The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
WEDNESDAY, October is, 1889.

A patient fgurer has found that il
100000 years the sun will be as
dense as the earth.
Emperor William OF Germany thinks
of nothing but war. He conforms his
habits to those of Frederick the Great.
and his court at Berlin has become a
camp.
An enterprising firm has offered the
British government s125,O00 a year
for the privilege of placing a soap
and pill advertisement on the postage
stamps.
Montana went Democratic in spite
of Russell Harrison, and now his faith
er's city, Indianapolis, has voted for
Democracy. The Harrison hoodoo is
not a mis6t.
W. H. Vanderbilt, of the Yale class
of '93, is son of Cornelius Wander
bilt. He has been elected captain Of
the Freshman crew and has subscrlb-
ed 500 to the same.
Two silver medals have been award
ed to South Carolina By the Paris Ex-
position: one for second best exhibit
of sea island cotton, and the other for
display of rice. Florida got the prize
for best exhibit of sea island cotton.
The wealth of the three hundred
citizens whom Mayor Grant called to-
gether to consider the holding of the
great exposition in New York in 1892
aggregates biSaon and half of
dollars That is. pretty good for new
country like ours.
A West Virginian trained tiny
stream of water to fall drop by drop
on rock, and in five years it has
worn hole seven inches deep in sol
id stone. He could have made the
same hole in fifteen minutes with
chisel and hammer.
DR.. Howard Crosby says that the
American is the cleanest man physi-
cally and morally, and in New York
there is less crime, less danger to life
and property, and less to offend re-
6nement and morality than in any
other city of its size ever knows
Senator Wade Hampton remarks in
reference to the negro question: sNo
country was ever made or can be made
for the occupation of two races dis
inct from each other in color, habits,
and tradition. One of the races must
migrate, or one of the two must be
exterminated, or the two must ANAL
gamate.
Mrs. Cleveland is anxious to en-
gage in some line of endeavor which
will raise her above the average So
ciety woman. She has thought OF
literature, but has decided to keep
out of the field of letters so long as
another of her name remains therein.
It is probable that Mrs. Cleveland
will devote good deal of study to
ol-painting this winter.
A few friends of the John Hopkins
University, hearing of its temporary
financial embarrassment, have each
contributed ,s5,e Ato help it out. The
gifts obtained tins year amount TO-
$751;, 900, which will keep the univer-
sity running for the next three years,
during which time it is hoped that its
securities will increase in value
enough to cover its annual support.
The Rev. DR.. Ta.mage, Mrs. Tai
mage, and Miss Talmage will sail on
October 80 for a tour to Palestine,
where DR.. Talmage will collect mate
rial for the "L;fe of Christ" which he
is writing. He intends to visit every
place made famous in the New Testis-
ment, and will take along an artist
and a stenographer to supplement
his own observations and notes. He
will return the first of next year.
DR.. Talmage's tabernacle was burn
ed in Brooklyn last Sunday morning
about Els O'Clock. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from light
ming striking the electric light wires
which were used for Illuminating the
church. The loss on the church
building, including the organ which
is said to have been one of the finest
in the world, is estimated at $3.50, 900,
which is largely covered by insurance.
An explanation OF the profusion of
colonies in Kentucky is to be found
in part in the Governors privilege to
appoint colonies On his staff, ad libi-
tum. Governor Blackburn appointed
sixty in Louisville alone, with pro-
portionable numbers for the back
counties. It is believed that no Gov
ernor of Kentucky ever had his entire
staff together at one time. There is
no public hall in Kentucky big enough
to hold it,
They are having a hard time in
Chicago to get jury to try the Gro
min murderers. For several weeks
they have attempted to get a jury,
but have not yet succeeded, and it
has now been discovered that very
large bribes have been offered to
those Jurors who have been selected,
the officers of the court doing the
bribing. Brides of $4,000 have been
offered. A number of arrests have
been made, and there will be an ef-
fort made to convict all guilty of the
crime.
Congressman Elliott of South Car
olina, who is in Washington preparing
his brief for the election contest
which has been brought against him,