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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-08

IRON 'ne hep"ti Of the Farmer Club Of
we american i','hn,e, as published in the
New York Trituae. we copy 4. follow.
Washers AND WRiSGERs-THrm Abv.x
TAGE.-Mr. Pennn,-r Gays: II vnnt tn,.m
the readers of the Tribune Aeain abon. .ha
virtues of Doty's Washer. Afer ths 80 s
rience OF the rast season can praise il mo-.
than ever. In ihs spring. every female sh.s
could wash vas sick Ny younsest bov :
lad of sixteen, did the washing for e;sh, -
:ons for three weeks in suecession, ~ d;d
4 - veil - any one could do it; and after
. % time, for about two months, he had helm.
II II bad not been Cor that noehins, " snust
hevs hired orr clothes rubbed 70 pieces or
len ensAshedi and yes dsrs sesa great nasy
in Every community Who he'd rather nee their
money @ put 6ne clothes On thsir persoa
than psy for such labor swing iDplsneess
IT | could not get Doty's washer and I'M.
veraAl Wnngsr without, I would DO With he
and ave money By the pennies and eve cant
bils." 80
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-12
OBITUARY.

DIED. at lis residence at Liberty IIill, Ker-
shaw District, S. c., on the 10th October 1885,:
ofs'Gastro Enterite," Mfr. WILLIAM CURRY
CUNNINGHAM, in the 4Pill year of his age.
Seldom has it fallen 10 our lot to record the
death Of one whose loss is so greatly felt. VI:
CUNNINGnA, was born and raised and had e
ways lived III our community, and he wS8s
therefore most intimately associated with a'k
its enterprises and interests. He was man ct
public spirit and great energy, and one of the:
most successful planters in our part Of the State
lie was,a good citizen, o good neiehbnr, anG'
n. judicious and kind master. As friend he'
: +wastru and instant. He was ever consid-
turned from his door; empty: go
He was friend Of the Church of God, and;a
friend Of education, and gave both; his influence
and his purse to sustain these great interests.
AS father, Mr.. CUNNINGHAM was affections
ate and indulgent; as husband he was ten
der and true.
The death of such man would at any time
leave great void in the community in which
lie lived, and how much more so at o time like
ihe present, when his energy prudence and
skill are so much needed. We knew him well
and loved him for his WORTH and we mourn his
loss as public, as well as private bereare-
ment.
His sorrowing family,ve earnestly commend
to the tender guardianship of that Great Friend
who has declared Himself-'the Father Of the
fnlherless" and 'the widows Cod"
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The Banks Reported
Broken.

The following communication from the
President of 4 ;,,Iu J. ::iss National sjSas Of
Richmond to the editor of the Richmond
Times. corrccts and explains paragraph
which has been going the rounds of the
press:
Editor of the g'imes-thc following
paragraph appears editorialy in your
issue Of this morning, beaded "ErokeA
Banks :"
sour citizens will do well torcmcm-
Scr that the following hanks arc broken
and that the money is being literally dis
trihutcd through lie South: First Ma.
tional Bank OF New Yoak; National
Bank of Attica, New York National
Bank of Bedford, Maine; National l;ank
of IIallcwclL, Maine; National Bank OF
Syracuse, New York ; National Bank OF
Salem. Massachusetts; National Bank OF
Bangor, Maine"
Four OF the hanks mentioned, viz: Ma.
tional Dank of Bedford, Maine; National
Bank of Ha!lowell, Maine; National
Bank OF Bangor, Maine, and National
Bank of Pittslurg, Pennsylvania, by ref
erence to the official report Of the Comp
troller Of the Currency, have no existence,
never having been chartered.
The other four named BY you, except
the First National Bank of Attica, stand
as high as any Bank in the country, and
the notes of the Attica are received at
par by All the National Banks, although
the Bank has stopped business. The
First National Bank of New York, lnclu.
dcd in the list, is the Oldest National
Bank 10 the United States. and its stock
is selling at 2oG in New York; 49,. :,
I beg to add that all the National n
Bans notes are .,.ss ssssEG4, l sss 'sU11iscd
-e5.aAtttsss .ffeasnTer, and in'the event OF thc
failure of any bank its circulation is ta-
.kea-p,A by the un;tcd States Treasurer,
by the sale of the bouds.
Fl. G. FAINT,
President First National Bank Of
Richmond
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Gen. J. =. 5. Stuart.

From sketch of this great cavalry
officer; Published in the New York News,
we clip the following:
lie laughed and danced and made
merry wherever be went. He would
fight all day, and at night, if circumstan-
ccs permitted, ride ten miles with his
banjo player and dance with party of
voting girls till the "small hours" If
his fatigue had been great he would
lean back on sofa, fall asleep IN mo-
meBt, and wake to dance as gailv as
before. A greater faculty for sleeping
just when he wished never saw, Half
the time on marches he slept in the
saddle, and his adroitncss in not falling
was remarkable. With Que knee thrown
over the pommel Of the saddle, arms
folded and chm resting on the breart, he
would sleep mile after mile, and wake rs
much refreshed apparently y as thcug h he
lad risen from a good bed.
There was something of the cavalry
man in everything that Stuart did, as
in his personal appearance and habits.
1t was seldom that he DOTTED his high
boots even in winter quarters, and he
invariably danced in his spurs. A pair
made Of solid gold, and richly carved,
were presented to linn; but these he only
wore upon extraordinary occasions. His
sabre was French one, sig hit, slender,
pliaLle and light. This rarely left his
/ side. lie preferred horses of medium
size, rather light-liked mares and would
never have stations. His hsrses, Sky
lark" "Star of the East" Lady Marga'
ret" ."Lily of the Valley" were all cx.
celcut. The equipments were plain and
gnod, Mcclellan saddle without leath.
or covering, curb bit, and single rein, nc
mglingalc; behind the saddle a red
blanket rolled i'll all oil cloth, and on the
polnmcl a cavalry cape and oil cloth
overall: These are trifes, it may be said
but the world is nmdo up of "tri'les."
The Generals seat in Tie saddle was
not only good it, was perfect. His figure
was short and heavy, but in the saddle
The was the model Of cavalier. a II;
seemed to "grow there" His person
moved with the movements Of his morse
so perfectly that horse and rider seemed
one. He was an excellent swordslnan
and would have been, nay. oftln-.sAs-
,-.l-~;sz.01s 1TTTN III charge. A regiment
Of men Ike Stuart, with the drawn sabre
wonld 60 through or over anything. i
is certaiu at least that they would dit
trying.
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.EI.sacs Il. RaGHc1t.

The firm of G.. IT. & J. G.. MorFET, engaged
i'll the fac.orage, forwarding and commission
business in Charleston, lave been dissolved, as
will be sceu by advertisement; aud the innior
partner, Mr.. J. G.. MoFFET, solicits continu
ance of patronage from his numerous friends
and patrons in Camden and The district of K er-
shaw. Mr. N. is deserving the confidence o!
our people as prompt and efficient factor and
forwarding agent, and we predict for him at
Last fair proportion O! the commission trade
from This section
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Enlargement Of the Charleston
Daily News.

Tis seldom we indulge in any cneoniums on
the progressive condition of our cotclnporarics,
yet at all times feel rcjo'ccl at hearing of or
seeing success in the publication of news
paper. We cauuot refrain, however, from re-
miadinS our readers that the CHARLESTON DAl.
Li NEWS las recently been enlarged to the size
Of the New Orleans Crescent, at this time the
largest daily journal published in tho United
States" The corps of editors connected with
the NEWS present in every days issue t'c rarest
talent in tie leading articles--bcing Southern
gentlemen by birth and cducalion-and the COL
umns deyoted 10 city intelligence are filed b.
a LEGAL WHO has few compccrs if any in the
country. Mr.. MILLER is veteran typo, and a
S1ntlcmnn endowed with q versatility Of talent
III no ordinary degree. The News contains
tofty.cight columns mnt'cr-twenty (which are
filled with choice reading, foreign ant domes.
tic, and is well calculated 10 instruct and enter.
tam al: classes Of society engaged in every
industrial pursuit in life, unless the radical
Republican, aud his Satanic M.jesty only-,he
devil himseli-could entertain him with any
thing short Of Tree suffrage
The subscription price Of the CHARLESTON
DAILY NEWS is $40 per annum. The editor ol
the CAMDEN JOURNAL is the agent Tor Kershaw
District, and will take pleasure in forwarding
the subscription Of any who wish first class
Southern Journal, rno: convenient to sub.
scribe through this Office, address CATucART,
MCMILLAN & MoRroN, the gcntlemauly propri.
etOrs, No. Is Haync street, Charleston.
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Mass Meeting of Freedmen.

49, ~<SS t>&~SsA~tS
1t has been an uncommon thing of late
to see M,asssscs of freedmen and women on
the sidewalks in this town, but on Satur-
day last we saw the largest gathering OF
sable gentlemen and ladies that our eyes
ever rested on. The open square in front
of the Court House and of the site OF the
old market and the spacious cross streets,
were packed with living mass ofcolored
people to harkcn unto the new dispensa:
ton, the gospel according to Gen. Ssxton,
sc. Although it is wrjtteh that "'inners
shall not sit in the congregation of the
righteous" we observed present also mas'
ny of our largest planters.
The occasion of the gathering was,
that Capt. E. A. FisKE, the commandant
of this post, might communicate to the
freedmen, the recent orders and contract
regulations issued in relation to them for
the ensuing year, as we'll as the objects
and intentions of the Government in thcir
behalf
The orders, &C., were read to them
and explained in very full aud satisfac-
tory manner. Capt. FIsKE's address
was clever and unexceptionable lie, Z,
Icing a full, apprcciative and inst
statement of the necessities Of the
situation aud the facts Of the case,
full recognition Of the rights Of
the freedmen. with statement Of
their duties and obligations. His views
were fair and just, both to tic freedmen
aud to the planters, and his advice to the
freedmen such as, if followed, will re.
dound to .heir benefit and the great
good of the community. Wehare heard
but onc-opinion expressed in relation to
Capt. FIsKE's course on this occasion, and
that opinion is, that he fully discharged
his duty to the freedmen, the community
and to his position as commandant. We
take great pleasure in thus expressing
our decided approval Of the manner in
Which this whole affair was conducted,
.sa--..a..l-1.------eoT.I;: ;tF9
prove all that has been done throughout
The State in this connection. We ear
nostly and sincerely desire cvenhanded
justice to be done to both parties in this
important question of labor; for not only
III thv esss5o:f ttss,csPlaatcE
are identical therein, but the prosperity
ofthe country-ayc, the very sustcnance
of our people depend the solution of this
yet very uncertain question.
JoHH ClEssUr and HARMON JONES'
two intelligent frcc1mcn-juring the
samc day, addressed their teiioo citizens,
and repeated the good advice which they
haze on several occasions given them.
Let us hope, as the delusive hopes
which have been so fondly cherished by
the freedmen that the government in.
tended giving them land or support them
in idlcness have been, though at a late
day dispclled, and as the illcn. ss- aud
vagrancy of the past year has already
brought some portion Of its punishment
i'll tho inception of want aud suffering,
that the freedmen will 90 to wolk and
sustain themselves in the only way open
to them. 8
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Miifs House, Charleston.

We are pleased to sec that this old favorite
has recently been repaired and refurnished
under new management, in part. The present
proprietor Mr. JOSEPH PURCELL, is man Of
unexceptlonable character and an experienced
host-having had many years experience in
catering for the fastidious traveller. Mr..
Tuas-R- ll.easauls
of visitors anj patrons in oldcn time, is now
engaged with u. .PClcElL -Ai----''Fe"ag gennenT
'eii.sste srotst, winch will no doubt bo pleasing
intelligence 10 Lis many admirers.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-12
10. II. Fleming g. Co.

This firm has recently laid in store and arc
now receiving most valuable and extensive
stock of Boots, Shoes, Trunks, &c, which they
offer to the up-country trade at the lowest
wholesale prices. These gentlemen have de-
servclly earned for themselves more than
ordinary celebrity in the purchase of choice
goods and the small profits charged in their
sales Ifyou want a bargain, call at No. .
Iiayl!e street. Charleston.
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Queens aud literary woman are very
seldom handsome, but there are some
exceptions to the general rule: The En-
press of Austria is one of the most beau>
tiful Of European princesses, and famed
for her kindness of temper, notwithstsnd-
ing her rather naughty bearing. She is
tall, slender, graceful, with very white
skin, a good deal of color, large blue
eyes, and an amazing head of light hair,
which she wears in eight massive braids,
wound round and round her head, forms
ing magnificent dia4em of hair, such
as very few women could match from
their own resources. She is also said to
be highly accomplished. She speaks all
the principal tongues OF Europr, and is
particularly fond of the English Ian
guage, which she speaks as perfectly as
though it were her native dialect. She
is an excellent musician, paints and draws
extremely well, and is one of the boldcst
and most skillful korsewomcn of Austria.
She possesses a stud of very valuable
horses, and pax of splendid hounds !;
and she is said to take the warmest in>
terest in the racing and hunting of Eu-
rope, and to know bv heart the names Of
the heroes of the turf biped and quad
ruped, of all the countries Of Europe.
A COMET VlsIDLE.-Biela's comet
Which is now said to be visible to the ma.
ken eye, may be seen in the ncighbor-
hood of the constellation Pegasus, and
close to the bright star Markhab, one Of
the bright luminaries which form the
we'll known square of Pegasus. 1t is
pursuing South. easterly course, and
will cross the celestial square about the
middle of December. 1t will continue to
approach the earth until the end of Feb
ruary when its distance from us will be
only 100000 miles.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-12
G., D. Carr &CO.

By reference to advertisement it will
be seen that c. D. Carr Il Co., has
opened, at their old stand. No. 80, Broad
street, Charleston, an extensive and we'll
selected stock csCarpcts, Window shades
and thousands of other articles greatly
needed aud Tor Which the up country
merchant can find ready sale.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-12

The London Examiner thinks that q
great change has certainly come oycr'the'
political habits Of Napoleon the Third.
Some years back he eviuced great eager
ness to meet his brother sovereigns. He
besought personal interviews, ard went
out of his way to fud thcm., lie was
fond Of congresses, conventions, diploma.
tic MEETINGS, which used to set the world
a talking. But he now seems to have
become 6lcsc. lie no longer seems to
think tlrat there is anything either to
learn or to enjoy in personal converse
with his brother soveroigns. He no lon-
ger seeks their concert, or cares for their
visits.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-12
The Misunderstanding.

We can say nothing of the weather more
than has been keenly felt by all of our readers
biting frosts and chilling wipds-during the
past week.
Many of the ladies' and gentlemen have been
amusing themselves, within the past few days
skalirg on DEas' pond, some th:ce miles from
Camden
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-12

But very limited supply of cotton
has been offered for sale in this market
during the past week. The few sales
made, run from 33 to 3S cents, the
grades from low ordinary to fair.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-12
COunterfeitS.

[Fro7 Nicolas Bank Note Reporter.
q. $. Coarons.-The Treasury De.
partmcnt notifies. that great numbers Of
counterfeit coupons are in circulation.
LEGAL TENDER NOTES.
Tens imt. date March 10, 'G2. let c,
the red seal poor; letters X on border
irregular.
Twenties int; green tint palcr, en-
craving coarser than genuine.
q. S. Legal Tender $50 notes. a new
issue, well done, in the bust of General
Hamilton the buttons on his waistcoat
are blurred and indistinct. From the
Treasury Department we get the follow
ING points to detect them by: In the
genuine ffties, the words Fifty" and the
figures $50" Oh the end of the note and
surrounding it form the border of the Cir
Gle in the centre of the back: they are
round in the counterfeit.
Hundr,as imitation: the eagle on left
of note is coarsely engraved-obscrve al
30 the words Omitted Statcs"-thcy have
blurred and rough appearance, but
we'll done, and the coloriog Oh the back
paler THAI the genuine.
Greenbacks-oaes INIT; the green ink
paler than genuine, portrait of Chase on
left poorly donc-is on scrool work low
er eft are printed in green; on good notes
they are in white.
> q. S. Compound interest Notes
Hundreds, int; the half length Of
Washington poorly ionc-looks scratchy
and lighter than the genuine-lettcring
on the face detective. The letter L in
"Unitcd States" touches the die work, in
genuine the U does not touch the die.
Vew Fractional Gurrency-fHy
cents. int; the note is an l-sth ofan inch
shorter than the genuine; the "Fifty
Cents" which surrounds the head of
Washington are pale and indistnct, while
the same l,tt"rs arc clear and distinct on
the genuine; in the INIT. tn. bronze circle
is dull in huc-on genuine 1t is of deep
color; the int, though indistinct in out
lines is darker than the original.
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DlsTmcT JcDeEs Tho following is
a list of District Judges, elected 1by the

DIsTKcr JrDeEs Tho following
list of District judges, elected eby 2th
6c 'E = !t' =-.s:a
Abl,eville ID. F. Jones.
Anderson-J. Scott Murry.
Barnwcll-S. J. Hay
e. Beaufort-Thomas E. Screven Jr.
Bcrkc!ey-F. =. Richardson.
t:harleston-Gcorge ". Logan.
Chestcr-J. J. Mcclure.
Chestcrtield-M. j. Hough.
Clyreudou-M. N. Bcnbow.
Coleton-C. 3. Farmer.
Darlington e. A.. Law.
Edgcfeld-.J. +. Bacon.
FairGeid-IY. Il. Robertson.
Grecnviilc-W. II. Campbell.
Gcorgctown-J. i. Ailston.
Horry-Joscph T. Walsh.
Kcrsbaw-W. Z. LcitDcr.
Laurans-J. j. Davis.
Lancastcr-G. NJ. G. Witherspoon.
LexiEgton-L. Buozer.
Mullboro-E p. Erwin.
Marion-R +. Graham.
Ncwhcrry-Y. J. Pope. ~
Orangeburg-J. T. lzlar.
Pickeus-J. WicklifFe.
Richland-J. S. Green.
Spartanburg-J. Fl. Carlisle.
Sumtcr--T' &. Fraser.
Union-D. Goudelock.
Williamsburg-J. G. Presley: :
York-W. G. Beatty.
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CA1sDEN, FRIDAY, JAN. IL.

See School Notice" ofMr. i. MCCAyDLEss,
under the Special Notice" head. requesting an
interview with those desirous Of placing them
selves under his charge as pupils for tho pres.
ent year.
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THE GALE IN New YoK.-In referring
to the terrific gale which swept over New
York fortnight ago, the World says:
The gale was terrific. The heavy snow
storm that came on so suddenly on We'd
ne>day evening, subsidized about two
o'clock yesterday morning, when the
wind began gradually to rise. In an
hours time it had increased to hurr;-
cane, which, for time, swept all before
it. In several parts of the city dilaplda-
ted roofs were unshinclcd of the few that
remained on them, and unsteady CHM
ncy's were topplcd over into the streets.
The damage to the shipping in the har>
h"r and Lower Bay was also very great.
Na less than nine vessels were wrecked
off Sandy Hook, and the ises Of three
persons who formed part OF the crew of
one of them were lost by drowning du>
ring the tempest. The sea ran very high
during the entire day, and several poor
fellows were seen from the shore IN the
morning clinging to portions of the wreck
were left to their terrible fate. as any boat
that would have dared to pnt out to their
assistance would have been dashed to
pieces 10y the waves. Later in the day
however, the life boat was sent out to
some Of the vessels to render any aid that
would be required. Several vessels in
the harbor dragged their anchors, but
owing to the greatest exertions on the
part of the crew they were kept off the
shore, and thus saved from utter de.
struction.
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SHERMAN AND JOE JOHNSON AT THE
GAYoso For tie first time. since his
deposition by Jefferson Davis, Joseph E..
Johnson met General Sherman, evening
before last at the Gavoso House. 1t is
needless to say that the greeting of these
soldiers vas kindly and cordial. Hun~
drcds of citizens called on two Generals
whose genius lends brightest lustrc to
the annals of fratricidal war. General
Sherman left last evening for St. Louis
at the same hour with General Johnson,
en- rou.e to St. Louls.-MemphiS Bulletin
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). Ell. OppclehcIln.

In another column will be found the adver-
tisements of the above named gentleman. offer
ing for sale an extensive stock of Groceries,
Wines. LIQUORS and Serars Give him.a call.
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4 .SuRpRlsE.To A WOOD TlnEr.-A
gentleman living IN Terra Haute, whose
stove wood melted away faster than was
warranted by the njidnc$s of the wea-
ther, charged fine looking stick with
few ounces of powder and left it ou the
pile. The Express tLus relates the Sc
quel:
Wednesday forenoon an explosion was
heard in house near 10y, and a kitchen
window Was spared no panes. On going
to the spot sight might have been seen.
The stove had joined peace conference;
a kettle Of polk and cabbage had shot
up through the roof like an arrow: A
dish of apples stc~ing on tile stove gave
the ceiling the appearance of a map of
California \ Cat that was sleeping un-
der the stove went through the broken
window as though after the devil or
doctor. The cat las not Geen heard
from since, but smell Of burnt cat hair
pcrvades that house very thoroughly.
A fat iron vas hoistcd into pan Of
dough-a chair lost three legs, the wood
looks sick, while the roof of the house
looks like bursteJ apple dpmpling.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-12

The history Of Mexico shows that du>
ring the last forty years, Mexico has had
thirty-sevcn different forms Of govern.
mcnt, thirty-two Of which were republic
and seventy-fve Presidents. Its revolu-
tions, during that time, have been more
than two hundred.