The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-03-10

man at the head of counsel arrayed in
behalf Of the people, and Roscoe Conk-
ling leading the fight for the Bell
monopoly. will be a veritable battle OF
the giants.
WIN. Heath the we'll known
broker, whose failure last October
attracted so much attention, died at
his home in New York. there can be
no doubt that anxiety caused by his
financial disasters shattered his con-
stitution and indirectly led 10 his
death.
AT Fayetteville, West Virginia,
last Friday, Frank McGonigle and
james Sheady fought tfnrty-lhrer ii o |,
rounds for fifty dollars The contest
is said really to have originated in d
l'ng-standing grudge between the Nv"
men. Sheadv WAS So badly hurt thai
he has since died from his injuries.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
week, as reported to i. G. Dam e Co.,
number for the United States POI, and
for Ca!rda 50. total 2iG; against 24S
last week and 2SG tie wcei; previous.
Business troubles appear to be general
throughout the United States Casual
ties are about up to the average.
-One of the most remarkable pic
turcs in the Paris Salon this year will
be an episode Of the English campaign
il the Snudan. 1t represents The
Mahdi seated in his tent receiving the
homage of chiefs, who have brought
with them a load Of British soldiers
Leads freshly decapila!ed.
j. n. Pickelseimer, who claims o
he preacher and had been Il aching
school IN Marrowbone Creek, w V,
got Grunk and attempted to enter q
place of amusement, but was refused
admittance. when he fired through !he
door, killed Col. Bennett, the midget
and morally wounded five persons.
The murderer escaped.
Some time ago S. c. Wilson was
l,nchcd in Patrick caunlv, Va, for
stealing mule. AT the last term of
t,:e court, the grand jury found bill
of indictment against all the parties
Concerned in the murder. This is the
first time within recollection that a
lynching party has been formally pre-
sented by grand jury for murder.
-SenoT Patricia Calderon, promi-
nent politician and orator of Chill, is
dead. He was one Of President Santa
Maria's most active followers, and
although he never held any official
position of Importance his influence
among the people of Chill was quite
extensive He was an effective orator
and shrewd manipulation Of political
wires.
Addison Tinsley's tobacco manu-
factory at Louisiana, NO., was totally
DESTROYED by fire last week. The
building was large thrce-story brick.
fronting 120 feet on Seventh street by
l20 feet OH Jackson, and employed l50
hands in the manufacture of chewing
tobacco. The loss is estimated al
100000; insurance S45 900. The ori-
gin Of the fire is unknown.
The debt statement shows the
decrease of the public debt during the
month Of February to be S2,701, ,l53.-
81; cash in the treasury, 1894, $780,
$685.; gold certificates outstanding.
$SS, 800, ,8l6; certificates of deposit out.
standing, Sl4.920,000; legal tenders
outstanding, S346.750,G96; fractional
currency, (not including amount esti-
mated as lost or destroyed y 1905, ,653,-
II.
Andrew Hess died at Eria, Pa,
at the age of 90. He served as an Off
Ger with Napoleon two years and until
his exile in Elba. After coming to
America he and eight others formed 4
select circle, of which Hess was presi
dent. They met daily at their club
roon in Erie for over SIX years.
Some time ago they began to die OF
old are, and now only the secretary,
Andrew Beer, man of 80, is left.
Hess, who married early, leaves a
large family.
Agents who have been thoroughly
canva>sing North and South Carolina
for elni"ranis >ay The colored exodus
from the Southern States to the cx-
IRENE We>i has only fairly begun. At
least three thousand are reported to b..
now making arrangements TO leave
during the present season, fully as
ulanv having already gone. They
state that they are going because they
arc offered regular wages as farm
hands, and are becoming impoverished
in the South by high rents and hard
bargains.