The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-01-27
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Facts Of Interest, Gathered from Yariou
Quarters.


Facts Of interest, Gathered from Various
Quarters.
The Irish National League is still
defiant.
Mary Thomas, colorcd, was burnt
to death in Union BY her clothing TAX
ing fire.
"A colored woman named Williams
was burnt to death near Aiken 4 few
days ago.
Counterfeit $40 gold pieces have
appeared in Newberry and the people
arc excited.
Hog plague is causing terrible
havoc among the porkcrs i'll portions
Of Wisconsin.
Three oil stores were burned in
Philadelphia on Thursday, burning one
man to death.
Grapes and peaches in Grecnvillc
arc not believed to have been hurt by
the late snap.
The citizens of Grcenville wait
the old courthouse removed, as It Is
neither useful nor ornamental.
"A runaway horse in Sumter struck
and killed a mule with the shaft OF the
vehicle to which lie was attached.
The residence of r. L. Bruner,
formerly of Lancaster, was burnt in
Wadesboro, n. c., a few days ago.
Tho failures last week in the Uuit-
ed States were 305-more than two
thirds Of them in the South and West.
"A dwelling belonging to Mrs. Mich
olson, Of Edgefield, and occupied by
Joe OIiphsnt, colorcd, was burnt last
week.
Marie Augustine, colored woman
who is believed to have reached the
age of 125 years, died recently in New
Orleans.
Adam Schlcy, The colorcd man in
jured by falling from train on the
Northeastern railroad, died on Tues
day last.
The new bridge over the Ashley
River at Charleston has been CON-
pletcd and will be opened for traffic in
a few days.
Friday was the colcest day of the
season at St Paul, Minn.-thc thcr-
mometcr ranging from IS to 80 degrees
below zero.
Charles Barnes, Of Lancaster,
while endeavoring to rescue a friend
from the broken ice in Catawba River,
was drowned.
A man in Akron, o., sold his wife
for FIVE cents and now the purchaser
is in limbo and the seller has made
himself scarce.
"Professor" Bradley, q nccromancer,
has been arrested in Grcenyille, on
charges of fraud and attempting to
decoy q girl off.
Prince Alexandria, of Bulgaria,
has agreed that negotions for peace
between Servia and Bulgaria shall go
on at Bucharest.
Lazarus Parker, colored, of Aiken,
has been arrested on 4 charge of beat
ing his two step-chiidren to death with
garden paling.
"A Nlhlllst resort has been dlscoV-
cred opposite the Annitchkef Palace
in st. Petersburg, and several arrests
have been made.
"A train on the South Carolina
Railway, going toward Charleston,
ran over and killed colored man near
the Dorchester road on Thursday.
VIM. Sheehan, convicted Of the
murder of his mother, sister and
brother at Castlctown, Roche, in 1877,
was hanged in Cork last Thursday.
Major Isaac kcels, of Sumter, who
has been in bad health for some time
and was also affected in mind, suicid-
ed by shooting himself with pistol.
Chicago now claims population
of 100000, and the Times of that CITY
thinks she will outstrip London in
1910 if the present ratio is maintained.
The "Mutual Self-Endowment,"
which brought grief to so many people
throughout the State, has been reor-
ganised under the old charter in Green
vile.
-Tommie, Young son Of the late
Congressman Evins, was badly burnt
about the face and eyes while expert
menliug with gunpowder in Spartan
burg.
! Governor Hughes, of Arkansas,
has pardoned thirty colorcd rioters,
whose sentences ranged from five to
fifteen years. They had served two
years.
The President will not back down
from his silver suggestions, nor will
he recede before the Senate in the
matter of his removals of Republicans
from office.
Mayor Courtenay, of Charleston
has been requested by committee o.
the citizens to withdraw his ycsigna.
ton, and has asked for few days
time to consider it,
-"Shceny Nike" notorious New
York tough, has been arrested il
Jacksonville, Fla, fol q robbery cc7
nittcd in Troy two years ago
was jus; from Europe. L
Sydney Brown, colo ri
laid and killed Samr 81 For no wa
last Wednesday nj mi, was ,si.,n a, "niI .,
the Jail at Galveston on + :; 'ahcn no no
by amob, a"a hanged t. = u.r Tree. ny =
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