The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-01-01
Editorial Items.

AT last accounts, General Grant had
reacIed Malta 10 his great European
tour.
JUDGE T. ]. MAcKEY delivered an
eloquent and instructive address on the
the 9th December before Richland
Lodge No. I A. +. NJ. Ills suhjcci
was " Woman in Masonry
TIE publication Of the Marlboro
Plantcr has been resumed by Messrs.
Brown & Co. Col. Dudley, the former
editor Of the Planter, will continue to
write occasionally for it.
BISHOP HARRIS, Of the new Episco.
pal Diocese Of Quincy. Illinois, Is ar
ox. Confederate soldier, who was q law
yer in Alabama when the war began.
He served until its close, and only in
1869 entered the clerical profession.
JUDGE NoRTnRoP is said to be con-
dlcnt that Mr. Hayes will re nominate
him for the Office of District Attorney
for South Carolina as soon as Congress
meets aguiu. Judge Carpenter and
| Corbin are also working for the ap-
pointment.
RUMoRs Of peace reach US from
Europe. Turkey has appealed to En-
gland and the latter power is reported
to have addressed warning note to
Russia touching her approach to Con-
stantinople. Blu. it is thought Turkey
must 90 down, and the war must end.
THE Legislature is looking into the
Columbia Canal fraud, and it is net
improbable that sufficient evidence will
be discovered upon which to base an
indictment against TX Governor Scott
aud others for conspiracy to defraul the
State.
Ir is reported that the Democrats,
who Joined Conkling in his war upon
the President in reference to his ap.
pointmcnt for the port Of New York.
have abandoned their alliance, and will
hereafter support Mr.. Hayes against
the extreme wing of his party.
TIE Amendment to The Constitution,
requiring that tax Of two mills shall
h. levied and collected annually for
educational purposes has been ratified
by the General Assembly. With the
funds raised in this manner, and the
amount derived from the poll tax, the
public schools will be abur dainty pro-
vided for.
Honest John Patterson is reported
convaescent. 1t is understood that
he will take three months furloueh
for rest and recupcration, and that he
will not pair" with Democrat during
his al sencc. unless the Radical Sena.
tors cease their abuse Of him. BY so
doing, he woa'd Place the Senate in
the hands of the Democrats, provided
G. onover would vote with them.
TUE PLANET MERCURY.-The Spar
tanburg Hcr'id Of last week contains
the following, which we refer to orr ju>
venile astronomers:
Copernicus, the great astronomer, re-
grctted on his death bed that he had
never seen the planet Mercury. Any
keen eyed boy in our county can see it
for few nights before and after Christ
mas this year Christmas night will
be the best night, aI the planet will
then be fsrIhe>t from the sun. But
sou may begin to look for ii week or
more before that date. About one halt
hour after sun set look low down in the
south west in line between where the
sun sets now and the evening planet
Venus. Mercury never fingers long
behind the sun, and for this reason 1t is
not often seen. lie is Il brilliant. flash
ing little fellow. Planets usually do
not twinkle, but he may perhaps seem
to you to twinkle. as he 81 near tie
horizon. If you have clear horizon
towards the south west, you may see
rare show for nothing. VIII some
For girl who never has seen Mercury.
him up, and tell us through the
about it? II he wishes any
outside lessons" let him give
it. The planet sets Jig -
an huuYaft6r iho syn,