The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-21
Governor McCLELLAN's thanks

UONERNOh WSOLELhaN
giving proclamation recommends that
in every church in New Jersey the op'
portunity be given to every one to make
au offering of mouey for the relief OF
the fever sufferers in the South, both as
a thank Offering to God for abundant
merciea towards us and pledge Of our
fraternal love to our afflicted felloH-clt
izeus of the South.
The Indian newspapers state that all
camels arriving at Quettah are detained
to be used in the advance on Afghanis-
tan if necessary. All officers on leave
here have been forrnorlly recalled. The
commander-in- chief, who is at Rawli
Plndse, appears to be certain that hos
tilities will commence on the 10th in-
slant. The Ameer has withdrawn two
regiments from Candahar and ordered
the Governor of the Pisheen valley,
near Quettab, not to resist the British
advance.
The Radicals throughout the North
are bowling over the "solid South" !"
and ip turn want to make "solid
North" to pit against the South. They
even assert that the South, thoush
small iu representation, will soon control
the whole government again as they
did before the war. One would infer,
frou the way they are going on, that
they are afraid We will soon have them
down and treating them as roughly as
they have used used US for the past
twelve years.
THE trial of Colonial Law, Hon. E..
W. Cannon, Mr.. Outlaw and the three
Mr.. Kelleys, for violation Of the elec-
ton law in Darlington which was set
for Wednesday last, was indefinitely
postponed by the Radicals to some
future day, which will doubtless never
arrive. The notorious Radica! runner,
Julius Fsaborg, the originator of these
cases, will, without doubt. find himself
safely housed in the penitentiary next
court for stealing tobacco. Good rid
dance to bad rubbish.
A special dispatch from Mount ster-
ling, Ky, to the Courier>Journal says
that riot took place there on the 10th
instant. in which from twenty to thirty
shots were fred. Two men were in
stantly killed and three others wounded.
Marshal Young in attempting to quiet
the disturbance was mortally wounded
Two Of the rioters, George and William
Howard, were wounded, one ianger>
ously; John Thompson, clerk and dis
party, was shot and instantly
killed while in the store in which be
was employed, the ballet being fred
4 window Of the store. Three
of the rioters have been arrested. The
sheriff aud posse are on tho trail Of the
others.
AN attempt was made to assasslnate
King Humbert, Of Italy, on the 18th
inst. The King and Queen arrived in
Naples at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and
we're enthusiastically received BY im>
menso crowds. Several persons in the
Strada Carbonara presented petition
to their Majesties. A man ut that mo-
ment rushed upon the King with dag
ger, and succeeding in iuaictiug q
scratch on his left arm, and slightly
Signor CARROLL iu the thigh.
The King displayed great coolness, and
struck the assassin on the head with his
sword. Signor CARROLL seized him by
the hair, and the assassin was immedi-
ately taken to the guardhouse. The
Queen and their son were in the car
riage with the King, and displayed
great courage. The assassin's name
is Giovanni Passanante. He says he
does mot like kings"
REUBEN RUSSELL, a colored desper>
ado, was killed On the 18th inst, near
Woods store, fourteen miles from
Bruuson, S. c. 1t seems that he bad
committed an assault and battery on
the child Of another colored man, and a
warrant was taken out for his arrest.
Messrs. David Gohaben and Long, with
another party, were appointed to exc
cute the same. Russell modo q des-
perato resistance, shooting one Of the
posse through the hand and inaicting a
dangerous wound with . sword on the
other. The officers immediately fired
on him, killing him instantly. Trial
Justice Goethe, acting coroner, held an
inquest 10 the evening, the jury render