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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
The Death Penalty.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June lO.-Leo
James, colored, was hanged at Hickman
at 5.47 this morning, He walked firmly
upon the scafold. The trap was sprung
and he fell with a heavy jerk, breaking
his neck. He was pronounced dead in
fourteen minutes. In November, 1889,
one night he had fight with some man,
name unknown, and was badly beaten.
He got revolver and started to find his
enemy. Searching at the depot be saw
Thomas Garvia, a man from Chicago,
who was there On business and waiting
for the train, and mistaking him for the
other, shot him dead. He escaped and
was caught at New Orleans. He was
convicted and sentenced TO be hung
November -, last, but was adjudged in
sane. Latter he became sane, and the
execution was set for to-day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Indicted for Forgery.

SUMTER, S. c., June l0.-In the
Court of General Sessions this morning
indictments were issued against John r..
R.eels for forgery in two cases. Bail
was granted in the sum of $500 in each
case. In the Common Pleas this after
noon w. F. B. Haynsworth, acting for
the Bar OF Sumter made motion that a
rule be issued against J. R. keels 10
show cause why he should not be disbar-
red from the practice oflaw in the Courts
Of General Sessions, Common Pleas, and
the inferior Courts of the State. Judge
Izlar issued the rule, and made it return
bic on Wednesday, June l7.-News and
Courier,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
In the Track ~ the Storm.

LAPoRTE Ind, June A terrific
hurricane and nail storm struck tits
place last evening. Reports are coming
IN showing great damage throughout this
section. There is hardly a merchant in
this city whose stock is pot damaged.
The KING and Fidels compaay's woolen
warehouse roof was blown Off and s40,-
900 worth of ttannels soaked, the. Quaker
church unroofed, the new city hall badly
damaged and several store fronts blown
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
PROBABLY A HOAX.
REPORTED FINDING OF A LARGE
AMOUNT MONEY.

Recovered After Twenty-four Years of
Digeing-Captured and Buried by Sher-
mans Men.-Its Location Revealed by
Death-Bed Confession -S163, 900, Be
sides JewelrY Secured.
KERsHAw, S. c., JuneS.-Whether or
not it is historic or fictitious. the story
goes. When Sherman was passing
through this section the officers of the
Camden Bank collected $4,000 and
some jewelry and brought it near
Hanging Rock to bury it. They were
found and captured by Sherman's men
and forced to give up their treasures.
The Yankees IN turn appointed one of
their own number to bury it. Besides
the S163,O0O there was said to be watch
es and other jewellery and gold pitch
er presented by the ladies of Charleston
to Calhoun.
A man named Rhodes was selected to
re-burry the tire ,sures. He crossed
Lynche's Creek, below the mouth of
Hanging Rock Creek, near an old mill.
Rhodes, on his death-bed, confessed
burying this m oney, and wrote discrip-
tive letter for COL VIM. E. johnson, of
Camden, and Col. BurwelI Jones, of
Kershaw, has copy of the same.
People have been digging for this gold
about twenty-four years, and Friday
night it was found by Mr.. Rhodes,
brother OF the one who buried it, and a
Mr.. SWaggart, both Yankees, from
Winnsboro. They had negro along
with them. Swaggart has been here
once or twice before digging, and he and
Rhodes were here about three weeks
this time before their efforts proved of
avail:
These men were seen Friday after
noon going into the farm of Mr.. Theo.
Kirkley. They were afterward seen by
four or six different parties, all of whom
seem to believe firmly that they had
found the hidden treasures. They say
that the men had half bushel satchel
on a stick across each of their Shoul-
ders. single file. The report created
quite a sensation here, and several peo
pie have been out to look at the hole
from which the money was excaVated.
1t was said that the place is fully des.
cribeu by Col Jones letter, and there
are the marks on the trees and the large
rock, &C. The hole is large enough to
cover barrel Of flour. I have been
told by a reliable farmer, who says also
that you can see talloW around, where
the diggers were burning candles. 1t
was found on Sch Williams farm.
The story is believed by a number of
our citizens who resided near here
where the valuables were buried.-The
State,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
A Secret Political Society.

TOPEKA, KAN, June 1.-THE Grand
Lodge, Knights of Reciprocity, is now
in session in this city. This new Or
ganiZation was called into existence by
the inroads made in Republican ranks
by the Alliance, although its founder
had commenced work upon its princl-
pies long before. The membership has
been rapidly extending in this and other
States, until now there are seven Grand
lodges. In Kansas there are sixty
lodges, with a membership of about ten
thousand. Missouri has thirty lodges,
with a promise of an even hundred be-
fore the end Of July. Nebraska, where
the Alliance is strong, has nearly forty
lodges. In other States the strength is
1acc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
BEASTLY BUTCHERY.
Massacre and Reign of Terror In Port Au
prince

New YORK, June l2.-Advlces from
Port au Prince, under date of May 81,
says for the past two or three weeks
there have been rumors that a regolu-
ton against President HippolYte was
imminent. At his capital they were
current and reached the ears of the chief
executive, who caused the arrest ofabout
eighty suspected persons and put them
In iron in prison. Among the suspected
was General Sully who, hearing he was
wanted" hid himself. Failing to Sc
cure the general himself, his wife was
taken instead and thrown into prison.
Corpus Christi, Thursday, May 2Sth,
was national holiday, and it was re-
ported that on that date Hyppolyte, in
order to efectually terrlfY the populace,
had ordered Gatllng gun down to the
prison and the eighty prisoners to be
summarlly executed. The friends Of
the prisoners, among whom was Cener-
al Sully, met III council, and while the
president was in cathedral. they forced
open the prison doors and freed all the
prisoners, about $50 in all. Then, by
order of the president, began series Of
assassinations, perhaps unequalled IN
the annals of civilization and by which
the massacre of St. Bartholomew sinks
into lnsignlfcance.
The first victim was Earnest Rigaud, a
respected merchant, a hard working man,
who occupied himself exclusively with
his business, and was positively known
to have been perfectly innocent of con-
spiracy of any kind. He was sitting on
a balcony with his wife when the presi-
dent passed, and ordered HIM out to
cemetery to be shot. He asked to be
allowed to take his hat, Che was unarm-
ed) and the presidents own words were:
You won't require hat long" His
nephew, boy Of Is or lG, followed him
to the place OF execution, and returned
with the news to the afflicted wife, who
was still hoping to bring Influence to
bear to save her husband. He told her:
'sIt is useless; my poor uncle has been
toully murdered" These words were
reported to the president, and twenty
minutes later the boy was brought be-
fore him. Being asked II he had made,
the above statement, he did not deny it,
but said: president, I have never
conspired against you in word Or deed"
The boy was shot.
Alexis Rossignol, an inofensive and
much esteemed man was executed IN
the streets, another man was put up
AGAINST the cathedral wall. seven others
were executed IN one batch, and even at
this date occasional volleys tell that am
other wretch has been sent to DOOM
There was no fighting in the streets
to excuse this massacre. Every eXecu-
ton is carried out in the most cold
blooded manner, the excutioners being
soldiers belonging to the most degraded
type Of men, who seem to enjoy their
bloody task.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Starved himself to Death.

READING, Mass, June 4.-John You.
an inmate Of the county hospital, delib-
erately starved himself to death in that
institution. He went without food for
twenty-seven days and died this morn
ing. He was terribly emaciated. He
originally weighed 1l5 pounds, and at
the time of his death weighed only
thirty-eight pounds. Nothing could
induce him to take food and why helm
sisted on starving himself to death can
not he eynlained
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17

IQU1QUE, Chile. via Galveston June 4.
The steamship Itata arrived here this
morning from Tocopllla, and has been
delivered over to the American war
ships now here. The Charleston is ex-
pected to arrive here to-day from africa.
The Itata has handed over to the Amerl-
can warships to which she surrendered
all arms she took on board off San
Diego. These consist of 5000 rifles.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Secretary
Tracy late tonight received dispatch
from Admiral McCann at Iquique, con-
tirming the reported surrender OF the
Itata at that point. The 1tata will be
sent under convoy back to San Diego,
to answer the injunction proceedings
against her
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Pistols Selling Cheap.

CHARLESTON, sc. ynne S.-Some-
thing of a stir is created in mercantile
circles here by the law passed at the last
session of the Legislature, requiring all
dealers to pay a license of $500 for the
saleof pistols and cartridges. Most OF the
leading hardware houses will take out
the license, but quite number of small
dealers will be frozen out of the busi-
ness. The County Treasurer gave no.
tlce to-day that the law goes into effect
June 23d. AS consequence pistols are
offering here at bottom prices, most of
the holders being anxious to unload.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Gen. Schofield to Marry.

CHICAGO. June News of a social
event OF the first magnitude was private
ly discussed tonight among army ofii-
GERS. Although not yet formally made
public the announcement is said to be
authoritative that Gen. John NJ. Scho-
field, Commander-;n-Chief Of the U. S.
army, who is widower and now in the
West, will soon be married to Miss
Georgia n. Kilbourne of keokuk, Iowa.
The date has been fixed but is not given
out for the present. The wedding viii
take place either in Chicago or keokuk.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
1.-THE Only True Christ"

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 4.-Swein-
furth, the Rockford, Ill, crank, who
styles himself "The only true Christ,
and who for the past few days has been
holding forth with his "disciples" in this
city, had to flee from the vengeance OF a
mob last night. A crowd assembled be
fore the building in which SWeinfurth
has been exhibiting himself, with the
firm determination of applying a coat OF
tar and feathers to the pretender. TAX
ing alarm at the determined character of
the demonstration, SWeinfurtb secreted
himself, and had not been caught up to
q late hour
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Death of a Lancaster Lady.

LANCASTER, S. c., June Mrs. Z. A:
Brown, wife of Mr.. D. W. Brown, Of
this town. died last night. She leaves a
husband, and six children all of whom
are grown. Mrs. Brown was I! sister of
Col. Dixon Barnes, of the Twelfth Regl.
ment S. C. ", who received his death
Wo und at the battle of Sharpsburg
while gallantly leading his regiment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Bursting of a yyaterspout

CITY OF MEXICO, June "a water
spout burst near San Leus Paz, in the
State of Guanajunata, on Sunday, and
many horses, cattle and uprooted trees
were swept away by the water. The
water covered a space of nearly three
miles, completely devastating that part
of the country. The number of lives
lost has not yet been reported. Hun
dreds of people are homeless and in a
daStit1lia condition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Seeking their Fortunes.

New YORK, June 3.-This was an
Italian day at the barge office, Abs OF
this nationality having passed through
the building. Besides the two vessels
that arrived yesterday with :, al lnml-
grants toe late to be taken off, the AL
satia arrived today with 1,O65 Italians
from Naples, and two Rotterdam ships
brought in 600 more.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
PEOPLES Party Convention.

MILWAUKEE, June 4.-Robert Schill-
ing Secretary of the new Peoples Par
ty, to-day issued call for convention
of the party to be held in st. Louis June
13, to arrangea a plan of action for the
coming campaign.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Florida Want Phillips Brooks.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 4.-The
Episcopal Diocese of Florida goes on
record as in favor of the conservation OF
Rev. Phillips Brooks as flshop OF the
Massachusetts diocese. The standing
committee met to-day and after two
hours discussion, voted to ! in favor
Of bis conservation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
steamship Seized on Libel.

New YORK, June, 4.-The steam
ship Finance, Of the Brazil line, was
seized by United States deputy mar
shall as she was about to sail from Brook
lyn yesterday on libel sued out by the
Berwind White Coal Mining Company,
to recover $26: 900 for coal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
Superintendent administration.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The Presi-
dent today appointed VIM. d. Owen, OF
Logansport, Ind, Superintendent of
Immigration.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17

a Formidable Array of Witnesses--Story
of the Murders--One Witness .Examin-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17

Recovered After Twenty-four Years of
Digging-Captured and Buried by sher-
mans Men.-Its Location Revealed by
Death-Bed Confession Isle 900, Be-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
The Itata Is Ours.

President South Carolina F. 4. and ]
l.. Orangeburg, :. G.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-11

syrliax sen. Ia. voted 80 raise 80.
Do - t.xstso2 70 eeAd rev sSaeol-
h19se
Yhs liabilities Of tie asfsngs chisaso
safe ana Loc4 90. smeans - nearly
s7sa. eoo.
TIE PeEnsyisznis assembly intersed
"a >p.eaAeF Reeds action ~ . strtcg
party vote If "a ~ 81
Spencer Trask's summer resiesnre 81
szratoss \ \, valued al sies. eoe. las
ben destroyed b. are.
The woFss of the samuel HAND Co.
book binders al Boston. burned Monday
night. causing 4 loss Of So, ~.
Adam Slm0ns. Of Chsboygan. Mich.
While haRtiRg bears accidentally shot
himself. receiving a fatal wound
Mai Nansllet, Of the Tenth cavalry.
as thrown from q wagon and allied at
Hookers ranehs Arizona. Monday
Is. C. Wells iewslTy house at Fort
Worth, Tex, was robbed Of diamonds
and watches 10 the value Of s2.a0e-
The ballot reform bill. q modification
81 the australian law has passed both
houses of the California legislature.
Amos T. Learned, for twenty three
years agent in New York OF the Asso-
eiated Press, died in that city Monday.
Ms. W H. Miner OF New Haven.
Conn, society woman of varied sc-
complishments. drowned herself Sun
day while temporarily insane.
Eighteen sacks of letters and thirty
five sacks of newspapers bound west in
a baggage car on the New York C.n-
trial road were burned near GAINESVILLE,
" y, Monday.
An order was issued from the war de-
partment at Washington making the
punishment for desertion from the army
from two 10 three years, instead OF i've
years, as az present.
The people of Dundalk. Ireland,
hooted at Mr.. Parnell while he was in
tho town They became so demonstra-
tive that the police were obliged 10 in
terfere and escort Mr. Parneil 20 the
railway station.
President mberlain Of the Wiscon-
sin state university has just received
Il
him at the worlds fair held in that city
for scientific work in the geological
branch of the Paris exhibit.
The Italian contract labor inspector
Antonio Cichini, has appealed 10 the
New York authorities To protect him
from the dread order Of the Malta,
which seeks his life because of his
having returned contract Italians.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Silas K. Robinson. of Fort Smith, Ark.
and Deputy United States Marshals e.
:. White and Paden Tolbert have ar
rested six moonshiners fifty miles north
of GAINESVILLE, Ark, in the Ozarks.
Supt Porter of the census bureau has
informed State Auditor Pavey that a
return as to children of Illinois by
counties cannot be made for some
months. and the distribution of the
school fund will be based ON the census
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-11
Killed Nenr PiIls.

MADISON. Wis. March 70 The as.
sembly held a brief session Monday
night. going through bills in committee
Of the whole. Over twenty measures
were reported for indefinite postpone
nent A sensation was caused
among legislators bv the publication
IN an oSicial pape- Il statements to
the effect that IN. state has not &C
quirei clear title - he ste #
the veterans hone ~ Waupacs- Two
years ago the stzte appropriated over
$50 go - TIE horne. and = htll for =
similar amount has passed she senate
and has beer reported fsvorsblv . the
house Publication II IRE facts viii
dosbtless Kill ~ measure
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-11
EAGER FOR DEATH.

Murderer Crawford Creates a Sensation
Mt Decatur. Ill.-He Declares He Wants
TO BE Hanged, and Opposes His Attor-
ncys' Efforts to Secure n Stay OF Exc
cution Judge Vail Acquiesces in His
Request.
DECATUR, H.. March 1o.-There was
a sensation Monday evening in the
circuit court in the celebrated William
II. Crawford murder case. Crawford
had been sentenced by Judge Vail to
hang March IA, and without
consulting him his attorneys, Weber
and Mccoy, had filed four
affidavits with certainty of
scouting stay of execution until
April Il. The arguments were to be
heard Monday afternoon, but Crawford,
when told what was about to be done
in his behalf, positively refused to go to
the court room with the bailiff. With n
string of oaths he declared that he did
not want stay of execution, that he had
not asked for il; that he cut the throat
Of Mrs. Col. Matthias, and that if he was
given new trial he would go into
court an plead guilty. He said Il
don't want any interference with the
verdict am satisfied. Let them hang
me Saturday. | am ready. You will
not get me into court unless you carry
me over or drag me out. He
would listen 10 none of the pleadings
of the officers or to his attorneys, and
sullenly lay down upon his bed, resigned
To his fate. As last resort Attorney
Webber asked the court to have his
sanity investigated, but Judge Vail
overruled all motions by declaring that
n believed Crawford of sound mind,
adding further that under the law he
could not interfere in the case without
the consent and presence of the pris-
oner
The Judge added further that as
Crawford's attorneys had been ap-
pointed their connection with the case
had ended when the sentence was pro-
nounced nearly three weeks ago and he
could not hear anything further from
them. The gallows is in course of
erection. The sound of the hammer
can be heard by Crawford. He is eager
for death
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-11
sTReeTeR DROPPED.
Two OF the Three Alliance Members of
the Illinois Legislature Win Vote for
Palmer

Two OF the Three Alliance Members of
the Illinois Legislature VIII Vote for
Palmer.
SrEINGVtELp. III. March i0.-sMessrs.
Moore and Cockrell. two OF the +. VI. Il.
A. members Of the Illinois legislature,
say that their constituents are loudly
calling upon them 10 drop \. j. Street
err and end the senatorial deadlock
by casting their votes for General
Palmer They will interview the gen
erIi, and IL the result is satisfactory
Gen. Palmer viii be elected senator by
their votes Wednesday. In the joint
session on the l5Sd ballot Palmer re-
ceivea l0l votes. Moore AID Coclrell,
By agreement refraincd from voting,
and The republicans declining to vote
lest they should be unable To present a
solid phalanx for Streeter, and thus
give Moore and Cockrcil pretext for
meiiateiy voting for Palmer. Upon
motion Of Senator Fuller, the joint as
semhly after the first ballot adjourned
by acclamatiOn.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-11

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 10-A
special from Jackson, Tenn, SAYS:
News mas been received of fearful
crime committed near Pineson. this
county. Saturday night Scott Bradford,
respectable Htizcn (colorcdl, while pre-
pairing 10 retire. was shot in the back
by IN assassin. the shot passing through
a window. lie fell for"ard. dying in a
few minutes. His wife was so fright
ened that she did not stir till morning.
NJ trace of the murderer has been
found
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-11
HAVE BIG DEBTS.
Dudley Bah 4 Co. Tea Importers
Of Boston, Fail.



bosFos. Narsh - rbs failure q
bssdLey Hal i C8.. 1as announced at
aks"n- Tbs agTa. Nhieh is composed II
Dudley Z Hal All Dudley Hal, has
Tor many yeas carried GA IA extensive
ia Importing business AT Ia
state street.. snd has also dealt quite
largely "a s1zar. Tie business sf teas
ha> bcsa . PRINTABLE one. but the
doFsesasnt ~ paper by the senior a4sIa-
bar 81 the nen NJ. Dudley q. Hall for
The accommodation II personal friends.
proved 100 psush t.r the hrm. The a.
Esg1e.s are Francis iint II Cam brf.i<s
and William q. French II Winchester
A meeting 4 tAa creditors wiil De heIi
SATURDAY nest ~hsn the debtors vii
make a fgsii statement II their Affairs.
The liabilities ~ the nfm itself are
risiag s4oo coo, a large part Of which i
secured ~ aonvey ances OF re-
property aud deposits OF collat-
e&al securities. The firms Asss, p
eonsist largely # equ,sh-s ia real
estate ssh.ea has been conveyed BY the
SENIOR member a. collateral security
foe the firms debts. The other avail
aeie asset 9t TIE firm consist chiefly
Ia stock and bAh receivable, amount
tng ia valns a. $50. 900 or s60. 006. II
the assignee ean secure time % dis
pose 81 The large interests in zeal es-
bate bsld ~ ths FIRMS mem beers inGi-
vid94 ~ - the best advantage, the
creditors. "a Is Thought ~ul ultimately
receive large dividend
The firm was The second largest tea
hoase ia the taited States, doing a
business q oves $1,000 Doc a year The
announcement Of the failure created a
ssnsatiea, A. the Grin was considered
80 ~. sounsest on the street.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-11

DESvER, Col. March iO-Denver has
taken hold OF preparations for the
trans Mississippi commercial con-
gress which IS % De held here May 70.
u viii be composed OF delegates from
all the states and territories west OF
the Mississippi river. aud is intended
20 unite all the people OF this great
region in The efforts 70 secure Just
national legislation. 90 foster closer
commercial relations, and. IS far
ss poSs Die. establish an alliance
extensive and &c rsiyo on all
questions OF special interest To the
vest