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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
Newspaper Dogs.

A well-known newspaper man living
in the upper part Of the city is the owner
of a pointer dog that answers to the
name of Dash. Dash has never been
broken for The field. and IS family pet.
He opens the gates and doors without
difficulty, and, under the tutelage of the
newspaper mans little daughter, makes
known by means of a set of blocks his
simple wants. When asked what he
would like, Dash selects the letters
Bone from the pile of blocks and lays
them in regular sequence at the foot of
the questioner. The question, What
do you hate" spurs the dog to spell
Bath. Where. would you like to
gol' asks the dogs little mistress.
Gut, he instantly spells, and when she
adds, "Where do You 60 sometimes
that makes master very angry and gets
you a whipping" he drops his ears and
picks out the blocks that spell In.
Another newspaper man, living on
Walnut street, near Eleventh, IS tn
owner of very intelligent water span
iel named Prentice Recently Prentice
vas whipped by his master for some mis-
demeanor and ran yelling from the room.
He took shelter with another newspaper
man living on an upper floor, and when
the latter petted him and expressed re-
grets that he had been punished, Prem
tlce Immediately took up quarters with
his champion, and now, whenever his
old master, with whom he was always
on the best Of terms, approaches, be
snaps and shows every token Of dislike.
-PhilQdclphia Inquirer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
Facts About Pensions.

At the last session of the Legislature
$50, 900 was appropriated for the pay
ment of pensions to Confederate soldiers
or sailors Of the late war, or to the wild
ows of such soldiers or sailors. 1t was
provided that such pensions should be
$5 a month.
Under the provisions of the Act pen
siornrs on the roll have been paid So q
month for the months of February,
March, April, May, June and July, and
they will be paid for the months of
August and September the last of the
present month. There will not be suffi-
cient remaining from the appropriation
to pay the full So for the month of Sep
tember, and no more will be paid out
until another appropriation is made by
the Legislature.
A matter not general; known, per
haps, is that the pensions paid by the
State are only paid for the fiscal year
which expires October 81, leaving only
ten months for pensions 10 be paid.
For the information Of any one inter-
estcd it may be stated that the total
number of pen ,ioners on the roll is
1884, to which will be paid by the
close of this month something less
than the sum of $46,4 ,416. By the
Act, the members Of the County boards
of examiners were to be paid So a day
for their services for not more than
eight days in any one year. For the
thirty-fve Counties This would entail an
expenditure of $3.50, if all the boards
were in session the full eight days, but
many of them were not. Some 50, 900
was required for this purpose. Besides
this, there is 81, 900 for clerk hire, and
all the items mentioned will be found to
use up the entire appropriation Of
S5O. 600.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
Carrier Pigeons on the Wing.

Yesterday morning at 6:15, city time,
Agent Mccullough, of the Southern
Express Company, released nineteen
carrier pigeons, belonging L. 5. Starr,
of No. 30 South Third street, Philadel-
phia Mr.. Starr sent the pigeons here
last week, aud Mr. Mccullough has been
waiting instructions from him to turn
them loose. The batch OF them are
among the fastest flyers in the Quaker
City, and each has attached to both Of
its legs number punched in u piece Of
steel. so that there. will be no mistake
about identifying it. The distance from
here 10 Philadelphia is 5a0 miles on IN
air line, and when the pigeons were re-
leased they flew upward and circlcd
around several times, as they usually do
when they start on Il journey. At last
the entire nineteen started in a North
erly direction, and in a few minutes
we're out of sight. Mr. Starr thinks
that these pigeons will break the record
for $50 miles. Agent McCulough telc
graphed Mr.. Starr that the pigeons had
beer released. The fastest of them were
expected to reach Philadelphia about 6
or o'clock yesterday afternoon
GreenciUe Neuy, it'll.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
Death by Electricity Horribly Painful.

OF course, electricity can instantane-
ouSly kill 4 person, but inthat iuintesi-
mally small space of time of the tranSi-
ton from life to death the person will
satfer inconceivable pain. Although
the speed of electricity is at the rate Of
1885, 900 miles per second, the killing
cannot be so instantaneous as to pre-
cude all pain Every particle Of the
nervous system is polarized, and polari-
zation causes each particle of matter to
revolve on its axis, which means the
stretching of the nerves out of all pro-
portion, and consequently the most in
tense pain.
But the great fault with execution by
electricity is that it is almost impossible
to ascertain just how strong 4 current
will Kill man instantaneously and yet
not be a barbaroGs mode of killing. If
the current be but a few volts stronger
than that required to instantly execute a
certain person, the consequences would
be terrible. 1t would disfsure the body
beyond recognition, and would disiigure
every portion of the corpse. Should've
current be just tritle too weak to- exc
cute person, it would throw him into
trance so deathlike that it is probable
that the body would be buried alive -.
LOH1oU IrOH
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
A Relic Of the Red Men.

Mr.. J. ". Goodson has left with us
an Indian stone hopper in which the
souaws used to beat maize into meal be-
fore the pale face cam. and drove them
from this pleasant land. 1t is an up
country flint stone, weighing about fif-
teen pounds, and followed out on oppo~
site ends into small basins. 1t was
ploughed up near his mill on Well
Branch, and is probably as perfect a
specimen of Indian ingenuity as there is
in existence All persons curious in such
matters are invited to call and examine
it. It certainly shows that the Indian
women had a much harder time than
their civilized white sisters. BarnWeN
Pro?lIo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
A chr.stz =! =!


The New York Independent has col
lected a large supply of statistics, out
of which it has compiled what is proba-
bly, an approximately accurate Chris
tian census of the United States The
totals will appear surprisingly large to
many readers. The whole number Of
communicates in this country is placed
at 20, $50, 900, or about 80 per cent. of
the entire population. The Methodists
outnumber any other denomination, the
membership of the several branches of
that church footing up 4, 4,723, ,SS1. Next
come the Roman Catholics with 4, 4a6,
019. The thirteen varieties of BaptistS
combined make great army of 4, ,07S, $50,
and the nine divisions of Presbyterians
count up ,1S0,1 49, Of Lutherans there
are 99S, ,0OS; of Congregationalists 49,
sos, and of Episcopalians 459,64s. The
Catholics outnumber any other singleor-
ganic denomination, though not equal to
the combined strength of the several
yarieties.of Methodists. 1t is fair to state,
however, that the Catholics count in the
number of their communicants young
children and the entire Catholic popula-
ton, while the Protestants inculude only
those who have actually become mem
bers of the church under prescribed
regulations. A classification .. of the
statistics shows the Episcopal system to
be largely predominant in the United
States. 1t includes 9, 433, 1856 commune
cants against q, 929, ,619 under the Con-
gregation policy and 2,ss5,s2 under
the Presbyterian.
The Reformed Episcopalians constitute
the smallest denomination; the Nora
vians come next; then the Unitarians and
the Unlversalists. The Roman Catholics
are largely increased by immigration.
The growing churches of this country ara
the Catholic, the Methodist, the Baptist
and the Episcopal The others are hardly
holding their own.
The total increase Of communicates
last year was 1000, which is consider
ably greater than the number for 1887.
There is a growing tendency to subdl-
vision among the Protestants, and 1t IS
most pronounced among the Baplists and
Methodists. We have already thirteen.
varieties of each.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
Thrown from His Wagon and Killed.

James D. Kirby, commonly called
Bud" by the companions of his youth,
was killed in the road below Rich Hill,
near the old A. X. Smith place, last
Thursday afternoon. He and his son
had driven two mules hitched to a wagon
to town and were carrying back load
of doors and sash. Going down slant
the mules began to run and when they
came to the Steepest part of the hill Mr..
Kirby was thrown out to the front
amongst the traces. He caught hold OF
one and held on until he WAS so much
cut and bruised and injured that he
died in few minutes He was about so
years old, a member of the Church and
Masonic fraternity. He was good cit
izen and will be much missed in his COM
munity-SpartQn6Mry Spartan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
An Unusual Homicide.

WINNsBoRo, september Especial to
The Register. Wyatt Walker and Bob
McDufie, two negroes, got into a diff
Guilty several days ago and McDuffie
struck Walker on the head with rock.
The wound resulted fatally last night.
The Sheriff arrested McDuffie to-day and
he is now in jail 70 await his trial. The
homicide was committed about ten miles
from here.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
A Suicide at Niagara.

BUFFALO, n. Y, September 5.-Au
unknown woman committed suicide at
Niagara Falls this morning by jumping
into the water above the falls She was
apparently about % years old, had red
hair and wore black dress. She was
alive when she went over the falls, as
she was seen to raise her head. She
was stranger. and had arrived on the
early morning train.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
THE MISSISSIPPI RIOT.
THE MISCONDUCT OF BAD NEGROES
BROUGHT ON.THE TROUBLE.

! <1AAASs
-
| A Dispassionate Statement Of Some OF
| the Circumstances---Good Men Of Both
Races Bent on Peace---No Further Dis.
| turbance Apprehende6.
New ORLEANS, September ga spe-
cial from Greenwood, Miss, says:
From present appearances it looks as
though the sun Of race would supersede
the cloud of war. The Sheriff of this
County returned from Mnter City, the
tSeat of war, last evening, and reports
everything quiet up there Four of the
ringleaders, Adolph Horton, Scott Nor
ris, NJ. J. Dial and Jack Dial, were
killed. The military arrived at Minter
City at O'Clock yesterday morning
Excitement among the negroes was aug
mented by the report that a peaceful
negro had been killed during the night
for refusing to take up arms against the
white people. ss-'
Upon the arrival of the troops it was
learned that party of about 100 ne.
groes we'll armed with Winchester rifles
were encamped near Cane Lake, at
distance of ST.: or eight miles from Minter
City. A accommodating party of citizens
numbering about fifty men was organized,
and proceeded to interview the belliger-
cnt blacks. After riding for some
time through dense forest of cane and
vines, they arrived at the place desis-
mated as the camp of the negroes, but
to their surprise they had moved to
some other place. Search was at once
instituted. Part of the men were detailed
to so in different directions and
make a thorough search Of the
entire surrounding country, in
order to discover their whereabouts.
The parry, while passing through the
plantation of Mr.. G. A. Lownes, came
upon Adoph Horton and Jack Dial, and
they were commanded to surrender.
Without. regarding the command of the
officers, they drew their pistols and
started to run, when they were shot
down. These two were very desperate
and mischieyous, and had been the Z
pricipal aiders of Cromwell and Thomas
in arousing the negroes of this County.
Other leaders were killed this morning
while resisting arrest. Thomas, Allen
and Cromwell, the moving spirits of the
insurrection, have not been arrested,
but the whites and the better class of
negroes are determined to bring them to
justice.
George Allen is another one who
killed another negro last Sunday night
on Townsend's plantation for refusing
to join his band, and it is believed he is
still in this County. Cromwell is an ex-
convict and one of the principal nsti-
gators of the riot. His whereabouts at
present are unknown, but there are
about seventy or one hundred men
searching the woods for Allen and his
accomplices, of whom there are about
eight.
The best of feeling now prevails be-
tween the whites and the better class of
negroes, and when this troublesome
clement has been brought to justice the
md 49, affairs will move on a.
,, otp e77sesnaSaan nnened. z&5E
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11

Close observers say that Buffalo Bill
would not have met with success in Eu-
rope if he had not worn long hair. His
locks were, so to speak, the key :,
victory
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
AD1sTURBANCE IN LAURENs.
A Mob Of Negroes Assault White Man
and Then Resist Arrest-Two Wounded.
An Incendiary Fire.


An Incendiary Fire.
LAURENs, S. c., September A Spe-
cial to The Register. Something OF a
race conflict occurred in the lower Sec
tion of this County to-day, between a
party of young men and some dozen or
more North Carolina negroes. 1t seems
that Yesterday the negroes threatened
white man and were only prevented from
doing him bodily injury by the inter
ference of those present. The neigh
borhood turned out to arrest the ne
grocs, who showed fight. Both parties
fired and two negroes were wounded.
The negroes fled. They were working
on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Railroad in HolSshousers camp, whlch
is now completely deserted.
N. P. Nhitmire lost his dwelling this
morning by fire, thought to be iucen-
diary
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11

Elijah Halford. President Harrison's
private secretary, is thinking of pun
chasing a summer residence either IN
Marblehead or Swampscott, MrSSachr-
sets. He wants to be near the whistljng
buOvS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
THE BARBECUE.

served by Messrs. J. NJ. Roach and Lewis
Marstellar. in the old fair building, was
literally patronized, and all who par
took OF the palatable products of Prot.
Roach's skill pronounced the cue one OF
the best of the season.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11

Wit should be used as shield for de
fense rather than as sword to Wounc
otherS.-Fuller.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
WHAT CAN WE DOI

Twenty-Five years ago the influence Of
the farmers was felt, now we havn't a
single Congressman thoroughly commit
ted to our interests-enly a few half.
breeds. We have allowed the other
classes to get in and control us. Every
thing in government and business is so
conducted that the chief burden falls on
the farmer. He pays for everything.
They never deprive the farmer of one
office-that is paymaSter.
What are you gong to do? Amt
you coming together in sub alliances
and discuss the situation as intelligent
men If this civil revolution fails then
the time is at hand when this govern
ment
WILL GO DOWN IN BLOOD.
We are in just the condition Of all the
countries that have gone down in his
tory All now is moving to central
ization. The money is held in the
hands of the few. Look at the trusts
being formed and the aggregation of
capital everywhere.
THE JUTE TRUST,
which forced up the price of baggins to
sixteen cents a yard, robbed us last
year OF shree or four millions of dollars.
What are you going to do9 Sit down
supinely and curse it. They don't care
cent for your curses.
Commercial exchanges everywhere
resolved against the jute trust. The
merchants and people condemned it. !
thought they meant it, but they didn't.
What the merchants ought to have
done was to have gone to the
manufacturers aud said: Here,
the men who support us have
been robbed by the iute trust and want
cotton hagging. Make it, and we will
take every yard and pay for it.
But they didn't do 1t, and jute bag
ging is finding its way into the stock Of
some dealers How can we whip the
jute trust unless We quit using it? They
may say you nave broken the trust, and
now you can get jute bagging, two
pounds to the yard, at 8 cents. What
should prevent them next year, if We
quit opposition, to come up to 20 cents
if they want to2
INCREASED CONSUMPTION.
Ifyou increase the amount received by
farmers you would see great increase
in consumption. Where will you find
the farmer now who consumes as much
as he could or would if able2 can show
YOU many who don't consume fourth
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11

submit, for with all the facts before
them they best know what Is best to
be done.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
INCREASED CONSUMPTION.

Ifyou increase the amount received by
farmers you would see a great increase
in consumption. Where will you find
the farmer now who consumes as much
as he could or would if able2 can show
YOU many who don't consume fourth
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11

We propose to organize the LINERS
all over the country into sub-alliances,
each in territory six miles square.
From these alliances delegates will
be selected to comprise County
Alliances. In the alliance the
minority must obey the majority.
This is the part of intelligence and Wis
dom. Any member who won't obey the
decision of the majority should be dis
missed. Iou can get on better without
him.
Select your best men to go to the
County Alliances. They can't deceive
you. They can't make any money, can't
even electioneer. They are bound to be
pure and honest. You send such men
from every sub-alliance. They meet in
the County Alliance and will discuss
County matters intelligently, for they
know what they are talking about. Then
they will send delegates to the State Al
lance. Then from these delegates you
should send to the National Alliance
your best men, They are competent to
discuss and decide what is best for all:
You mt surrender your individual
Judgment 10 the superior wisdom of
these ms 1t is the part of wisdom to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-14

Los ANGELES is to have Federal
building at last. The HERALD to-day
has an advertisement inviting bids for
the construction of the building. 1t is
somewhat unfortunate and does not
argue very high degree of business per-
spicacity on the part of the Government
that no means are afforded contractors
of this city to make such bids. Sar
Francisco is the nearest point where
plans and specifications can be seen. Il
is not unreasonable to think that builderl
ON the spot could underbid those at {
distance. But they are not given any op
portunity nor can this oversight be rem
edied now, for the reason that all bid
must be in the Office at Washington by
February 5, 1SS9-about three week
from tn is date.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-14
WASHINGTON.
What Remains of the Tariff
Bill to be Discussed.
PLANS OF THE HOUSE OUTLINED.
0berly's Report on Indian Affairs
The Inauguration and the
&. A. r.

| Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, January 13.-The Senate
has now discussed the whole of the
Tariff bill except the wool, sugar and
lumber schedules and portion of two
or three others of minor Importance.
The view of the committee in charge of
the bill upon these prominent schedules
has heretofore been given, and there is
no reason to expect any important
change in them not already announced
The debate will occupy all of this week
and Monday of next week, the time for
voting on the passage of the bill being
fixed for Tuesday, the 22nd, at O'Clock.
The business of the House this week
has all been nicely planned in advance,
and in some instances has been made
the object of special orders. On Mon
day, after the passing of the Fortifca-
ton Appropriation bill, the River and
Harbor bill is to be taken up. Springer
intends to try to get consideration for the
Omnibus Territorial bill, on Tuesday,
but the indications are that he will meet
with some Republican opposition. The
Appropriations Committee wish to con-
slider and pass the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill, Wednesday, and the South
Carolina contested election case is get
for Thursday, and may consume the re-
mainder of the week. 1t is to be noted,
however, that part of all this programme
is subject to disarrangement by a report
from the Committee on Rules on the
Randall resolution, resembling the rule
which now requires adjournment al 5
O'Clock every day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-14

THE taxpayers of Los Angeles are al
last beginning to take an interest in the
expenditures of the large sums of money
which have been yearly collected in this
city and county. In the matter of roads
the cutlays have been by all standards
simply outrageous, and the other items
are equally extravagant. The Board o.
Trade or Chamber of Commerce ought
to appoint an expert to go through the
county's books and make detailed re-
port covering all the heads of expendi
ture. Nothing will contribute SO much
to give confidence to intending investors
as to know that honesty and accounta
bility characterize the outlays of our city
and county governments. Only in thi.
way can we insure low rate of taxa
tiOn
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-14

EVEN at San Francisco Eastern butter is
received in carloads all through the fall
of the year. 1t is sin and shame that
any portion of California should be de.
pendent on any part of the East for any
product of the soil. There is nothing
which any Eastern State produces which
California cannot excel in. Los Angeles
Is particularly fine dairy section, and
this section ought to ship both butter
and cheese by the carload. Poultry and
eggs are aleo daily necessities of the
househould which we allow the superior
thrift of the Kansas granger to shove on
us, whereas we should turn the tables on
him. Instead of paying out money day
by day for what we eat and drink, We
ought to be deriving coin in carloads
from all parts of the world from the
matchless products Of our soil. Thif
State needs million men to make them.
selves rich by taking up small farms and
developing the rich resources of this
State. To supply the home market with
daily necessities Los Angeles county
needs one thousand such men to settle
on small farms, and 60 into the same
line of enterprise. Each family which
this spring joins the grand army of Los
Angeles grsngers will bless the day they
took 80 wise step, and the happy guild
ing star which led them here to co it.