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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
BLACK FRENCEMEN."
Fred Douglass on the Haytians-Ee Will
Sail in September.

NEW YORK, July "A Tribune Wash
ington special says: In reply to Il1
6une correspondent Frederick Douglass,
the new Minister to Hayti, yesterday
said: Il cannot say when shall leave
for my post. Unless some unexpected
| emergency arlsrsI11 prGrer soIeave aDou1
September 1St. The climate in Hayti is
very trying to an American. The near
temperature is about so degrees, anC
rises to about 104 degrees. Europeans,
who are in business at Port-au-Prince
generally reside in mountains few
miles distant There the temperature is
delightful in comparison. l do moi
think, by reason Of my advanced age
that NJ ! health will materially suffer"
Mr.. Douglass continued: Il am well
known among the people of Hayti. You
may remember that some years ago
was assistant secretary to the San Do
mingo commission. Then was in favor
Of the purchase of San Domingo; now
am not in favor of it. | believe that
non coercion is the best in such matters.
Let the people decide At the period
mentioned | also visited Port-au-Prince.
| know the character of the people.
They are black Frenchmen. They are
given to revolutions like the French and
are condemned therefor.
well, France has had twelve revolu-
tioas since 1890. | do not think the
HaytianS would indulge in so many revo-
lutions were it not for outside persons
furnishing them arms Some of the
New York merchants ins;igate these
revolutions by selling arms and NUM-
tons Of war to political factions. We're
they not so readily supplied with arms
Dy these New Workers there would be
fewer revolutions. have no means of
knowing how the present revolution will
result. HiDpolyle is within fifteen miles
of PQrt-al Prince, but fifteen miles in
Hayti cannot be measured as in this
country Great mountains intercept the
line of march. and the way to the Hay
tian capital is strewn with difficulties to
Hippolyte and his men. l hope the
trouble will be settled before arrive.
Eyes, Mrs. Douglass will go with me.
l trust that the climate will not affect
her health. l leave my country reluct-
antly, and yet l appreciate the high
nonor conferred upon me. | should have
preferred the Office of Recorder of
Deeds. Now l am glad l was not ap-
pointed. When foreign mission was
suggested to me named Cairo, Egypt,
for the reason that | was interested in
the people for chronological reasons. /
have sometimes thought tEat l might
with sufficient time discover a race re-
scmblance between the Egyptians and
the Africans. ! have given much
thought to the subject
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
A HORROR NEAR BTSaOpVILLE.
Five Negroes Assault a Young White
Man and His Wife-The Man Beaten,
Probably Murdered--The Wife Shame
fully Abused

BIsHopvILLE, July 4.-On last Frida
two young white people, Mr. and Mrs,
Daniels, appeared in the neighborhood
of Bethlehem Church, about three miles
above here, and stopped over night with
one Ransom J. Anderson, q colored man.
and on Monday morning started out FOL
Bishopville to look for work. On the;l
way TO town they were met by one Ned
Williams, a young negro, who bears a
very bad reputation, and were decoyed
by Ned to his house, where he said they
could remain during Saturday, and he
could then pilot them on Sunday to a
good place to stay until they could OBJ
tain work.
On Sunday morning Ned Williams
went off, ostenSibly to see about getting
house for the young couple His real
object, however, was to summon four OF
his comrades, Ed Slater, John Williams,
his brother Tom, Charles and Preston
Jefferson, to aid him in scheme he had
planned. The five negroes held meet
Ing just outside of WilliamS'S house and
III %lGnt or tnelr VICTIMS.
A little after dark Williams told the
young white man and his wife that he
would now conduct them to the home he
had secured for them, and they set out
with him, but had only gone about 2OC
yards from the house when Ned'S four
companions jumped on young Daniels
and beat him, and drove him away.
Then the FIVE, with drawn pistols, as
Sanlted the woman, each abusing her to
his hearts content. The poor creature,
halt dead, was forced back into Ned
WilIiams's house, and kept there unit!
the next morning, when Williams's wife
carried her to the house Of Preston JET
ferSon. and he took her to the house OF
Jurc Cupid, who resides on Mr.. o. c.
Scarborough's place. Cupid and his
wife are kind colored people, and she
remained with them until last night,
when the white people of the vicinity
got the first mixing Of the crime.
Investigation followed and Mr.. r. E.
CarneS. our Trial Justice, issued war
rants for four men, three of whom
were parties Ntliilcu. luc louIlu, DClLIS
innocent, was discharged this morning,
and two more were secured. At the
preliminary examination all the parties
made statements which amount in fact
to a plea of guilty. Our town is in a
fever of excitement and knots of men,
both white and colored, are seen all
about town discussing the question and
large guard is placed over the prison
ers to prevent any possibility of lynch
ing.
The prisoners will be taken in the
morning to Sumter, where they will be
lodged to await the fall term of court.
Mr.. O. c. Scarborough, our Iutendaut,
and Mr.. R. Z. Carnes, Trial Justice, de-
serve credit for the manner in which
they have worked up this matter.
The young husband has not been heard
from, aud fears are entertained that he
has been killed A searching party will
scour the avoods this evening. Our
colored people are highly inceused and
are loud in their denuuciations of this
atrocious crime. The young woman
claims to be from Marion County, and
was Miss Nora HugglnS before her
marriage to DauielS.-SpeciI to NetrS
Oltd Courier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
United States Mining Laws.

There are certain general principles oemine
law which may be mentioned: All lands Of
the United States containing gold, silver,
lead, tin, copper or cinnabar in workable
quantities are mineral lands, and not open to
homestead or pre-emption entry. Nor does a
land grant to g railroad convey title to min
eral; nor is there any distinction between
surveyed and unSurveyed public land II
there is mineral in workable quantities in the
land it belongs to the locator and miner and
to them only. Second, and most important.
in all cases Of doubt, the law is to oe con-
scrued in favor Of the prospector and
locator The burden Of proof Is upon
all who claim title in opposition Third.
il the land is within known mineral region,
It is presumed to be mineral land, and the
burden Of proof is on those who dispute it.
Even if the land has been thrown open to
settlement, it will be withdrawn from
market at any time before vested rights ac-
crue, upon proof that it is mineral land In
short, the United States government designs
to extend the greatest possible encourage
ment 70 prospecting and the development Of
mines, and therefore directs that all doubtful
legal points be construed in furtherance OF
that deSign-J H. Beadle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
ANOTHER FLOOD IN JoENsToWN.

Cambria City Threatened With Inunda-
ticn Great Alarm Among the People.
JoHNsToWN, Pa, July 3.-The heavy
rains of yesterday and last night flooded
five families in Cambria City. The water
came pouring down the mountain last
night, filed the first floors of houses,
destroying all the furniture that had
been saved from tic big food. There
is great alarm among the people over
tie condition Of the Concmaugh River.
The water rose five feet this morning in
three hours and carried away the foot
bridge above the Pennsylvania Railroad
station.
There was danger of the temporary
bridge erected by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad giving out, and six loaded
freight cars were run out on the bridge
to save it. About 10 o'clock the abut-
mentS began to sink.
The temporary bridge erected at tao
lower end of the Gautier offices is almost
a total wreck.
Orders were given at General Hast,
ings'S headquarters at 10 o'clock to get
everything in shape for quick removal.
as it was feared the tents would be
washed away The portable bridges
over Stoney Creek were only saved after
very hard work by the engineers.
At 11:3Oit was thought all danger had
passed, when fresh storm broke ovc!
the valley. Rain is coming down in
torrents and the people fear that the
Conemaugh Will yet sweep over its
banks and flood the town.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
There Has Been all Improvement.

The rules Of etiquette laid down now re-
garding court functions are coulical, but
don't compare with the following regula-
tions, which were prescribed by the lord
chamberlain o5Gaszo aszo -aasso g5rAe bsenSt 81.
officers. many of them belonging to noble
families When invited to dine with royal
persons they were to be neatly dressed, with
clean coats and boots, and not to enter the
room in a half drunken condition. They
were warned not to drink after each mouth
full, as that would make them drunk too
soon, norro empty more than one goblet for
every two dishes They were not to put
their hands in the plates, their bones under
the table, lick their fingers wipe their noses
on the table cloth, or drink so much as to
make them fall Off the chairs or unable to
walk straight These are extracts from a
guide carefully drawn up for the guidance Of
officers and gentlemen of noble families,
which shows that manners have improved
since 1G2t.-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Furs Worn IN Summer.

It's English, but its Very sensible.
What. The wearing OF furS all sum-
mer. The fashionable sirl sends off her
sealSkin coat and all her really heavy
weight furS, but she reserves her mink or
sable cape and her black bear boa to wear
with her summer gowns. We laugh about
furs and white muslin and compare
them to olives and ice cream, but while
opposed to the mixture of edibleS, you
can see the good sense that comes from
wearing furS all during the summer 10
the mountains, at the seaside, or
wherever one goes to get
cool, there is certain to be a chilinesS IN
the evening, and then what is so
pretty, or what so becoming as the full
fluffy hair of the black bear or the soft
brown of the mink or sable over white
gown These furS are not heavy in
weight and do not possess, thank good
ness, the dowdy air of white ShawlS.
The latter always look as if woman
had Just gotten over the malaria and
was bundling herself up in one of them
to avoid alike chillS or fcvers. Frame
yourself, then, in the fur that is becom-
ing to YOU. 1t Will make your hair look
gl0ssier; it will make your skin look
whiter, and. think of it, You will look
Just as Lady Somebody or the Duchess
of Somebody Else does at her garden
party, or what in the English society
papers is called the fashionable function.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Another SAMPLE Of Protection.

The wages scale of the Amalgamated AS
sociation of Iron aud Steel Workers for
1SSS-S9 expired Saturday. Sixteen firms
in Ohio and Pennsylvania have signed
the scale. 4 number of other firms will
do likewise when repairs to their mills
are completed. There is no fear of a
strike in the iron mills over the wage
question this year. There will probably
be fight at the Homestead Stee! Works
of Carnegie & Co. in PittSburg, where
5000 men are employed Saturday
afternoon word was given 10 close down
the works for repairs, and the men were
given to understand that they will not
be re-employed until they had consented
to accept the firms scale, which pro-
vides for reduction of at least 25 per
cent. on the whole. The men assert that
the scale Will not be signed, and the
firm say if the reduction is not accepted
the mill will be started with nonunion
men
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Darling Didn't Como.

A young man from Rochcport made US a
pleasant call one day last week. While here
he informed us Of piece Of news that will
be OF interest to student Of kemper college,
Bonneville he informed US that several days
ago a negro woman in Rocheport was stand
ing on the bank of the Missouri river catch.
ing driftwood, and while waiting for log
heap to float down. beer bottle foated by
and she pulled it in. Upon examining the
bottle she found that it contained II letter
which read as follows:
To Ny FRIENDS: BONNEVILLE, No., April
!, 1SS9-l am student at Bonneville, No.
heard Of friend of mine who got 4 wife in
this way, and Thought perhaps might get
one in the same way. Now whoever finds
this must answer it. Yours, ETC.. etc. -.
P S.-Come to me- darling
AS yet the old negro woman still resides in
Rocheport. tNoI Herald
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Sight Recovered After Thirty Years

John Mcdonald, aged Ga, of Water
bury, receives the congratulations of his
friends on the restoration of his sight,
which was totally lost for over thirty
years Recently he has recovered from
a sickness, and WIS much surprised to
find that he could discern his hand when
held few inches from his face.
Since then he has seen and recognized
friends of his early days and other oh
jects. He says that during his illness be
suffered very peculiar dizzy sensations.
At one time he heard strange snap
ping sound inside of his head. The
doctors say it is an unparalleled case
Hartford Conn., Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Working Girls in New York.

Girls who get positions as 'salesladies" in
stores must begin at 81 per week, and the
highest pay they can hope for is IS, and they
must dress nicely. The higher in the social
scale the position, the more is required in the
way Of dress Shirt makers get % to 35
cents dozen for mems white shirts, and two
dozen is a big days work Women and chill
drens underwear and wrappers are as badly
aid, and the most expert operator, By work
ing every hour OF the day and far into the
night all the time, can scarcely pay for the
barest existence, let alone save anything for
her inevitable day Of need. Cravat making
and mems underwear are paid for at starva-
ton price, and one Of three things is bound
to happen-the girl finds husband, a grave
y worse, for buman nature cannot stand the
awful strain.-New York Letter
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Chicago Greatly ENLARGED.

Chicago has annexed a wide stretch
of territory so as to take within its lin
its all suburban towns. its area has
been increased thus, it is stated, to 14I
square miles-a phenomenal area for a
municipal corporation. The population
is, of course, greatly increased by the
annexation, some estimates making the
present population over a million. The
c;ty's modesty has not, it is feared.
been proportionally increased.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Married in Jest.

Mr.. J. Fletcher Marcum of Catletts-
burg and Miss Laura Duke Smith of
Lexington attended a social gathering
in Ashland, KY, one evening last week,
and young minister and the County
Clerk were among the guests. After a
while some one suggested a mock mar
riage and Mr.. Marcum and Miss Smith
volunteered to be the bride and bride
groom. The County Clerk was appealed
to and made out the license and the
minister performed the ceremony.
Nothing more was thought of the affair
until Friday, when it was mentioned to
lawyer, who declared that the mar
riage was legal one. This view is ac
cepted as correct and the make believe
bride and bridegroom are intensely dis
tressed. To add to the complication.
Mr.. Marcum was engaged to al eSti-
mable young lady of Ashland. The
courts will have to be appealed to for
relief. Mr.. Marcum is editor of the Cat
lettSburg Democrat and Miss Smith, or
Mrs. Marcum, is the daughter of Gene
raj Greene Clay Smith, one of the best
known men in Kentucky.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
DAMOEL!ON GOLD.

Like bright gold dollars in the grass
The dandelious lie,
And If they would like dollars pass"
know what would buy
At first I'd work with all my might
To gather up the gold,
And stuff my pockets just as tight
AS ever they would hold
Then would find Dame NatureS store
(She has the dearest thingsD
Boldly knock ct the very front door
And ask for butterflies wings.
Then should want some fine gray gloves.
Made out Of spiders silk
And feathery cloak from breasts Of doves
And soft and white as milk.
For shoes. I'd buy some lily leaves
With snail shell buttons bright,
And made Of thread the thistle weaves,
Some stockings snowy white
But, most Of al, long to buy
The new moon for boat.
That each night, far down the sky.
Among tho stars might float
Oh, round and round the earth I'd range.
So glad and free and bold
And never cent I'd ask Of change
From dandeiou gold
The Cottage Hearth.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Another French Cabinet Crisis.

PARIS, July 2.-The belief exists in
political circles here that Cabinet criSi'
will result from the charge made by N.
DeCassagnac in the Chamber of Depu.
ties last Saturday, that Thevenot, Min
lister of Justice, was the accomplice OF
Meyer in the Credit Mobelier frauds,
for connection with which Meyer has
been sent to prison. 1t is rumored that
both Thevenot and Rouveir, Minister OF
Fina nee, have determined to resign.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
The Presidents New England Trip.

New YORK, July 3.-President Harri-
son and party, consisting of Secretary
and Mrs. Noble, Adjutant General L. A.
Barbour, Lieutenant Mason of the Navy
Department, Clarence W Bowen and
Col. Elliot F. Shepard, left the Fifth
Avenue Hotel this morning at 9:35 and
were driven in carriages to the Grand
Central Depot, where the 10 o'clock trein
was taken for Woodstock. At the depot
Secretary Tracy joined the President.
A stop will be made at Hartford, and
the President will visit the State Capt.
+nl
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Mormon Missionaries in West Virginia

A dispatch from Wheeling says: The
persistency with which Mormon mission
aries are carrying on their work in some
parts of West Virginia is beginning to
excite great deal of Indignation. There
is likely to be trouble very soon. Ritchic
County is at present the scene of the most
active operations. Two ellers have
taken up permanent quarters there. On
Indian Greek there is quite a large con-
gregation and meetings are held weekly,
at which polygamy is'not only openly
preached, but attempts are being made
to carry the theory into practice. at least
one convert having taken unto himself a
second wife. In other parts of the some
County like success has attended the ef-
forts of the missionaries, and in all there
are fifty full-hedged Mormons in the
County No efforts, it seems, are being
made to transplant the converts"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
T1,a OLD TNer,a

Hotel Call Boy-Madam, you must hurry il
you would save your life. The hotel is all or
fire. This is the third time have warned
you.
Lady Guest-Well, tell the firemen to keer
the flames under control until take out my
curl papers and friz my hair. just know
there's great crowd Of MEN down there and
some of them are newspaper reporters
Omaha World
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
UNCLE SANS DISHONESTY.
How the Government Has Profted by
Funds from Unpaid Money Orders.

y upd1o AOuey OIOSIS.
For seventeen years after the estab-
lishment of the money order system in
this country, the funds secured through
unpaid money orders were stored up and
boarded, just as though the United
States government had made a good
speculation. No attempts whatever
were inaugurated to ascertain the real
owners of this money which had been
trusted to Uncle Sans care, but the
sum went on accumulating until it had
reached the enormous figures of about
81, 700, 900. Then Congress took hold
The legislative branch of the govern
ment decided that the money thus held
was illegally held, and that no pains
should be spared to ascertain to whom it
belonged, and clause was attached to
one of the bills appropriating money f2ss
| the support OF the PoRs15S 5Sficet Department
authorizing the employment of num-
Der of clerks, whose duty it should be
to ascertain thesrightful owners of this
money order fund, and every effort
made to restore it. Congress also pro-
vided that hereafter, whenever an cad
vice" in relation to an order, which
should remain unpaid in the hands of a
postmaster a certain number of days
without the money having been claimed,
was received, it should be the duty o.:
that postmaster to notify the payce If
this failed to secure the payment Of the
money to the rightful party, the sender
was to be notified, and steps were de-
vised by which he might secure the
money which had not been paid to the
person to whom he desired it should go.
Under this latter Act there has been a
great falling off in the accumulation Of
money to TIE credit of the money order
fund in New York, and under the in
structions of Congress some clerks in
the Money Order Department hare been
engaged for some years in making out a
list of all unpaid orders, together with
the names of the purchaser of the order
and the party to whom it was sent.
These lists make an enormous bill OF
manuscript, and although they are not
yet completed, they have been instru-
mental IN restoring a great deal of the
money to the rightful owners. Just how
much has been paid back cannot be as
certained at this time without a great
deal of work, but that there still remains
more than S1,00O,OO0 piled away in the
Sub-treasury in New York to the credit
of the money order fund is beyond dis
pute.
Ordinary business honesty would have
demanded that this fund should never
have been allowed to accumulate, but
Uncle Sam, III his business dealings, is
the most dishonest of mortalS. He never
pays debt that ne can possibly escape,
but insists upon prompt payment from
all his debtors.-Washington Letter.
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WASHINGTON Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Mrs. Harrison,
her father, DR.. Scott, and two grand
children, left Washington this afternoon
for Deer Park, Maryland, where they
will spend the summer.
The First National Bank OF Hunts
vile, Ala, has been authorized to begin
business with a capital of S125, 900.
The bond offerings to-day aggregated
S694, $50: accepted, $613, 700 at 1913 for
four per cents. and 1869 four and halls.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
AN INSANE CIVIL ENGINEER

Jumps from Window Of the Palmer
House, Chicago, and usustains Fatal
Injuries.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Persons passing
along State street, IN front of the Palmer
House, this afternoon, were Mortified at
seeing man, clad only in sheet, climb
out of a window and walk along the
projecting cornice. Suddenly, with a
Shrek, he fell to the projection below
A ladder was procured and an attempt
was made to rescue him, when, with a
scream, he threw himself to the pave
ment below, fracturing his skull and re-
ceiving other injuries which will proba-
bly, cause his death. He was evidently
insane, and proved to be George W.
Howe, prominent young civil engineer
Of Leadville. He was on his way home
from Washington, where he had been in
attendance as delegate to the conven-
ton of Patriotic Sons of America.