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THE MANNING TIMES. 1%Ean ing, . C. S. A. NETTLES, Editor. WEDNESDAY, Nc ember 1 1888. In order to get the election news we publish the Tins a day later than usual. RUIN AND REPUBLICANISM. The election in this town yesterday was the quietest of any kind ever held here. Not a cheer was heard all day. The town was unnsually quiet all day and last night. Very few negroes voted, and most of those that did vote, voted for Cleveland. The vote here was, for Dargan (no oppo sition) 347; for Cleveland 360; for Harrison 25. There was no opposi tion to the State and county ticket, the vote being about 227. All over the State the voting was quiet, and of course Democratic. In the national election the news is bad. Harrison has been elected by a very large majority. New York city gave Cleveland a majority of 57,255, but Harrison will carry the State by several thousand majority. Most of the doubtful States went Republican. The election was quiet rdU over the United States. Charleston is having a peculiar ex perience with some of her business men. A license tax on all business of the city was imposed, which many of the merchants opposed on the ground of being unjust and unconstitutional. Mr.. John McElree, one of the best and most prominent men in the city, led this opposition, and refused to pay the license. The City Court ren dered judgment against the delin quent merchants, and fined them from $10 to $100 and costs. An appeal was taken to the State Supreme Court, which sustained the lower court. Notice of appeal was then given to the United States Supreme Court, but the City Council, as we understand it, with high handed might refused longer to wait on the courts, and be gan executing the sentences. Mr. McElree was, the first arrested, and put in jail. Eighteen other merchants have since been arrested and put in jail for the same offense-refusing to pay their licenses, fines and costs. It seems to us the City Council should have waited till the courts had finished with the cases. Something must be wrong and "deeayed." It is a shame, an outrage, in any city to have to put into jail a score of its best citizens. Mr. McElree himself is worth, we sup pose, a hundred thousand dollars. The entire State is looking on with interest. The sentences range from thirty days to six months. Several papers in the State seem to think, because the grand jury recom mended a reduction of the salary of the School Commis~sioner of this county, that he is a very poor comn missioner. We do not view the pie sentment in that light. We have said often that the present School Coin missioner is among the very best the county has ever had, and~.abore the average school commrissioner of the State; yet he does not come up to our ideal of a school commissioner, and we presume the grand jury took a similar view of it. The duties of the echool commisioner of this county w~ill probably not take three months actual service of five hours a day: the pay ;:s it now stands is six hundred dollars, or at the rate of two hundred dollars a month. We are free to state that no school commissioner of this county has ever done his duty as~laid down by the statutes. Were this duvy properly performed it would be fully .worth the six hundred' dollars salary and one hundred dollars traveling ex penses. But while we make the above assertion we wish it distinctly under stood that in our opinion the county has never had any better school com misioner than Maj. Benbow. Few of the school commissioners of the State do their duty and it is time better work in that office was done. Our public school system will always remain worthless unless a radical change is made. (Sumnter Watckauan.] Santee Baptist Associaten. This Association, composed of Churches situated mostly in Clarendon and Sumter Counties, met., on Thursday last, with the Antioch Church just over the Kershaw line. Until. Saturday it rained almost incessantly, and the attendance was not a's large as it would bave becn otherwise. All the Chuches, however, except one, were represented by jetter or by delegate, and the session was harmonious and full of life. The Providence, New Hope and Harmony Churches were received into the body, mak ing the total number 23. 'The Introductory sermou was preached by Rev. 3. J. Myers, and the E.ssicnary sermon by Rev. T. J. Rocke. The Churches have raised during the year past, for all purposes, something ov-er ten thousand dollars. Considering the fact that some of them are very weak and somae just organized and some with imperfect re ports, this aggregate is indicative of uncom mon pregress in all lines of Christian En terprise. D)r. Griffith, of Greenville, was present to represent the Furman University Endow ment Fund, and received four hundred and sixty-five dollars, out of five hundred dol lars asked for. The contr-ilttions to State Missions amounted to three hundred and fifty dollars, and the fund for educating young ministers reached ninety-one dollars out of the one hur~ared asked for. 4 A gentleman from Stumter sent up a letter to the Association, recommenndmng the estd>b lishmient of a high school in this place for the boys of adjacent Counties. The idea -set forth was the raising of a fund for the -purchase of proper~ty and the paying of teachers, the whole to he under the control of the Association. The matter ws' r. fer red to the Executive Board for action. Such an enterprise shoul meet the Connueu dation of nmany of o'ur citizens. The Anitioch Church is sitated in a ioor section of country. bordering ,pon the mountains. Locomotion was d!i1ienlt, but the hospitality of the people waas mIarked. The next session will be held with the Prov-idenco Church, nine miles fromi Sumter. A Personal Difficulty in Sumter. Attorncy Gentral Jos. H. E.trie got into a perona ~diliult inSumerlasnt we-k, with Mr. Henry i_. Thomas, of Wc.igetie1. The Suimter .orrespondent of the Co!uiibia Ih'.;"s'rr savs: "Mr. Thomas met C.l. iar'. ian ront of the :court hoise, wLen Col. Ear. iniquired of him as to ce:tain language used in. a communicttion in the SuieL'r A:came. The reply was not satisfactory. Cul. E:arle then told Mr. Thomas that in the statemefnt made lAv him in the communication :he had lied. dir. Thomas retorted in of'fnsive language, whereupon M1r. Earle struck him. and ..iter a few blows had passed betwcn. them, the were parated. Mr. Earle in stti iked up a st a, whi.ch w:i. lying cn the :xidealk. ran str:ck him ove r he :td. Mir. J1::aile id~ i:at go into .:o G'I. nor lid he retire iron. the scene of the diffi cthv :ntil conmsiuea'ble time after 31r. Thomas had Ieft. He remained, as he s:aid at the time. to quiet his friends. who had collecte, in or.iderabk- numbers and were very much eited. After this fight there occuCrred another between Messrs. Willie Chandler and Ed. Stuckey. The cause of this seems to have grown out of the difticulty between Col. Eale and Mr. Thomas." The Sumter correspondent of thE XYeics and (bCrier, under date of Nov. 2d, says: "This morning the cases against Mr. Jos. H. Earle and Mr. H.R. Thomas for fighting, creating a disturbance and violating the city ordinances, was brought before the Iyor. In answer to the mayor's question as to whether be was guilty of the offences or not, Attorney Geneal Earle said that he was sorry that the affair had to happen, but that under similar circumstances the law would be likely to be violated again, and that he had nothing to say in his defenc:; that he was the aggressor and that Mr. Thomas simply defended himself, that in eonscounnce of certain word-, writton or spokea by Mr. Thomas he struck him, ::nd thus was the aggressor. In consequence Of these statemen:cts the niavor found Mr. Thomas not :imilty of the charges ad lined Mr. Earle twer.ty-Jive .oihlrs. Opcra Flannel in Plain Plaids and Bas ket Pattern'. at F. Levi's, Sumter, S. C. Full Line of Hair Brushes, p cent., up, at F. Levi's, Sutiter, S. C. Ladies' colored Hose, 5 cents up, at F. Levi's, Sumter, S. C. All Wool Heavy Jeans, 35 cents, at F. Le vi's, Sumter, S. C. Dress Ginghams, 8 and 10 cents, at F. Levi's, Sumter. Cable Cord Dress Ginghams, 12.e. and 15 cents, at F. Levi's, Sumter, S. C. Summerton Postoffice. Last .week we were informed by some of our prompt paying subscribers-and we be lieve them perfectly reliable -that there were complaints at the Summerton postoffice that the office was kept open only from 10 Ito 3 o'clock, to the great inconvenience of many of the patrons of that office, and to the very probable detriment to our subscrip tion list. We called attention through our columns to the report, with a suggestion that from 8 to 6, with a proper time for noon, would be more convenient hours. The postmaster at Summerton sends us the following communication on the subject: To the .itor of "The ?Imes." In the last issue of your paper you said several persons had complained that they could not get their papers from my office. This is a base filsehood and I can prove it bj the very best people in and around Summerton. I venture the assertion that those persons didn't ask for their mail, hence their excuse. A poor excuse is better than none. P. M. Summerton, Nov. 6th, '88. We cannot think, nor do we believe, our informants made a malicious misstatement of fact, yet they are probably mistaken in their statement. If they have anything further to say we would be pleased to hear it, for we believe every postoffice ought to show all the accommodation necessary for its patrons, and when our attention is called to the fact that a postmaster is dere lict in such accommnoda~tion, we shall not hesitate to endeavr to get the evil corrected. IGenerally the cisc is that the canntry post maisters are entirely too aecommodating. They sometimes transgress their duty by loaning, and occuonally giving, to consti tuti')r.al loafers Tas TnIE-s and other papers. This ought to be stopp2 It is a gross mn jastice to the puliishes. We have never had such a charge preferred against the Sumnmerton postorice, and two of the eilns of the office have informed us that mail can be and is gotten from the office any time from sunrise to dark, and not infrequently the mail is given out after dark. If all parties are treated that way, tho Summerton posoffceoffrsall the accommodation one In connection wtih the above, we publish part of a prr-:t letter ree ived1 by us fromn one of~ the nmost reliable and prominnt gentlemuen in that section, and u'ith this we, as far as we ar~e concerned, let the matter Idropr. "While I am~ writing let me say that II want to correct a statement made in your last issue, relative to the Summierton post1 office. I am surprised to know that such complaint should be made, as the post mistress is very obliging at all times and to all people so far as I know. 'Tis true that they have offce hours, but do not adhere to them, in as much as any one can get mail out of the office at any hour day or night. In simple justice to the lady, I know you will make this correction, for which 1 am responsible. Of course you are at liberty to use my name if any one asks your author," A Superb pair of Spectacles for $1.00 at Dinkins & Co's. Adam's Body. Our Presbyterian friends seem to find it pretty hard to settle among themselve. the ilssuc raised by Dr. Woodrow several years ago as to the f orm~ation of the body of Adam. 'The matter has been discussed and voted on at all the Synods and Presbyterie.- of Ithe Church held simce the innue .s first raised, and it seems as far from a satb'facto ry solution to-day- as ever. Recently the Charleston Presbytery passed a resolatrion forbidding public contending against the decision cf the General Assemibly in the Woodrow case. The friends of Dr. Wood row not likirng the spirit of the resolution brought up tihe matter at the session oi the Synod at Greenwood last week, which body passed a resolution requiring the Charles ton Presbytery to meet and rescind the ob jectionable resol'Won, which it is unxder stoed it will do. For our part, we think it makes very little difference how Adren bod;; was made, and all the fuss be::sg made over it is time thrown away. As the M'tcs and 'iurier says, Adam's body is dead and it ought to be allowed to rest, while millions of his descendants are perishing for the light of the gospel.-rngeburg 27mss and Demaocrat. CONsr'MPTrION SURELY CURED. To-rRE Enn-Please inform your ren ers tiat I have m' positive remnedy for the above named disease. By its timiely use thousands of hopeless cases have been per. mianently cured. I shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy rmii to any of your readers who have consumiption if they Iwill send mec their ezxpress and post office address. Respectfully, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C., 181 Pearn st.,. N. Y. Ladies Jerseys, 50 cents and upwards, ut F. Lavi's, "Sumter. S. C. 150) pieces Heavy Jeans, 121c. up, at F. Levi's, Sumuter, S. C. Full Line Collars and Culls, at F. Levi's. Examine our table Linens, the cheapest in the city,. at F. Levi's, Sumter. Ladies' Handkerchiefs, plain and colored horders, 2.i cents up, at F. Levi's, Suumter. For twelve new cash subscribers, we will give a copy of the latest edition Etad Blood. X n'. T:\.. Jun:a 23: lss. The Swift SpCe:f ., - anta. Gentlemen - A. x:e: vc::r ld ^n of mine was alf'1:t.-d w:. iad blood and broke out with at , raption on various v.arts of his body. p him to fart S. S. S.. and a few boile enred. in . I live at Lon- ):1k. bt n: le: t ' frice is at Ken. Your< tLy. W. N o . -.rm , S. C., July, 188. The C S . o.. A 'ota : (:rb:nv 1 I as a great -ufervr from muscular rhcumatism for two years. I could get no permaient r_ ief from any medicine prescsibe d by my physician. I took over a dozen bottles of your S. S. S.. and n:w I aut as well as I ever was in my life. I am sure your redicien cureu me. and I woald reccommend it t. any- one nf fering from any blood disease. Yours truly. 0. E. F oirs, Conductor C. & G. R. R. Treatis' on luood and Skin Disea.s mailed free. Tis Swrr SrzemerLC Co.. Drawer 3. Atlan ta, Ga. The Governor has commuted to ton Tears' imprisonment the life sentence of Lewis Miller, colored, convicted of arson and grand larceny before Judge Cothran at the October term of court for Clarendon county, in 1883. In this case the prisoner, with two others, burned a barn valued at $30 and stole several hundred pounds of seed cotton. The principal criminal escaped, the second turned State's witness, and upon his testi mony Lewis Miller. who took ieast part in the crime, was convicted. He was recoin :,cn7 dasi to mercy by the jury, but under the law: at the tii the Judge had no alternative but r, impose the life sentence. The peti. twan for elemency was signed by all the county oflicers, by two of the jury and by nearly all the prominent citizens of the county, and the Judge states that under the law as it now stand; the sentence would itve been ligh ter.-L:,l?",,n:t Regiskr. A WOMAN'S DISCOVERY. "Another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by a lady in this county. ) sease fa.ened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermin ed and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. She bought of as a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and was so much relieved on taking ir.st dose that she slept all night and with one bottle has been miraculously cured. Her name is Mrs Luther Lutz." Thus write W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N. C.-Get a free trial bottle at Dinkins & Co.'s Drug Store. THE VERDICT UNANIMOUS. W. D. Sult, Druggist, Bippus, Ind., tes tifies: "I can recommend Electric Litters as the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief in every case. One man took six bottles, and was cured of rheuma tism of 10 years' standing." Abraham Hare, Druggist, Betlville, Ohio, a.iirms. "The best selling medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years' experience, is Elec tric Bitters." Thousands of others have added their testimony, so that the verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters do cure all diseases of the Liver, Kidneys, or Blood. Onlv a half dollar a bottle at Dinkins & Co.'s Drug Store. TRADE MARK O. and 0. T EA The Choicest Toa Ever Offered. ABSOLUTELY PURE. A MOST DELICIOUS BEVERAGE. TRY IT. You will t~ee ta nty :.her. Quaity ncee varies. It i the Hxoasv GRADE LEAF, picked from the best plantations and guaranteed absolutely pure and free from anl adulterations or coloring matter. The packages are hermetically sealed e.nd warranted !fun weight. It is more econ omical in use thtan the lower grades. Oretl& Cccidental Tea Co., L't'd:, .Levd Ogice. 35 Bisrung Suip, New~ York. S. A. RIGBY, Manning, S. C. J. G. DINKINS, . D. R. B. LORYEA.~ i. 0. Dinkins & Co., Druggist and Pharmacists, PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, STATION<ERY, FINE CIGARS AND TOBACCO. Full stock of PA~~'s, Or.s, GL.Ass, ANisHES nd W~IrfE LEAD, aISO, P~xrr and WnirlwisH BRUSHE.S. An elegant stock of SPECTACLES and EYE GLASSES. No charge made for fitting the eye. Physicians Prescriptions carefuilly comnpoundled, day or night. i, 1:, viinkins & Ce, Sign of the Golden Mortar, MANNING, S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNXTY OF CL AIREND3. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. S. A. Rligby, plaintifT~ag.ainst R. A. Johnson, defendant. J~unt of R~celosure <wdll Sale. Pursuant to, an order of this court in above stated ease I will sell at the Court House in Manning, in said Coimty, for cash, on Monday the 3rd day of December next, within legrd hours of salc, to the bigh est bidder, the followin.. property. to wit: iAll that piee or parcel of laud situated ithe .aid county' of Clarendon containing one hundred andl the acres, and bounded on the north by lands formerly owned by Lawrence Seymour, now Jlaimed by Moses Levi; bounded on the south by larzads of Louis Loyns; bounded on the east by lands now 01r formerly lands of estate of John W. Hodge; and bounded on~ the w--st by lands convyed by Ri. E. Hlarvin to-.Tames A. Thompstn; and south-west by lands of sid Ri. E. Jiarvin. The said parcel of land being represen.ted on a plat thereof dated Febr!L,:y 14 'G 1, Mp3'' '1'. M.NEhos D. iS. I'archaser to p'ay im ;ppe. AN IMMENSE STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS On Hand and Arriving by Every Train, and to be Sold At Lower Prices Than can be Purchased at Retail In Any City in the United States. Sateen Diagonals, Black Mohair. A full assortment of Cashmeres, Greenland Suitings, Atlas Brilliantine, Groveland Suit ings, Brocade Dress Goods in large variety and styles. A full line of Debieges, Sateens and Ginghams. Lace Curtains, Fig ured and Plain Scrim. Large assortment of Cretonnes. Trimmings to match Dress Goods, such as Beaded Sets, Astrakhan, Braid, Velveteen striped and plain, Plain and Sarah Silks in all shades and qualities. Also a fine line of Satin. Ladies' Cloaks, Russian Circulars, New Markets. and Walking Jackets in latest styles. Large assortment of Jersey Jackets. Ladies' and Misse:;' Lisle Thread Hose. Fine assortment of Ladies' Kid Gloves dressed and undressed, .Jersey Gloves, Cashmere Gloves. Cuffs and Collars, Corsets, Dress Extenders, and Bustles in latest styles, Ruching, Buttons, Doilies, Linen Table Dam ask, and Oil Cloth. MILLINERY GOODS. Hats. Bonnets. and Caps in all styles and Prices. Ostrich Tips, Flowers, Ribbons, anything you wish in this line in Stock. Cent's Clothing and Furnishing Goods. Our Clothing Department is filled with a Large Stock of Gent's Clothing, in all Styles and Qualities, and ranging in price from $4 for a complete suit, up to any price you wish. Alarge assortment of Pants for Children, Youths, and Men. Coats, Pants, or Vests, for all sizes and ages, sold separately or in suits. 300 Dozen Hats, all styles and sizes, from 15 cents up. A Large Assortment of laundered and unlaundered shirts, from 50 cents up. Try one of our 85-cents Mole Skin Shirts, or a 50-cents Cashmerette Shirt. They wear well, and are comfortable. Full assortment of Bicycle Shirts. Pants goods from $1.50 a yard down. SHOES ! SHOES ! SHOES ! Aifine Penitentiary Handmade Shoe for $5. A good Penitentiary Shoe for Al50, worth double the money. Try Levi's $.' Shoe. Our stock is im mense, and is ordered direct from the Manufacturers. Ladies', Misses', and Children's Shoes a Specialty. Our prices are as low as any retail house in the United States can afford. $-nse F A -rr T " .A.2%r.I F..3% C G7-OC R T amS. Our Large assortment of canned goods will be sold at retail at wholesale prices. Best Flour, direct from the Tennesee Mills, and at lower prices than any other house can sell. 500 sieves from 5c. up. Cheap enough. Crockery, Hardware. Anything that is kept in a first class house. FURNITURE. MOSES LEVI, Corner Boyce and Brooks Street. MANNING, S. C. JOHN R EKI SUJMTER, S. C. Plain Figures, One Price, and. That the Lowest JOHN REID IS NOW RECEIVING - A COMPLETE STOCK OF FASHIONABLE F ALL AND WINTER 8 98 --BOUGHT AT THE Lowest Prices For Cash Mr The purchasing p~ublic will lind it greatly to their advantage to call and inspect the same. We have one prie,~ Goods marked in -Plain Figures 2% Smallest Margin OF PROFJT. .. Inspection1I Invi~tecL Samnples Sent On. Applicatio~n. John Reid, SaiTRS.C LOUIS LOINS'S BIQ BRICK STORE hr r YuG ig I have exercised unusual care this season in buying my goods, and am pleased to say that in my store will be found an immense stock of the NEWEST AND MOST FASHIONABL.E GOODS,.WoeslanRtileran, which I am p ositively determined to sell - F CHEIAPER THAN EVER BEFORE.SUMTE ,S C ---- .--A srECIALLY sELECTED AND U NURPAssED sTOCK OF Fal ndWite Des GodW h fie rel Meante frouh Contr gInpc Blac an CooredAlpc&-Cale c~DcbiaeOurWhofIose tock FULL LIEDOFE- L & CO.'S Tri~~m~n~~ To the lsl n Retail TrdMw f er candmnts.u F anlt ind DrsWGoineer~ fariaesha Goodsr, ha Invt Rti Macat ro h onryt npc P1I~Clc and Cieolore Asacka ~ tds. atshie.mbigey Our W hnolesaleStock, Grecic, arwaF.Crc Ly LIrNEs OFdd ,X bis etc.e RtailTrae weoffrtsecia inucemnts Ou ture c ~onstantly on Hand. Bes hisCabrKs aetWno hd sav e he oetaiDrrs'oodofi by buyingShour oodsClromius.DOu nt forgthe Doey i n Sein M Cie th br~ sn te t owa ,.partments filled to overflowing. lothing in Newest and most Fashionable styles and in Best Quality, for Boys, ---o - Yong Gents, and Men. M1y line of G~EN~T's FURNISHING GOODs is unsm passed.. Our stock of Silks, Satins, and in fact everythmng a lady-s heart tbei. i eepeveyn ual oundin a Gernera'erhndise"store, an tnboth can wish in making up her' winter wardrobe or Christmas prcsaa Iat Do YC0ooasBTI7 io trousseau, can be bought to advantage at My customers cnn rest satisfied tlhat they will in a!l their 93 90Do nel &. s transactions with mec receive square dealing atnd honest Main Street, SUMTER, S. C. treatment. In short I have a stock of goods that can pride itself in quantity, quality, and low price, and my effort is to make my store B. S. .DINKiINS nA7 n XL One in1 which not only myse lf, but otton Buyer,, PRAZEE RG ES the en tire county, can feela IsN, .. .BTINTEWLD JUST PRIDE. tL CashG Pr ' csfrtnG.u EIN oU eWusueLD.EN SWTrrIS Th.nvr .. s for cotto.n.. S Itor a os -zovN EN N.