail stage. Nyx.
Georgetown, August 14.
For the last two or three days Georgetown
has been the scene of the most outrageous
disorder and confusion. The negroes,
formed in two parties under the
leadership, the one of Senator W. H.
Jones, and the other of Representative
Jas. A. Bowley, havo been waging a
fierce fight against each other. Guns and
pistols have been freeley used, and one or
two persons mortally wounded. Armed
squads of negroes have been patrolling
the streets, shouting and cursing; the
peace of the town has been most violently
disturbed, and there is every prospect of
a dangerous rict.
Last night, about one o'clock, the
dwelling house of Senator Jones was attacked
and fired into by a crowd of Bowley
men. The building was completely
riddled with shot, and sovcral persons inside
wore wounded. The firing continued,
at intervals, froui about twelve o'clock to
four o'clock. Loud volleys at times were
heard, and the whole community alarmed.
Negroes from the country, well armed
with plantation muskets, hoes and rice
sickles, aro now floeking into town from
a'i quarters, sereauifcg and hallooing, furious
from eicitewcnt. Our inefficient
county officers are powerless to quell
the disturbance. There is no telling
wheu the riot will eud, or what fearful
consequences may result therefrom. The
whites ure few and unorganized. There
arc do means of securing assistance in
case of emergency. No troops are quartered
near, and the means of communication
with the town imperfect. The negroes
are now incensed, mad and furious;
fortunately their fury is as yet directed
only against one another, but who knows
but what it may soou be directed against
those whom they have been taught to
consider their enemies, their former masters.
An armed crowd is uot easily quelled,
and when that crowd consists of ignorant,
brutal, highly excited, half savage negres,
there is moro difficulty and great
dauger. Their savage impetuosity will
lead them on beyond the object of their
gathering, until they stop only when they
have gone too far. This is what wc have
to fear. We here can ouly be prepared
for the wojst. This is a feature of Republican
government.
THE SITUATION ON SATURDAY.
From a gentleman, who left Georgetown
on Saturday, we have obtained the
following additional particulars:
The most furious persons in the mob
were the negro women, who wore armed
with rice hooks, scythes and hoes, and
whose language, as is usual 011 such occasions,
was terrible. All Thursday and
Friday armed negroes of the Jones faction
were pouring into tho town frouf the i
surrounding plantations on the river and
on the islands. During tho attack on
Jones's house on Thursday night, the !
house was guarded by a body of his adherents,
whom the Howley reformers drove
off They opened lire upon the house, and
completely riddled it with their bullets. !
Jones himself was wounded in the thumb.
A Dr. Thompson, a visitor from 1'hiladolphia,
was shot in the leg, and Ilcnry Joj',
ono of the county commissioners, was also
wounded. Oil Friday morning Jones paraded
through the streets crying and cur- j
sing, followed by a few negroes. Later in
tho day, lie gathered a company of the
militia, of which ho is tho colonel, and
persuaded the sheriff to take command of i
them. Bowley's house, which is one of1
the linost iu the town, was at. this time
surrounded by an angry and excited crowd
of Jonesitcs, consisting of men und wouion,
who threatened death to any one who J
approached, and swore vengeance against
Ilowlev. The intendant of the town interviewed
Jones, and got him to consent
to withdraw his forces. He then attemp|
ted to get into Huwloy't house, but the
DAY, AUGUST 27, J
mob, who still surrounded it, swore that
they would not let any white man enter it,
and swore too, with fearful imprecations,
that they intended to burn it down. The
sheriff with the militia then marched to the
house, and while the latter kept the crowd
back, the sheriff persuaded Bowley, as a
means of preserving his life, to surrender i
himself aud go to jail. He did so, accompanied
by his satellites, Georgo Pawley, i
Anthony Jandon and Ned Lawrence,
(three colored Customhouse officers,) and i
followed by a mob of Jones's negroes,
hooting, yelling, cursing and swearing.? i
The slogan of these savages was: "Dese j
Bowleyites ]hab offended our god) and wc i
gwine to hab vengeance." By their god \
they meant Jones, who is so regarded, by
them.
On Friday evening the women brick ,
batted Bowlcy's house, smashing all the
windows in, and wounding a colored man (
who tried to stop them. A colored Methodist
preacher came up soon afterward ,
aud succeeded in quelling the disturbance
in the immediate neighborhood. Before
this the Jones mob was loudly swearing ,
that if they could not burn Bowloy's
house in any other way it would do it by ,
burning the whole town. At eight o'clock ,
on Friday evening a rain and thunder ,
storm came up and cooled off things a little,
and by this means the night was passed
without any demonstrations on either
side.
On Saturday morning when our miormant
left there waa less rioting, but the
excitement waa intense and the anxiety
on tlio part of the white citizens very
great. It is reported that an attempt will
be made to turn out the officers in charge
of the armory and arsenal in the town,
and place in charge another man who will
allow the guns and ammunition to be
used.
Jones seems to ?have Gov. Moses on :
his side, for, about two weeks ago, some
of his rioters were arrested and bound
over to trial by a trial justice named C.
R. Anderson. For this discharge of his
duty Jones went to Columbia and procured
from Moses the removal of Anderson,
and the appointment of a man named
J. Ilarvcy Joues, who has been loafing
around the county for some time.
THE LATEST.
Tho latest news from Georgetown was
brought to Charleston last night by Jones,
tbc leader of one of the contending factions,
who left the troubled town early
yesterday morning. Jones has called 011 .
G07. Moses to make a requisition for Uni- 1
ted States troops, and contends that in no
other way can peace be restored. It is
probable, howcvor, that Jones exaggerates
the gravity-of the danger, and it is
hoped that tonight the intelligence will be 1
received that, for tho present, at least, the
riot is at an end.
A special messenger from Georgetown, '
who arrived in this city on Sunday,
brought dispatches to Gen. Vodges, com. |
manding the United States troops here,
and also to the deputy collector of the
port. Tho communication addressed to '
Gen. Vodges was from Intendant Congdon,
and was endorsed by the sheriff. It
gives the particulars of the troubles, and
expressed grave apprehensions that unless
immediate steps wero taken to prevent it, '
the town would be made to suffer by tho
infuriated mob, consisting of negro men .
and women, well armed, the former with
guns and pistols, and tho latter with rico .
hooks and similar weapons. Gen. Vodges
was asked urgently to send forward a
company of United States soldiers to protect
the peaceable citizens and their prop- (
erty. Gen. Vodges appeared to take a ^
lively interest in the matter, but said that
ho could not, on his authority, give the .
assistance that was desired, lie, nov.ovcr,
telegraphed a full statement of the
facts to Maj. Gen. McDowell, commanding
the department of the South, whose
headquarters arc at Louisville, Ky. Yesterday
Gen. Yodges rcceired a dispatch
from Gen. McDowell, dated Now London,
Conn., in which that officer said in substance,
that tho troubles in Georgetown
wcro primarily a proper subject for the
action of the Stato authorities, and that
troops could not be sent to tho spot unless j
called for by tho Governor of the State in i
tho manner provided by law. i
Tho dispatch delivered to deputy coL <
lector Kawlins, in the absence of col!cc- j
tor Worthington, came from collector i
Ileriot, of Georgetown, who said that the i
United States property at that placo was <
endangered by tho mob. The revenue j
cutter , lying in the harbor, was <
immediately ordered to Georgetown, and i
sailed nt six I'. M. She probably arrived i
before daylight yesterday. Tho cutter
bad aboard about thirty marines, and
carries three guns, and her force would
bo amply sufficient to protect tho white
people of Georgetown, except for the fact
| that hor functions must be rigidly con
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fined to the protection of United States i
property.
^HE LATEST PARTICULARS. I
By the Northeaatern Railroad train last
evening, Senator W. H. Jones, and Dr. 1
J. B. Thompson, both colored, arrived 1
from Georgetown, having left there at
seven o'clock yesterday morning. Jones
who is she leader of the anti-Bowley faction,
represents things as being rather
warm in bis portion of the conn try. He
says that when the Bowleyites attacked
his house on Thursday night, they surrounded
it by a band of regularly organized
black Ku-Klux, who bad pass words
xnd signs, and who hid behind the bushes
and trees and kept up a lively fusihde
nearly all night, the pass word was
GABE,"
and whoever failed to give it was inconti- ,
ly shot at. Jones says that he never be- ,
fore appreciated the benefits and uses of
those legislative documents which cost
the State so much. That he barricaded
the doors and windows of his bouse with
House and Senate journals, and, by this
means, managed to save the lives of the
inmates. Two persons were severely
wounded, Dr. J. B. Thompson and Henry
Harrison, colored. The garrison fired
about twenty fivo rounds at the Bowley
men, but in consequence of the darkness,
could not hit them. As has been already (
stated, the riot commenced at a Bowley
meeting, and was continued for three days
without intermission. On Thursday the
Bberifif of the county addressed the following
letter to Jones, who is the commanding
officer of the militia:
dueriff 8 uitics,
Georgetown, August 14,1874.
To Col. W. II. Jones, Fifth Regiment 1 st
Division, N. 0. S. C.
Sir?I deem it necessary for me to
call on you for one compauy of militia as
my comi possetatas (sic) to enable me to
act in suppressing the violence which our
town is threatened with, until I can get a
sufficient guard for tho jail for the prevention
of the escape of the prisoners.
S. E. Care, 8heriff G. C.
The "fourteen violators" alluded to are
Jams A. Bowley, Peter Woodbury, Benjamin
Tamplett, Anthony Jandon, Appollas
Jandon, John Smiley, D. P. Reynolds,
Henry Clark, Henry Smith, J. J.
Coit, George Pauley, Frank Penny and
W. R. Beamer. These are all negroes.
In compliance with the request of the
Bhcriff, Jcjpea furnished a company of the
militia, and, after some trouble, all of the
"violators" were arrested and lodged in
jail. Since then things have remained
quiet, and although a good deal of excitement
and anxiety prevails, no actual rioting
has taken place. Jones left George,
town yesterday uuder the protection of a
mounted purd of twenty five men, and
came to Gourdin's station, where he took
the train. Tho jail is guarded day and
night by a company of militia, and Jones'
residence, where the militia's ammunition
is stored, is also guarded. The intendaut
af tho town has closed all the bar rooms.
The whito citizens of the town have not
taken any part in the row, which is composed
entirely of the opposing factions of
tbo blacks.
It is somewhat difficult to get at the
real position of the two opposing factions
)n the Gubernatorial question. Jones
>ays that he only signed the petition for
the removal of Anderson, tho trial justice
ffho committed the Waccamaw rioters,
aecausc it was numerously signed by his
jonstituents, and he was requested to sign j
it. lie says that, as far as the Guberna- j
orial nomination is concerned, he does ,
lot believe that Moses can bo elected,
ind if ho is sent as a delegate to the State
Convention, he is willing to be bound to
support any man that his constituents j
instruct him to vote for. He says that t
Bowley has frequently said in his speeches ,
that he intended to support neitner Moses ,
nor Chamberlain. As matters now stand, ,
Bowley and his delegates arc locked up in |
the jail, which is guarded by the militia. ,
The Jones party were to have held their j
meeting yesterday to elect delegates to the ,
convention which meets to-day to nomi- |
ante delegates to the Stato Nominating .
Convention. j
Use of Silence.?It is a pity that so (
few people understand tho full effect of (
tvell-timed silence ! IIow eloquent it is 1
n reality ! Acquiescence, contradiction,
lifferenco, disdain, embarrassment and ,
iwe may all be expressed by silence. It (
may bo necessary to illustrate this apparent
paradox by a fow examples. Do you
>cek an assurauco of your lady love's affection
? The fair ono confirms her lover's
fondest hopes by a compliant and assenting
silence. Should you hear an assertion
which you may deem false, made
by some one of whoso veracity politeness
may withhold you from openly declaring
your doubt, you denote a difference of
opinion by remaining silent. Arc you
receiving a reprimand from a superior ?
You mark your respect by au attentive
.
S^'v*
ftNUMBER
5L
Bile nee. Are you compelled to listen to
the frivolous conversation of a fop ? You
signify your opiaion'of him by a contemp*
tons silence. Again, how much domestic
strife might have been prevented, how
often might the quarrel which by mutual
aggravation, has perhaps, terminated in
bloodshed, had it been chucked in the
commencement by a judicious silence.?
ThoBe persons only, who have experienced
them, are aware of the beneficial effects
of that forbearance, which to (he exasperating
threat, the malicious sneer, or the
unjustly imputed culpability, shall never
answer a word. A soft answer turneth
away wrath, but sometimes erring humanity
cannot give this soft answer in moments
of irritation; in such cases, there
Btands the fortress of silence, with doors
wide open, as a refuge for the tired spirit
until calmer moments come. Think of this
seriously, you who glory in having the
last word.
Bazaink's Escape.?London, August
12.?The following interesting particulars
of the escape of Marshal Bazaine from
his prison on the Isle of St. Macnerit*
have been received: The apartments occupied
by Marshal Bazaine opened upon
a terrace which was bnilt upon a lofty
and preoipitous cliff overhanging the sea.
A sentry was posted on the terrace, with
orders to watch the prisoner's every movement.
On Sonday evening the marshal
walked upon the terrace with CoL Yillete,
his aide-de-camp. At ten o'clock he
retired as usual, .pparently to sleep, bat
before daybreak he had effected his escape.
He must have crossed the terrace
in the dead of night, and eluding the sentinel
gained the edge of the preoipice.?
Thence by means of a knotted rope he
descended to the sea. Ho evidently slipped
daring the descent and lacerated
his hands, and the rope was fbnnd stained
with blood in several places. Under
the cliff, in a hired boat in whieh were
Bazaine's wife and cousin, he was received
as he reached the water, and
Madame la Marechale, taking the oars
heiself rowed directly to a strange steamer
which had been lying off the island
since the previous evening. They reached
tho vessel in safety, were taken on
board, and the steamer put to sea. It. is
thought that they have landed at Genoa,
as the steamer proceeded in that direction.
Tho first news of the affair came
to Grosse, the nearest place on the coast, ~
and the magistrates of the town immediately
sent officers in every direction to
search for the fugitives. There was a
commotion in Marseilles when the facts
became known, and an investigation was
immediately ordered. Col. Villete, who
was walking with the Marshal on the
evening of his escape, was discovered
there and imprisoned. The commandant
of Fort St. Magneriu? was placed
undor arrest, and Gon. Leweil has gono
to tho island to investigate the affair.
Paris, August 12.
It has been ascertained that the plan
for Marshal Bazaine's escape was arranged
six weeks ago. It was entirely the
work of Madame Bazaine. The marshal
refused at first to fly, but finally, owing
to his failure to obtain some modification
of his sentence, yielded. He sailed
from the island in a steam yacht belonging
to an Italian company, having refnsjd
to employ a French vessel. He was
iccompanied in his flight by his wifo and
Srothor. His place of refuge is not
cnown. Some persons say he is in Spain,
rbs domestics at the fort where the marshal
was imprisoned have been arrested.
A now pestilence has recently made
Is appearance in Louisiana, where it is
sweeping away the negro population as
with the besom ot destruction. The con
tagion is known there as the ''spotted fc?er,"
and is more fatal, if possible, than
tho yellow fever. The disease is most
rirulent in the sections which were overSowed,
and where the deposit is filled
with pestilence. Tho people have not
been able to put out any crops, and they
ire in a pitiable condition. The spotted
ever, thus far, has been confined almost
mtirely to blacks, and all the whites who
;an are fleeing the country, and will regain
nway until the contagion disappears.
Some horriblo details of the famino in
l'urkey are given. In one district five
thousand persons have perished. The
dogs do not seem to have been utilized by
the starving people; on tho contrary,
those animals are feeding on the bodies of
the dead. The Mohauicdan religion has
probably stood between l'ido and the sufferers.
Tts power must be very great
when famishing penpie die rather than
violate it by putting their worthless dogs
to the only good use that can bo made of
them.
Thcro are said to be eight hundred
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