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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-09
COLORED DUELISTS,
TWO GEORGIA DAKKEYs RESORT
TO THE CODE.
To Appease Their Wounded "Honoh.'
At the Critical Moment, However. the
Challenger Weakens and dIsnouiniously
Rurs Away

ATLANTA, Ca, October Georgia
duelists will be startled when they find
what moral effect their actions are
having on the darkeys. The following
story of the last Georgia duel takes the
rag off the bush. 1t comes here direct
from Homer, Ga, where the two negro
principals live.
Will Gober and Major Hill, two stall
wart rivals belonging to the colored So
ciety, became enraged at each other in
the heat of debate on Saturday night.
A measure Of great importance was
being considered, and Gober dropped
his thick underlip, ard in threatening
and insolent manner began calling Hill
names. among the rest the vile epithet
of ''thieving, undermining scoundrel'
was used, Whereupon Hill demanded
aretraetion. Gober held his position, rs-
asserting the charge, and soon sides
were taken, and the society broke up in
row. Leading darkeys interfered, and
succeeded in getting Hill off home.
Sunday morning, before sunrise, Hill
had chosen his best man, and sent a
challenge to Gober, in the following po-
lite manner:
"HlGH SHOALS, Ca, September 3d.
viii Gober: Last mite you insulted me,
des like no nigger eber done befo.' In,
dis matter my honah is at stake, sab,
and demand de satisfaction of a gen.
tleman. Meet me at de oyster rock on
de Hudson Riber, in de mornin' at 6
o'clock sharp. Bring all de weapins
you's got, an eff you don't keep your
eye skinned III cut your ibber ilto
mink's meet. Dis will be handed you
by Henry Streety, and you can send
your anser back by him or somebody
else. III be dar. MAJOR HILL"
Gober had fallen into Sunday morn
ing snooze and was still asleep when
Streety arrived with the blood thirsty
message. He sent six miles up the river
for Jake Anderson, his best friend, and
the answer was delayed until 2 O'Clock,
when Major received the following:
FLAT CREEK, September 2S.-Major
Hill: Your letter was handed me by Cat
good-for nothing loafer, Henry Streety,
dis mernipgt and III des say dat dis
niger don't swallow de things what his
tongue lops out, on III be dar at dat
oyster rock. I dun tol' Jake Anderson
to say to you I'll do justice to de 'casion,
honah or no honah! III be dar, time
you's 1eddy, and don't you fergit Pm
a cunmin. WILL GoBER."
The news flew on the wings of the
wind. A party of whites caught on to
the duel and attempted to disperse the
rebels. but the darkies skipped out and
arranged to meet on an island five miles
up the river. Twelve PAGES were meas
ured eff, and the combatants faced each
other with "Swamp angels" in pbss1esun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-09

rELE~-9ue, lWO, eIrcc. AUOut IWGlly
dafkies surrounded them, including
physicians, reporters and sporting men,
and some of them tried to effect a set
tlement, but the combatants were bent
On having gore. The seconds were also
armed to the teeth and anxious for the
fight. Henry Streety gave the word.
one, two. Then Major spoke:
"Hold on, dar!" Jake Anderson drew
his pistol and cooked it. Hill says:
''See here, dis niger allus been peace
able darky an lubs de law. I hates to
do a thing like dis, but Will Gober, if
you don't take back what you said Sad
day night, den dis nigger's gwine to
stick to dis thing frou thick aud thin,
an hab his honah back or die in de
tempt"
Gober cried out: "Genl'men, he's
broke de rule, and rs gwine to-" But
just at that time Streety sprang out with
a revolver presented and cried: "De
first man what moves I'll shoot him."
The positions were resumed again,
and the fight commenced; one, two; and
at number two Hill backed and whiried,,-
following at the top of his voice: Don't
Shoot" and was soon splashing about in
the liver and on the other side, leaping
at break-neck speed down the river,
leaving the modern sporting men and
the victorious duelists in their glory.
One shot was fred by Gober just over
Hills head, cutting some Of the leaves
off the trees.
Hill was seen last near the Curryhee
last night. still hurrying along, and.
Gober is on the lookout for the Sheriff.
AL enjoyed the last Georgia duel
hugely.
':There is marked difference in
niger and human nature" said one Of
the party.
Another said: Didn't dat niger run,
do, wen he got turn roun'."
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To be a philosopher is not merely 10
have subtle thoughts, but so to love wis
dom as to live according to its Dictates
Thoreau.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-09

Never take away from man even the
shadow of spiritual truth, unless you can
give him substance in return Mai rice.
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their cold hammers, and hurricanes were
cleaving with their lightning strokes, and
hailstones giving the finishing touches, and
after all these forces OF nature had done
their best, In our century the curtain
dropped and the world had rev and di.
vinely inspired revocation, the Old Testa
ment written on papyrus, the New Tes-
lament written on parchment and now
shis last testament written on the rocks.
Hanging over one Of the cliffs looked OF
until could not get my breath, then re-
treating to less exposed place I looked
down again. Down there is pillar of rock
thatin certain conditions Of the atmosphere
looks like pillar Of blood. Yonder are
fifty feet Of emerald on base Of Ave hun
dred feet Of opal Wsll Of chalk resting on
pedestals OF beryl. Turrete Of light tuu-
bling on floors Of darkness. The brown
Frightening into golden. Snow and crystal
melting into fire Of carbuncle. Flaming red
cooling into russell. Cold blue warming into
saffron. Dull gray kindling into solferino.
Morning twilight flushing midnight shad-
ows. Auroras crouching among rocks.
Yonder is an eagles nest on shaft OF ba-
salt Through an eyeglass we see among it
the young eagles, but the stoutcst arm OF
our group can not hurl stone near enough
to disturb the feathered domesticity. Yon-
Ger are heights that would be chilled with
horror but for the'wa robe OF forest foli-
age with which they are euwrapped. Affairs
of worship at which nations might kncel.
Domes of chalcedony on temples Of fporphyry.
See all this carnage Of color up and down
the cliffs; it must have been the battlefield
of the war of the elements. Here are all
the colors of the wall of Heaven, neither
the sapphire nor the chrvsolite nor the
topaz nor the iacinth nor the amethyst nor
the jasper nor the twelve gates OF twelve
pearls, wanting. If spirits bound from
earth to Heaven could pass up by way Of
this canyon, the dash of heavenly beauty
would not be so overpowering. 1t would
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
The Board then adjourned, to meet
September IL, 1889.
Keeps only the Best Goods.

Cleaveland the groceryman certainly
deserves every bit of the immense pat
ronage he is receiving, for he keeps only
the very best goods and sells them at
the lowest possible prices. He keeps in
stock every thing in the grocery line,
and never allows his goods to become
old and stale. His stock is kept in good
shape, and he is always willing to quote
prices and show goods. To buy of
Cleaveland is iAdubitable proof that you
get good goods and your moneys' worth.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
Special to THE SUPPLEMENT.

Special to The SUPPLEMENT.
TALLAHASSEE, Aug. 31.-The sentence of Jacob
Hammond, convicted of murder in the first de-
gree and sentenced to hang September 5th, has
been commuted by the Board of Pardon, to i'm
prisOnment for life.
/ This case is so we'll known that it is
unnecessary to review it here. Ham
mond, at the last term of Circuit Court,
was convicted of the murder of Scott
Smith at Daytona on the 18th of March,
and was sentenced to be hung August
1st. The governor granted respite
until the fifth of this month. The case
in the mean time was presented to the
Board of Pardons, which took the above
stated action in the case. This action
was based principally upon the surgeons
report of Hammond's mental condition,
and numerously signed petition o; the
citizens of the county.
The following is copy of the report
ofDrs. Lyon and Mehette:
DELAND FLA, Aug. Is, 1885,
To the Honorable Board OfPSrdOnS:
We, the undersigned, practitioners of
medicine, upon surgical examination of
the prisoner Jacob Hammond, under
sentence of death, find a traumatism
consisting of compound comminuted
fracture of the superb -posterior portion
of the left parietal bone, extend
ing backward and slightly inward from
a point two and one-half inches anterior
to the lambdoidal suture and into said
suture, involving both tables of the era
MUM and diple, with entire loss of each
at point one inch from the anterior ex-
tremitv of the wound, aud at a point
three-fonrths OF an inch from it's posterior
extremity. At each of these points a
sinus exist, through which the probe
reaches the dura-mater, and these sim
uses are now discharging ichOrous pus.
At the point where Osseous loss has oc-
Cured depressiOns exist, the anterior OF
which is seven sixteenths of an inch,
and the posterior one-fourth of an inch
in depth. That chronic circumscribed
external meningeal inflammation exist
there can be no doubt and that it has
existed from the time the injury was in
ficted to the present time is probable.
In view of the present condition of the
prisoner, the nature and extent of the
injury. we believe the opinion justified
that it (the injury) formed an important
factor in any act committed by the pris-
oner under excitement, that it pre-dis-
poses him to defective cerebration, to
epilepsy and diseases of adjacent tissues
tending to produce insanity and death.
Jake was probably the happiest negro
in the county when the news was told
him, and he is mighty well pleased.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
Jacksonville VS.. DeLand.

The Jacksonville base ball team has sig
nifed willingness to come to DeLand
on the ] lth or 18th to play the DeLand
team. Their proposition has been ac-
cepted and the game will be played on
Thursday of next week. They will bring
strong team with them, and will be
confronted by the strongest nine ever
seen in the State. The DeLand team is
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
PETIT JURORS.
Don't Want a Family Fight.

Willie Fits thinks Lake Helen can't
turn out base ball team to defeat the
DeLand Tnvincibles. All right, Willie.
Well just put up $25 and play game
any time you are ready. Is ita go?-
Lake Helen Life.
Manager Kurtz was interviewed on this
subject and said hewas opposed toany RI
valry between DeLand and Lake Helen,
as some of his best men were from Lake
Helenand he didn' want to have any hard
feelings in the team. Still, if the L. III.
boys insisted on game he would accom-
modate them.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

for Schools of the
County for the Coming Year.
The Board of Public Instruction for
Volusia county met in DeLand on August
Goth and Both. The following supervis-
ors were confirmed and appropriations
made for the different schools:
WHITE.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04

N. Veronee and DIR. Frank Caldwell, of
Sanford; J. Willis Westlake, OF Lake
Helen.
The bathing at Coronado is perfect.
The bottom is smooth as floor and
about level, and the breakers magnifi-
cent. There is not a particle of under
tow, and it would he about impossible to
drown, unless you hire somebody to
hold your head under water.
At the meeting of patrons of the Like
Helen school held on Monday evening,
Mr.. Westlake was reelected as super
visor, and resolution was passed in
structing the supervisor to petition the
town council for an appr. .priation to re-
roof and furnish the school house.
Some time ago the Scranton Truth of
fered 500 in gold for the best sea
song. The prize was awarded by John
Boyle O'Reilly, the judge, to Mr. How
ard Greene. Who he is and what else
he has written we do not know, but the
prize song, "The Banner of the Sea-" is
really fine lyric, and worth all it cost.
We quote one stanza to show its styles
'Oh, this we claim. that never shame may ride
On any wave with thee.
Thou Ship of State whose timbers great abide
The home of liberty;
For so our gallant Yankee tars
OF daring deeds and honored scars.
Will make the banner of the stars
The Banner of the Sea-
The stanza employed is in one respect
unique. 1t is iambic and consists of two
pentameter, three trimeter and three
tetrameter lines. In addition to the
usual terminal rhymes, the first and
third lines contain also sectional
rhyme at the end of the second and
fourth foot. Thus in the stanza quoted,
claim and shame form rhyme, also
state and great. hesides the terminal
rhyme ride and abide. This is isingenious,
making it difficult stanza to write and
admirably suited to music.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04

stronger even than it was during the bril-
liant season of '86. 1t is as follows: Kurtz,
Robb, Coon, Pelton, Allen, Fits, Gill
more, Robbins and Wells. No Flor
ida team can "down" that aggregation !
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04

Poetry.
[From our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. DeLand's mare Maggie is dead.
The table at the Coronado is excellent.
Mrs. Frank D. Coon is able to be out
again.
Miss Russell left for Jackson, Mich.
last Wednesday.
John Rawlins has enlarged and greatly
improved his house.
Mrs. CIough miss CIough's mother)
is quite i'll with fever.
Fernando Barrett is to have charge of
the station at O. =. Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Currier say, "The longer
we stay the better we like it,"
Your correspondent spent SATURDAY.
and Sunday at Coronado Beach.
There is fine pasture in Thurnson's
grove; good example of green culture.
1t is said that Mr.. J. G.. Scammell has
leased Bryan's saw mill at New Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Nelson Blake have
spent two or three weeks at Manchester
Beach, N. III.
David Wickham has put coat of
whitewash on his house, making it neat
as new pin.
The Lake Helen station has been re-
opened, and is in charge of young
man named Fuller.
Mr.. Mace will Immediately begin work
on Mr.. Blake's house. Mr.. Williston and
son will do the plastering.
The orange groves in this vicinity have
about one-third of crop. A few will
do better, some worse. The same is true
of DeLand.
On Friday and Saturday Sam Brooks,
of DeLand, moved the small house on
the Clancy-Blake grove to spot near
the dwelling house.
Judge Nolan broke in to poetry on
Sunday:
go Coronado, what a spot!
In summer cold, in winter hot?"
Mr.. Richards, of Lake Helen. runs a
twO-horse hack from the river landing to
Coronado Beach, and does a lively busi-
ness. He talks of staying all winter.
An elevated board walk or bridge con-
meets the cottages on Coronado Beach
from the coronado" sonth to Mr.. AL
lens cottage. What nice promenade
for moonlight night.
The Messrs Peton have set the ten
acres east of the Maring-Drake grove,
and no handsomer trees were ever set in
Lake Helen. They are last falls dor
mant buds on one and one-fourth to one
and one-hal1 inch stocks.
The following were registered as guests
OF the Coronado on Saturday and Sun
day: Mr.. J. A. Hudson and Mrs. E. @.
Sloggy, of DeLand Wesley Herrick and
J. H. Borland, OF Orange City; Mrs. J.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
LAKE HELEN BUDGET.
NEWSY NOTES AND COMMENTS
FROM THE LAKE CITY.

The Lake Helen station Re-Opemed,
with a Mr. Fuller i'm Charge-NIr.
WeStIake Reelected School Super.
visor - Judge Nolan Breaks into
Poetry.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
Grand and Petit Jurors.

Last Saturday Sheriff Stevenson,
Judge Stone and Deputy Clerk Fits
drew the jurors for the fall term of Cir
cnit Court They are as follows:
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
HIS NECK SAVED.
HAMMOND'S SENTENCE COMMU-
TED BY PARDONING BOARD.

The Surgeons Report Om the Mental
Condition of Jacob Hammond
Saves him FROM Hangimg-A Hap
py Niger The Report Of DrS.
Lyon and MeIIeEte.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-28
NiIler's Unworthiness.

As intimated in the Herald some few
days ago, the Sanford incident in Utah is
likely to not only leave an indelible blot
upon Mr.. Harrison's administration, but it
is also probable that it may affect the Sc
lection of Attorney General Miller for the
vacancy on the supreme bench. The New
York Times notes this in the subioined
excerpt:
sit is not forgotten that Attorney-Gen-
eral Miller has been spoken Of in the Pres
ident's home paper, the utterances of which
are taken as semi-Otficlal on many matters,
as likely to be nominated to the vacant
place on the supreme court bench. How
will the nomination strike the lawyers of
the Senate in the light of the letter explain
ing to Judge Sandford his removal in order
to make place for man who can be de-
pended on to carry out policy from the
bench! The suggestion that the President
can properly dictate policy for the su-
preme court of Utah may be followed be-
fore long by the appointment OF somebody
who viii consent to the dictation of policy
for the supreme court of the United States.
If the President may dictate policy for
the Utah court, there does not seem to be
any good reason why he should not run the
supreme court at Washington to carry out
a more extensive policy. The question is
the same, and it would appear that if he has
any policy he wishes to impose on the
supreme court he could not do better than
to appoint Mr. Miller to fill Judge Mat
thews' place, as he has so gracefully &C
quiesced in the Presidents dictation of a
policy for the chief u ;tice in Utah."
The chances are that in the face Of the
Outburst of Indignation which is demand
ing the retirement of Miller from the cab
met. on the ground that a man who would
write such letter as he did to Judge Sand
ford is an unsafe man at the head of the
nations law department, President Har-
rison will scarcely dare 10 select him for
place in the highest tribunal. But
should he unblushingly face the public and
name Miller for supreme judge there is apt
to be an exciting time in the Senate. nThere
are some Independent, conscientious men
among the Republican members of that
party-Tnen who would not hesitate in the
cause of pure judiciary to refuse to CON
firm such creature as Miller. Harrison
himself with his peculiar idea of a policy
for the judiciary would not be so dangerous
a man on the bench as one who would be
subservient in his actions to the executive
power in the manner portrayed by Miller.
Omaha Herald.
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Lnreliness as q Fine Art.

Every lady who has used 'Glenn's Sui
phur Soap" will admit that the improve
ment of the complexion should be classed
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she blooms anew under the influence OF
this reiuvenating soap. 1t has too, a rare
and delicate odor, far superior to most OF
the sicl1ly perfumes of the day, and a dis
tinguished chemist pronounces it harmless
Beware Of cOunterfeits. Sold by drug
gists. "Hill's Instantaneous Hair Dye" is
also wonder-worker. 1t gives TO gray
hair or any undesirable color most per.
feet and brilliant black or brown tint; is
safe, sure and cheap.
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ing. They are simply Protestant Chris
tians, of whatever name, and do good in
whatever way and wherever they find the
opportunity. 1t is society which has
already established its claim to the respect
and confidence of the world--Baltimore
Hernld
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and all kinds of material for fancy work,
go to the Mikado, No. Al East, First South:
Patterns all new, also full line OF
Japanese novelties. Open until Q 80 O'Clock
every night. MAURICE STEEL, Prop.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-28

DELICIOUS Ice Cream Soda made from
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate of William B. Wilkinson, deceased.

Administrators of
Wilkinson, deceased.
Dated July q. 1889.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-28

Public services will be conducted in the
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down, at f. Auerbach s. Bros