The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25
bIoodcd stock altogether to take the
places of the common kind now raised. /,

tank court, in South Carolina, Il negro
swore a lie at I'm. The Tarboro South
ernor says the solicitor was instructed to
draw bill for perjury; the grand jury
found it true; trial and conviction at once
cnsued, and by 5 p. NJ. the perjurer
was sentenced to the penitentiary for five
years.
| Dublin (Ga.) Gazette: We learn that
there is not sufficient quantity OF labor
in the county to house the cotton crop OF
the present year, and, furthermore, that
some farmers in various parts Of the
county have lesorted to very unfair
means, and arc actually going to the
fields and hiring the laborcrs from their
employers.
Educational progress is apparent in
many counties in South Carolina. In
Fairfield county many districts have petit
toned the right of local taxation, and
upon the expectation that these pc
titions will be granted, several graded
schools have already been established.
State and county courts were closed
in San Antonio, Texas, last week, inhon-
or of the circus. Families came from a
distance and camped near the city for
three days before the "big show" and,
when it came, there had to be three cX-
hibitions in one day to satisfy the anx-
ious sight-seers.
I The Mississippi Valley Cotton Plant
crs' Association held its annual Meeting
at Vicksburg this week. The president,
in his opening address, said that if the
planters of the south would only raise
the feed consumed by their teams, it
would add to their wealth every year
1872, 100000, which they now expend for
this item.
Dallas (Tex.) Herald: Two or three
years ago an cnterprising lightning-rod
man, with prophecy in his soul and faith
in his heart, visited the Valley View
neighborhood, in Cook, county, and rod
ded every house at good figures, taking
notes therefor, payable when therailroad
reached GAINESVILLE. 1t has reached
GAINESVILLE, and that agent wants his
money.
Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette: A COM
pany composed of eX-Senators Dorsey
and Mcdonald and others have recently
! purchased silver mines in Colorado for
the sum of $75O,000, and the purchase
money paid in cash. 1t is reported that
both of our ex-senators have. recently
made enormous sums by lucky invest
mcnts in mining stocks.
Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Free Press: Mr..
j. NJ. Yearwood showed us on Tuesday
Il red careless weed which grew on his
farm in this county, it being twelve feet
high, ten and threc-quarter inches around
ut the ground end, and had limbs upon
it that measured seven feet in length.
Mr.. Yearwood stated that it had seed
enough upon it to sow tcn-acre field.
Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times: a farm
cr of McMinn county was arrested Sat
urday by U. S. revenue officer for sell
ing sevcnty-fve cents worth of tobacco
Of his own production. He was found
guilty and thrown into prison, where he
must remain until the Federal court con-
I!vencs in Knoxville about Il year hence.
He will then bc fined perhaps 500.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the South in regard to the man.
ufacturc of sugar from the sorghum
plant, which, with the new varieties of
plants, promise to be both practicable
and profitable. The interest has attained
such proportions as to warrant the or
ganization of the Mississippi Valley
| Cane Growers association, which will
hold its first annual meeting at st. Louis,
Mo-, commencing on the Sd of Decem-
Der and continuing several days.
Shelby N. c. Aurora: The first
case Of corporal punishment in this
state since 1866 occurred in this place
last Saturday. When General Holland,
boy, was convicted of an assault up
on the person of Julia McSwain, Judge
Buxton informed his father that he
would not pronounce sentence if he
would thrash the boy in the presence Of
the Sheriff. The boys father took him
into the Sheriff's office and executed the
sentence of the court.
Clarksville (Tenn.) Tobacco Leaf: For
some IllC lNcTc HIS DCCli NOuos e, W
whether the Owensboro and Nashville
railroad would run by way of Spring
field, Tenn, that place not being in the
airline by several miles, but the ques-
ton has now been settled on very favor
| able terms to Springfield. The demand
made upon that place for the diversion
was $4,000. The committee appointed
to raise the sum failed, and rendered the
company as bonus four acres OF. ground
and a fine brick depot building, which
Colonel Cole accepted, and now the
Springfield people can rejoice.
Richmond (Va.) State: II is sad to
think that the burning of the Academic
hall at Hampton was the work OF an in
cendiary black man. This institution is
supported by the government, the State
and the people for the especial benefit OF
that race, and it WAS a matricidal hand
that applied the torch. An appeal has
been made to the country for money to
rebuild the hall and cover the loss by
Gen. Armstrong, and We hope it will not
be in vain. This is among our most use
full institutions, and in the success Of its