27 Nov 1884
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1884
Page
1
Local lamp shop advertises a wide stock of lamps, lanterns, and chandeliers with Elegant shades and polished brass library lamps. Stresses big inventory and bottom prices to attract households.
The address marks the 69th anniversary of the Pendleton Farmers Society and recalls its early founders and notable South Carolina figures. It laments Radical rule, extols agricultural progress, praises phosphates and manure, critiques tariffs, urges Democratic leadership, and ends with guidance to ladies and a farewell.
A large crowd serenaded Blaine in Augusta on November 18 as Herbert M Heath praised his national campaign work. Blaine spoke amid interruptions, acknowledging Maine's 80,000 victory margin and praising New England Republicans, later noting the South's political power and its impact on voting, wages, and civil rights. He warned that Southern control dangers equal rights for all citizens. He praised Northern workers and expressed hope for national unity and future success.
A New York editorial condemns James G Blaine's Augusta address as a deliberate bid to inflame sectional tensions. It warns Republicans and Democrats alike that his words risk deepening national wounds and provoking public backlash, urging the party to repudiate him.
The Washington monument stands 520 feet 10 inches tall, surpassing all world structures, with completion expected in about seventy days for its February dedication. Col Bernard Richardson, president of the New Orleans Exhibition, reports twenty three cotton plantations in Washington and Tusquena counties, each spanning one to five thousand acres with one laborer per ten acres. Five railroads now enter Jackal Nouville, Fla.
Hong Kong advices up to October 22 describe widespread anti Christian violence in Canton province. Four Roman Catholic and four Protestant churches destroyed, and many Christian homes looted or burned. Priests and converts beaten, women outraged, Christians flee to Hong Kong. Villages order Christians to leave. churches and chapels destroyed. residents homeless. Authorities blamed but actions not taken.
November 12 report notes huge election bets among West gamblers. Harry Price claims $80,000 staked with $20,000 win. A L Selmer nets $75,000. Scoville, J Ryan, and George Foches among big losers. The Oyster Occults paid Cleveland bettors, with $8,000 still to disburse. W C Brace bets include home and business stakes, amid fraud rumors and family attachments.
An elderly farmer in Browna yiile Kia Coucty gathers his three sons and proposes they break with habit and vote Republican to end a long losing streak. The sons agree, swinging the township eight votes for Blaine. The old man, crestfallen, hopes to be on the winning side. Mead? (Pa.) Hagle, Savannah notes a naval storehouse record.
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