The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-02-17

Ahl Ss Ac-i tud ClehI a. VI AfCM AOlhj
who is tweuty-seven years old, was
worth $4,000 two years ago. Last
week she sold her s:ove for money to
purchase liquor with, aud the next
day she was arrested for drunk
enne>s.
"A member Of the Massachusetts,
Legislature has introduced bill which
has Tor its purpose he enforcement of
the voting privilege. By virtue of its
provisions men who neglect to register
and vote will be fined from five to
twenty dollars.
The last >ale of Il slave was made
in Augusta county, Va, in the spring
Of 1865, tn, price paid being 100 cab~
bage plants. The purchaser got a
days work out Of tie negro antl con-
sidtrcd that lie had made, while the
seilei. was satisfied.
Tie bill to make new State out
of Dakota has passed the Senate, but it
is thought the House viii: defeat the
scheme oftIe Republican politicians by
eXtra-col!stituiional methods to bring
another State into the Union to affect
the Presidential election.
London had L bioodess riot on
Monday The streets were in posses
sion uf q bowling mob Of "starving
mechanics and socialists for hours,
bu the oaly damage was the stoning
of a namber Of private residences and
ciub-hoases. The police were power
less.
Charles Jeuik attempted to feloni-
ouSiy assault two daughters of his
employer, John Hoar, near Macedon;a,
OHIO, but ia led, when b. crushed
their skulls with an iron bar and then
fired the barn, destroying $4,000
worth Of property. The iend is in
Jail at Akron.
Convict Fish was recently carried
to New York, os;ensibly to testify in u
case in court but really to have frolic
as it is known that one night he had a
| late supper with four burlesquc ac-
tresses, and after five days absence
was returned to prison without going
| before the court.
Senator Plat, of Connecticut, is
receiving a great deal of credit for his
earnest effort to have the Senate open
its doors when the Presidential nomi-
nations arc being considered 1t is
not expected, however, that the propo,
sition will meet with sufficient favor
to carry it through at this time.
Lieut.. Martin j. Hawkins, one of
the twenty-four men who, in 1868, at
tempted to destroy the bridges and
telegraph lines Of the Chattanooga and
Atlanta Railroad, died in Quincy, H..
or Sunday. Several Of the raiders
escaped, but the balance were captured,
tried and hung by the Confedcrates.
Never was the press of any city so
unanimous in favor Of any one as the
press Of Atlanta is in favor of DR..
Armstrong. They have all, without
exception, so far as we have seen, ex-
pressed the utmost confidence in that
gentleman's hiYh-toned Christian char
acter, and think he has been most un-
justly dealt with.
john G. Thomson, ex-Sergeart-at-
Arms of the House of Representatives,
died suddenly at Seattle, Washington
Territory, last Wednesday. He had
gone there as Land Claim Agent, an
appointment he received from the
President last August. The immedi-
ate cause of death was dropsy of the
heart, complaint with which he had
been troubled since December last.
The remains of Major-Generai
Hancock were buried on Saturday,
with very modest ceremonies. Dressed
in the uniform of major general.
with 3 military sash on his right
shoulder and side, even in death lie
looked the picture of military hero.
Many OF the old friends OF the family
c,lIed at the Generals house, but were
denied admittance.
Little Jimmy Galloway was severe
lv bitten by q bulldog in Augusta, the
boy having stepped upon the animals
tail while he was mapping in front Of
the fire; the dog seized the boy BY the
leg, dragged him into the yard and at
tempted 10 carry him under the house,
where he would undoubtedly have
been killed, but a neighbor promptly
dispatched the savage brute with .
gun.
There is general movement
among the trades unions of Washing
ton towards shortening the hours of
labor. The plumbers, timers and car
pcnters have decided that after May 3
next they will demand 50, per day for
eight hours work. 1t is said that this
movement is the beginning of a COM
bination on the part Of all the leading
labor organizations in the city towards
shorter hours Of work.
The Chinese are being systemati-
cally sent out Of Seattle, Washington
Territory. They are marched to
steamers and stecrage passage paid to
San Francisco for them. The Knights
Of Labor are at the head of the move
ment. The Mayor and prominent cit
izcnS OF Seattle have tclegraphed to
the Government officials for troops
The militia and Home Guards turned
out to protect the Chinese. Those
who wanted to leave were escorted to
the steamer and the others to their
homes The mob finally attacked the
militia and were fired upon, one being
killed and several badly wounded.