The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20

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receipts Tor the year were shown to be
s2,i74,Gt431 and the disbursements S2,.
IoS, $500.
COLUMBIA. s. O., Oct. 15.-Thomas
McCaslin, q white brakeman, was
knocked of his train and fatally hurt
by the bridge over Saluda river, near
Piedmont, on the Columbia and Green.
vile road.
SELMA, Ala. Oct. 15-A horrible 40.
cident occurred on the Mobile and Bir-
miugham railroad, near Millhouse sta
ton. 25 miles south of this city. The
engineer and fireman were killed and
several persons injured.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 16.-Lawye.
Wittskowsky of Camden is in the oity
trying to save the neck of negro who
Is sentenced to be hung next Friday.
Quite strong petition has been pre-.
sented to the governor.
AsHEvlLLE, n. O., Oct 1.-THE
Western Carolina bank has closed its
doors. It IS understood that the bank
was overloaded with real estate, es-
pecially country property, and on which
realization will be slow.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct l5.-Gov-
eruor Johnston has issued a proclsma-
tion in which he calls on the people Of
the state to attend the Nashville cen.
tennial OF Alabama day. Oct 90. and
make that day brilliant one.
PENSACOLA, Fla. Got i6-Dr. J. Y.
Porter, the state health officer, has gone
to Bluff Springs, in this county. miles
south of Flomaton, aud will immedi.
ately establish Gordon OF guards to
protect this city and the state.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 1S.-William Dan.
lei, one OF the leaders OF the Prohibi.
ZIONIST party In the United States, and
its candidate for the vice presidency in
1884, died at his home i'll Mount Wash.
iucton, a suburb of Baltimore.
JACKSON, Miss, Oct l7.-Go7ernor
McLauriu has appointed Senator. elect
fernando DeSoto Money as United
States senator to all the vacancy caused
bv the death Of the late Senator J. q.
George, whose term expires in 1899.
WOODSTOCK, Va, Oct. l6.-The jury
in the Ease OF Dr. Il P. Irwin and Viii.
liam F. Wilkin, who were indicted for
malpractice, returned verdict Of guilty,
and fixed the term of imprisonment in
the pesitentiary at six years for ssoh-
WILMINGTON, n. c., Oct. 1.-The
small schooner Naomi, Peterson. mas
ter. from Wilmington to Beaufort. with
80 barrels of kerosene, stranded at
Wr:cntsviue inlet. The crew was saved;
the vessel and part of the cargo was
lost.
ATLANTA, Oct. 15.--Several GASES OF
smallpox have developed in this city
within the past two weeks. and as re-
suit the board of health held meeting
and decided to begin compulsory yacoi-
nation throughout the city, beginning
at once.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Oot Is. win
Hunter, negro desperate, burglar and
thief, serving a 40 years sentence at
Pratt mines penitent!acv near here
escaped from the hospital Ut that place.
a large reward has bee" offered for his
capture.
JACKSONVILLE. F;a OcE. I+-Mr. Lod
Hull of Jupiter. formerly OK Kissemme,
was bitten by a moccasin il the Ever
glades. He had little or no treatment,
being remote from medical aid. aud
sank and died horrible death within
IS hours
ATLANTA, Oct. Il Principal Keeper
Of the Penitentiary Turner has COM
pleted his annual report. 1t has been
prepared with the special view to sup
plying the members OF the legislature
with full emergency information on the
convict question.
Rich SQUARE, n. c.. Oct. l5.-Henry
Bell, negro. was arrested near here on
charge of committing rape upou his
II. year. old stepdaughser. He had
hearin. before magistrate aud was
ordered TO the county Jail. but escaped
from the officers.
MACON. O:t lG CONSTABLE William
Limba, sou o; Il Justice Of the peace OF
Powersyille. il Houston county. and
Barker Amos. u negro, fought des-
perate cuel at the :iuul: OF Amos, about
miles from PowsrsTille AS result
both men are dead
CARTpEsvlIrE, Gu, Oct Is. - Dr..
William B Vaughn OF Paramount
brought Dave Roberts. the fugitive
murderer. into this city and surrren.
dered him to the authorities Roberts
shot and killed his father-in.l law. Mr.
Casey. abou; II mout.l ago.
CoLUMBIA. S. c., O:t. t7.-The body
of man recently shot IN Marion has
been exhumed and the head cut of
This will be put il evidence by the
prosecution when the trial OF the slayer
takes place. Self defense vii. be the
plea and the wounds in the head are to
furnish evidence against this.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Oct 16-Thomas
n. Low. one Of the TWO white men who
held co a northbouud Louisville and
Nashville train near Calera last March.
and who was convicted in the Shelby
county court recently and sentenced to
ten years in the peuiteutiary, has been
received at the Pratt mines prisonG
ATLANTA. Oot l6. Rev. Sam 2.
Jones, the distinguished southern evan.
gelist, celebrated his fftieth anniTer-
sary ar his palatial home in Cartersyille.
Ga Forty. niue guests, representing -
states III the Union. were present. The
affair was one of the most elaborate OF
| its kind ever attempted in the south.
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