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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
A GoRILLA'S BRIDE.
The Strange Adventures Of Captive
African Woman.

A1r1can " oman.
"The natives of Africa are towards in
war; said Carl Steckleman, The ex-
plorer, who started for New York pre-
paratory to going to the Congo region.
They peter to take prisoners, and
comparatively few of their enemies are
killed outright. They are afraid to
strike, for fear they will receive Ioro
damaging blow in retuln~7hey make
slaves of tbejr prisoners and the captives
| hseas have sorry time.
Of all enemies they dread the gorilla
most. And he is foe no man dares
despise. He will fight at sight. Nun.
bers do not deter him. He is so human
and so desperate in his defense and at
! tack that the Africans have long learned
that to fight with the gorilla is to fight
to the death. This dreadful animal
keeps to the woods, as it is necessary for
him to grasp hold of the boughs as he
walks on MS hind legs. Aman is there
fore comparatively safe if he is on the
prairie.
''There are some extraordinary things
told of the gorilla. 1 will relate one Of
them. I had always heard it said that
the male gorilla would not harm wo-
man. This is the common belief in
some tribes. One day we came to a
village in which one hut had been built
apart from, the rest. We inquired for
1Lfne reason of th;s.and found that it had
been dedicated to witch. This witch
was greatly reyered. She had been the
wife of a gorilla. The woman had lived
in the village in a house which stood on
the edge of the forest. A great tree over
hung her shanty In the village all the
trees had been cut down as precaution
against the gorillas. One night one of
these animals came out Of the forest, got
up into the big tree which overhung the
woman's house, climbed down on to the
roof, threw the roof off, swung down
into the hut, seized the woman, climbed
through the hole in the roof, up into the
tree and went away into the woods, car
rying the woman with him. His great
strength made this an easy thing for
him to do. He could hold her in one
arm and with his two hind legs and bis
one free forearm make his way up and
down trees or through the woods. The
woman was gone for many days. The
people saw that her house roof had been
torn off. They looked carefully around
the house and saw that there were no
tracks whatever. Then they knew that
the dread enemy had carried her off. One
day she came back. She told a wonder
full story. The gorilla had carried her
for miles into the woods, and finally had
climbed great tree and deposited her
in his home There he treated her very
kindly, brought her food and drink, but
would not permit her to leave. After
watching her carefully for many days
he finally left her, probably intending to
return in a short time, convinced that
she would remain. The woman came
down to the ground, and, after wander
ing in the forest for several days, made
her way back to the village. The people
at first were about to kill her, but they
finally concluded that she was possessed
of extraordinary powers. They therefore
built her house for herself, supplied her
with every comfort, and looked up to
her as a sacred person"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Mechanics Lien.

Judge Presley has filed with the clerk
o. iKershaw County his opinion in thesuit
brought by Taylor & Elmec against the
and Southern C Construction
Company to set up a mechanics lien
against the road bed of the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, to Sc
cure the amount due the plaintiffs on
their contract for laying the track of the
road from Camden to Blacksburg. The
question involved was whether the
plaintiffs had any such lien. Judge
Presley decides that they are entitled
to no such rights; that the mechanics
lien does not apply to railroads, and he
dismissed the proceedings. The plain
tifs have appealed to the Supreme
C0urt-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Liyely Scenes in Salt Lake.

There were lively scenes in Salt Lake
City Monday evening of last week after
the Gentle victory became known.
Torches, horns, cowbells, drums, can
non crackers and Roman candles were
brought forth. Men ''hueged one an
other in their excitement, and almost
cried for JOY" Says the Salt Lake Tri
6uaae: "The victory was not won wholly
by Gentiles. The quickened conscieuces
and expanding Americanism in many a
young Mormon's heart helped to swell
the glory of yesterday" Ex-Governor
West, whom Cleveland appointed Gov
ernor, stumped the Territory against the
Church, and, with others, made con-
gratulatory speech from hotel balcony
after the results were announced.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
A WONDERFUL WATCH.
It Cost 81, 500 and Is Both a Timepiece
and Calendar.

VT. R. Huntington of Cleveland is
the owner ola unique watch presented
to him by his father, John Huntington
"a watch that is one of two, Mr.. Hunt
ington, ST., carrying the duplicate. For
both these, it is said, the latter paid
S., 900 in gold to the makers, Aessrs. J..
Badollet & Co. of Geneva. The case of
the one described IS of pure gold, four
ounce, while the works are of the most
delicate and intricate character and
number fully 400 pieces On the large
dial appear four smaller dials. The one
at the top shows by diagram of the
sky the changes Of the moon, the frma-
ment being of lapis-lazuli studded with
golden stars. The next dial to the right
shows the leap year, the tiny hand NOV
ing around the circle once in four years,
and an auxiliary hand shows each
month.
On the dial at the bottom is a hand
marking the quarter seconds, and one
showing the day Of the month. At tie
left on the fourth miniature dial is a
hand pointing out the day of the week,
and another the tide as it ebbs and
flows. Around the large dial, besides
the usual hour and minute hands, moves
second hand, and an extra horse-:ime
so arranged that the distance betwce i
two horses at the finish is accurately
noted in quarter-secondS. BY pressing
a button the last hour is struck on a
deep-toned bell, one of a fairy chime;
the quarters are more silvery note,
and rapidly tlnkliug companion gives
the minutes. The watch is stem-winder
and one spring furnishes the motive
power.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
A Heroic Deed,

Recently at Aurora, Missouri, miner
by the name of William Friend had pre-.
pared and lighted two shots in shaft
forty feet deep, and was being hoisted
out by William Oberland, when upon
reaching the top of the shaft the barrel
upon which be was standing became de-
tached from the rope, and Friend was
precipitated to the bottom upon the
burning fuse. His right leg was broken
in two places below the knee. He was
unconscious, and horrible death from
the explosion to follow was apparently
inevitable, when Oberland threw the
rope down again, made it fast to the
windlass, descended thereon, snatched
the burning fuse from the loaded hole,
and saved his unfortunate fellow-work-
mans life, Oberland's hands were badly
burned by going down the rope.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Died From Tight Lacing.

a verdict of death from tight lacins
comes from a Birmingham jury, ex-
pressed as a verdict ';Death from press
ure round the waist The subject was
a servant girl who died after fright,
and her death was attributed by the
medical witness TO the fact that she was
laced too tightly to enable her to stand
any sudden emotion. She was a noto-
rious tight lacer, not only at the waist.
Her collar fitted so closely that it was
impossible to loosen it at the critical
moment. Undecc her corsets she wore
a tightly bucklcd belt.-CAicayo Her.
u71-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Gray Hair Turning Black,

Mrs. Robert Stephens, who has just
returned from Eddyville, tells US that the
hair upon the head of W. P. Emerson,
who has for years been gray, is now
turning black. It is claimed that no
dye has been used to produce the effect,
but that it is a freak of nature. Mr..
Emerson removed to Eddyville from
this city about a year ago, and when he
left here his head was nearly white.
He is about 60 years of age. .-F'""hJort,
Kv., Roundabout.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
a Georgia Marriage Knot.

An amusing marriage took pl:ce in
Elberton the other day. A couple came
into the court house to be married. A
new Justice was called in. He hcd no
form, and improvised a ceremony. he
asked the groom these questions: evil!
you stick to this woman through thick
and thin, up and down, right and left,
hot or cold, wet or dry, and have no
other wife but her7 If you will you can
have her for wife" Similar questions
having been propounded to the woman,
and affirmative answers given, be pro
nounced them husband and wife. At
lQ7at0 Constitution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
A Fabulous Price.

Wide as the public opened their eyes at the
astonishing sum Of $500 at which Seymours
''six original drawings for 'Pickwick' " were
Knocked down to Mr.. Quaritch, they would
open them wider still could they see what 1t
was for which the amount was paid. The
scrap book in which they were pasted was
child's ordinary exercise book, which was dis
figured by coarsely colored scraps, painted"
doubtless, by one Of the unhappy artists chill
drsn. The sketches themselves were so small
that four of them were stuck on to one page
and three of them are said to be torn. a Lon
don expert valued the ''lot" at e70, and yet
so eager was American competition and so
doughty was British opposition-in the per.
son of Mr. Quaritch-that it was only the
champion dealers final e5 advance on e495
that saved the little Pickwickian relics to the
old couutry.-Loudon Letter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Forest Fires in Montana.

MILES CITY, Mont, August 15.-The
prairies few miles to the North aud
Southeast of here are on fire. The fires
cover an area of thousands of acres.
The timber North and South of town,
which are separate from each other,
seem to have caught fire simultaneously,
and were probably struck by lightning
Sunday eve liug. Extensive prairie fires
are also raging in this County below
Fallon, travelling iowa d GleDdive, and
it is feared tat tie range in the vicinity
will be lost.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
lair Oil Advertised In Church.

At the conclusion Of the services Of the
African Methodist church in Cameron, Mo-,
Sunday night, Frank Chalfant, q member of
the congregation, arose and announced that
he was agent for avery fine brand Of hair
oil he then delivered quite discourse on
its good qualities, especially recommending
it as a preventive for itching heads. After
he had finished his discourse the congregation
was dismissed with the benediction.-New
York World.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
The Georgia Goverrorship.

The Hon. W. J. Northen OF Hancock
County has announced himself as a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Governor of Georgia. Mr.. Northen is
we'll known all oyer Georgia. He served
three terms in the Legislature and was
quite prominent in that body. For several
Years be has been President of the State
Agricultural Society and has admins
tered its affairs successfully. He is a
practical farmer himself, and a pro-
gressive one. 1t is expected that sew
eral other prominent Georgians will soon
announce their candidacy, now that Mr..
Northen has taken the field.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
A Plucky Farmer.

A farmer in Buena Vista County, Ia,
is plucky. He shipped 800 steers to
Chicogo and held them there two days,
but could not get what he considered a
fair price, so he shipped them back home
aud began buying more cattle: When
he had 700 he shipped them to New York
and chartered steamer for $4,000 and
took them to England. He realized a
handsome profit on the venture.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Smoke1ess Powder in Battle.

BERLIN, August 15.-All accounts
of the experiments with the smokeless
powder at the spandau sham fight yes,
Ierday concurs in saying that no smoke
was visible at distance of 800 yards,
and that no sound was heard beyond a
slight tapping. A strange effect was
produced by the spectacle of large mass
of troops in firing position seeming
inactive but really pouring forth deadly
fires.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
A Museum Of Princess Carriers.

a. very curious COLLECTION of ladies'
garters is kept at the Hohenzo!lern
Museum at Berlin. Whenever there is a
wedding in the Hohenzollern family a
number of these short silk garters with
the initials of the newly married prin-
cess are distributed among friends.
The collection was begun by William
l. They are all made of ribbed silk of
different colors. braided with gold or
silver, and many of them are finished
off at both ends by heavy fringes.-Pau
Hall Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Calhoun and Williamson to be Prose
cuted by.She Alabama Authorities.

ATLANTA, Ga, August 12.-Pat Cal
houn returned to Atlanta yesterday and
J. D. Williamson is in Rome. Governor
Seay of Alabama has announced his In
tentiou of demanding the extradition of
the duellsts. Governor Gordon of Geor-
gia says he will honor a requisition, as
the duel was fought on the State line.
There is just uncertainty enough about
it to raise a troublesome question of ju-
risdiction. 1t is not certain that the
spot could be identified, as the parties
got off in the dark to fight the duel and
hastily left the ground
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Not IN EMgy.

Tenderfoot-What did the boys do abou,
that horse stealing casef
Arizona Joe-Eung the thief, stranger.
Tenderfoot-In efIiSy, supposea
Arizona Joe Nav! In that patch o
hoods over Eander-EpOch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Slueeer Sullivan Convicted.

PURv1s, Miss, August 16.-The jury
has returned a verdict finding John L.
Sullivan guilty of prize fighting. A mo-
ton in arrest of judgment will be made
and heard tomorrow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
KILRAIN CAUGHT.
THE PUGILIST AT LAST IN THE
CLUTCHES OF THE Law.

QUESTION Of Governor Of Mississippi.
How he Looks and How He Talks-Ee
is Willing to Go to Mississippi and
Stand His Trial.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
K;1rain Resorts to Eabeas Corpus.

BALTIMORE, August 15.--A writ Of
haJeas corpus in behalf Of Jake Ailrain
was sued out before Chief Judge Harlan
this morning Kilrain was released on
$1,000 bail for a hearing on Thursday,
the 22d instant. The man sent by Gov.
Lowry is expected tomorrow night, and
will have to wait week here before he
can take Kllrain down South.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
The Pueilists Indicted.

PURvIs, Miss, August 14.-Indict-
ments have been presented to the court
against Sullivan and Fitzpatrick. 1t is
understood that Kilrain and his seconds
have also been indicted. The grand jury
is ctil} in session.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-25
AND MUST BRYSON HANG?
THE NOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL
ARGUED At HELENA, TUESDAY.

Judge Blake Denies the Request, Over
ruling the M~oti0n-The History of tn.
Case-Bryson's travels with the Womai
misunderstanding Effort for Life
HELENA, M. T., May 21.-[Special to tn.
Miner.l-Judge Blake heard arguments to
day, On a motion Tor a new trial in ths
case OF George 8. Bryson, who was con
demned to death two months ago for the
murder of Mrs. Annie Lundstrom.
Bryson, who formerly lived in st. Paul
and Minneapolis. in both OF which cities he
made himself a record as a rough and thief,
left st. Paul about a year ago with Mrs.
Lundstrom who kept a laundry there. The
pair lived together here as husband and
wife until one day in July when they went
out together and Mrs. Lundstrom never
returned. Her body was found. six weeks
later, in a prospect hole, in the outskirts Of
the city.
Bryson was arrested and upon trial con-
victed OF her murder.
The motion for a new trial was based
upon the alleged discovery Of new evidence,
but after hearing the %argumentof the u
sci, Judge Blake oterruled the motion:
The next effort to sa We, B~ryson's neck will
be upon an appeal tn the supreme court
upon exceptions taken during the trial at
Boulder in March, and related solely as to
the co Competency OF q juror who admitted
having expressed an opinion regarding the
case. but swore he could decide according
to law and evidence as they might be pro-
dgced on the trial.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-25
THEY STRONGLY OBJECT.

Wanamaker's Orders Abo1ishing Walker
VILE P~ostofice Meets With Opposition.
The good people of Walkerville, indi
vidually and collectively, have got curya
ture OF the spine over the order to discon
tinue their postofice and they will moi
submit to it without exercising their great
American prerogative of kicking" against
it and it will be no gentle "kick" either, that
will be heard ~resounding through the hall
way OF the big general ~postofice building
at Washington. for they ale mad and DOM
care who knows 1t, as John Wsnamake1
will find out DON
They say that the discontinuance OF tht
postofice will work q great hardship upor
hundreds of men employed in the mines
there as well as upon numerous Others
working in the mines contiguous to the
camp who receive their mail at that point
and who, should the Office be abolished
would be practically shut out from receiv
ing any mail whatever, unless they choose
to have it sent to Butte, miles away.
A committee Of citizens OF the camI
called on The MINER yesterday, and said
that to discontinue their postofice would
prove a serious affair to the many transient
people who receive mail at Walkerville
and whom letter carriers could not reach
because OF the fact that they haveno perma
nent place Of abode, being engaged in pros
pecting or other similar occupations. Nc
objections are offered to the free delivery
system, but to abolish the ~postoffice en-
tirely, it is commended, would be short o
nothing than an outrage.
A meeting will be held Friday evening al
Jones hotel, and some action will be takel
towards securing a modification Of thu
postmaster-general's order, if possible. A
petition will be forwarded to Delegate Car
ter, setting forth the wishes OF the people
in the matter.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-25
THE X BIOW.
Work ON the Butte and Gallatin Line to
Begin To-Day.

Work on the Butte and Gallatin Line to
Begin To-Day.
After what, to the general public, has
been a most irritating and seemingly inter.
minabledelay, work will begin on the North.
ern Pacifc's Butte and Gallatin line to-day.
Inaugural york will consist OF driving the
tunnel on thesummit Of Pipestone pass, the
most tedious and expensive part ofconstruc'
tion OF the entire line and it 10 thought that
it's completion will require as much time as
will be consumed in building the track to it
from both ends.
Work of building the road will be prose
cuted from both ends, but as the hardest
part of construction will be found at this
end it will be pushed with mere speed than
from the other terminal. Mr.. Keefe, OF the
firm OF Keefe, Green, Barbour & Co., who
have the contract for building the tntire
road, will have charge OF the work at this
end, and Mr.. Green, OF the same firm, will
look after matters at Gallatln.
By the terms Of the contract the q is
to be turned over to the operating depart.
ment January l, 1889, but Mr.. Keefe is Of
the opinion that this will be done sooner
for the work will be pushed with all possible
speed. 1t is expected that a force oil
5000 men will be at work on the line 10.
side of the next thirty days.
A switch will be built at the Silver Bow
mill by the Montana Union and grading
and track laying from this end towards
the summit will be begun Immediately. II
possible, the track will be laid to the sum
NIT in iinety days.
A matter OF much Importance to Butte
in connection with the new road is the fact
that this city will be the principal point
Of supply and much money will in conee'
quence circulate here 80 long as work on the
Lew line is in progress.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-25
IN EXPENSE SWERVE.
How Cincinnati Sympathizes With the
Friends of Proctor Knott.

How Cincinnati sympathizes With the
Friends of Proctor Knott.
The Cincinnati Times Star evidently en-
ioyed the discontinue OF the Kentuckians
over the defeat OF their pride, Proctor
Knott, by Spokane, the Montana world
beater, judging from the following facetious
account OF tine second race, which APP
peared in that paper the day following:
"a few days ago all Kentucky looked
with indifference upon the approaching
Derby at Louisville. Fancy a base ball
crank in the grand stand shutting his eyes
during a home run, an admirer of cropp d.
cared dogs going 20 sleep when the scratch
was cal a3 an old tar turning his back on
a yacht zee hen the leader a rounding
the las spit-buoy-6nd then, il 0 can,
picture | Kentuckian looking with indiffer-
ence on an approaching horse race, and a
Derby at that! This is precisely what the
Keutuckians did IL few days ago. Why2
Because the great Proctor Knott, who had
conquered everything before him, and be-
hiud1 him too, for that matter, was to run.
III W DIS ii NtCioiOu, iuhSSohOI ou"o hS wv
wiu. Everybody knew he would. 1t was
Contest between something and nothing,
and of course there WAS no one to bet on
nothing. =.f.-
But there came a bob-tailsd horse from
the Wild West. He had an Indian name,
the name OF Spokane. He was bred on the
great plains of Montana, had possibly a
some experience running before a prairie
fire, or had kept pace with a whirlwiDd.
His hsels were as light as those OF the
horses that drew the chariot OF the sun
and he gave Proctor. Knott a new expe-
rience. He crept up close to his heels, he
lapoed him, he got neck and neck. he got
n nose ahead, and was the rst to run that
under the string, and all Kentucky
was in mourning.
1.-THE explanation was that the great F.,
K, ,swerved' q trif1e. He grew nervous
over the company Spokane kept him, and,
mirable dictu, was guilty OF Il swerve. That
swerve has cost the state OF Kentucky
thousands, for Kentucky went dow into
her pocket yesterday and staked every
nickel that Proctor would not 'swerve'
again. The money went up to the book.
makers by the hayload, and a few OF those
old consumers of fine cut from the western
mines were there as takers.
sKentuckians wore Spokane should not
only be beaten but distanced. Spokane's
Jockey should not even have the
privilege OF eating the dust of Proctor
Knott's heels, so far behind would he be.
Neck and neck indeed! No, sir. Spokane
would find to an answering horse he was
no competitor, that by comparison ne
might as well run against a new mich COW.
But yesterday Spokane was again there.
Again he Tapped Proctor Knott, again he
was neck and neck, a nose ahead, a neck
ahead, a length, two l~engths-hurrah Tor
the Northwest, Spokane two lengths ahead
and wont"