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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-17

There is a structure which everybody
is building. Young and old. each one
for himself. 1t is called character, and
in it every act is stone. If. day by
day We are careful to build our lives
with pure, noble, and upright deeds.
at the end they will stand fair temple.
hrnored by God and man. But as one
leak will sink a ship, and one Anw break
- Al-ai.lT : TAaaaa- -mean, dishonorable, un-
truthful net or 1--:ll e. uar leayc
its impress and work its influence on
our character. Then. let the several
aeeds unite to form day, and one BY
one the days grow in noble years. and
the years. as they slowly pass, will raise
ut last beautiful edidce, enduring for
ever to our praise. ~ '''' - -,
An old German farmer, named Peter
Mock, at late court day in Graysou,
KY was party in suit in which jury
was empanueled. The Judge asked
Peter if he objected to any one On the
jury. "Yes," said Peter. earnestly,
IL objects to Pill Franklin" Why,
Bill Franklin is not on the jury" said
the Judge. "Vell, 1 don't care a tam,
chudgo; objects ter Pill Franklin any
way; he's mid ling NIT my pisness all
der time. and | objects to Pin Franklin
on principle all der time" 80
L ,,,r nj ".oi' ~ a.
When draft passes through a bank
does it give the clerks cold. ..a7
What nation produces most marriage !?
Fari nation. ......,."f -. %.
When was beef the highest? when
the COW jumped over the moon. --.
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.CURIosITIEs OF THE CEHsUs.-A
Southern census taker says: "As for
the ages of the negroes, that is almost
entirely matter Of conjecture, SO far
as my experience gees, nineteen out Of
twenty cannot tell how old they are,
nor are parents more accurate even
with regard to their young children -
John was born in cptton pickin' ;iws,
the year before freedom struck the
carth, Jenny was two months old
wheu massa Charley got wounded in Dc
war; Sal was born about the time mas-
sa built his new gin house, jim was
born in de Christmas week oh de year
when de frost killed de 'taturs;' such
are the data from which VIC collect the
ages of the children, while the years OF
thei older persons are matter Of more
uncertain conjecture. :, 80,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-17
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cannot be pulled apart without tearing it.
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Ours is the only genuine and really practical
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Notice.

ALL persons indebted to or having claims
against the estate of DENNIS McLENDON,
deceased, IRE hereby requested to present tho
same properly attested. on or before the lst
Of December. A. D., tS70.
- EBEN MARLBOROUGH, Admir-, 8
MARY MARLBOROUGH, Adm'x. W
Aug. 1. Iae.4 :, .e,.j 5mpd
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-17

The greatest man is he who troubles
himself least about the verdict that may
be passed upon him by contemporaries
or posteritY but who finds in doing
good, honest work, to the best of his
ability under existing conditions, 8. its
own excreding great reward"
Mr.. Richard Caldwell, prominent
citizen Of Charleston, IS dead. ya~
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ii Dentist. '-as4 !

OFFICE ON BROAD STREET, OOPPOf
/ ,, SITE THE RESIDENCE OF MR. aai
/ n, JAS, DUNLAP. 10 So91HsSitt
/; WILL; attend to. all, operations 10 his p,o,
fsssiub at.tbe lowest prices that will pay hiE,
for labor and EXPENSES. Should any Of his
operations fail within d a'feasnnable time. he
will restore them without charge. as has ai y
ways been customary with him, although as. .
sertions to the: contrary haye been made By I.
incoiisiderate. or designing persons, ,-especi.
ally where the failures may occur from want
of care on hispart, and not from causes forss
eign to himself .;,,..a 9.uN t:gh
He would refer to his professional and per 7
sUnal friends. '"' - '''''' -. :,
9.. L.,-.- -yrls
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-17

Must irrvK be,very romaur'e to be d"
your knees before . Lively one o. Ewes
aughrers-l eatimg up d torrent a
sweet " or,is between her-rl0wiuc parted
.Iips. .7ruising roses on her checks by the
acre bringing tears Of pleasure 10 her
ewes, at the Identical lu"ment wAe' he
is g0iug Ia swonn away IN. y'ur. alns'
to hear her anxious mothcrcr '.lou
Sal, have you fed them ere hogs { -
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-17

WHY is the letter Y like a pradiga
son? Because it makes pa pay. :,
What is it when you uame 1t you
break iti Silence. -
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-17
e1OnA REwARDs

$1,000, REW'4ARRs !,
For any casa of Blind Bleeding, Itching. OF.
liberated Piles that De Bing's g Pile RehE9
edy fails to cure 1t is prepared expressly
TO cure the Piles and nothing else, and has
cured cases of 20 years standing. Sold
by all Druggists. ;''2's 20 80 (. - s.
=. 8'. VIA FUGA. a 21'eE aza
DeBing.s Via Fuga h the pure juices Of
Barks, Herbs, Roots, and Berries, for.Iu9:9;
70, CONSUMPTION. djagb oGl
Inflammation of the Lungs; all Liver Kid
ney, and Bladder diseases, organic Weakness
Female Afictiups. General Debility and al.
and Female. producing Dyspepsia, CosfIses-
ness, Gravel Dropsy sndh Scfofiln,3 which
most generally terminate; in fCeusln,ptiye
| Decline. 1t purifes and enriches the Blood; !.
The Biliary, Glandular and Secretive syitemss
Corrects and Strengthens the nervous and
Muscular forces 1t acts like charm on weak,
nervous and iebiIitatsd females, both Young
and oldi None shoudIbe without ite. Sold
everywhere: 81 .T,g5 .Tgs.s'n rat 4ued.s
LabQratory-l4a Franklin St. Bait; ;,riAsd,y Aid; .
Aug hs~l' .'" ~
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GENERAI, SJJP'TS OFFICE

CHARLESTON, 5. G., May TT, lou.
On and after Sunday, May 18th, the Pas.
s,.nrcr Trnins IInnu the Suuth CnrOlina Rail
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-17

When was beef the highest? when
the COW jumped over the moon. .--.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

seating Major WILLIAM A. SMITH, OF
Alsmance. and retaining Colonel JOINS A.
G1LMER, of Guilford. because they both
held certificates of election from the Twen
ty-sixth Senatorial District. Both were
elected, say they, and should be given theii
seats, or if the election of one was illegal,
also was the other All the reputation fer
superior honesty and justice obtained by
such Q course is cheaply earned. We
admire that boldness which dares to do
right regardless of personal or party inf1u-
ences, but we do not covet the advantage
which arises from fswning upon your
enemy because he nay have personal or
official influence.
No one could vote to retain Major SMITH
in his seat without endorsing, Willingly
or unwittingly, the military crusade
which Governor Holden inaugurated
against tue people If Aiamance, and no
one could vote to unkeat Colonel GILz1ER
without being obliged 20 vote to unseat
Judge SHIP, as Attorney General. or Hon.
J. M. LEACH as member Of Congress
There was legal election In part Of the
Senatorial District whore the people were
not proclaimed in instruction, and where
20 armed soldiers appeared at the polls.
Why, then, men who complied faithfully
with the laws of the State should be de-
priyed Of their votes we cannot tell. Gov
ernor Holden and his party friends, who
endorsed his action, have no right to
claim advantages from his crimes, nor
should innocent people suffer for them.
No other decision could have rendered
full justice to all parties and none other
would have been proper.
Still another class of fault-fnders are
dissatisfied with the impeachment of the
Governor because it is Of doubtful policy
and will be attended with some cost We
have little patience with men who place
such paltry considerations in the balance
with the sacred rights of property, CT free
dom Of speech, and Of the press, of per-
sonal liberty, which the Governor so ruth
lessly violated. There are wrongs for
which no motives of policy can atone, and
there are rights for the loss of which no
money can compensate.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

could cheer us, we find we have Lef1 behind,
and spite OF our masculinity we are notified
of the existence of soft spot somewhere
in the vicinity of our vest pocket by q
painful throb and a moisture Ibout the
eyes!
Dear old piney woods, we shall love you
as long as we live /; and if we go TO Alaska
or California, where the trees grow SO big
that dancing hall can be made Of
the trunk, we will still account no other
tree so dear
eve are gwine to Arkansas," says a
nasal voice. and we turn to look at a
specimen of the genus trdUeLer, good type
of class He looks very much as il Nature
had begun on him with a view to making
a peppery-tempered,w weak minded woman,
neglecting, consequently, 10 mark the
brows, to heighten or broaden the
forehead, or TO force out the nose, but
inflicted instead that abiding, useless
to-contendagainste evidence of mental i'm
becility in mans fece-a small,
turned up nose !! This watery-eyed aud
rublcund tar heel, who has precipitated
himself into matrimony at twenty
has his wife and three babies along evil
IDENTIFY checked through" or they would
before this have come up missing as it
is they roll about promiscuously under the
seats at night aud fare roughly through
the day, wrencbing stale corn bread from
q capacious family reservoir in the shape
of a carpet bag, and drenched with bad
water that seems burleSque on the name
contrastcd with the pure liquid that gurg-
les from messy, finty fountains in the billy.
land at home. The poor little candidates
for Arkansas graves, fret tcarfully and
their adolescent papa IS called into reQui-
sition to reduce then to qnietude. he
goes through the spanking process in
manner indicative of his predominating
termagant;ve proclivity, his beardless face
growi 6 beet color his nasal appendage
redder and sharper, and the persuasive vi
bratIons give rise to deatening yeIls
Here's your prize candy" says a poor
seedy-looking one-armed youth 'the only
genuine cream candy in the world, manu-
featured fresh every day in Bosting." The
'en2pty sleeve" hOaCeUeT emptied, lnclines
Us to generous patronage, but the "Bos-
ting" condiments tempt us not. Directly
here lie comes again--this time ",he cash
box, the grand bargain of the day, money
and lewery actually given away in them"
''Won't you have cash box ? Let me in
sist on yonr buying one" We observe
our nndeceloped friend from Tsrheeldom
grow interested his wife, patterned very
much on his own style, but with a woman's
wit to help her out, is engaged with the
baby at the water stand. so tar-heel un-
warily inceStS in cash box-invests and
draws prize gold cross and a breast
pin, which he triumphantly presents to
his better half as she resumes her seat.
He is red and elated, she looks pale and
provoked and snubs him for his pains.
However, she bitches on the jewelry, IN
conscious of its braSSy character, and swal-
lows the story of it's Jtoe dollar value. So
the world gangs, the humbugged and
humbuggers making up its floating popu
lation.
''Yet life if dashed with necks Of sin
Old Time shall sunder shell from pearl"
Good bye till next week
To be cOntinUed.i
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
From the Sentinel
Public Meeting In CaswelI.

At public meeting OF the citizens of
Caswell county, held in the Court House
i'll Yanceyville, n. c., on the 10th of De-
cember, 1870, on motion OF Col. e. b.
Withers, William Long, Esq, was called
to he chair. On motion of Hon. John
Keer, DIR. Il. M. Roam and T.. t. M. Tot
ten were requested to act as Secretaries.
Hon. John Kerr, Col. r. B. Watt and
Gen. William Lea were appointed Com
mittee to report resolutions for the con-
sideration Of the meeting, who, after re-
firing, presented through their Chairman,
Hon. John Kerr, the following:
The people of Oaswell are called to
mourn the loss of their honored and rev
cred fellow citizen, Col. Bedford Brown.
He died suddenly, in his own chamber, in
the course of the night of the 9Th inst, at
the advanced age of sevcnty.six. He has
thus fallen asleep and been laid with his
fathers, after having served his generation
with distinguished fidelity, patriotism and
ability. HIS neighbers and countrymen,
now assembled i'll public meeting, appre-
ciatinR his great moral worth and his ma
tured wisdom and thorough devotion to
tho interests of his country cannot with
hold the expression of their deep sense of
the public loss in the occurrence of his
death at crisis In public affairs so mo-
mentous as the present. Useful in coun-
Gil ut all times, his advice and lead in the
present emergency are felt to be indispen-
sable. A long and faithful public service
gave him controlling influence over the
minds of large number of the intelligent
and virtuous citizens throughout the State,
and In this, his native county, his sugges-
tons were heard with the profound defer
ence due to venerable age and the most
fully tested integrity. As q neighbor no
man was more beloved, and in his domes-
tic relations he was model of rectitude
While bowling with meek submission to
the Divine Will, as expressed in his call
from time to eternity, they nevertheless
experience the sorrow which is natural and
inevitable upon an occurrence so melan
choly and from the deep fountains of
their hearts they offer this small tribute to
his memory.
Resolued, That, in token of our great respect
and generation for the character OF our late la
mented fellow citizen, Bedford Brown, we will
wear the usual badge Of mourning for thirty
DAYS.
ReSoICed, That in further token OF our sense
of his DESERTS a committee of three be appoint
ed by the Chairman of this meeting to select
some suitable person to prepare and deliver a
funeral Grafton on his life and character and pub
lie services, to be delivered at such time and
place as hereafter may be designated. Which
resolutions were unanimously adopted,
On motion, it was unanimously adopted
that the proceedings of this meeting be
furnished to the Raleigh Sentinel. with re-
quest to publish, and that the HiIlsboro'
Recorder and all other papers in the State
be requested to copy.
The Chair appointed as the Committee,
under the second resolution, Dr.. N. NJ.
Roam, Col. E. B. Withers and Yancey
Jones.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
WILLIAM JONES. Chm.
L. L. L. M' NJ TO? Torrrs, Secretaries.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
Governor Holden.

1T IS runored here tonight" says Q
late Raleigh telegram, THAT General! i. f.
Butler, the lannon's impeacher, will come
down to defend Holden, who finds it diff
cult to obtain an efficient corps of counsel
umong the members of the bar belonging
to his party"
1.-The Governor was impeached on We'd,
nesday, professed religion on Friday, and
quite a sensation is created this evening
by the announcement that he will be pub
iicIy baptised tomorrow, Sunday in the
Baptist church in this city"
To which the New York Herald re-
spends: Governor Holden goes to his
Impeachment as if he were going to be
hanged. On Friday he professed religion,
and to-day he is to be baptized. He
might have entertained some hope, even
after he chose to accept these familiar
of the scaffold, bnt he
has cut away all chance of safety by Sc.
curing Ben Butler as bis counsel. Ben
was the evil genius of his client in the last
impeachment trial he was engaged in, and
he is not likely to be more lucky in North
Carolina, where the jury he must influence
have doubtless long had an iuordinate
craving for his blood"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

number of vessels evoked recollections of
tho past periods of thrift, when We could
count sometimes one hundred vessels in
the harbor. and when our West India trade
was large and lucrative, the era of McDou.
gal, Lazarus, Dickinson, and Potter.
Wilmington then, as now, furnished more
varied aud better assorted cargo Tor
Southern markets THAI any other port.
We had ship yards end ship chambers and
many seamen. Then Wilmington was, un-
doubtedly, the best market in the Union
for sugars, molasses, &c.
It 10 true the lameniabIe war in Cuba
sadly interferes with the revival OF trade
with that Island but all things human
have an end-even o goat, es an urchin re-
marked the other day. when laying his
hand upon BiIly's head he said. "Pa. this
is Dilly's butt-end.''
We invite the attention of our merchants
to this matter. Let them prepare to seize
the earliest opportunity 20 regain what
We have lest. Oar railways nov render
Wilmington but little more than way
station. Steamers to Northern ports, each
vessels, add but little to our wealth
Great cities are the growth of commerce.
Our situation in opening to as the door OF
commerce is our advantage over inland
towns. Let US make the most of it.. The
magnitude aud prospe rity OF city is not
dependent upon the depth of water upon
its bar or 10 it's harbor. Liverpool, for
instance, has outstripped Portsmouth and
Plymouth in Europe Baltimore and New
Orleans have beaten Norfolk in our coun-
try. Capital, intelligence and energy com
mand success. If we cannot flo It a Great
Western Wa can send out the cargo of this
mammoth in a dozen smaller vessels.
We submit it. rs affecting our intere st
here, that a multitude of eloOpa, schoon
ers and brigs would more conduce to our
wealth than few ships or steamers of the
largest tonnage and We Insist that capital
thus invested will. as heretofore, yield di-
rectly and indirectly an interest that will
soon enrich. We regret the absence OF
that movement and hustle that Jack Tar
always creates, and that formerly animated
Water street so signalIy. In despite Of
unpleasant incidents, sailor taverns, 1um-
berboats and lumbermen, grog shops, river
and bilge water, we shall hail with delight
the restoration of prosperity in this line
of business.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
A Requiem.

The New York Herald thus speaks of
the Radical party in this section ''The
Republican party in the South needs re-
constructing quite as badly as any of the
rebel States governments did. Too many
carpet-baggers, too much politics and too
little intelligence have swamped the Radi-
cal element in Virginia, North Carolina
and Alabama, and the same causes promise
like results in Arkansas, Texas, and Geor-
GA. Unless the INSCRIPTIONS politicians
who have during the last three years
manipulated Southern affairs are thrown
overheard and party dissensions healed,
most of the late rebel States will be lost to
the Administration in the election of
1872"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
Our Shipping Interest

The general decay of American shipping,
in other words, the elimination of vessels
in number and tonnage for the last decade
is admitted and has attracted general at
tention. It is attributed to the war, the
navigation acts, SO far as they prevent the
purchase of foreign built craft, the tariff
upon articles which enter into the con-
struction OF ships, and the increase of
steamers.
The subject seems now seriously TO en-
gage the attention of Congress, and par
ticularly of portion of onr Northern
brethren. always distinguished for an en-
lightened regard to their own interest.
Our city has participated in the loss to
which we refer.
A recent stroll along the wharves, an
unusual stir Of life, and an nnwonted
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
Elections.

Quite number of vacancies in the Gen
eral Assembly are to be filled on Saturday
next, oath inst. In Alamance the election
has been declared invalid, and in Caswell
no one received the certificate of election
to the Legislature from the Sheriff In
Nash there is vacancy, caused by the
death of the representative.
Captain James A. Graham is the Con-
sentative candidate for the Senate from
Alamance and Guilford, and Major Will
liam q. Smith is the Radical candidate.
Colonel a. G.. McAllister is running for
the House on the Conservative ticket, and
White is the Radical candidate In Gas.
we'll Levingston Brown, Esq, is the Con-
sentative candidate for the Senate, and
Colonel E. 3. EVithers and Yancey Jones
for the House of representatives.. DR..
Drake is the Conservative candidate for
the House in Nash county.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE W., G. & A.
L. R.-F1vE MEN INJURED.-A very pain.
ful accident occurred on the line of the
Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta r. r.,
near this city, on last Sunday night, by
which two white and three colored men
were injured, one of the former very
seriously.
AT about o'clock an engine and tender,
engaged in shifting cars from the shops to
the new depot, when about miles from
the shops ran over a COW and was thereby
thrown form the track, the engine being
completely overturned. There were on
the engine at the time Mr. Henry Grady.
the engineer, Capt. Dukes, freight con
ductor and three colored men. As the
engine fell Mr.. Grady and Capt. Dukes
were caught under the engine house, the
hot steam and water escaping upon them
from the boiler. MIR. Grady broke his
bis way out of the house and got into a
ditch, from whence he managed to
scramble to .he track He then
made his wsy to the ferry and
was sent across TO The city. He went i'm.
mediateiy to the Office of Dr. j. f. King,
who was, fortunately, there at the time,
aud Who at ouce dressed his wounds and
afterwards proeared a buggy and sent him
home. The Doctor reports him as being
badly injured, his face being severely
scalded, aud the fash on his hands and
arms being burned almost to crisp.
He suffered very much yesterday. hav-
ing swollen great deal. with both eyes
closed and lying perfectly helpless. AS
there are no internal injuries DR.. King
thinks that lie may recover, although it is
impossible to predict the result.
Capt. Dukes was slightly burned in
the face. his wounds having been dressed
by DIR. E. A. Anderson. The injuries re-
ceived by the three colored men are very
slight.