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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
A PARRlcIDE CONVICTED.
3 Nan Who Hired Neeroes TO Stay
i:fs Own Fnther-i Revolving Crime.

| 1890
ISIS Own Fnther-a Revolving Crime.
DARLINGTON, S. c., March 2O.-Th.
trial of Joseph W. James, charged
with hiring Lewis Williams, William
Scott and Robert Arthur to Kill his
father, which has occupied the atten
ton of the court since Tuesday o1
last week, ended with verdict Of
guilty.
The prisoners counsel may take
the case to theSupreme Court. James
and his accomplice were convicted
several months ago, bat, on appeal to
he Supreme Court, that tribunal
gralit.l them new tllal on the
ground that The Judge in the lower
court had transcribed his province
by charging on thefacts.
The correspondent Of the Charles
ton World gives the following history
of the case:
The murder Of Joseph James, Sr:,
occurred on the evening of May S,
1883, at which time, directly after he
arose from the supper table and was
passing out of the dining room door,
he was fired upon by party or par
ties in the yard. About forty slugs
and buckshot passed through his
side, killing him almost instantly.
Old man James owned considerable
real estate, and the theory OF the
prosecution was that Joseph W.
James, Jr., had him murdered In OF
der to come into possession Of his
property. Over $4,000 in cash was
found upon his person when he was
murdered.
Lewis Williams, one of the parties
charged with the crime, was tried
and found guilty. Bob Arthur, an
other party accused OF being con-
nected with the conspiracy, has fed
to parts unknown, and has SO far
eluded the vigilance Of the officers.
During the trial William Scott, one
of the defendants, swore that Joseph
James agreed to pay to himself, Bob
Arthur and Lewis Williams $500 to-
Kill his father, Joseph W. James, Sr.,
and that on the strength of that
agreement he loaded his gun, by the
direction ofyoung James, with aheaVy
charge of sluss and buckshot, and
that on the evening of May s, 1888,
he, together with Bob Arthur and
Lewis Williams, proceeded to the
house of Mr.. Harmon Howell, at
which house she old man James and
his son boarded, and Lewis Williams
took the gun loaded for the occasion,
and leaned it on the baluster railing
to the piazza, and shot Oldham James
as he was passing through the dining
room door.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
.-<-S--
ECid.On.

Possibly, the best policy inaugura-
ted By the Alliance the first year
was taught in economy OF living and
homemade supplies. Apprehension
has already been expressed that far
mers viii, III measure, abandon this
policy during the coming year. It is
said farmers have lost large quanti-
ties OF meat made on the farm, after
the hogs had consumed an unusual
amount of the unusual supply OF
corn, and that manyThe had almost
in hand u full supply, are now, after
heavy expense, just where they have
all the time been-without the sup
plies and without the money to
buy.
Again, it is said that the unusual
purchase of mules, on cotton obiga-
tons for the fall, Will compel the
growing OF cotton to the exclusion
of food crops to meet these obGga-
tions.
I cannot believe that farmers will,
thus early, abandon a policy that
their Judgment and experience de
clare to be the best to pursue. 1t
must be remembered that this has
been an unusual winter, and the
causes for failure, in the loss Of meat
and waste of corn, may not occur
again in a decade. As to the obEga-
tons for stock, farmers have found it
is 11nv;sa TO inclir one debt to nav
another. They Will not pursue the
plan Of buying bread and meat to
help them 10 buy mules. The wisdom
of this policy has long since been ex-
ploded.
The true theory; economy and
homemade supplies, will make the
| basis Of ow best success; to this we
must adhere. 10 promise of reward
in the possible speculative prices for
| cotton, based upon small crop, to
! come from reduced area, should
tempt any farmer with it's uncertain
ties. Iea1. after year we have built
upon these hopes to our hurt, and
| now that tie solution is begun, we
| must hold or un&l it is complete.
It IS true, the meat supply, after
| grown, was cut eff by disaster and
the com destroyed after it was hous-
ed, but such lnisfortunes come to all
| crops and to al business. They are
| to be charged to the account of profit
and loss and well guarded against IN
the future.
| Stick to the policy SO successfully
| inauguateil; given an honest, far
| trial to the remedy universally msis-
| ted upon and already adopted, and
we viii have far more hope of success
| than IL tie L,rtful policy that has
uniformly crippled our eforts.-W.
J. NorIhen il Southern Cultivator.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
A BRAVE LADY.
How :z:i=s Marie Wales Stopped the Pro.
ayess of Z Thief.

/ Al low ..:tss N1rIc Wales stopped the Fro.
zress of L Thief.
SwAISsBoRo, Ga, March 20.-The
Pine Forest publishes the following:
One day last week Miss Marie
Wales went to see Mrs. Walls, a
neiglbor living near by. While there
she and Mrs. Walls saw negro go
ing up the railroad toward Thomp-
sons mill, which is not very far off,
but thought nothing of it, as it is a
common thing to see negroes going
to and from the,nill; but shortly after
the negro passed the house he sud-
denly disappeared and the ladies
could not account for his sudden dis
appearance, for the road to the MIL
was plain, and they knew he could
not have gotten shere in such short
time. Thea cunosisy became excited
and caused them to look around to
see if they could not find out what
had become Of him.
They did not look long before they
discovered the negro down on the
ground rolling, log-ike, toward the
house as fast as he could. He was
trying to get to the house and not let
anybody know it, and there is no
doubt but that the negro knew that
Mr. Walls was Of, ct work and thought
he could take advantage Of his alb
sence and commit some depredations.
Mrs. Walls and Miss Wales ran and
got Nj. Mcintosh, who was at work
only a few hundred yards away, but
when he got there the negro had dis
appeared. as Mr. Mcintosh could
see nothing OF the negro, he returned
to his worE. Miss Wales in the mean
time nad gotten her fathers rife, and
after NJ. Mcintosh left she and Mrs.
Walls went back into the house, think
ing that the negro had gone.
Presently one of the ladies saw
somethingsnoyin myste1iously on
the ground. and on closer observation
they found it to be the same negro
trying to rel himself up to the house
without being seen. Miss Marie
seized her fathers Winchester, drew
q bead, and pulled down on him. She
did not hit INN, but at the report of
the gun the black rascal did not take
time to rel away, but, like a deer of
the forest, he bounded away at
such rapid speed that it only took
him a minute or 5wo to hide himself
in the distant forest. The ladies say
they never saw d negro run as fast as
he did.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
action that we will sweep the country
in '92. It Will iniue the prospects OF
the South in every way.
GEORGE 7. BARNES.

s'The bill is intended to be entirely
sectional" said Nh. Barnes, OF Geor-
gia, "It places our elections II the
South entirely under the control OF
the Federal authorities, utterly lgnor-
ing the rights Of the States. Its u-
innate object will be to deprive the
Democrats Of the election of Demo
cratic Representative in many South
ern districts, and a return Of Repub-
Leans from them. I believe, however,
it Will fail in practical operation, but
it viii require more active par,
ticipation OF our people IN Federal
elections. I have strong hopes the
bill will be defeated in the Senate.
Mr.. LANE
'It cannot be operative in the
North" said Mr.. Lane Of Illinois. 1T
is clearly intended for the South. 1t
Will be great outrage upon the peo-
pie of the South if passed. Howev-
er, I doubt if it ever becomes a law.
It is undemocratic, step towards
centralization, and is q direct stroke,
at local self government"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
a negro PcnSiOncr.

There is negro in Georgia draw
ing pension OF twenty-five dollars a
month from the government. His
name is Henry Sa!fold, and he lives In
Penield, Greene county. Satfold, it
seems, ran away from lis home in
Greene county and went into the
army as an attendant upon a Union
soldier. He contacted 8 disease in
the army which has incapacitated him
for work since. and the other day,
after working Oh the matter for tive
years, Mr.. Carlton succeeded IN get
ting his name on the pension roll.
He draws S25 q month.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26

Bismarck has resigned the Office
of prime minister of the German
Empire. Ireconcilable differs be-
tween him and the Emperor induced
the step.
-Chattahooche county, Ga, is ex-
cited over contest for the State
Senatorship between L: Harp and A.
Harp, brothers, and J. F. G. McCook,
who is e. Harps brother-in-law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
-John Rracksville. colored. vi

John Bracksville, colored, who
was convicted of murder in Rich
mond county, N. c., four years ago
and sentenced to be hung but escap-
ed from jail before the time for his
execution arrived, was captured at
Rowland, in Robson county Mon
day by Deputy Sheriff Wishart, of
that county, and returned to his old
quarters in Richmond county jail.
He resisted arrest and it required
several men to overpower him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
Facts About Cotton Seed Oil.

For human food, olive and cotton
seed oils are far superior to lard, or
to any other animal fat Olive oil
has held that rank in the estimation
of scientists and medical men from
the earliest period ofrecorded history.
It is only OF late years that analyses
by chemists, experiments In diet by
eminent physicians and practical use
by sillful housekeepers have combin-
ed to demonstrate that in every re-
spect and for all uses the oil OF the
cotton seed is equal to that of the
olive. This fact once established, a
market Will be made for pure cotton
seed oil that Will be co-extensive with
that now occupied by olive oil. 1t
Will, indeed, become its competitor
in all parts of the world. The Man
ufacturer's Record of Baltimore, be-
ieving that the time has come when
the South should make a vigorous
move in behalf of cotton seed oil, H.
stead of simply acting on the defen-
sive il the repeated assaults made IN
Congress on the purity of this oil,
after an elaborate investigation, has
accumulated mass of information,
and proposes to publish next week
the first of q series Of articles that
will cover the whole subject. In these
it Will be shown beyond controversy
or shadow of doubt that cotton seed
oil is the best salad oil in the world,
| and that it should be put upon the
market on it's merits, bearing its own
| name, and it's excellence for all Gull
/ lay purposes be persistently set
forth until it receives popular ap-
provl aud enters into as universal
consumption as butter or lard. These
| articles, which Will run through sew
eral months, Will prove Of immense
value to the whole South, by greatly
widening the market for cotton seed
oil.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
The Southern Baptist Convention.

The Southern Baptist Convention
will meet on May at Fort Worth,
Texas TIE announcement IS made
that delegates will be passed for one
fare for the round trip. This would
be from Augusta S30.35. The Rev.
Lansing Burrows, pastor Of the First
Baptist Church, proposes taking a
through Pullman car from Atlanta to
Fort Worth without change, upon
which the round trip cost, going and
returning in the same Car, will be
S42 IS. This Will be the most pleas
and and least disagreeable way for
delegates to the Convention to go, as
the car Will be combined with other
cars en- route and form o solid spe-
cial Baptist train through without
change to the place of meeting. Il
will be necessary to secure berths II
this car, as the number IS restricted
to twenty-four, but additional cars
can be secured if the increase OF the
number going warrants it. Delegate:
who are anxious to join this party II
the special train would do well t
communicate with DR.. Burrows a
once. The latest Intelligence war
rants the expectation teat the rat'
above given will be Lowered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
yasaries of:Tennesscc Justice.

Three weeks ago, in tho criminal
court of Shelby county, negro was
sentenced to serve three years in the
penitentiary for stealing th-ee loayes
of bread. 1t was the law. Two
weeks ago a white man in the Grim
nal court Of Shelby county was SEN
fenced to serve five years in the pen
itentialy for stealing ten billiard balls
when under the influence ofiquo.. It
was the law. Yesterday, i'll the Grim
nal court of Shelby county. Charles
L. Pullen, ex-secretary Of the taxing
district, indicted for embezzlement,
larceny and fraudulent breach of trust.
was found not guilty Of embezzle-
ment, and larceny, but guilty OF fraud
ulent breach of trust-the amount
involved being $1,000 Of the peoples
money-and the jury commuted his
sentence to fifteen days in the work
house on each Of two cases, Nh. Pu1-
len walking out Of the court room
free, because the otfense was barred
by the statute of limitations. Here we
have had shortage Of over $4,000
confessed and proved. Is that short
age the consequence OF q breach Of
trust so trivial that fifteen days in
the work house is an adequate pen
atty? In view of such o conclusion,
the fluids of the people are no lon
ger safe Plunderers are invited to
take what they will, incurring no risk
other than fortnight's sojourn in
the work house. That is the logic of
the verdict.-Memphis Appeal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26

The treasury department has re-
ceived aletter, postmarked Charlotte,
n. c., containing SIG, marked, "My
Conscience.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26

"Wednesday. March 26, is Caro-
lima day at the Florida Sub-Tropical
exposition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
SENATOR BERRY.

~aTts passage" said Senator Berry,
of Ar5ansss, Ak will create great trou-
bic in the South. A worse law ,s on US
5co,,ld coT not be passed. However,
should it pass,I hope to see such re-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
aR, BLANCHARD

e:It create another reconstIuctlo1n
ora IN The South" said Mr.. Blanch-
ord. ~ Of Louisiana. "There is chance
Of Of i t working to the benefit Of the
RepubLcan party in the next election
bnf then its evils vii be clearly dem
onstrated. and VIII react upon them.
THAI That portion of the bill providing for
to Federal government to take
chs,ee I of the elections IS clearly IN n
tan3ed 900 for the South, and the South
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
STATE POLITICS.
AN ADDRESS TOsTHE DEMOCRACY OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Sta,emeRt OF tho Political Conditions
Which CsrfreN the Good People of the
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
THE DAYS OF GoLD.

Idaho City is to-day only dina
shadow of its former self. There are,
perhaps, 1000 inhabitants in the city
prorer, while in the entire "basin'
there are not more than 1000 souls
MI told. OF the 10000 people who
were attracted 10 this place in lSG2
and in 1863, there are but few nov
living in Boise Basin, while of the
nioneers of 1862. there ARE but siS
here now 10 tell the tale OF the tirsl
discovery OF the greatest placer min
ing district in AL the northwest. Dur
ing the years OF 'G3 and 'Gi, Wells
Fargo & Co. shipped in gold dust iron
this place s33 900 900. while il is esti
n,nted that fully three times thu
amount was taken out Of the camp by
private conveyance. A company o
capitalists have bought up the entir'
creek he'd, which i seven miles II
length and quarter OF mile II
breadth. and early next spring the,
will commence the erection Of bed
rock tlnule the entire length Of tn
cresk. working over the iaillngs, whiel
nre knows 10 contain millions OF dol
lars Oh gold and toms Of mercury. Mncl
II the ground under these tailings wa
never worked. The bedrock i beau
,iinl qualification, called by the mine
"hard pam" winch WAS undoubtedly
formed during the glacial period
petrified oak Is found in places, Who'll
Trees being FOUND intact. There !
not an oak tree within 900 miles Q
these deposits growing to-day. O.
the west side oi the hill digging'
years alter the surface had bee
mined, gold in l.aying quaint
ties was found below this har'
pan, on the true bedrock, and driit'nI
lac been protitahly carried "n. !
tne gnlehes. however, true bedrocl
Las meyer heen found. There i .
doubt II existence Of gold in pawn
AMENITIES should ledn'ek ever b
sound. OF the pioneers d lsb5 soa
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
A NOVEL. MODE OF WARFARE

A New Jersey inventor thinks he
has hit upon method OF establishing
peace permanently upon the earth by
means OF electricity. He does not
propose 10 remodel human nature, but
expects 10 make warfare so deadly that
il will be share madness for one ma
ton to attack another. According to
Ills plan, warefare would result in the
substantial determination OF all who
ventured to engage in 1t. The inven-
tor describes his idea thus: "In a
word, my scheme is TO produce arei-
fetal lightning. Thus far the expert
men,s have been confined within mar
row limits, but with the use of small
dynamo attached TO my invention a
slight shock can be produced, effective
enough TO kill the flies in 2Ox2O
room. / claim, with the use OF power
ful dynamos, under my plan, flash ol
tightening can be directed against al
army u Hllit VI 49,
out injury TO the party operating Tia
gun, scattering death and consterna
ton among the troops. With power
full dynamos thousands Of soldiers car
be killed at flash, and number
flashes are enough to destroy an army
1t can lae used at any time except OF
rainy or damp days. II the effect
giving this discovery would be, as
hope, TO put an end TO wars, shout
feel repaid, but | dread TO think
ii, ctrieity being used in war under m
plan. The consequences would D
enormous. 1t means nothing lea
than determination To the opposin
army. Before going any fnrth'
with it, / would ark your opi'
ion as 10 the effect opon war OF a
instrument such as have limited
Mould it retard or facilitate watg
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15

Phil Armour, the great pork
packing king, of Chicago, said to
the Senate Committee in Washing
ton last month: IF | were in the
cattle business, | would remain in,
for there is hound to be big adj
vance in prices within the next
two years.
An unknown exchange pays this
tribute 10 winter: 1T SHOWS and
blows and stings your nose-makes
all creation shiverl II bites your
toes, increases your woes, and
freezes up the river. The frost nip'
all, both great and small, this dark
and dreary winter; it freezes. type
ii breaks the pipe, and vexes sor'
the printer. 20 let her roll-ws
mean the caal--it takes the cash II
winter: now please be kind anu
and make up your mind-to settle
with the printer
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
STARVED OUT.

The Wallula Herald has sus-
pended publication on account of
lack of support. This is the second
paper that has died at Wallula from
the same cause, and the town is
now without one. The people Of
such a community, by allowing the
local paper to die of starvation,
certainly place themselves before
their neighbors in no enviable light,
What a collection of fossils, moss
backs and ignoramuses town must
he that will not accord the scanty
support necessary to keep q local
paper alive, for the publisher
usually keeps up the struggle as
long rs he has the least encourage
ment, and sometimes lives q long
while ON the hope of better times,
In proportion to the profit realized
the country publisher has more
CAPITAL invested and works harder
than any other man in the com
munity, farmers not excepted, and
the local paper is the most i'm
nortant factor in building up tn,
town and surrounding country
Most people realize this fact, bu
there are occasional towns like Wal
lula where the residents are so short
sighted that they imagine the pat
ronage extended to local pape
as that much money thrown ava.
or given in charity--and such pee
pie are not very strong ON charity
Lexington, Or, Budget.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
slLcorT INTERVIEWED.

The n. u. Herald claims TO have
discovered silcott, the detanlter cash
Ter Of the House OF Representatives, IN
the village Of Teirebonne, Quebec, aud
prints long interview had with him.
sllcott was found at the house OF
Louise Thicbault, the woman with
whom. Il is raid, silcott hed from
Washington. He consented to talk TO
the reporter
"The time viii come" said silcott,
"when those now hardest against me
will kneel. / was not so much TO
blame. As 10 the charges Of forgeries
that ID all bosh. There is scarcely .
member of the House TO whom i did
not advance his pay every month and
received notes as receipts. As TO the
money | am accused Of decampinl
with, | assure you ! had very little
when | left New York. There i
something else wish YOU TO contra
dict and that ia the stories that ] wa
q big winner at the races. This IL no
true. for my losses far exceed my win
hinge. IL was to keep up and he hai
fellow we'll met with these same mem
hers Of Congress who are now runnin
me down that I first went TO the race
NV curse on the races. wish TO Go
never had gone near them. MIR
Thiebauls, against whom such hideo'
falsehoods are told, had nothing to {
with my fall. Had | always take
her advice would be in difierel
position to-day"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
Administrators Notice.

In the matter Of tbs Estate Of William A. hnop
nzsezlzed
Notire j. hereby given BY the undersigned, admin
lstratar u the estate II William hn,ilt diseased
h ha creditors u ard si peFS9fls having eaaiis
against Sasi estate exhibit the satas Mith te nte
sSsart xufhers within fpar atunths from flae hrst
tuhAiisH u this notite, T. the unieFslfzi az his
residence ii Atlanta tlnare eaaHfSs lslAho Teri.
Iars. JOIN hoALASp. AdnsihtsssAt9t
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