The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-03-04
VARIETY.

Corpus Christi Adcertiser of the 9Th in
slant says:
Reub. Holbein, Esq arrived in this
city on Tuesday, I'd inst, with exciting
Indian news. An express from Los
Colithos TO Capt. R King, at Santa Ger
truaes, brings the startling intelligence
that two hundred Indian warriors at
tackled the Raichos Los Anglcos and
Los Animos the latter part Of last week
At Los Angeles four men were killed,
and at Los Animos tho entire popula
ton, numbering about forty men, W.
men and children. They we're scalped
and their bodies shockiugfy mutilated.
Rancho Los Angeles is about forty
miles this side Of Laredo; Los Animos
is about half way bei&eeh. 'sahta Ger
trudes and Brownsville. The Two ran,
chos are about forty miles apart
Couipaby L, 4th Cavalry, stationed at
Camp Trinidad, in this county are in hot
pursuit.
The Cuban authorities have refused
to recognize the American Consul at
Havana otherwise than as a commercial
agent, and It is reported that he will
probably be forced to leave the island.
Naturalizcd American citizens are be.
ing arrested and imprisoned without any
charges preferred against them. Prob.
ably on suspicion of being in sympathy
with the iusurrcctionists.
Q. Smith, the negro Judge Who pre-,
sides in the Montgomery (Ala.) Cir,
cult, has just pronounced the opinion
from the bench that if a man neglects
to pay his taxes to The United States,
he can be committed to jail for contempt
of court. Smith is a candidate for a
Congressional nomination, and it is
thodght lie is studying TOR position on
The House Judiciary Committee.
= The largest man On record in modern
times WIS Miles -Darden.- -natixn of
North Carolina, born 170S. He was
seven feet six inches high. At bis death
in 1857, he weighed little over 1000
pnnuds.
The Radical Methodist negroes of
Macon have burnt down the African
Church of that city, which they have
held by force since the close of the war,
and which was recently 'ad5udged to
the Church South as their lawful proper
~.
The cvlvrel folks at WssAihstou in.
tend to have grand ball on iIaugura'
,ion day, in order to eclipse tie Other
ball got up by the white Office seekers
A woman committed suicide in New
York last week, by holding her head in
tub of water until she was drowned
1t costs 81, 400 for soap and combs, tc
keep Congress clean this session.
A youth of 65 and maiden Of Il were
recently married at Essex, Mass.
A New York paper in proof of the
greatness of that city, says it consumes
$4,000 meat skewers daily.
The New York Tribune says: "The
negroes of South Carolina are sadly per
picked about State and county taxes
They cannot understand low a sheriff
clected by themselves should turn around
and ask them to pay taxes"
An exchange says: The latest mode
ofanuouncing birth is call it, "cu;tiue
off coupon from the marriage bond. D
Nonsense. 1t is simply new issue bear
Ing additional Interest.
1t is a common saying that the lower
order Of animals have not the vices oi
man; yet is certain that some of the in'
sccts are backbiters, and all quadrupeds
talc-bearers.
A witness spoke of a "partially clad
person." "Wus he not quite nude ~
asked the examining counsel. enc"
replied the witness, she wore pair OF
spectacles."
A beautiful thought is suggested in
the Koran: CANCELS, in the grave will
not question thee as to the amount Of
wealth thou hast left behind thee, but
what good deed thou hast done in the
world, to entitle thee to a seat auoug
the blessed"
There are one hundred and fifteen
thousand acres ofpublic lands in Tusca;
loosa county, Ala, some of them very