The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-10
city...... Governor Hampton issues his
proclamation convening the Legislature.
18th. Gov. Hampton visits Charleston.

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State House are sealed up by order oi
Governor Hampton pending the action
of the courts. ~ .:.ss.
18th. Gleaves gives up the contest fol
the Lieutenant Governorship.'
Goth. Steve Anderson, the last of the
Hausmann-Po Portmanf murderers, is execu-
ted at Aiken. sst;
3d. Dublin j., Walker, Republican
State Senator, is arrested at Chester
charged with issuing false certificates.
$50. Gibson and Byrd, colored Represen-
tatives from Fairfield, resign.
oath. The extra session of the General
Assembly begins. The Democrats cap.
ture the Senate, and Lieutenant Cover
nor Simpson takes the chair.....A salute
is fred by the Washington ARTILLERY lin
honor of the redemption Of Louisiana
from bayonet rule. ~. /. ..
26th. The Governors first message sent
in. The members of the defunct Mackey
House are required by the House of Rep
lresentatiyes to purge themselves Of their
contempt. ss,..:,:..
2Sth. The Chamberlain State officials
give up the contest. A motion is made
to iimpeach Wright. y
ar W sFl MAY. -,
I'd. The Senate investigating commit
tee is appointed. a a. 81,
/ Sd. The formal transfer Of the State
officials Offices and records is made.......
The Inauguration ball takes cein Co
lumbia. :iI. 80. srsss;i y 7
4th. sWightman Allen, John Allen,
and jenkins Whitner, three of the negro
iLowndesville murderers, aree hung al
Abbeville, the Governor having commu.
ted the punishment of the others. ..i
+ 9th. Whittemore's. theft. of the fund
for providing pictures of Lincoln and
Sumner for the State is exposed by the
Ne,rs and Courier. f3si f.:'5'!' % 8; !; I
!, 10th. State Press Association meets in
Charleston! Annual Regatta begins.
Memorial day in Charleston. ~ -.,S
! 11th. The Episcopal Diocesan Convell-
tion meets in Charleston. Mr.. J. Evans
iEdings, .Jr., is murdered and ROBBED by
negroes near Charleston. L 8 y :,,,s5s
18th. Bishop Moore is consecrsted
Bishop of st. Augustine.
+ 18th. Two Democratic Representatives
are elected from Fairfield County. ):
10Th. Justice Willard. is nominated by
the Democratic, caucus for Chief Justice,
and subsequently elected. Chester
elects q Democratic State Senator. 81. !.
The Ellenton2 trials begin in the United
States Court at Charleston. q u Is;
17th., Western excursion of business
men arrive here.....s.W Whittemore's fight
is announced. Judge McIver Sunanis
mo1sly elected Associate Justice to fill
the place of Justice Willard, promoted.
\ 18th. Appropriation bill passessafter
long struggle......Jack Burgoyne, negro,
hung at Marion for the murder Of Mr..
Gregg. ~ ~ Z. e
2lst. Information is, filed at Orange
burg against Solicitor Buttz Of this Cir
cult. .5s s. ~
!. oath. A day of Thanksgiving and pray.
er is celebrated throughout the State.in
accordance with the Governors aprocla.
mation...-.The first revelation of the
contents of Woodrnff's famous "Gttle
book" are made in the Neios and C5urier.
t25th. The report of the committee of
privileges and elections onsting tthe
Mackey delegation is presented in the
House and subsequently adopted. s.
18th. Whittemore's resignation as Sen.
ator is presented. ..
30th. The Democratic nominee for
Representative from Orangeburg is cleo
ted.
= JUNE.
Sd. a 100000 fire occurs in Union.
The jury in the Ellenton cases fails
to agree and is discharged. -
9th. WrightLis irnpeached for drunk.
enness. S.-
7th. Judge Kershaw elected to fill r.
B. Carpenters place. =
9th. The General Assembly adjourns.
9th. E. j. SCOTS bank in Columbis
suspends. 49, I 4. ~ !.
10th. The Democrats elect their cam
didate for probate judge in Richland. 3,
Goth. Gov. Hampton arrives at Au-
burn,. N. X, and is enthusiastically re-
ceived. - -
26th. The Democrats of Charleston
and Darlington elect their Legislative
tickets without opposition. Louis
O'Brien killed in Queen street by me-
groes.
9th. L. G. Carpenter arrested in Co
lumbia for forgery, and bailed.
18th. The Fort Moultrie Monumenton
the Battery unveiled. tiy el3ras1:s..i
=. JULY.
4th. Fi1st mass meeting of the advo.
Gates of the Liberian Exodus. .i3s.e.
7th. Destructive hailstorln in Marion
tCounty......Large reconciliation meeting
of fwhites and blacks at Ellenton. . ':aj;.
18th. Execution of David Pearce and
George Stevens, Charleston County jail
yard, for the murder of Mr.. Edings.
18th. Inauguration ofthe fast through
schedule by the South Carolina Railroad
from Charleston to Greenyille. e
21st. Arrest of Cardozo. q.
22nd. Promotion of Lieut.. Col. Ru-
dolph Siegling to the command of the
old Fourth Brigade of South Carolina
Volunteers. q
23rd. Arrest of F. j. Moses, Jr.
24th. Arrest of A. 0. Jones in Charles
ton, and Samuel ]. Lee in Chester......
Flight of Josephus Woodruff on the
steamer Virginia for Philadelphia......
Flight of Ex-Lieutenant Governor
Gleaves from Beaufort. .Newberry
County redeemed by the election of q
full county ticket, and Hon. Y. j. Pope
to the House of Representatives.
Woodruff recaptured.
AUGUST. .i.
9Th. Meeting of the State Grange and
State Agricultural and Mechanical As
sociation at Anderson Court House.
29th. Kershaw County redeemed.
30th. Woodruff, Jones, Owens, Patter-
SOD, Scott, Lee & Co., indicted BY the
Richland grand jury.
SEPTEMBER.
1st. Execution of Cush Harris at
Edge6eld, for the murder of'Mr. Hollo-
way.