Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-08
South Carolina Items.
Columbia is to have a dancing school.

South Carolina Item
Columbia is to have dancing school.
Bishop Howe breaches i'll Marion on
Sunday, the 10th.
The shameless pardon business is in full
vogue. 1t will probably play out after the
election.
Mr.. Preston D. Sill, of Columbia, died
At sea, on his way to Europe, Oh the Sth
ult., of consumption.
The new fire steamer for the Marion
Company las arrived III Charleston. It's
t,ial vas very satisfactory.
Gen. John 3. Hood is to deliver the
annual address before the Survivors AS
ISOLATION, i'll Columbia, next week.
The Marion Crescent says: The Centen-
airy Camp Meeting begins tomorrow at |
O'Clock, a. nj. Many ministers from neigh
boring EQUITIES are expected to assist the
able preachers who have immediate c'l:rg
Of the meeting.
A German by the name of Jean Van
h,llts, hung himself to the tester of a bed
stead at the Victoria Hotel, in Charleston,
Gu Tuesday last. Deceased leaves wife
and four children in New York. No
cause has been assigned for the rash deed.
The Charleston News says: "a gentle
man residing on NAuderhorSt street yester-
day exhibited to us a bunch of ripe and
luscious bananas, the growth Of his own
gar en-. Tie fruit III appearance and
flavor was equal to the finest trOpica
article.
An old man, Harvey Vandiver, so years
of convicted nf der a l,a l3f tam
Of court for Anderson county, and SEN
fenced to be hung on the first Friday in
January next, has been pardOned by Gov.
Scott, upon strong recommendation by
Judge Orr.
The Columbia Carolinian says that the
Agent of the Carolina Fire Insurance
Company has received dispatches from the
Secretary, informing him that the loss of
the Company, by the recent Bark failure,
at Memphis, is " inconsiderable, and does
not affect it at all
The Darlington Southerner says: From
the notice given in this issue by the clerk,
it will be seen that All extra term of the
Court Of General Sessions and Common
Pleas for our equity will be held here,
commencing OH the sixth day of Novemb bar
inst. The General Sessions business will
first be disposed of, and afterwards that of
the Common Pleas.
The gin house and appurtenances, says
the kingstree Star, of the 31st ut., be-
longing to Mr.. w. II. Kennedy, was des-
trOyed by fire on Tuesday night, the 22d
ult. Mr.. Kennedy was absent in Charles
ton at the time of the occurrence. Mr.. X.
is satisfied that the house was set on fire,
as tracks were discovered leadin. from the
building. lie estimates his loss at 81 900.
The Charleston Courier says: One OF
the crew Of the smack II. f. Thompson,
Capt. Cemeker, while the vessel was in the
vicinity Of Fort Sumter, yesterday morn
ing, deserted a singular looking object buff
tetinS with the waves. The smack was
put fer the object, AMI Oh making it black
mare was found nearly overcome with the
hard struggling she had been undergoing
to keep her head above water" The ne
cessary appliances were soon rugged up
and the poor animal was raised to the
deck, where she lay, tie seamen imagining
they could see 81 attitude beaming from heI
eyes. Who the animal belongs to, or how
she got overheard, had not been ascertain
ed last night.
SOUTH CAROLINA PEACE SOCIETY,"
Pursuant to call for State Peace Con.
ventiOn, delegates assembled in this city Oh
| the evening of the 22d ist. On motion
Rev. Sid II. Browne was called the Chair
and John a. Elkins was appinted Secre.
| tary. The meeting was opened with prayer
by Mr.. Joseph Lauhon.
The Convention then proceeded to bal.
lot for officers, which resulted as follows
President-Rev. Sidi Fl. Browne
1st ice-President-John III. Kinsler
ID Vice-PIesident-Rev. E. A. Bolles.
Recording Secretary-John A. Elkins.
Corresponding Secretary-H. Bascon
Brown.
Treasurer-Chas. D. Stanley.
! At the evening session the Chairman
read letters of commentator of the peace
movement from George w. Williams, OF
Charleston; j. M. Burgess and Z. 6. Ben
bow, of Clarendon; Mrs. d. NJ. Menden
hall of North Carolina, and John Hemmen
way, of Maine.
A form of Constitution was adopted fol
the Auxiliary SOcieti s, and after passing
resolutions Of thanks, and the appointment
of committee to prepare Bylaws for the
government of the Society, the Convention
adiourned.-Columbia C0r0Linian
Mr.. J. ID. Cameron, the new proprietor
Of the HillsbOro' Recorder, adopts the casl
subscription plan.
The Raleigh Era says: Capt. j. Q. De.
Carteret, who was stricken down with pa
ralysis some months ago, is beyond hope Of
recovery. We learn that this is the de-
cision of his physicians.
On the night of the Goth of last month
Mr.. Robert w. Porter was jolted off tie
top of the stage near Asheville and receiv-
ed injuries which resulted in death ON the
following Sunday morning.
The Gothic style $50 called) of jewelry ID
much in vogue. 1t consists of Transporter I
enamelling of various colors set in gold
fiiigree work.
A new style of bonnet is called the Cha
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