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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
A WONDER AMONG WOMEN.
The Story Of e Georgia W fe Who Did
Not Speak to Her Husband III 80 Years.

Not Speak to Her Husband III 80 Years.
Writing from Americus, Ca, cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Times
says: The death OF Mrs. Susan E.
Merrifeld, which occurred here yes
terday, revives interest in one of the
most peculiar cases ever known of a
VOW Of silence made and kept 80
years.
In 1860 Mrs. Me1rifeld, who, it is
said, was little woman of a pecul-
iarly bright and CHEEKY disposition,
was telling her husband OF some oc-
cunrence, when he requested her in a
very surly manner to be silent, ad-
ding that the sound of her voice was
hateful to him.
It seems that Nh. Merrifeld, while
a good husband in every other way,
was in the habit of venting his dis
pleasure when aroused by outside
matters by ill-humor with his wife
whose good nature usuany passed
his testiness by, but on this occasion
she replied that as it was hateful to
him he should never hear her voice
again. And he never did, nor did
any other person ever hear it, for in
spite of her husbands remorse and
remonstrances from friends and rel
atives, Mrs Merrifeld kept her room,
though she continued to act the part
of a good wife and mother, fulfilling
every duty scrupulously. She even
bore three children to her husband
after this VOW was taken. When
communication was absolutely nee
essary with those about her she used
a slate, but reduced a language Of
signs to such perfection in govern
ing her houshold and children that
it was but seldom that this slate was
resorted to.
It was thought that whenher hus-
band died she would resume the use
of her speech, but while she sat by
his dying bed, devoted and loving to
the last, in answer to his supplica-
tions that that she spoke but a word
to him, wrote on the slate with all Of
the evidences of grief: Il cannot, I
cannot! God forgive and help me, I
cannotm
But whether it was that she found
it impossible to break her will and
her VOW, or that long disuse had Of
fected her organs so that she really
could not use them, could not be az
rived at, but her family inclined to
the latter belief, for it is said that
while on her own deathbed she made
distinct but Intellectual efforts to
speak to her children, dying with
the seal of silence unremoyed from
her lips.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

-Brooklyn's population IS 100000.
john L. Sullivan pleaded guilty
and was fined $500.
The House has resolved to DIS
cuss the national election bill till
July 2.
Lord Tennyson is spending the
summer at Blacksdown, near Hasle-
mere, and is in good health again.
Physicians sent to report on the
character Of the disease prevailing IN
Valencia, Spain, say il is o genuine
cholera.
The Prussian Minister Of Finance,
Won Scholz, has rendered his resigna-
ton, and It has been accepted by the
Emperor.
The New York Court Of Appeals
has again affirmed the sentence
against Kemmlcr, the man to die by
electricity.
-Theinternational prison congress.
which has been in session at st. Pc
tersburg, has finished it's business
and adjourned.
Fire broke out in the Kings
county penitentiary, n. Y, Monday,
causing loss Of S55,000 to the
county and the contractors.
The Pennsylvania Republican
Congress nominated Senator Delame-
ter for Governor on the second ballot.
The body was bossed by Quay.
The entire business portion Of
Cerillos, n. NJ, fifty miles north OF
Albuquerque, was destroyed by fire
on Monday night. Loss 100000.
Sixty freight conductors on the
Chicago division Of the Illinois Cen
tral have struck against some new
rules, and paralyzed freight traffic.
One thousand operative i'll the
John Capcutt and Tatroon silk mills,
Yonkers, n. Y, went out on Monday
against a reduction of Is and 25 per
cent. in wages.
"A tug blew up at dock at the foot
of Van Brunt street, Brooklyn, on
Monday Captain Squires, the cook,
deck hand, the fireman anda watch
man on a scow adjoining were killed.
A train on the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad jumped the track at
Tuckerton, Pa, on Monday, killing
engineer Heller and his brother, his
fireman, and injuling other train
men.
-Chicago's census returns give the
city considerably over million popu-
lation and make it q close thing with
Philadelphia for rank as the country S
second city. Chicago has more than
doubled in ten years.
j. C. Gam, a prominent farmer
of Stokes county. n. c., aged60 years,
was thrown from wagon he was
driving last week, and was dragged
about a quarter of q mile. He was
dead when picked up.
j. W. Delaplaine, Of Hampton,
Va, his son and a nephew were
drowned>at Old Point Comfort while
sailing Monday. The son was knocked
overheard and thefather and nephew
went over to rescue him.
-Parper Harris, Ed Carr and
Hardy Ballard, colored, and Frank
Brenish, white, were hanged at Mem
phis, Tenn, Tuesday. The white
man was hung alone, as he objected
to being hung with negroes.
Sara Bernhardt took an overdose
of chloral Tuesday morning. and it
took four hours hard work by the
doctors to save her Life. She is in
the habit of using the drug as an
opiate, and accidentally took too
much,
"A severe electrical storm passed
the Winston section of North Caro-
lima on Monday. Lightning
struck the residence Of Mr..
James Griffith, near Mt. Pleas
ant church, killing him and two Of his
| grandchildren.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
Mars the Campaign Meeting at Columbia
Three Men Hurt

COLUMBIA, June 224..- O:4c OF the
saddest and most horrible accidents
that have ever happened was caused
by the premature explosion of a can
non at the fair grounds today just
before the speaking began. The ar-
tillery had been located in the valley
III the rear of the speakers stand,
and several stlvos had been fired.
W. H. Casson had his fingers on the
vent and u charge was being rammed
in when messenger came with in
structions to cease firing. Nh. Cas-
sons hand slipped from the touch
hole, the ali rushed il. and before
tie men around could str, there was
an explosion. and they were Knocked
aside like SO many chips.
Olin Barr of Bars Landing, fifteen
miles from Columbia, had been load
ing. He was thrown forward as if
by catapult, and horribly mangled.
Such q spectacle is rarely if ever be
held The poor fellows arms were
literally shot to pieces and his hands
hung by threads.
Through the coagulated blood that
disguised his face could be seen a
deep hollow where an eye ought to
have been Down to the waist there
were bloody wounds causing q sick.
ening sight.
After being strapped to the boards
he was tenderly removed, and as they
placed him III a carriage the brave fel-
lows mangled lips parted, and he
stammered: Did anyone else get
hurt"
After being carried down the street
both arms were amputated just be-
low the elbow. Both eyes are going.
Lieutenant john II. Stork, one OF
the most popular young men in the
city, was also horribly wounded
Blood ran from his arms like water.
and formed q crimson pool around
him. His right hand was in shreds
and his face was blackened and
bloody. He was removed to his
nome and his right arm was ampu-
tated.
". II. Casson was also painfully
injured. Though his left hand was
horribly mangled he thought not OF
himself until the other wounded mel
had been attended to.
Barr died tonight at II o'clock, his
father being present. Casson will
lose the fingers of hs left hand. He
says that he did not take his finger
from the vent, but that they forgot
to swab the cannon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
FARMERS PRESSING THEIR QUESTIONS
Some Striking Points in the Campaign in
North Carolina.

Some Striking Points IN the Campaign in
North Carolina.
RALs1GH, n. c., June 26.-The
Farmers Alliance is unquestionably
the greatest factor in North Carolina
politics.
Its State secretary sent out, few
days ago, cards with certain pledges
to be made by all Congressional can,
didates.
This matter became very prominent
by reason of the fact that Colonel e.
G. Jones, Democratic candidate for
the Congressional nomination IN the
sixth district, refused to make the
pledge.
This caused much stir. The Pro
gressive Farmer is the State organ OF
the Alliance, and it publishes an edi-
torial on Colonel Joness refusal to
sign those pledges in which 1t says:
s'We believe that a farmer will go
from the sixth district to Congress.
Il the lawyer candidates are not bet
ter than the methods now being used
to secure their nomination, their cleo
ton would be calamity. Farmers
and all other people in the sixth dis
trict, now is your time to show your
hand. II you want a good farmer in
Congress, you can, by united action,
put him there. # you do not, you
may expect totoil on land grow poorer
every year. Take your choice.
.sThe above will apply to every dis
trict IN the United States.
Now word about Colonel Jones:
He says that less than one-third OF
the farmers Of that district belong to
the Alliance. That is incorrect.
Nearly all Of the intelligent farmers
Of the district are members of the
order. The few intelligent ones who
are not members are in sympathy
with it. Hence the Alliance repre-
sents the wishes of a majority OF the
coed people of the district"
This editorial shows that the ALI
ance proposes to go actively into the
campaign and make an issue direct.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
She knew.


Mrs. Ninslaw Winthrop Blueblood:
''!Show mesomething il gloves, please;
something suitable for evening wear"
Miss Name Chawgum (salesday at
glove counter) "Oh, something for
evening wear, did you say, lady? How
would you like these?"
Mrs. Blueblood: ''They seem hard
ly suitable for evening wear, and
Miss Chawgum: BEG pardon,
nam, but I have pair just like
them and I wear mine to parties and
balls and receptions Of all kinds andI
can assure you that they are just the
caper for evening wear" Detroit
Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
The Harrison Cottage.

Mrs. Harrison has received deed
to- a cosy cottage on the sea and
claims that she does not know who
gave her the present. The very fact
that the gift is covered up by secrecy
is sufficient reason why she should
decline to accept it. It would have
weakened President Harrison much
less if the donor had made to him a
straight deed openly and above board.
Galveston (Texas) News.
President lIenendez, of San Sal
vador, died suddenly Sunday night
during banquet given to commem
crate his accession six years ago. In
the ensuing excitement General Mar
cial and several other officers were
killed. Gen. Carlos Ezeta is now in
ommand.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
1y,e Srnokestack Tumb,cd Down.

AUGUSTA, Ga, June 24.--This even
ing, during rain and wind storm,
the big iron smokestack at the new
electric railroad company power
house, toppled over, and crashed
through the roof. Fortunately no
one was caught under it, and the
damage to the machinery was very
slight. The chimney is three feet
in diameter, eighty feet high and
weighs over five thousand pounds.
One of the anchors in the ground, to
which a guy rope was attached, pull
ed out, causing the accident.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
Barnwell County Race Troubles

New YonE, June 2S.-A special
the Sun from Columbia, S. c., sal ia
there il, trouble between the racS
near Hlmbcrg, BarnwcH county. en-
Saturday five negroes went fishing iS
a boat owned by white man, afte
they had been ordered not to use RI
When the negroes returned, thew
were set upon by the whites and
beaten. In the fight, a white man
was severely injured. On Tuesday
night, Robt. Kearse and a number Of
friends went to hehouse of the negro
who appeared to be the leader of the
party. The negroes were in ambush
near the house, and fired on the
whites, wounding eight OF them, none
dangerously, however. The negroes
then fled. It is feared there Will be
more trouble over the matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

"A cat may look at a king, but is
is not safe for a Bavarian citizen to
stare at a military officer. At Ingol-
stadt a prominent merchant looked
so intently at u lieutenant of infan-
try as to attract the attention of
the latter, and he, fancying himself
insulted, attacked the trxnsgressor
and beat him over the heal with bis
sword. The lieutenant narrowly es-,
capped being lynched at the hands Of
the irate citizens, and it seems pity
too, as little rough handling might
have been good for him in various
ways.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
Rattlcsnakcs in 4 Colts Jaw

MoSTEzUMA, Iowa, June ga
mare belonging to Thomas Ballard,
living near this city, gave birth to a
colt that had lump on it's jaw which
prevented it from sucking. The lump
was cut off, and on being opened was
found to contain a lot of smaQ-sized
rattlesnakes. Mr.. Ballard says the
day after the mare was bred she was
bitten by rattlesnake, but suffered
no serious effect. The question that
puzzles local scientists IS by what
means the rattlesnakes were propa-
gated III the colts jaw.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
,fr. mccormick at His Old Home.

Mr.. Leander J. Mccormick, the
millionaire agriculture implement
manufacturer, has sold out his large
plant at Chicago for over S3,000,000
and retired from business. He is
native OF Rockbridge county, Va.
and has been on a visit to the old
homestead, near Raphine, in that
county, for several weeks. He is
experimenting the section Of nine
shafts, which heis placiug over the
graves of his ancestors, buried at the
Old Providence Church. It is stated
that some of the most valued and
highly priced ornaments in his pala-
tial parlors at Chicago are cooking
utensils used by his grandmother at
the old home in Rockblidge. He
believes in keeping alive the memory
of his departed relatives, and gathers
around him everything that will serve
that purpose anll remind him Of his
boyhoo2 days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
An Important Engagement to Keen.

The traik for Cleveland was pull
ling out and had gained considera-
bic headway, when there came
whiz and the sound of splitting wind
as a man with a tall silk hat crushed
down on his ears dashed through
tie gates. He carried two big va
ises, but they were apparently as
light as feathers, for they did not
interfere with his mad rush after
that train. He fairly flew along the
platform, and the brakeman on the
car was so busy loo'ing at q girl in,
the window OF the National Hotel
that he did not see him. The crowd
yelled and whooped. "Get there,
old man, "Pull forit hard" 'You1I
make it if you don't fall dead" and a;
hundred such aggravating remarks.
The man made a heroic effort, but
he didn't have thelegs, and the brake
man didn't see him; thus he missed
the train. He came slowly back to
the gates, put down his grips, mop
ped his face and remarked:
"Wen, I'll be blowed." He didn't
say blowed, but let it go at that. 4
Had lively run.' suggested 6
meek and lowly gateman. ~
''Rather. Just my luck, thoud
to miss that train. Why, I wouldfS
have missed that train for $50"
"Where were you going?" once
more ssked the gateman with the
ginger colored whiskers.
Lafayette. And I have an i'm
portant engagement there tonight.
"Well, you can keep it."
"Hey?"
"The train you were chasing goes
to Cleveland. The Lafayette train
don't start for eight minutes yet.
There it stands"
The drummer didn't say o word.
He gathered his grips and cibmeo
aboard the cal, while the faintest bit
of smile hovered about the meek
and lowly gateman's chops.-lRdian-
apols News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

That country editors are some
times very busy men is evidenced by
the following editorial paragraph
from a recent issue of the Waitsburg
Wash Times: "When we returned
from dinner on Tuesday we found a
piece of paper sticking into the key
hole of our Office door, on which were
written these words: "Been here
twice to subscribe for the Times, but
failed to find you in. Send it to me
and I Will hand you the 50 the next
time I am in town We very much
regret being absent when the writer
called, but, Great Scott! we can't take
money all the time. We've got to
take time to eat"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
A Short Will.

The following is the will Of Judge
Ninmell. of G Chambersbug, franklin
county, Pa, It isthe shogest ever
placed on record IN this coUhtry: L
will, bcqucath and devise to my wife,
?. Jane Kimmell, who has been
faithful and true, all my estate what
soerer and wheresoever, she TO pay
my debts and execute the will. She is
not to file any inventory or settle al
account"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
Crops in the South.

The Chattanooga Timcs publishes
an exhaustive statement regarding
the crops in Tennessee, Alabama and
Georgia. It shows the wheat crop
throughout the entire territory can
vassed to be almosta complete fail
ure. Corn. cotton and tobacco are
in splendid condition, the yield
promising to exceed that OF last yeas'.
Of fruits there is half a crop. Gras-
scs of ali kinds are good. The busi-
ness outlook is encouraging.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
Rampant Radicals.

CR1uAeo, June 26.-The Republi-
cans of the Third Illinois District to-
day renominated William E. Mason
to Congress. After he had been
nominated Mason was brought into
the Convention and made speech on
national issues. Among other things
he said:
"We are not going to wave the
bloody shirt, but when they stand in
Richmond and decorate the statue Of
the Father of his Country with a
rebel flag, T say that the man who
does it is as much traitor as any
rebel was thirty years ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
A Double Tragedy.

New ORLEANS, June pa Picay-
une Groverton, Texas, special says:
Great excitement was caused here
last night by the suicide Of a beauti-
ful young lady, Miss Anna Turner,
daughter of Judge John 3 Turner,
and the excitement was intensified
when the father took the pistol from
the hands OF his dying daughter and
killed Professor Davis. Nothing IS
E..vyn as to the cause of the tragedy,
Professor Davis came here last March
from Wake Forest College, North
Carolina, and took charge OF the
academy at this place. He was q
good looking young man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
Transflxed by a Piece Of Trood.

New YORK, June 26.-John Hitler,
40 years old, met a strange death to-
day in the planning mill at 3O6-310
Eleventh avenue, where he was en-
ployed at work. He was near a cir
cular saw which was in operation. s
silver of wood was whirled off the
saw. Ithad a sharp point and the
wood passed through Killers neck
like an arrow, completely severing the
iugular Vein Hitler only lived q few
,nip,1tos
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

Warren Leland, of Chicago,
makes startling accusations of cor
ruption and fraud in the matter of
the Lake Front Park inthat city, and
involving the Worlds Fair site con-
tro7ersy. He declares that he was
offered S1,OOO,00O to be silent, and
says the matter involves corruption
greater than that Of the Tweed ring.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

The Christian Union, after caro-
full study of tie negro question, has
reached the conclusion tn&t nowhere
on the globe are there any other T..
0O0,O 900 coloTed people so well off as
the !, 100000 colored peopls OF the
Southern States " Nobody would en-
dorse this sentiment with moro en-
phasis than the average negro who
tries to get along" in the Northern
States,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
"A boy named Dews performed 9

"A boy named Dews performed a
dangerous feat in West Orange, n.
j., the other day. The contractor
for the drain that has been laid to
carry off the standing water in the
lots on Valley road wanted to de-
termine whether Or not the drain was
free from distractions, and offered
the lad small sum to so through it.
The pipe is IS inches in diameter, is
laid 8 teet underground, and is 1000
feet long. The boy accepted the
offer and entered the pipe. Half an
hour later he emerged safely from
the other end
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
Tobacco Culture in Nor.!. Carolina.

AS an evidence of how the culture
of tobacco has increased in Nash
county, N. c., where the culture was
introduced in 1884, o local paper
states that one thousand tobacco
barns have already been erected in
that county, and that many more will
be erected before the crop natures.
Many of the farmers of that section
have cleared from $500 to $500 an
acre on their tobacco, figures which
are rarely ever eQuaed anywhere.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

On the afternoon of the 18th a
valuable mule belonging to Mr.. ".
Lee Youngblood, who lives about
four miles northeast of Yorkville, was
struck and killed by lightning. John
Davis, 6. colored Eman, was plowing
with the mule at the time. The
mule was killed instantly by the de-
scending bolt, and the co1ored man
was thrown about ten feet from the
plow, but sustained no injury.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

Mr.. Stanley's wedding will, &C
cording to present arrangements,
take place ct Westminster Abbey on
July j.. The officiating clergymen
will be the Bishop of Ripon, the Mas
ter of the Temple, and the Dean of
Westminster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
Trains stoppedbyCaterp:liaE E

An army Of caterpinars struck the
New Brunswick railroad Wednesday
below Fredericton, n. B., covering a
distance of half a mile and rendering
the rails SO slippery that the wheels
of the locomotives and cars tevolved
without progressing. The appear
ance Of these pests so early in the
season indicates, it is feared, an
other such plague as that Of twelve
wears 400.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

Capt. R. F. Cobb, the Alliance
man, who came near securing the
Democratic nomination for Governor
Of Alabama, is now understood to be
a candidate for the United States
Senate to succeed Hon. James l..
Pugh. He. will probably make the
race q lively one.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

There is q tie-up on the Illinois
Central railroad in Chicago, on ac-
count ola strike of the conductors and
switchmen The men say the strike
will extend over the whole system.
The demand of the men is the dis
missal OF IN obnoxious superintcnd-
ont
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
One Thing he was Able to Recall.

Lawyer (after persistent inquiry:)
''You say you cannot recall the
matter?"
Witness: Il can't, SIR
Lawyer: "Your recalling faculty
isn't very good, eh?"
Witness: POSSIBLY not, sir"
Lawyer: 'SIs there anything you
can recall?"
Witness: Il can recall another oc
casion on which ] was questioned a
great deal by a lawyer who knew very
little. Racket.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02
No Alternative.

He: "Won't you marry me, dearg
I have plenty of money"
She: Eyes; if I married you peo-
pie would say it was just for your
money"
He: "Then, am to believe that, if
I was poor, you
She: ''No, decidedly not. Because
then they would call me fool for
marrying you" Lawrence Ameri-
can.