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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1882-01-19
Come up and Sign It


Intendant Goodale has received q
petition, with the request that he
should get as many Of our peope to
sign itas possible, and then forward
it 70 SenatorM. c Butlerin order that
he may present it to Congress. 1t
is for the purpose of getting Con
gress to make an appropriation for
the Improvement Of the Santee and
its misunderstanding the Wateree.
All of our people who care anything
for the development of ourresources
should come forward at once and
sign it. II viii not cost them a cent,
and may be Of great benefit to them
in the end. Come to the JOURNAL
Office and give us your name. The
following is ccpy Of the petition;
70 the HonyreJic Ire Slna:e and House Of
Representatives Of tic CniI States Of
.lmrricn ia Coagr;@G -i$ssmblcd:
We. the umlers; gued, citizens Of the
.nUe Of South Gnr"lnn,' resilient in that
section OF the State w#tcrcd by the Sanicc
River and is tributaries, respectfully re-
-rcSent;
That the said riv,ris Of the utmost i'm
pnrtancn, IN n commercial point OF view,
10 the people Of said section aud to the
commerce of the Umi'cd Stlcs ut large: ::
!hal. heretofore. Congress !as made smAii
appropriations for Improving The "avis,a-
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A Washington correspondent of the
Hartford Times writes that the boss Of
the situation at the White House is 0
mulatto messenger whom the President
has brought from New York. On New
Years Day, when every one else was
required to pass through the parlors
without stopping, the new man violated
that order by seating two colored wo.
men on a lounge in the green room, and
allowing them to sit until the reception
was over. Tho police and all seemed
to be under his control, and he profess
es 10 hRee great influence with the
President, and wields influence enough
10 remove any employees Of the Mansion
who interfere with him. He must be a
kind Of Babcock in butternut.
(, In Talmage's sermon in the Brooklyn:
Tabernacle on Christmas day, be. said.
tJu all ages there have been great hearts
throbbing under rags; sympathies
under rough exterior; gold in the
quartz Parian marble in the quarry !.
and in every hovel Of priyatiou and
want wonders of exeellncce that have;
startled the world. All the great der
.liyerers Of. literature ard Of nations were,
boln in humble bones withoutfortune
or afidence, and from their own priya-
ton learned to spsak and fight for the
NlanY man has held up.
his pine knot light in The wilderness,
until all nations and generations. have.
seen i, and off of his hard crust Of
penury has broken the bread Of know
ledge and religion for the starving nils
lions Of the race"
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At,Town Hall.

trne Mcneil Family gave one per-
for nee in Town Hall last S&:ur'
da~ night The audience was rather
sml:l, owing to the fact that the peo>
pie gener2ly were unaware Of their
cor ,ng. However, those who went
wer, repaid for going, rs both the
music aud acting We're good, and
elected much applause. If their
coming had been proper y advertised
we .ve certain the hail would have
bee crowded, but It's no use for
an, ryupe to expect an audience i'll
thir 5ovn, no matter how good t cir
play ng uay be, unless they adver
tise Il gives dignity and tone to
the roupe nd makes the people be
liev tl1t it is worth seeing.
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1the Town Charter.

The Town CharGer.
LIZ 1S651'66 the Charter, of the
town of Camden, as obtained from
King George III about the year
1856, was still in possession of the
town and was framed and hung up
in the Council Chamber. Since
then it hassdisappeared, and no one
knows who took it. Council sare
anxious to know where it is, and any
information in regard to it will be
thankfully received by them. It is
apiece of town property, and no one
else has any right whatever to it.
IF any of our citizens have it they
should return it at .nce, as it is of
no value to any one but the town,
and is priced by it as relic of olden
timeS
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Fire.

The alarm of fire last Monday
night was caused by an attempt OF
some unknown party to burn the
store of Mr. }. T. Nethes., The fire
was placed under the rear part of
the store, and was making good head
way when it was discovered by two
gentlemen who were passing the
store about 1890 osslock. They
gave the alarm Immediately. In a
few minutes quite number Of per-
sons were on the spot, and with a few
buckets of water the fire was put out
It was fortunate that it. was dis
covered so soon, as the store is only
q few feet from the residence of Mr..
A. S. Barrett, and the residence
would certainly have been burned if
the fire in the store had not been
extinSuished. The wells in that
p,rti5n of the town are too. deep for
the fire engines to use the water by
suction. The damage done WAS very
ight-probaoly not more than $15
OF $50 only portion of the flooring
being burned.
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4 Sure Eemcdy for Smai Pox

I am willing to risk NY r'pntatioh
as a public man." wrote Edward liiae
to the Liverpool Mercury, '''I the worst
case of smallpox cannot be cured in
three days, simply by the use Of cream
IF tar,cr One ounce Of cream Of tartar,
dis lived in 4 pint of water, "r'-i a.
int rva!s, when cold, is a "cgar i,:t'ns
rcnaiy. Ii has cured thou-and-, never
causes blindness, aud avoids 'ci'o:s
lingering"
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FORM FOR REOPLES RIGHTS CLUBS

FORM FOR REOPLES RIGHTS CLUBS
Wr, the undersigned, eoroll ourselves
as Il PcoPle's Rights Club. and pledge
our !arth to each Gther and to all simi>
lar clubs, to use all Lawful means in Cu'
power to procure the lep,al o. the
general Stock Law and the election and
registration bill, and 10 maintain the
constitutional rights ana franchises Of
all ci!izcns Of this State against all en-
croachments whatever.
This club shall have as officers; one
prcsid nj, one vice-president, one Sec
rstary, and an executive comniLtee to
consist Of three memhess.
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Complaint.

Persons who have to travel on the
Camden ferry road are complaining
a good deal about the dead animals
that are hauled out there and left
near the road just below cemetery
hill. The 'carcasses, besides being
very offensive to the persons, often
frghten the;r horses SO badly that
it is almost Impossible to keep them
from running away The authorities
should have this thing stopped at
once, and see that the dead animals
are carried beyond the corporate
limits Of the town.
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f.So GAL ITEMS.
Assig.nmensof nTr. 81. Ellis.

,AssignmenS6f Mr.. 81. Ellis.
On Tuesday last, the17th, Mr.. Fl.
Fills, q merchant, of ,this town, made
an assisnment to MT II. Clarke
s for the benefit of his creditors. Nh.
Ellis made large advances during
the past year to the farmers in the
County. and was unsuccessful in
making his collections owing to the
bad crops.
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Fair at Towrn Hall.

E'alr at IOWI L1sII.
fair fair viii be given at Town Hall
on EIaaday and Tuesday nights of
neNt Week, the 23d and 24th las,
forthe benefit of the Kerhaw Cornet
5 Band. The ladies viii have charge
af she affair and ssvery pleasant time
can be promised to every one who
at.4nis. Choicepieces OF nusic will
be.randered during the evening, and
q l4ot supper and othsr refreshments
Swi.Sgbe served At in the best Of
stys q large attendance is earnest
II sssHed =
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Card.
70 the People Of Kershaw.

Feikop Citizens Your liberty AND
all your civil and political rights we're
never ia as great danger as tbey are
now placed ia by the Eyckless proceed
ings Of the State legislature. The
general stock law, aB5i 5iefary and despotic
as a ukase Of the Russian .autocrat, at
one stroke sweeps out of your range,
ono entire and nost important aud
necessary class of your property your
live stock; while thesleclien and regis.
fraiiop bill wilt as effsctuatly dspfisa
:Son of independen snffag ana vest
;sI ssei III aaa psl; ss;ss
IS q si /; III ~
sssss ,:sssss 81 Sd tScp fa
5J your snssat, and TO beco, . pewerfal
ard afideht at your expense. Other
acts as obnoxious have been passed OF
are in prospect. The crisis requires
your immediate and decisive action:
and the mode Of that action is simple
and plain. Enroll yourselves in Peo.
pies Rights clubs, as promptly as possi>
bic; meet in county convention as
soon as your clubs are all organized,
and call on your fellow citizens in other
counties to do likewise, and to meet
you through, their delegates, 10 State
convention. In State convention you
will be in posture to demonstrate with
your usurping legislature, aud to de
mand the repeal Of their obnoxious en-
actments. But there is not moment
to lose: and tic citizen or newspaper
which counsals otherwise, or advises
delay in in your'action, would lull you
into fatal lethargy until it is too Latt
to act. Ycu will then have 10 choice
but to submit to tyranny, or throw
yourselves into the arms of the Rcpub
icaus. Prompt and decisive action no,c
may save you from either misfortune.
spbjoin below a form of the pledge
used by the Peoples Rights clubs.
Respectfully,
Your Feliow-citizrn,
l.. W r. BLAIR.
Camden, Jan. 13, 1882.
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Personal Mention

Personal Mention
Mr.. R. j. Herndon, the accomplished
cornet player, is in Camden again
giving the Kershaw Cornet Band
further instruction il the use OF
their instruments.
We were pleased to receive call
from Mr.. NJ. I'll Simmonds on Mons
;.;; es; =. ;sssi r e
frGIa aiis recent susSse illness, and We
trust he Will soon be restored to his
former good health, His many
friends in Camden will be pleased to
learn thathe has accepteda position in
Camden and will sojourn here for a
while
Col. E. NJ. Boykin, Commissioner
of Immigration for South Carolina,
was in Camden last week on short
visit. The Colonel was looking re-
markably well.
Gen. Kennedy spent last Sunday
at his home in Camden.
Mr.. J. T. Hay got leave of absence
from the House of Representatives
and spent two days in Camden this
week attending to important business.
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The Cation Market.
CAMpEN. January, IS, 1882.

Tic supply Of cotton is still very
ligliJ mi prices remain at a5out the
same figures we qloiad last week.
1Oa@lIB cents for the best grades.
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NO. g7.
Notice to Trespassers.

, All persons are hereby warned against
.trespassing upon my lands in West Wateree
for the purpose of fishing, hunting, or any
other purpose whatever, without first OBJ
tanning my permission. Any one found
violating this notice will be prosecuted at
once for trespass. v. s. JORDAN.
Jan. 5, I'm. u . s
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1882-01-19

a bill to divide Charleston county
into two counties has been intro
duced in the Legislature, and it is
probable that.it will be passed. The
new county is to be known as Berke-
ley.
The apparatus for ringing the
/ Methodist Church bell got broke last
week and the bel came near falling
and breaking it's way through to
the ground 1t will be repaired as
soon as possible.
' An Edgefeld paper says that one
of the greatest blessings to be dc"
rived from the passage of the stock
law VII be the recovery of their
village cemetery from the possession
of COWS, hogs and goats.
4 farmer living in the upper por-
tion OF Kershaw county told us last
week that he would not have the
stock law repealed for $500 cash.
He has orn down his field fences to
enclose his pasture, and it wonl1
cost hing. more than $500 to replace
them.
Death is a great leveler. 1T the
mouth of the grave the rich man
leaves his riches, and the poor man
his poverty, and both enter naked.
In the grave there are no quarra.s.
The dust of sworn enemies cons
mingles in that narrow house ap-
pointed for all.
An accident occurred 1.-THE cross,
ing near Charleston last Friday by
which freight train on the S. &. Il.
R., cut \ two the rear car Of n
passengor rain on the G. & S. Il. 4.
Fortunately, nc oae was killed, and
only two persons were wounded
We learn that = good many OF our
farmers who visited Charleston for
tue purpose Of making arrangements
FOR advances to run them through
this year have come back di@&p-
pointed. The factors n Charleston
want double security ana big" i'll,
terest on everything they let out,
The monthly pay Of the teachers
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= -. ssFs,;, I
!. 8 81 . eonfirnine fil,

eOn1iffallS ldIs sctlVII
otf the lower conrt. The prisoner rwih
beYesentenced by,Jndge Wallace at
She February term Of court in Cam
den The only chance for the pris'
oner now is through Executive
clemency. If the Governor refuses
to interfere he will be hung.
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Notice to Debtors

The Books and Accounts of DEAS g.
HALLE, are now in our hands for recollection.
All parties indebted to them will come for
ward and pay their accounts and save,
costs. Either Of the undersigned will re-
ceipt for payments, a sSa
P. II. NELSON,
Agent for Creditors.
WIN. SHANNON,
- Assignee. I
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Brevities.
Fine Photographs at Alexander's
Gallery.
Brevities.

Gallery.
Coffee drinkers should redd. the adver'
tisement in another column headed GOOD
COFFEE.
Five negroes broke out of the jail
in Newberry last week.
The rains of the last week have
left most Of the roads in the county
in very bad fix. I:H..s
There was quite fall in the tenn
peratrlre yesterday, but the cloudy
and gloomy weather still holds on.
The Wateree has been pretty high
for several days this week, but per-
sons continued to cross at the ferry.
A military company, composed Of
twenty.one young ladies, rank and
file, has been organizedin San Diego,
Cal.
The new fat for the Camden Ferry
has been delivered to the ferrynan.
II is a few feet longer than the old
one. ...
The warm spell of weather caused
vegetation to take {. fresh start, and
the grass in many places looks quite
green now.
Nr D. r. Brennan was run over
and cut in two by a train near the
S. G. r. r. depot in Charleston on
Monday last.
Last Monday was areal summer
day in Camden. The thermometer
registered 75o in the shade at 3
o'clock in the afternoon.
We are again threatened with the
Columbia Canal business. 1t is ear
nestly hoped that the Legislature
will waste no more time over it.
At the election for municipal Off
GERS in Laurens last week the 'wet"
ticket won-a clear flop" over. Last
year the dry" ticket won the day.
A little boy who recently wrote to
Santa Clus for q pony was wise
enough to add: tP oscrip-If he's .,
mule pony; pleas tie his. behind legs" :"
Nothing has yet been done by the5
Gcsnss GsenIaiis ssses.
tiisgF "a q; 81
has made it very tinSo fable for
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The olyburn Case.

sppeal in the case of James J.
Z sSGlYisnfn for the murder Of Aleek
{ S,iSp.sfa Was heard IN the Supreme
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n. H. CLARKE,
Notice TO Grangers;

According to q resolution offered and
adopted by the Pomona Grange No. 10, the
Masters Of the subordinate Oranges are,
requested to meet in Camden on Tuesday,
the 24th Of Janaury, at I'm, to receive
bids from those who are desirous Of FURNISH
ing the Grange. for the current year. and
to transact other business ~ a
a j. DasHAW.
~, Aceg Master. IS
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Letters Dis:nissorv,

As guardian Of Ella l.. Mcdowell, vii
apply 10 'he Judge Of Probate of Kcrshaw
county for letters dismissory from the guar
dianshjp Of ElI2 l.. Mcdowell on Monday
tie lGtl! oG January next.
Z. X. MCDOWELL, Guardian.
dec22 +
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TIE GEaSD pEIEE.
FoU. OTHER AWARDS.

II addition to tho cbovc, four other awards were
recommended bg the judges for exhibits shown by the
wil,iwau:ic Company. among .le!n being the cnlY
cUard &c: spool cotton wind!n, machine.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1882-01-19

"For tie Best Sir-cord. S?2 Fiaist Spool Cotton Jo
MaclsHs Gad HaHA .Ssseing. Tho elements OF meri
Az superiority rcc0gi Zed arc great strength anS
clacti !ty rendering this thread peculiarly adapted Z
sewing machine use. The colors shown are remark
able tor their beauty and variety. Gold medal recon
meuGed."
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Miscellaneous.

Ms. Caroline Ricbings.Bernard + died
in Diamond, Va, on the 10Th inst
from small pox..
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Gas Tar For Insects.

For the last five years 1 have not lost
cucumber or melon vine, or CABBAGE
plant, says correspondent of the Chi
cago "Tribune" Get barrel With a
few gallons Of gas tar in it; pour water
on the tar; always have it ready when
needed, and when the bugs appear give
them liberal drink of the tar water
from sprinkler, or otherwise, and the
ram washes it off and they return, re>
peat the dose. 1t will also DESTROY the
Colorado potato beetle. and frichten the
old long potato bug worse than thresh,
ing with brush Five years ago this
summer, both kinds appeared on nv
late potatoes, and were watered with the
tar'water. The next day all Colorados
that had not been well protected from
the sprinkling We're dead, and the others,
though their name was legion, were ali
gone, and have never seen one OF them
on my farm since. I am aware that
many will look upon this with indifer
ence, because it is so cheap and simple
I remedy, Such should a,wavs f.aI
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LUCE. luck danand, VOW l.,

LUcK.-Bad luck depends very large
~ On the amount of downright lazines,
which is packed way in our system and
good luck consists greatly in what i.
properly called your grip on affairs
Some people have bad luck because
their hands always slip when they take
hold OF anything, and others have good
luck because they take hold and keep
hold. r
"All my crop Of corn" said one of the
former ilk, sullily, "has somehow failed
this season. I never do have no sort
of luck"
A brisk, thriving farmer who stood
by remarked,-
"We.l, John, that's very strange, for
we haven't had such good season for
many year. What kind of corn did
you plant, pray?"
WALL was the reply, "T suppose it
is partly to be accounted for by the fact
that last spring was so awful busy
about other things that 1 forgot all
about the corn until it was too late, and
hen | concluded not to plant it."
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1T is said the Goatherd threw and struck
the Goat oR he heFD>aad broke il. -isceomiSs
alarmed, ne besought the C5,s75ot 10 ten his
master ''Oh most foolish tioatherd y rcnl;cd
the Goat, my broken horr will tell fke story
though | should not utter vord.n Facts sneak
louder than words, which accounts for the nm.
predented popularity of ENGLISH FEMALE Rrr-
TERs for the quick and permanent cure of al,
troublesome female complains and irreenlari.
tles' 1t relic yes monthly seakness or eXcesses
cures leuchorrhea, pain inthe back and rsIling
eI the womb; eradcates swimming in the head
acts IKE charm with gi'ls Just merging into
''the turn Of life.D
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A UsefIl Plant.

Did you ever bear of plant from which soa,
may he made Th.se cacti grow on the aneri
can continent from Mount Shasta on the nortt
10 similar latitude in South America and
from the Pacllc coast to east of the Rio Grand
through New Mexico, and western Texas. The
mower stalks are destitute of leaves but are
p'entliully supplied with branches about cicht.
cen inches long, rom which flowers of white
ana yellow eolors arg suspended in the tower
ing season. The bulBoas root is from one to six
inches III diameter and f,om six to eighteen
inches long. saponaceoF juice is expressed
from the root aud the fibre of the leaves is
heckled for the manufacture of mattresses
CUSHIONS and chair seats. The vegetable soap
extracted from the root has been used bv the
Indians Mexicans, and others for manv wears as
a hair wash, and exceeds in purity our manu-
tacture from animal substances. The preserva-
tive qualities of the soap arc well known ana
It's use gives the bair fire natural p,ow nra.
venting decay of the hair and entire,y era6ice
ting dandruff or other impurities on the scaln
Cattle eat the leaves in the spring as a purra.
tive. And cut into bits and thrown ON wate,
where fish abound, the effect is stupefaction ~
ish, when they can be easily taken. The nriee
among the Indians and Mexicans, who sell ;t in
Tucson, is FIVE cents for bunch of two Stale
nterlaced tmancuerna). For cleaning danprjs
re amoe is found vastly superior. 1t NAV bc
oped that the manufacture and prepar.tion of
mole may become one o. the industrial pursuits
the age. ''
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eVSOgECg.

AND OFFICE at New Orleans, La, June
- l2th, 1882. Notice is hereby given that the
iollowing-namrd settler has filed Lotice of bis
intention to make final proof irasupport of his
claim, and that said proof win be made before
the Register or Receiver U. S. Land Office at
New Orleans La, on July 18th, 1882. viz john
W. . 'ohaugt.essy. Homestead No 1919. for the
Lot No. 2 Sec. Is Tp. s. 2 E.. Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land, viz Michael Coleman. of New Or
leans, La. Christopher Scully. Michae! Garyey.
aud Joseph Jones, oASt. Landry parish. La.
GEO. BALDEY, Register.
June II, 1882
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The most ill-mannered man is the one n ot
Keeps vicious dog and allows him to run AT
large. A man has no moro right to maintain
such nuisance than he has to strew dyna.
mite about his premises, or to keep an un-
wholesome pond within nose-shot of his neigh
bors. Love me. love my dog" is an ancient
and evil maxim that is still in full force, and
most OF US, when snarling cur has doyged
at our heels apparently reconuotreing to
pltch oa The best post in which to insert his
fangs, have recsived from his master the s,n;,.
ing assurance that "he won t bite" Possibly
he won't, but it is outrageous that he sboni5
have the chance to do so, and his master should
be taught by process of law that the brute i q
nuisance.-Every Evening.
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He Had to Stand It..

There were half-a-dozen ladies and
gentlemen In a street car, when the driy,
er stopped the car and said,--
There is somebody in this car trying
to beat me out Of fare"
The passengers looked at each other
and all said they had put in their fare
1T don't make any difference. There
are only six fares in the box and seven
people IN the car. That's certain l''
Then gentleman got up, and with
a sigh put IN the missing fare, remark,
ing,
81 put. one in before, but as I was
once in the Legislature everybody will
say it can't be anybodv else hnt mo
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-06-24

WE assert without fear of contradiction that
baliey's SALINE APERTESr is cheaper and more
Pheasant than any pills ever made for constipa.
tion, torpid liver or sick headache, that it never
produces the least unpleasant feeling, aud that
i.s II, action IS more prompt than any pill made.
II Is terrible enemy to all the pill family and
~ uiiVlng them from every fireside. 1t is SO
nice, SO pleasant, so cleanly. and so promp, IN
action whether on steamboats, railroads. hotals
or at home, that all ladies are delighted.