The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-19

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herders.
The Grand Duchess of Hesse, Prin-
cess Alice Of England, died on the l4th
inst Of diphtheria. She was in state
of unconsciousness from 2.30 a. m until
the time Of her death. The Grand
Duchess was The third child and second
daughter of Queen Victoria. She was
born April 25th, lS43. Her father,
the late Prince Albert, died on Satur-
day, December 14tR, 1861, a remarkable
coincidence.
THE only preu'ium on gold now at
New York is substantially not on the
metal at all, but upon gold paper. That
is to say, as the secretary of the treasury
has stopped The issue Of gold certificates,
the banks hoard the latter, the public
offers small premium for them, on ac-
count Of their superior convenience to
coin. The treasury pays out for called
bonds and interest some S36,000,000
in gold within the next four weeks, to
say nothing Of the regular business Of
resumption. For the purpose Of pay
ing duties, or buying exchange, of
course the gold paper is as good as the
gold, and much less expensive to count.
store and transmit.
THE British bark Onaway, Captain
James W. Wilmot, now at Boston from
the Mediterranean, reports that on the
first of August last, on her voyage from
New York to Trieste. when the vessel
was near some small island in the
Grecian Archipelago, two Greek sea-
men attacked the mate, fatally wound
ing him aud afterwards attempting to
kill the boatswain and seaman, both Of
whom had their skulls fractured The
Capt. fired upon the mutiucers, wound.
ing one, when they both jumped over
board and were probably drowned. The
wounded men we're left at Malta. The
mutinecrs probably intended capturing
the vessel aud running her in among
tho islands.
Docs IN & GEoRoIA.-For the past ten
years the dog has been an issue before
the Georgia Legislature, the sheep own
ers making a vigorous effort to thin out
the ours and protect their focks by
taxing the canine. Two years ago a
tax passed the House, but it was killed
in the Senate on constitutional grounds.
The constitutional convention which
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and there isa good prospect that the
present session of the Legislature will
add 100000 to the State revenue by
taxing male dogs 25 cents and females
twice as much. Every man who fails
to return his dog for taxation, according
to the provisions Of the bill, is to be IL
able to s5t61s' OF ten days in the chain
gang, and the State will pay so cents
for the scalp of every such cur.
AFFAIRS in Europe and the East are
quietlng down. The Turks and Russians
are both tired Of fighting, aud are set
Ting all their misui deastandings in a
peaceful way. The British in Afghan
istan arc having everything their own
way, the Afghuns making hardly any
resistance to the victorious march of
the invaders. We may look soon to see
quiet restored 10 that country By Great
Britain gobbliug up the whole thing as
conquered territory-meanwhile, Rus
sia stands of and looks on with amaze
meat, wondering how it is that she
cannot dictate her own terms to Turkey
after whipping her, on account Of Great
Britain interfering and claiming a voice
in the settlement, while Russia is not
allowed to say word in the settlement
,f the difficulty between England and
where Russia has SO much
1t stake. -
ABOUT q month siuce mill at Mount
jarrie, Columbia County, Fla, was set
IN FIRE BY four negroes. The superin-
endent put the fire out before much
lanage was done. While the superin-
endsnt was absent from his house, the
negroes entered it ard beat his wife
everely, aud compelled her to show
hem where her husbands money was.
they obtained $500. The men were
rrested next day, confessed the crime
nd were committed to Jail in Lake
'ltY. About a week since rhe Jail was ,
urned and the men we're removed to
he court house. This morning, at 3