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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
A Fatal Waterspout.

The Denver Nc,cs gives the following:
A waterspout occurred on the Central
stage road, in Golden Cato gulch, four miles
above the town of Golden, on Sunday after
noon about o'clock. People residing in the
vicinity report having seen, just above the
highest mountains, humorous dense clouds,
from which conical pillar. resembling con-
dcnsed water, was seen to descend, and al
mostsimultaneousiy a deafentng peal uftflun:
der was heard.
Mr.. Jack Virden, with his wife and sister
and. a Miss Blood, daughter of Lyman G.
Blood, had been at Golden, and were re-
turning home in double carriage. They
reached the point indicated above, when the
peal of.thunder came and the watcrspout
dispersed. Presently violent commotion,
with confusion of sounds, was heard high up
in the mountains. Then came tremendous
tori. mt of water, bearing trees and boulders,
and calculated to astonish and terrify by its
magnitude and violence The horses, seeing
that they were to be sacrificed to this prodi-
sious volume, took flight, and shying to one
side, upset the carriage, and all the occu-
points were pitched into the bottom of the
gulch. In an instant, before they recover
their feet, the wave. with perpendicular
breast of ten or twelve feet, was upon them.
Mrs. Virden clung to her husband, and he,
by miraculous chance, got hold Of limb,
and held fast until the food subsidized: The
poor girls-Misscs Blood and Firden, aged
respectfully twelve and fourteen years
were less fortunate. They were carried
down by the mighty current to All appalling
death. After the torrent had exhausted
its fury, and a seach for the bodies had been
instituted, that of Miss Blood, mutilatcd be-
yond recognition, &as found buried in the
sand. all but one foot, about hatf nile be-
yond where the accident occurred. Her skull
was dcnuded in places, and her body was
friehtfully gashcd Lyman G. Blood, her
father, who had been down to the valley, and
was returning on horseback when the ace!-
dent took place, and had joined in the search
for the bodies, was the first to discover the
corpse of the girl, though he did not rccog-
nize her. for he supposed her to be at home.
The body of Miss Virdcn was recovered
some three miles below the scene OF the dis
astcr. where it had lodged against tree and
was stripped of its clothing. :,
A water spout equally prodigious descend,
ed upon Guy hill a few years ago and tioed-
ed a stage coach containing Generals Grant,
Sherman, and Sheridan, though they were
far enough removed to escape disaster.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
A Fight with a Cow.

On the farm of Jacob Hittingcr the we'll
known ice dealer, ON Sunday, occurred one
of the most desperate struggles with mad
cow that has ever been known. While MIR
Thomas Hittingcr, his eldest son was going
through field during the forenoon, he dis
covered a'strange COW among the squashcs.
tomatoes etc.. and attempted to drive her OFT
At first the COW started to go, but in an III
stant she turned upon him, and with eyes
flashing fire, tail in the air, and head down,
accompanied with fearful bcllowings, she
sprsng toward him. Mr.. Hittingcr is man
Of about twenty-five, a fine specimen Of a
strong, well-built man. and weighing two
hundred and twenty pounds. Finding that
his only chance of escape was close nSht,
he stood still and waited the attack, and Just
as the infuriated beast would have gorcd him
through, he seized her by the horns, and then
began the struggle. In an instant young
Httingur was down and under the COW but
still clinging to her by the horns, which was
his only chance of safety. For space Of
fifty feet square the ground was plowed and
deeply torn up by tho struggle. In the
desperate efforts to get away the beast actu-
ally raised Hittinger to his feet, and then tor
the first moment did he have any control Of
the beast, which he used .easctually and
drove her from the field While under the
COW, Mr.. Hittingor said he once attempted
to get his hand into his pocket to get his
knife, meaning to cut her throat, but even
then he had very narrow escape from in
slant death; as she raked her horns from
his stomach to his breast, but he was fortu:-
nstslyilyinga little on one side iFand the horn
which he grasped so firmly was the only one
that touched him. The animal was immeli-
ately secured, and will probably; be killed.
NJ Hittinger was very much exhausted after
the struggle was over, but in an hour or two
was entirely recovered. He ows his lite' to
the fact that he is strong powerful, cool,
courageous man, and his many friends will
congratulate him on his successful'hght with
an enraged cow.-Boston Globe
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
Sandspouts inNevada.

For. several hours yesterday afternoon
there were visible from this eity;.on Twenty
two mile Desert, five or six tall columns Of
sand, backed up by as many whirlwinds.
At sea these would have been waterspouts;
but upon the desert they were only what We
might call ssndspouts. The columns ap-
peared to be ten feet in diameter and one
thousand feet in height. Although they
wsltzed about over the plain for two or three
hours; they never came near together nor
ever. lost their distinct cylindrical form, and
when they did 60 down, they went down at
once4all falling togather. Those sand
spouts are we'll known to old Irospectors,
and seem to indicate change of weather.
We have frequently seen il" the Forty mile
Desert, east Of the lower sink Of the Carson,
not less than ten or fifteen of these tall sand
columns moving about over the plains at
the same time. 1t is seldom that they come
together, but when they do they dart for
ward like two flashes of lightnin5, and an
explosion like blast ends all, and the two
columns of sand at once fell to the ground.
Those who have not been upon our great
deserts and have never witnessed these
grand sandspoutsor wonderful mirages have
but lit,le idea of the romantic grandurc ot
there apparently uninteresting wastes o.
Tuyinia ( (Nerao'a) Enterprise.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08

of the war. They are a Christian people.
and accept the results of the struggle as OF
Gods accomplishment, and not as that OF
against whom the lost battle was wagcd.
One of the greatest advantages presented
here is that the students board in the famil-
les, and arc under the social influences Of
these cultivated ladies and gentlemen. There
is no stewards hall, and I have never seen
us we'll behaved and gcntlcmanly an assem-
blagc Of young mon and boys. During the
present, year there has been all average OF
l60 students in attendance, and hope in q
few years there will be several hundred
The expenses are small. This added to the
other advantages ought to make this the
largest educational establishment i'll the
South. It has grown steadily and surely,
and all that it asks is patronage and libcrall-
ty in cndowing professorships and fellow
ships. The model is Oxford, England. A
stranger is struck with the Anglican Gus.
toms. The commencement exercises were
very interesting and highly creditable to
both professors and teachers. The eXaNin-
ations were rigid and thorough. Several
diplomas were conferred for the first time,
and we of the Beard of Trustees now consid-
er the University an established fact. Our
people will soon learn to appreciate its grand
design and capacity for usefulness. must
add q new feature has been engrafted upon
the University this year, by the election of
General Gorgas, layman, rs Vice Chanecl-
lor. and by provision to educate twenty
sons of Confederate dead each year, free of
any charge for tuition, and at reduced price
for board
Every Southern man who is proud of his
section, who ocan appreciate the. sublime in
nature or intellectual conception, and who
loves pure air and rcfnc, society, should pay
this place annual visits. ifpossible. | guar
antec he will Be delighted as am now. Par
don this long and hasty letter.
Yours truly,
GEo. WILLIAMSON.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
Palmetto Orphan Home.
Az EARNEST APPEAL TO THE CITIZENS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Dear Friends and Countrymen-l1avlne
been entrusted with the benevolent work OF
providing Home for the Orphans, and other
eouslly unfortunate children in South Caro-
1AinaI ne. thus make an earnest appeal fol
help in this great work
The Palmetto Orphan Home was organ
lied last April, and is now progressing with
encouraging prospects.
The Board of Trustees have adopted a
Constitution and Bylaws which define the
nature. design and mode of operation OF this
Institution. Its direct management is to be
by Local Board consisting of nine persons,
in the city Of Columbia, which Board is to
be subject to the direction offs General Board
consisting of two persons, from each county
in the State, which is to be called to meet
annually in Columbia, at such time as the
Local Board may appoint
Tn the choice of persons to act on these
Boards and of the officers of the Institution,
no partiality is to be allowed on account of
the religious sect to which persons belong;
but all appointments are to be made on the
broad principles of humanity and charity.
The Constitution does not limit the ages
at which the children shall be received; but
leaves that at the discretion OF the Board,
Who arc to decide from the nature OF each
case as described in the application.
The Board are desirous OF purchasing
suitable and valuable property, now tor sale
at low figures, for tho location OF the Home;
We are, therefore, confident that our appeal
to the generous people Of South Carolina will
at once bring many liberal donations and
pledges to effect the permanent establishment
of tho Palmetto 0rphau Home, which VIII
be the best monument to the memory OF our
dead We can rear in our State.
The Board have appointed Timan Il.
Gaines General Agent to organize Ald-Con'
mittees and-te raise funds for the Home
And the Board will take pleasure in ac-
knowledging oil amounts paid to him or sent
diectly to us at Columbia. Donations may
bemade in money provisions, clothing and
ANYTHING that may be made useful.
An-applicationsf for entering children must
be made to the Board. .. = 49,.
Address, 60. 90. .-.
90 DR.. J. W. PARKER, Chm.
"a, 81, -- . Columbia, S. c.
Ryordsr of the Board of Trustees,
3. B. Ezell, Sec'y. -. ~. .-
*x*Papers friendly to this cause, please
publish, -. .'...'
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
Queer Contrasts of California Life.

California is land Of .'most t
wonderful contrasts. -" Our mountains are
tipped with snow, when our yallics ue car
petcd with flowers. Our hills are parched
when those OF. the States farther East are
dcckcd in all the holiday. foliage Of juno
Tn the moral aspects the country there, are
found like contrasts and wild departures
from the old established order Of things
For instance, on Last Sunday morning at ten
o'clock, or a.littlc; after, on the South corner
of Main and First streets, q Second Avenue
preacher, bible in hand was earnestly descant-
ing upon the Apocalypse, and warning. the
wicked to prepare for the Second Coming"
Approaching from above by Main street,
wcndcd down in column the Turn Vercin to
the music of ffe,and drum. Then came a
perfect burst of melody from German band
at the corner Of Brown and First, In q few
minutes was heard the slirill whistle of the
locomotive, bringing up to our beautiful city
thousand happy visitors, with more music
that made tho spring air fairly throb with
harmony, Chinamen in pig-tails and blue
blouses looked upon the pageant out of their
almond eyes. A thousand looked on from,
every nation under the sun, gathered to see
the procession. And just then rang out the
bells ,fromthc steeples Of all the churches,
Protestant ana Catholic. calling men topray-
crs and worship. Saying nothing. of the
moral view of the situation, there was some
thing wcrd and bizarre in all thete strange
contrast of dress, habit, purpose and princi-
pic, which could not be equaled anywhere on
earth, exccptin California 1t is the land
of contrasts and contradictions: Here East
is West and Winter resembles sE.rnr,er; oir,,
lowly are exalted and the high cast down.
Men meet on one. common plane, and the
gentleman and the scavanser on a holiday,
can scarcely be distinguished. There may
be somc good in oil this; how much ofcvil VIC
do not know, or indeedwhethcr there is any.
-NnDa RnpOrfcr. .1.'...,.' .'hs', ,..;'
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08

cedar trcc; some 100 feet above where Nc
Carly was found. Hence it is suppose that
he fell and scrambled together some 40 or
80 feet. He rccolects leaving his boots
there. The accident occurred about night
fall. ...', -
It is doubtless one of the mostEmiraculous
escapes from death on record, when IL is
considered that death seemed inevitable
from falling down the steep, or from starva-
ton, or that he should fall that distance and
escape without serious injury. That this
providcntial escape will have its inAuen:e
on him We cannot doubt. He expressed
desire, rs soon as he: got safely to thc. top,
to join q temperance society. The, sermon
On the mount to him is more effective one
than hundred temperance lectures. Sum-
day he left for home. ... ~ .... q,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
-ADNERFfSfNG RtTEsce
OUR CHIP BASKET.

The flower Of the Democratic foek-the
croWncss.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08

A Gas we'll on the Little Kanawha Va,
900 feet deep and four-iaehes bore, has a
two,inch pipe leading fFo@ i 10 a point a
mile. distant, wheres it, feeds; hafurRacss Of
ttxsnty-eight steam boilers Of twslSe,horso
so,vs: saeh, besides lighting fifty stores
ssnd laTge saabar Of private illumination
M ;sts At Vsaaago, Fa, gas fises from wells
rnder pressurs Of two hundred poHnds tc
the square inch, and, instead ofbeing burned
under 8 boilsr, it is used in engine cylinders
instead Of steam.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08

How A CAMEL Co.'s TnnouGu THE
Eye OF A NEEDLE The passage from the
New Testament, "It is easier for camel y,
cct., has pcrplexed many good men, who
have read it literally. In oriental cities
there arc in the large gates small and very
eys. ustas we talk Of windows on ship
Board as "bull's eyes" These entrances
arc too narrow for a camel to pass through
in the ordinary manner even if unloaded.
When loaded camel has to pass trough one
Of these entrances it kneels down, its load
is removed, and then it shufies through on
its knees. Lady Gorden once wrote from
Carlo: ~ saw camel go through the eye
of q kneedle that is, the low arched door OF
au inclosure. =: he must knecl and bow the
head, to creep through; and thus The rich
man must humble himself
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
Is it a Sin to LOvc Thee?
Is it n sin to love thee ?

Is it sin to love- thee ?
Then my heart is deeply dycd'
For the life'blood rs it gushes,
Takes lis crimson from loves tide;
And feel the waves roll o'cr me,
And the bushes noun: my brow,
And my pulses quicken wildly,
As the lovc-dreams come and so.
feel my spirits weakness,
know my spirits power,
feel my proud heart struggle,
In TEMPTATIONS trying hour,
But amid the din of conflict,
To thee still my thoughts incline,
Yielding all, my soul has murmured-
! am thine, forever thine .r
Is it sin to love thee
What were existence worth,
Bcreft Of all Of Heaven
. That fingers still on earth ?
Friendship smiles like beams ofsuushinc,
Sheds It's gliding ore the heart.
Bat the soul still cries for something more
Than friendship can impart:
Frozen hearts, like eicc-bound Eric, p.
1nGL no Sunhncfu:ly can hSi''
Vainly boast therrOwer to conquer
What their hearts have never felt.
But envy not their glory,
Mid tic rapture that is mine,
When with earnest soul tell thee,
/ ain thine, forever thine 70.
Is it sin to love thee?
Gentle voices DER me fall,
Though press warm hearts around me,
have given thee my all;
What though rigid fate divide MS,
And our hearts and hands are rivcn,
If on earth we love each other,
'Twoulda forctastc be ofhcaYen;
And in some impulsivc moments,
When our dark eyes flashing meet,
When l feel thy form so ncarmc,
Hear thy hearts quick pulses beat;
Whcnl fccl-may God forgive nc ..-.
Tcould everything resign,
All have on earth to hope for.
TObc thine, forever thine!
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
Pleasantries on Ministers.

The Boston TrdrsIv says: F'Of two BosT
ton churches near together, one some weeks
since lost an able preacher andthc other still
has poor one. Recently two gentlemen,
who arc officers one cf each church, were
talking about the vacant pulpit and tie .repa
rcscsentatirc of the destitute society said he
Hoped they would get good preacher for
tile place The ether gontcman, with ]
merry twinkle of his eye said, Il dout know
of. any society more in need of q good preach
or than yours" "Yes," slowly responded
the other, I'VE have been accustomed to it,
There was no farther conversation on that
topic. -, ',.......
Two friends Of two other churches also of
o,e denomination, also met the other day, and
discussed the preaching of their respective
pastors Your minister uses the ideas of
other mcn said one. "Don't you wish your
pastor would do the same ?" was the signiii-.
cant response. ....... .... :.
sis your pastor sick?" inquired one gen.
tlcman of another '::No," was the reply,
::why do you ask ?" ''T heard he was going
to F!uropc on vacation" Eyes, Lut lie
gees on business also" ':!Ah, that accounts
for it." ..... 49,.
"I sec your pastor out daily" said anoth-
cr gentleman to friend the papers said lie
was sick. "Only sick enough TO ulahe a
trip to Europe necessary, if his, people Will
take the hint :. 49,.
"T wish you would give me my marriage
certificate" said 4 man the ethcr day to Il
CLERGYMAN who had married him about a
year previous. ....,,
"fi ow long ago was it inquired the minis
ter. who docs large business in that line,
and did not recollcct the stranger. 81 don't
know was the answer ';Cannot you tell
whether it was three months or three years"
was the next inquiry. "Rcally said the model
husband. 'I have had so many other things
to think Of, that 7 have really have forgotten
all about it," 4 search Of his. record ena-
bicd the minister to comply with his re-
quest. -- .... ...
CLIMBING FINEs-Thc double Wistaria
i one Of the new and beautiful plauts sent
to Eastern Florists from Japan The Vista
ria arc among our most valued climbers, and
rs they are u$el more for the general effect
produced by the bloom than for the beauty
ni their individual flowers, the doubling in
this plant isl manifest advantage. That
which in the ordinary varieties is simple
pca-likc flower, in the double one becomes
rosettc Of dark -coorcd petals, and raccmc
Of these are very snowy.
This plant viii be much used TO bcautiiy
| Garm hoi;:cs and buildings. as soon as stock
Of it shall be propagated.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08

A Pennsylvania young man had lady
friend who Was the fortunate posseSsor OF T.
half dozen gold fish lie went fishing one
day and cas;ht pond trout He per*cvcd
it alive, thinking it would bo nice COM
ranion ior gold fish and concluded to sur
prise the young lady by putting into the
aquarum while she WAS away, Tho surprise
wns.coGnp!eia; ior ,lrc trout swallowed all
the geld fish. aid then calmly turned over
On its dorsar iu and died Of in'(igast,"n
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
What is society, after all, but mixture Of
the mistcries and miss cries.

There is absolutely no bottom to the pit
Of degradation into which men voluntari-
" throw themselves. \ saloon'kcepcr,
named Holmes. in Galva, ILL.,, was on con
tinuous drunk for ten days, during which
time his horses we're left to starvc in Il barn
we'll stored with hay. The famished animals
devourcd their manger, stalls: and each
others names and tails until they had not
strength to gnaw, and then sank down and
died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-01
USURY IND LAW.

Men who need money very much villas
we all know-ma<e great sacrifices to obtain
it. Very often, men borrow at high rates to
crafty luxurious tastes or indulge in fash
ionable dissipation, when they might better
do without but the State cannot help that.
The greater number will do as they please,
even though what they please to do is wrong.
We could abide O modification of our Usury
law-nOt its destruction. When q foolish boy
comes Of age, and borrows at ten per cent.
per month-On the strength of the estate
which will soon como into his hands-boIrows
that he may crafty his appetite for dancing,
and drinking, and dicing-nobody binders his
paying the ten per cent if he will, and we
might even consent to lend the machinery of
the law to coerce his payment of tho prin-
cipal and legal interest. but not the ten per
cent. month-nO, neyer Mr.. AlvOrd! you
must modify your bill, or compel US to fight
Won
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-01
Aew:0ork Daily Gribma1s
FRIDAY, MARCH /. 1872.

An attack Queen Victoria yesterday caused intense
excitement in England Five persons were killed and 80
injured during the Thanksgiving procession in London
60 The Paris Rappel has resumed publication IL Is
again reported that NJ Theirs has invited the Pope to
France 49, Gen Garibaldi denies that nc is connected
with the Intcrnationasts. - The Legislature OF New
Brunswick opened yesterday.
The debate in the Senate the French Arms scandal
was concluded yesterday, and Mr.. summers resolution
adopted, the preamble being tabled - In the House
long discussion took place on the St. CrOix Land Grant
bill. and the measure finally recOmmitted.
The japanese Embassy have arrived in Washington.
So Extensive fires have occurred in New-Orleans and
Cortland Station, Miss An Indian fight has 90
CURED III san Diego County, Cal - An important
libel suit has bees decided in st. Louis.
The twelfth juror was obtained for Mayor Halls trial
go In the stokes case District-Atorney Garvin or
gucd in favor Of the legality Of the Grand Jury -
The Board Of Audit allowed claims amounting TO about
ti5oNsc. Cold, l1Ol. 1893, 1lOs. Thermometer, 2Io,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-01

Green began, people only suspected that
Tweed numbered his sinecurists 10y the
hundred. There is already proof that the re-
peaters whom he maintained Mt public OK
pensc were thousands in number and cost the
city millions in pay alone. Controller Green
cannot perhaps prevent all these men from
getting the money they never earned by hon
est labor for the city but it is known that
the strict inquiry he has instituted, and the
oath which he requires every applicant for
pay to take, has inundated a great number
whose claims were false, and the money due ID
them will thus be saved to the treasury. we
hope Mr.. Green will go on with this work
and see that it is thoroughly done before
paying the rolls 1t is absolutely necessary to
the public security that these adherents OF
Tweed shall be rooted out with him.