23 Aug 1873
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Newspaper
Aiken Tribune
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1873
Page
1
The Abbeville Convention met on Wednesday May 18 1873 to consider a proposed Chicago to South Atlantic railroad route. Delegates from Abbeville Anderson Oconee Beaufort and other counties formed committees and discussed the plan while inviting state and regional representatives to participate, with J P Reed J S Cochran and others named for leadership and reporting.
In Charleston area, a railroad convention debated a Chicago South Atlantic line. Lawton urged unity for a Port Royal to Cincinnati project while Anderson and others pressed the Chicago and South Atlantic route. The committee proposed a per capita county voting plan amid sharp contention. The majority report favored a western route through Walhalla Pendleton Anderson Abbeville and Augusta with Port Royal or Charleston as sea ports. Delegates urged survey and early construction and formed committees to solicit subscriptions and call corporator meetings in Columbia.
A remnant recounts Foote’s reminiscence of Senator Robert Y. Hayne and Daniel Webster. Hayne describes overcoming youth stammer through disciplined practice and rhetoric. Webster’s powers are praised as grand and imposing, with Jackson once admiring Hayne’s oration and considering him for the Supreme Court nomination.
The August 1 cotton report shows a slight overall rise in average condition from July to August 1 across states, but warns of widespread insect damage. North Carolina reports severe caterpillar activity in multiple counties. Camden sees cotton ruined in many fields. Florida and Texas report cotton damaged by bollworms and armyworms with ongoing trials for pest control.
A state asylum near Spartanburg, on the line of the Spartinburg and Union Railroad, promotes moral and physical training for the young deaf and dumb and blind of both sexes. Applicants must be under 10 or over 21, with rules on fitness, clothing, and tuition. The school year begins the first Wednesday in October and ends the last Monday in June.
A fragmented report notes a majority resolve to confer no further political privileges on Qubir and calls insurgents to lay down arms. It mentions fever in New Orleans, a first death linked to Fury, and debates over governance. The piece also covers emigration trends from Russia and a planned 500 colony arrival in May, with discussions of population growth and foreign immigration.
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