The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-16
Hampton County Nominating Conven-

Charleston. Anderson Convention.
II. Rifle contest between Fusilier
and Hussars, Charleston. Visit of th
Sumter Light Infantry to Wilmington
n. C.
Is. Meeting of the Charleston Cham
Der of Commerce. The repeal of th'
bankrupt law and the regulation of rail
roads discussed. Democratic primary
elections, Charleston. The Locklea
brothers convicted of the murder o
Frank Bryce near Bennettsyille.
10. Severe storm in Orangeburg Coun
20. Charleston County Democratic
Convention. Milton Williams, calorec
Democrat, brutally assaulted by Radica
negroes in Abbeville.
81. Levy on city property, Charleston
at the suit of Parsons & Henry, New
York, for past due interest on city stock
%. Greenville County Democratic
Convention. Democratic Nominating
Convention in Charleston.
%. Bloody affray at Allendale. j. S
Nixon wounded and e. r. Allen killed
by E. NJ. Williams.
q. Return of the Azor with Mr.. A. B
Williams, the News and Courier cores
pondent, from Liberia.
25. Susan Wright, colorcd, and hcl
two children died of starvation neal
Roadsville, Charleston County. District
Conference NJ. Z. Church at Cokesbury
and at Sumter. Floral Fair at Cheraw
opened.
26. Eighth annual session Darlington
County Sunday School Convention at
Timmonsrillee.
30. Solar eclipse visible in Charleston
80. First annual meeting of the board
of trustees of the Catholic Central School
Charleston.
81. Democratic State Convention me,
in Columbia. Radical Nominating Con.
vention Aiken County met.
AUGUST.
l. Reports received of yellow fever in
the West. Timothy Hurley, ex-treas-
urer Charleston County, arrested. Hamp-
ton and State ticket nominated by the
Convention. Republican primaries in
Charleston.
4. Dedication of the church on Sulli-
vans Island. Cutting afray in saloon
on Market street; Michael Curley Sc
riously stabbed.
5. Radical Convention, Charleston.
Sale of Bath Paper Mills, Aiken.
6. The first case presented to the Bond
Court. Mrs. Edua Black murdered in
Greenville.
7. Radical State Convention met at
Columbia. II. III. Kimpton, ex-State
financial agent, arrested at Westfield, ,
Mass. The first bale of new cotton sold
at Charleston. Meeting Of the Columbia
District NJ. E. Conference.
s. The Ladd murderers turned over to
custody of the United States Court at
Greenville.
8. Two hundred and sixty.seven illicit
distillers surrendered themselves to the
Federal Court at Greenville.
II. Centennial celebration Father
John by Germans of Charleston.
IL. Municipal election in Anderson.
Hampton opened the campaign at Edge
field. Meeting at Anderson of the bond
holders of the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad. Bloody afray ut Edgefeld
between Booker Toney and the Booth
brothers; three men killed.
13. Joint meeting of the South Caro-
lima Agricultural and Mechanical Socie-
ty and the State Grange at Spartanburg.
Eyeberry Woodham shot and killed by
A. E. Woodham near Darlington. First
bale of new cotton received at Newberry.
Meeting of the Darlington Agricultural
and Mechanical Society.
IA. Tremendous rain storm at Charles
ton; portion of the city inundated 7; rain
fall 5. IA inches in two hours.
Is. Alex. Dewitt hanged at Darling
ton. Reunion of the 9th South Carolina
Volunteer Survivors at Chester.
II. First bale new cotton at Camden.
1S. Capture in Charleston of notorious
gang of black burglars.
20. Destructive hail storm in Lancas-
ter County. Receipt of first lot new Car
olina rice at Charleston. VIM. h.
Giant killed by Robert Snipes in Lam
caster. Three negro children burned to
death, Sumter County, near Lynchburg.
First annual meeting of the South Caro-
lima Sunday School Association at Green
vile.
%. First bale new cotton received at
Chcraw. Sheriff Jones, of Abbeville,
disappeared. Democratic Convention,
Newberry County.
%. Execution of John and Neil Lock-
lear and Pompey Easterling, Bennetts-
Vile, for murder of Frank Bryce.
"a. First bag Florida long staple cot
ton received in Charleston. Reunion OF
the students of Newberry College at Pine
Grove, Orangeburg County.
26. Regatta at Augusta, victory for
Palmetto Boat Club. Visit OF Forest
City Light Infantry, colored company, to
Charleston.
%. Launch of the 81. Johns, the new
Florida and Charleston steamer, at Will,
mington, Del. First bale new cotton at
Anderson.
90. The A.or sailed from Charleston
with naval stores. Democratic Conven'
ton, Kershaw County.
80. Gov. Rice, of Massachusetts,, re-
fuses to honor Governor Hampton's re.
quisition for II. H. Kimpton. Active
measures inauguratcd in Charleston fol
relief of yellow fever sufferers. Union
Savings Bunk of Columbia suspended
Drs. Yates, Simons, Spencer and DcSaus
sure volunteer for Memphis.
SEPTEMBER.
.. Contract for building the Charles
ton ietties awarded to Dolby & Bangs
New York. The work Of locating thu
line for the north jetty commenced b,
United States engineers.
3. First bag OF the new sea island cot
ton crop received in Charleston. Meet
ing Of the Union County Fair Associa
tion.
4. Judge Bond commences the hear
ing at Baltimore of the case of Calvin
Clatlin & Co. VS.. the South Carolina Rail
7. Departure of the Charleston nurse
for Memphis. -, =,
o. Municipal elections in Abbeville
Aiken and Spartanburg. Launch of th'
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