The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-05-14

iugt0n to aid the Lee nonument
Association. Only one Southern
Senator and two Representatives at,
tended. The Augusta Chronicle says;
off Southern Representatives are
afraid to show their admiration for
Robert Il. Lee, they had better be
superseded BY men who are not quite
so squeamish."
AFTER reading our esteemed contcm'
porary, the Ledger, we conclude that
the Democrats Of good old Lanca3ter,
mean TO give majority Of Eve hundred
or ashousand in favor Of Hampton and
Good Government next fall. The LED.
oer contains accounts Of ths reoreaniza'
tiouof old and the formation of new clubs
in everv quarter the county. Keep the
ball moving.
Is supplement o newUaper.Y This
question was decided in the affirmative
az ". learn from the Abbeyill- papers,
bv Judge Msckey at the late term Of the
Circuit Court for Abbevillc County. A
prisoner was convicted Of burglary, and
one of the grounds upon which motion
for new trial was based was that no.
,ice Of the special term of the court hnd
not been given according to law. which
requires two weeks notice in Dewspa-
per-tle fact being that the second
weeks notice was published IN the sup
plemept Of one Of the Abbevillc week.
lies. The Judge held that tho notice
was legal.
GEN. GEORGE Crook, the obstinate
Indian fighter. is reported as giving the
opinion that Gen. Custer did not lose
his life in his last Indian fight through
rashness, that brave soldier having no
means of accurately knowing the num-
bers of the Indians he was in search of,
and discovered, only when it was too
late, how vastly he was outuumbered.
Gen. Crook is Of opinion that had Maj.
Reno done differently from what he did
he would have lost all his command
Gen. Crook reaches these conclusions
after having visited and critically ex-
amined the scene Of the Custer mas
sacre
Following close upon the revelations
concerning ths Louisiana and Florida
frauds, is the announcement that Tim
othy Hurley, who was one Of the Hayes
electors in 1876, and who is not un.
known to the people Of this State, con
templates telling at an carly day what
he knows about the manner in which the
vote Of South Carolina was counted for
Hayes and Wheeler, instead Of for Til
den and Hendricks. It will be .remem-
bered that Timothy "threatened" to
vote for Tilden. because he thought
Hayes did not carry the State. His
confession viii be looked for with iu-
terest.
The ADMINISTRATOR Cow.-Pass-
ing through the White House grounds
yesterday. / saw COW that furnishes
the administration with milk. For be
il known that the administration keeps
four horses. but only one single solitary
COW. President Grant bought his milk
ready made, but Dir. Hayes, who is of
more economical turn Of mind, has it
made on the premises. The aforesaid
COW is an animal oe some consequences
to the nation for mans humor IL al
fected by his bile. and his bile is affected
By the milk he drinks; 90. if this COW
should sour Mr. Hayes stomach he
might in somo woy make US fell it. II
is not pretty specimen of q COW, being
rather lautern-jawed than otherwise,
and with "crumplcd horn
but in view Of its intimate relations 40
the administration bowels, it is an in
cow, nevertheless But she
ought to be kept away from the garlic
patches, or there may be trouble in tho
WashingfoR Letter.
AN onterprisine president Of female
college tried to 'come it" over the Press
Association 10 Charleston last week
but to. very little purpose. Somehow
the newspaper men didn't take very
kindly to any such free advertising
dodge and the city reporters were re-
spectfully severe in letting the thing
alone. The. system about which We oil
heard may be very right and necessary
10 the complete circular development Of
Gcmalo character, but the beet possible