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famous mare Clementine, record 22l. She Is
now tn IN Gaeago, but will soon be shipped to Ken
record ~, is third on The list She viii be bred
g e Straththore. Her dam, a Dlnck marc by Black
pnlasher, n,, 1hat Col Conlcy recently purchased In
W! be brrd to Won Arnim. by Sentinel record
2:S. Mary Coleman, by Black Donald "a full
,' brother to Joe Hooker the sire Of Maud Macey1,
Gray's Mambrino, to Eghert. Mary Coleman and
Adelaide arc In foal to Strathmore.
q. Last June Jerry, Monroe, of this city, paid
SS!st SSsaO To- Tor the gray geldtng Charley Ford, the
SUCCESS us rrottur last summer the readers Of
th1s paper are familiar. and Of course, the ami
mars H., value was greatly enhanced thereby.
into Monroe's place and offered him $1,000 cash
Tor Ford. 1t was ut oucs refused, which shows
there IS ono nan in Chicago that considers d
nlst~cinss trottcr good property to keep.
The announcement that Mr. o. B. Hi1lreth, Of
Newton, kas., has purchased Of Messrs Runnels
and Vance, same place, hAlf interest in the
ffhorqnshored fo1 pst stallion Astral brings to mind The
Q87D, when he started three times, winning each
event tn fast time. At Lexington, Sept. Q, in
INC t Cot stakess three-Huartors of a mile, he led
I'olun, and Count La Grange In l:l9>x, and at the
same meeting, three duys later, won the Colt and
Filly Stakes, one mtle tn 1:4;s. the fnstest race
Nashville TINT fsIl. % He % was by % Astsro9. d md
!1!s oaul was L4url Nhltc the dAln OF Alice
Ward, etc.
The Sportsman pubshcsa very interesting ar
Ilcln concerning the famous Hungarian mare
h1nscem, who hus won every race lii which she
started. She came out rs IL 2-year-old In 1876,
teen, Ia 1873 fifteen, and ia 1915 Twelve, making
iotal 1o or hfty,tour races won and none lost. In
1878 she made her only visit to England, being
entered In the Goodwood Cup which she won
easily, her opponents being Lady GolightIy and
PaReant- For the past two years she has been
cnrrying most extraordinary weights In most Of
her races In tho vain efforts Of the hnndicappcrs
to bring her on even terms with tho horses
aEuinst whom she has cuntcndtd, aud In her Iast
1:tcc, the La'lics' Stakes, Ut Iudn- Pesth. had
13s pounds on her buck Kiuscrm is English
bred rs to her sire, being by Culnbuscnn, out OF
Water Nymph, by Cotswolu. Winter Nymph was
purchased for d trltlc by Mr.. RIuscovitz, Hun
gatan tnerchnnt Of Duda-Pcsth. and by him bred
to Ca1lbuscan, the horse huvlng beeu purchased
~ the Hungarinn Government when +-year-
Old. the produce Of the union being kinscern.
Tho mare has always bren trained by John Hesp,
an EnKftshnnn, vino has public Stable near
Duda. Pcsth: Her name, translated into English,
would be = Darling"
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Tlse Darwin Family.

For sevefal generations the Ddkwin family has
been distinguished for an intelligence far abore
the ayerayf, which In two cases at least has
risen to tho rank Of genius. Almost all its mcs
ber baxe ssaze scientific tastes and have
SUCCESS. We read that Robert DaT1xi13 VII ~
father Of Erasmus. was man given to sciencc. e
be Left tw 5oRs Robert Wafas poet and
latter FIVE reached maturity: Charles whn ha5 .n9
already be9on,e tit7't7:e,tshed ns m aratnst Iau
when be died from the effects Of q wound re-,
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A List of the Winners on the
Running Turf Last
- Year.
Some Inside Facts About the
' New st. Louis Jockey
Club.
Rumors that the New 0rganiza-
ton Is Only the Old One
81 in Disguise.
An Offer Of $4,000 for Charley Ford Refused
Gossip Of Tie Tratk-Poreign Notes.

WINNING THOROUGHBREDs.
As the beginning Of the racing season is now
ut hand. those interested in the sport will lind
the table given below Of great value. as it gives
in condensed form the performances Of oil
the horses that performed creditably In this
country last year, the number of races won by
each, the times they were placed second and
third, etc. As matter Of convenience in refer
ence. the performances Of the American horscs
in England were also included, the names Of
"the Yankees being marked By an asterisk:.
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LOCAL NOTES.
This ercnino .I.n ci,e1c.. xtlj ho fy,ron nj
Hoolcy's ty the Dickey Liucard COMPANY.
G. .,.,,. ,.a1,.a,.. ,4~.
Az :" H'aut' LULA > a4ent Aeaene" Ing Guy
yesterday. IottA reappeaEs ut McVicker on the
18th.
1.-a, .,< ,,,-~
- - funofeo tlae ol1s Emerson auo dooley
have separated and that Billy has joined Hav
erly for two years.
AeneaTsals t, are in progress Tor the production
m,el!, he hisa1 Gant'neers' which Will occur Ut
H"Ses's On Apr1lS.
1.-The Galley Slave" will he reproducnd nj
HaycIly's on tho l5rn. Rarticv crnncts ~ mr.
riye here on the 18th. ~ -
r,.-
me 1ullowlng telegram explains itself: It's a
ou., aild l's same Is William MCDONNELL Ny-
Mah --aD HyMd1L
John Brol1yha1n's S new play. "Home Ru1o. or.
Justice. for Iry.nd viii it. n,xsi,,cad ,,r Horer'
iy's New Torx Theatre. in snr;1 "~ 4'"' ca
Ihe management Of Hooley's say they are
E1ahing unusnn1 preparations Tor the coming
uru4ncuon CT ;" "Hearts u Oak, which occurs on
Inc 1aah. ,:-;. -.>~i
Louise Fonard dramatic render. will give an
Ar, 1T Oriental Hail, No. 70 La Smile street,
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asement. The General enters the house on the

agerneut. The General enters the house on the
29th inst.
John T. Raymond goes to the London Gaiets
next season.
Tomorrow evening Mr. Lester " aliack makes
his reGntrance in his theatre. 1.-The Liar" will
be the comedy.
Barbara Parinovia Kossiackvaskajl is the
maine of the latest Russian theatrical star. It's
good name for a streamer
Robert Spiller. Mary Arderson's agent, and
Estelle Mortimer. of ''The Galloy slnve'' com
pany. we're recently made one and the same par-
ty ut Cleveland
:, 4, 4 Norwich N. " paper cruelty remarks:
The finest portion Of the Burgess Minstreis
performance last night was not given because it
hud all been pasted on the bill bOartls.',
1t is said that the society bellies in Washington
now affect the banjo. which they !. ..sting tn
play. Theyrc NOT content with the ard.nary
obtaining costly ebony and ivory Instruments
Lolita i recent visit started this ''booln-"
Cura Morris' new play, ''The Soul Of an
Actrcss tecently produced III San Francisco
etsa eneesssfully T. said t9 be founded upon, an
fit Of Jealousy uses lctfre dc cacd To fupr1ss'n
her lover. and afterward rclents, and not only
lAbors for his releuse. but consents to his MIR
rtnge with her rival. The part is said to exhibit
Miss Morris in her best vein.
Really little worthy Of record in the way of
dramatic novelty has occurred during the past
week. not only here but elsewhere. We haven't
even new piny to speik of as having seen the
light in New York. Philadelphia. Boston, or In
SIN Frnnciscn. There the managers have either
bccl presenting the attractions which have al
1sn.1y secured place in public favor, or they
have been engaged in the work of revlvns.
The last theatre In the country outside Of New
York, Boston, u1,d San Francisco to throw over
tho stock co1npauy system is the Philadelphia
Chestnut The Chestnut 1nannGer finds that hts
pertjnacIty does not pay, for he has not only M
nonuced TINT he will have no company next
se;.su, but that the salaries of the present ex~
cc1tent com puuy are reduced third. fc snys
that in only three weeks this season did the re-
ceipts equal expenses, the loss often reaching
<l,a0
Erininf venturoli. who, it is said. has appeared
III the theatres of Paris. London Berlin. st, Pc
tersburg, and New York as dunseust, and who
brought with her fortune in diamonds when
she catt1ie 10 America mol many years ugo, Is now
ektng out u living by begging from door to door
in New York City. She wts arrested the other
day and brought into tho Tomb, Police Court
upon complaint ut bankers and brokers. The
woman had bten annoying then, by going TO
their plnces OF business and begging. She up
pcAre bent iu form, her limbs distorted, and her
face bore hidtous expression. tho result Of
great suffering. With warming, tho Judge dis
charged her.
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GREEN-ROOH GOSSIP.
Spectacular nnclodr:ama, It Is said, will be the
sort OF thing at Nihlos under Hayerlys man
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
The following stars aud combinations will,
during the coming week, play at the places
named. Managers and agents please forward
routes by Friday Of each week:
:Attn!cfton~ Loeutinn- Date.
Antht my Ellis "unc!e
Tom Om'......,..,.~,..,..,Laf LAFAYETTE Ind d--.p d
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
A Grateful Farmer,

A thrifty German farmer in Kansas
wanted a second wife. The ladies oi
Kansas were unsatisfactory, so he sent,
says the Pittsburg (Pa.) Commercial,
to friend in that city and asked him
in brief, business-like letter to hunt
him up Wife in the smoky city. His
friend happ ened to be acquainted with
a comely German maidsn who was
anxious to be married, and pressed the
suit of the applicant in that quarter.
He sent q photograph of the lady to the
Kansas man, who wrote back that he
was entirely satisfied with her appear
ance and to send her on by next train.
He enclosed fare for her. The lady
boarded the first train, and arrived in
Kansas several weeks ago. She was
met by the expectant farmer, and in a
few hours they were joined in wedlock.
The sequel of the story is that the Pitts
burg friend, who was driver for gen.
tleman in that city, received a letter
from the Kansas man, stating that be
7as so pleased with his wife that he
desired to reward his friend for secur-
ing the prize for him. Enclosed was q
deed for q fine tract of land in Kansas,
and the driver has gone out there to
settle down.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
On q Mexican Coffee Plantation.

There can be no place more beautiful
than these plantations of coffee, shaded
with orange trees and bananas. There
are about 1000 trees to the acre, at
this time loaded with ripe berries for
the most part. though some are in
bloom in plantation adjoining IN
other where the pickers are ut work.
The fruit tbs.t' is grown for protection
from the sun pays all expenses Of the
cultivation and leaves the coffee at the
net profit cf the investment.
The first plantation visited was that
of Mr.. Fink, where there are $4,000
bearing trees. Here there were MeXi-
cans slowly pounding the coffee in q
great wooden mortar, holding about a
half bushel, in order to remove the
hulls. General Grant asked him why
he did not use a machine to do: the
work. and with prejudice always
characteristic of people in respect to
an Innovation, he replied that this was
the beat way.-Cnicaso lntey-OcsGn.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
A Story OF the Cotton Gin.

Some man, says q Georgia paper, will
yet make q reputation in writing the
romance of the cotton gin. We all know
how poor Yankee tutor came to teach
the children of General Nathaniel
Greene in Georgia, riding from Con-
necticut in a sulky, and seeing the diff
Guilty attending the handling of cotton.
then produced in small quantity, put
his wits to work and evolved the rude
hint of the gin now in use. / heard 8
story the other day from Mr.. John NJ.
Guerrard, of Savannah, who I think
got it from Mr.. Nightingale, the son-in.
law of General Greene.
The story runs that one day at a din.
ner given by General Greene, some Gu.
riosity was expressed to see the inyen.
ton of young Whitney, which was
then being operated in little house
near by. After dinner the company
went out to the house and Whitney was
exhibiting his seed machine, when il
was discovered that he had to stop il
every few minutes in order to clear the
cotton away from the cylinder. Mrs;
Nightingale observing the annoyance
that this caused and the embarrassment
of the young inventor, with the quick
wit of q woman, took her silver comb
from her. hair, and pressing its teeth
gently against the cylinder, cleared the
flint away as it turned. o1this gentle
act of courtesy the world is indebted
for one of the most valuable ideas con.
nected with the gin.
Colonel Tom Howard contends tina,
the invention of Whitney was really
very unimportant, and consisted simply
in the use of one cylinder instead oi
two, substituting bent teeth for the
second cylinder. The really important
progress made in the cotton gin was
made by a Wilkes county man, who
substituted the saw for the bent teeth.
It took long time in those days to get
a patent, and while waiting for it the
inventor was terribly worried by men
who were trying to get the points of his
invention that they might pirate it
Colonel Howard says that sorne men
disguised themselves as women, and
then gained an entrance to the old out,
house, in which the gin was hidden and
obtained = knowledge of its parts.
Neither Whitney nor the Wilke:
county man made any profit out of TIM
invention. ..........
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
Jumping One Hundred Feet.

Thomas Boyd, young man about
twenty-eight years of age, has accom-
plished the feat tfot jumping from the
bridge which spans the Ohio at Louis
vile, KY, into the falls below, a dis
tance of about one hundred feet. About
three Sundays previous he jumped off
in presence of few friends, and when
he claimed to have performed the feat
the public were 10th to believe him; so
about two weeks afterward he an
nounced his intention of making the
leap, and was on hand at the appointed
time, as was a large crowd, but the
bridge authorities objected, and the
police interfered. He then determined
to jump off in privacy and let only the
reporters and few personal friends
know the time. At go o'clock he and
a favored few, about fifteen in all, pro-
ceeded to the bridge. A skiff was in
waiting a short distance below the
bridge, and at four o'clock, everything
being in readiness, Boyd, dressed only
in trousers and shirt, stepped up the
ruling and leaped into the rapids be-
low. He turned one somersault and
had.hardly turned the second when he
struck feet first, and after being under a
few seconds appeared on the surface.
The boatmen caught him and he was
brought TO shore. The fall did not
hurt him in the least. There was nine
feet and eight inches Of water where he
Jumped. Although young in years, he
is an old diver. and has jumped off 3
number Of bridges in the United States,
among which are the Guyandotte, near
Huntington, Ohio, and bridge at De-
catur, Ala. His last leap he considers
the highest and most brilliant of all.
He was born in Belfast, Ireland, and
has passed most of his years on the
ocean
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
A Remarkable Operation.

Some weeks ago Thomas Coulter, OF
New York, had d nose put on him by
killing q middle finger, taking out the
bone and afixing it to the bridge of hia
nose. A detailed account of the opera.
ton was published at the time. About
three weeks ago, says the New York
Herald, the plaster of paris bandage was
removed from his face, and careful ex.
animation showed that the finger had
grown fast ito the site of the former nose.
DR.. Sabine at once decided to sever the
hand from the two joints which were
thereafter to serve as nose. Tommy
was rendered partially unconscious by
the use of anesthetics, and the amputa.
ton was performed without much
trouble. During the two months in
which the finger had been growing to
the face The blood had retrested from
the hand and arm because of its pecu-
liar position, leaving them as white as
snow. Shortly after the operation the
tube through which Tommy bleathed
was removed from its position in the
larynx. The patient at present is in a
peculiar position. Tt order to have a
shapely nasal organ the second joint OF
the amputated finger was crooked 80
that the elbow forms the top of the
nose. The end of the finger was stitched
to the upper lip in a neat manner. The
next step in the process was to remove
pieces of skin from the cheeks and fore
head, and allow them to grow on the
lacerated and stitched portions of the
new nose. The consequence is that
there are no nostrils at present and
Tommy breathes through his mouth
and ears. In order to avoid this incon-
veniens mode OF inhaling and exhaling
an operation is shortly to be performed
with q view of providing that new or.
gan with nostrils. Coulter's articula-
ton is good, but his voice sounds as
though he were speaking through a
rams horn. The surgeons in charge of
the case are confident that they will be
able to remove this impediment very
easily. The wonderful patience which
Tommy displayed during his trying or.
deal enabled them to operate with more
success than in ordinary cases. 1t is
proposed to remove all scars from his
lace by the process of skin grating.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
Road Locomotives for tho West.

The steamship Erin brought recently
a number of road locomotives alld trains
of wagons destined for the far West,
where they will be employed in the
transportation of minerals and general
merchandise. They weigh about seven
tons each, and are rated at twelve 10
fourteen horsepower. They have hoIi-
zontal boilers, which are fitted with
large hre-bo1es for burning almost any
description of fuel, and water tanks are
affixed capable of holding a supply fot
three or four hours. The engines are 30
arranged that they can be used for turn
ing fixed machinery. The driving
wheels are seven feet in diameter and
twelve inches in width, and the steering
or front wheels are four feetin diameter
and nine inches wide. An important
advantage in the road locomotive is that
in case of need the road wheels can be
replaced by the ordinary fange wheels
for running on rails. Those brought by
the Erin have an important addition, in
the shape of winding drum, fitted to
the driving axle, capable of holding
from fifty to one hundred yards of coiled
rope, which can be employed in hoisting
heavy weights and in hauling the
loaded wagons up otherwise imrracti-
cable grades.
One engineer and two laborers are all
the manual force necessary for the man:
agement of each train, and on moderate
roads, with grades not exceeding one
foot IN twelve, each engine will haul
from ten to twelve tons of paying load,
and travel at an average speed of three
and one-haf miles per hour. Two or
three wagons, each capable of contain
ing from five to six tons weight, and the
engine form the train. The wagons are
coupled together and to the locomotive
by strong coupling bars, and the whole
train follows exactly in the track of the
engines, even when turning sharp
curves. The total cost Of hauling by the
road locomotives, it is estimated, will
range from five 70 ten cents per ton per
mile. varying with the condition sfroad
andload. This is probably not one-fourth
of the cost OF doing similar work with
mules. The ordinary mule team, con-
sisting of sixteen mules, with heavy
wagons capable of holding six to ten
tons, will not average more than two
miles an hour. The first cost of the To-
comUtive, with its train of wagons, COM
pares favorably with the first cost of the
mule team and wagons Iron Age.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
A Monster Of the Ocean.

Giant squids, says a lecturer, have
been known to exist for several hun
dred wears, but it is only with ten OF
twelve years that we have obtained any
definite information regarding the North
American species. At present, several
distinct species are well known. They
closely resemble in structure and ap'
pesrance the small squids OF the New
England coast, which are used as bait
by the fishermen; but they attain grand
dimensions, and are only exceeded in
size by whales and the largest kinds ol
sharks. The largest one yet measured
had length of fifty-6ve feet. The fe-
rocity of these creatures, as of all the
deyil-6sh, has been greatly exaggerated.
They seldom attack man unless first pro-
voked, although they are large enough
to cope with boatload of men. They
probably feed largely upon goldfish,
which are very abundant in the northern
waters which they inhabit. All squids
are rather nocturnal in their habits, and
seldom come to the surface in the day
time. This is especially true of the giant
fellows, and all that have so far been
observed were evidently more or less
disabled or diseased or they would not
have appeared. Most of the specimens
that have been taken were cast upon
the shore in dead or dying condition,
and only in one instance has perfectly
lively specimen been encountered; ne
was captured in herring-net on the
coast of Nova Scotia. Twenty-Five
specimens of very large size are now
known from the coast of North America,
and of these the lecturer had examined
pine, mostly in a fragmentary condi-
ton. One of the most perfect speci-
mems obtained was secured on the coast
of Newfoundland in 1877, and taken to
New York, where it. has since been
exhibited at the Aquarium. This
specimen was cited by the lecturer as
an example of the great extent to which
these animals are reduced in size by
shrinkage in a preserving fluid. Since
it has been kept in alcohol it has shrunk
to less..than one-half its former dimen-
sions. These huge squids of the North
Atlantic belong mostly to single genus,
which has been designated as architeu-
tsis-srch-squid or arch-devil-fsh-a
very appropriate nams. The American
specimens CT this genus represent two
species, called princeps and Harueyi;
they are mostly confined to the coast OF
Newfoundland, and probably inhabit the
deep fords off that island.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
Excited his Curiosity.

"Deadwood," said the stranger, put
ting down his haf-eaten slice of lemon
pie and taking long pull at the milk,
"I went there when the first rush was
made for the hills. Rather q rough
crowd the first lot, you bet; more
wholesome now. When rot there I
was dead-broke-didn't have q dollar,
didn't have a revolver. which q man II
often need out there worse'n meals
vittles. was prob'ly the only man in
the hills who didn't carry firearm, an
was some lonesome, tell you. The
only weapon / hed-I'm blacksmith
was a rasp, a heavy file, you know,
bout eighteen inches long, which I car
ried down my back, the handle in easy
reach just below my coat collar. Under
standp Like the Arkansaw man carries
his bowie knife. Lust don't drink an,
don't meddle with any other mans
drinkin'-that's all. One day. hedn't
been in Deadwood more'n q week.
was sittin' in s'loon-only place mai,
kin set to see any society-when feilet
come in, a 'reg'lar hustler, with his ca
full and quart over. He'd . revolver
on each side of his belt an looked
vicious. Nothin' mean about him,
though. Askt me to drink. Not any,
thank you,' sez I. Not drink with me!
Me! Bill Feathergill! When I ask Q
tenderfoot to drink I expect him to
prance right up an no monkeyin'! You
hear mer , ].
"Well, when his hand went down fol-
his revolver, whipped out my old file
quicken fire I'D scorch feather an
wiped him one right across the face.
When he fell I thought I'd killed him,
an the s'loon film up with bummers ]
sorter skinned out, not KNOWN what
might happen. Purity soon chap in q
red shirt came up to me. SEE he, You
the man as ke-arved Bill Feathergilll
Cos, eff SO be as you are, eff you don't
went ev'ry man in the hills to climb
you, don'tyou try to hide yourseh-the
boys is askin' fur you now
"It struck me that my friend had the
idee, so I waltzed back and went up and
down before that s'loon for nigh three
hours. I'd found out Bill wasn't dead
an was bad medicine, but it wouldn't
do to let down. Purity soon I saw my
man a-headin' for me. His face had
been patched up till it looked like the
closing out display OF retail dry goods
store. There was 80 little countenancs
exposed that I couldn't guess what be
was a-aimin' at, so I brought my hand
back of my collar an grabbed my file.
"Hold on there; hold on SEE he,
gimme y'r hand, I'm friendly, I've go'
nothin' sgin you, not a thing, but.
you'll pardon my curiosity-what sorI
of blamed weepon was that
rp'"-Hdrtford Courdnt.