The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-12
The president has sent to the senate

The president has sent to the senate
the following nominations: Postmas-
ters-A. B. Clayton. Bedford City, Va;
J. L. Fulchcr, Waynesboro, Ca; T. P.
Kanester, Cleveland, Tenn; Peter Brad
shaw, South Pittsburg, Tenn; J. N.
Doolen, Quanah, Tex.
Charles T. Williams, a native Of Geor-
gia, trusted employe of the Western
and Atlantic railroad as agent and ope-
rator at Dalton for many years, was
found dead at Blacksburg, S. c., with
five bullet holes in his back. There IS
no clue to the assassin.
Mr.. Mr.. V. Richards, land and immi-
grafton agent Of the Southern railway,
has effected arrangements for settling a
colony Of bohemian agricuiturists be-
tween Birmingham and Admission, Ala
The first installment Of the colony will
be landed within the next two weeks.
\ sensational tragedy occurred at Al
drich, Ala. Sam Boyd, miner, sur
prised his wife in compromising posi-
ton with Taylor, another miner, and
opened fire on them, striking both.
Taylor returned the fire, striking Boyd
in the leg Taylor and the woman will
die, it is thought.
Developments which have just come
to light show that Lee Sellers, who was
lynched at Knoxville, Tenn, ten years
ago for the supposed murder and rob-
berry of Edw"rd Mainess of 81 100, was
an innocent man. Lizzie Hickman, on
her rdeathbed, confessed that Ike Wright,
q notorious character, was the real muir
derer, and an effort will be made to To-
cate and arrest him.
At Washington, n. c., the Dorno
murder trial resulted in verdict Of
murder in the second degree. and the de-
PENDANTS, Sheriff. Bell, Uriah Bell aud
w. H. Brantley, We're sentenced to the
penitentiary for SO years. The trial re-
vealed the existence of an organized
band Of young bows called the Jesse
James club, formed for the purpose Of
murder and robbery.
The collector of customs at Whining
ton, n. c., has been directed to consult
the United States district attorney for
the eastern district of North Caroline,
and be guided by his advice, as to re-
leasing the steamer Commodore, seized
as a suspect about to engage in filibus-
tering operations in behalf Of the Cuban
insurgents. The belief is expressed tnat
the steamer will be released.
The case of Mrs. Elizabeth MOBILES,
the white woman Of Twiggs county,
Ga, under sentence Of death for the
murder Of her husband, has been ap-
peaied to the supreme court OF the
United States. Judge Speer OF the
United States court ut Macon, granted
the appeal after having denied an appll-
cation for writ OF Eanea; corpus III be-
half of the condemned woman.
1t is stated on high authority that the
North Carolina Farmers Alliance eX-
ceeded the powers given by its charter
when it, by official resolution. employed
counsel to bring suit t. vacate the char
ter of the North Carolina. railway, and
that If any one files 4 bond to lndem-
Nifty the state for the cost it will be
the duty Of the attorney general to
bring suit to annul the charter of the
alliance.
An unusual and almost fatal accident
occurred at Kruger s. PAGES variety
works in Albany, Ga: J. c. Culpcpper,
@ white workman, was at one OF the
saws handling plank, when suddenly
q splinter 3 feet long and 3 inches VIDE
was knocked off by the saw and was
sent hurting toward Culpepper, which
passed entirely through one OF MS
thighs and penetrated the other to the
bone. He will recover.
w r. Shelton, one of the wealthlest
and best known citizens Of Madison
;county, n G., left Marshall III the
evening on horseback for homo i'll Lau-
rel, distance of 90 miles. The next
morning the dead body was found IN
the bushes on the side of the road. he
had received blow on the back OF the