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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-03
Our Election Law.

Speaking IF the law made to elect
Governor Scutt and his Ring, aud Of
that portion which gives the Commis
siuuers of Election fifteen days in which
to covk the votes, the Bridgeport Eoe-
ming Earmer very pertineutly says:
Now; why this delay? For fifteen
days ballol-huxes are to trmalti In the
custody of managers and commissioners
appointed by the Governor, who is Il
candidate f, re election, and the III.
fer. tee is that in that time private
count is to be had, and on the basis of
this cnuut result graduated so as not
to shock probability, is to be publicly
announced in fav"t Of the Republican
bou,iuees: In Charleston the Union
Reform or ahti. Radical party asked the
commission ers appointed under tie Act
for that county to assist the managers
in watching the ballot-b 'xes from the
close of the election to the counting out
of the votes, aud were informed IN reply
that the Act prescribed the duties of
both managers, aud that the comlnis-
sioucrs had "no authority to issue any
additional regulations for the govern.
meut of the mauagers other than those
therein prescribed A like refusal
was given in Laureus Cou"ty, and was,
doubtless, general throughout the State
The election, therefore, was held by
judges OF election appointed by the Gov
ernor, was q candidate at the election,
and for fifteen days, or so many thereof
as may be necessary, the ballot boxes
are to lie 10 the hands of said candi.
dates appointees without any procla'
nation of the result. When sufficient
ly cooked up. returns, no doubt, will be
vouchsated US.
From a knowledge of this vicious
law fears were at "Ee time entertained
by many respectable citizens of the
State of bloody disturbances at the
polls especially as the Governor has q
militia on fout, and the Eighth United
States Infantry Was likeWise put at his
service by President Grant. Happily
these apprehen>ions have, in the light
Of all present information have been
groundlcss, but it gives sad picture
of the condition to which Republican
reconstruction has reduced South Caro-
lima to read, as we d. in the Augusta.
Ga, papers, that whole families wele
remnv,d across the Savannah river into
the State of Georgia the day preceding
the election to escape apprehendrd dis
turbances and perhaps bl"odshed. What
sort Of reconstruction is that which
seems to render such extraordinary
precautions necessary?
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German Sentiment in Missouri.

A German Of inte ligenco III Saint
bnuis, and orc hitherto in accord with
the radical party, begins to review his
course. He says:
speak the sentiment Of almost eve
ry enlightened German in this city,
in dcclaliug that We believe our best
Interests depend upon the true friend.
ship Tor the South, and a most abso-
lutte restoration Of equality of political
rights in our own State. There a'e
no such principles at stake now, aud
we are certain there never will be any
in future, which can make us abandon
the interests of our own Stats and city,
and set aside our friendship for any
class of our fellow clizcns. On the
contrary, we hive innu II rable re- 's"ns
To sew, r our connection with those who
reduced the representation OF the West
anu thu Suuth loa there shadow, u'urp
ell bill tie advantages in the gilt OF
natioh Il legislation to thenselve>, crel-
ted immcuse monopuIles, by which the
very democratic foundations Of this 20
vernmcti, are threat, ucd with dcstruc
tion, aud by which the States of the
West and of the South are rcduc d to 4
CONDITION Of mere satellites, he plcssIy
revolving ar.und the central snn IN the
Eas'. This DRIFT of thought has super
scded cvcly paltisan Confederation With
the Germans. They n"w expect 10 sweep
in front If ,he.r own duurs. to hook
principally t" the interest OF th"ir r"w"
city. AMI Slate, and act it, cnmm n with
those who. i S-"d faith, will attempt
the rcstorati"n IF th"Se principles oI
justice ard equality which secure the
benefits oI our Republican Government
to every SAFE, to every community aud
TO every citizen in the Union. In 1850
we attempted to operate through the
whole upon our own State We made
he prevailing national policy our own
aud sacrifice our OVID interests to thos,
IT the nation lnls70 we will foil l'w
III" opposite policy, w"rsi"g from tho
b"tram 10 the top. We will regarc
uu' own State h< til. centre of or po
u,ica| a"ri i;y. /" The interests Of Mis-
rnur! rs III" maiu>rr,, g ard the basis .
"ur p"li;icaI ile. and the rendering u
ror>tituri"ra freedom 1" the citizens o.
"ut Uwr STATE rs rhr principal object o
=. i>s"iiriau'. II lhtr' is nationa
party, thai PROMISES TO assist our pur
poses. We hrlnn. t" it; ii there is none
We shall remain III our present attitude
until Que springs UP.
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A SQUARE BACK DowN.-We learn
that on Saturday night last, while Ames'
Circus and Menagcrie was in Macon,
a negro who was hanging around the
canvass approached too near one Of the
cages to which a dog was was chained,
and the dog bit him. The negro got
out an attachment at once and served
it on Col. Ames for $1,000 damages.
The Sheriff proceeded to levy, and was
obliged to take such property as was
pointed out by defendant By instruo.
ton of dc eudaut's attorney, the Sheriff
was told 10 take that Royal Bengal IT,
ger, or the Asiatic lionness with her
cubs, as either was worth the amount
sued for, but they must be taken with>
out their cages, aud Col. Amcs gener-
ously offered to give the Sheriff a rope
to secure either animal he mi ght pre-
fer. 1t is hardly necessary to state
that Martin backed square down, and
The mater was compromised by Col.
Ames giving security in the sum Of
two hundred dollars for his appearance
in Court to answer for damages.
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The OUTSIDE WORLD The liar'
ford 7insrs cummtuts on the cl"rtl"n
farce in this State, us follows:
Governor Scott aud his friends
South Carolina sat on the bollot boxc>
of that State all of the last week. II
was not precisely like u cor""ers IN
QUEST, nor like anything known t"
eivilifed government. Ii was more
like d bdhd of banlitti sitting on and
dividing the the effects oil the traveller
whose property they had taken b.;
force. Scntt and company have been
charged with manifold cGfruftions, and
with having passed laws f"r their own
benefit injurious to others. After Keep
ing the ballot. boxes with the vote in
them one week in secret, they are now
prepared to announce the results. AT
the close oflast week, they foreshadowed
about what they intended to proclaim,
viz, the re election Of Scott for Gov
ernor, by reduced majority; Legis.
ture, used for pluDder, two-thirds Rad,
ical; two negro Congressman, and
probably three; one white map. Isn't
this "lovely"
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A clergyman united in marriage a
couple whose Christian names we're
Annie and Benjamin; and on being
asked by mutual friend how they ap-
peared during the ceremony, rerlied
that one appeared A"hie mated and the
other Rrne fitted.
A private letter from Lexington, Va
relates two remarkable incidents that
occurred the day General Lee died. A
large portrait Of the General. which
was hanging in the parlor Of his house
fell to the floor, breaking the heavy
frame Surrounding it. 4 large photo
graph of him hanging in the photo.
graph gallery in the town fell about. the
same time, and broke to pieces. There
was, apparently, ne disturbing cause Of
force to produce these accidents.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-03

GRANTS LATE PREsENT.-The cor.
respondent of the Baltimore Gazette,
speaks of hog that was sent 10 the
President, from somewhere in the West.
by some "loii adIniref of that function.
ary. Here is rhe writer's account Of
the annual AID its jonrn"y'ng:
1t was sent t" his Excrllency. as ap-
penrs upon review of the mass of pa
pers before me. from Kentucky, passed
through the Post"ficr Department and
waa returned through the same sotirce
TO jesse Grant, at ovineton, not many
miles from where it Was piaged, at ar
expense to the United States of some
$1,000. And this is what is called 60
conomy" in thr Radical journals. If I
am pushed upon this point l will give
names, and am rather anious to be
pushed"
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SINGULAR TABLEAU OF DEATH IN

SINGULAR IABLEAU OF DEATH IN
A TENT-About three weeks ago, there
passed over Fort Sully q terrible thun-
der storm, and in it old Yellow Hawk,
an Indian pedlar, gave up the ghost,
On the day following the storm, a par
,y IF men happened to ,uu upon little
canvuss tent pitched upon the river
bank. There was no signs of life about
it, and one of the men, out of curiosity,
went to il and lifted the canvass door
and stepped in. There, in one end Of
the tent, sat Yellow Hawk, erect and
rigid as a statue, with his eyes wide
open, aud one hand firmly grasped on
dogs neck, and the dog Standing on his
fore legs, and. partly sitting on his
launches, staring wildly in the same
direction OF l,is master, while Oh the
other side of the dog was the wife Of
Yellow Hawk, resting upon her elbow
on the ground, and staring in the same
direction that the other occupants of
the tent were gazing. The man was
inexpressibly terrified by the spectacle,
and his first impulse was to run; but
there Vas something SO wildly strange
in their eyes and in the general expires.
sion of their features, that, that he was
bound to the spot. Not muscle Of
their faces moved, and they held their
.,;,;or, lilo otot,ne. they were dead
1t is presumed they were killed by
lightning during the storm of the pre-
ceiling night; still thefo was no evl,
dence that their death was caused
in this manner. Their features bore
an expression of intense fear, but there
was no evidence of the lightning's work
about them, or about the tent. They
we're buried on the spot where they
we're found, by the Indians.
Siou1 City (lo'Oa) Times.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-03
Pepper, Spices,
Starch, Corn Starch, and Arrow Root.

Starch, Corn Starch, and Arrow Root,
For S;:le by
uCDGSON- e. DUNLAP.
EyANTED AGENTs-s75 to 5000 per
w month-ererywhere. male and female,
to introduce the Genuine Improved Common
Seuse Family Sewing Machine. This Ma
chine will stitch, hem, fell, tuck. braid, cord,
qnilt and embroider in most superior man
ner. Price only sI5. Fully warranted for
FIVE years. We will pay $1,000 for any
machine that will sew stronger, more
6tadtifiil or more elastic seam than ours. 1t
makes the "Elastic Lock Stitch" Every
second stitch can be cut, and still the cloth
cannot be pulled apart without tearing it,
We pay Agents S75 to 5000 per month. and
expenses, or commission from which twice
that amount can be made.
For Circulards and Terms, apply or address
J. W. ROGERS g. CO.,
402 Library Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
CAUTIoN,-Do not be imposed upon by
other parties palming off worthless cast iron
machine. under the same nnrie or otherwise.
Ours is the only genuine and really practical
cheap machine machine manufactured.
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AN OFFENDER TRIES AN OFFENDE

AN OFFENDER TRIES AN OFFENDER.
"A singular spectacle came under
our observation in Richmond, few
evenings since, during MIR. George
Chanoon's trial before Judge Guigon,
fl forgery. 1t will be recollccted that
Mr.. C. is U, S. Commissioner. After
the clqsc of the case Friday, for the
day, Mr. Chahoon was taken in charge
bya u. S. Marshal, and as we saw the
TWO vending their way down town VIC
were told that Chahooh was rn rotfe to
sit in judgment on an offenders case,
that of Wilco., charged with having
too struilg an Affection for Uuclc Sans
letter pouches, the u. s. mails. Cha
huon, charged with forgery in one
court, sitting az judge in apdthcr court,
it may be on mail robbef! And, after
getting through, handed over by the
Marshal to be put in the lock up !!
Strange, ii true, but not stranger than
other happenings Of the prescn. disjoiut-
ed tines.-Frcrlerirksbury Herald.
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Sone Natural History-By Josh
Billings.

On6 NdCuCdl al5Ioly-oy oSoA
Billings.
Fleas-The smallest animal OF the
brute creation, and the most pesky is
the flea. :.....
onion seed, and they shine like bran
new shot. .r. .-E. ..
They spring from low places and can
spring further and faster than any OF
the big brntes.
n Thssy bite WEtiss than the muskeeter,
for tha bite on the run; one flea will 20
all over o mans suberbs in 2 minlts,
and leave him as freekled as the mea.
zles. ...
It is impossible to do anything well
with a Ae9on you, except sware, and
fleas ain,t afraid oy that; the only way
is to. quit biziness of all kinds, and
hunt for the flea, and when you have
found him he amt there. This is one
of the flea mysteries, the faculty they
have Of being entirely lost just as you
have found them.
1 don't suppose there is ever killed,
on an average, during one year, more
than 10 heas in the whole of the United
States of America, unless there is a
casualty of some kipd.-once in while
there is dog gifts drownded and then
there may bea few feas lost.
They are about as hard to kill as a
fax seed is, if you don't mash them as
fiue as ground pepper, they will start
bisuess again on smaller kapital just
as pestiverous as ever.
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A woman went TO Circus in Terre,
Indiana, accompanied by eleven chill,
dren, and when d pei ighhor asked her
where the old man. WAS. she said he Was
at home taking care Of the children
Another hcighb' r called at the house,
and seeing the old man trying to amdse
nine Young ones, asked where the old
LADY was. He said he had let her 60 to
the circus with the children.
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REMOVED!
GEORGE MCLEAN,

Barber and Hair Dresser,
Has removed his Saloon to the house on
Rutedge Street, next to Messrs. Kershaw
e. Kershaw's Law Office, which has been
fitted up with view to the comfort and con-
venience of bis customers, Where he propo-
ses to practice his art in his usual superior
etyla. 80. .,
Rooms are attached for the benefit Of those
who desire to enjoy the luxury Of q Bath.
He returns thanks for tho patr0haRe here
tofore received and respectfully solicits its
continuance. Sept %.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
T. ". pEGUES & SON.
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Notice..

ALL persons indebted to or having claims
against the estate of DENNIS MCLENDON,
deceased, are hereby requested to present the
,alns properly attested. on or before the lst
of December A. D., 1870.
- EBEN YARBOROUGH, Admir-, 80
MARY YARB0ROUGH, Adm'x.
Aug. !. ompd
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PHOTOGRAPHS,
" AMBROTYPEs, &c,

Messrs. Mcknight and D0ds0n,
beg leave to inform the citizens OF Camden
aid surrolidlis country that they nave
returned, and are prepared to furnish PHU-
ToGRAPH AMBROTYPES and PEAkL
PICTURES ut reduced rates. Persons WISH
ing goad Pictures, and the public gencrally,
are invited to call aud examine our hne sp G
cimens. ~,
Gallery Up Stairs in the Woraman Build
i,n1Sc Ind Oct. g.. I'm
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-03

AFRAID or DEATH-A YELLOW
FEvERsINcIDENT During the recent
alarm excited by the prevalence Of fever
a good many people adopted all sorts of
preventives. Any suggestion which
tended to accomplish this purpose was
seized with avidity and applied without
scruple. A young man Of the report
er's acquaintance was of this number.
His insane dread of the disease amount
ed to monomania. Every conceivable
nostrum was taken, and every possible
liquor imbibed as preventive-lemon-
ade, brandy and water, wine, citrate
hagnesia, mineral water, buchu, ca
thartic pills, and iron lozeDgers were
taken successivcly, the Same day, and
in turn rejected for newer and more
efficient remedies. Toward night he
began to feel bad. His stomach was in
evident disorder, and racking pains pre-.
vailed in the region Of the head and
back. Satisfied that Yellow Jack was
laying siege to him in earnest, he sent
for phys clan and begged of him pit.
eously to save his life!
The doctor examined him carefully.
"You haven't got yellow fever" he
said, "but you've eaten something that
has disagreed with you. l shall have
to give you an emetic." The prescrip-
tion was forthwith applied and the re-
suit awaited with impatience.
Suddenly the odor of brandy filled
the room.
"Why, you've been drunk" said the
doctor.
"N ait, doctor, watt" gasped the
patient, in his paroxysln. 49,
Then came lemonade.
"Why, it's punch you've been drink
ing"
"Wait, doctor, wait"
And then, mingled with these com
pounds, came the smell of buchu, the
sickening effluvia of nitre, tempered
and subdued by port wine.
"Why. man, what is all this 2" cried
the astonished man Of science
"Wait, doctor, We haven't got to the
bottom YETI" and then came out dark
liquid, which the patient in his distress
denonIinated "molasses and water. -
Then came gin, whiskey and Madeira,
to be succeeded in their turn by Com
g,ess water, Vichy and Kissigen. The
doctor was in despair, which was aug
mcnted by the how frantic enquiry of
his patient:
"Doctor, have 7 got the fever?"
Got the deuce No Yellow fever,
cholera or, sm ll.pox would be waste
of material with you. Have no dread.
sir; nothing less than un earthquake
can ever do you any damage" and the
physician took his leave, and the pa
tient rapidly recoveted.-Neo Orleans
Picayune.
Perhaps money is the root of all evil;
but II is one of these succulent and
grateful roots, for which We are willing
to dig.
A young lady ofone of the first fam
lilies Of Bridgeport whose father made
a fortune selling masquito bar blankets
for army use, went into drug store the
other day and asked for bottle Of
"Hair Manure" 1t was "Renewer" she
wanted.
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An economically minded Massachu

An economically minded Massachu-
setts man whose wife lad sore leg.
saved the expense ofsurgical advice by
tyipg her down on bench and amputa.
ting the offending member with butch
er knife and hand.saw. The operation
was entirely successful, as regarded the
leg, but the body bled to death.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-03

Ifycu want pair Of bouts to last four
years, melt aud mix four ounces Of
mutton tallow, apply while warm, place
The boots in closet-snd 50 barefooted.
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Encourage Southern Institutions.

This is a Southern Company, char.
tered by the Legislature of Tennessee,
with CAPITAL sufficient to make
her roliable beyond a question and
doing strictly LIFE INSURANCE
Business and none other. Profting by
the experience of older Companies and
having adopted the most liberal plans
together with rigid economy in our
management, our success has exceed
cd our greatest expectations and has
placed the COMPANY in permanent
and reliable position. In its first twe
years VIC have issued between THREE
THOUSAND ahd THREE THOU
SAND FIVE HUNDRED POLL
CIES, and our accumulations amount
to EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Pres'dt, NJ. J. W1oks, President Mem
phis & Charleston r. r.
Vice Presd't, j. T. PETIT.
Sec'y, ". F. BOYLE.
REFERENCES
Hon. G.. A. Trenholm, James ID
Wilson and W. J. Magrath, of Charles
ton I; Hon. j. P. King, of Augusta.
R. j. MAG1LL,
General Agent for s. G.
DR.. G. J. SHANNON Med. Examiner
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M. BIS S ELL.
Dentist.

OFFICE on BROAD STREET, OPP0
SITE THE RESIDENCE OF Mr..
JAS. DUNLAP. ...f
WILL attend to all operations In bis piv
fession at the lowest prices that will pay him
for labor and e1penses. Should any of his
operations fail within reasonable time, he
will restore them without charge, as has ai
ways been customary with him, although as
sertions to the contrary have been made by
inconsiderate. or designing persons ,-especi
ally where the failures may occur from want
of care on his part, and not from causes for
eign to himself
Hewould refer to his professional and per
sonal friends. :
May 26 If
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500 REV ARID.

One Hundred Dollars Reward will bc pald1
to any one giving information that viii Lena ,n
to the conviction of the persons who tred lne
STORE HOUSE at Boykin's Wood lard Oh y.
the South Carolina Rail Road, and the one AZ
Ancrum's Plantation, on "Wednesday h,sn.,
7th inst or that of any ono who may n"so
instigated, assisted at, or known the ,Sct rr,
thar h.fnre or after the burning, all Delhs
eaually guilty under the Law. .,,,
THE Reward paid and no questions asKeu'
Sept. 10.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-09

HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING.-The
West Virginia Historical Society holds
its first regular semi.annual meeting
to-day. Prominent men from various
parts of the State have signifed their
intention to be present. It is desired
to largely increase the membership of
the Society at this meeting, and all
those who feel an interest in promoting
it's objects are cordially invited to hand
in their names to-day. A business
meeting will be held in the Hall of the
House Of Delegates at q o'clock p. NJ.
An evening meeting, to be more espe'
cially devoted to the reading of papers,
will be held in the Fourth Street NJ. E.
Church at II o'clock. Professor Pen
dleton, President of Bethany College;
DR.. Martin, President of the State Uni.
versity, ard General Strother, of BeIke
ley, are expected to read papers at the
evening meeting.
In answer to inquiries we would state
that the meetings are open to the pub
lie, including the ladies.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-09

POLICE CoURT.-0ur colored citi-
zens of the Fifteenth Amendment
persuasion were ont in force in attend
ance on yesterdays session of the Police
Court. The reason for this was that
two colored brethren were up for trial.
John Davis was the name given by
one of these. John was captured by
Officer Junkins on Monday night, near
the Grant House, " it'll oaths upon his
lips, wrath in his heart and stone in
his hand. He was bound to make short
work of any poor white trash on whose
works he proposed to move without I'M
necessary delay. He was fined S. and
costs. No sooner was the penalty named
than he coolly informed the Judge that
his name wasn't John Davis at all, but
Archie Saunders. The Judge just as
coolly heard the evidence again and
sentenced the double named Archie to
pay the fine imposed on John. lie is
now pecking rocks like gallant geo.
logical crow, under the able tuition OF
Prof. Noah Price.
Richard Nelson, fifteenth amendment
tonsorial artist, got into row in Hess
81 Edgerter's grocery store, on Monday
night, in the course of which the
opposing faction knocked the col
ored citizen into q meal tub. White, al
most, with rage-it may have been
meal-he drew knife and expressed
his determination to shave the adverse
factions heartout. Whereupon he was
arrested, and Judge Good lathered him
to the tune of $50 and costs and twenty
days in Jail.
The case of the Street Railway Com
pauy against the Omnibus Company,
was continued until this morning. This
case grows out of the alleged obstruc-
ton of the street by the Omnibus Com
pany's employees, to the de riment of the
railway cars.