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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25
The Usury Law.

The usury bill, which has been the
subject of great discussion in the Gems
eral Assembly, having passed both
houses and been approved BY the Gov
ernor, is now law. The bill is US fol-
lows:
\ BILL to regulate the rate Of interest
on all contracts arising in this State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
Of South Carolina. now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the au-
thority of the same:
Section l. That from and after the
passage of this Act, no greater late OF
interest than seven (O per ccntum per
annum shall be charged, taken, agreed
upon or allowed upon any contracts
..,.;s;.>.. -: c. rv' tlIr: hirine
lending or use Of money or other com
modify.
Section .. That no ptrson or corpo
ration lending or advancing money or
commodity upon greater rate of inter
est than is provided for in Section l Cf
this Act shall he allowed TO recover in
any court Of this State, any potion 0!
the Interest, so unlawiul'y charged and
that the principal sum, amount or value
so lent nr advance wlIhOu, any inter
est, shall be dc med an / taken by The
courts Of this State 20 he the true legal
debts or measure Of damage, to all in-
tents and purposes whatsoever, to be re-
covered without costs.
Section 3. That ali Acts or parts Of
Acts inconsistent with this Act jc, and
the same are hereby. repealed.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25
coMMrNIcATfp].
Tic Ladies' Fair.

And the fair ladies' at The Town Hall,
ON Tur slay, Wednesday and Thursday
Of last week, were entirely successful.
The note nf rroParatio" o"mmcnced on
Tuesday morning, ana by evening, the
ladies in charge OF the tables had every
thing, animate and inapiniaic, in order
for the reception Of visitors, the hall cx-
hibiting Il gay and festive scene OF TIE
bright and beautiful il nature and in
art. There were flowers, sweet how-
crs, that neither spin nor toll, in abun-
dance, fashioned hy the hands Of mad
Gus, as 'I,ulilcss, fair, and free from
flaw or blot, as ever natures cunning
hand turned cut" The tables were
loaded with articles adantel 10 the taste
of a!l who desired the useful or the
beautiful, or those who were more anx-
ious for the qualification Of the palate
than the eye. The sas:ronoalic display
was decidedly inviting, both in the ma
ny articles calculated 10 opp"asc the ap-
petite, and thea deiicaclcs that tend TO
tickle the pala;es Of the young, and the
ca,ablos were dispensed with unbc-
grudging hand and at fair prices
There was no complaint that The BIZ
valves were isolated from their compan-
ions. as has been complained of on some
other occlsions--ore crustacea being
''alope, all alone" in Il SEA Of liquor.
TO attempt description Of all .hc
beautiful articles displayed on the nu-
mervus tables would be useless. fox they
were legion. That al the beautiful
things were disposed Of at reasonable
charges indicated that tie vendors were
adopts mt the game of give and take.
Tie attendance each evening was large,
and the receipts were quite up to the
Of those who had cxcrtcd
themselves for a successful issue. The
receipts amounted to three hundred dol
ars.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25
DELINQUENT LIE Cds.

Comptroller General IiagoCd has Is
sued the following circular to the audi
tors Of the counties of the State con-
timing the following order:
1st. If The delinquent land sales in
your county have been properly adver'
Used in accordauce with the require
ments of The law, for the 3lt day Ct
December instant, yon will proceed to
sell on that day.
%. Ii for lack Of time, or from any
oversight, they have not been so adver-
tised. you will properly advertise aid
SILL On the 21st day OF January, 1878
These directions are in accordance
with the action of the Legislature, and
are final. JOHNSON uAGooD,
Comptrollcr-General.
IThe sale of land in this county fol
taxes is postponed until the 2lst ofJan-
uary.-EDs. JOURNAL.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25
Editorial Items.

THE Legislature has taken recess
until the 10th Of January.
A HORRIBLE catastrophe occurred il
New York city on the 20;h instant. 4
boiler in fvo story .caudy,, factory on
Barclay street exploded, tearing away
the entire front of the building. Three
hundred boys and giils We're buried in
the ruins. The loss Of life was terrible.
r. W. SHAND, Esq, has been elected
to the House Of Representatives from
Union county, to succeed Gen. w. II.
Wallace, Circuit Judge.
SINCE the fall Of Plcvna, and the
Russian successes in Asia Minor, the
Elstern war is considered practically
ended The Turks seem to understand
that they must Eow go under.
Col. MoCUTCHEN has been elected
Senator from Williamsburg county, r,ce
Swails, resi-, ned.
Tx GOVERNOR MANNING, having
received the Democratic nomin alton
from Clarendon county, will undoubt-
edly be elected. Good people every
where will rejoice that such gUrllc-
man will be returned to public life again.
Mr.. GEORGE FRANKLIN and sister
living near Sims cross roads, Ajbevile
county, We're murdered by unknown
persons on tie night Of the Goth inst
Plunder was the object.
AN effort is being made to revive the
University Of South Carolina, which
was so cruelty murdered by the Radical
party.
The manner in which the insults Of
Hoar, Edmunds and Conkling have been
net by Generals Ransom aud Gordon,
will likely cause those dealers in SLAM
der against tie Southern people to. be
more guarded in their remarks hereaf
ter
HONEST JouN PATTERSON was re-
ported the other day to b. in dying
condition in Washington. Late advices
indicate that he may rcSover alter
pfofattgd ILLNESS. II
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25

SUDDEN DEATu.-TLc sad intclli.
gencc was brought to Columbia ycster,
day Of the death Of Rev. DR.. j. l.. Rcy.
holds, Of Gr1euvillc. Dr. Rcynold,
vas for a long period professor and
chaplain Of the South Carolina College
and for many years was Il contributing
editor Of the lIorAi'"y Christian. Al
the time of his death he was on the cd.
itornl staff al the Bopiia Gousjcr and
"A professor Of Furman University. His
death will be deeply dcplorcd hy thou
sands cf Christians, who knew and
loved him w'thin the borders Of this
STATE. His taking off was very sudden,
and no one who saw lin on the streets
of GrccnvilIe lat tuesday would have
thought icr an instant that he was not
10 be spared for mInY years TO come.
toiambia HeJisir.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25
,arncrs of hands make their return OF

warmers of hands make their return OF
hands named to their respective over
secrs. who should be authorized to swear
them to the correctness Of the same,
and keeping the same and noting alb
scntccs thereon, said overseers shorli
be required to rc'u,n the same to the
County Commissioners, certifying to
the correctness of the same-which GER
tiGcate should have the effect If an
oath. Tia oyerscers should ha"r pew
er TO excuse, when satisfied that the
absccntccs would he excused by the
Board, without returning said delaul.
ters to the Commissioners. And that
the ovcrscers Of roads be authoriz' d and
empowered to rcqaife lor tie use Of ii
horse or mule and cart or pow two
days exemption oi hand, aud for a
pair ,l hor,cs or mulcs and a wagon,
three days exemption Of hand.
We wculd also mcmoria?izl your hon
orable boly to make such change in the
fee bill Of Trial Justices and other Off
ccls as will cause those WHO SO miSbe-
have as to render it Necessary to put
them under bonds to keep the peace, OF
for good behavior, to pay Tie n"rcssary
costs and expenses thereby incurred, OF
be imprisoned a reasonable and proper
timc.
We would also mcmoriaize yoar hon.
orablc body to cause prisoners confined
in the county juis to work on the high
ways Of said county, or perform other
services for the same, under proper Sur
vcilance aud guard, that thereby the
said counties may receive some compen-
sation for the expenses ol maintaining
them while imprisoned.
We would also rlcmorialize your hon.
orab!c boly concerning The costs Of as
sessing property for taxation, and the
expense Of publishing notices, &c con-
corning the same, Boards Of Equaliza'
ton &c. all Of which fail on aud arc
deducted from the county tax. although
the State is much more largely int. l.
cs,c1 in the same. And such burden
we think, should hc proporlionqd DC
tween the State and County, according
to their respective interests in the take:
to he collected.
We beg also to call your attention tc
the large estimate made in our annua
report t. the Comptroller General. oI
what we th;nk it necessary 10 raise ioi
repairs of roads and bridges, which is
$4,000, The Camden or Watcrcc Free
Bridge is now in such condition that it
would probably cost about $4,000 to put
it in rrpair, or more than that, whilt
there are two or three important bridge:
on Lynchcs creek, which it would c)sI
scme $500 to put in good repair
such as TiIcr's Ferry. the k'l'y Rridg'
and the IIoueh Bridge, aud nearly al
the other important bridges, which need
considerable repairs.
All of which is II spcct'uily Submitted
ALLEN MCCASKILL,
JonN BURDELL,
ISAAC ENGLISH,
County Commissioners ker.Eaw County
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25
In Union There is Strength.

Without unity of action and harmony
Of feeling on the part Of her people
S>uth Carolina could not have effected
h r redemption in the campaign of 1876,
And without these, she must suffer lu
the future. We observe with regret
the antagouism whicn exists between
Charleston and the up-country on al!
questions Of public policy, and earnestly
hope that the same may be overcome
by honest, fair and square dealing.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25
Christmas.

Without going to the trouble of wrl-
ting long article upon the subject, we
will simply offer our earnest salutations
to our readers upon the recurrence oi
this fl fstal day, and express the wish
that a'l--oll and young, r'ale and fe-
male, grave and say--niay have mer-
ry, merry Christmas.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1877-12-25
CHRISTMAS IS COMING !
And so are Goods Daily Arriving at
n. BARUCHS.

With view of supplying the usual de-
mand for the Christmas Holidays, have
made new additions to every Department
in my extensive Establishment, and am
fully prepared to satisfy the demand.
Everybody knows what 1 keep, and 1
want it distinctly understood that will
sell you anything in my line,
Cheaper than the Cheapest!
Consult your interests by buying your
goods from III. BARUCH.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
An Exchange of Bites.

Some Glastonbury parties recently
captured q couple of rattlesnakes-a
large one and small one-and brought
them in box to town to exhibit. The
larger snake was about three feet long
and eight or ten years old. While a
number of people were looking at the
reptiles, man named Grover, a butcher,
came along, and, announcing that this
kind of cattle didn't scare him bit, he
took the big snake out of the box.
Holding it around the neck he per-
formed number of fearless tricks with
it, and at length actually put its head
into his mouth several times. Then,
getting bolder, he announced that in
stead of the snake biting him he'd bite
the snake, and he made a pass toward
it with his head and planted his teeth on
the snakes throat. But in doing it he
brushed his cheek close by the
creatures mouth, and in an instant,
like flash, it drove it's fangs into his
cheek. The blood spurted out in a
needle like stream and the fun was over.
The spectators at once Git by good luck
being at hand) produced an abundance
of gin and stuffed the man full of it.
DR.. Stocking was sent for and ordered a
continuance of the treatment. Against
all protests the patient was deluged with
liquor and by the next day he was SO
far recovered as to be up and around
In two days he was at work again as
usual. He will probably not bite 4" that
kind of CATTLE" as he called it, any more.
Hartford COurant.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
RIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY

it takes to tell it, they were all beaten down or
flung overheard, and the great prize was
fairly in the hands of its daring assailants.
"Corpo santo !" cried the gigantic leader,
rubbing his brawny hands with grim chuckle,
"these gudgeons don't take long to net, any
how! Now. lads, force open the hold, and out
with the money---quick ~
The command was obeyed as soon as uttered
and, one after another, the ponderous casks
were dragged on deck, and lowered into the
barge.
But, in the meantime, the imprisoned crew
below we're not idle.
"Captaiil," said one of the Neapolitans,
"the rats will be out of the trap again before
long,
about, then, when they do GOMEZ answered
Gennaro, kicking over barrel and coolly set
ting fire to the overflowing spirit "Now, my
men, down with those last four casks, and
away we go!
Gennaros farewell blow was the deadliest OF
all. The flames made such progress that when
the imprisoned crew at length forced their way
on deck all hope of pursuing the plunderers,
or even of saving the ship was preforce aban-
doned. Two hours later the stately vessel was
lying helplessly on her side, smoking wreck
her crew were floating at the mercy of wind
and wave on a hastily constructed raft Fer.
nnndez and his two subordinates were in the
cellar of house in the market-place securely
guarded and the captured gold was being
portiGned out by Masaniello in the interests
of the instruction. illustrated Weekly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
The COnYict's Blind Daughter.

Benbury Floyd, of Chowan county, N.
c., aged about sixty years, was convicted
of trivial larceny in 1878 and sentenced
tofour years imprisonment. He had been
a good soldier, and was said by his neigh
bors to have been kind-hearted and
obliging man. He had no wife, chick or
child in the world except little blind
daughter about fifteen years old, who
was in the blind asylum. Last week,
says the Raleigh Observer, Superin-
tendent Gudger came to Governor Vance
and told him the condition of this little
girl, and that having been in the asylum
the full term which the law permitted,
she would have to be discharged, and he
did not know what to do with her, as she
had no home or friend to go to, except
this poor felon father. The governor
promised at once to pardon him. The
pardon was issued, and Mr.. Gudger,
placing it in the hands of the little girl,
went with her to the penitentiary to
liberate her father. The scene between
father and daughter was melting in the
extreme. She could not see the felon's
stripes and the haggard prison-look, and
he, poor man, could look with pride and
fondness upon the fair but sightless face
of his child; something pure and inno-
cent still loved him. Throwing them
selves into each others arms they wept
uncontrollably. After little, hand in
hand, they went away.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
A Plucky Servant Girl,

A tramp entered the house of d. B.
Dennison, in Great Falls, N. H., one eve
ming recently, in the absence of the family,
and ordered the only servant girl
to deliver the money and valuables in
the house or be murdered. She begged
for her life, and the tramp stood in the
hall and allowed her to go up stairs un-
der the pretense of getting money,
when she procured Mr.. Dennison's revol-
yer, and, from the top Of the stairs, Or
dered the tramp to leave or she would
shoot. He made threats on her life, but
before he reached her she shot and he
fell. Two other tramps came to his as
sistance, and while taking him away, he
remarked: "John, I am hit" The po-
lice searched in vain for the tramps all
night. The girl fed the one who attacked
her just before night. She is only about
twenty years of age.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
TRAPPING A BIG BEAR.
Surprised While Preparing for His Capture
why Hunter Grew Nervous.


A few days ago a very exciting but also
ludicrous incident occurred at the upper
end of Hunters Flat, some ten miles
north of West Point, Calaveras county,
Gal. John Giles, who has been profita-
bly, engaged in trapping in the noun
tains above, the past winter, visited
Mr.. Hall, who owns a small ranch on
Hunters Flat. A few hours previous to
Giles arrival bear had paid her re-
spects to one of Halls Berkshire hogs,
leaving the smaller portion of it under
an oak tree for future lunch. Giles
owns large steel trap, weighing sixty
pounds, which was hauled to the oak
tree. A pine some nine inches IN dame
ter was then cut down, the butt nearly
reaching the oak. The heavy chain at
tached to the trap had an enormous
swivel at the end, which was securely
fastened to strong iron bolt inserted
in the butt end of the pine. The remains
were carried up the oak tree and lashed
to the trunk SO as to be in sight. The
trap was set, and Giles proceeded to OBJ
literate foot marks. At once Hall yelled
in a scalp-raising tone Here he
comes - Sure enough, an enormous
and apparently enraged bear was making
rapid headway toward the mourners un-
der the oak. Before Giles got started in
the ensuing race Hall had taken the lead
by good many lengths, leaping wild
coffee bushes six feet in height with ease.
The roaring of the ferocious brute in the
rear accelerated Giles speed until he
was exhausted. when he ventured to look
back and note with grateful heart that
bruin had given up the race. He shouted
to his companion, who was some four
hundred yards ahead, but Hall continued
the race until he reached his cabin.
| The two now concluded to wait some two
hours. Giles had no weapons with him,
and when the time expired Hall ad-
vanced trivial objections, but offered to
lend his rifle. AS Hall is acknowledged
to be bold and skillful hunter, Giles
pressed him to explain his apparently
cowardly behavior, and the blushing and
suffering friend said that he was recent
ly engaged to the reigning belle of West
Point. Giles shouldered the rifle and
started in the direction of the trap. He
found the epicure with his left fore paw
in the trap, which he had dragged some
five hundred yards, tree and all. When
he caught sight of his jailer his rage
knew no bounds in his efforts to get at
him, but the trap and the tree, which
had become fastened in the underground,
held him securely. Giles says he lodged
five balls in the bears ears, which all in
effectually fattened. Balls fired at the
head only penetrated the skin. Several
shots in the region of the heart finally
brought him down, but he did not die
until three hours after. When the mon
ster had been skinned, his head, back Of
his ears, was found to be two feet ten
and one-half inches in circumference.
The carcass when dressed weighed
II, ,453s pounds. 1t is probably the largest
bear of its species ever seen in Califor-
mia. The skin is a very fine one, and
Giles intends to present it to President
Hayes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
Words of Wisdom,

Omission of good is commission OF
evil.
1t is absurd to be serious about trifing
matters.
He that lends to all shows good will,
but little sense.
The memory should be storehouse,
not a lumber-room.
You may gather a rich harvest OF
knowledge by reading but thought is
the winnowing machine.
Keep the horrors at arms length.
Never turn blessing round to see wheth-
er it has dark side to it.
The great master of even single in
strument of music is indeed a wizard.
He chains us in the slavery of delight,
and is the only despot that rules over
willing captives.
Advice is offensive, not because it lays
us open to unexpected regret, or con-
victs us of any tault which has escaped
our notice, but because it shows that we
are known to others swell as ourselves
and the officious monitor is prosecuted
with hatred, not because his accusation
is false, but because he assumes the su-
periority which we are not willing to
grant him, and has dared to detect what
we desire to conceal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
A Sharp Trick.

In the Glasgow Herald is related as
sharp trick as ever was played with
horse-flesh, and that is saying a good
deal A match was made between a cat
tie driver and farmer, the bet ESQ, as
to which of their horses would first
reach an inn in Linlithgow, driven from
Edinburg, the first at the goal in full
harness to receive 9100. One of the
wagerers, fearing to lose, ordered spe-
cial engine and horse box, then allowing
himself after the start to get. behind, on
coming to station he put his team
aboard and by special train soon reached
Linlithgow. The other man drove quiet
ly on, much delighted to find himself
alone on the road, but on reaching the
inn was told to his disgust his opponent
had arrived there twenty minutes before
him, his horse in full harness being first
at the goal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
THAT BIG FROG.
How the Guileiess Policemen of IL Detroit
Station House Were Taken In.

How the Guileiess Policemen of II Detroit
Station House Were Taken In.
It was remembered afterward that he
had sneaking, low down look, and the
boys were sorry that they didn't arrest
him as the Nathan murderer. He called
at the Ninth avenue station and asked if
they had an aquarium there, and if they
didn't want Lake st. Clair frog to put
in it, and he added:
Gentlemen, it is a frog which I
caught myself, and he really ought to be
on exhibition. 1 never saw frog of his
size before"
"How large is it? inquired a SER
geant, instinctively glancing toward the
top of the coal stove.
Gentlemen, I hate to give you the
figures, because I'm stranger, replied
the man.
"There's some old whoppers up in
the lake." put in one of the relief squad
"Ive seen 'em as big as stove-cover,
and even bigger"
We'll, some one ought to have this
frog who can feed him up well," said the
stranger. Il amt much on natural sci
ence, and I've seen about all there is to
see, but this frog-great heavens Some
man ought to take him round the coun-
try p
How did you catch him ?" asked the
captain.
Run him down with q tug and threw
fish-net over him."
"And he's a monster, ell ?"
GA monster Well, L don't want to
give you dimensions. Three reporters
were at my house last night to get his
length over all, breadth of beam and
carrying capacity but I wouldn't let
them in. 7 don't care for the glory of
the capture, but simply desire the ad-
vancement of the general interests of the
State"
I've heard sailors tell of seeing
frogs up there as large as nail keg, but
I thought they were lying" observed
the sergeant.
"Nail keg! Why, dye suppose I'd
come around here with frog which you
could put into nail keg '
"I suppose he'd go into a barrel, -
tremblingly remarked the sergeant.
Gentlemen, you may have sailed
across Lake st. Clair" coldly replied the
stranger. "but its plain to me that you
never showed boat through the marsh
es. Would I fool away time on frog
no larger than barrel Would tug
boat chase such frog?"
81 shouldn't be bit surprised if this
frog was as large as hogshead," said
the captain, "I've seen 'em up there
even larger than that"
GA hogshead Gentlemen, I see that
you don't care for this frog, you are will
ing that I should ship it away to some
other town. Goodbye, gentlemen"
"Hold on |" called the captain, hold
ing out his last cigar. "We believe you,
of course. If you said this frog was as
large as a wagon-box should believe
you, for I've seen 'em up there fully as
large as that. Please give us the dimen-
sions of this frog"
The man Lit his cigar, took a pill box
from his vest pocket, and shaking out
frog not over three days transformed
from pollywog he quietly observed:
4" Gentlemen, get out your tape-lines!"
When they rose up he had vanished.
Not single club hit him. detroit Free
Press.