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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
Cactus FROM Which the MeNicans Get Meat
Brink and Clothing.

i Mexican globe cactus is about Is inches
in diameter at the largest part, some inches
above the sand in which il grows, and is
about as many inches high tapering from
the bulge 70 aconc-likc tip 1t is complete
" covered with two distinct varieties Of
thorns-ore kind slender and straight, the
other longer and curved almost like a fish
hook, the tips being brownfsh or yellow,
exceedingly hard and tough, The plant IS
simply a huge branch of green vegetable
matter, the surface being highly CORFU gated,
the ridges running sp;rally and thickly
protected by the thorns described. 1t
grows on the arid sand, drawing its sub
sistence from. the scanty materials it CON
tains, and from the air and dew, for rain
seldom or never falls upon its desert home.
The plant is anything but handsome, but
it is extremely useful. The japanese could
;ls easily spare their universal bamboo as
the poor primitive Mexican could this cac-
tus. The long, straight thorns are used by
the native women as needles; the curved
ones are often and successfully used as
fish hooks; the tough, strong fibre of the
slant, when freed from its other matter, is
an excellent substitute for our fax. and
almost the only one known among the
Mexicans, and, lastly, the sap supplies the
people with their national drink. The
flowers are beautiful yellow, about four
inches in length, and form averitable crown
of gold to this unique plant. 1t is the only
plant which can be held up 10 public ob-
Servation when in bloom without the warn
ing, chestnut -colored piacard-IandS oil.
BArlington Humheye
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
Particulars Of the Recent Fire at Madison

WESTMINSTER, S. c., November .
Fort Madison, our siste- town, on the Air
Line railway had an awful fire early on
Sunday morning Three houses, valued
at 50, 500, were destroyed. No insurance.
The fire originated in the house owned
by Mr. W. j. Deaton and occupied by him
as q dwelling and store. lie and his wife
and some smaller children were sleeping
down stairs and four of his older children
upstairs. Mr. Deaton first awokc and
found that al communication with the up
stairs was cut of. He then ran out and
threw ladder up TO the window on the
west end Of the house, got upon IL, burst
open the window and called to his children
to come to him The TWO sleeping in the
room came, and he got them down without
their being badly burned. The fire by this
time had come up the stairs from below.
Mr.. Dcaton called loudly TO his two boys,
aged II and - years, to come to him.
They had to cross the fire 10 do so, but he
got them down by the aid OF some friends
who had arrived By this time the Whole
house was ablaze Mr. Deaton was pain
fully burned, and his two boys-bright,
promising and iuteiligent-wcrc 50 badly
burned that they will not, it IS thought by
the physician attending, recover. Nj.
Deaton saved nothing.
The fire then spread to the storehouse OF
Mr.. II. E. Hopkins. AIr. H., however,
had time to get out lis goods. Another
house, which was vacant, was burned
RsgEster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
II is said Anal misfortnnes seldom come

1t is said that misfortunes seldom come
singly. On last Monday, the 31st ult.,
Capt John Dewbe.ry lost his-.aged mother.
She was living with him at the time the
angels came 10 bear her home She had
reached the ripe old age Of - years. On
the following Friday his daughter. Mrs.
Hin. died in the same room which had been
The death scene of her mother five days be
forc-!SpartnnbHIy Herald.
Probably the longest working hours i'll
the world are kept by the workmcn in the
land Of The midnight sun. During the
sunny days and nights Of summer many
natives work from i in the morning until
. at nj ght The long hours must be the
more wtarisomc since the staple diet is
very frugal, raw herrings, rye bread, cold
suit pork and porridge being the chief arti-
clcs OF food for !aborcrs.
Coy. David B. Hill, of New York, is de-
>arihcd by political enemy as i man who
does rot drink. does not smoke, docs not
Use improper language and does not seem
lend Of amuscmcntS, though he is not
churcilman. His ambition is political sue
cess He is a bachelor, without stain on
his moral eScutcheon, and may be waiting
to marry when President Of the United
States
The OMcin] Messenger says that General
kaullars has refused to notice the request
of the Bulgarian government for the names
q the Russians who had been molcsted in
Bulgaria because the Bulgarians must
know them. Kauljars preferred to reply
that he would leave Bulgaria with all the
Russian agents on the first act of violence
committed anywhere in Bulgaria against a
Russian This answer, it is said, received
high approval from the Car.
The Chicago Pork Packers Association
held meeting yesterday and adopted a
resolution that the members of the asSocia
iion will control their own business: that
they will protect their property at any and
al cost: that they will run their houses on
the ten hours basis; and that the Executive
Committee be authorized to employ any
protection deemed necessary. 1t is claimed
that the strikers already out arc urging the
men 10 go out again for eight hours.
The will of Mrs. Cornclia NJ. Stewart
hcqucaths $4,000 4 year to her brother,
Charles p. Clinch; $4,000 a year TO her
sisters. Anna, Emma and Julia Clinch:
$3.50 900 to her neice, Sarah n. Smith;
500, 900 to Cornelia S. Butler; $50,000 to
each of her children, Lawrence and Chas.
5. Butler: 100000 to Kate y Smith; to
each of the remaining children Of Sarah \.
Smith, viz, Louisa, Ella, Bessie and James.
500, Geo: to each of the children of her
deceased sister, Louise, formerly the wife
OF Charles J.. Butler, namely, Rosalie,
Helen Virginia, Lillian, Maxwell and Pres
colt. so, GOO; all the rest Of her estate,
real and personal, to Charles j. Clinch and
Horny Hilton
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
4 Fearful Tragedy.

ST LoUIS, November 3.-A special from
potosi, Mo-, says: 4 fearful tragedy oc-
CARED this morning at Mineral Point.
forty-scyen miles from this place. Robert
Wiggcr was shot and instantly killed and
Marvin NcCabe received a wound which
viii undoubtedly prove fatal. An old
quarrel between Wigger and NcCabc had
never been settled, and this morning Mar
viz McCabe and his three sons, John, James
and Charles, met Wigger and renewed the
quarrel. After an exchange of hot words,
Marvin attacked his old enemy The latter
drew 4 revolver and fired, intlicting fatal
wound. The wounded. mans sons then
produced their weapons, and after an eX-
change Of a few shots Wiggcr salk to the
ground, shot through the body, and died
almost Immediately. The McCabe boys
were arrested and lodged in Jail al this
place.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
4 Matter OF Pensions.

Mr. Joha 4. Amick died in December
1880, and was a pension Of the United
States as i survivor Of the war of 1872
Mr. James Shelley, who is also dead, con-
tinued to draw Amick's pension every three
months until 1888. In order 10 do 50 he
had to sign Amick's name 10 the pension
claim. There signatures were witnessed
and certified to by Joel heisler, Jr., 4 Trial
Justice for Lexington county. This being
violation of Sections 342t and 543S of the
Revised Statutes of the United States
frauds on the Pension Department. 4 true
bill has been found by lie United States
grand jury in Charleston against keisler.
A bench warrant for KeiSicr has been issued
and a deputy marshal passed through the
city this morning to serve the papers on
witnesses and arrest the defendant.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
Bcnuresard OF the Grave CT Grant.

\ gray -moustached man OF medium
height, dressed in dark and genteel
clothes, was standing i'll front of General
Grants tomb at Riverside Park to-day.
he looked for several moments at the
plain brick tomb, the only monument
New York can afford for the great dead.
The visitor carried a small bunch Of
violets in his hand and wore small rose
bud in the lapel of his coat. The po
iceman granted him the privilege to
walk up to the tomb and the stranger
tenderly placed his violets on the grave.
He turned to walk away, but stopped,
and removing the rosebud, bent his head
over it and placed it with the violets.
The stranger was General 6. t. Beaure-
gard, OF Louisiana.-New York Special
to the Boston Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
-StOnnWall jackson never u

-Stonewall Jackson never posted a
letter without calculating whether it
would have to travel on Sunday to reach
its place of destination, and If SO he
would not mail it till Monday morning.
Still further did he carry his Puritanical
observance Unnumbered times he was
known to receive important letters so
late on Saturday night that he would
not break his fixed resolution never 10
use his eyes, which We're very delicate,
by artificial light; he would carry the
letters n his pocket till Monday morn
ing, then rise with the sun to read them
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10

ROYAL B1ooD.-We are all kings
and queens in this country, and we have
a right to as good blood as which courses
through the veins of emperors. II the
blood is poor and the cheeks are pale, it
is well known that Browns Iron Bitters
is the great tonic which viii give color,
vigor, and vitality Mr.. NJ. X. Gibson,
Of West Point, Miss, says, -" l Ielt weak
and debilitated Browns Iron Bittcrs
made me strong and well.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10

The South has iron, coal, timber and
cheap labor capital has found it out, and
is bringing all these into use. But before
goods can be made and dividends paid,
millions Of money must be expended in
buildings and machinery, and many months
pass before the works get into successful
operation. Should protective duties be re-
moved by Il gradual reduction, such as
some advocate, the capital now finding its
way into Southern industrial enterprises
would be diverted to other channels, and
the long established manufacturers could
use their plants as now, without fear of
losing their profitable Southern trade We
think il may be set down rs an aXiom that
every American manufacturer who desires
free trade does so, not 10 get foreign
markets for his wares, but to Shut off do
mcstic competition IN the United States.
The free trade theorists, who cite such men
us witnesses against protection, simply add
another and create blundcr to the long
list Of their Observation-Disclosures
.NaRgjucturerS RecViU.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
Brave Father Damien.

Cardinal Manning begs that will draw
the attention of my readers to the case Of
Father Damien. AS the Rev. A B. Chap
man remarks in his letter TO the papers
about it, the case is as simple as it is sad.
Father Damien lives on the island of Molo-
kai. Sandwich Islands, which is confined
10 lcpcrs. He has himself fallen prey to
the disease, but this he docs not seem to
mind, his only anxiety appearing 10 be
that it is difficult to obtain funds for the
benefit Of his unfortunate fellow-lepers.
He has sacrificed everything in order to be
in their midst and to cheer them in their
awful attliction I am sure that many OF
my readers will be only too glad to show
their admiration for such self-sacriice and
noble conduct by themselves sacrificing
some little luxury and sending the money
i; would have cost to Cardinal Manning,
for Father Damien's use.-L0ndon -IrHth.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10

A special from Loogootee, :! town in lii
diana, says the Ackerman Hotel, Il two
story frame building was burned and three
men pcrishcd in the flames Two Of them
had just been elected to fill the positions Of
Treasurer and Auditor, and We're fatigued
from the work of the election, which caused
them to sleep too soundly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. /, 1885.
Little Ones Buried Alive.

\ Sacranton, Pa, special says: James
CatIrcy, aged :; James Dougherty, aged !:
john Dougherty, aged E, and Ellen
Drougherty, aged 5. were sutfocated III a
sand pit in Ward 3 Monday afternoon. \
bank, under which they were playing, fell
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10

II is not considered nj aii witty to cali IN
girl i chestnut belle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10
While TIL re is Life There is Hope.

Many Of the diseases Of this season
of the year can be averted by a small
amount of care and at little cost, by
the timely use Of EwBASK'S TOPAZ
CINCHoNA CORDIAL.
1t cures Diarrhea, Dysentery, Chol.
era Morbus and like complaints. No
trocelcI should be without a bottle, rs
it will prevent any disease that would
no doubt arise from the change OF
water, food and climate, without its
use. The most valuable medicine in
the world, contains all the best and
most curative properties Of all other
TONES, Bitters, ETC., ETC., being the
greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Regula-
tor and Life and Health-Restoring
Agent in existence. For Malaria,
Fever and Ague, Chills and Fever,
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Sick Head
ache, Nervous Headache, Chronic
Rheumatism, ETC., ETC., it is truly a
Herculean Remedy. 1t gives new life
and vigor to the aged. For ladies III
delicate health, weak and sickly chill
dren, nursing mothers. See circulars
wrapped with bottle.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. /, 1885.
II. B. EwBANK, ESQ, President Of
The Topaz CinchoDa Cordial Co.,
Spartanburg, S. c.: Dear Sir-I have
used a case Of your Topaz Cordial in
my family, and as Tonic and Appe-
tizcr ! can cllcerfully recommend i 10
all who are suffering from Debility
aud lack of appetite. My children,
especially, have been much benefited
by its use. Respectfully,
iIUTSoN LEE.
Ask your druggist for EwBANK's
TopAZ C1NCHoNA CORDIAL and take
no other.
THE TOPAZ CINcHoNA CORDIAL. Co.,
Spartanburg, S. c., l. 5. y.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-10

The ~. LOUIS itED"0l.c,tR declares tn:.t
.'tAe million and u half added 10 the reve-
nuc Of Missouri by high license during the
fiscal year 1886 was money contributed in
the cause of temperance. as is shown in the
marked decrease i'll the number of saloons.
The Bulgarian Great Sobranje opened
Sunday. Patriotic addresses were made
in favor OF maintaining the independence
Of Bulgaria, but despondent feeling is
plainly perceptible on account Of theapatly
Of Europe in regard to Bulgarian interests.
The statement is made that if the Chinese
nation We're to pass before an observer III
single file the procession would never Cease
for 4 new generation would be coming on
the stage as fast as the procession moved.
\ citizen of Minneapolis is building 4
genuine log house right in the city twill
be d biz, rambling dwelling, with queer
corners and quaint windows, but it will
have all the modern improvements and will
cc>i $2Q, 600.
The Suprcn" Court las decided :lpli TIC
excise laws OF lSt. and 1878, under which
1880 saloon licenses have been granted III
Newark. y. j.. are unconstitutional, which
prevents the sale Of iiCuor in thai City until
tic Legislature meets ;Ii:d cnacts Il mcw law.
The election returns 50 Ia. s!o>y the fol
lowing changes for The ncw Congress: Viz;
ginia, Il Republican gain Of four; North
Carolina. a Democratic gain OF one: New
York, Il Republican gain of o2c: Ohio. =
Republican gain OF three: louisiana q
Democratic gain of twp; Missouri. q Demo
cratic gain Of one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

Samuel Kahn. as administrator Of David
Kahn's estate, yesterday filed his bond for $685.
00O The surety is r. Kirchbaum, of Union
City.
Adam Filenbach was fined 500 and costs in the
federal court yesterday for violating the internal
revenue laws, by retailing liquor without gov
eminent license.
There was fight in Nick Huffbowers saloon,
on Hill avenue, late last night, in which Joe
Huffbower, the barkeeper, and son of the pro-
prietor, was cut on the back Of the neck. No
arrests.
A charrningly arranged basket of ADDITIONS
carnations. nasturtiums, violets heliotrope and
other blossoms, from r. r. Parkers cut-hower
department., No. 38 West Washington Street
made November pleasant as May at the Journal
Office yesterday.
Considerable complaint has come to Superin-
tendent Travis of the great number of obstruc-
tons left in the street by builders, and light
of warning placed out. and last evening he in
structed the patromen to keep lookout for all
such distractions, and to report them to him at
once
Last night, at II o'clock. a young man called
at the Enterprise Hotel and asked to see a young
woman who works there. The night clerk re-
fused to awaken her. At this the young man
got mad. and. going out into the street. threw a
bowlder through one Of the Office windows, and
ran.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20

number of assistants The decorations were
especially appropriate. being sheaves of CATS
tied with ribbons or garlanded with cranberries,
cranes. fruits, etc. The chandeliers were shaded
with colored papers, which added greatly TO the
picture There was very large attendance
refreshments were served in the usual good
style of the Second Church. An unusual gath
ering OF young people noticeable, and the
inaugural social was so interesting that the next
one VIII be looked for eagerly.
service at Central-avenue Church last night.
These meetings have been attended with marked
interest and with the happest results. Every
night of the week, and twice on Sundays, Mrs
Robinson has preached with undated strength
and with undiminished power, besides attending
to the social meetings connected with the
vivaL She Immediately enters upon a like effort
at Hall-place Church. beginning there tomorrow
night Among all the evangeists now at work
among the churches in the country, there is
none safer sounder, more persuasive and more
successful than Mrs. Robinson. She is speaker
OF unusual readiness and strength. Her dis
courses are serious, argumentative, practical,
persuasive. There is little, if any, of the zeal
without knowledge that so often weakens the
force OF evangestc work. Mrs. Robinson has
been In the evangelistic field for many years,
and now. of course, has the advantage of much
experience and wide observation. and of a vast
fund of practical knowledge, which sheaauses
with discretion and effect The meeting she
has just closed at Central-avenue perhaps as
largely as any other has tested her strength
and ability, but she comes out of it with much
success to the church, and with added power for
herself for future labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

John L. Grifiths left the city, last night. for
the East.
Alpheus Birch, of Greencastle, was in the city
yesterday.
Miss May Robinson, of E.khart, spent yester-
day in the city
Miss Josephine Robinson has gone to Pitts
burg, to make visit to friends.
Secretary of State Myers, at the expiration of
MS term of Office will enter the lecture field.
Mr. T. J. Watson and daughter, of Chicago,
are visiting friends on North Meridian street
Mrs p E. Webster has gone to La Canada
Cal. to spend the winter, on account of her
health.
Mrs. Maxwell, of Chicago is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. S. *. Fletcher. on North Ten
nessee street.
The aged mother of DR.. T. B. Harvey is seri-
ously i'll at the residence of her son on North
Delaware street.
Miss Mary Ellison, of Fort Wayne. arrived
last night. to be the guest of Mrs. Dunn, on
North Alabama street
Charles Kefer. F. w. Baugher, Clarence
Foster and Il. c. Pomeroy have gone to Charles
ton on hunting expedition.
Mrs. Davis, of Dayton, who has been West on
a visit. visited yesterday in this city with her
sister. Mrs. w. P. Bingham. on North Meridian
street.
Capt. A. L. Oeg, of Greenfield, was also in
strumental, attorney, in securing the unpar
alleled pension for John T. Moncreif, an account
OF which appeared in yesterdays Journal.
Mr. d. n Berg, of the State Board of Health,
contradlcts the published report that he is can
dldate for Secretary of the State Senate at its
next session, and says that he has had no
thought of seeking the position.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
Mean Business.

Commissioner Daniels of the passenger de-
partment of the Central Traffic Association, has
sent out the following circular. signed by all the
general passenger agents: 1.-THE lines forming
this association having agreed to divide their
earnings from competitive east-bound passenger
traffic, and having restored all east-bound rates
to full tariff as shown in the rates sheets pub
lished by authority of the various railroad COM
panies and associations. we are obliged to re-
quire that commencing Dec l. 1885, in tcketn
passenger business over these lines from Chi
cago, Peoria, Bloomington. ST. Louis Louisville
Indianapolis, Cincinnati, or other gateways of
this association. to the western termini of the
trunk lines or points east thereof, you will OBJ
serve the following rules
1. That you report to these lines their full pro-
portions of rates via the route of the
ticket.
2. Thatyou report to these lines full unlimited To-
cal rates on all unlimited tickets.
3. That you limit to continuous passage all tick
cts sold atless than unlimited local rates.