The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-16
THE RECORD OF THE YEAR.
South Carolina in 1s7s-The Events OF u
Twelvemonth.

South Carolina in 1s7s-The Events OF I
Twelvemonth.
From the Charleston Ne,rs and Courier.
JANUARY.
2. Arrival of $50 colored people il
Charleston en- route for Liberia.
8. Revival of La Societe Francaise
Charleston.
4. Shooting affray corner of Broad ant
Meeting streets; Geo. w. Rouse and J
p. DeVeaux wounded.
6. A family of colored persons muir
dered and burned in Barnwell County BY
Fortune Bush, colored, and others.
Z. Election of city officers.
s. First Democratic victory in Viii
liamsburg County.
9. Trial of the Ora igeburg officials.
IL. Duel near Savannah between Rob
ert Fishburne and w. S. Harley, il
which the latter was killed.
13. Murder of George Oeten by Turuel
Jackson, Lancaster.
16. Judge Reed signs an order restrain
ing sale of delinquent lands in case.
where consolidated bond coupons have
been rendered in payment of taxes.
II. Municipal thanksgiving day. The
Legislature reassembles. Arrival of Isl
emigrants from Alabama for Liberia.
19. Meeting of Chamber of Commerce
to consider the question of resumption.
%. The Supreme Court vacates six o.
the Circuit Jutgeships.
26. Organization Sumter Manufactu,
ring Company.
2S. The University bill passes its final
reading in the House of Representatives
20. Convention of District Lodge, No
s, l. o. b. B., Charleston.
FEBRUARY.
l. Correspondence between Governor
Hampton and Internal Revenue Collec-
tor Brayton concerning the appointment
of deputy collectors.
2. Opening day of the races at Wash
ington Course.
4. Mrs. Matilda Fletcher delivers an
address in the State House at Columbia.
5. Sixth annual session State Grange
at Columbia.
6. Tenth anniversary of the Confed-
crate Home. Isaac Wilson, colored,
killed by Frank Rowden, colored, at
Chester. Meeting of the State Horticul-
tural Society at Columbia. Capture at
Kingstree of Scrufbn Davis, notorious
negro outlaw. Meeting of the planters
of Wateree Swamp concerning the filling
up OF the trestle on the Wilmington, Co.
| lumbia and Augusta Railroad.
Z. Destructive cycloae in Augusta and
parts of South Carolina. Meeting of the
State Democratic Executive Committee
at Columbia.
13. Bill to prevent unjust discrimina-
tions by railroads passed the House.
One hundred emigrants for Liberia ar
rive in Charleston from Ninety-Six, Abb
beyille County.
IA. Governor Hampton vetoes the
chain gang bill This first veto.) Election
of six circuit judges by the General AS
sembly.
II. Bill to fund the bills of the Bank
of the State reported in the House by the
judiciary committee.
1S. Grand ball and flag presentation to
the German Hussars.
10. First report of the committee on
frauds submitted to the Legislature. Ju-
illus Welsbaum killed by G. N. Cain near
Blackville.
20. Daniel Middleton, escaped convict
and outlaw, killed by officers in Radcliffe
street while resisting arrest.
81. Arrival of Walker Light Guard,
Richmond, Va, accompanied by Gen.
w. II. F. Lee. L. G. Northrop confirm
ed in the Senate as U. S. district attorney
for South Carolina.
p. Grand review of 4th Brigade by
Governor Hampton.
%. Fourth Brigade banquet at Mill
tary Hall. Inspection and review by
Governor Hampton of First Regiment
National Guard.
25. Parade of Darlington Volunteers,
Darlington Court House. Murder oi
Frank Brice, near Bennettsville.
26. Report of legislative committee on
frauds of the printing ring.
%. Revenue raids in Pickens County
MARCH.
/. Convention of medical officials in
Charleston in reference to National Quar-
antine. Burning of Methodist Church
Ladsou's.
4. Meeting of Democratic County Con.
vention, Anderson.
5. Suicide of Scott Mckee, Newberry
Explosion of boiler at Lowery's, Rich.
land County; one person killed and sew.
eral wounded.
Z. Murder of Jacob Chaser, Tripe row
Charleston.
9. Redmond's raid on Picken's Jail
release of prisoners.
10. The Legislature compromises on
the Bond question.
13. Consolidation of the Wagner and
German Artillery Companies. The bill
creating the Court of Claims passed the
House.
II. Meeting of the Abbeyille County
Democratic Convention.
Is. The phosphate bill passed tn,
House.
II. Visit to Charleston of Rev. Dewitt
Talmage and Rev. c. F. Deems.
lS. Dedication of monument to Irish
Volunteers. Arrival of Liberian barl
Azor at Charleston.
81. Meeting of bondholders of Soutf
Carolina Railroad, Charleston. judge
Mackey organizes posse to send in pur
suit of Redmond gang. Grand jury a
Pickens iudict revenue raiders and illici
distillers.
%. Adjournment of Legislature.
2S. Meeting Orangeburg County Dem
ocratic Convention.
"a. Destructive forest fires Throughout
the State.
26. Hampton opened the campaign a
!; Anderson.
27. Charleston Bagging Factory pre-
pairing to commence work.
%. Hampton ct Abbeville.
90. F. j. Deschamps committed sui
eide, Lynchburg, Sumter County.
APRIL.
l. Municipal election Georgetown
Democratic victory.
: 2. Trial and acquittal of Miss Wood a
Columbia for killing Samuel Henry: