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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07
WHAT 4 PINT OF BRANDY DID,,

WHAT A PINT OF BRANDY DID,
A short time ago there was dread
full murder in the streets of a New
England city. The young man who
did the terrible deed had always been
considered as good-hearted, little
wild, perhaps, but generous, indus
trious, and full of good impulses
But alas he woke up the next morn
ing to learn that he was murderer.
I ay to han this, for he knew moth
ing about it. This is his story wit
messed to by others:
-. He and the murdered man were
passing up the street arm in arm, to
an evening lecture. Opposite saloon
they stopped to speak to friend
The proprietor of the saloon, standing
in his sdoor, called the three young men
to"come in, he had something to show
them.
Once within a game of cards was
proposed; then one of the young men
called for a pint of brandy-that's
what he had to show them. ''Some
prime old cognac-a new lot just in. !"
So they played and drank, and
there was quarrel, and that was all
the poor wretched, ruined, young
man knew aboutit. The poor fellow
would wiring his hands and walk up
and down the prison cell, exclaiming;
at was the pint of Brandy that
did it! He was my friend, and I
loved him. I would never have
harmed a hair on his head. Oh, it
was the brandy
Now that was very true. And
yet people people say speaking of
him, 30 he ought to be hung! hang
ing is too good for him !"
But who was the most guilty ?
Ought the man who sold the brandy
90 unpunished ? And in the sight
Of heaven, isn't the rumseller worse
than the murderer? Is hanging "too
good' for him, wonder?
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07

DRUNKEN CoNGREssMEN.-The
Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, a radical paper,
speaks of drunken Congressman as
follows:
There never was greater need than
at present for vigorous prosecution
against intempcrance in high places.
Whether Senator Wilson has become
discouraged or diSgustcd I know not,
but he seems to have entirely relin-
quished his Christian efforts of Il year
ago, toreform his Congressional breth-
rem through the agency of his tenn
perance society. One gentleman who
was an exemplary member of the
Congressional Temperance Society,
year ago; astonished and appalled,
the boarders at Wizards one morning
last week, by entering the breakfast
room in his night shirt at about 10 a.
M; another was taken home in hand
cart, not many Sundays since; anoth-
er, over whose conversation all the
ladies were a year ago saturating
their handkerchiefs, (need l say that
he is a distinguished Senator from the
West has been for a week or more,
confined to his room and diet of
picked cabbage to help him over a
prolonged carouse terminating in the
deliriums.r Nor is this all. Would
that it were. 1t is not even the
worst.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07

. The great secret of rthFal economy
is to utilize every thing; corn stalks,
blades, cobs, everything. Every nail
should bepickel up, every leaf should
60 to the manure pile, every bone to
the bone-kiln, every apple pealing to
the pig slop. This is the way to get
rich, while farming in poor country,
10 waste nothing saves great deal
more than stinginess. We have heard
of a rich man who went bare foot, to
have the expense of shoes, and then
had a noble holly in his yard cut down
to prevent leaves from sticking in his
feet. This an example of stinginess.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07
ASMAN AFTER AN IMPRISONMENT

OF FIVE YEARS RETURNS TO REcoy-
Err HIS PROPERTY somewhat pc
culiar case was brought up, in the
County Court yesterday. 1t was
that Of an alleged husband, fresh
from the penitentiary of .neighbor-
ing State, pursuing the property left
by his wife,, to recover it from the
other heirs at law. The proceeding
upon the record has but a modest
appearance. It's merely the issuing
of acitation to one Edward Courtney,
to account for the estate of Bridget
Murphy.
The Sctitioneris is one Edward Mur-
ply. lie left the State prison in
Michissn on the 18th day; oflast
month, under; a pardon He came
back tofnd his property, as he al
leges, merged into lis late wife's
possession, and through her descen-
ded into the hands of strangers. He
made complaint before the court that
Courtney held it; hence the legal
process ~,
The petitioner states that he was mar,
ried to The deceased on the 4th day
of November, 1854, her name being
then Hanley alias Tracy, and that.
he was, her husband until the day of
her death. He alleges that they
yedtosether on o farm belonging. to
him, in Nill County, until some time
in July, 1860, by which time he had
accumulated considerable estate,
consisting of land, stock, and farming
implenfsits, his wife owning nothing.
Other oFn right, besides her ward
robe. Atthis time, by reason of, he
states, foul conspiracy, to which he
belieSes his wife was party, he was
arrested on a charge of murder, and
conveyed to Mackinaw, Mich. Here,
being imprisoned, he relied upon the
promises fhis wife and his supposed
friends for his defence, they knowing,
as well as he did, that he was at the
time ofSthe. homicide t~p hundred
miles distant from its scene, and that
he had never during his life been at
the locality of sashe crime. Relying.
upon these promises, he found him.
self at the time Of his trial without
counsel aid wsthout ready means, so
that beiEg gapdefended excepting by.
volunteer counsel, he was convicted
of the crime. and sentenced to i'm
for life. He stated that
he was taken to the Michigan State
pcnitentiary, in pursuance of the
sentence, about the 18th day of Sep
tembcr, 1863, and remained there nm
til the 9Th day of March last, when
evidence ofhis innocence having been
to the executive branch of
the Government, he was pardoned,
the pardon stating that it was issued
because of the proof Of innocence
In relation to the estate, he says that
his wife has, since his incarceration,
sold part of the property, the proceeds
of the sale being the amount Of the
estate which she has left.
Chicago Tribune, April p.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07

IMPROVEMENT IN GRAIN.-EXper-
iments have demonstrated, and anal
ogy has shown, that the finest and
best samples of seed continued for
years, will improve the quality and
quantity Of the product. A better
wheat is thus raised; even variety
may be established. On the princi-
pie lin farm stock we have the Short
horns, the blooded horses, and the
different breeds of sheep, swine, poul-
try, etc. Experiments have not been
made on the human species; but the
=same, no doubt, holds good here. .
We plant and SOW .sas it comes. !"
We take the seed of the same grain
that we use in the aggregate, and
SOW it. Is not this the case almost
universally? Corn is an exception to
some extent-but why do we except
corn? Because it handy to select.
But why select at all? Because it is
understood to be good. Analogically,
then, it is good to do athe same with
wheat, oats, barley, etc: But this is
less easily done; We therefor le neglect
ii. How long will it take q farmer,
20 go through his wheat, ana secure
the finest and ripest heads sufficient
to SOW an acre, or half an acre, or a
quarter-or even a pint of seed?
This pint sowed Sfll be sufficient to
form q test crop. The best heads
taken from this again and 'sowed,
will yield another test crop, from
which should be taken as before; and
so on for a. number of years, say half
a dozen, more still better. But three
or or four years will work a decided
difference. But the thing should be
continued from selected wheat every
time. In this way grain can beim-,
proved and crops enlarged. There
will be larger grains, earlier maturi-
ty all better growth.-Rural World.
INDIAN. OUTRAGEs.- Omaha, A
pril 23.-Late news from Cheyenne,
Dacotah, announces that on the hight
of the 18th Instant the Sioux Indians
ran off all the stock at the Big Sprngs
station. on the Union! Pacific railroad.
On the following night they swept0f
all the stock at. Ogallala, a station
just east of Big Springs. During
the forenoon OF the 10th a party. Of.
redskins came boldly into Sydney,
military post and railroad station and
ran off +. number of cattle. On the
same day the same party cleaned out
Louis's Ranch, at Laramie Crossing,
seven miles east of Sydney. The
night previous they stole all the stock,
at Julesburg. On the 11th another
party paid Sydney a visit and car
ried away seven horses.
On the 18th of this month they
encountered two travellers who had
been put off the Union Pacific rail
road cars near Antelope station, both
of whom they killed and scalped.
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Blessed is the bald-headed man, for
his wife cannot pull his hair.
To ascertain how many boys are
in the street-open a barrel of apples.
"Why do you not admire my lovely
daughter p said proud mother to q
gentleman. II .a &"
Because" he replied, ri am no
judge of paintings.
''But surely" replied the lady, not
in the least Disconnected by this rude
reflection, 'you never saw an angel
that was not painted"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07

ALL QUIET IN TENNEssEE.-A
dispatch from Nashville to the Gin
cinnati Commercial says:
eThe most remarkable feature in
connection with the present time is
that it is enjoying a spell of perfect
quiet end serenity; the kuklux have
completely subsidized, and nobody
hears or sees anything of them now.
Accounts from all quarters report
the negroes as Industrious and thrifty;
while Brownlow, strange to say, has
ceased to issue his sanguinary procla-
nations. Revivals of religion are in
progress in different portions the
State. ... ....'L
---.-r--- -.7.-- .. r... Il.
Good words and good deeds are the
Got ua owa for the mir Ue hreatha.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07

"Much ado about nothing" as the
boy said when he hit the schoolmaster
with paper ball, and got a aogging
for it. ID
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07

SUMNER IN JERUSALEM. During,
the months of March and April, It
(Jerusalem) is a dense mass Of flow.
cEs of Incompatible freshness Of col.
ors. The animals are small but ex-;
tremely gentle. Lively and graceful
turtle doves, blue-birds SO slight that
they alight upon the blade Of grass
without bending it, crested Iarks
that come almost to the feet Of the,
traveller, little brook turtles with
quick, soft fteyes, storks ofgrave and
modest air, putting off all.timidity,
allowing themselves to be approached
very closely by men, and seem to-
call to him. In no place in the world
do mountains spread out with more
harmony, or inspire loftier IDEAS
Jesus seemed to have loved them es-
pecially. The most important acts
of his divine career were performed.
upon the mountains. There he was
best inspired, there he had secret
conferences with ancient prophets,
and showed himself to his disciples
already transfgured. &
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07

ARREST OF A DELEGrE. Frank
Arnim, white delegate to til Con-
vention from Edgefeld, was arrested
a few days since blythe United States
Marshal for fraud and embezzlement
of government funds, and is now con-
fined in the Jail. The charges were
preferred against Arnim while in the
convention. but his position prevent
ed his arrest at that time. he has
since been nominated for the State
Legislature by the Republican party,
but neither his past nor prospective
honors could save him from the clutch
es of the law. The case will Be tried
before the United States Court. '.3,"
Charleston News..
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07
NUMBER ii.

Do IT WELL-said Harry, throw
ing down the shoe brush, "There..
that'll do; my shoes don't look very,
bright. No matter; who cares p
Whateveri is worth doing, is worth
doing well, replied serious but
pleasant voice. 5Si5l92
Harry started and turned round ID
see who spoke. 1t was his father. -
Harry blushet His father said :.ilF
"Harry, my boy, your boots look
wretchedly. Pick up your brush and
make them shine. When they look
as they should, come into the libra!
ry.'
{. Yes, pa" replied Harry, poutings
and taking up his brush in no very
good humor, he brushed thedull shoes
until they shone nicely. Whep the
shoes were polished, he went to his.
father, who said to him: 20
"My son, I want to tell you i
short story. [ once kneHa poor boy
whose mother taughthim the proyerb,
Whatever is worth doing, Is worth
doing, well:' That boy went To-
be servant in q gentleman s family.
He took pains to do everything we'll,
no matter how trivialit it seemed. His
employer was pleased and took him;
into his shop. He did his work well
there. When he swept out the shop,
he did that well. When he wass sent
on an. errand, ,ihe went quickly, and
did his work faithfully. When he was
told to makeo out q bill or enter an ac-.
count, he did that we'll. Hel5fs5;aii'
"This pleased his employer, SO that
he advanced him from step to step,
until he became clerk, then part
ner, and now he is a rich man; and
anxious that his son Harry should
learn to practice the rule which made
him prosper. = e
why, pa, were you poor Doy
once?' asked. Harry. 3,3s So
"Yes, my son, so poorthat ! had
to go into a family and black boots,
wait on the table, and do other little
menial services for a living. By do,
ing these things well, / was soon put,
as / have told you, to do things more
important. Obedience to the proverb.;
with Gods blessing, made me q rich
man. i'
Harry never forgots the converse.
ton. Whenever he felt like slight,
ing bit of work; he thought Of it,
and felt spurred to do his work pro-
perly. 'sWhatever is worth doing. is
worth doing WE'LL cheered him in bis!
daily duties, g J
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-07

Good words and good deeds are the
rest We owe for the air We breathe.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05
The SDanisb Revo,utiou.

THH last Bourbon sovereign has been driven
from her throne, and all good men will rejoice
that the Spanish revolution has been animme-
diate success, without much bloodIshedding.
The question now is, What is to followf Is
Spain to be allowed TO rise to her proper place
in the family Of nations, under a strong but
liberal and popular government, or is she to
become Mexicanized and sink to greater depths
of degradation than ever beneath reign of
anarchy caused by the efforts of rival chiefs to
grasp the sovereignty Of the State The
tyranny which for so many years bore down
upon the Spanish people was so utterly con-
temptible in lis character, that their submis
sion to It for so long time is fair argument
against their fitness for the enjoyment OF a
more liberal and enlightened rule. The power
of the Spanish priesthood, more deadly and
dangerous than Bourbon stupidity, must also
be broken before any permanent reforms can
be expected; and the hold which the Church
of Rome has upon the minds and hearts Of the
people WILL it is feared, be the greatest obstacle
in the way of their political regeneration.
Thus far ehe progress Of the revolution has
been in every way satisfactory. The Queen,
whose notorious licentiousness brought the
blush of shame to the cheek Of every high
minded Spaniard whenever her name was
mentioned has fled from the country, and
yesterday Marshal Serrano, accompanied by
seven generals of the army, entered Madrid
in triumph, with every demonstration of re-
joicing by the people. A true patriot and
statesman, Espartero, has been placed at the
head of provisional government, and cabinet
has been formed as follows:-President, Ser
rano; Commerce, CASTILLO; Marine, Topste;
Justice, Aquirrez; War, General Prim; Foreign
Affairs, Ologaza; Finance, Madoz. During
the review which took place yesterday in
Madrid, the troops carried, side by side
with the national flags, banners upon which
were inscribed the significant mottoes,
"Down with the Bourbons," Sovereignty
of the People," "Religious Liberty" and
Gree Education." The two last-named mot
toes must be the watchwords of the revolu-
tion if it is to prove anything more than "a
transitory success. 1t is reported that Gene
rails Gaillos and Prim are adverse to the forma-
tion of republic, and, whether sincere or
not, they are undoubtedly right on this point.
There is, perhaps, no county in Europe less
fit for a perfectly free government Of the
people like that Of the United States than
Spain, and republic is not to be expected, or
even looked for, at the present time. A strong,
but liberal constitutional monarchy, with
man of enlightened ideas at its head, is what
is now needed and in such government,
and in the prohibition Of priestly meddling in
affairs of state, must the advocates of reform
centre their hopes of permanent deliverance
from tyranny.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05
- OBITUARY..
George w. JaInisOn.

George W. Jamison, at one time popular
actor in this city, was killed on Saturday even
ing at Yonkers, N. Y, by being run over by an
express train on the Hudson River Railroad
Mr.. Jamison play ed at the Walnut Street Thea
ire some twenty. five or thirty years ago under
Wemyss management, at the National under
Burton, and at the Arch under Conner. He
was favorite with play. goers. but becoming
mixed up In the Forrest divorce case, as the
author OF the famous "Consuelo" letter, he lost
CASTE snd left Philadelphia. He played In New
Orleans for some time and OF late years he has
been attached. in q minor capacity, to The COM
panies Of various New York theatres, and has
almost been forgotten by the public in general
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05

AS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS has been imported
into Pennsylvania to address the Democracy
of this State, his views gain additional impor-
tance at this stage of the canvass. If Mr.
Wallace, however, imagines that this degene
rate representative Of a noble name can change
the opinions ofa single intelligent Republican
he is wofully mistaken. If the original John
Quincy Adams were living at this moment, no
man in America would be listened to with
more respect, no man would more heartily
rejoice in the victory won over slavery, and
no man would more impressively warn his
countrymen against reviving the crippled
power of the treacherous and dangerous Rebel
conspirators. We would be glad to exchange
one-hour speech of "blind old Dandolo'' in
behalf of Republicauism for all the vapid non
sense his grandson can utter on behalf of the
Democracy until the ides OF November.
As the missionary efforts of John Quincy
Adams, Jr., must necessarily fail among Re-
publioans, perhaps Mr.. Wallace will send
him to the Democratic strongholds. Berks
county, for instance, would be good locality.
There General Jackson's name is still annually
invoked TO cover the multitude of sins perpe-
trated by modern Democracy, and favorite
charge against the Republicans is that they
are responsible, in some inexplicable manner,
for General Jackson's failure to secure the
Presidential prize in 1924 The Berks county
Democracy would be much edited by an elabo-
rate discussion of this lively topic by the
grandson OF yackson's successful rival.
AS it has also been customary
to rally the faithful in Berks county
by recapitulation Of the alleged enormities
of John Adams administration, John Quincy
Adams, Jr., could be proftably employed in
expatisting, for the benefit of his Democratic
Pennsylvania associates, upon the deeds of his
great grandfather as we'll as of his grand
iatker. AS the present status of the new
favorite Democratic orator is attributable to
his illustrious ancestry, he should make the
most of the historical "reminiscences with
which his name is associated.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05

Naturalization in the Supreme Court.
The fact that dozen blank certificates OF
naturalization, sealed with a seal which is a
signed ~. Ross Snowden" in hand which so
nearly resembles the writing of that gentle
man that he himself has been unable to de-
clare under oath that it is not genuine, has
created profound impression throughout the
community. If twelve OF these documents are
found on one mans person, the perplexing
questions arise, how many OF them are in cir
oulation and how many of them will avail on
the 18th of October to cOunteract the ballots
OF true and loyal citizens II is true that
Chief Justice Thompson left his seat on the
bench and took the witness stand, where he
emphatically declared that the signatures
purporting to be those of the Prothono-
Snowden himself could not feel
safe in making similar declaration, what
hope or expectation is there of the judges of
election being able to distinguish between the
papers which bear genuine and forged certif-
cationi Moreover, the impress of the seal OF
the Court was, to all appearances, perfect
fac-simile, which even the enthusiastic Chief
Justice could not call in question. Putting 1t
all together, it is safe to assert that every one
Of these fraudulent or stolen naturalization
papers, of which the captured dozen were a
mere sample, will be presented at the polls on
election day and triumphantly defy all
scrutiny. There may be but a hundred of
them f: there may be five thousand. The
sooundrel who would steal or forge dozen
would steal or forge a barrel full quite as
soon, and with as slight cOmpunction of
conscience.
And In the face Of these startling facts, what
has the Supreme Court done' What steps
have been taken by the Chief Justice and his
associate to investigate this matter, to probe it
to the bottom, to ascertain with the slightest
approach to certainty the number of fraudu-
ent or forged papers which have been put
laaOat In answer, we can only say that the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05
Shall Perjury be Triumphant

u
We have made an earnest effort to counteract
the wholesale perjury Of the professional
vouchers of applicants for naturalization in
the Supreme Court, as our columns have
abundantly testified during the past few days.
The exposures which we have made have
caused the alarm to be taken, and now every
conceivable obstacle is being thrown in our
way. On Friday crier of the court, through
stupidity or wilfulness, perverted the instruc-
tions of Judge Sharswood, and caused US to
lose an entire day. On Saturday, when Judge
Sharswood had given specific instructions
either through negligence or design a
huge bundle Of papers were presented for the
examination of our reporters, and it was no
until the labor of the day had been brough
to close that this second trick was detected,
and another day found to be wasted. It is
were accidental, but it is scarcely probable.
The crier and clerk who were the instruments
of the delay are both Democrats, holding
their positions by virtue of their Democracy,
and retaining them only 80 long as they
continue faithfully to serve the cause OF the
Democratic party. There ore, whether acci-
dental or designed, the delays to which we are
subjected will appear to the public In the
latter light; and not until our labors are per-
mitted to continue without obstruction will
the Democratic party and its instruments be
relieved of the imputation of design to OBJ
struct the ends of justice.