The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-26

Cyprus is unsatisfactory. There has
been new outbreak Of the fever and
twenty. one deaths since the occupation
commenced. There are 400 sick out OF
1922.
GOVERNOR HoUsToN Of Alabama
will issue a proclamation making Octo-
Der Sd day Of humiliation and prayer
to God that the pestilence may abate in
the infected localities, and that other
States may be spared.
GOVERNOR AXTELL's application for
troops to quell local disturbances In
New Mexico has been denied, the At
ney-Gcneral deciding that the posse
comitatus section of the army apprsprla-
ton bill prevents compliance.
GOVERNOR HAMPTON has go far re-
gained his health as to be able to enter
the canvass again. He addressed tie
people of Greenvile on Wednesday, the
18th inst, and the people Of Sumter
on Saturday, the 2lst.
On Sunday afternoon last most
atrocious murder was committed upon
colored man named Both Stewart, by
another colored man named George
Hughes, on Mr.. Geo. W. Hills planta>
ton, near Fish Dam, Union County.
THE rice crop along the coast have
been greatly damaged by the recent
high tides backing salt water over the
fields, and floating away rice that had
already been cut. 1t is estimated that
along the Waccamaw and Pee Dee alone
so, 900 bushels have been lost.
J. MADISON WELLS has announced
himself as an Independent candidate for
Congress in the Fourth district OF Lou
isiana. Madison Wells is just the sort
of material for an Independent candi-
date, but without returning board his
chance is hopeless, even in the Fourth
Louisiana district.
THE Republican papers have persist
emily charged that poll tax provisions
10 South ern States as prerequisite to
voting we're outrageous injustice to the
negro. And yet Massachusetts has
passed similar law, which has just
gone into effect Not only this, but
several other Northern States have had
similar provisions all the time.
BEFORE the Russian army took up
its line of march for home a grand re-
view took place at San Stetano. Three
hundred thousand troons, infantry, cav
airy and artillery, filed past old Todle-
ben and the crowd Of English, French
and American nobs, civil and military,
who had been gathered 10 witness the
spectacle.
A HOSPITAL is to be erected at onca
in San Francisco for the admission Of
the leprous Chinese, who are becoming
entirely too numerous to please tho in
habitants Of Frisco. The Chinese seem
to have no fear of the loathsone disease,
and are neither careful about contract
ing it the emselves or communicating it
to others, and only when forced into
retirement will they leave the society
and associ alton of their class.
Mr. MURcH, who has been ele cted
to Congress by the Maine Greenbackers
over Mr.. Hale, is the secretary of a
stonecutters' union, and has been the
headcentre of all the strikes and trou-
bles on the granite islands. ln his
speech accepting the nomination be
said that he had never seen the inside
of shoolhouse since he was sixteen,
that be was not 4 speaker; and that he
did not own a dollars worth of pro-
perty.
THE bill to allow pensions to the sur
viviug soldiers of the Mexican, Black
Hawk and Florida wars did not pass at
the late session of Congress, but is still
pending, and will come up at The next
session. The postal route bill also
failed to pass, the Senate having tackled
on to it an amendment giving a: bsidy
to steamships for carrying the mails to
Brazil, to which arrangement the House
very properly refused to agree.
A STIR in Washington social court
circles is spoken Of in special to the
Cincinnati Enquirer cit is announced
that when the darkey Senator Bruce,
returns from Europe with his bride he
will keep house in this city. If be
does, the fact will probably disturb the
social equilibrium hereabout somewhat.
The custom would require Cabinet la
dies and Senators wives to first call on