The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-03-20

life aud damage to property resulted
therefrom. A dispatch of the 18th says
the misery in Szegedin increases. A vi
olent storm is raging, tho water con-
tinually rises and is now two feet above
the level of the Thesis. Only six huns
dred square metres of the city remain
unsubmerged. The States Railway
carried away 10000 fugitives gratui'
tously in one day. The damage to
property is reported at over 81 100000,
and thousands have been lost.
JEFF DAVID, who was convicted upon
circumstantial evidence for the murder
Of the Franklins in Abbevlle County,
in 1877, and sentenced to be hung, but
afterwards respited, now turns out to
be innocent of The crime. Joe Arnold
and another negro named Fisher, we're
the real murderers. Joe was captured.
but Fisher escaped. Arnold's wife was
implicated in it, and she told on the
others. JEFF David has always denied
any knowledge whatever Of the crime,
but the evidence was too strong against
him for any one to believe him.
HAMMERsN1rH, England, bears the
palm for the most sensational notice Of
religious service. The following ap'
pearsd in pribt there: "The 18th Ham
mersmith Corps will take up arms
against the Devils Kingdom on Sunday
next; firing to commence in the Broad
way at 10 o'clock. Every member to
muster in iha Broadway at 6 for gen.
eral attack upon tho enen'y's kingdom.
Captain ". Bould, in the presence OF
the Commauder.in-C Chief, will eoliVer
his charge to the members of the corps,
and explain the many advantages offered
to those who will volunteer to join the
army" The notice was signed: "The
| Coumandsr-in.Chief Of the Salvation
Army"
PLOT TO EscApE.-Yesterdsy, Col.
Lipscomb, the Superintendent of the
penitentiary. discovered a we'll and
deeply laid plot on the part of some OF
the couvicts to force the guard and
make their escape. About twenty-five
colored men who were in fer long terms
of from Eve to fifteen years, had made
arrangements to rush to the guard house
when the bell rang at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon, seize the guns there and
fight their way out. Two of the gang
| informed on the rest, and Col. Lipscomb
made preparation to give them a warm
reception. But before the hour arrived
it began Ito rain, and 80 he ordered
them to the prison IN squads under
strong guard and had them locked up.
The ring-leaders will be treated to balls
and chains.-Rcyister, 18Th.
ARMS IssyED.-We learn from the
Columbia Register that the Adjutant
and Inspector General has succeeded in
obtaining some arms in advance Of the
payment of the appropriation for that
purpose made by the Legislature at its
last session, and has issued the following:
Forty>6ve artillery Sabrcs TO tho Marion
Artillery, Of Charleston. Ooo hundred
Cavalry sabrcs and belts to Gen. W. W.
Humphries, of Anderson. One bun
dred Cavalry sabres and belts to Gen.
J. C. Anderson, Of Spartanburg' Fifty
Cavalry sabres and belts to the --
Cavalry, of Darlington. Fifty Cavalry
sabres and belts to Capt, Fuller's Com
papy, in Laurcns. 1t is also expected
that further supply of arms will be
obtained for other compaules. The Ad-
jutaut and Inspector General also bought
two pieces from the Columbia Flying
Artillery, which he afterwards issued
to tho Beaufort Artillery, under the
command of Capt. H. NJ. Stuart. This
company is handsomely uniformed in
the new style.