The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-21

The Druid priests professed to be
able to grant happy future life to all
their followers who fell in battle.
Why is it that some old men will
deliberately get drunk and make FOOLS
Of themselves on the public streets 7 -.
The peanut venders of Columbia are
laying ir large supply in anticipation
of the early assembling of the Legisla-
ture.
Lieutenant Governor Simpson is act
ing Governor during the time Governor
Hampton is laid up. With his broken
leg.
Many people complain Of hard times,
Judging from the number of idlers on
our streets, they must have very easy
times:
We have not altogether made up our
minds yet. Whether We will study
arithmetic in the Pe-kin or the Canton
dialect.
Rev. Mr. Hartwell, who has spent
twenty years in China as missionary.
lectured in the Baptist Church last
Sunday night.
Now is the best time of the year to
put out fruit trees if any one wishes TO
have an orchard. Shade trees will also
do much better if planted now than at
any othor time. D..
A petition is being signed by many
citizens to have the present schedule on
the Camden branch of the s. O. r. K.
remain in force. instead of the one that
is' to 20 into effect on next Monday.
It is earnestly hoped that the next
Legislature will make the crime of per-
| Jury punishable With at leaat one thou.
sand lashes on the bare back and ten
years in the penitentiary at hard Ia
Dor.
The Board of County Commissioners
met last week and passed many bills,
but gave no checks on the Treasurer as
tha: gentleman had not officially IN
formed them yet that there was any
money 10 the treasury for the county
A painful rumor made its appear ance
on our streets last Tuesday, to the effect
that the condition Of Governor Hamp'
ton was very critical. We are glad tc
make the statement that the rumor haf
no foundation in fact, and that the con.
ditiou of his excellsucy is as we'll ~
could be expected.
Since the country papers have stop
ped charging fee in money for pub
lishiug marriage notices, the happy pair
have now even stopped sending the
long accustomed fee of a small piece Of
wedding cake to touch up the palate oi
the "deyil." He wishes evil to al
such selfish couples Er.
The artist on the Graphic who ha'
the handling of pictures of war always
has three or four officers in front of thu
men, waving their swords and foamins
at the mouth. Some one should tel
. him that infantry officers are always il
the rear of the line, and they never for
get their positions, either,--Er.
He was being taken to the guar'
s house Saturday by policeman Drake
t ford; and his actions would imply tha
he was going very reluctantly. All
once he stopped his resistance and said
o 81 shay-Billy-I wish 1 wash Tor
pedo-I do,--for I would explode-an
e blow you into atoms-by George
would w
The Rev. E. NJ. Piuckney, who
just now making himself so odiousl
conspicuous in Kingstree, in connectio
with Swails and the intimidation bus
ness, was once pastor of the DeKa|
: Street Colored Methodist Church her
u aud was we'll thought Of by our con
munity generally, except, perhaps, tn
IL merchant whom he swindled out {
y twenty-five dollars cash borrowed.
:. The feecy staple has been gather:
from its original place Of formatio
~ and most oil !has been giuned. Son
10 has been sold for seven cents q poun
and some for little more than tha
while there yet remains good deal
,e first hands, waiting for rise. Nom
ii is scarce; business is dull; the ides
y November have brought no iudicatio
le that circus is travelling in this dire