The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-16
ANDERSON S. G., THURSDAY JANUARY l6 1879
Hampton County Nominating Conven.

II. Rifle contest between Fusiliers
and Hussars, Charleston. Visit of the
Sumter Light Infantry to Wilmington,
n. G.
18. Meeting of the Charleston Cham
Der of Commerce. The repeal of the
bankrupt law and the regulation of rail-
roads discussed. Democratic primary
elections, Charleston. The Locklear
brothers convicted of the murder OF
Frank Bryce near Bennettsville.
10. Severe storm in Orangeburg Coun.
~.
20. Charleston County Democratic
Convention. Milton Williams, colorcd
Democrat, brutally assaulted by Radical
negroes in Abbeville.
at the suit of Parsons & Henry, New
York, for past due interest on city stock.
%. Greenvillc County Democratic
Convention. Democratic Nominating
Convention in Charleston.
Nixon wounded and L. r. Allen killed
by L. NJ. Williams.
"a. Return of the Azor with Mr.. A. B.
Williams, the NewS and Courier CORES.
pondent, from Liberia.
<-os Cuoah sfIiSut, CUlOIcu, anu Dcr
two children died OF starvation near
Roadsville, Charleston County. District
Conference NJ. +. Church at Cokesbury
and at Sumter. Floral Fair at Cheraw
opened.
26. Eighth annual session Darlington
County Sunday School Convention ut
Timmonsvillee.
20. Solar eclipse visible in Charleston.
30. First annual meeting of the board
Of trustees of the Catholic Central School,
Charleston.
81. Democratic State Convention met
in Columbia. Radical Nominating Con-
vention Aiken County met.
AUGUST.
/. 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.
s. Radical Convention, Charleston.
Sale of Bath Paper Mills, Aiken.
8. The first case presented 10 the Bond
Court. Mrs. Edna Black murdered in
Greenville.
7. Radical State Convention met at
Columbia. Ii. III. Kimpton, ex-State
financial agent, arrested at Westfe.d,
M..ss. The first bale of ;iow co::oa sa!i
at Charleston. Meeting of the Columbia
District NJ. L. Conference.
8. The Ladd murderers turned over to
custody of the United States Court Mt
Greenville.
8. Two hundred and sixty seven illicit
distiliers surrendered themselves to the
Federal Court ut Greenville.
IL. 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 Grecnville and Columbia
Railroad. Bloody aflray ut Edgeiicd
between Booker Toncy and the Booth
brothers; three men killed
l3. Joint meeting of the South Caro-
lima Agricultural and Mechanical Socie-
ty and the State Grange ut Spartanburg.
Eveberry Woodham shot and killed by
A. +. Woodhan 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 rain.
fall 5.14 inches in two hours.
15. Alex. Dewitt hanged at Darling
ton. Reunion of the 9th South Carolina
Volunteer Survivors at Chester.
II. First bale new cotton at Camden.
Is. Capture in Charleston of notorious
gang Of black burglars.
~. Destructive hail storm in Lancas-
ter County. Receipt of first lot new Car
olina rice ut Charleston. WIN. II
Chant killed by Robert Snipes iii Ian.
caster. Three negro children burned t.
death, Sumter County. near Lynchburg
First annual meeting of the South Caro-
lima Sunday School Association q. Green
vile.
%. First bale new cotton received al
Cheraw. Sheriff Jones, of Abbevillc
disappeared. Democratic Convention
Ncwberry County.
%. Execution of John and Neil Lock
lear and Pompey Easterling, Bennctts
Vile, for murder of Frank Bryce.
"a. First bag Florida long staple cot
ton received III Charleston. Reunion O
the students of Newberry College ct Pin,
Grove, Orangeburg County.
E6. Regatta 3. Augusta, victory fo
Palmetto Boa Club. Visit OF Fores
City Light Infantry, colored company, t,
| Charleston.
%. Launch of the ST. Johns, the nev
Florida and Charleston steamer, at Viii
mington, Del. First bale new cotton q
| Anderson.
%. The Azor sailed from Charleston
| with naval stores. Democratic Conyen
ton, Kershaw County.
80. Gov. Rice, Of Massachusetts, re
fuses &c homer Go"e-na- Hamp!cm's re
euisition for H. H. Kimpton. Activ
measures inaugurated in Charleston 70
relief of yellow fever sufferers. Unio
Savings Bank of Columbia suspended
Drs. Yates, Simons, Spencer and DcSaus
sure volunteer for Memphis.
SEPTEMBER.
:. Contract for building the Charles
ton jetties awarded to Dolby & Bang,
New York. The work of locating til
line for the north jetty commenced b
United States engineers.
ton crop received in Charleston. Nee
ing of the Union County Fair Associ;
ton.
4. Judge Bond commences the hea
ing at Baltimore of the case of Calvi
Claflin & Co. VS.. the South Carolina Raj
road
Z. Departure of the Charleston nurs
for Memphi..
Q. Municipal elections in Abbcvili
Aiken and Spartanburg. Launch of Il
new pilot boat Palmetto at Charleston.
10. Municipal election, Barnwell.
IL. Equinoctial gale, Charleston.
II. S. j. Lee, ex-speaker Of the Hou
of Representatives, convicted of Il
fraudulent sale of the Gregg mansio
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