The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-05-19

letS from shotgun.
Any material can be made fashionable
now if the right person introduces it. The
variety Of dress goods this season is unprc-
cedented, and hundreds Of ladies daily ont
on shopping excursions are hewildcrcd To
know what to buy.
A bill has been passed by the Kentucky
Legislature for levyin" school taxes, one
clause of which reads: ANY widow. spin
stcr or alien who is taxpayer and has
children Of a school age shall be qualified
to vote
Who would have thought it? Mr.. John
Sherman is indignant at the Southern pco-
pie for the demonstrations that have been
made on Mr.. Davis account. Poor John.
He didn't do any of the ghting-thoSc who
did are not Indignant
Mr.. Daniel Scdfo-d found "a ruby in Clay
County. \. c., and sold it for $l5 Il
next sold Tor S3.03G, then for $4,000. and i
lapidary was the next purchaser After
working upon it for u awhile he sold the
same for the sum of 10000
The P9pulur .Scieucs .Ne~s asserts tia,
the average length Of life is constantly in
crcasing and the time may yet come when
persons 100 years old will excite no more
curiosity than one of eighty years ut The
present tine.
Charles Sl0cum. IN elderly farmer. Went
early to feed his stock in Scollaric, n Y,
and it is supposed fell in fit and broke
his lantern, which set fire to the barn and
he was burnt to death, together with seven
COWS and three horses.
5irs. J. Stramann attempted 10 mardcr
her young daughter in West Denver. Col,
and then shot and killed herself She
is said to have been dcranged by -ricf over
the murder of her father in Cincinnati in
Deccmbca last and the death of her mother
a month later.
Sanders Manning, 4 young resident Of
Macon, Ga. while hu:.ting beavers. saw
what he thought was oGc o. tic animals
moving near the water ANA fired. killing
Joseph Ray. Il Young man, who was fish
ing. The lad who did the shooting is in
terrible distress at the result.
Charles Raynor was killed in Eric Penn.
on the Conneaut Bridge The unfortunate
young man was caught by :; gale. raised
from the top of his train and dropped be-
tween the cars He was cut in twain, and
one-ha'f of his body went down the ravinc,
10 feet deep, while the other remained on
the track
1t Was noticeable in the riots in Chicago,
us in the disturbances in Bel gium ard in
the history of.all anarchy in France. that
women are more aggressive and violent in
their demonstrations Of passion and devil
try than men. There seems to be a fiendish
side to female nature that knows no law or
limit.
4 monument has been erected in Glas
novia, Ireland, in memory of O'Donneil,
who killed James Carey, the informer in
the trial of the Phoenix Park murdererS
An inscription on the monument says: He
died for Ireland" The expense of the
monument was betrayed chiefly by Irish
Americans.
An esteemed Radical contemporary says:
did You observe the names of the Amer
leans who prccipitated last nights outrage
in Chicago?' And yet these same "Am"ri
cans were considered good enough to enter
the Federal Army as soldiers during the
war Perhaps, however. they were only
good enough patriots until after the con-
tiict.
Ohio is still having political war Twcn-
ty-two Democratic members Of the Ohio
Senate have left the State to avoid being
compelled TO attend the sessions and form 4
quorum. Fourteen of them are 1T Cilatta-
nooga, camped in palace car. They are
trying 10 defeat the expressed purpose Of
the Republican Senator's 10 fraudulcntlv
count the Democrats from Hamilton Coun-
ty out and the Republican asp;rants in.
There is coed deal nI hustle about the
White House just now, which i, not dacto
annual house clearing. Society young la
dies who profess to l,2ow II! about it u.s.
sign the cause to the approaching transfer
of Miss Clcreland from the exalted social
post she has ::..:,G f"r moro i;i;;il :! year
and the succc.,..,. o.! .,IisA Enlsom to the
position of first id" of the land.
''Did l pay for that wine we had last
night, landlord?" asked Crimsonbcak, COM
ing down one morning with his head tied
up in n towel Why, you ought &c know
Mr. Crimsonbcak, replied Il byslandci
jokingly. We'll, said Crimsorheak, Il
my pockctbook, aud it seemed to
say that did; but when ] consulted my
head came to the conclusion that was
paying for it this morning.
The Supreme Court at Washington has
dismissed the three Snow polygamy cases
:or want of jurisdiction. 1t HIS also re-
called the mandate in the Cannon polygamy
;ase, set aside the former judgment and
dismissed it for want of jurisdiction. The
Court has decided that United States
Court has jurisdiction over case of mur-
Ter of one Indian by another OF or Oh u
reservation.
Frank Clements, handsome and popu-
ar actor of New York, and q member Of
ilodjesha's company, threw himself before
moving train at Newark, n. j., on Satur-
lay and was ground TO pieces. He was 4
'cotchman of noble family and had taken
riders in the Church Of England, but was
orced from the pulpit by thciptemperance
nd scandalous conduct of his wife, to whom
le was pasSonately attached.
The number OF bills introduced in the
House this session is $40. joint resolutions
Il, total S,911; private bills which have
'asscd the House 651, public bills 1I2, total
90. Of this number 10 private and 49
,ublic bills have passed the Senate The
Iouse has received 3S1 bills pasS3d by the
enate, 12a of which were public and 252
rivate The House has passed S6 of these
ills, 80 Of which were of L public nature
nd 53 private
1t is stated that the Socialists wear dvna- 1
lite bombs attached to their waists and
onccaled by their coat tails If such is {
1e case, it would not be a bad idea to equip
le police with a long pole So t:lat V len