The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-10-31

Woodham for the murder of Embery
Woodham resaltcd in the acquittal Of
the accused. The case occupied the
entire time Of the court for five days,
causing intense excitement and involv-
ing great expense. The defendant was
ably represented by Generals Noise
and Kennedy and A. c. Spain, Esq,
LIEUT.. HILL from the yellow fever
section, says that the suffering of the
people in the little towns on the Mis-
sissippi and few miles back is very
great and demands immediate atten-
ton. In some places, he says, the peo-
pie are almost starving, food being very
scarce and crops very scant. The peo~
ole can be reached, now that the
quarantine is being raised.
THE attorney. general, in accordance
with the recommendations of the acting
commissioner of internal revenue, has
granted the petition of some four hum
dred persons in North Carolina indicted
for violation Of the revenue laws. They
will be allowed to plead guilty to charges
against them, but their sentences will
be suspended during their good be-
bavior. They promise to abstain from
further violation of the law themselves,
and to uso their influence to prevent
others from violating the law.
The storm Of last week swept our
whole coast, and was the most severe
known for years. The damage to ship
ping is immense, and a great many lives
have been lost. Several steamers were
lost on our coast besides largo number
of schooners, brigs and barks. The
city Of Philadelphia had great deal OF
property dsstroyed-over forty churches
were more or less injured, and private
property was damaged to the value of
hundreds Of thousands. All the cities
along the coast sustained. losses.
The guards and employees of the
State Penitentiary have united i'll. o
written request to the Superintendent
of the Penilcntary, Colonel Parmele, in
which they ask that officer to address
them upon the political situation, their
rights as citizens, and their duties to
the State under existing circumstances.
Colonel Parmele will comply with their
request, and at an carly day will address
not only the petitioners, but all colored
men who have the interest of the State
at heart.
THE Cheyenncs have at last concluded
to surrender after defying the troops
and cold and hunger for nearly forty
eight hours, they came forth from under
the banks of Chaddon Creek on the
2Gth, Major Carleton having few mo-
ments previously notified them by his
guide that unless they surrendered be.
fore noon he would blow them from the
face Of the earth. After being dis
armed they were marched to Camp
Robinson, where they arrived at mid
night, and were furnished with CON-
Portable quarters and supplies.
The passengers Of the steamer
Georgia, recently wrecked at Punta
Arenas, arrived in San Francisco on
the 18th. They make considerable
complaint of the circumstances atten-
dant upon the wreck. claiming that the
officers of the Georgia failed to exert
proper control over the crew, and that
the latter actad like lot Of pirates, res
fusing to render assistance to the pas
sengers in saving their effects, and af-
ter the landing was accomplished re-
turned to the ship and helped them
selves to the baggage and other prop
erty of tho passengers.
AS SOON as the epidemic is over we
shall perhaps hear from the besieged
city of Natohez. To think that for
over ninety days that place has cut
itself off from all communication with
the world, even by mail ! What time
they will have reading up the back
news, and how surprised they will be to
learn that England is at war in Afghan
istan, Ben Brtler is running for Cover
nor of Massachusetts, the Glasgow Bank
has failed, and the Greenbackcrs have
gone back on the country! Come out,
Natchez, from "under tue hilp'-all
danger is nearly past.
The latest news from the old world
indicates that the TuIko- Russian diff
culties have not boon as thoroughly
settled as was supposed by the Berlin
treaty. A Vienna dispatch to the
Times says it is reported that the Rus
slams, far from resuming the retreat on