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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
HANGED Fer HIS CRIME.
Brabham. the Negro Murderer of :,n Ital-
ian, Will Kill No More.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., July II

ian, Will Kill No More.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., July 2.-The
hanging of Brabham, the negro who
murdered the Italian Mecca, took place
at 1O:44 this forenoon.
y day or two ago Re expressed a
desire that his execution take place
about II o'clock that he might take din
ner lin hell, yet he changed his irrev-
erent mood this morning and had con-
versation with three clergymen, to
whom he confessed repentance and hope
OF pardon.
He met his fate with tirmness in the
presence of about 200 persons. He
made no remarks to the crowd himself
but Rev. p. p. AlstoD, the colored
clergymen, at Brabham's request said
that he had confessed his guilt of the
crime for which he was to be hanged
and that he was also guilty of the rob-
berry which occurred at the Buford
house some days before the murder.
Brabham, however, declined to betray
an associate IN the robbery, who, he
said, was in possession of some of the
stolen goods. He refused to 60 further
in his confession.
lie bade farewell this morning to all
his comrades in jail with the exception
of Caldwell, who had twice assisted
Sheriff Smith in defeating bis attempts
to escape from jail. He had, however,
on the previous day included Caldwell
in his farewell.
He ate nothing since yesterday morn
ing, and also declined stlmulants, which
were offered him. He slept well last
night, and seemed to have gooC control
of himself when he was brought to the
scaffold.
He was the seventh victim who has
been hanged on the same scaffold. The
drop was cut, and the fall was four and
half feet, which did not suffice to break
his neck. Death ensued ia eleven
minutes.
The hanging caused much interest
here through the brutality of the crime
threats of lynching which followed
and a conflict between whites and
blacks in the neighborhood Of the jail
in which he was imprisoned. The tact
that he has only recently made des-
peT3L6 dGCdCk OIL SueTlI Clulll Will Ills
shackles. which, but for the intrepidity
of that officer and the interference OF
Caldwell, prisoner in jail for gam
bling, would have proved successful.
added to the public interest in the af-
fair.
There was no race feeling, however,
the justice of the sentence having been
acknowledged, quite number of wit
nesSeS being negroes
A novel feature OF the occasion was
that tickets of admission to the jail
issued by the sheriff were eagerly
sought, being peddled around at from
so cents to S5 each.
The crime for which Brabham was
executed was committed last April. He
entered the small store of an Italian
named Mecca, where calling for a glass
of cider, he drew car coupling pin,
concealed under his coat and dealt the
death blow while Mocca's hack was
turned drawing the cider. This occur
red at II o'clock at night, and BraDham
today. said he had the pin concealed IN
der his coat from o'clock on the pre-
vious afternoon, awaiting his oppor-
tunlty.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
PlantLess Cotton.

At a meeting Of Marlboro County Al
lance held at Bennettsvllle, on July 3.
1891, the following resolutions were
passed:
Resolved, First. That we pledge our
selves to plant only ten acres OF cotton
to the NOISE in 1892, provided we can
get the cooperation of the cotton State,
SO as to decrease the production o. cot
ton and so obtain due reward for our
labor.
Second. That we request thr State
Allialce to call for a convention OF the
cotton growers Of the South, irrespect'
tive of class or color, 10 meet at t-
not later than December drst, next. to
consider the same.
J. II. THOMAS, j. j. LANE,
Secretary. EreSldent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
MORE DEVASTATION.
A Cyclone in Mississippi and Storm in
Texas.

New ORLEANS. La, July IA
Times-Democrat, Madison Mississippi,
special says: A cyclone struck this
place about II O'Clock yesterday. 1t
was preceded by fearful rumbling sound
that came from the southwest. Dlsas-
ters are reported as follows:
II. E. Mckay's plantation. destroying
negro cabins, killed Wesley Young,
colored and, wounded several others,
DR.. J. H. MckaY's building was wreck
ed. The s.orm than passed across the
rail road levelling telegraph poles. The
residences Of Glascock and Brown were
first reached in town. Both houses
were wrecked, and much Of the furniture
was destroyed and stock injured. The
PRESBYTERIAN church and school building
were completely swept away and on. a.
NJ. Jones' place outstanding buildings
were destroyed and stock was injured.
Trees, orchards and shrubbery were
ruined. Pas ing out Of the town to the
northwest, the cyclone completely de-
stroyed two colored churches and the
residence ofHandy Lee, colored.
GALVESTON, TEX, July THE
storm which ragged here Saturday night
and Sunday eliminated Sun day even
ing about 9 o'clock. A driving south
southwest wind, accompanied by rain,
caused much Of the lower portion Of the
city to become practically inundated.
At O'Clock the wind reached velocity
of ffty-fiye miles per hour,
The electric light plant was useless,
and the darkness, added to the fury Of
the storm, made anything like travel
impossible, and ca1sed many to fear a
repetition of the storm and flood OF 1885.
The most damage done was along the
gulf beach where the terrific force Of the
surf carried away almost everything
within its reach. The breakwater in
front of tbe Beach hotel was completely
wrecked and destroyed. The electric
railway tracks were undermined and
carried on the shore.
At the east shore end, witch is eN-
tremely low and fat, the heavy sea did
much damage. Buildings were greatly
damaged. In many instances The occu-
pants were compelled to ascend to the
second floor to avoid the water. On the
bay side Of the city, or east end, small
boats were called into requisition for
travel, but boating was dangerous and
but few attempted TO get about in that
way. Much uneaslness is felt for the
steamer Franklin" from the Blue
Fields, (the banana fields of Nicaragua)
due since last Friday.
The occupants Of Pagodas and many Of
the beach resorts had to be assisted here
bymeans of life saving lines. Through
out the city houses were blown down,
and steps and stars were carried away,
People were blown against houses and
fences, and fractured arms were the re-
suits n several cases. A mass of twist
ed poles, tinbers and debris o ;cupies an
army of workmen today. Taken in all,
it was the most disastrous storm which
Galveston has seen for years, and 1t will
take thousands Of dollars to repair the
damage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
Broke Her Spine.

BosToN, July 6,--On Saturday last
Mrs. Jennie c. Crockett, aged thirty,
four, of Boston, professional balloon
ist under the name of Nellie Wheeler,
made an ascension from the grounds OF
the Waverly Land Company as means
OF advertising land sale. At d height
of 1900 feet She grasped her parachute
and descended. Whed about thirty
feet from the ground she became fright
ened at the prospect of landing in a
greenhouse, and letting go OF the
handle. fell on her back, breaking her
spine. She cannot survive, Mrs: Wheel
TT had made many successful ascen.
sions. She is the mother of a boy OF
twelve. Her husband is said to live IN
Providence. r. |.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
AIurdersuS Negro Killed.

SAVANNAH. Ga, July S.-Osnus Lee,
colored, ran amuck the Eastern part OF
the city tonight and attempted to Kill
half dozen people, among them Po-
liceman Andrew Clayton, whom he shot
twice through the body. Policeman
Neidlinger ran to the rescue and as he
came up Lee snapped an empty pistol
in his face, having emptied the cham
bers in attempting to kill Clayton.
Neidlinger returned the fire, killing
Lee instantly with bullet through his
heart
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
Female aeronaut Killed.

CLEVELAND, July As Nine. 70
eta Bentley was making a balloon as
celsion at Elyria, O., to- day, strong
gust of wind caught the air ship and
dragged the trapeZe upon which she
was Sitting through the trees. She was
not able to retain her hold, and fell to
the ground, a distance OF sixty feet.
She was instantly killed. Every rib IN
her body was broken.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
A Sad Accident.

BLACKv1L1E, S. c., July MI.
James Mcdonald, a highly respected
and well-to-do citizen living about
half mile from Elko, went this morn
ing with party to Capt. w. W: Wilis's
mill on a fishing expedition. About ~
o'clock he and his two grown daughters
went out into the pond in a boat, and
while padding up the pond the boat
struck tree, throwing out the younger
daughter He Immediately Jumped
overheard to save her when they both
went to the bottom and did not rise
again. The daughter left in the boat
managed to get the boat out and re-
ported it. The bodies have not yet
been recovered, but they are being
searched fOr-NeWS and Courier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
Found Dead in Bed.

AUGUSTA. Ga, July S-Julius Neil
son, young Dane who has been over
five months in Augusta, was found
dead in his boarding house to-day with
five wounds in his stomach, three OF
which were fatal. He had been uuwell
and it is not known whether it is case
of suicide or murder.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
As Bad as a Battle.

SYDNEY, n. S. W.. July 6.-The Brit
ish war ship Cordelia, Capt. Harry 7:
Grenfell, ten guns. 2,280 tons and 1920
horse power, has just returned to this
port after most disastrous trip to sea
for target practice with her big guns.
Capt. Grenfell reports that,W while prac-
ticing with one of the Cordelia's six
inch breech-loading guns the latter ex-
ploded, killing Lieut.. VIM. 3. Hillyar,
Lieut.. Gordon and four seamen and
wounding three midshipmen and ten
seamen. The Cordelia is single screw
corvette. built of steel and iron, cased
with wood. She is attached to the Au-
Stralian station.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15

The cars were crowded, and 1t is a
wonder that there were not more fatal
tiles. Scarcely any one in them es-
capped unhurt. The list Of injured
numbers IS: killed Is.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15
THE CRY OF A MOTHERS IIEART.

In religious assemblange a man
arose and said: Il have been very
wicked man; l broke mothers heart, l
became an intidel. but l have seen
my evil way, and l have surrendered
nv heart to God, but it is grief that
never can get over that my parents
should never have heard OF my saliva
ton: | don't know whether they are liy-
ing or dead" Whileyet he was standing
in the audience voice from the gallery
said, ooh, my son. my SON. He looked
up and he recognized her. 1t was his
old mother. She had been praying for
him a great many years, and when at
the foot of the cross the prodlgal son
and the praying mother embrace each
other, there was a rain. a TREMENDOUS
rain, of tears, and God was the rather
OF these tears. Oh, that God would
break us down with sense OF our sin,
and then lift us with an appreciation
of his mercy. Tears over our wasted
life. Tears over Il grieved spirit. Tears
over an injured father. On, that
God would move upon this audience
with a great wave OF religious emotion.
The king of Carthage was dethroned.
His people rebelled against him. ne
was driven into banishment. His wife
and children were outrageously abused.
Yearo went by, and the king OF Cartha,
60 made many friends. He gathered
up great army. He marched again
toward Carthage Reaching the gates
of Carthage the best men of the place
came ont barefooted and bareheaded.
and with ropes around their necks cry.
inn for mercy They said: 1--WE abused
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-15

that some of the clouds that look to be
only as large as mans hand, and to
be almost quiet in the heavens, are great
mountains Of mist four thousand feet
from base to Top, and that they rush
miles minute.
But after all the brilliant experiments
of DR.. James Hutton, and Saussure, and
other scientists, there is an Infinite
mystery about the rain. There is an
ocean ofthe unfathomable in every rain
drop, and God says today as he said in
the time Of Job, ''Ifyo cannot under
stand one drop of rain, do no be sup
prised if my dealings with you are mex
plicable." Why does that aged man,
decrepit, beggared, vicious, sick ofthe
world aud the world sick Of him, live on,
while here is man in mid life, consecra-
ted to God, hard working, useful in
every respect, who dies: Why does that
old gossip, gadding along the street
about every ybody's business but her own.
have such good health, while the Chris
tian mother, with flock # little ones
about her whom she is preparing Tor
usefulness and for heaven-the mother
who YOU think could not be spared an
hour from that household-why does
she lie down and die with cancer:
Why does that man, selfish 10 the
core, 60 ou adding fortune to fortune,
consuming everything on himself, con-
1inue to prosper, while that man. who
has been giving ten per cent, OF all his
income to God and the church, goes into
bankruptcy? Before we make stark
fools OF ourselves, let us stop pressing
this everlasting why" Let US worship
where we cannot understand. Let a
man take that one question, Why"
and follow it far enough, and push it, and
be will land in wretchedness and perdi-
ton. We want in our theology fewer
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18

General Schofeld's daughter, Mary, and
MISS Georgia became close friends at that
Ilme and when the former was married to
Ileutenant Andrews years afterward Miss
georgia hlbOurne was her maid of honor.
While the Schoflelds were fin Washington
Miss hllbourne paid them visit of many
months
General Schofield is now 60 years of age,
but Miss kilbOurne's sister married General
Barney, of New York, when she was only p
and the general "A, and the marriage proved
most happy one. Miss kilbouTne is well
educated, is possessed of a comfortable for
tune in her own right and will have more
from her mother. She has Travelled ex-
tens1vely and is an accomplished
and well-poised young woman, who will be a
brilliant accession TO the social corps of the
army. She is especially winsome in CONVEX
sation, lnheriting from both her parents un-
common gifts of wit, versatility and fluency
She has petite figure, symmetrical and
graceful, and understands perfectly the art
OF dressing becomingly. While she, was in
Europe she had rare advantages for study
and society. She went there to meet and
bring home her younger sister, who had been
spending some time in Vienna with the
family OF Minister Grant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
Yesterdays Local Features.

There were no sales of oil yesterday, but
the commodity was a shade stronger in tone
if not in figures. The market opened at 81
bid, but during the day fell to 675z, which
was the close. Refined was quoted ut New
York at 7.l5c: at London, sgd; at Antwerp
l6f Average daily runs were II, 232; average
daily shipments, 6S,5S5; average daily char.
tiers, SO, ,502
CLEVELAND, June E.-Petroleum easy; S.
W. no. CSC; "a gasoline, Sc; s6 gasoline, loc;
63 naphtha, 615c.
on CITY, Juns H.-National Transit Ger.
tificates opened at 6sssc; highest, 6ssSc; low.
est, 6s1sc; closed, 6sSsc. Sales, 1900 barrels
clearances 900 barrels: charters, IS, l59 bar.
rels; shipments, 76,7o4 barrels; runs, 9S, ,O5J
barrels.
BRADFORD, June 17.-National Transit GER
tificates opened at 6s15c; closed at 6s51c, high
est, 6s1ac; lowest, 6S1ae. Clearances, $4,000
barrels
NEW YORK, June 7.-Petroleum was ex.
tremely duh, the movement being narrow
and the trading insignificant in volume.
July options, opening, 6s1ac; highest, 6s115c;
lowest, 6s14c: closing, 6S14c. Lima oil clos.
ing at 1870. Total sales, 1000 barrels.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
A SOLDIERS WEDDING.
The Nuptials of General SchOfeld
and Miss KilbOurne
TO BE DULY SOLEMNIzED TODAY.
An Air Of Military POmp Will Surround
the Glad Ceremony
THE GENERALS SLY WAR WITH CUPID.

CHICAGO, juno I7-Gencral John M. Scho-
field, Commander in Chief of the United
States Army, has capitulated. His marriage
to Miss Georgia Kilbourne, of Keokuk, Ia,
will be solemnized tomorrow. Strategic
movements, such as only master hand could
plan, have been the features of his campaign
with Cupid. He has marched and counter
marched with so much skill that he has out
Aanked gossip at every turn and kept that
cunning and insidious enemy of good
intentions so far away that it could
not reach him with an S-inch siege
gun. When the old warrior unexpectedly
came TO Chicago less than a week ago and
made his presence in the Worlds Fair city
known by informally calling on General
Miles at army headquarters, every man in
the army and every woman, too, wondered
why he came West. 1t is not q common
thing for an officer of General Schoield's
rank to make unexpected journeys at un-
expected times.
The gossips, however, soon began to ar
range an itinerary for the distinguished Wis
itor, and as the first one did not meet with
sufficient credenee a second and then a third
and fourth were put in circulation. First it
was said that the commander, because hes
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Iowa coal miners strike is practi
cally ended.
The tornado at .Murrdock, Kan, did but
little damage.
Fifty Hebrews have sailed from Antwerp
for the kOngo.
-Rumored that ex-Empress Eugenie may
be expelled from Paris.
james B. Colgate has given 81, 100000 to
Colgate University without reserve.
The foreign diplomats who visited Chi
cago are well pleased with Worlds Fair
prospects.
The National Presbyterian camp meeting
will be held at Oakland Park, near Decatur
Ill, July $40.
A $4,000, 600 mortgage was filed in Leba
non, Mo-, yesterday on the Frisco and Atchi
son Railroad.
The closing of the synagogue in ST
Petersburg is regarded as finishing blow
for the Hebrews.
The bill reducing telegraph tolls to
20 cents for lO-word messages has been de-
feated in the Michigan Lower House.
Mr.. Parnell has invited E. Dwyer Gray to
contest for the seat in Parliament made va
cant by the death of the O'Gorman Mahon.
1t is denied at the California Controllers
office that Controller Colgan has said he
would refuse to sign the warrants for $500 900
appropriated for the Worlds Fair.
Radicals in the French Chamber of Depu-
ties are starting an agitation for the aboli-
tion of the duty ON corn. 1t is probable that
the duties on wheat will be reduced.
Governor Russell, of Massachusetts,, has
nominated Judge James Nj. Barker, of Pitts
field, Mass, to succeed the late William Al
len on the Supreme Bench of that State.
-Ashbury Milton Foster, Jr, of Los An
geles, a student of the Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute of Troy, n. Y, was drowned
while bathing in the Mohawk river Tuesday.
-Emin Pasha, on behalf of Germany, has
concluded treaties with five Snltans in the
Victoria Nyanza district and has concluded
an agreement with the British company's
agent in relation to navigation on that lake.
The first earnest attempts to unite St,
Paul and Minneapolis has been begun, the
leaders in the movement being Archbishop
Ireland Ex-Governor Marshall and Senator
Stephens. The proposition is to call the new
Federal City.
A stage was held up near Ellensburs,
Wash, by masked highwayman Tuesday
afternoon. The robber made the driver
throw out the United States mail bags, and
the only passenger to rip them
open and hand him all the registered pack
ages eight in number.
"A Canadian recently requested to be
locked up by the authorities at Liverpool
for the reason that he was at times seized
with an uncomfortable impulse to commit
murder. For that cause he found it neces-
sary to leave his Canadian home for Paris,
where he vainly sought cure in hypnotism
He is now confined in the workhouse hos
pital, and a message has been sent to his
friends.
"A French court has sentenced Turpine
Tripone, Fasseler and Feuvrier each to four
years Imprisonment, and in addition imposed
fines of $4OO 5000, $500 and $40 respectively for
their connection with the sale of the secret
of the manufacture of melinite, the new
French explosive, to the Armstrong Gun
Manufacturing Company. The four men are
also deprived of civil rights for five, ten, five
and two years respectively.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
AMONG THE OIL WELLS.
PRODUCTION THE SAME, BUT NEW
LOCATIONS AT WILDWOOD,

Two Dry Holes Drilled in at Moon-The
Scott Farm Well at Mccurdy Still Burn
ing-Ias Near Ellwood-Worlx in tn /,
McGahey Pool.
There were few changes yesterday
throughout the Allegheny county oil fields
from the day before. In the Wildwood field
Griffith and the Forest Oil Company's No. l5.
ON the Whitesell farm, is on top of the sand
and their No. IA, on the same farm, is doing
10 barrels an hour. Guffey & Queens No. q,
on the Runga farm, is doing from 25 to 80
barrels an hour. spang, Chalfant a.
Co. are down 700 feet in their
well at De Haven. The Metropolitan Oil
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
Sickness Among Children,

Especially infants, is prevalent more or less
at all times, but is largely avoided by Civ
ing proper nourishment and wholesome
food. The most successful and reliable of
all is the Gail Borden eagle" Brand Con-
densed Milk. You grocer and druggist
keen it
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
Do You Want SC jews Harp, or SIC, 1000
Pipe Organ

Or anything at all in the line of musical in
struments, sheet music or music books, the
place to find the best goods at the lowest
prices isct Alex Ross music stores, 137
Federal street, Allegheny, and 60 Franks
town avenue, E. E, Pittsburg. TuTh
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
B, a. II.

Wonderful bargain, and they make hand
some dresses-5O pieces silk-warp crepons-
all creams, 20 cents-less than half import
price, BoGGs & BUBL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
"The Quality of Mercy

Is not strained" neither is the relief afford
ed by that Incompatible medicine, Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters. Its prime attribute
is thoroughness. Very conspicuous is this
quality when it is used for malaria. The
poison of that malady in the system it en-
tirely expels Equally effective is it in dys-
pepsia, constipation, bilious and kidney
trouble and rheumatism.