The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-02-13

appointments, making 40 pages, two
thirds being in small type and rule and
figure matter. This was put in type at
the government printing Office in less
than twenty-foor hours, an achievement
unprecedented in type setting.
MYSTERIOUS MUEDEn,-Mr. John
son, young man who has been clerk
iog for Mr. G. r. Sowell, of this county,
disappeared op Christmas night. and
has been missing ever since. On last
| Monday some unusual marks about the
grave of an old eolored man, who was
buried some time in December, drew
the attention of some men, who decided
on exhuming the oolored corpse to as
certain the cause Of these signs, when
they found the body of the unfortunate
Young man buried on top of the coffin.
1t ia thought that the young man was
murdered and buried in this manner to
conceal the bloody deed.-Geraw Nc,os.
THE defnitire treaty between Russia
and Turkey. was signed on the 9th in
slant, and provides that all San Ste
fano stipulations which were modified
by the treaty of Berlin shall remain as
modified. The remaining stipulations
are abandoned iD favor Of the present
treaty, in which the war indemnity is
fixed at three hundred million paper
roublss, and the settlement is deferred.
The payment for the maintenance of the
Turkish prisoners will bs by twenty. one
instalments, but is moi to begin 'imms.
dia,ely. The examination of the accounts
is expected to last for two or three years.
The Russian evacuation will be COM
pleted forty da-s after the ratification
of the treaty.
CHIEF JOSEPH, Of the Nez Perces
Indians, who is now in Washington,
was asked the other day what of all the
works of civilization seen in this his |
first trip to the East had impressed bin
the most. 1t was expected that he
would name the Capitol, but he re-
piled, without u moments hesitation,
that the most wonderful thing he ever
saw or dreamed ot Was the bridge over
the Mississippi River at St. Louis. He
could build muuntain Of stone like the
Capitol, he said, but he could not build
spiders web that would stand alcne
in the air. He was afraid to cross it,
but as be saw the pale faces were not
afraid, he wrapped bis blanket around
him and trcmbled as the train went over.
The Arlington ejectment case now
goes to the United States Supreme
Court. The judgment Of the lower
court restores the estate 10 General Lee
aud calls for the ejectuent of all tenants
who have been in possession since the
transfer of the estate uuder tax sale
in 1868. This includes the United
States as tenant of tho National
Cemetery, $4,000 bodies of dead Union
soldiers that rest therein, and the Gov
erment Signal Office and Station at
Fort Whipple. General Lee having es-
tablished his claim to the property, is
now willing to part with the Natioua!
Cemetery portioa Of the estate for fair
price. Should the Supreme Court affirm
the decision Of the District Court, the
Government will undoubtedly purchase
the cemetery on the estate.
Tue latest news from the British
war against the Zula tribe Of Africans
comes by way of Cape Town, and says
that on the 2lst Of January British
column, consisting of portion of the
Twenty-fourth Regiment, a battery Of
artillery and six hundred native aux
illeries, were utterly annihilated near
Tugela River by 100000 Zuias, who
captured valu1b'e convoy, 1O2 wag-
ons, 1900 oxen, two cannons, 400 shot
and shell, 1000 rifles, 100000 pounds
Of ammunition, 10000 pounds of pro-
visions and the colors of the Twenty
fourth Regiment. 1t is estimated that
5000 were killed aud wounded in the
battle. Natal is in great danger, and
disturbances are feared in Pongolard.
Lord Chelmsford, commander Of the
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