The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-03-13

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and burned his own house, and as the
flames devoured it kept the neighbors
at bay with double. .barreled shotgun.
He then proceeded to throw a large SUN
of money in gold and notes into the
blazing ruins, and finally blew his
brains out in the presence of the horr1-
fed crowd. '""."
Natchez, Miss. is threatened with
the fate of Vicksburg, namely, deser-
tion by the river. The recent rise OF
the Mississippi river has thrown the
towhead near the Louisiana shore, and
there is now current running on the
Louisiana side which threatens to cut
away the bar there, and throw it upon
the Mississippi side directly in front OF
Natchez. e'"*' . s.- @, r1,-' a. :
The inhabitants of Finland (Russia)
bury the dead only on Sundays. To
preserve the bodies for the day of funer-
al they are put in the cellars where
milk, butter, cheese, eggs and other
articles are kept The doctors have
taken ground against this custom, and
have given alarm by declaring it to be
one of the surest ways OF propagating
such contagious diseases as cholera and
typhoid fever. .+ ;-..,. ........
The Russian newspapers complain
that the fuctuation in the grain trade
Of Russia and the rapid change in
prices, are caused by competition from
the United States. As soon as Ameri.
can supplies are brought to market, sale
of the Russian grain decreases, and
hence many Russian farmers are i'm
poyerished and cannot pay taxes. As
the prosperity of Russia depends large
ly upon the grain trade, it is important
that full information concerning the
crop of American cereals should be OBJ
tained;. and it is suggested in st.
Petersburg journals that Russian con-
suls in the United States7be required to
ascertain the state and prospects of
the American crops, and to assist in
promoting the grain trade OF Russia.
The soft-repeateds story that - the
.Quakers are decaying body does not
seem to be true, for an English journal
asserts positively. that not only has the
falling off in the number OF, members OF
the aociety been checked for many
years, but q comparatively rapid growth
has also taccurred during the last few
years. Thfs is marked BY the increase
of someaof, the older - me- etingse sof the
body both IN Epgland and Amerioss and
by the spread 8f the denomination into
other countries1 if evenon d small scase.
Notwithstanding emig grstion, there 5asDs
iefjol n Norway "a; AN and u Ds6fBsiE, baSi and
"'monthly meeting "ahas been estab,s
lished in Syria. Some time ago q
Friends mission was begun at Mount
Lebanon, and there are score. OF men,
bers there. i iii 2ai5a.. EGj ,-l,i
The trial Of Chinaman for assault
and battery in the police court OF San
Francisco has brought, out, q strange
story of q Chinese girls unhappy ex-
periences. She said that her parents in
China had sold her to "a gray-haired
LADY, for twenty dollars when she was
ten years OF age. She was resold to
Chinese doctor in San Francisco named
Lila Po Tai. This doctor has several
wives, one of whom sold her to China
man for $40. Her market price gradu:
ally increased to $3.50, and BY the
time she was twenty years old she had
changed hands dozen timos.. Recently
she heard that she was to be sold to- Q
Chinaman living in the interior, OF the
State, and it was in consequence OF her
refusal to 90 that the:assault was com
mitted and the disturbance created that
brought the case before the public.