The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-14

ington, D. G., has suspended. Too
much stealing for the profits of the bank
to cover.
THE latest news from Governor
Hampton says that he Is resting well
and improving, though he naturally
chafes over his confinement at such "a
juncture.
PETER FRoNAN, the man who mur>
dered his companion, Duncan, on y fiat
boat in Bull river, s. G., in June last,
and then fled On bark TO England,
has been extradited.
NEwBERRY county is sorely afflicted
-chills and fever, iiphtheria, measles
scarlet fever, meningitis, mad dogs, mad
hogs, iucend!arism, kicking mules, etc,
are some Of tia prevailing evils.
THE banke. Corcoran, of Washing
ton, has continued to dispense his for
tune during Lis lifetime by the gift OF
$50 900 to tho Southern Historical
Society, the cx-Confsderate institution
at Richmond. Va.
TELEaRA?is from Northern and
Eastern EurHpe announce heavy snow
fall. The Apprentices and Black For5ss
are covered, and the Swiss passes are
blocked with snow. In France the
rivers are very high and the Seins
threatens inundation.
AN indictment has been found against
D. H. Chamberlain for participation IN
the land wirlle, while c. p. Leslie
was land commissioner. AS soon as
Chamberlain heard of it in New York,
be Immediately left for Washington,
there to confer with his brother thieves,
and be safe from arrest.
IT is reported that D. H. Chamber
lain has determined to come TO Colum-
bia and stand trial if he is called upon
to do so, and answer any charges that
may be- made against him. If no does
come, We may be able to prove him
guilty and rut him to studying geology
at the expense of the State.
CArcHING Bio FRAUDs.-The grand
jury in the United States Court at Chi
cogo, on the St'. returned indictments
against John NcArthur, ex-poslmaster,
John W. Gregg, Edward A. Miller and
Wn. S. Gols"n, clerks. for cmbe7zlcs
ment of government funds. Henry
Grecnbaum. president of the the deiunct
German National Savings Bank, way
held in heavy bail for embezzlemcnt.
GREAT excitement exists in Darke
county, Ohio, over the acts of violence
committed by u band of Ku Klux
Some persons have been killed by them,
and others ordered to leave the county,
or they would be killed too. Where is
that old bloodhound, Merrill, So wea
known in ouI State for his vil!ainous
outrages on peaceab!c citizens, calling
them Ku K!rx?. Send him 10 Ohio
and SIC if he will act in the same man.
ner.
TIE vaul. Of The Stewart family in
| St. Marks clurchyard, New York, was
broken open en- the 7th inst, and the
body of the lac A. II. Stewart taken
theretrom. Mrs. Stewart hus offered
reward of s23 900 for the recovery Of
the body and proof 10 cauvict the thief,
or proportjonatc amount for the body
alone. The report that the detectives
had found q clue to the perpetrators Of
the deed is incorrect. The whole thing
is still shrouAed in mystery.
ARREST CT PROMINENT CI1rzEEs.-
Upon affidavits made by Faa5org and
the negro, Jo: Douglass, Of Darlington,
warrants have been issued against Col.
A. Law, the Hon. L. w. Cannon and
the three Mr.. Kellys for violation Of
the election av. Messrs. Spain, Boyd
and Nettles a.e defendants attorneys.
The parties refused to be arrested, but
will appear any day appointed. Yes
terday was the day appointed for the
hearing.
AFFAIRS il Europe appear to be un
changed. Ra,sia is building new iron
clads and keeping the ranks in the
army full, and holding her former posi-
tions in Turkey. England is still
growing and blowing, trying to frighten
somebody. The Afgbanistan difficulty
is still unsettled. England also has
trouble to keep her African colonies
straight. May of the English mills
have stopped, add others are running