The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-01-05
SOME OF THE HAPPENINGS OF 1881
= ;nHsES. 1AN1rARY.

81. lauESQS d. II. SOlu W Lilc SIgo'
Company for $50, 000-including in
cnmbrances $4,000.
| Z 4th. Bishop Atkinson of the Episco
J pal Church died at Wilmington. N. G
10th. Col. C. w. Dudley, of Bennetts
vile, S. g., died.
2lst. Lynching of Dave Spearmar
/ aid Sam Fair at;Prasperity for rape:
9th. Trial ofChas. Stewart. Parnel
and other prominent Irish Land Lea
guers at Dablin resulted in mistrial.
2Sth. Frank McGratb, COL, hanged
at Lexington, S. c., for murder.
'i-'z -:;f':sE FEBRCARY.
: Sd. G. II. Simontoa, w. II. Parker
and J: F. Hart appointed 7Codifiers by
the Judges Of the Supreme and Circuit
Courts.
Thomas Carlyle died. -. -.
l5tIIs W, g Bee, of Charleston, died
25th: FiRsttrial of Gem Cash, at Dar
lington. for Killing Col. Shannon in 4
duel--resulting in a mistrial. =, ,
MARCH.
1st. Beaufort Court House burned.
! = 4th. President Garfield inaugurated
18th. Gear of Russia killed in St. Pc.
tersburg by Nihilists. -
18TH. Jim Black, col, hanged at Ma
rion for murder. IL. ...s
25th. VIM. II. Robertson appointed
by President Garfield Collector Of Cns,
toms at New York. ~. .....
: 18th. Malone takes his stand with
the Republicans in the u. s. Senate.
f.. 49,. ... .. APRIL. .''..
lst. Lease of Air Line r. R. by the
Richmond A. Danville R.. r. Company
1st. DR.. A. W. Thompson, Of Union,
died. .,
4th. Sale of Spartanburg & Asheville
Z. r. for Sl1l,0OO.
9th. San'l W. Melton appointed by
the President District Attorney fol
South Carolina.
9th E. NJ Boykin appointed Super.
intendent of Immigration.
9Th. DR.. John Simpson, Of Glenn
Springs. died. =
9Th. Gen. NJ. W. Gary. of Edge6eld,
diei.
+. 9Th. judy Metls, ool., lyached- in
Laurens County for house-burning:
14th. Murderers of the Russian Gar
hanged.
18th: Disraeli Gord BeaconsfelD,
died = Co. ~.
10th. Gen. Joe Lane died.
'z22sd. Counterfeiting detected in, S.
c.. Penitentiary. .,
22nd. Abram Martin hanged at Alb
beville, S. c., for murder. -
26ih. Congressman NJ. P. O'Connor,
of Charleston, died. =
29th. Rev. ]. l. Bonner, DID,. ,Presi-
dent of Due Nest Female College, died
F.. -. NAY.
4st. Gen. Jno. S Preston. Of Colnm-
E 4thss C Press Association met at
Beaufort. - > "a
1 5th.Judge:Thom Thomson, ofAb-
beville. died.. -.-- e
10th. Capt. W. L. DePass, Of Cam
tdsu, died. -
I ,11tb. Celebration of Cowpens Cen
tennial at Spartanburg. .
10th. Resignation Of U S Senators
Conkling and Platt. of New York.
18th. Revised Testament issued sim
nitanEeously in this country and Ea,
gland. -
I sgth. 10, eyens, eolored, 'hapged al
Edgefeld for murder:
9lst.. Col. Tom Scott, of Pennsylva'
mia, died.. r. =:
JUNE.
Sd. Ben James, colorcd, hanged al
Marion for. murder.
9th. Sam'l Dibble elected TO Congress
from Second S @ District in place of n!
P O'Connor, deceased.
18th. First cotton bloom reported in
this County. -
7 "22nd. Gen. Cash acquitted at Dar.
lington, S G, on his second trial for the
killing of Cox Shannon in q duel the
9th of July, 1880. - I .....-;.a
22nd. Col. A c Spain, of Darlington
died died. ,. :. 80 "
j JUL. ! I'LL
| s2na. President Garfield shot in: " ash.
[ ington by Charles J G1iteau.
18th. Gen. John G Pemberton died.
i6h.55Warner. Miller. elected, Senator
in place of Conkling.
! 122nd.z EgG Eapham elected Senator
insplacesof Platt. ~. Z
! 9th. South Carolina R R sold fol
S1.750, 0,000.- including incutnbrances
S4,T5,0o0. g. q : y -
AUGUST.
= 10th. President Garfield signed al
extradition psper-the only official ac
Fdone by him after his being shot.
" 24th. Lewis r Redmond, the "natec
outlaw" pleaded guilty to ten indict
ments in the u S Court at Greenville-
sentencedS 70 Albany PenitentiafY fol
ten years.
26th. Joe Munday hanged at Edse
field for murder.
9th. Furious storm on seacoast, es
pecially in Savannah aad vicinity-loS:
! Ct life 4G0, and a million and a hal
dollars worth of property destroyed.
| SEPTEMBER.
lst. Clyde Syndicate purchased tht
Virginia Midland 4 R.
9Th President Garfield was removed
from Y Washington to Long Branch, NJ
18th. Senator Burnside, of Rhode
Island. died.
19,h, President Garfield died at Ions
Branch from the wound received: Jull
goth. Arthur inauguratcd as Presi
dent. .'.s;as -
9th. State Prohibition Convention
met in Columbia.
+" S0th- B w Hicks, white, hanged a
Spartanburg, for wife-murder. ->4
\ : ,3:A-: ,ocTQSSFgr -!
4 lst: Atlanta Exposition opened. .
! 18th. Jack Williams colored, lynch