The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-02

ject of organizing Catholic Hierarchy
in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will shortly
he signed by the Vatican and Austria
It is stated that twelve new Cardinals
will soon be appointed, three OF whom
will be foreigners.
One hundred and eighty deaths from
scarlet fever occurred in New York last
week, an increase of eighty over the
week previous. So marked has become
the increase in this disease that the
board of health has taken action On the
subject.
A Reuter- telegram from Constantl-
noplc says that Greece has expressed to
the Powers her satisfaction ut the lniti-
a.ive taken hy the Porte appointing
commissioners to negotiate upon the
frontier question. Greece intends to
come to an understanding with Turkey
without the mediation Of tho Powers
THE LONDON Daily Neus publishes
a dispatch from Lahore, which says :
"The reported submission OF Yakooo
Khan is not confirmed to date" The
Vicsroy of India telegraphs to>day that
Major Carignari reports that there is
no further news Of the Amecr or ia.'
koob Khan. lie also announces that the
KhaE of Khclau desires to join US in an
advance on kandahar. -
ANDREW WOODS, q notorious rascal
who has been dodging the law for q long
time, was surprised and arrested IN
Coopertown, near Florence, on nday
BY the Messrs. Powleys. Woods quietly
submitted, aud promised if they would
not handcutf him he would 90 along
He did not 90 very far before he made
violent grasp for Powley's gun, and
missing it, continued to run, whereupou
Mr.. Powley shot him down. He lived
until Monday, about 10 o'clock, aad vas
turned over {, the coroner and his jury
1t is expected that the Sultan vii
shortly issue an trade, at the request ot
Caratheodori Pasha, minister OF for.
eign affairs, decreeipg the appointment!
of a second ncgotiator in the discussion
relative to q de6nitive treaty of peace
with Russia. Negotiations will com
meuce Immediately. Russia, it is said
will not exact from Turkey the inme'
diate settlement of the indemnity, but
will accept the promise of future ar
rangemeut. As soon as The treaty is
signed, the evacuation of Turkish ter
ritory by Russia will begin.
THE London Daily Ncys says: "ln-
stead of Christmas turning the tide OF
events or reviying the cotton trade at
Blackburn, the markets have gradually
dwiudled, and this week there has been
less employment than ever. Six mills
are at a stand. still through bankruptcy,
and others are definitely closed for
three weeks. Those best verscd in the
cotton trade say that the prospects Of
improvement are far from immediate.
The oldham cotton trade strike, ap-
pears to be approaching an end, as
there are large numbers Of operatives
returning TO work at the reduction of
wages. 1t is calculated that 100000
spiudles have been res,arted during the
past Two weeks at the reduced rates."
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL, on the 9th
ult., made statement concerning his
financial affairs, IN which he says that
for building lots, churches, asylums, in
which are over four bundled orphans,
seminaries and their support and va
rious necessities, he had to beg or bor>
row considerable sums, and is now pretty
heavily in debt. lie cannot accuse
himself Of having spent anything in
waste or extravaganza, aud if the Pope
will not relieve him from the duties Of
his Office as requested, he trusts iu the
goodness and charity of the clergy and
laity to pay all. This statement was
made ut the request Of number of
prominent Catholic clergymen who as
sure him Of their united support in the
effort to pay all claims against him.
A LOVE story with n tragic ending is
from Cincinnati. For over
year young law student there has been
paying attention to young woman
whose parents at last looked upon him
as az aspirant for her hand, and were
quite willing to give their consent. The
young persons, for some reason best
known to themselves, while taking a
drive last April, decided to 20 to a jus.
tice of the peace and get married. Du.