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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-25

In order to reduce stock, we will
ofier goods at reduced prices for the
next thirty days at
+. w. BELTS.
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Our city bummers are having a
holiday during these hard, road.to-
travel times. Nearly all their vehic-
les are stuck in the mud, or smashed
up, at distances from homo
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A fine lot of NEW STILE TIES Just
received, by CHARLEY BELTS,
The Hattor.
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The Davenport Gazette is taking
a lively interest in the Fairfield route
OF the Cameron Railroad.
The following is specimen para
graph which weclip from the last is
sue of that paper.
"The Bloomfield Republican notices
approvingly our remarks about the
Chicago & S. w. Railroad. IfJeffer-
son and Davis counties were to sub
scribe to the amount Of twenty-five
per cent. upon their assessed valua.
ton, they would be gamers in the
end"
Meantime the favorable or unfav-
orable effects of the long range toot-
ing of the Davenport Gazette, have
not been visible to the naked eye in
the "obscure" city of Ottumwa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-25

GOV. Merrill declines appointing a
Senator ad interim.
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EsTRAY NOTICE.

ESTRAY NOTICE.
Taken up by Mathew Platt, of Center town !.
ship, Wapello county, Iowa, on the I'd day eff
Oct. 1869, an estray Colt, described as follows:
Light Sorrel, Star in the forehead, appraised
at $500
l.. NJ. COOLEY,
Clerk Dist. Court Wapello CO., Iowa.
Nov Is go WIT
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LEGAL NOTICE.

To Sarah L. Johnson.
You are hereby notified
that there will be on file In the ONCE OF the
Clerk of the District Court of Wapello county.
pessom
to dissolve the bonds of matrimony now ex-
listing between you. for the reasons set forth In
the petition.
You are also notified that unless yon appear
thereto and defend on or before noon Of the
second day Of the next term of the District
in ottumwa. iowa. on the 18th day of Jan.
uary 1870, default will be entered against you
and Judgment rendered thereon ACCORDING to
the prayer of said petition.
Pltffs Att'ys.
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The Law and the Gospel

tlRr lowest cash terms are seven dollars ppr
annum for the DAILY, and one dollar and fifty
cents per annpm for the WEEKLY, in advance
In all cases where the Daily runs six months
past due, eight dollars will lie charged per am
dollars per annum.
The Weekly will he charged Sl.-5 at the end
~ s!N months. ana two dollars per anuum at
tle end ofthe year. wv
ineSe terms are the very lowest we can aI-
ford, and will be Invariably and irrevocabIy
adhered to, = '
Sfrally desired ana when the paper is contin-
Neu beyond the time paid for. even at the In
hF"a>cd rate. u should he considered ms favor
10 our subscribers and an eycrra tonaI and nm
'!eNfAnie variation. at least to us Of our bust
nGSs regulations ~
a3tt advCTtistng quarterly i'm advance
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One Dollar for each Article,

We do not offer single article OF merchan.
our price. We do not ask You to buy goods
from us Unless we can sell them cheaper than
you can obtain them in any other way, while
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AGENCY CITY, Nov. 22d, 1869.
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OFFICE OF OTTUMwA COURIER, !
Nov. "a, 1869.

DRY GOODS AT RETAIL,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-06-10

tered or amended 10y L mn nj"riIy of The
members present 1T amy regular mrrt-
inu, notice of which alteration must be
served on the Exrcut vc Committee or
published in the newspaper in Camden,
at least fifteen days before such meeting
Sec. 2. This Society shall meet reg
ularly on lst Mondays in January
April, July and October.
Sec. 3. The Executive Committee
shall have power to call meetings s"t this
Society, other than regular meetings at
such times as they ma! deem cxprdlent.
After few remarks the Constitution
was unanimously adopted All those
present were then called on by til ;
Chair to give their names TO the Secrc-
tary for enrolment. which was done
Gen. J. d. Kennedy moved that a
committee be appointed to nominate
officers for the Society. The Chair
named as this committee, J. d. Ken.
ncdy, J. r. Dye, JAS. Chesnut, W D.
McDowall, Juo. Cantey, j T. Micklc.
The names proposed BY this committee
were the following.
Ircsilent-Gcn james Chestnut.
Wee frcsi,ients-Cd Cdmden-Dr. f.
NJ. Boykin.
Libr,Iy HM-Wm. +. johnson, Jr.
Red HiU-J. Ross Dye.
Flint RocA-Thos. }. Cauthcn.
Bufak,-Craddick M"scly.
Lg=r Ly<-Maj. l. w. X. lair.
Srh,vchs MN-Cul. Stephen VI.
Buykin.
tnrrion's M-Thr"dore Lang.
ISecrcfnry-J. T Hay.
7rrusurcr--W. D. McDnwall
The report was unanimously adopted
Gen. CUEsNUT then took the hair,
AMI after few reualks by him, the
meeting adjourned.
JAMES C1ESNUT,
j. T. HAY, President.
Secretary.
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On Tuc>d'y, Andrew J"hns'n nd.
dressed a large asaemhlauc at Clark"s
vile, Tenn, aud spoke for three hours.
lie was very bitter towards President
Grant and Senator Sumner. Comparing
Jeff Davis to Sumner, he considered
the latter the greatest enemy to the COLI
stitulion, for though the former fought
for secession, he was still for c0nsIitu-
tional government, while the latter
was for ovcr'hruwing th' consli'u-
zion and establishing n dcsp"iism.-
Abiding to President Grant, he said
that they crllcd Grant ccund Wash
ingtnn. Let Us see how hr merits this
name. In his first inaugural Washington
said "The magnitude aul difficulty Of
the trust Which the voic" Of my conn.
trylnrn have called me brin" sufficient
cares to awaken, in tho wiS"st and most
experienced citizen, diStrust of his
power tn carry on the great aud re-
sponsiblr duties, and to doubt his quail
ifcalinu* for ST. grand and high il trust" I"
IN hrS first inaugural. Graut said -
The responsibilities of my p"si'ion are
great, bur assume them wlt!'"ut fear
Trcre is the first contrast-thc diih'
dencc and dignity Of the one, aud the
arrogant self sufficrncy. of the "'h"r.-
Washington did MT cnt"r the Execu
tive Mansinn as into grand gift rsrab.
li>hment; but how is it with the src"nh
Washington lie was approached by
one man, whom he nf'crwar1 appointed
Secretary If tn" Treasury, with ST..
700 rhrck by his future Secretary ct
tho Navy, with deed to furnished
house in philadelphia By hi> Attorney
General that WIS to hc, with IN rxrrn-
sivr library, aud so on mf mf"f"m,
each one ll.at hoped for "fhce coming
with an expensive gilt to purchase it
Here is IL srr"nd comparison: The real
fa her Of his country was for the main
tainancc of the principles and til" s'"d
of his country. while the second Wash
log,on was shrrwdly lmking out far
himself. lie concluding by s'yi"g ::
Il think the Radical p'rty are dl>lntc-
yraiing and crunbli"g away. am "p'
posed 10 making SOFT brd for them I"
rrciinc ON in death. The "fiicrs arc not
cnou.h for all. money is getting scarce.
and things lying around l"o<e hav" all
been picked up. New they are filled
with dissrmsion> and dissatisfaction, and
are fighting fur the littl" rc<idnnm Of
plumber. Onr duty is To give it t" them
DOW, to Irc<s home upon them and
hasten their death by adherence, BY
bold, manly, courageous adherence 10
the essential principles Of tr"e republi-
can government"
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When sicK. they were regularly visit d
by the family physician, just rs their
white owners, and rcccis cl every 1t
trnt'on they required The case now
is, ll"wrvrr, tar dIffcr'nt Removed
from the rarc and attention of fIlcir
f'rner owners. they arc neglected. when
sick, fed with impr"prr and unwh"lc-
sume fond. and even that very scan'ily {;
naturally improvilent, the little money
they make soon sGnan'lrcd, unable to
pay medical fees when sick. the result
is Of course inevitable. and the w'nder
is that more d, mot die. ITnaccn>tom-
I'd to pro, idc for themselves, the' are
often in want and distress, and hun
dreds more would siarvc aud perish.
but f"r tn" charities of our people. In
old timrs, when the col0rr'l man had
reached an age when he could work no
more, his owner always provided f"r
him, and his declining days wcr" pass
cd in comparative comfort aud pace
Now, this class is very much to he pit
led, for when infruiti's and age over
take them, they hav" no one upon whom
to lean, and casilyand speedily succnmb
to the pressure of poverty and disease.
The Southern white formerly paid spe.
cial attention to the yonng c"lor"d chill
dren, and often q colorcd nurse was
charged with the care of young chill
dren on the plantations now they are
raridly dying FIR want of proper aftrn-
tion, and through the neglect of impr"-
vidrnt mothers TIL" present genera
ti"n of colHrcd people arc swiftly passing
away. Where docs the hnm" rest T?
BarnueV Jourpal
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If be fact that murderous deeds
are done in cold blood; the proper time
Tor such sins is betwecn11 at night and
in the morning; for it is in this inter-
val that the Temperature Of the human
budy falls to its minimum. From some
researches, lately communicated TO the
Royal Suciety, it appears that healthy
hring, go regularly through daily cy-
Gle of variab warmth. The mayimu,n
heat is reached at GA. NJ, when in per:
Suns under twenty five, the temperature
of flesh stands at 80 deg. Fahr., and this
is maintained ill 6 p. NJ, when it slow.
" and teadily falls till an hour before
midnight ; the amount of decrease by
this time is something over two degrees.
lt about 8 A. NJ. the upward turn is
taken, and the heat increases till 9
o'rlnck. It's curious that this exfeut
of change oily occurs to young bodies;
old folks preserve nearly equal degree
of warmth all the twenty-four hours
through Other notable facts are, that
feeding has nothing to do with the va
riatiuns, and that hot aud cold baths do
no, appear to interfere with the regulari-
ty of the successive changes,
LQnd pe Lore.
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JAPANESE SETTLrRs.--The Japan
csc have sent their first instalment Of
>rttlcrs t" this c"uutry. The ice once
broken the plume will son fnIlow.
The internal cond ti"n Of Japan is mot
very favorable to the welfare and happi
n,ss of The masses, and it ther can yet
away t"a anl where they will be per-
mtrcd to dwclfi' peace. acquire money
by thrir industry, and enjoy civil and
rrliyiurs frerhnm. rhcv will come here
by The thousand. We may rs well begin
TO prepare for the reception of these p"o
pie. Mt only will we have Chinese
aud japanese, but men from Arabia,
aud from aiT those Countries and places
where the laws, habits and customs are
unfavnrab'e to the development of in
hiyidnal enterprise and human progress.
Ten years hence. should our great means
of inter communication with the re-
mofrst foreign lands b" pcrfrrrcd and
multiplied. fas they mud"ubtedly will
he y tn usrn,lS of The representatives of
all thr .A>iarir race will b. grouped for
prntccton nnd'r the folds Of the banner
If this c"untry.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-06-10
4 MOUSE JUMPS Down A JUDGE's

4 MOUSE JUMPS Down A JUDGE's
TmRoAT While Judge Archer, Of
Marshall. ln,l was removing, some box
r> from II slnlt one day last week,;a
sl,nsr jumped ont oi'onc cot them and in
10 the in"n'h OF tie ju'lge, and started
directly dowif Ills throat. The Judge,
unlike, J.hn ChiLaman,i did not relish
tho tas e. and after several hawks, sue,
ccrdcd, despite the efforts Of the mouse,
in getting him out of. his throat into
his mouth, but was rather slow in get
ting mold Of the "little devil" aud he
male anotlirr attempt to .gerdown7the
Judges thruar, hut was again unsurcess-
'ul. Whether the mouse was trying TO
rolnni, suicide, or whether he wanted
merely t" "rei i've the inner mar" we
have nu way oI ssceltaining, but We are
assured that he was successful in scar
ing the Judge considerably. Gjl5g 4s;a
.. Press and Times,
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$50; Clarendon, 100; Colleton, ] 90;
Darlington, 50; Edr, field $50; Fair.
field, so; Georgetown. so; Grecnvilic.
100; Horry. l00; Kc'shaw, 200: ar'
caster, 50; Laurrns, so; Lexington, : O.;
Marion, 200; Marlh"ro'. sc; Ncwbcrry,
81; Oc"nee. lUn;, uranr,hurg, 800;
Pckrns, %; lsichlahd- Crlumbia, l>t
District, 25. 2nd District, none. I'd
District, n"ne. 4th District 30; Sp,r
ianburg, 100; Sumter. so; Fniun, lU0;
Williams burg. 25; York. rs.
.. YrknNs Enquirer.
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APoLIrICAL MARTYR. Coy. ScOTT,
OF SouTn CAROLINA. Explains VII,
HE Is GovERNoR.-Bcimg introduced,
while in Cincinnati, to the gcn'lcna an
who signs himself rs above, and being
impress, d will his fiuc appearance and
pleasant manners, We wandered VIII Il
man who rnmpurted himself so agree
ably could 6"d The amount of pure brass
ncc s>ary t" fit him for the POSITION of
carpet bag Governor. To satisfy our
curiosity on ,hi> point, VIC approached
the subject as dcIicarcly as possible, and
after poIi'cly explaining the favorable
impression he had made upon our mind,
We said to him:
"Nuw, Governor, We wo>ld really
like to know how you, a native "f Penn
>yIvania and CITIZEN of Ohio, can have
the chcrk-rxruSc rhc Slang phrase.
but it is expressive, ANA not intended
to otfcu'l-to set yourself up as Gov
crnor of the proud, aris"cra'ic State Of
| South I aroma. auu Wtui ihC H'li'i'
and cmolumcuts ot the office without
blu<hing"
SWELL" was the answer. "I have n"
doubt that from your standpoint must
appcar in most uncnviablc Light
very much like scoundrel, in fact.-
But this is my side Of the story: | was
taken to Suulh Carolina against my will,
having been captured during the war.
| liked the State. and at the clnsc OF the
war | invested largely in real estate,
and settled among the tarulinians Ibid
not desire the position Of Governor, and
was irducel TO take il only by the car
nest enlrcaty Of many Of the native c''l'
zcns, who il crcly preferred he t" other
pct.tangc,s | am now Jo"a .fie
citizen of the State, and am here to adj
vance her interest by securing. if posi-.
blc, another rail road connection with
the North and West "-I'dris Free Ken.
tuckian, 26h uh.
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There seems to be a general and most
mysterious dryingup"f springs al""g
the banks Of the Columbia canal, from
t;riscr's mill to h SILT. o. the Id bridge.
The water il the wells AT the pcni'cn-
riary has asa nearly given '.u'. which
causes a or, at deal of Inconvenience -
A gentleman in the l"wcr portion of
the city states during the pat week he
has been forced to lc"ethen his well
r"pc nearly fifteen feet in order t" get
water ennu uyh for his family. Ills well
heretofore has been one the hest III the
cily. Similar reports arc made relative
to other wells in the western portion OF
the city, oiumbm Pe"ir.
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ALLIcAToR RAcE.-The enterpri.

ALLIGATOR RAcE.-The enterpri-
sing citizens Of Jacksonville, Fla, have
been amusing themselves with an ALI
gator lace Five young animals were
cn,, red; the parse was $50, best two in
three. Sp"',ed Tail, risky young.
ster, ! oIr, d The track, and went for
III. sw ctar"rs. Then Gazelle and Bos-
ton Boy acted in the same unseenly
manner. aud thereby lost a good place
On The track and were uu's'riphed by
N,mbie Jack, and Champion-Alaids-At
the scc"nd heat, Champion MaiI ea1b ,
in ahead, but at the third Nimb'e JACK
asain lid justice to his name. All the
aniniais are in training for, aAotherraca,
to co ne' in II lew days! u II :.
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THE JOURNA AL.
ENTERTAINMENT.

We are requested by the ladies OF
the Presbyterian Church to say that
they propose holding a fair at the Tow"
Hall ou Thursday the 18th inst at
which the attendance of the public is
respectfully solicited.
Doors open at half past seven o'clock
Admission 25 cents, or five tickets
for One Dollar.
On Tuesday, the 22nd, the entertain
meut will be varied by Dramatic per-
tormancc. Doors open at s O'clock
Admission SO cents. ...
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gnue out. vrnturcd down into tire KILN
by .n,cuus of windlass and tub The
ga< from the burning coal anil li"e<t"nc
snon >tupcfivd him, 50 that he fcI! IT. III
the tub. \ little SISTER gave IN" alarm
10 their mother, who directed the little
girl to go down to the kiln aud yet 'he
brnlhcr in the tub, when She would
haul them bath mp. The little gnl d'das
>he was told, but on arriving AT the hot
tom she also fell out. apparently s'ltt'.
Gated. In ag,ny the mother rushed
to the dwrliinu-hnrIsc to get assistance
of her igrd father and mpfher. Instruct
iny them to let her down wirh the wind
lass. sn that she c'uld rescue her b"inv-
cd offspring from death Her instruc-
tiuns were f1Ilowrd. She went down,
placed them in The rub, when they were
sunn hauled to The top apparently lllr-
less Quirkly The rnb WIS again ln~rrcd
10 rescue the mnrhrr. VIII" alrcally br-
gan to sh,w sigrs of cx!auStati"n fr"'n
the srffnca,ing gas. She had strength
enough to t: int" it hnt W en- those
above beyan to turn the wlmdl' 81, her
heavy weight (225 lbs caused the iron
shaft to turn in the wooden drum. a
moment was not to bc lnst The neigh
bors were sent for; but before assitance
cnnld arrive. Mrs ChuIwell di ID in the
kiln. Her husband went down anil tied
a rope around her b"dy, by which she
was hni>trd nut. The bny died o" Sat
urday morning. The girl will probably
recover. WrnVilie (N y JoHrnni.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-06-10

SMALL PrX IN NEW YORK.-The
sn,ll rox in New Y"rk city is pronounc
ed epidemic, though it is said to be well
u, der control. The New York Times
sys:
The existence Of numerous cases of
small pix in the city for several months
past has been we'll known to the b"nId
If health and other authorities, but, for
cnmmrrrial az WILL az sanitary reasons.
the intelligence has been concealed from
the general public. The active efforts
of the board Of health to prevent the
disease have been very cffrctivo.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-06-10

SLNATnR SpRAGUE Es'IdATE OF
TIVE 60: TON GROP.-S 'nator SPRAGUE,
who has r. emily visited mosi of The
Cotton States. speaks in u very interest
ing stnlin upni the condiiiHn Of the
G. untry. ".he next cnttnn C op will
tot, he thinks, exceed twn millions and
a quarter of bales. Owing !" The u"ccr.
tainty IF c.,lor"d labor. it has become"
Improbable I" carry "u large plana'i"us.
and m,sr of. the crop is no tmnishrd
by f;r'ns that yicll frnm one 10 five. aud
81 "n up tu fI'y bales. ........
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Tn the ruins Of Kinslers Hall, silna-
ted npon the corner IF TayLr and Rich
,rd.om streets. wr,r discovered nn Sat
ur,lay, BY the rubbish carriers. the iras-
mcniary r.maius uI Il human bri''g Gun
sisting Of the ribs, hip, j'w bones aud
section of the skull touch ug il was Iy-
ing an axe and partially burnt dlre'b"x
with dice. 1t is II plausible rr sum-
,iun that these are the remains OF one
Shcrnan'> incendiarics, VIII" in pursuit
of pluuder-in hin>l'r's building WINS
situated the note signing department OF
Of The Confederate GovcrnmcnI-wns
ove.tuken by swif: and terrible d.ath.
IL.
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SHEEP SHEARING-The farmers OF
East Tennessee are naturally proud Of
the fine sheep raised by them. As a.
specimen of the degree of sheep sulti-
vation to which the farmers have at
rainrd, we note late shearing near
Bulls Gap, Hawkins county. Mr.. A.
B. Kale sheared thirty pounds from
three sheep; Mr.. H. P. Mccullough
obt.incd tweuty-four and half pounds
from three; Mr.. w. Kale eighteen
pounds from two, and W. Grisby twen-
iy pounds from two sheep. Some Of
these sheep suckled two lambs. Ninety
two and half pounds Of wool from ten,
head OF sheep is not bad ...
KnoruiNe Press.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-06-10

Tic Winnsbnrrn Mr,cs states that
one of Comptroller Ncagle's colored
clerks. while on his way TO New York
recently. purchased II ticket, md took
his scat in first class passenger car on
the Charlotte Railroad; but. in short
time afterwards, a greasy, dirty black
man dropped in, took his se't beside,
and entered into cnnvcrsaiinn with, the
official; which 50 disguised the would he
social rqualityitc, that he seized his
carpct.b,g. aud hurrird'y vncat"d the
Misunderstanding II scat in the CAR
where he properly hel"nged.
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THE STATE AUDITOR

Has issued a ciIcular, irs'rnctin.
County Auditors, Gas We learn from the
lorkvilIc E"quir"r,) not TO furnish t"
T"wnship Srlrc'mcnt, lists Of property
in their respective townships Ina-mnch
as the County Commissioners ar" allow
ed to. and prcbahly will assess II tax of
three mills on the dollar, he decides that
no further tax can hc levied, the >aid
three mills on the dollar being the ut
most tax allowed by law for all county
purposes. This decision relieves the
pro lie of towushi p tax, fixed t" b" n"r
less than eighteen ccuIs on the hundred
dollars.
Township Srlrctmcn may save them.
selves tho trouble of applying inr prop
crty lists, under this decision, "s they
will not have power to make any as
scssmcut OH such lists.
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RAME IT,vDKEuCuIEfs. -Mr. Brrn.
well, of DeBpps Rrv;rm. says th" Ma
con (Ga.) Jnrn"i "nd Msseny"r, ex-
hi tied in this city yeste' day ha"dkrr-
chief made Of the Ramie pla"t. which,
the gentleman who saw it tells ns, was
not surpassed in softncss and fin"ness of
texture by linen Of the best quality.
They are quite common in New Orleans.
and are kept constantly frr sale in the
81 orS. It shows what can be done with
this new plant. We believe its rultlva'
4inn has been entered upon in varl"CS
parts If Lu1i.iana on u large scale and
with very gratifying prospect ior sue
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SOUTHERN PROGRESS That Il

SOUTHERN PROGREsS That the
Sourhcrn nIiiis~ IRE imprnvin" rapidly
the quality and texture Of the fabrics
which they rrnduce is shown by the
samples which n,r f und in na stores.
The newly established companies ~"
rsvn rinlIy energetic. and the ltnndlr"'nn
MlnIiactnrin.> r"npnn,. "fl'and"i''I'
County, N G., is .,uInine omr plaid
ynals which are said TO b" the br>t i"
the market fHnrirxtDn Macs.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-06-10

MORTALITY AMONG THE CoLoRED
PEopLE.-Recent statistics show that
the mortality amcng the colored reo-
pie is aIarningly on the i"c:case. pu-
ring the few years in which they have
been enjoying the luxury Of free dom,
our colored people have rcallzrd the
painful truth that this new condition "f
things has been destructive to heir race.
The suId u transition fl"m their former
to their present C ndilirn, accounts for
.hr.c heavy Hills of lr"'taIiiy. Formerly
lc, iad kird aid Fun an" owners WHO
v,r, ca,vtul tn :, rhrn pr"vi'l"a with
good food, warm clothing, and quarters