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
TweIvemonth.
From the Charleston Ne,rs and couri

Eom the Charleston News and Courier.
JANUARY.
2. Arrival Of 250 colored people in
Charleston en- route for Liberia.
| 3. Revival of La Societe Franchise.
| Charleston.
4. Shooting affray corner of Broad and
Meeting streets; Geo. w. Rouse and j.
L. DeVeaux wounded.
8. A family of colored persons MUIR
dered and burned in Barnwell County by
Fortune Bush, colored, aud Others
z. Election OF city officers
s. First Democratic victory in Will
liamsburg County.
8. Trial of the Orangeburg officials.
IL. Duel near Savannah between Rob-
ert Fishburne and w. S. Harley, in
which the latter was killed.
IL. Murder Of George Octen BY Turner
Jackson, Lancaster.
16. Judge Reed signs an order restrain
ing sale of delinquent lands in cases
where consolidated bond coupons have
been rendered in payment of taxes.
IL. Municipal thanksgiving day. The
Legislature reassembles. Arrival Of $50
emigrants from Alabama for Liberia.
~. Meeting OF Chamber of Commerce
to consider the question of resumption.
%. The Supreme Court vacates six of
the Circuit Jutgeships.
2G. Organization Sumter Manufactu-
ring Company.
28. The University bill passes its final
reading in the House of Representatives.
20. Convention of District Lodge, No.
s, |. o. =. b., Charleston.
| FEBRUARY.
!. 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-
tnral Society at Columbia. Capture at
Kingstree of Scruflin Davis, notorious
negro outlaw. Meeting of tile planters
of Wateree Swamp concerning the filling
up OF the trestle on the Wilmington, CO.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad.
z. Destructive cyclone 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 mr.
rive In Charleston from Ninety-SiA, Ab-
| beville County.
IA. Governor Hampton vetoes the
chain gang bill (his 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 70
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. H. f. Lee. l.. c. Northrop confirm
ed in the Senate as U. S. district attorney
for South Carolina.
%. Grand review of 4th Brigade by
Governor Hampton.
90. 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 of
Frank Brice, near Bennettsville.
26 Report of legislative committee on
FRAUDS of the printing ring.
%. Revenue raids in PicEens County.
MARCH.
/. Convention of medical officials in
Charleston in reference to National Quar-
antine. Burning of Methodist Church
Ladson's.
4. Meeting of Democratic County Con-
vention, Anderson.
5. Suicide of Scott Mckee, Newberry.
Explosion of a boiler at Lowery's, Rich
land County; one peraon killed and sew
erai 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.
l3. Consolidation of the Wagener and
German Artillery Companies. The bill
creating the Court of Claims passed the
House.
ii. Meeting of the Abbeville County
Democratic Convention.
Is. The phosphate bill passed the
, House
II. Visit to Charleston of Rev. Dewitt
, Taimage and Rev. Q. +. Deems.
! l8. Dedication of monument to Irish
Volunteers, Arrival Of Liberian bari
! Azor at Charleston.
! 81. Meeting of bondholdcrs of Soutf
Carolina Railroad, Charleston. Judg,
(; Mackey organizes posse to send in pur
1 suit of Redmond gang. Grand jury a
Pickens indict reyenu" lers and iilici
Z. distillers
, o. Adjournment Z. Legislature.
%. Meeting Orangeburg County Dem
| ocratic Convention.
"a. Destructive forest fires throughou
: the State.
i 26. Hampton opened the campaign n
c Anderson.
27. Charleston Bagging Factory pre-
pairing to commence work.
%. Hampton ut Abbeville.
; 90. +. j. Deschamps committed sui
! eide, Lynchburg, Sumter County.
APRIL.
l. Municipal election Georgetown
a Democratic victory.
f 2. Trial and acquittal of Miss Wood q
i Columbia for killing Samuel Henry.
!. 4. Cold snap in Charleston. Shed Gil
= moro murdered near Georges Station.
z. Meeting State Medical Associatio
+ at Greenville.
q 8. +. j. Moses arrested in New Yorl
v U. S. Supreme Court decides that q mt
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