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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
Congressman DarSan Resigns.

TO the voters Of the 9TH Congressional
District of South Carolina: After dellb-
Grafton ! have determined not to be a
candidate tor reelection to Congress,
and hereby announce to you this de-
termination. =.
In retiring from the public service it
affords me pleasure to say that shall
carry into private life no recouectlon! OF
any personal grievance OF any klno
whatever, but only a grateful relneln-
br&nce of your generous support during
the many years. go,
assuring you that, however widely we
NAV now or hereafter differ Oh questions
of Federal or state policy, | shall always
feel warm interest in your welfare and
happiness, private and social, as we'll as
political, am very respectfully your
fel:oWcitiZen, G. w. DAEGAN.
Darlington. :. c., July29, 1886.
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A MAGNIFICENT Railroad.

But while in Mexico, on my last
trip" says drummer in the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. 81 had my breath
taken away when ! saw what | guess
is the most magniticently constructed
railroad in the world. refer to the
Mexican Gulf Road, where ties are
made out of the finest mahogany and
bridges built of marble. The waste
seems criminal, but the builders are
actuated by motives OF economy, as
they find the mahogany and marble
along the track side. The road hasn't
cost much to construct, but if the ma
terials were appraised at st Louis or
New York standard Of prices the total
would mount up in the millions"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
The Bill Is Dead.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The cold,
palsied hand of death has been laid on
Nh. Lodges bantling.
The bill will never come up. The
Senate committee which is considering
it know very little about it, and the
other Republican Senators know less.
No caucus has been called and none IS
likely to be for weeks
This was the way in which a Repub-
lican Senator, who is in a position to
know, put his foot upon the statement
which was given out to-day for the
benefit of the Republican radicals who
are thirsting for nodding plumes and
cleaning bayonets at the polls, that the
Consideration of the bill was nearly
completed and that it would soon be
reported to a Republican caucus. The
fact is that the bill is nowhere near
complete, even to the satisfaction of
the five Republican members OF the
committee on elections.-New York
Herald
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
A STEAMER ON NlAGARA'S VERGE.
The Auful Plunge Only Averted by the
Anchor.

The Auful Plunge Only Averted by the
Anchor.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, July 81
One hundred and fifty excursionists
men, women and children-on the
steamer, ELLA H." narrowly escaped
going over the falls Monday. She runs
between Port Day and Buckhorn
Island. Yesterday, owing to the low
stage of the water, she was obliged to
run around Green Island. Just as she
was rounding the island in the sWiftest
part of the river at that point the
engine gave out. The anchor was
heaved overheard, but it failed to catch
for some distance, dragging along the
rocky bottom. When it did finally get
hold the boat was under such headway
that the bulkhead to which the hawser
was attached, was torn from its fasten-
ings. When nearly the whole chain
had been run out the end became
knotted in the hole in the bulkhead and
held the boat.
The trouble with the engine proved
to be a defective valve, which was soon
repaired, and the boat was again got
under headway, but so great was the
force of the current that it took fifteen
to get to where the anchor had
caught, a hundred feet up stream from
the boat.
There were about 80 passengers on
the steamer and pleasure barge at
tached to it. There was terrible scene
of confusion. Women tainted, children
screamed, and men bade each other
good-by. The boat was only a short
distance above the falls when it
stODped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
Rushing the Census Count.

WASHINGTON, D. G., July 28.-At the
census bureau 1900 clerks, working
in two shifts. night and day, on the
electrical tabulating machines, COM
plete 100000 names every twenty-four
hours, except Sunday. At this rate,
Porter estimates that the rough
count will be Completed by August 20.
Porter says be is not trying to get out
the figures in time for the passage OF a
reapportionment bill at this session,
and that as matter of fact they may
be too late for it, since the rough count
may not be published for use until Sep
tember. But the determination of this
question lies with Speaker Reed, and
he has not, as yet, vouchsafed any IN
formation as to what he will do. lie
seems to be awaiting the figures, know
ing that it is entirely possible that they
will not show such favorable results
to the Republican party as the Bepubll-
cans have been expecting.
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WASHINGTON MATTERS.
Effects Of the Alliance OH the Organi@a-
ton of the Next Congress.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Representa-
tive Dibble was one of the fifteen mem
bers Of the House who requested leave
Of absence to-day. Objection was made
to the granting of the request until it
could be ascertained whether the pres
ence of those members will be needed
to make a quorum. Satisfactory evi-
dence was probably produced on that
subject, for all the applicants for leave,
Mr. Dibble included, have left the city.
The House could be ready to adjourn
in less than two weeks, provided the
Senate is willing to dispose of the tariff
bill without insisting upon pressing
the Federal election bill.
\ warm wave arrived here to-day
and congressman, fearing a hot spell,
are very anxious that final adjourn
ment shall be reached with as little de-
lay rs possible. While the weather
continued cool and pleasant Republi-
can Senators who are interested in the
force bill talked of keeping Congress
in session until October or even later.
1t remains to be seen how long they
can stand the temperature among the
nineties. The Democrats are deter
mined to fight the force bill if they
have to remain in continued session
until the 4th of next March.
1t is among the possibilities that
there may be at least thirty-five or
forty Farmers Alliance men in the
next Congress, and in consequence
there is a wide field for speculation as
to who will control the organization of
the SD Congress.
The indications are that the Demo
Gratis may have majority, and upon
that basis some speculation has been
indulged in as to who will succeed
Speaker Reed in the chair. Mr.. Crisp,
of Georgia, has been slated by many
for that position, but the probability
of a radical change in the Georgia dele
cation renders such an outcome eX-
tremely doubtful. With six or more
Farmers Alliance men from Georgia;
Mr.. Crisp may have considerable diff
Guilty in securing the nomination be-
cause the Alliance men will hardly
participate in a Democratic causus,
but will form third party and pro-
badly attempt to control the organiZa-
tion or dictate terms to the majority.
Gen. Hatch, of Missouri, is also men
toned as an aspirant for the Speaker
ship, should the Democrats regain con-
troll, and as he will have but few if any
Alliance men in his delegation he may
defeat Mr.. Crisp. Of course this is
simply speculation among Democratic
members who have been re-nominated
and are sure of re-election.-News and
Courier.
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A SlCkENlNG SLAUGHTER.
Three Chilli rem put to Death on Rail-
road Bridge.


PATTERSON, n. j., July ga
slaughter occurred on the Erie Rail
road bridge over the Passaic River this
evening. Five children, returning from
a blackberry expedition with Well-tilled
baskets, started to cross the bridge.
When nearly across the bridge, which
is without rail or footpath, the children
saw a train approaching on the west
bound track and stepped upon the east
bound track, but fast passenger train
came rushing toward them. The chill
dren were paralyzed with fear and
couched together directly before the
approaching train.
The engineer saw them, but dared
not apply the brakes suddenly as chat
course might have sent the train
through the bridge. 1t was an awful
moment. People on the bank Of the
river shouted to the children to get be-
tween the tracks, but their cries were
useless, for the heavy locomotive struck
the group .of little ones and hurled
three of them upon the other track
dead.
The engineer was overcome at the
appalling sight. He had strength left,
however, to stick to his post and stop
the train as soon as it had crossed the
trestle. The passengers left the cars
and strong men and women felt a sick
ening feeling creeping over them as
the remains Of the three slaughtered
children met their gaze. Jennie Drews,
aged 13; Nellie Warren. aged 10, and
Mamie Warren, her sister, aged s, were
dashed to death. Jane Warren. aged
13, was frightfully injured. Willie
Warren was hurled into the river,
where he was found alive in about a
foot of water.
The Warren children all belonged to
the same family, and when the parents
of the unfortunate children were noti-
fed their anguish was such as to move
even the policemen and undertakers to
fears
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
WEATHER FOR AUGUST.
Hicks Forecasts the Storm Periods and
Cold and Warm Waves.

Hicks Forecasts the Storm Periods and
Cold and Warm Waves.
The forecasts for August by Rev. Ira
C. Hicks, the weather indicator Of st.
Louis, prepared under date of July IS,
for his monthly scientific journal Word
and Works, are as follows:
The month will open with high tenn
perature prevailing generally except,
perhaps, a rising barometer with falling
temperature in sight on the Western
flank of storm movements, developing
to the West the last days of July.
These disturbances will have reached
the East by about the I'd, touching every
part of the country with much buster
and some rain, and followed by some
relief from heat-a wave of cooler.
fresh air. The reactionary days follow
ing this period are the 9Th and eth, with
the moons last quarter on the morning
of the 7th, and the equinox of Mercury
on the 9Th, which facts necessitate a
warm wave from about the 5th, break
ing into much storminesS IN its East
ward progress, and followed by cooler,
cloudy days. Remember, all such phe-
nomena is progressive from West to
East. The 18th is the central day of
the next regular storm period. With
Mercury's influence still in force, it
will begin to grow warmer about the
1Oth-the temperature rising higher
and higher for successive days, until
from the 18th to 18th, NorthWeSterly
storms will appear and change the or
der of things. The new moon falls on
the morning of the 18th, about which
time the hardest storms may occur,
followed promptly by marked fall of
temperature. The 18th is the central
day of two to three days of secondary
developments, which means a warmer
temperature moving Eastward, break
ing into more or less local stormlness.
Whiffs of polar air will break IN
through the gates OF the Northwest
upon the heels Of this storminess. The
last regular period is central on the
23d, and the moons first quarter falling
on the morning of the same day, to-
gether make the most promising out
look for rain, from the 22d to 25th,
uullilS GllS W uUlC IuOlAGI. AhO pSAAOo
is certain to be ushered in by warm and
rising temperature, which condition
will remain and grow until storm cul-
limitations break up the order and bring
in reversed conditions Of the mercury.
After the storms of this period the op-
pressiveness of summer nights will be
broken. Reactional tendencies, COM
bined with full moon, fall centrally on
the Goth. If much sustained heat and
dryness occur in August, with a cesSa-
tion of electrical activity in the atmos-
phere, chances will be increased for
earthquake disturbances, on and near
the danger and reactionary days OF the
calendar.
AS previously announced the disturb
ing presence of Venus has been very
marked throughout July, but all must
confess growing tendency to empty
storminess and barren buster" Many
parts have felt the touch Of approach
ing dryness. We quietly but earnestly
advise our readers to watch and work
against possible future eXigencieS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
No Place for Tunnels

A Scotchman, who had been employ
ed nearly all his life in the building of
railways in the Highlands Of Scotland, !,
come to the United States il his last
wears and settled in a new section on
the plains of the far west. Soon, after
his arrival project came up in his
new home for the construction OF a
railroad through the district, and the
Scotchman was applied to as a man of
experience in such matters. "Hoot,
mon!" said he to the spokesman Of the
scheme; "ye Gamma build a railway
across this kentry!" "Why not, Mr..
Ferguson ?" he repeated with an air Of
settling the whole matter; why not?
And dinna ye see the kentry'S as fiat as
a hure, and you have nav place what
ever to run your toonnenels through"
-San FrancicO ArgOQaut
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
Too Thick to Thrive.

SpARTANBURG, S. c., July 30.-It
looks as if Spartanburg will have two
daily papers. A solid company has
been formed, and sent for a commission
under the name of the Spartanburg
Publishing Company. The capital IS
$1,000, and tae corporators are joseph
Walker, D. E. Converse, W. Z. Burnett,
S. J. Simpson, W. \. Law, John Il.
Montgomery and John B. Cleveland.
Sufficient stock has been subscribed TO
ensure the establishment of the paper
and the town has not yet been canvass
ed. The paper will be devoted to the
interests of Spartanburg. and the edi-
tor Will be Mr.. J.'Conway Darlington,
of Laurens, an experienced newspaper
man. at the same time the stock OF
the Herald is being doubled under their
present charter, and Mr.. Jones Will is
sue a daily in addition to the weekly
paper now issued. lie secured the
Stock that he asked for. 1t is not ap-
parent that two papers can succeed
here. but the war is Waging.
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again, this would affect the vote for


Governor.
The reformed law of this State is in
fringed by the requirements that a
notice shall be pasted on its single bal
lot-box reciting that ballots for Repre-
sentative in Congress are to be deposit
ed there. AS the single ballot contain
ing the names of all candidates to be
placed in this box, the effect on the
illiterate voters mind will be very con-
fusing.
The supervisor may go into the vot-
ing both with a voter to assist him IN
the preparation of his ballet, if State
election officer may 60 for the purpose
of giving needed Instructions.
Under the present law jurles are
drawn by the Clerk of the Court and a
Commissioner of another political
party. The bill repeals that law, which
was intended to secure non-partlsan
juries for the trial of political offences,
and provides that juries shall be drawn
by Commissioner appoint by the Cir
cult Judge, who may all belong to the
same party. Again the judiciary is
drawn into party politics, and made
subservient to campaign hangers.
FEDERAL PUNISHMENT OF STATE OF
FICERS.
The bill provides for the punishment
of State officers for violation of State
laws and provides that the army and
deputy marshals shall keep the peace.
This is in direct contraventlon to the
instructions given to Il United States
marshal by Mr.. Evarts in 1858, when he
was Attorney-General of the United
States. A chief supervisor may also
concentrate the deputies and the troops
at any place where he may aliege that
he expects a breach of the peace.
Such in brief is the abstract OF the
bill by which the Republican party
proposes to assume complete control OF
all elections, State as well as FEEDER
al.-NeW York World.
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TIE REPUBLICAN SENATE CAUCUS.
4 Plan TO Let the Democrats Tire Them
selves Out.

selves Out.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Republi-
can Senatorial caucus few nights ago
was attended by about thirty members.
Mr.. Sherman presided and was made
the official medium of communication
to the press. His statement was that
the caucus had determined to fix the
hour Of meeting Of the Senate at 10
o'clock, and will continue the session
as long as possible, no hour for adjourn
ment being fixed. The tariff bill is
alone to be considered for several days
and then displaced for time at least,
by the river and harbor bill,
From Senators it was learned that
the object of this policy to endeavor
to force the Democrats to show
their purpose toward the bill-Whether
or not it is to be one of delay. The Re.
puDlicans hope by this movement to
tire out the Democrats who are to be
left to do all the talking except when
it is considered necessary to answer
some point made IN speech on that
side.
The only other measure to be consid-
cred are the appropriation bills. The
river and harbor bill may be taken up
before the close of this week, should
Senator Frye, chairman of the Commit
tee on Commerce, who will bein charge
of the measure, consider that it is best
to do so, the same policy will be obserV-
ed with respect to that bill as towards
the tariff bill-the Democrats will be
permitted to do most of the talking.
According to all reports the election
bill, as prepared by the committee on
elections, was discussed incidentally.
Messrs. Hoar and Spooner, it is said,
spoke of the necessity of taking action
on that subject, but nothing was done.
In all that was said by the Senators
there was no announcement by any of
them whether or not they would sup
port the bill in the Senate.
Upon the subject Of the proposed
rule to limit debate. the general ex-
preston of opinion is said to have been
that as yet the Democrats have mani
tested no purpose to flibuster, and the
necessity for the enforcement of such a
rule has not arisen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
Fiye Necroes Killed.

ALBANY, Ca, July 26.-Yesterday
morning there was negro excursion
from Waycross, over the Savannah,
Florida and Western railroad, to AL
bany, and Ey the time they reached
their destination there was in the neigh
borhood of fifteen hundred. negroes,
most of them drunk, and all along the
line they were fighting and raising Cain
generally. Several fights among them
resulted in their being locked up here
last night as they were returning home,
being very we'll loaded with Whlskey.
A general riot ensued at Camilla, a
small station below here, and from in
formation gathered here this morning,
five negroes were killed outright, and
three times that number were wound
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
Catholics Become Lutherans.

TURIN, July 2S.-The entire Catholic
congregation of Mont Orfano, near
MergoZzo, has been converted to Luth--
eranism. About one hundred and
twenty persons made a confession OF
that faith yesterday in the old Catholic
church now occupied by these newly
made Lutherans. This editice is now
under police protection. This whole.
sale change of faith was brought about
through disagreement between the
congregation and the pastor touching
the question of the latter's salary
Philadelphia Times.
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Engaged in a Good Work.

The Farmers ALLIANCE, the old Green
back party and the labor party have
united in Kansas with the object Of de-
feating the reelection of John J. In
gals to the Senate of the United States,
The Legislature now stands $50 Re
publicans and Democrats. The new
combination hopes to secure a majority
of the next Legislature. They are
working and are meeting with great
success. The recent visit of President
Polk, of the National Alliance, has
stirred up the farmers as they have
never been stirred up before. Senator
ingalls, is frantic and is writing to his
friends at home urging them to get to
unrl,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
The Kansas Corn Crop Ruined.

KANSAS CITY, July 31.-Special dis
patches from various points in Western
Kansas state that the hot winds of the
past three days have materially reduced
the already low condition OF the crops
in the State. The winds have literally
cooked the corn. This condition pre-
walls along the Missouri, Pacific from
Concordia to the western boundary.
East of Concordia for one hundred
miles the yield Of corn may under favor
able conditions amount to 5 or 10 per
cent. of last years crop. From this
point east to Atkinson it will be 20 per
cent. of last wears if rain falls.
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DEATH IN A CYCLONE.
One Hundred Houses Demolished and
Six Lives Lost.

DIX LlScS AoSt.
LAWRENCE, MASS, July 26.-A
cyclone the first Of any considerable
Importance within memory in New
England, and one equalling in destruc-
tive power those SO frequently reported
from Western communities, visited the
suburb, South Lawrence, this forenoon
at 9:45 o'clock, and in fifteen minutes
had killed nine people, seriously injured
from fifteen to twenty, slightly injured
at least twenty more, cut a sWatn
through thickly populated section 20O
feet wide and mile long, rendered $40
people homeless: destroyed or greatly
damaged from IS to 100 buildings,
mostly dwelling houses, leyelled a
beautiful square Of over 500 trees and
entailed a property loss now estimated
at 100000, all of which was uninsured
against damage against wind and
storm.
The calamity is the greatest which
has visited Lawrence since the iall and
burning of the Pemberton mills, thirty
years ago.
South Lawrence is the section of the
city lying south of the Merrimac river.
At this point the main line OF the
Boston and Maine railroad takes a
sharp turn to the eastward and, fol-
lowing the Merrimac, crosses the river
at Bradford. Railroad bridges connect
the suburb with the city proper and
with the railroad lines north. The
point is busy railroad junction, and in
the vicinity were many wooden houses,
occupied mainly by well-to-do me-
chanics, and among these the air iiend
spent his greatest fury. The northern
boundary Of the belt OF destruction was
but three streets south of the lofty mills
with their busy throngs of thousands of
workers, showing how narrow was the
escape from a more appalling loss OF
life and property.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
A Fatal Mine Explosion.

PARIS, July ga terrific explosion
occurred in a colliery at st. Etienne to-
day by which it is feared large number
lost their lives. Thirty-eight of the men
have been brought to the surface, and
they are all seriollly burned. One hun
dred and forty miners are still below,
and it's Impossible yet to ascertain their
condition
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
Burned Alive.

CINCINNATI, July ga Times-Star
special says that incendiaries set tire to
the residence of the Rev. David Plumb,
in Gale, Indiana, early this morning,
and destroyed it. Mr.. Plump was
fatally burned. and his wife and three
children pcrished in the flames: MI:
Plumb is prominent Methodist
minister.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
Boycotts the Boycott.

AUGUSTA, GA, July 30.-The Augusta
Exchange, representing the business in
terests Of Augusta, to-day adopted pre-
amble and resolutions denounclng the
Lodge bill and the proposed boycott.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-06
Sentenced to Hang.

GrEENvILLE, S. c., July 2S.-Judge
Izlar to-day sentenced VIM. /. Howard
white, to be hanged Sept. %. for the
murder of Ben Ross, in the mountains
of this county, in February, 1882.