The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-03
WASHINGTON.
THE WIFE OF Ex-JUDGE TEoS. J
MACEEY GRANTED a DIVORCE.

Two Important Federal Appointments
for North OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rev
enue officers in Alabama Working a
Scheme Well Known in South Carolina.
Naval Notes. Etc.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-MrS. Rosina
Nackey was to-day granted a divorce by
the District Supreme Court from Judge
Thomas J. Mackey, formerly of South
Carolina. The ground of the applica-
ton was adultery with Mrs. Witherbee,
formerly of Washington. Mrs. Wither-
bees husband is suing her for divorce.
THE CHINESE CAN'T PASS THROUGH.
Some time ago the Treasury Depart
ment was informed that it was desired
to take number of Chinese laborers to
the West Indies, and application was
made for permission to take. them
through UGted States territory IN trar-
sit, provided bond was given that
none of them would remain in this coun-
try. The matter was referred to the
Solicitor of the Treasury and ne gave
opinion that there was nothing in law to
prohibit landing of Chinese for the mere
purpose of passing through the country.
Secretary Window, however, was not
prepared to change existing regulations
to this extent, and directed the rejection
of the application until the question
could be considered more thoroughly
No further action on the subject is at
all likely, however, as it is understood
arrangements have been since made
with Canadian transportation companies
by which the Chinese will be taken
across the continent without the neces-
sity of entering United States ter
ritory:
APPOINTMENTS BY TIE PRESIDENT.
Phe President has appointed to be
Collectors of Internal Revenue Ellhu y.
White for the Fourth District Of North
Carolina, and c. ". Arnold for the Dis
trct of Georgia to be Collector OF Gus
toms, Euos J. Pennipacker for the Dis
trict of Wilmington, North Carolina.
The appointment Of Elihu A. White
to be Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Fourth District of North Carolina
/ settles an interesting triangular fight for
this Office which has been going on since
: the incoming of the present admlnlstra-
ton. The successful candidate was OPP
posed by three Republican Congressman
from North Carolina who had other
candidates for tie place, but was en-
~dorsed by large number of leading
Republicans in the Tar-Heel State. He
is said to be man OF upright
character, and respected by mem
bers of both political parties.
He was formerly Collector of Internal
Revenue for the district which was
absorbed into the present one. He Is OF
Quaker descent and farmer by occu-
patton. He has served in the State Sen
ate and was delagate to the last two
national conventions, voting in that of
1888 for Harrison from the first ballot
throughout. His district embraces the
Eastern part of the State.
Enos J. Pennepacker appointed Gus.
= toms Collector for the Wilmington Dis
trict of North Carolina, was for many
years Collector of the Port and was re-
moved therefrom by President Cleveland.
He is an ex-Union soldier and was origi-
,Snally from Pennsylvania.
- : THE TRANSPORTATION OF COTTON.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion to-day heard arguments in the case
of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange VS..
the Illinois Central Railroad, and the
case of the same complainant against
the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas
Pacific Railroad, ct al. The third case
! that of the New Orleans Cotton EX,
change vs.. the Louisville, New Orleans
and Texas Railroad-was then taken up.
The charge in t6ssase is that-+his .p .salp-
pany, with headquarters. at Memphis,
Tenn, has given and does give an I'M
|, due and unreasonable advantage to ex-
porters of cotton in Memphis, and mas,
at the same time, subjected exporters Of
cotton in New Orleans to undue
and unreasonable disadvantage in
the transportation of cotton,
and has been guilty of undue dlscrimi-
nation against the business or traffic of
merchants at New Orleans; that the
railroad company has given and is Civ
ing to exporters of cotton in Mem
phis through rate to Liver
pool via New Orleans Of one dol
lar per bale less than can be secured by
exporters IN New Orleans, and then pay
the current sea going rate from New
Orleans TO Liverpool. A number of
sdepositions were fled in the case and
arguments made. The commission then
took all three cases under advisement.
&IsGANE EwEL-KNowN IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has called Secretary WINDOWS attention
to,the practice, said to have grown up
among certain United States CommiS-
sioners in Alabama, of making cases of
alleged violations of the internal reve-
nue. laws on slight pretext, for the pur
pose of making fees for themselves and
such friends as they might select to as
sist them, or for the purpose of secur
ing transportation to such places as they
desired to visit, at government expense.
The matter has been referred to the At
torney. General for such action as he
may deem advisable.
= MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
=. The United States steamer Adams, at
Honolulu, has been ordered to Samoa to
take the place of the Alert aud the
Nipsic, now on their way to San Fran
cisco.
The Kearsarge arrived at st. Nicholas
Mole, Hayti, to-day, after a stormy pas
sage from New York. She will proceed
at once to Port-au-P Prince. All on board
are well.
THE BOND PURCHASES.
The bond offerings to-day aggregated
1923, 350-all four and halls at 1863,
and all accepted.
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