The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-03-24

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York. lie was born in Massachusetts
in 1912, but his professional! life was
mainly passed in New York. He was,
perhaps. the most eminent physician
in the United States.
Mccormick, Abbcville county, is
in a muss over its recent municipal
election. Only thirty-iive votes were
cast, and since the election twenty-five
men have made affidavit that they
voted for q certain man for inield;tn!,
and still he was not elected.
Business failures throughout llc
country during the last week, IL re-
ported to r. e. Dun & Co., number
for the United States 100, Canada 50,
total 225. against 239 last week aud PIG
the week previous. The gradual lie.
cline in this country still continues,
but in Canada failures seem 10 increase
as spring opens.
Captain James l. Waddell, COM
mandcr Of the MARYLAND fishery forces
and formerly in command Of the Con-
fcdcrate steamer Shenandoah, which
caused such loss to the a nerican mcr-
chant marine during the late war, died
in Annapolis OH Thursday. lie was i
native Of North Carolina, aged 62
years.
MIR. Trevelick, representative of
the knights of Labor, addressed the
Columbia branch Of that order and q
large assembly Of workingmen at Co.
lumbia on Tuesday The Register
commends his speech highly, and says
it was an able, conservative and STIR
ring appeal to working people to stand
together for their class.
Mike Coppala, of Charlotte, got a
pistol intending to shoot dog, but his
wife and sisters protested against the
act and tried to get the pistol from hin.
In a slight scuffle which ensued the
weapon was discharged, the bullet
passing through q tioUr and MORALLY
wounding Miss Maggie Wilson, who
had left the room through fear Of an
accident from the weapon.
The City Hall at Boston was
burned on Friday night with its con-
tents, including the city records and
seals. The building was of granite,
and the vaults and safes were supposed
to be tire-proof, but proved no; 10 be.
The loss at a cash valuation is quar-
ter of u million dollars. Upon the
loss of records no estimate can be
placed.
Local option is creating great agi-
tation in Lyrchburg, Va, and business
circles are much excited. y long
petition has been presented to the
Judge Of the Corporation Court, pray
ing him to order an election. which he
has decided shall be held on the Goth
| April. The petition comes from buSi-
ness men, who say the agitation has
paralyzcd business. a heated and
bitter canvass is expected,
"A Pennsylvania lodge Of Knights
of Honor is making inquiry relative to
D. 4. Fuller, a member Of that organ
ization who came South last year in
search of work and has not been heard
from. His family arc in great distress
over his disappearance. Fuller is As
years old, 5 feet 5 inches high, dark
complexion, slightly gray hair, dark
mustache, blue eyes, and the third
finger on left hand cut of below second
Joint. He is railroad man.
The Drummers' Protective Asso-
citation is bovcotting Cover Il Reilly,
carriers, of Grecnville. The boycott
has been ordered because Cover Il
Reilly refused 10 haul baggage 10 and
from the dcpots for less than twenty
cents each way, and is being executed
bv colored tcamster who was en-
gagged by representative of the asso-
citation and provided with u badge
designed to secure him the patronage
Of all drummers.
1t is estimated by insurance COM
panies that in the United States last
year dwelling houses were burned at
the rate of one every hour, with an
average loss Of 1896. Barns and
stables, 50 per week. Country stores,
5 per day, with loss Of Sl10, 900 per
week. Ten hotels burn weekly, with
a loss per year of S4,000,000. Every
other day a lumber yard goes up in
smoke, each representing $4,000.
Forty -four cotton factories, the loss in
each case being s2S 700; forty-three
woolen mills at $4,000 each; and
fortv-two chemical works at S27 900
each, We're destroyed by fire last year.
Forty-two boot and shoe factories were
consumed, the loss being SIT 900 each.
Theatres were Tapped up by the flames
at the rate Of per month, average
loss $4,000. Only about half as many
court-houses were destro! ed, the cost
of each being about S2O,0O0.