The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-04-09

have determined to present an equestrian
statue of General Lee to ths State OF 'ir-
sinia, to be erected upon the capitol
square at Richmond. The Herald says:
THE base and pedestal are to be OF
Maine and Virginia granite, trimmed
with Tennessee marble : that the contract
for furnishing tn, material of the work
has been awarde! to Stephen Milmorc,
brother of the sculptor, and that he has
been paid thereon the first inS'alimcnt
of $780,"
Gov. RICE, Of Massachusetts, was
prtilioncd by Boston a,h'is's to omit
from his Thanksgiving proclamation any
acknowledgment Of a God, AMI to say
simply that he appointed the day in ac-
cordancc with the wish of those who
desired it. The Governor begins the
proclamation as follows: "The Father
of Mercirs, whose power is Infinite, and
whose loving kindness is everlasting.
invites His people in His Holy Word to
make known their requests nut" Him
in every time of their necessity "
A ST. PETERSBURG dispatch says IN
fueptial and moderate politicians remark
that the fear of Enslanl's po'icy will
force Russia to occupy Consiantinople
and drive the Sultan from Europe. The
bellicose excitemt mt is intense, even in
St. Petersburg. The controversy be-
tween England aud Russi" is approach
ing that dangerous stage where the
poipt of honor mare and more engages
the attention. There is no difference
Of opinion about the real meaning oi
the treaty. 1t is not Russian pr'pon-
dcrancc. but Russian rule in European
Turkey.
TIE Rev. Mr.. Jasper, (colored,) oI
Richmond, nails his flag to the mast an'!
bids defiance to the adherents of 1
science that observes phenomena and
relics upon complicated mathcmat ca
calculations instead of sticking TO th,
Bible. The Billie is a good enough
scientific authority for Brother jasper
and lie preached another sermon las
Sunday to an immense congregation
demonstrating to his own satisfaction
and that of his hearers that the sun r.
yolyes around the Garth. The excite
ment among the dusky thcologlans o
Richmond runs high, and it viii b'
fortunate irthe dispntants do not com'
to blows before the end Of the discussion
is reached.
A New YORK letter Of Sunday says
members of the Assembly who are il
town to-day express the conviction tl'a
the MofIett bell pinch will certainly b'
adopted as the future regulator OF TIT
liquor business, the committee On cities
TO which it has been refcrrc1, bein!
largely in favor of it. The rrohibi
,ionisis arc rcsoluiely opposed 90 it, OF
the ground that it leealizes dram drink
iog and impa',a t" the liquor trade ar
additional sanction Of legality. The
Senate has been sounded on the subject
and majority there aae also said TO be
in favor OF giving the plan fair trial
Its advocates allegc that it would bring
IN New York alone an annual revenue
sufficient to pay the interest upon The
city debt, but that i probably an over
estimate. The feeling among th'
saloon keepers seems to be that they
had better take the bell punch, or the!
may get something worse"
GEN. GRANT writes as follows from
Smyrna, under date of Fcbuary 90. .'
his friend, Judge John +. Long. Of st
Louis "lf was where | was one ycal
ago. and for Tie previous soyen years,
would rnt most determined vote upnr
r the reputation bill--callcd silver bill
if it should receive the vote OF Congress
I fear it has passed, but hope if SO, al
business men in the country will worl
to defeat its operation BY refusing Il
make contracts except to be paid in gol'
coin" lie aludcs briefly to tho thirc
term talk, saying that he notices tha
some of the American Journals speculate
upon his designs in lrnve.ing abroad
and adding "They may know them, bu
if they do. do not | was under ih
impression that | was carrying ont
long cherished desire to tray0l and sr
as much Of the Old World as possibl
before settling down in home whrr
to spend the remainder Of my days il
quiet