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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
Explosion IN A POWDER FACTORY.
Fragments of Human Bodies Picked Up Halt a
Mile from the Scene.

B.>RTow, n. y, September 30-A ter
rife explosion occurred at the Dltmar
Powder Works at Baychestcr. on the Har-
lem river branch Of the New York and
New Haven railroad, about 10 O'Clock this
morning. resulting in the instant death oi
four men employed in the factory. The
explosion occurred in the packing house, a
one-storv frame building 20x30 feet. in the
center OF the grounds and about two hl.i:-
drcd yards from the main factory. large
building near the water, where tie bulk OF
the giant powder and nitro glycerine used
il the acQueduct works is manufactured.
The men were hard al work putting up
and packing cartridges. when suddenly al
explosion occurred, Shattcring the building
to Sr!in;crs and blowing four men to fras-
mems. The exploding powder, Of which
there was large quantity, SHOT up in the
ar to a height Of fifty feet, and the splinters
of ihe building were blcwn (; mile away.
The names Of the victims were Ernest
Dralen, John Rusch, Max Shafholt and
Rcinhart Nothing was left OF them eN-
cept fragments of their hcdies. Hands.
feet, legs, arms, pieces o. skulls, backboncs
and cnarred bits OF flesh were scattered IL
every direction from 500 to 500 feet from
the packing house
AIay Crager, foreman y: the works, says
the explosion was caused by TWO men shoot
Ing into the building. He was in the pack
in house, and on going out saw two men
who said they were shooting at squirrels.
He says lie threatened them with arrest,
and they became impudent. AS the eXplo
sion occurred the men were seen hurrylng
away.
K. II. StanSfeld, Superintendent of the
Theoritc Powder Company near by, picked
up 1 box full of fragments of the dead
nlen. \ number of others assisted in the
work, and the remains were ell put in q
heap to await the action of The Coroner.
One man had family in Germany, and
the others were said to be single Their
clothing was burned to shreds.
The main factory of the Di;mar works
was nearly wrecked. one of the buildings
being blown to pieces, exposing the iute-
rior After the explosion the lower TIM
bers of the building took fire and burned
fercely. a large tree near by was torn up
by the roots, and a number Of other trees
were blown away. The ground for balf a
mile was strewn with fragments Of the
dead, splinters, packing paper, &c.
The violence Of the explosion shook
houses in Barlow, across the creek from
Barchester. Many windows in John FL
liot'S Bay View Hotel at Pelham bridge,
over u mile away, were shattered. Thos.
Dinwooaie's blacksmith shop al Westches-
ter was shaken violently, and windows in
many houses in the same village were
broken This is the second explosion that
has occurred in these works this year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
Marriage Of o Hebrew and Gentle.

NEW HAVEN, Sept. 26.-Muci. surprise
was occasioned among the Hebrews III this
city to-day when it was learned that David
Bretzfelder, young gentleman prominent
among the adhcrents of that faith, had
married Miss Kittie Cannon, OF Broad
street, member of q strictly Roman Cath
olic family. Bretzfelder, who is an eln
ploye of the post Office, has been acquainted
with Miss Cannon foF several years. Rev.
Father Maloney, Of St. Johns church.
performed the ceremony in the presence Of
few friends OF the contracting parties.
None Of Betzfelder's relatives knew that
he was to be married His best man was
John Moran, and the bridesmaid was Miss
Kittie Moran. 1t is said that Bretzfelder
some time ago went to Father Maloncy
and told him that he was rcady to denounce
his faith and adopt Catholicity, and it is
understood that he did so. He belongs to
a highly respectable Hebrew family, but
was willing to sacrifice everything in order
to win pretty Miss Cannon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
TlartvSdcGl.

Accounts of the massacre Of Catholic
missionaries and converts in southern
China show that the race of martyrs is by
no means extinct Father Terrace, who
had lived for nine years in Iunnah, when
q mob surrounded his house ct night,
gathered his followers in the chapel, gave
the last absoution, went to the door, and,
presenting himself to the rabble, said:
Here am l to answer for al. He was at
once CIT down by sabres. Father Bechet,
you3g prizes. in rorgking, saw number
Of his converts beheadcd, and then, refus-
ing to be bound or bhndfolled, offered his
neck 70 the cxecutioncr without tTemor.
Father Cha,elct, ordered TO descend to the
place Of execution, as hundreds Of his con-
verts had done, said: Il shall not so so far.
If you want my head come and get it"
The swords made short work of him where
he stool.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
Business Courtesy.

In visiting business Offices one meets a
great variety of persons. Most are kind,
Courteous, and accommodating; others are
fair to medium in these respects; another
class-fortunately very small-are II III
humor nearly all the time, full of grut-
ness, and cranky, having much OF the ma
ture OF such unpleasant and frctful animals
as bears and porcupines; fourth class are
languid and indifferent in their replies to
civil questions, and are apt to be tinctured
more OF less with sort Of superciliousness
and a well-developed self-importaDcc.
These persons appear to think that if they
would unbend, throw off their awful dig
nifty, and try to be accommodating, they
would not be estimated at their true worth
and importance This class is generally
composed of young men who have more
conceit than good sense, and requires q
good many years for some Of them to get
cured, the time required for cure depend
ing upon the vigor of their mental constitc-
tion. The newspaper man hes met all
these characters and ''sized them up, aud
can pigeon-hole them as rapidly as postal
clerk can pigeon-hole letters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
A Great storm In Texas.

ST.. LOUIS, September 29-Advices from
the southwestern coast of Texas, partlcu-
lar]y in the region south of the Rio Grande,
and from some interior points, give ac-
counts of great rain storm and much de-
struction Of property during the past week
From September 81 to % tremendous
rain storm and hurricane swept over the
vicinity of Brownsville, Texas, including
Matamoras. Twcnty-six inches of rain fell
up to the night of the 23d, and the wind is
said to have reached a velocity Of nearly
one hundred miles per hour.
Over two hundred houses in Brownsville
were blown down and large number
damaged, rendering homeless some three
hundred families. In Matamoras over
three hundred houses were levellcd and
many injured. The entire rear part OF the
city, embracing over thirty blocks, was
flooded to depth of from three to eight
feet, and the people living there were les-
cued only with the greatest difficulty.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06

CAN Be HAD IF WANTED. -sHave you
any malaria here?" asked lady who
was looking at o rural boarding place for
her family. "Well, said the landlady,
eve hain't got none just now; folks
haven't asked for it; but we'll get it for
your family if you want it." Most folks
get malaria without wanting it. To get
lid of its no1ious effects, use Browns
Iron Bitters. Mrs. S. r. Macdonald,
New Haven, Conn, says: 81 suffered
from malaria for nearly six years.
Browns Iron Bitters cured me complete
w."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06

This firm sold during the month OF De
cember $2,9S0314, according to this jour
nal, and they paid three cents per pound
for cotton in the seed-equivalcnt to nine
cents ginned. A striking feature in their
mode of doing business was sticking to the
fractions 16;, 125, 164, etc. That was Il
time when the maxim, Many & mickle
makes 9 muckle," was rigidly followed.
We found an item Of one broken tine
comb 81 cents, but were unable to
find where they had charged a whole
one. as our curiosity was aroused 10
see what they would charge for it. These
were the good old days of which We
have heard SO much. From such Gays de-
liver us.-Erchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
7 S.
FRIEN

Not only shortens
the time of labor and
lessons the intensity
of pain, but, Il
greatly diminishes the
danger to life Of both
mother and child, and
leaves the mother in q
condition highly IA
vorable to speedy re-
covery, and far less
liable to flooding, col.
yuisions, and other
alarming sympto o M $
incident to slow OF
painful labor. Its
truly wonderful ehca-
cy in this respect EN-
titles it to be called
THE n . 7 II E RS
FRIEND and to be
ranked as one Of the
life-saving remedies
tof the nineteenth cen
itury.
From the nature Of
the case it will Of
course be understood
that we cannot pub
Ilish certificates con-
icerning this REMEDY
without wsunding the
idelicacy of the writers.
Yet we have hundreds
of such testimonials on
file, and no mothe,
who has once used it
will ever again be
without it in her time
of trouble.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
Thcss Good Old Tfmca.

We came across a journal the other day
used by VIM. P. Younge & Co., at Thom-
aston, Ga. in the year 1888. On the back
edge of the book was the name Of the firm
in guilt letters. Its covers were very much
like those now in use, except that the cor
ners were Of white sheepskin. We found
the following articles charged 10 diff
ferent parties at the prices named. The
right hand column shows the prices Of the
same goods now.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
4 Pennsylvania Town Shaken Up.

PHILADELPHIA, September ga
special from Lancaster, Pa, says: The
people of the borough of Elizabethtown
were badly frightened last night. About
II O'Clock two distinct shocks Of earth
quake We're felt. The shocks followed il
Quick succession, and scarcely had the sound
died away when the buildings swayed
sufficiently to cause doors and windows 10
rattle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
While TIL re is Life There is Hope,

Many of the diseases Of this season
of the year can be averted by q small
amount of care and at little cost, by
the timely use Of EwBANK's TOPAZ
C1NcHoNA CoRDIAL.
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trareler should be without bottle, as
it will prevent any disease that would
no doubt arise from the change of
water, food snd climate, without lis
use The most valuable medicine iii
the world, contains all the best and
most curative properties Of all other
TcnicS, BitterS, ETC., ETC., being the
greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Regula-
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Fever and Ague, Chills and Fever,
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Sick Head
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Herculean Remedy. 1t gives new life
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
PEACE INSTITUTE
FOR YOUNG LADIES,
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

THE FALL TERM COMMENCES ON
the first Wednesday of September,
1886, and closes corresponding time il. June
following. Advantages for instruction in
all the, branches. usually taught in first
class Seminaries for Young Ladies, unSur-
passed. Building heated by steam, and in
every way as to equipment, etc, equal to
any in the South. A full corps of First
Glass Teachers engaged for session CON-
mencing in September. Terms as reason
able as any other institution Offering same
advantages. Correspondence solicited.
For catalogue, containing full particulars
as to terms, ETC., address
REV. r. BURWELL & son,
Aug11L2m Principals, Raleigh, \. C.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06

It is stated as novelty that g plumber
has failed in Western town. III 3 great
many Western towns there is so little call
for water that plumber would not only
fsil, but starVe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06

A prominent physician lately remarked
to the proprietor, that If it were admissible
to make public the letters We receive, the
Mothers Friend" would outsell anything
cn the market
GEHTLEMES:-During my career in the
practice of medicine used your MOTH
ER'S FRIEND" in a great number Of
cases, with the happiest results in every
instance. 1t makes labor easy, hastens de-
livery and recovery, and INsUREs SAFETY
TO BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD. No woman
can be induced to go through the ordeal
without it after once using it.
Yours truly,
T.E. PENNINGTON, n. D.
Palmetto, Ga, June 10, 1884.
Send for our Treatise on "Health and
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. l, 1855.

CHARLESTON, S. G., Sept. I, 1850.
II. B. EwBANX, ESQ, President Of
The Topaz Cinchona Cordial Co.,
Spartanburg, S. c.: Dear Sir-l have
used a case of your Topaz Cordial in
my family, and as Tonic and Appe-
tizer can cheerfully recommend i. 10
all who are suffering from Debility
and lack of appetite. My children,
especially, have been much benefited
by its use. Respectfully,
HUTsoN LEE.
Ask your druggist for EwBANK's
TOPAZ C1NCEoNA CORDIAL and take
no other.
The TOPAZ C1NcHoNA CORDIAL Co.,
Spartanburg, S. c., L. S. A.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06
CHARLOTTE
FEMALE INSTITUTE.

L EAf14 ALA 44NO L u ~ = ~.
HNHE Iulnor that the Principal will re-
i move to Columbia, s. c., is q mistake.
He has purchased the controlling interest
in the CHARLOTTE FEMALE lNSTI-
TUTE: has spent 81, ,0e0 in renovating and
improving tie buildings, and is now max
ing more valuable Improvements than
ever. The building is lighted with gas,
warmed with the best of wrought-iron
furnaces, las hot and cold water baths
and frst-claSs appointments as a Boarding
School in every respect.
No more experienced and accomplished
CORPS CT Teachers is to be found in the
South, and the Music and Art Department
are unsurpassed
Full session begins September l, 1886.
For Catalogue apply to the Principal
EEy. WI. +. ATKINSON,
AugiIL2n Charlotte, y. G..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06

Love is blind, but matrimcny is a great
Oculist.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06


A Texan editor in trying to kill one man
killed three This proves that man is
never able to tell what ne can do until he
tries
A man named Cannon, employed in a
foundery, went off the other day loaded to
the muZzle, and on his return was prompt
ly discharged.
Pope spoke of the tongue as valuable
weapon; yet we have never heard of the
arrest of a woman for carrying concealed
weapon.
More than four thousand devices for
coupling have been patented, and yet thous-
andS of bachelors and maidens 50 It alone
in this country.
"What is afoot now?' asked Az acquaint-
ance OF a reporter who was rushing for the
Office. Twelve inches still" said the
scribe, as he shot out of sight.
"And now, my dear brethren, what shall
say mo-c?' Numbered the long-winded
minister. "Amen" came In sepulchral
tones from the absent-minded deacon in the
back of the church.
\ census Of the occupations Of Wash
ington citizens shows that the principal
branches of industry there are holding
office and keeping boarding house.
1t has been observed that people are more
Guarre!somc in extremely hot weather than
at other times. This is probably owing to
their desire to enjoy little breeze.
1t locks as though woman would succeed
in asserting her rights after while. A
Connecticut factory is turning out four
thousand rolling-pins day.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-08-12
Gov. DAWES has issued his procla-

Gov. DAWES has issued his procla-
nation submitting to a vote of the peo-
pie of the State at the next election a
proposed amendment to the Constitution
relative to the term and salary of mem
bers of the Legislature. Under the
Constitution as it now stands, members
get 50 per day for a term of forty days,
and no allowance where the term exceeds
that limit. Under the new provision
members would receive s. a day for a
term of sixty days at any one sitting,
or not more than one hundred days
during the entire term. The proposed
amendment is a reasonable and sensible
one, and should be adopted by a good,
round majority.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-08-12

THE postmaster general has amended
the postal laws and regulations so as to
permit the transmission through the
mails within the United States and ter,
r%itories of liquids not liable to explosion
or spontaneous combustion. He has
also changed the rate for money orders.
so as to enable a person to send a five
dollar order for five cents. This is a
reduction of three cents on that size
money order.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-08-12

THE Sioux City, Iowa, sa~loonists have
taken a new tack. Not being able to
vanquish the prohibitionists ON the line
of argument, reason or law, they have
assumed the assassin's role. Rev. &C.
Haddock, pastor of the NJ. Z. church
of that city, is the first martyr to the
cause, having on the evening of the Sd
inst. been shot down in cold blood.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-08-12

IT is with pleasure that we note the
hearty support that Hon. G. L. Laws,
of McCook, is receiving from the press
in the western part of the state. Mr..
Laws has a reputation for sterling hon
esty and ability that is second to none.
We hope to see him the choice of the
Republican state convent on, for secre-
tary of state.-Holdrege Republican.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-08-12
BELFAST finished up the week with a

BELFAST finished up the week with a
bigger shindy than any that have preeed-
ed it. Fifty heads were broken and sew
eral funerals will likely follow in due
time. 1t is high time that the long
promised martial law was proclaimed in
the Orange stronghold. At this distance
nothing looks more absurd than these
daily attacks upon Catholics by the
Protestant population.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-08-12
round majority

AN exchange has it that Hastings is
falling into disfavor with the gentle
manly q commercial tourist, because
the Mayor of that city has closed up
the gambling dens and bawdy houses,
and compelled the gin shops to close on
Sundays. Naturally, however, the city
continues to grow more and more in
favorable repute with its citizens. The
genteel knight of the grip has nothing
to fear from the Mayor of this city in
the direction Of the enforcement of our
ordinances against gambling and the
social evil. None whatever.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-08-12

SAM JONES says that he is a christian
and a democrat. Sam does have the ear
marks of a bourbon, but his christianity
is distressingly scaly. Sam is given to
making astonishingly contradictory
statements, however.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-08-12
T.. Lo"MAN & O

"IRELAND sober is Ireland Free" are
suggestive words Of the late \. NJ.
Sullivan.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-08-14

Our ice mandatory has not been III
operation throughout the week, having been
stopped for the purpose Of putting in the
pump recently purchased in New Orleans
by Mr.. Cook. and the CHIEF office misses
the sound of its ever escaping steam and the
occasional footing of its whistle. The new
one is Knowles pump and is much
larger than the one heretofore used. Be
sides this improvement Mr. Cook intends
to have his escape pipe exhaust into the air
instead OF INTO the gutter through which
las surplus water passes. By this means he
will overcome the objections urged by
some OF our citizens against the water be-
ing altowed to pass through Town, as it
Will how be only heated by passing over the
absorbess and oo,idansers and will get cool
again almost immediately on leaving them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-08-14
A CATHOLIC.

The sixth annual session of the Louisiana
Press Association convened at the. Court
House, in the city of Monroe, at 4 O'Clock
P. M, August 5th, 1856, Gen. Leon JAS
tremski, President, presiding, and held
that day and the next, when it adjourned
sine die, to meet next year at Lake Charles.
The day will be hereafter designated by the
president. Many new members were added
to the roll and several matters of ilnpor-
lance were transacted. The milton fee and
annual dues were each reduced 10 enc dot
ar, ana :hose IN arrears were allowed to
settle AT tiyt rate. Suitable resolutions on
the death 81 Mt. E.gnsg were presented
and adopted. Saturday At noon was The time
fNAd tor the departure Of ire Association
for Chicago.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-08-14
Interesting Experiences,

Hiram Cameron, furniture dealer of Column
Gus. Ca, tells his experience thus: For three
years have tried every remedy ON the market
orstonach and kidney disorders, but got no re-
lief until used Electric Bitters. Took five
bottles and am now cured, and think Electric
.Bitters the best blood purifier in the world. !"
Major A. ,. Reed of West Liberty, KY, used
Electric Bitters for an old standing kidney af-
fection. and says, !" Nothing has ever done me
40 much good AS Electric Bitters." Sold at fifty
cents q bottle by J. H. Matthew.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-08-14

At the Catholic Church, on the 10th, in
slant, by the Rev. Father Dubernard, Mr..
Ellis Leblanc, of st. james, was married to
Miss Marie G. Gauthreaux, daughter Of our
fellow townsman Felix Gauthreau1, Sr.
Tho young couple have our wishes for their
future success.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-08-14

The want Of space has caused the omis-
sion from this issue of rather long article
descriptive of the public reception by the
Independent Band on Tuesday last. It
will appear next week.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-08-14
Saturday, Aug, II, 1886.
A New Baptist paper is to be started a
Shreveport.

My liver was SO fearfully disordered and I
felt 90 feeble and langnid that l scarcely took
interest in anything. Tried all the soc ,lled
remedies without relief until used Parker'I
Tonic, which effected permanent cure.
DAVID BASH, Little Rock. Ark.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-08-14

1t Ia with sorrow that we chronicle the
illness of Mrs. G. Mavor. She had been
feeling badly during the early morning of
Sunday last and when, on the up train from
New Orleans, her younger son, Allen, who
has been away for some time, came to
spend the day, joyous excitement incident
upon his arrival somewhat over came her.
Pain Of having to part with him again in
the evening lent its effects to an attack Of
nervous prostration which has kept her in
bed Tor several days. As she is already
very much better we confidently assert that
at an early date she will have recovered
perfect health.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-08-14

j The EXIT is simply wonderful, the
Mutation Hawkes. spectacles and eye
glasses li1xe attained throughout the United
States. They are known from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, and the reputation is built
upon real merit. Testimonials from the
most eminent men Of the country are given,
who have had their sight improved by their
use. All eyes fitted by S. S. Ingman, Don
aldsOnyille.