The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-30
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Hugh died with the disease. Every
other member of the family was down.
The Vatican will shortly take steps
to re.establish relations with the Mexl-
can government. If the negotiations
should prove unsuccessful, the wants OF
the Mexican church will be supplied IN
the best manner possible without the
Intervention of the government.
The Spanish Vice-Couusel at Puerto
Plata, San Domingo, has been dismissed
for sanctioning the arrest Of two insur-
gent generals who had taken refuge on
board a Spanish steamer, and were al
terwards shot. The Spanish govern
mept has demanded satisfaction from
San Domingo for outragiug the pro-
lection of her flag.
There is no money 10 the Treasury
except what is put there to be paid as
interest on the public debt. All the
appropriations made by the last Legis'
lature are exhausted, and the various
salaried officers Of the State will have to
wait for their next months salaries till
the taxes come 10 in April or May, or
borrow money at one or one and quar-
ter per cent. month at the banks.
The dignifed Chin Ian Pin, Chinese
au ubassador, wore at the White House
reception, the other day, an underskirt
Of maroon silk, with on overdress of
dark brocade, the texture of which was
frightened by mixture of gold thread.
This gorgeous dress was completed BY
a fur.lined silk over-garment, basin
Ishaped hat, and an able, diplomatic ex-
preston upon his. wise and handsome
face. ... p.
| WAS IT A PlRATE.-Fhe captain OF
a ship recently arrived at Queenstown,
writes to the LIoyds, that he saw fifty
miles west of the Fastnet, on the 10th
Inst, a steamer alongside of burning
wreck The steamer ordered him Tn
keep his course, aud say nothing about
the affair under the penalty. tYY.s9& 9&f hsosEth not the
ah5earaneo a oabheffng aEbhffnga -merrhantuan or
mau-of.war. She had $50 or 200 men
on board, apparently English.
ELECTION FRAUDs.-In the United
States Circuit Court, at Jacksonville,
Fla, op the 23rd inst, Judge Settle
sentenced the BreyarA~ county canvass
ing board, convicted of making false
return of the election. Lee, the county
clerk, was sentenced to three years, and
Wright and Johns, sheriff and justice,
respectively, to ops year each in the AL
bany Pcnitentiary. Lee is also State
senator from Brevard county. All the
other election cases were continued until
the May term Of court,
GREAT alarm prevails throughout
Russia on account of the rapid spread
of the plague up the river Volga. 1t is
very fatal, as very few, if any, recover
who take it. A rigid quarantine was
enforced against Astrachan, where 1t or
iginated, but the panic stricken inbabi-
tants of that city fled in all directions
and spread the disease. Germany threat
ems to establish o military gordon of
10000 men on the frontier, in order to
keep out refugees FROM the infected
country.
A FATAL shooting affray occurred on
the 29th inst, in Wayne county, Miss ;
growing cut of a misunderstanding be-
tween three negroes Riley, Thomas
and Dennis Alexander, and three white
mer, Presley, Thomas and Walter
Gamblin-brothers-about the possession
of some land. Both parties were armed.
Yesterday, near Red Bluff, the Gamb-
lin brothers were ambuscaded by the
negroes who fired upon them, injuring
Pres. Gambl;n, and fatally woundiug
Thomas Gamblin. who has since died.
The Gamblins returned the fire, killing
Reilly and Tom Alexander on the
spot. Dennis escaped.
THE whipping post is said to have
worked we'll in Virginia. Cases of pet
y larceny and the criminal charges of
he State have sensibly fallen off since
is adoption, and the senate stands by
he lash by decided majority, on mo-
ion to repeal the law sauctioniug it's
lsc. A colony of 900 negroes working
n Pender Co., N. G. quarry, have
adopted the whipping post,
u order to suppress thieviag among
themselves. Tic jury Of their own
hoice finds the guilty party out every
ime, and the plan seems to bo sue
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