The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-02

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ton World, squarely favoring Til
man.
"A commission has been issued t.
the Capital City Guards, colored, o
Columbia. The company comprise
eighty-three members.
Alexander Noisette, colored, isll
jail at Charleston charged with tn
murder of John Worthy, colored, b.
driving an iron pin ito his head.
Preparations are being made K
begin the work Of erecting the cottol
compress at Sumter, the stock TO:
which was subscribed q month ago
NAPOLEON Levelle, who killed hi
wife and nearly murdered his uncle
in Charleston on FEBRUARY 18th, wa:
convicted Of murder, and sentenced
to be hung September 5.
One of the census enumerator:
appointed for Catawba township
York county, claims to have found {
negro woman who gave IN her age a:
ia, and is still right spry.
Steel McLees, the only son OF the
widow SlcLees, living ten miles be
low Anderson, was drowned in Bur
ris' Pond Oh Saturday afternoon. He
was caught in a suck hole.
Work on the new Cathedral IL
Charleston is progressing. The
arched windows on the west wal
have been about finished, and tho
work is pushing forward all over the
building.
-Newberry has been selected as
the place Of this years encampment
of the Citadel Cadets. The corps
will use the grounds of Newberry
'College-these hayirg been offered
for the purpose.
Mr., L. L. Harris, of Chesterfield
county, saw a peculiar looking old
stump the other day, and after close
inspection concluded there must be
something in it. He turned the
stump over, and in the bottom Of II
found SO leather-wing bats.
The new aad handsome building
erected by the Masonic fraternity OF
Anderson was dedicated on Tuesday
with imposing ceremonies. Col. >.
a. Hoyt, Past Master Of the lodge
there and a Past Grand Master OF the
State, delivered the dedicatory adj
dress.
The meeting at Lexington on
Wednesday was attended by about
$50 persons. Speeches were made
by Capt. Tllman, Gen. Bratton, Gen.
Pope, Col. Marshall, and Col. Gary.
Every thing passed off quietly. The
sentiment of the meeting was strong
" with Mr.. Tillman.
judges Bond and Simonton, II
the United States Court, at Charles
ton on Wednesday, decided the town
ship railroad bond cases in South
Carolina. The suit was brought by
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chlca-
eo-Railread against the Boston Trust
Company. validity of the bonds
had been attacked by the townships
that issued them, but their validity is
upheld.
The Charleston World of Wed
nesday says: "Soon after the rain
and thunder and lightning yesterday,
and especially after the severe clap
of thunder, thousands of dead fish
came to the surface on Ashley river:
They were of all kinds, large and
small, and lined the shore and float
ed in the stream for a considerable
distance. The tugs and vessels which
had to run up and down the river
encountered them in every drec,
ton"
On Sunday morning, Mr.. R. E.
Tyler, of Aiken county, met with a
fatal accident. After harnessing q
young pony for the first time to q
road cart, he attempted to get in
and cot his foot hung in the spring
The pony dashed off and dragged
him for some distance. After it was
stopped and he was released it was
found that he was fatally injured, his
skull being fractured, with numerous
internal and external bruises. He
died on Monday morning.