The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-27

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! Chesterfield two white men were con.
victed OF carrying concealed weapons
and were fined $50 each and costs
This looks like the iuries there were
disposed to do their duty.
The papers from every section O.
the State report much larger acre
age OF small grain being planted thar
usual This is certainly one of the
most encouraging signs OF the times
from an agricultural stand point.
John E. Kenna, after many and
closely contested ballots by the West
Virginia legislature. has been re-elect.
ed to the Q. S. Senate from that
State. He is q Democrat, and IS said
to be one of the ablest members Of
Congress.
South Carolina is booming in rail
roads During the past seven months
the Railroad Commission has author
lied the opening of 1852 miles of rail-
road for public traffic. There is at
present in this State 2076 miles, and
still the work goes on
The receipts at the two opera
houses in Charleston last week were
s12,045. The Saturday night before
! $1,000 was taken in at one perform
ance. Emma Abbott was the princi-
pal attraction, giving two afternoon
and six evening performances. Her
receipts were $500.
Harrison will be inaugurated pres
ident OF the United States next Mon
day, March 4th. It is expected his
Inauguration will be the grapdest on
record. We think q good, strong ad-
ministration may be expected. Har-
rison is an able man. Blaine will
very probably be Secretary Of State.
Judge Presley says this will be
the last year Of his judicial life, as he
expects to live quietly at home the re-
mainder OF his life. He says that he
will devote his spare moments in re-
vising his law OF magistrates and
writing a condensed work on crimi-
nal law.-Chesterield Cor. Ne,rs and
Courier.
We have high regard for the out
spoken and honest conduct of John
McElree, of Charleston. He believes
he is right, and be is doing all he can
to correct evils. Charleston is not
Immediately above evil ways and
laws, and there is room for McElree,
or some one else, to get these evils
abated.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union State Convention met in Charles
ton last week, and held an interest
ing meeting Mrs. Sallie F. Chapin
is the president of the order. This
organization, as its name indicates, is
for home, happiness, and freedom,
and opposed to whiskey, saloons, and
licenses. May success brightly GRO wn
their praiseworthy efforts.
The department of agriculture has
received notice from farmers in a num-
her of counties, that they will COM
pete for the $1,000 corn prize. One
condition for competing for this prize
is that the competitor must be sub
scriber to the american Agrculturls,
the paper that offers the $500 prize.
This paper also offers $500 prizes fos
best crops of several other grains.
The Grand Lodge Knights OF Pyth-
las held their annual meeting in Col
umbis last week. It was an interest
ing meeting, and the order is making
rapid progress in this State. H. c.
Hughes, of Charleston, was elected
Grand Chancellor. Capt. 4. Lew
was appointed District Deputy Grand
Chancellor for Manning. B. P. Bar
ron, Esq, was appointed chairman OF
committee on appeals and grievances.
The next annual meeting will be held
in Charleston.
We understand there is a vigorous
fight going on among some OF the
Radical followers in Ciarendon-Du-
Rant, Stewart, and others-to obtain
the possmastership at this place.
Their hope is that Mr.. Bowman will
be removed and some one OF them ap-
pointed. May be so, but We have lit
tie idea that Postmaster Bowman will
lose his place. He is q careful and
honest man, fully competent and
qualified for the position, with not a
charge against him except that he is
Democrat Some how we think no
change will be made. But time will
tell.
The Republicans seem to be hay
ing things their own way since Cleve-
lands defeat, and the Democrats ap-
pear to be demoralized. Four new
States, believed to be Republican IN
politics, were admitted to the Union
last week. II they are Republican it
will give the Senate certain Repub-
ican majority :or 8 number Of years,
and will also very probably give them
new lease on the House. Such is
life. But, then, stand fast to the col
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