The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-01
TERSELY TOLD.
The News OF the Week From
All Parts of the World.
An Epitome Of the South

Revenue officers made q great raid OF
Illicit distilleries in Person and Orange
counties, N. O.
Dick Perry, the noted negro despera.
do. was run down by officers and killed
near Oglethorpe. Ga.
Hon. Matt W. Ransom, minister tc
Mexico. spent Christmas at his home in
Northampton county. N. O.
Henry Matthews shot and killed
Thomas Matthews. his cousin, at a
dance near Mnnfordville, KY.
W. T. Dortch, a prominent lawyer OF
Goldsboro. N. O., has been appointed
aide.de-camp to Governor Carr.
A. O. Cowan has been appointed
postmaster at Salado, Rockdale county,
Ga. vice G. T. Smith, resigned
John Lefew, prominent farmer of
Roane county, was shot dead by Lewis
Smith in the postofice at Emery Gap.
Tenn.
A fire originated in the Hubert hotel
in Pinckard, Ala, and was not checked
until it had destroyed about half Of the
town.
Near Johnston, Edgefeld county, S.
c., Jack Bla6en was killed by John
Buzzard. A political difficulty was the
cause.
In fight four miles from Elktor,
Ky. Jim Bailey shot Love Henderson
in the neck with . shotgun, killing him
instantly.
Fire broke out in Baltimore theater
and in the panic that followed 80 per-
sons lost their lives. They were mostly
Poles and Russian Jews.
George Mcdonald, son Of Represen-
tative W. A. Mcdonald of Ware county,
was murdered at Parkonta, Coffee coun-
ty, Ga, by Bill Mcdonald.
At River Junction. Fla, the corpse OF
an unknown man was found near the
Plant system depot. He had evidently
been murdered and robbed
The village of Liberty, N. O, was al
most obliterated by fire. Every store in
town and q number Of dwellinghouses
and livery stable were burned.
Ralph Kahn, prominent young busi.
ness man Of Selma, Ala, was accident
ally shot and killed by his friend, Leon
Seigel. while on a Christmas frolic.
Collections are being taken up for the
families Of the men killed IN the Cum
mock mine disaster. There are 81 wild
ows and almost 100 children Of these.
There is considerable talk in Ala
bama about Secretary Herbert being q
prospective candidate to succeed Sena-
tor Pugh in the United States senate.
Robert Walker, o well known mer-
chant who had been doing an excellent
business at Wizards store, near Eaton
ton, Ca, committed suicide by shooting
himself.
George ". Vanderbilt, the youngest
male member Of the great New York
family Of millionaires, has formally
opened his country home neor Ashe-
Vile, X. 9.
A movement looking to no increase Of
the cotton acreage next year was inau-
gurated by the Memphis Cotton E1.
change at a general meeting called foi
the purpose.
The steamer Commodore, supposed to
have been chartered for flibustering
purposes, is still at Wilmington, N. @.
The crew has been dismissed and she is
in charge Of shipkeeper.
Dan Samples was shot in the breast
BY Bud McCue at the village Of Fair
mount, Ga, from the effects Of which
be died in 80 minutts. The killing was
the result of drunken row.
The Dwight Manufacturing company
Of Chicopee, Mass, has started its south
ern mill at Gadsden, Ala. The mill
employs 800 people, and $50 cottages
are now being completed by the Dwight
company.
Mrs. Henrietta Davis, who lived near
Quitman, Ca. and her daughter. Mrs.
Blalock, were thrown from their buggy
by runaway horse and Mrs Davis
struck on her head, the shock breaking
her neck.
I Otto Hilmer, German, committed
suicide in Atlanta by cutting his throat
with a razor. He went to Atlanta from
Chicago, representing soap factory Of
that city, which had an exhibit at the
exposition.
Reports received from Jellico, min.
ing town on the border of Tennessee
and Kentucky, say that . fight took
place there which resulted in the death
of two men and the serious injury Of
four others.
At the residence Of James Miller,
seven miles from Waynesville, Henry
Manning, rather unworthy character,
cut Mumford Harrison, . worthy coun-
tryman. the effects of which caused
Harrison's death.
In Richmond county, N. O.. near the
South Carolina line, Scott Currie,
white farmer. was assassinated by four
white men, Robert Wilson and Alexau.
der Wilson. brothers. and Pete L Pate
and his son, William Pate.
At Punta Gorda. Fla, Lena Thomas
and Ella Scott fought about Hourly Cas-
sidy, with whom they were infatuated
The Scott girl cut the Thomas woman
and the latter blew out her rivals
brains The murderess is under arrest.
Engineer Wood, Fireman Shell and
Trainhand Doyle, all of Atlanta, and
cUCUlaU VooO, . AcSio' VI oi. tAilUS
ham, were killed and six others seriously
injured in wreck on the Georgia Pa
ci6c division Of the Southern railway,
near Chattahoochee.
Deputy United States Collector Jones
Meadow and Deputy Marshals Crown
and Cason made big raid about three
miles from Nicholson, Ca, and cap
tured still, cap and worm. quantity
Of beer and mash and seven citizens Of
the county of Jackson.
The supreme court Of North Carolina
affrms the deciaion Of the lower court
In the case of W. E. Daniel. admins
traitor of Bee, against the Petersburg
Railroad company. in which the plaint-
ID was awarded $4,000 damages The
suit was brought against the railroad