The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings Of Interest In This and
In Other Countries.
THROUGH THE SOUTH.

| 10 the EXPOSITION to ten Genus.
At Spring Valley, ILL.,, Sheriff Clar,
arrested over thirty of the men who
ran the negroes from the mines.
It is said that John II. lnman and
others have secured the Roane Iron
Works, at Chattanooga for $4,000.
The negroes OF Mississippi will have
exhibits ct the Atlanta Exposition from
over half the counties in the state.
Congressman Benton Miller, Of the
| Fourth Tennessee District is out In an
interview favoring free silver at l6 to 1.
Mr.. Hugh A. Haralson, Il years old,
died at the residence Of General John
B. Gordon, at Kirkwood, on last Friday
merning.
at Bay Creek church, Palmico coun'
ty, N. c., recently, Mr.. George Wheeler
kneeied to pray, and died while in that
attitude.
Hugh Menu ty, society swell, Is in
Jail at Tampa, Fla. He is wanted IN
Chattanooga, and reward OF Sloo has
been paid to his captors
The race for the pennant has mar
rowed down to three clubs, Evansville.
Nashville and Atlanta, who are separa'
ted only by few points.
Ex-County Treasurer ]. A. Mason, OF
DeKalb county, Ca, has been indicted
for embezzement. He Is charged with
being S25, ,0t0 short in accounts.
The supreme court of Georgia has
| affirmed the decision Of the lower court
holding thata 'scalped" railroad tick
ct is good, and must be honored.
William J. Urquhart, charged with
the murder Of John E. Ely, in Novem-
Der 1870, has been sentenced to Eve
years by the court at Suffolk, Va.
The Atlanta Exposition authorities
have requested all schools TO give g
weeks holiday during the fair that the
boys and girls may take in the big
show.
Fifty negroes who were engaged in
the Winston, N. c., riots few days
ago are in Jail and true bills have been
returned against parties connected
with the affair.
Bollworms in large numbers have
made their appearance in the Missis-
sippi delta, the greatest crop producing
country on earth, and the planters ap-
prehend serious damage.
A young man named Davis, OF Rock
Hill, S. c., who was married about
week ago to Miss Evans, of that place,
committed suicide Thursday, by shoot
ing himself in tho temple. Cause not
| stated.
The corn crop of the United States is
estimated as the greatest ever produced;
1000, 100000 bushels against 1900, ,o0o,'
600 bushels last year. This at IS cents
e bushcl, is worth 100000, Oou to the
country.
Chief-Justice McIver, of South Caro-
lina's supreme court, has reversed the
decision in the Shepard case. Shepard
was fined 5000 and Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for six months for con-
tempt of court. McIver says that
Judge Bennett was without iurisdic.
ton in the matter.
The contract has been let at DGllas,
Tex, for the big amphitheater Of the
Florida Athletic Club. in which will
occur the Corbett-Fitsimmons mill.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
road mas given check Of $4,000 for
LOCO reserve seats.
The Southern Freight Association
has been organized to regulate and con-
troll rates over South freight lines.
Its jurisdiction will be from the Mis-
sissippi river to the Atlantic and Gulf,
and will have three arbitrators to set
tie matters in dispute.
The bull fights. which were to have
taken place at the Mexican Village, at
the Atlanta Exposition, have been de-
clared off in consequence of the disturb
ance created by them. The exposition
authorities put an end to them to shut
off adverse sensa tiolal talk.
State Commissioner Mixson, Of South
Carolina, says the dispensaries in that
state have paid back $4,000. and now
the stock 81 liquors on hand is profit
with licenses paid up and $40, 900 cash
on hand. He adds that hereafter they
will be run to supply citizens with pure
liquors at cost.
A. Soliva & Co., liquor dealers Of
Memphis, have filed bill against the
defunct Shelby County Bank, of that
city. The bill alleges that deposits
were received by them Ave minutes be-
fore the bank closed its DOORS amount
ing to more than the bank claimed TO
have on hand when it closed.
Sam Lewis, the murderer, was taken
from Jail at Juno by mob and hanged
10 telegraph pole in front Of the
court house and then riddled with bull
lets. Lewis was native of Vermont
but came here from the west He
boasted that he had killed two men in
Montana and the rein Texas.
Mrs. Noel, the first woman cyclist to
appear on the streets Of Little Rock,
Ark, in bloomers, was arrested by tht
police. The arrest is based on a city
ordinance prohibiting indecent appar'
el." The case was dismissed, the judge
holding that she did not frighten
horses and that her clothes were suita.
BILE to her business,
Down at Lake Helena, F., newly
born female infant was found on the
veranda Of the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. ". w. Newton, childless couple
few days since. The baby had re-
ceived mo attention whatever since
birth, and was in paper sack. Mr..
Newton has offered reward Of S25 for
information concerning the. child's
parentage, but as yet has received no
clew What disposition will be made
Of the foundling is not known. Mr.. and
Mrs. Newton still have it