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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-31
The Beauties of The Tariff.

4 practical illustration of the beauties
of the new tariff law was given to the
House recently says Washington dis
path in the shape of a letter from the
Secretary OF the Treasury, asking that
an appropriation of $4,000 be made in
order to enable the lighthouse board to
pay duties upon imported articles used
in the establishment of lighthouses, and
on which the government has to pay duty.
The secretary says the Illuminating ap
paratus uaed in lighthouses is not made
in this country. "Tfe duty on the parts" J"
he adds, which are mostly of glass, is
so per cent and on the parts made most
ly of metal As per cent. The fourth or
der apparatus, the ones which ere most
ly used. cost, say, 10000f. in France, or
say $4,000, the duty upon which will be,
say, half that amount. Certain other
articles needed in the establishment of
lighthouses, and not made in this coun-
try, pre- also imported and are subject to
the duty under the new law" The sec
retary adds: Free entry on articles i'm
ported fol government use is no longer
allowed, and the appropriation will have
to be made in order to enable the gov
ernment to pay duties to the govern
ment
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Accident to Col. Lee Harood.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 23.-Informa
tioE was received here yesterday OF a
very serious accident to Colonel Lee
uagcoI. 1t seems from the particulars
obtained last night from our Sumter
correspondent that Colonel Hagood,
who has been over at Sumter for some
days past on insurance business, acci-
dentally shot himself in the left arm
with a pistol Monday night in his room
at the Jeryey House. The ball fractured
both bones above the wrist. Medical
assistance was summoned at once and
the wound was dressed. Yesterday
morning upon re-eXaminati0n it was
found necessary to amputate his arm.
Mr. Hagood is now doing tolerably well.
Mrs. Hagood and her son left for Sum
ter yesterday evening.
The intelligence of this sad accident to
Colonel uagood was great shock to his
friends in Columbia, but they have been
reassured by the information that re-
action had set in.-Columbia Registe r
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Illinois Senatorship.

CHICAGO, Dec. Chairman "Long"
Jones, of the Republican State central
committee, gave notice tonight that
the right of five Democratic State Sena-
tors-elect to sit in the Legislature
would be contested.
This is the latest maneuvre in the
fight for the United States Senatorship
from Illinois. The notices were with
held until the last moment allowed by
law, the motive for the delay being, it
is understood, to avoid stirring up the
Democrats to possible reprisals.
State Senators upon whom notice
was served are Nooman, of the First
district; Caldwell. of the Thirty-ninth:
Arnold, of the Fifteenth; Dawkins, of
the Seventeenth, and Coppinger, of the
Forty-irst.
General charges Of bribing voters
with money and promises of offices in
the organization of the General AS
sembly are the main grounds for con-
tests, except as to DaWkins, who is al
legged to be ineligible because of foreign
birth. With the contest against Mer-
ritt, OF Springfield, there is now a con-
troversy raised as to an even half dozen
Democratic seats and a pair of Republi
cans.
The legislature is almost evenly di-
vided between Democrats and Repub-
licans on the joint ballot with three
Farmers Alliance men apparently
holding the balance of power.
The aToWed candidates so far are
Gen. John NJ. Palmer, Democrat, and
Chas. 3. Farwell, Republican, who is
the present incumbent. The struggle
promises to be fully as fierce as the one
in which the late Gen. John \. Logan
defeated Wm. r. Morrison, now mem
Der of the interstate commerce COM
mission
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Preached to- Jury.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. ia special
from Wichita, Kansas, says: The jury
in the case of Nellie Mayors, charged
with sobbing J ohm Yost, and then throw
ing him while in drunken stupor from
a third story of a house of i'll repute,
had been out fifty-tWo hours last night,
when Judge Balderson announced his
determination to have a verdict before
morning.
He did not reveal his plan, but at 3 a.
n. took Rev. \. Z. Harmon to the court
house. The bailiff uShered the reverend
gentleman into the jury room. Mr..
Harmon then commenced religious
service, the jury joining in the singing.
He then delivered an hours discourse
upon the Immortality of the soul, and
after the closing prayer left the jury to
themselves. When court opened the
bailiff announced that the jury had ar
rived at a verdict. 1t was guilty
One Of the jurors said the verdict was
reached on the first ballot after the close
of the religious service.
The defense viii appeal the case, al
legins misconduct on the part of the
iTIge and his bailiff.
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Her Income and His.

CHARLOTTE, n. G., December, ,25 -
The Worlds San Francisco special in
regard to the marriage of Miss Maggie
Mcdowell, Of Charlotte, to Baron Won
Maltzahn, Of Berlin, Germany, in con-
nection with his alleged letter in reply
to the California joker's advertisement
of rich American brides for European
has been the all-absorbing
theme Of conversation in social circles
here to-day.
II is said the Baron declared that the
cause ofhis resignation from the German
army was his BRIDES refusal to lie
abroad. A circumstance by soLle
thought significant in this connection
was told the World correspondent this
evening by person quite intimate with
the Mcdowell family. This information
steted that soon after Miss McDowelPs
return from Europe the Baron in one of
Ii lis it tteF e sSHssstjegAa- -her re~eGy
closely about her income and said that
it would be impossible for them to mar
ry if she was not wealthy. The story
runs that J. B. Mcdowell, a brother of
the Baroness answered the letter, saying
that his sisters income was $4,000 a
year and that it would be necessary for
the Baron to write at his earliest con-
venience and declare what his income
was. 1t is said the Baron replied as
follows:
You ask what my income IS. That
has never troubled me, and l have nev-
er thought to ask my mother in what
kind Of financial condition she would
leave me III at her death.
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''If the Senate should decide, as it is
confidently believed by ingalls, and his
advisers, that there was no election, the
State Legislature having adjourned, and
there being no session for two years,
Governor Humphrey would have the
power to appoint. and Senator ingalls,
would be appointed and hold until Janu-
airy. 1892. when the Legislature would
again be IN session. If the legal theory
of this scheme is sound, there seem TO
be 40 escape for the Alliance men. un-
less they could so manage as to give their
candidate so large vote that he would
have a clear majority. admitting that
every one of these t,isfranchised members
would have voted for ingalls, if they he'd
been admitted to their seats. This
would requeire on Alliance candidate to
receive % votes, and this is considered
impossible. They have this scheme to
fall back on, If they do not succeed i'll
getting the required % votes for ingalls,
and Legislature as at present com-
posed.
1T may be said that if fIngans doesn't
receive ninety-three votes tie other side
may contest on the same 6, ound, but 1t
must be recollected that while after the
4th OF March next the Senate will be
very close it will still be Republican, and
in view ofmodern political acton it would
be strange indeed if the Republicans
would so weaken themselves, but 1 do
not care to discuss such probabilities.
my effort being to acquaint you with
some of the schemes and political move
ments that are now going on in a State
that has been so prolific Of Senatorial
sensations. New York Times.
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AFoUL MURDER IN NORFOLK.
Shooting an Old Soldier to Death in the
Presence ofhis Wife and Grandchildreu.

Shooting an Old Soldier to Death in the
Presence ofhis Wife and Grandchildreu.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 25.-There was
most brutal murder here to day shortly
after - O'Clock. A veteran of two
wars, G. J. Calcutt, an EX-Confederate
and q brave soldier in that war and the
war Of this country with Mexico, was
the victim. Until very lately he was
one Of the most trusted members Of the
police force and for the past few months
he has been a private watchman on a
wharf of the Boston and Baltimore line
of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portatlon Company.
At an early hour this morning man
named J. E. Brady, fireman employed
by the Cotton Compress Association of
this city, applied to Calcutt to arrest
man in the street who had been often
sive to him. Calcutt replied that lie had
not seen the affair, and in addition, did
not think his jurisdiction extended out
side Of tie wharf.
Brady left bGt came back just as CAL
cutt vas eating his dinner, which had
been brought him by his wife and two
little grandchildren, who remained to
help cheer up what would otherwise
have been a lonely Christmas meal.
While the meal was in progress and hap
py laughter and bright joke were going
the round Of the little circle, Brady re-
tdrned, and, entering the Office where
Calcutt was eating, applied a vile CO
thet to him and called on another w
ssa1 orSi1s lin Whlch
was refused. Brady then made at Cal
cutt. but the other watchman interfered
and separated them.
Calcutt went out into the yard to put
Brady out, so that his vile language
could not be heard by his wife and little
grandchildren. CalcutS put his hand on
Brady and the latter ierked away, drew
a pistol from his overcoat pocket and
fired, the ball striking Calcutt in the ear
and coming out on the other side Of his
head. Calcutt fell and death was al
most instantaneous.
Brady was at once arrested by those
around and taken to the station house.
The affair soon became nolsed about and
Brady would have Jared badly if tie
crowd that gathered could have cotton
hold of him. The police authorities a.e
strong enough, however, to prevent any
summary proceedings, and the law will
take its course, though thereis great in
dignation.
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Bill Howard Killed.

GREENviLLE, Dec. 23.-W. II. How
ard, better known all over Greenville
County as Big Bill. Howard, is dead.
The revengeful mountain bullet has
again got in its work, but this time the
victim appears to have received the
wound face to face with the man who in
tlicted it and there was DO lurking in the
dark or behind bushes on the hillSideS
and a fatal blow by unknown persons,
as is usually the case.
The particulars received here yester-
day were very meagre, but the killing
Of Big Bill occurred not far from
where Ben Ross was shot to death and
the slayer is the son of Ben Ross wild
oW. His name is George Center and ne
is well known in the mountain sections
OF this county.
There were no witnesses to the affair,
but it is said that Sunday afternoon
about or ) o'clock big Bill" and Cen
ter met in the road in the neig ighborhood
of where both lived. What passed
between them is not known, but Big
Bill was shot with Remington rifle, the
Oall SCATTERING the right arm and gong
into the abdomen. The wound caused
a constant flow of blood from the mouth
and Howard died some time yesterday.
Late yesterday afternoon Sheriff Gil
reath received notice that Center was
ready to surrender himself The Sher-
itf left shortly afterward and Will prob
ably return to-day with him. The scene
OF the killing is twenty-five miles above
the city.
Several rllmorS are current as to the
cause OF the killing, the principal one
being chat Howard informed on Center
who was engaged in the blockade"
whiSkey business. Two of his stills
have recently been destroyed by the gov
ernment and he believed that Howard
had something to do with directing the
revenue officers to the blockade stills
Death is generally the informers fate.
News.
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"The Cid Reliable"

CHARLESTON, Dec. 20.-The first an
nual report Of Receiver Chamberlain of
the South Carolina Railway was filed in
the United States Court to-day The
net earnings for the year are $3.50, ,16l
against $3l2,614i in lSSS-S9, an increase of
S2lS,Ool. The report is up to October
81, 1890.
The expense account shows a CORES
ponding decrease, Notwithstanding the
fact that the road has added materially
to its rolling stock and motive power.
The receiver says that the increase in
the earnings is not Cue especially to any
great increase in the crops but to the
natural Development OF the country
and to its connections
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Tie NeW ASSociate .Iustice.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The Presi-
dent to-day nominated Henry 3. Brown
of Michigan to be Associate Justice of
the Supreme Caurt of the United States,
vice Samuel +. Miller deceased.
Judge Brown is now United States
District Judge for the third district of
Michigan; also Col. Charles Sutherland,
surgeon, to be Surgeon-General, with
rank OF BrigaGier- General, vice J. II.
Baxter, deceased.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-31
An Explosion of Dynamite.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 21.--i special from
Wheeling, W. Va, says: ''On the Nor
folk and Western Railroad in Wayne
Comfy yesterday gang of men had
been at work on line blasting and sever
al sticks of dynamite were placed around
the fire to thaw out. In some manner
they were exploded tearing everything to
pieces in the immediate vicinity. Two
men were killed, an Italian and a negro;
names unknown. len others were in
irlred. several very SERIOUSLY
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-31
Three Tramrs LYnched.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Dec. "a
News has reached here that three
tramps were lynched near Huntington,
Oregon. on the Oregon short line by
railroadmen. Four tramps boarded a
freight train near Fry's, Idaho. They
were put off, bnt afterwards got on the
train and orerpowered the brakeman
whom they threw under the train, both
of his legs being broken, he dying soon
after from injuries. The report says
the tramps were caught near Hunting
ton and three of them were lynched
The fourth ESCAPED.
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WINDING UP THEIR WORK.
THE MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE
DRAWING TO A CLOSE,

The End of the Session Of 1sso-A Sum-
mary of Some of the New Laws of Public
Importance and What Was Done With
Them.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 22.-Speeial:
The Legislative session Of 1890 may
be said to have virtually ended. To
lnorrow, together with the portion of
| Wednesday which will be employed
will be occupied with business of rou-
tine character, necessary to wind up
the work of the session. Already the
proceedings have lost much Of their
interest.
AS has frequently happened in the
past fourteen years, some of the most
important measures have undergone
discussion in the last days of the. ses-
sion. This is of course to be regretted,
but it is sometimes unavoidable. This
year there appears to. have been unu-
sual deliberation in bringing forward
the more prominent measures. These
have, in some instances at least, been
rushed through with what must ap-
pear unseemly haste. Below is given
summary Of the most prominent
measures that have met their fate in
enactment or rejection.
THE PHOSPHATE BILL.
The new phosphate law carries out,
in some things at least, the ideas of
Governor Tillman, as expressed in his
inaugural. For many years there have
been, among those interested in or
familiar with the subject, differences
of opinion as to the genera. plan on
which the State should dispose of the
phosphate territory. On one side it
has been urged that the State, retain
ing ownership and control of all the
territory, should let it to be mined in
any area or to any parties that should
be concluded best by the officials in
control-each party digging the rock
to choose his own field Of operations;
and to work for one year only. This is
the outline of what is called the "gen-
eral-rights" scheme. On the other
hand many have thought it bestfor
the State to let out the territory in
large defined portions, for long term
of years. This latter plan was that
urged by the commissioners that re-
ported to the Legislature three years
ago, but whose report was summarily
rejected in the House. Governor Till.
man fayors the general rights" idea,
though he appears to favor also the
power, in the Commission, to let out
particular territory for term longer
than one year. This power was con-
tanned in the House bill, but was
stricken out in the Senate. The law,
generally stated, restores the general
which the State may have given to
corporations. La this connection inter
est attaches to the fact that it is claim
ed for the State that the franchise Of
the Coosaw Mining Company expires
in March. The termination of this
franchise will open the most desirable
territory to general operations The
GoosaM GomIanX it is said, will claim
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ed city Of ii. Fold it right over the
heart that eXulted when the five kings
fell. But where shall We get the burn
iShed granite for headstone and the
footstone? l bethink myself now. l
imagine that for the head it shall be
the sun that stood still upon Gideon,
and for the foot the moon that stood
still in the valley Of Adjalon.
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\ Possible Flood at Wheeling.

WHEELING, W. Va. Dec. 1S.-The
most terrific snow storm for SIX years
has been raging for24 hours, and large
amount Of damage resulted. All tele-
graph communication was cut off all
day yesterday. The city telephane, tel
egraph and fire alarm systems are CON-
pletely wrecked, and railway traffic
gretly delayed. The loss is large. Street
cars are not running and hack lines are
taking their place. Little business has
been done. There are lively apprehen-
sions ola Hood i'll the city. There is a
vast amount of snow about the headwa-
terS
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Fell Into Molten Metal.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Dec. 20-Wm. Nc
Gonigle, a pit boss in the employ of the
Pottsvllle Steel works. met with ter
rible accident. He was moving about
in the discharge of his duties, when he
accidentally slipped and fell into a pile
of molten steel. When removed he
was in pitiful condition. being very
badly burned from head to foot. He
cannot recover.
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LrNcbeti by Necroea.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 12.-Dan
Williams. an cid negro, living eight
miles from Quincy, Fla, was lyncheSIs
negroes last night. Houses apS
buildings o. several negroes hayE
IT, been burned, and it IIa
was the guilty party.
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4 " u1cu, ny Gue way, was dl!uOSt SuIlICsdeS
repealed in 1888. This new statute
gives the Railroad Commission tho
| power to fix rates for the carrying Of
| both freight and passengers. It gives
general supervisory control of the rail-
roads, and is regarded very stringent
law. Itcarries out Governor Tillman's
suggestions madein his inaugural.
An attempt to graft on the bill q
provision for separate cars for the races
was promptly defeated in the House.
as was also the separate bill for the:
same purpose. =,
The bill to require mail trains to
stop at every post-office station was
killed in the Senate.
OTTER IMPORTANT MEAsUREs.
The constitution amendment abol-
ishing the county commissioners. has.
been duly ratified. No attempt has
been made to devise any new system.
Meantime the present system continues
in force by operation of the existing
statutes. ,.....ss...;,
The Senate refused to pass the: joint.
1resolution calling constitute con-
vention. The matter was not moeted
il the House.
The Act abolishing the Department
of Agriculture becomes LAWS
transfers all the work Of the Depart
ment to the Clemson College. -,
The Act to reduce the salaries Of
State officers has passed both houses
and will, of course, be approved by tbs
Governor. Its provisions have been
gwen in this correspondence.
The Act to reorganize the Uniyersi-
ty, makes that Institution to comprise
the South Carolina College here-a lit
erary and scientific institution, with a
law school annexed; Clemson College.
Citadel Academy. and Claflin Univer-
sity. The Citidal remains under the
management of the Board Of Visitors
and the effort to reorganiZe that board
was killed in the Senate. The College
here is to be reorganiZed on or after the
1st July, 1891. The provision, in thu
original bill, requiring the President to
be minister of the Gospel was killed,
as was also an amendment requiring
him to be a member in good standing,
ofsome Christian Church.
The House bill to limit working
hours in cotton factories was killed in
the Senate.
The Act requiring the several coun-
ties to pay the cost of maintaining pa
tienNsent, by the county authorities.
to the lunatic asylum, was passed, to
take effect on the 1st January, 1892.
The bill authorizing the Governor to
remove any sheriff who permits the
lynching of a prisoner was continued
till next session Similar action was
taken on the bill to authorize certain
of the State officers to designate an off,
cial newspaper in each county. Such,
also, was the fate of the bill to estab-
lish college for women.
The usual number of local measures
was passed. x
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a Barroom Tragedy.

DANVILLE, Va, Dec. pa shocking
tragedy occurred here to-day. Edward
En0ch, railroad man, and James Gra-
vett, carpenter, were in saloon, and
both under the influence of liquor. They
began to quarrel about some tritiing
matter and Gravatt insulted =. Enoch,
when the latter knocked him down and
literally stamped him to death with his
heavy boots. Grayett's face was crush
ed and he died almost Immediately.
'EHDonh ,1-oc orroc+oS
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he Tells of Cities That Were Taken by
Joshua Under Gods Guidance When
the Children of Israel Entered the Holy