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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1882-03-09

In the Bog.
What is known as the Charleston
road, just below Camden. is in such a
horrible condition that it is almost
impossible for vehicles. While a
young gentleman was on his way to
Camden last week in buggy the
horse suddedly went down above
his knees and the vehicle sank down
over the hubs in the mud--so deep
that the horse could scarcely get
himself out after the harness was un-
loosed, and the buggy had to be
taken out by pieces However, we
ought not to "meddle with mat
ters that do not concern rs, but we
merely mention this fact so that the
overseer of that portion of the road
may know that repairs are needed.
The bog hole we allude to is about
three and q half miles below town.
If the road is not repaired soon, the
services of a missionary will be
needed in that section to re con-
vert those persons who have fallen
from grace in expressing their feels
ings in reference to the mud.
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Shooting Scrape.

Shooting Scrape.
We learn that three shots were ex-
changed between Mr.. r. G. Ellerbe
and Mr.. ". H. Ellis on last Mon
day afternoon while they were d1,iv-
ing along the road just below Cam
den. From what we can learn, it
appears that Mr.. Ellis had bought a
mule from his brother and was then
on his way down the country to get
it. Mr.. Ellerbe and himself, who
were not on good terms, had passed
each other several times during the
day, but no words were spoken be-
tween them. In driving down the
road Mr. Ellerbe's buggy was ahead
of MIR. Ellis team, and when about
two miles below Camden Mr.. FL
lerbe stopped his horse, got out
and went to the head of the animal /;
from there he deliberately took out
his pistol and fired at Mr.. Ellis, who
was coming down the road behind
him. Mr.. Ellis picked up his rifle,
which he is accustomed to take with
him when he goes in the country,
and fired two shots at Mr.. Ellerbe
while he was running through the
woods. No one was hurt.
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The MeRaa Silver Again.

SMR. EDITOR :-A practice has re-.
Gently become quite common iu Jour,
nalism that did not formerly exist
pnblisbing the going and coming OF
citizoDs either on public or private
business, without their knowledge or
consent. ,
The act is not criminal in law, but is
doubly rude, indelicate and offensive
when done in defiance of the expressed
and implicit request of the party
aggrieved to refrain from any such no.
ticr..
Some years ago lampocn appeared
ip we'll know Journal concerning Mr..
Blank. He intrudcd on Ms neigh
bour's premises in the dead hour OF
night for vile and dishonorabls pur
pose when he ought to have been at
home with bis family. Being detected
by dog, and threatened to be shot, he
piteously begged for mercy from his
place of concealment. No names were
mentioned, the narrative was not con-
tradicted nor the act resented. "Thi:
is news, the editor has right to pub
lisb, and the people right to know it.
Does the shoe pinch
QUIEN SABE.
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Malicious Mischief.

MALICIOUS mlSCue1'
Some malicious and evil disposed
boys have amused themselves recently
by using, their slingshots against
the glass wind dows of the Phoenix
Hook and Lzdder Truck House.
-..asla zef elEss hesn
broken out of one window, ana1G
good many panes have been broken
in, the others. This is a little more
mischief than the members of the
company care to tolerate, and the
Captain of the company offers a
reward of five dollars for proof to
convict the guilty parties. We like
to see boys have fun and enjoy them
selves, but the company does not
propose to pay so dearly for that fun.
Again, it is in violation of town or
dinance to use slingshots on the
streets.
MI. James Cato, while at his camp
fire last Monday night in the rear OF
W. G. Gerald's store, was severely
hurt by ball from a sling-shot in
the hands of some unknown rascal.
An unknoyn boy fired at buzzard
last Monday with his sling shot, while
the bird was flying over the lot OF
Messrs. Kirkley & Smith, and broke
it's wing.
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The Republicans held conven.
ton in Columbia last Thursday.
All of their deliberations were con-
Quoted in privacy, no reporters be-
ing admitted.
We again request our citizens not
to forget the entertainment to be
given for the benefit of the cemetery,
but ask them to prepare for liberal
contributions towards making 1t q
success.
The feast of Purim was celebrated
by our Jewish citizens in a masqued
ball at Mrs. H. Baum's residence on
last Saturday night. We under
stand that it was q very pleasant
affair indeed.
A great many tons of commercial
fertilizers have recently been hauled
away from Camden by our farmers.
We sincerely hope that they will
reap more profit from it this year
than they did the last season.
". L. Arthur & Bro. are selling
the freshest, cheapest and best can
ned goods we have ever seen in
Camden. We have tried them, and
we know whereof we speak, there,
fore we can recommend others to
try them.
Several colored turpentine hands,
camping under tree near Society
Hill, were struck by lightning on
the night of the 2Sth February and
three of them Instantly killed. The
others are seriously injured, ,,and are
not expected to recover.
The ladies of Camden and vicinity
who are interested in the success of
the entertainment for the cemetery
fund, are requested to make and con
tribute articles for the fancy tables.
This is no denominational affair,
and every person in the community
should work for it's success.
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Mr.. S, A. Glover, cs.ssier of the First
National Bank of Richmond, Va, has
lust died from the effects of trimming q
buuion. The Dispatchsays: "At first
The little cut gave him some path, but
far several days he sable to-drive to
the. bank and do his work. Then it got
worse and confined him to his room, and
senile gangrene was discovered to be
the basis of the trouble. :On Sunday
last his left leg was amputated below
the knee in the hope thasit would save
his life; but, alas, it Vas Intellectual.
The disease, or its effects, had spread to
vital parts"
The crazy old negro Thompson, who
left such a'fearful hole 10 the ground on
the banks of the Chesalla, Alabama,
has been considerably reinforced in his
new field of operations on the Rev. Sam
Fantroy's place. five or six miles out.
He NOW has FIVE fresh recruits. among
thedia colored carpenter named Arnold
Fannin and colored shoemaker, They
have been digging vigorously for the
last two weeks for baskat Of gold which
old Thompson roundly asserts is at the
bottom of the hole in which they are
digging. They are nov thirty feet be-
low the surface and are cutting through
a strata Of the hardest kind of red sand
rock. Old Thompson says they would
have found the treasure above the rock
strata but for en- unfortunate occurrence
the other day. Fannip was almost in
sight of the basket of gold and was dig
ging vigorously, when4he made a miss
lick and hurt his foot, and he sat down
and went to 'kussin,' aud the treasure
Immediately sank ten feet deeper and
straight through a bed-of rock as hard
as fint.-EuJaula Bulletin.
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Eclectic Magazine.

icSAOSVRS @Les6 o~SiAAS'' q. r ts
The March number of the Eclectic is at
hand anf presents acopious array Of in
teresting articles. The table. of contents
is as follows: The Biologists on Wv
isection, by r H Hutton; 'Morleys Life
of Cobden,' byA Balfour, NJ. p; How
the Stars Got their Names 'At Anchor
BIZ the Author of 'Consolations; The Re-
treat of the European Glaciers : by Pro-.
fessor C Dufour; Westminster Abby, a
poem, by Matthew Arnold Inside Kair-
wan, The Holy City, "a Gondolier's Wed.
ding = "a Bit of Loot;' 'Pococuranism )
sThe Seed Time of Health by Dr.. B. w.
Richardson's; Note on the Character Of
Mary. Queen of Scotts,' by Algernon Char
les Swinburn; Photographic Chronicles
from Childhood to Age by Francis Galton;
winter; An Elegy,' by J Logic Robertson1@ :
.How Married Him.. edited by Hilkie
Collins; sJenner and His Successors by
Sir.'eJ Risdon Bennett, NJ D ;f.Labedo-.
yare's Doom, by the Rev. Malcolm Nc
Coll; Finance West Of the Atlantioss
Fashion, and Art; ;or, Spots on thsr ST.
flower , Literary Notice; gsSsn Literary
Notes Science and6 ind Miscellany.
( Published b. R.SPeltop. s25 Bond
Street, < Ns1bi ork. Terms, So per year;
tngle 10. 5y;- 45 cents Trial subscription
anth So S 1 4 I a.. ss - .st sa.s,a.s. 7. -
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The Meeting at KelIy's Store.

Pursuant to call, arleeting was held
at R. B. Kelly's store oS Tuesday night,
the 23d ult. On, motion. Mr.. G. NJ.
Long was called to the chair, and sta
ted that the meeting had beer called
for the purpose of forming Peoples
Rights club. Severa'-of the persons
present. addressed the meeting all of
them advocating the formation of such
a club. The chairman then stated that
the opportunity was nov. offered for any
,one who desired to enEoil his name to
do SO; whereupou, tyenty-six names
were enrolled. 1t was 5!shensmoyed and
adopted that the proceedings Of the
meeting be published tho Camden.
JOURNAL. The meesi thcn aaj j6urns
ed to most on SATURDAY. 20 g q and
8 s,'a.glsss u. .45sl;;. ll!IEs !:
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imagine, for it is we'll known that we
have no money, and that we have no
other securities upon which to raise it.
Why the capitalists themselves have not
thought of it is mystery to me, es>
peciaily when it is SO well known that
the rate of interest North is as low as 3
t, 5 per cent, whilst here the legal
interest is 7 per cent, and asmuch
more as may be agreed on,/ or rather
arranged by the parties"
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How to Develop the Resources of
South Carolina.

A correspondent in one of our cx-
changes has the following to say as to
the best means of developing the re-
sources of cur State:
One other way Of developing our vast
resources and well worthy ofthe consd-
Grafton of capitalists, is the cundtion of
our people as regards the want OF mon.
ey which the capitalists can create into
a mint of money at once and keep it up
indefinitely. You will ful hundreds
of men who have not dollar either OH
which to engage in farming or any kind
of mercantile business, who have fine
and handsome houses and lots, and farms
large and small. All that any of them
wants is money, and lie will willingly
mortgage his real estate at one third
its value for money on whica to start a
business.
"Now, the capitalist can come to this
place with a hundred or two thousand
dollars, locate at Yorkulle and make as
much money as he wants by Lending
his money and secure it more surely
than in any other way, because there is
no surety so safe nor so reliable as lend-
ing money on real estate. A company
of capitalists can come to South Caro-,
lima to-day and establish loan associa-
ton, by making central house at COL
umbia, and one branch house at each
county seat, and lend money on such
mortgages, and maze more money by
it than they c,s: sy other way Of
charter from thcs 80 legislature for so
doing, for any fed have the privi-
lege of lending [ b1 or can any man
be prevented frso taging his real
estate. In thisSu =, ipns Of dollars
can be usefulI f'nes and build up
the Sunny SIS aro' idly than in
any other lnches is has not
lbesn done bzhibltes' than I can
"a. Mis-
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Brevities.
Brevities.
Fine Photographs at Alexanders
EaIln,-y

VdiICty.
Several nice salmon have been
caught in the Pee Dee river.
The flowers of spri9g are show.
ing themselves On every hand.
The thermometer in Camden regis
tered so at three o'clock last Mon
day afternoon.
The martins have made their APP
pearance in town. They are said to
be harbingers of spring.
The recent warm spell made our
fishermen hunt up their rods and
tackle, getting ready for angling
Bruce Brothers have just received
another fine lot of horses, which
they are offering at very low prices.
Yesterday was a dark and dreary
day in this vicinity. The weather
was cool, and i was raining during
part Of the CAY.
The robins appear to be getting
scarcer every year. There are fewer
around town this year than we have
ever known before.
There is not a thoroughly organ
lied military company in kershaw
county. Truly the military spirit
has departed from our people.
The game law goes into effect
again on next Wednesday. 1t is un-
lawful to shoot partridge, turkey,
woodcock OF snipe after that time.
A gentleman from near Tiller's
Ferry says that nearly everybody IN
Eastern Kershaw has the mumps.
They are very prevalent in Camden
too.
Every man now in the employ OF
the Erie Railway Company who is
addicted to the use of liquor is to
be discharged, whether egets drunk
or not.
Every family, in and around Cam
den is trying to have a vegetable
garden. We have never before seen
gardening work so active as 1t is
! at present.
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A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat
should be stopped. Neglect frequently re-
suits in incurabie Lung Disease or Con-
sumption. Browns Bronchial Troches
are certain to give relief in Asthma, Bron.
chitis, Coughs, Catarrh, Consumptive and
Throat diseases. For thirty years the Tro-
ches have been recommended by physi-
clans, and always give perfect satisfaction.
They are not new or untried, but having!
been tested by wide and constant use for
nearly an entire generation, they have att
tanned well merited rank among the few
staple remedies of the age. Public speak-
ers and singers use them to clear and
strengthen the Voice. Sold at % cents q
box every
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Teachers Association.

Teachers Association.
Quite a number Of the teachers
in the free schools Of this county
met in the Court house last Satur>
day for the purpose of forming a
Teachers Association. Prof. Schoen.
berg was called to the Chair, and
Mr. J. E. Shaw was requested to act.
as Secretary. On motion, Prof
Schoenberg, and Messrs. J. Z. Shaw
and J. j. Mathis were appointed a
committee to draft suitable rules
and regulations for the government
of the association, which rules will
be submitted to the association at It's
next meeting to be held at Town
Hail in Camden on the 24th OF
May next, at II o'clock, when 1t is
expected that the organization Will
be completed. Prof. Schoenberg
was requested to deliver an address
to the association at that time, the
subject to be chosen by himself,
which he consented to do.
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G, G.. G.ALEXANDER, Proprietor.
Sub, 50 per year in Advance.

gSFn No communication wW be published
in the JOURNAL unless ace are placed an
possession ofthe name Of the author.
NY We are not responsible for the D,ers
or expressions If our CORRESPONDENTS.
n~ All communications for personal ad
qntage ,OiU be charged for at the rate Of one
ollar for each inch.
re-. Nominations of Candidates in usual
form, not TO exceed one inch, FIVE DOL
LARS. These charges are TO be paid strictly
in qdrancs, and no exceptions ,chdteUer r'H be
made to the rule.
ey SheriF's Sales, Mortgage Sales. ETC.,
come uader the head of Transient Adrert''e-
ments.
fSs- Contract advertisements must be set
tied for quarterly.
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A recent Act of the Legislature
provides that Clerks of Court shall
record mortgages on real estate and
personal property in separate books,
with separate indexes. 1t also pro-
vides that the only record necessary
of personal property mortgages for
less than 800 is a record of the
names OF mortgagor and mortgagee,
dates, amount and description of the
property, and that the fee for such
be the same as for recording liens.
which is fifteen cents.
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Mothers
Mothers q! Mother

: Are you disturbed at night and broken Of your
rest by O sick child suffering and crying with the
eXcruciating pain OF cutting teeth2 II so, go at
once and get bottle of MRS. WINsLow's SOOTH-s
ING SYRUP. 1t will relieve the poor little suf-
ferer mmediately-depend upon It there Is no
mistake about 1t. There is not mother on earth
who has ever used 1t, who will not tell You at
once that 1t will regulate the bowels, and give
rest to the mother, and relief and health to the
child, operating like magic. 1t is perfectly safe
to use In all cases, and pleasant to the taste,
best female physicians and nurses In the United
States, Sold everywhere, 25 cents bottle.
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would be the first impulse: and-hen find
Ing that they persisted in their absurd de-
mand it would give place to o stern indig-
nation, which would know no restraint.
And yet this is precisely analogous to what
they do when they hamper our suffrage
with their registration and election Jaws,
and then try to frigbten us into acquies-
cence in the tyranny by the groundless and
absurd apprehension of negro supremacy.
But my communication grows too long. l
will revert to this subject, with your per.
mission. L. W. X. BLAIR.
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High River.

High River.
The Wateree was on a boom again
last Thurday. The rise was SO sud
den that the wire rope at the Cam,
den Ferry was torn away before 1t
could be raised. The water rose
about twelve feet during Wednesday
night. The fall was as sudden as
the Use, crossing was not resumed
though until Saturday afternoon,
because the rope could not be re-
covered before that time.
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the G0nlpatlUnS |OI COnkllnR 10 the
Supreme bench and Sargent for the
German Mission. The vote on.Conk>'
ling's confirmation is understood to
lave been 80 yeas against 12 Nays
Democrats and 4 Republicans voting
nay.
Tn the great walking, match which
took place in New York last week, Ha
zael accomplished the unprecedented
feat of walking 6u0 miles in six days
an average of 100 miles per day. Fitz,
gerald made SIT and Noremae 555 in
six days. Rowell dropped out of the
race on the fourth day, after seeing that
he stood no chance to win.
A dispatch from Fort Grant says the
Indians Dead Shot, Dandy Jim and
Skippy were hanged there on the Sd
inst. They mounted the scafold laugh
ing. and to the last showed no signs
Of fear. They said they were happy
and would soon meet their friends.
They shook hands with all on the plat
form, and after prayer by the chap.
lain the trap was sprung and the men
died without struggle.
The letc Ex-Governor Samuel Purdy,
Of California, acquired a national repu,
,ation by refusing 100000 when a
member of the Legislature, for his vote,
which would have given the water front
of San Francisco to corporation. If
such man could have been raised 10
the Presidency of the United States,
what a ccnmotiou he would have Gre
atcd among the thieves and rascals in
Washington. -
Here is q real adventure in tho West
for boys to read: Christian Alison, aged
II. wandered into Utah. He was en-
ployed awhile on a sheep ranch but was
too snail TO do the work, and was dis.
charged. For twenty days the poor
little fellow trudgcd aimlessly about, in
bitterly cold weather, scautily clothed
and fed. One day he was found insen-
sible in snow dri't, with little -four
In a tin pail as his entire stock Of pro-
visions, and so badly frozen that on
being sent to Salt Lake for treatment
his feet were amputated.
1t is said that the breaking of ground
FOR the Panama Canal has Just been
made, accompanied by the popping Of
Champagne and the explosion of dyna-
mite. An engineers jaw was also bror
ken, but we cannot tell whether by the
dynamite or otherwise. The account
says that q crowd of prominent citizens
gathered to sec the blasts 20 off, and
when NJ. Rrcius gave the signal quick
succession of explosions filled the cir
with dirt and flying rocks and sprinkled
the spectators with dust. This explo,
sion was not very different from an or.
diuary blast, but the fun came in wher
the champagne began to work and stirred
up free fight. Sticks, stones and the
indispensable machetes became promi.
uent, and when the jovial celebration
was ended, many of the gay participant:
were borne sadly home with broker
heads and limbs. So opens the canal
More than 1000 persons hired by th'
company have already died of syellon
jack" and the company is building
hospital for its invalid diggers.
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REAPERS AND MOWERS.

I am the agent ID Camden for tie
celebrated Champion Reapal:,
Also, the Champion MOWal,
Will sell the Reaper with BiMdU
attached if desired. I am also agent
for all other kinds'of Improved
Farming Implements. Gall
on me and examine my prices before
purchasing. w, a. ANGRUM. s
Feb. %, If, Il 80 {
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Increasing Business.

The business on the Camden
Branch of the S. G. r. R, has in
creased to such an extent that the
managers have found it necessary
to place an extra conductor and an
extra engineer on this road. We
are pleased to see this, for hereto>
fore the gentlemen who occupied
these positions were worked too
hard. We hope that the business
NAV continue to increase.
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The Cotton Market.
CAMDEN, March, s, 1882

The supply of cotton has been
better during the past week than it
was the week before, and the price
has improved alittle. We quote
good raiddlings at 11@114 cents,
and fancy grades at III cents.
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Hebrew Sabbath School.

deDre" SaDUettn oShSS''
The Sabbath School connected
with the Hebrew Benevolent AS
sociation held it's annual examina>
ton at Town Hall last Sunday
evening. The school is under the
supervision of Mrs. Fl. Baum, and we
understand that the exercises re-.
fected great credit upon Mrs, Baum
as an efficient manager and upon her
able assistants as teachers. The
scholars acquitted themselves in such
a manner as to merit all the praise
that could be bestowed upon them
At the conclusion of the exercises
many small presents were distributed
among the children.
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Another Complaint.

Another complaint
A gentleman came into our office
yesterday and requested us to call
the attention of the County Conn
missioners to the fearful condition of
the road over the hill just this side OF
Chesnut's Ferry. He said that he
saw six broken vehicles in the road
as he came by there on his way to
Camden, and it is almost impossible
for q loaded vehicle to pass over the
road in its present condition. He
also suggested that the location
would be a splendid one for a black
smith shop, as the number of vehi
cles smashed up there would give 1t
steady employment.