The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07

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that they decided legally to adopt
as their daughter; but just as the pape
were ready fer signing Mr.. Terra
made up his mind that he Yo%1)
her as his wife. AsSx NQ NJ I
her.
THE Russian Government is making
preparations Tor trying $40 Nilbilists
who are now confined in prison at Odessa.
Many of them have been in prison since
1876, and of these six will be tried sep
arately for attempting to murder one
of their associates whom they suspected
Of being in tie pay Of the police. Du-
ring the course of the examination the
garrison will be increased and the police
supplied with revolvers.
The Standards Calcutta corrcspon-
dent says thai information has been re-
ceived from Simla to the effect that the
Ameer 10 his recent reply said he had
been anxious for British friendship,
out that the British policy CHANGED
with each n4w viceroy. The Amesr
declared that he is open to make new
treaty, that lie is not bound by any
Russian alliance, and did not invite the
Russian embassy to Cabul.
IT seems that the steamer Georgia,
recently wrecked off the Pacific coast,
was lost through the ineficiency Of the
captain, who was in the cabin with two
women Of doubtful reputation when the
ship struck. When he came on deck
and saw the condition of affairs he cried
out in q muu;il:n manner "Lowcr the
life. boats, save the passengers, and then
pitch me overheard" 1t is pity his
last injunction was not promptly
obeyed.
The uureiling Of the monument
erected to the memory Of the Confede-
rate dead at Augusta, Ga, on Thursday
last, was splendid affair. Fully $4,000
persons were on the ground. Addresses,
we're delivered by Governor Colquitt of
Georgia, Governor Vance, Of North
and many o'her prominent mon. The
monument il sevcnty-six feet high over
all. A statue ten feet high, represent
ing Confederate soldier, surmounts
the top.
DISPATCHES from Sedalia, Mo, say
that Thomas G. Cockrcll, nephew of
of United States Senator Cockrcll, was
found murdered last Friday morning
in the store cf NJ. f. Stolls, at Ridge
Prairie, Saline County His skull was
fractured aud his throat cut. The sup
position is that he was murdered ny
tramps during Thursday night, as the
victims pocket and the money drawer
of the store were riAed. Mr.. GOckrel(
was clerk in the store and slept
there.
In view Of the general dcstitutloa il
-nsemFu4s; Eru OF me u1m6srenrrre BUS
;pension Of business caused by the
plague, the .Apalanehc of that city calls
on the moucyed men who own the busi-
ness buildings to cancel the rents OF
the stores for The time during the epi-
demic. Residence property, also, 1t
believes should be exempt. This
the Ara1rnche naturally considers but
a comparatively slight contribution On
the part of the rich citizens toward the
alleviation OF tie general distress.
EVEN the poor printer has had full
share OF the yellow ftTer. a revised
list Of those who died and are GONZALES
cent from the yellow fever in each of
the newspaper Offices in Memphis,
Tenn, has been prepared, and shows a
sad record. In the Appeal Office nine
teen died, twentv-one are convalescent
and two escaped. In the Aralanchs
there has beca thirteen deaths, ten are
conyalescent and five were not attacked.
In the Ledger Office but ono escaped,
four deaths occurred and nine employees
survived the attack and are again at
the case.