The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-21


S25, 1000, with no insurance.
Rev. R. c. May, one Of the Oldest
Presbyterian ministers in the SOUTH
died in Savannah, aged 76.
The Southern Biblical Assembly
has closed at Asheville., N. c. 1t viii
meet there again next year.
The entire business portion Of Pike
vile, Tenn, was destroyed by fre.
Loss S53, 400; insurance 5000.
The Huntsville, Ala, soap factory is
making an excellent article Of soap
and turning out about 5000 pounds
duv.
1t is said the Populists are making
every effort to have Senator'S Butler
and Tillman to speak in Monroe on the
22nd.
The Jail at Eliza beth, Bladen county,
N. c., was entered Saturday night and
the prisoners, two in number, were lib
Grated.
Senator-elect Tillman expounded his
dispensary law at Asbury Park, n. J.
he divided honors with Mayor Strong,
Of New York.
The North Carolina state farmers
alliance met at Cary Tuesday. Con-
gresham Sibley, OF New York, discus
sed the silver question.
The Reidsville Review says that Col
Julian S. Carr is the leader the North
Carolina democracy needs. 1t noni-
mates him for Governor.
The naval evolution extending from
Hampton Roads, Va, to Halifax, Nova
Scotia, will be the grandest ever at
tempted by this country.
Negroes have asked that Gus Fam
bles fare like Mrs. Mobiles and be given
3 new trial. The governor has granted
both respite for sixty days.
A big wheat convention will meet In
Nashville September and 4. 1t will
compose growers and millers OF the
Southern Millers' Association.
The Brunswick Terminal railroad
was sold under foreclosure proceedings
for s5o,0o0 1t was bought by j. B.
Carr and II. R. Steele, of New York.
Cont mile tickets has been adopted
by the Chicago and Ohio River Asso-
citation TO the Atlanta Exposition. Ten
DAYS will be the limit Of the ticket.
T. Dabney Marshall and his three
friends who killed R. T. Dinkins near
Jackson, Miss. confessed and were
each sent to the penitentiary for life.
W. B. Wright, Of San Antonio, Texas,
IL dead. BE was member Of the 6rst
Confederate congress and afterwards 9
major on the staff Of Jefferson Dsyis-
In the state OF South Carolina the
arst Monday in September is q legal
holiday, Sc. aside for the observance OF
Labor Day. 1t will be generally OBJ
served.
Chairman Smith, Of the councils
committee Of the exposition, OF Phila-
delphia, says Liberty Bell Is the prop
erty Of the country, and will be sent
10 Atlanta.
Mr.. James K. Windhsm who lives
about two miles from Lamar SC, lost q
barn Of tobacco last week. Mr.. L. L.
Rose near him also had the same mis-
fortune.
The Roanoke iron furnace and roll
ing mill at Roanoke, Va, now in the
hands of a receiver, will be leased bv
responsible parties and started up on
full time.
The Henderson Cotton Mills were re-
organized at Henderson n. c., with
capital of s.oo, 200, $4,000 Of which
we're at once subscribed. D. Y. Cooper
is president.
The Dallas, Texas Athletic club
has cleared and swept twclve acres Of
ground for the great Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight. Seats will be prepared for
52,279 people.
Jim George beat the worlds foot
record at Sherburn, Texas, for purse
Of 81, 900. The distance was 100 yards
and he made it in 0% seconds. The old
time was 4-5 seconds.
The Thermometer reached 1os at Par
kersburg, ". Va, Saturday Cover
nor McCorkle was reviewing the state
militia and there were twenty-eight
prostrations in the first regiment
There are I2o patients in the small
pox ward Of the camping negroes at
Eagle Pass, Tex, and doaths average
Eve day. Three hundred and thirty
Eve in all are in the camp.
Tobacco in the Rock Hill sc. section
seems TO be success and the farmers
are much encouraged. Messrs Gerome
and Mobly are now curing their crop
and will have ten graders from North
Carolina to handle it at an early day.
Attorney NJ. Nicholson, who has held
all kinds of positions from that OF
convict to that of a preacher, ran away
from Florida to escape arrest for q Sec
ond case OF forgery. He was arrested
in Alabama aud taken back to confront
his crimes.
The Alabama contract to furnish
Japan with 80, 900 tons of iron follows
quickly after the recent important
shipments of Ohio iron to England.
This Alabama shipment will be the
largest single order ever sent out OF
the country.