The weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-28

of TIE Charleston Courier, writes as follows
under date Of July IL:
Three bold articles have appeared in the
Daily News denouncing the military tribunal
as set ofmurderers, and proposing to prose.
cute and (if convicted) to hang them for
deliberate murder. The Sunday. Mercury. in
an article hea'Ied "Ofcial Murder" speaks
almost as plainly. The Herald defends the
commission, justi6es the trial, conviction and
execution, and pitches into the News in fine
style as the leader of ''the rebel press of New
York" The News of to-days issue slaps at
the Herald.
A very distinguished foreigner has arrived
in thiscity., There is no. touch of shoddy
aristocracy about him he is really ono of the
"bis fish," he calls on no one, but receives
visits from all classes Of society Strange to
say: you are compelled to pay to see him. The
big fish is "whae from the coast Of Labrador.
and his headquarters are at Barnum's"
There is beggar: here, cripple, who has
lost one leg entire and the use Of the other
see hinl every day on his way to and from
the Central Park. lie is said to be worth
s5o,0oo-a pretty rick beggar. :.
Never before did crime stalk abroad so bod
ly and fearessly in this city as it does at pres
ent. Murders, robberies, assaults are daiJy
committed. The Herald says:
The very sidewalks in open day are pitfalls Of
death to those who may have about them : = +
sum ofmoney worth valuable watch
r-~-sa:aarond 5reastp1h.s For three good rea-
sous, "Pendennis" fears not, but boldly peran-
bulates the sidewalks
have had conversation with an able
fnaneier, who suggests the following plan for
relieving the South: "Let the Legislatures
(say Of South Carolina) abolish the usury law,
or at least insomuch as to allow capitalists to
loan money to the planters On mortgage, char
giug something more than the established rate
Of interest. This will be an inducement to
Northern capitalists to invest their money
South. The interest can be paid in cash, or
an infringement can be made to receive pay
ment in the cotton or rice that is raised" So
suggesteth the "Gnancier :" but there is little
drawback, which is this, there is no Legislature
in existence, and 80 relief must come from
another quarter.
As President johnson still refuses to revoke
the twenty thousand dollar exception, propose
that all those who are troubled in mind on
account Of their having anything over that
amount should relieve their apprehensions by
sending the surplus to "Pendennis," who will
receive it to oblige them
1t is supposed that the Atlantic cable will
be ready and in working order in about twenty
days When the circle around the earth is
completed, nations in one part Of the earth
will be able to hear in ,one day of events that
took place the day after in another quarter
TO explain At o'clock a. m, August ], I
send message from Liverpool to friend in
New York, informing him of certain event
which has just happened. He receives the
message between the hours of and 10 p. m.
on July 81. What Is time?
That was good joke on young and gal.
liant Hoosicr officer, who on receiving note
from young lady, requesting the pleasure of
his company, at party to be given at her
house, on the evening designated, took Ills
volunteers and marched them to the young -
dy's residence. When it was explained l.,
him that it was himself alone who had been in.