The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-11-27

| thc colleges N the country. Three years
! study is rcG.lireCl, and the course Is graded.
| Rc"itaIiouS and monthly written cXhlnlna-
! tiunS form prominent features. examination
| iur the decree is also conducted Ill writing.
Columbus (Ala.) Times: California
and other Pacific States have so long Kept
| the eve; oi the goli-nrIntlnG world III that
direction. that the ricn veins ol the precious
metal, which run in broad and ineXhaustlble
! lines through Alabama, have almost beer lost
sight of We have often been told ~ old
! Caliinrnians that. with the same machinery
and effort, more gold could be taken from
some oi the Tallapoosa mines than taken
| from many Of the most popular on the Pacific
| coas" Tn former years we knew something
of the gold veins OF old Tallapoosa, especially
| of those about the once famous Log Pit
mine, and can say that they, unskillfully
worked. yielded many thousand dollars worth
of gold. .. f.-. III =. ..,
| Helena (Ark.) World: Trains are
running now upon three railroads out of
Helena, the Arkansas Midland, Mobile
and Northwestern, and the Iron Noun
tain and Helena, which place us, in
point of railroad enterprise, in advance
of every place in the State but Little
Rock, and we should be on Il par with
the State capital if these roads had out
side connections which We trust is not in
the distant future.
\ Baltimore company has found a
copper bonanza in the mines at Ore
Knob, Ashc county, North Carolina,
where 700 men are employed, and about
100000 are annually disbursed to the
inhabitants for fuel, etc. A correspon-
dent of the Baltimore American says
six additional! furnaces are to he erected,
and Il railroad being built to connect
the mines swith Greensboro. The month
ly product of pure copper is 100000
pounds.
Helena (Ark.) World: As the chan
mel of the Mississippi runs very near the
sand-bar Immediately in front of the
CITY, and as it is becoming more ap-
parent daily that our cotton shipping
facilities from below are getting worse
and worse on account of the rapid
change in the river there, it is proposed
by those of our shipping people who have
a great amount of cotton to haul to build
a tramway across the bar to the waters
edge. and have the steamers receive from
there.
Charlotte (N. c. Observer: The cot
ton compress has done a big business since
the opening of the cotton season. Up to
date it has compressed 10000 bales, which
is more than it did throughout the whole
of last season. 1t is still running con-
stantly, and is paving the owners hand
somclv. When the cotton is compressed
fftv-fivc bales can be put into a car,
against twenty-five, the limit when the
bales have not been compressed.
Richmond (Va.) Dispatch Man.
chester news: Saturday morning Il party
of fox-hunters from Richmond, includ-
ing several young ladies, passed through
this city to Chesterfield, where they
intend to have grand fox hunt. They
attracted much attention, and were
elegantly attired for the sport which
thev had in view. 1t is a novel thing
to see ladies indulging in this sport i'll
Chesterfield, but in the upper counties
it is Il frequent occurrence.
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: The numer-
Gus friends and admirers of DR.. Deems
will be glad to learn that he is soon 10
enjoy the pleasure of al extensive tour
in Europe and the east. After his long
and arduous labors, both as minister ard
editor, this men%X est-and refreslHnent
will no doubt be peculiarly grateful to
him. He is at present in this city on
visit to his daughter, Mrs. Verdery,
where he will remain for few days be-
fore returning to New York to prepare
for his journey.
San Antonio Herald: 4 farmer named
Thomas. who came into Terrell yesterday
to see the Great London show paid rather
dear for his sightseeing. He brought in
two bales of cotton, and hitching his
team, started for the, show, perfectly
carried away with the appearance of
things and in he vent. While he was
enioving the sights reckless sort of an
individual took charge of his cotton,
drove down on the square and sold it for
S15, which he pocketed and skipped out
with it.
Dallas (Tex.) Herald: The Indians
depredating upon and threatening our
Texas frontier are all residents of Mexico,
and raid into Texas from that country.
This being so, is not the Mexican Govern
ment responsible to this Government
therefor? But daas this Government
hold the Mexican Government RESPONSE
BILE for anything it might do or counten-
ance against Texas? Suppose band of
Indians under the jurisdiction of our
Governmentwa was to invade Canada, would
not the British Government hold us
responsible and make Us make amends?
Memphis Avalanche: Gov. Marks
will probably call an extra session of the
Legislature when the citizensof Memphis
decide precisely the legislation that is re-
uuired. If it is one per. cent. or Il
four cent. tax, let that be settled. Or, if
the Legislature is to be asked to donate
the state taxes levied in Memphis for the
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