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r VOL- XXXIII- CAMDEN, S. C.# NOVEMBER 09 1873. NO. lO. ~
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^ _TflE CAMDEN JOUBNAL.
INDEPENDENT FAMILY PAPEI
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
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FALL AND WINTER
MILLINERY
?and?
FANCY GOODS,
MRS. T. B. WALKER has opened at her
establishment on Broad Street, a handsoment
of
Millinerv and Fancy Goods,
Of the latest styles, selected with great care,
to suit the tastes of her customers and the public
generally
The Ladies are respectfully invited to call
V -A..L _ #
and examine ner siocs m
Straw Hats, Saab and Ribte.
Together with every artiole to be found in a
well supplied Millinery establishment.
October 23. ' " tf
LOOK OUT! eraim
o
THE undersigned, who has, for several years'
supplied Camden and vicinity with stock,
begs leave to announce that in about three
weeks, he will arrive in Camden with ? large
drove of
Fiiie Knle? and Horses.
They have been selected With a view particularly
of meeting the demands of Planters and my
old customers. If this drove proves insufficient
to supply the demand, I will soon have more.
Wait and see my stock before making your
purchases. Respectfully,
J. A. ARMSTRONG.
Oct. 9, - tf.
BINNINGER'S
OLD LONDON DOCK GIN.
Especially designed for the use of the Medical
Pruftmon and the Family, possessing those in
trinm medicinal properties which belong to an
Old and Part Oin.
Indispensable to Females. Oocd for Kidney
C,.mnlainti. A delicious Tonic. Put up in cases
containing one dozen bottles each, and eo d by
all druggists, grocers, &c. A. M. Binniuger &
Co., established in 1778, No. 16, Beaver stjeet,
New York. Oetoberj23?9m
Steamer Lillington.
Fast Freight, Accommodation
INLAND AjlR LOE,
The STEAMER LILLINGTON, Upt. Bell,
will, from this date, make regular trips,
connecting with the
f ilmlitoi. Colntiia anil Aupsta
RAIL ROADS.
Through Bills of Lading will be issued to Charleston
and the principal northern cities.
The freight on cotton, inclnding insurance pei
bale:
To Charleston, $1 50
Baltimore 3 25
Philadelphia, S 50
v._ g 75
Boston, 4 75 ?
Tunics t'r-otn tbo interior shipping through
tliid lino will not be charged for Drayagc 01
Storage at tiiis place.
For further particulars, enquire of
GEO. AL'DEN, Agent.
Cnniden, scpk 4. If
CONGAREE IRON WORKS
Coumbia, 8. C.
JOHN ALEXANDER. Proprietor,
SUGAR CANE MILLS
LIST OF PRICES.
8 Rollers 14 inches diameter, $f.O 0<
3 ' 12 " SO (M
3 ? 10 " 70 0(
2 <i 14 ?? 70 (H
2 ? 12 " CO 0<
2 ? 10 " 50 (M
Above prices oomplete with frame. Witbou
r flu 1j? i.n enph Mill.
11 nnicr, ivo9 v? ??
.Steam Kngines, Boilers, Portable Oris! Mills
Circular ami Muley Saw Mills. Mill Geurin|
of all kinds made to order, Iron and Brass Cas
tings on abort notice
Gin Gearing constantly on band of the follow
ing sixos:
<J feet wheel and pinion $35 O
10 ? ? - 40W
11 ? " 45 0
12 " " 50 (X
14 " " 55 0
Iron an l Brans Castings of all description
made to order.
Anti-friction Plates and Balls for Cottoi
Press. $15 00 Htid $20 per set.
N*. B.?Terms cash on delivery at Railrom
I>epot here.
jiajrtVorks Foot of Lady Street, opposite th
Greenville Freight Dhpot.
Columbia, Aug- 21. 19t
I ,
I PHOTOGRAPHS,
The undersigned having returnt
ed and opened a gallery will be
: pleased to see his friends.
With more experience and IMPROVED
APPARATUS he feels
more capable than ever before of
o pleasing the people.
? Come and have your pictures
d made before grim winter with his
frost and snows pounces upon us.
Gallery in Workman House.
A? IB. XjISCL
Camden, S. C., S?pt. 11, 1873.
I MORTGAGE SALE.
0
o W. R. CUNNINGHAM.,
0 YS.
0 ANNA M. CONAWAY.
4 Sale under Mortgage of Re&lEstate.
BY virtue of authority vested in me by Mrs.
Anna M. Ccnaway, in her Deed of Mortgage
^ .i 10-n I
v I tome, bearing date the /tn any 01 utioDer,
J will offer for ?nle nt Public Outcry, before
' the Court House door in Camden, S. C., on the
FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY next, within
the legal hours of sale,
All that certain LOT in the town of Camden, ?
S. C., known and distinguished in the plan of i
the said town as Lot number one thousand and
forty-seven, (1,047,) bounded north by Intone
thousand and forty-eight, west by Broad Street,
' of said town, sou h by lot one thousand and forty j
six, and east by lot one thousand and, fifty,
whereon the Stoie now occupied by E. J. Cona- (
way, ami small Office, now occupied by him aB .
a dwelling, are situated, together with all and '
singular the rights, members, hereditaments,
and appurtenances, unto said premises belonging
or iu any wis 3 incident or appertaining. 1
Terms, Cash. Purchasers to pay for papers. 1
W. R. CUNNINGHAM. t
October 30. td j
A FAMILY ARTICLE.
Agents make$12.t>0 per day, $75 per week.
AN ENTIRELY NEW t
SEWING MACHINE
For Domestic Use,
ONLY FIVE DOLLARS. j
With the New Patent J
BUTTON HOLE WORKER . <
Patented June 7th, 1871. t
AWARDED THE FIRST PREMIUM AT THE :
AMI.RICAN INSTITUTE 1
AND MARYLAND INSTITUTE FAIRS, 18T1. ,
A most wonnd* rful and elegantly constructed
Sewing Machtsi. for Family Work. Complete '
in all its Tarts, I ves Iha'Slraight Eye J'ointeJ
A'eedle, Sej-f Threading, mrect upngni. rosin**;
Motion, New Tension, Self Feed and Cloth
Guider. Operate by Wheel and on a Table.
Light Running. Smooth and noiseless, like all
good high-priced machines. Hal Patent Cheek
to prevent the wheel being turned the wrong
way. Uses the thread direct from the spool.
Makes the Elastic Lock Stitch, (fineet and
strongest stich known;) firm, durable, close and
rapid. Will do ell kinds of work,fint and course,
from Cambric to heavy Cloth or Leather, and
uses all descriptions of thread. This Machine is
heavily constrrcttd to give it strength j all
the parts of each Machine being made alike by
machinery, and beantifully finished and ornamented.
It is eaay to learn. Rapid, Smooth and
Silent in operation. Reliable at all times, and a
Practical. Scientific, Mechanical Invention,
at a Greatly Reduced Price.
A Good, Cheap Family Sewiug Machine at
last. The first t>nd only success in producing a
valuable, substantial and reliable low priced
dewing Machine. lis extreme low price reaches
all conditions. Its simplicity and strength
adapts it to all capacities, while its many merits
make it a univer >al favorite wherever used, anil
creates a rapid demand.
IT 6 ALL IT IS RECOMMENDED.
I can cheerful!.: and confidently recommend its
use to those who are wanting a really good Sew- 1
ing Machine, at a low price. 1
Mrs. II. B. JAMESON, ,
I'eotonc, Will Couuty, 111. |
Price of each Machine, "Class a. --viic, ,
(warranted fern e ycar9 by special certificate,)
with all the fixtu -s, nnd even/thing complete be- '
longing to it, including Self Thbeadin Needle, i
packed in a stro-ig wooden box, and delivered to
any part o( the country, by express, tree of
further charges, on receipt of price, only Five
Dollars. Safe delivery guaranteed. With
. each Machine wo will send, on receipt of $1 extra,
the new pat nt
BUTTON HOLE WORKER,
One of the most .mportant and useful inventions
of the age. So simple and certain, that a child
can work the finest button hole with regularity
and ease. Strong and beautiful.
Special Ter.vs, and Fxtra Inducements to
Male and Femace Agents, Store Keepers, &e.,
who will estubli li agencies though the country
and and keep our New Machines on* Exhibition
and Sale. Cocx rr Rights given to 9mart agents'
free. Agent's eomplete outfit, furnished witbont
any extra chaste. Samples of sewing, descriptive
circulars containing Terms, Testimonials,
I Engravings, Ac , &c., sent free. We also
' 8apply
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Latest PatenO nnd Improvements for the Farm
and Garden. Mowers, Reapers, Cultivators,
' Feed Cutters, Harrows, Farm Mills, Planters,
Harvesters, Threshers and all articles needed
for Farm w ork. Rare Seeds in large variety.
All money sent :u Post Office Money Orders,
j Bank Drafts, or by express, will be at our risk,
( and are perfectly secure. Safe delivery of all
<ilir |Joou8 gunri. airrii.
"An old nnd responsible firm that sell the beat
. goods at the lowest price, and can be relied
. upon by our renders."?Farmrr'i Journal, Ktw
J York.
1 Httpow Hit for Rtj/iitwed Lttteri.
Aptikbss ORDERS
J F.ROME R. HUDSON & Co.,
I Cornet Greenwich ii Cortlandt Streeta. N. V.
Sept. 26, 6m.
A CARD.
[j THE undersigned offer for aule at the lowest
5 figures for caab. Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes,
[1 Hitfd ware, Crockery, Saddlery, 4c., 4c-, und j
D solicit a share of public patronage.
, I'll ELI'S 4 BI LUNGS, i
F. L. Phelps Jnd W. M. Hillings are duly vu
n thorized to act i.a our agents, and are empower
ed to sign the i-nit of the firm in purchaies and
i settlements.
II. A. PHELPS,
e M. A. BILLINGS,
S. A. DsSAUSSURE.
June 5 tf
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent.
New York, October 25.
Probabilities of Specie Payments.
The fall in gold., and the probability thai
the market must still further decline undei
the large shipments which have but begun
from England to this country, warrant the
belief that par will be reached before Con<
gress meets in its ordinary course. For the
first time since the disappearance of the precious
metals in 1861, it seems possible tc
restore coin to its proper place in the circulating
medium of the country. The circulating
medium does not now seem to be oxcessive.
We have only to "tecp it at its
present amount; allow values gradually to
settle themselres to its measure and take
steps to improve the medium itself. To improve
the medium it is not necessary either
to lessen or to add to it. It must neither be
contracted nor expanded It must be held
firmly at the present point, and a gradual
substitution of coin for currency be made as
fast as gold appears in circulation at par; a
. t- j. r-- ii a.
permanent piaee must oe inaue iur i? m mo
circulating medium, by a retirement of an
equal amount of paper. The guage of this
transfer will be the prioe of money when it
rises above seven per cent, in the financial
centres, the process mast be stopped. When
it falls below this amount, it may be always
?afely resumed without any cbange in values.
The chief element in this process of substituting
of coin is, the sum of specie now
here, or which may be hoped for, in the
course of the coming year. It is indeed a
strange anomaly, that tbie country?the new
Eldorado of the world?the great producer
->f the metals which the universal experience
>f mankind has chosen as the standard of
ralne, should be the only country where
these metals are disregarded and cried down
is relics of barbarism, unworthy of our age.
\'et so long as we mako a part of the Gnancial
world, we must, in. some form, accommodate
ourselves to the standard of value in
general use.
SOMETHING MAGNIFICENT IN THI HOTEL
LINE.
The Windsor Hotel, situated ou Fifth
\ venue, corner of 46th street, is undoubtedy
the largest, finest and most oomplete hotel
n the world. The architectnral design and
izternal appearance surpass in beauty,
inything ever yet attempted in hotel buildng,
in this country. Upon entering the
*rand hall, by the main entrance on Fifth
a.venne, the visitor is sfctuck Jjj ?ta extent
ind magnificence." The splendor of Ihis
.'rand entrance hall prepares the visitor for
:he sumptuousness of the upper floors. The
adies' corridor and drawing looms on the
itory above, are models of elegattce, the architectural
arrangemonts being #b keeping
with the details of tbo cabinet and other
work. Now that the visitor is fairly in the
hotel, tho thing that most attracts his bewildered
gaze is the uniquo and and deli
cato finish of the fresco work?tho ceilings
rf the staircases, as well as the parlors, being
painted in the most beautiful designs. The
cost of this elaborate frescoing alone was
535.000, and it is safe to assert that no such
art istic display, on so grand a scale, has ever
been attempted on thiscontinent. Nothing,
yet seen in the industrial exhibitions of any
country, has surpassed tho cabinet work of
this hotel. Like the fjescoing and other
matters, there are no glaring colors, heavy
mouldings, or startling creations about the
work, hut a studied unity of all with the
various surroundings. Tho scientific, as
well as tho art visitor, will find much food
for thought in examining tho various specimens
of foreign and domestic woods, which
are used in the decorations, some of theui
being almost unknown in thi3 country.?
Throughout this hotel from the lower floors
to the uppermost story, tho furniture is
eqally rich and costly?absolute comfort being
the first consideration?easy chairs being
found in all the bedrooms, and there is nothing
which ladies and gentlemen expect to
find in their own homes, that is not at thoir
disposal at the Windsor. Tho gas fixtures
have been manufactured expressly for this
house. Paris and Brussels have long been
noted for this branch of manufacture; but
here we have examples of what Aaierican
skill can produce, which is far superior to
anything ever seen in those capitals. Brass
work has certainly reached a high degree of
perfection in this country, when such splendid
chandeliers and pendants can be made,
as are found in this building. The gilt,
broDze, and enameled work are a study in
themselves. A novel idea has also boen put
in practical working at the hdies ontrunce
on Fifth Avenue. Ladies covered with
dust from travel or walking often object to
seeing their friends in the drawing or sitting
rooms, and elegant apartments have thereforebeen'
appropriated for their requirements,
where they can await the nrrival of their
friends staying at the Hotel. This room ir
contiguous to the entrance porch, and ladies
will therefore have all the privacy they need.
There are four grand stair cases, which lead
from the ground to the ladies' floor. Tn ad
dition to this ample means of oommunica
tion, is a handsome elevator, the most sump
tuous of its kind ever manufactured. The
rlnnrs and coilinL'B nre of entrraved plate
wv"""r "* " o *. <
glass, and visitors enjoy daylight in the
ascent until nightfall. Carrying out the
original design of this hotel, the roouis or
most of the floors have been built in puits ol
apartments, so that families maycnjoj*th<
absolute privacy and aecluainn of homo life
Thus, two or more bedrooms with dining
sitting, bath and dressing rooms attached
may be engaged?all communicating bj
double doors 'with each other, and in th<
same manner isolatated from other portiom
of the building. The gontlenion who wil
conduct the Windsor, are Mr. iSatn'l. Hawk
so well known as tho principal of tha St
Nieholas'Hotel, and Mr. Garner Wetherbee,
of the Revore House, Boston. We must
pals rapidly over the portions of this house,
as the parts described embrace the principal
work and heaviest expense; but as hu.
niunity generally cares for comfort alone,
without seeking to know how it is made com,
fodtable, we may be spared {he trouble of
( giving any more lengthy details.
FASHION GOSSIP.
( Figured goods have disappeared altogether.
The present style of stroet dress does
, not admit of them, excepting, indeed, an almrto*
invioihla strine which affords no con
trast in color, and is formed by reversing
the diagonal. This and the new "Indiana"
, cloth are the only "fancy" styles to be seen
( among the new Fall importations. Indiana
ck)th is a soft, all-wool, self-colored and
small-tufted fabric, presenting *a roughened
, ind irregular suface. very becoming to women
whose delicate complexions become
smoother and fairer by contrast. It is rathbr
expensive?about 87 per yard?but
very wide, so that only a comparatively
small quantity is needed. It is used exclusively
for redingotes, the skirt being of silk
or a plainer material. Bat camel's hair cloth,
sometimes called vigogne?literally swan's
doiwn, from its softness?wilj be the material
generally used in variops grades and
qualities, and the uanal half cotton imitations.
As a successor to the wide striped
bliek grenadine, there is striped camel's
hair cloth, which is particularly adapted for
polonaises. It consists of a stripe of cloth
and a stripe of osmel's hair, and presents an
effective example of color upon eolor, which
is so prominent a feature of fashionable
toilets. a Lanci.
Horrible eaftringe of the Poor la Paver
Stricken Memphia. [Correspondent*
of the New York World.]
Memphis, October 17.
Wlian T ltd in vnn it wna mn.
" ? j? ? a?
er*l belief bere that we had seen the worst
of the terrible scourgo which for the last
month hidmidj eur city a city of death.?
The light frost which came at last seemed
to have some effect in lessening the number
of persons attacked by the fever; bat
the relief was only temporary, and almost
immediately the death rate ran ap again to
an enormous figure. It Is now asserted?
perhaps not on the most certain grounds?
that within the eleven past weeks 1,500
persons have died of the disorder. Hsd
the avenge number of deaths for the whole
time been what it has baan torn lh? pa*
-wfer??tiriy ffirty a day?we should have
to record about 3,000 iu less than two
months, i number unparalleled in any visitation
of tlfft yellow fever in this country. It
is iu vain that one attempt* to portray the
LAMENTABLE CONDITION OF THE CITY,
where all business save that of the undertaker
is perfectly stagnant; where the poor
are thrown out of employment, and have
nothing to think about but their present
misery and the vast probability of their dying
in want and deserted by their friendp.
They oome together and talk only of the
scourge, which even more than others they
have reason to dread. Notwithstanding all
the endeavors which are pat forth to allev iate
suffering, physical and moral, it is im
possible to do so with anything like thorough
ness. Men and women make heroes and
martyrs of themselves, but a#uot do itaore
than slightly oppose tho rushing current of
death which sweeps them and those they
would help together into the gulf of death.
Two noble women, young and beautiful,
named Mattie Stevonaon and Lula Wilkinson,
are now lying desperately ill of the fever
at the Walthall Infirmary, the victims
of their own disinterestedness and philantropy.
The former, a uutive of Illinois, was
visiting some friends in Bloomington, when
intelligence that Memphis was in distress
reached her. Saying nothing of what she
intended to do, she immediately set out for
this city, and, reaching it,
OFrZRED HER SERVICES
to the president of the Howard Association.
She was but niueteou or twenty years of
age, and inexperienced in such duties as she
would have to undertake should her offer be
accepted. At first tho president was inclined
not to accept bcr services, but she
insisted, and was sent to Lehuer to await
orders. That night a Scotch woman, ill of
the fever, was delivered of. a child, and there
was no nurse at hand. Dr. Blackburn sent
T .L i?c.._ ?_ j \f
iu vnc ucuuvi uuuog tut uuv, nuu 1*1100 uw
venson volunteered. She nursed the poof
pntients tenderly until they died, and then
went to the aid of others, nursing an old
man and woman iu Main street, who had
that very morning taken four orphan chil,
dren under their protection, two of whom
were also now ill. Afterwards she was sent
to a house in Sallivan street to take charge
of five patients. The severe labor she un,
derwent told upon her system, and ou Mon*
1 day last she herself was strickeh down and
taken to the infirmary, whero she lies in a
critical condition. Miss Wilkinson, an orI
phan about the B&uie age as Miss Stevenson,
. also offered her services to the Howards,
. was accepted, worked heroically, and now
. lies tenderly cared for under the same roof
. us the other lady. She is now thought to
, he out of danger. Other women have per)
formed and are performing similar duties
, and living up to the highest of woman's
, rigts, a glory and ornabiont of their sex.
p Memphis will never forgot them. The
, friends of the dead are sometimes obliged to
dig graves for them in the oemetery, so
great is
THE DEMAND FOR GRAVES
?
! now. Sad as these scenes are?as when a
i father, in mute anguish, prepares the tomb
i for a beloved daughter or son, or the has1
band places in the cold earth the body of
, her who was dearer to hiui than his own life
. ?they sometimes were accompanied with
ludicrous circumstances, ir death can evei
be thus accompanied. A few days mo i
young man died who numbered among bit
friends and many of the "boon companions'
and ropterers of the city. Several of them
determined to take the body to the cemetery
and see it properly eared for. They were
at the time under the influence of liquor.?
The coffin of their friend was taken from
the hearse and laid beside several others, sc
that the hearse might immediately return
to the city for more dead bodies. When the
grave was dug the young men who had used
whiskey freely, could not tell which was the
coffin they wished to lay iu it. To settle
the question they drew lots, and and the
corpse upon which the lot foil was interred,
though not one of the mourners could positively
say whether or not they had interred
their friend, The most horrible and
di8qu8tinw levity
, is sometimes to be witnessed. Night before
last I entered a little honse not far from
H&ddv Hollow, where, while a corpse was
lying stark and stiff on a wretohed settee,
men and women wer? sitting round crooning
and drinking, and one young man sat hope*
lesaly drunk with his head resting on the
leg of the dead body. Others were reeling
about and looked at me with vacant ana
stupid ferocity as I entered to see that the
body should be removed. But these are
sights which are simply sad and disgusting.
A friend of mine was to-day on his round
in search of persons down with the disease,
and, knocking at the door of the house 63
Jefferson street, was answered by a boy who
told him that tnere was a shoemaker named
Armstrong up stairs sick, and perhaps dead.
The visitor shook the door of the man's room,
bnt receiving no response, burst it open, and
there, lying on its faoe on ths floor, to whieh
it had tumbled from the bed, was the hid*
eons, ghastly and bloated form of Armstrong,
who had evidently died several days before*
alone and uncared for. He had contracted
the fever while nursing his partner, who was
MwiVd tn the oemeterv tns week before.
The ferer haa received new namoe, being
called not onlj by ite old title of ' yellow
jack," bat also "bronse jaok," "taffiron jack,"
and even "johnny vomito," to you may too
how much of bravado and careleaaneas, or
the affectation of it, there is in Memphia. The
feeling which prompts to sneh levity is partly
hysterical, bat partly also the result of
growing
FAMILIARITY WITH THE PISTIL ENOE,
for in this case as in others, strange as it
seems, familiarity breeds contempt. In
sucli tiros also it iaa red relief from the
misery by which peSple are sSmSVed to
make a joke, dthoagh any personal applieation
of it is sore instantly to awaken dosing
fear and rouse a paroxysm of indignation.
Two friends met the other day in Exohange
street, and were talking at first seriously
and then in a trifling vein about the fever,
when one?a well-koown practical joker?
suddenly said: "Why, what's the matter,
Bill ? Tour face is turning yellow as an
orange!" Hardly were the words oat of his
mouth whea he foand himself lyiog oa the
ground, knoeked down by a blow from his
friend whose face was not yellow, but only a
little placr just then. People's fares
are apt to get white now when any such remarks
are made. The police^bsve had hard
work of it, and have well done their duty.
They have been called upon to do
ALL SORT! OF WORK
to take chafge of orphans, to bury the dead,
look after the sick, seo to theives and robbers
(by the way, a church haa been robbed of
some of ite most important ecclesiastical
furniture,) and, in abort, to work like alavea.
The oity owes three months' salary to the police
force, some of the members of which are in
great distress on account oi aeains in men
families, and several of whom have died of
the fever. The police of the different oitiei
of the Unoin might not be doing ill should
thej raise a subscription for their distressed
brothers in this city. The destitution
among all classes except the rich will last
for some time after the black frost shall havs
come and relieved us from any distress from
the fever itself, and to aid in the amelioration
of this suffering much money will vet bs
needed. Winter is coming and though it it
not so severe here as it is in the North, ye(
it will occasion a great amount of distreei
among the poor if money shall not be forth
coming. After the plague has disappeared
there will be widows ana orphans to be cared
for, and people whose health has been broke!
down by the severest sieknses and suffering
In my fast letter I took oceoaeion to tospeal
of the
D1YOTION or THl CLK&8Y.
The Protestant clery have been everywhere
devoting their lives and energies to the al
leviation af the siek. They nave knelt b;
the bedside of the sufferers aud oheered than
in their last moment of life; have gone infc
palaces and hovela, have done their dot;
wherever duty called them. Many of theo
have fallen victims to their seal ror numani
ty. Not less patient and enduring have beei
the Catholic priests, five of whom have diei
of the fover, contracted in the line of duty
First died Father Daily, and then Father
Carey, O'Brien, Lee and Sheehy. In sei
there was no distinction of sects; all clergy
men worked zealously as their oalling d<
manded. The physicians were, howevei
best of all: they were everywhere, ready a
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a moment's caJl to enter tne most IUWIJ UVI1
and do whatever they could to relieve euffei
ing. But why discriminate thus? Whereve
human nature needed aid there were hnma
beings to afford it. The froete seem oomin
in euch a way that, we doubt not, in a fe1
days they will kill the germs of this most ei
eorable and deadly fever. We believe the
1 will come soon. They have deoeived v
once or twice, and yet the time is not Ion
before they must appear
' The paper having the largest circulationTile
paper of tobacco.
VbVJHUtU TSB
\ WHAT TBI MOVUflMT K1ALLT B1AN8
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From the New York J earn el #f Cotnateret.
Within the last day or two we have to
| calved word from various parts of Ntw S*>
. of a oonosrted movement to elosi tha eojMl
1 mills and other manufacturing nlfililpi
( meats, or to ran them on half time. W
ostensible reason ofthis action is the searptf
[ of currency for the payment of wages; m$
it is evident to as that the real oMeet is not
the one so commonly avowed. The move'
meat is not epontaneous. Some of those
who have readily assented to it, have dons
so only at the suggestion of others; while
many have yisldeaegainat their coavictiOaf
to a pressure they were not able to reeiat
A few large oonetrnl still hold oat in spite
of the arguments and coercive rhetorie of lie
originators. The methods employed to shears
the combined action of all the Ufc fetish
conclusive proof that not for seldpreteetion,
or for the personal eonvenienee of the
promoters as employers, has this scheme been
devised. We do not say that Us adtooatee
are not honest !n their intentions, and do
not believe that it will resale in the iaeieete
of the general welfare; but we do ine^st that
it is a measure deliberately undertaken as n
means to another and, and is not one feted
upon the maaufaetorsrs br the piessoin la
the money market, sad the eeercitv of earrency.
.One object to be attained ie ladoubtedly
tde lemoning of pnoduetiet aid
thus the stability of market priest fe the
inished prod sot of the mills: but
take it, 6 the least powerful fed is. The
movement looks list to a general nditeisa
of wsgac. It le equivalent te the ok ISshftnf
(li*nr* fo? cnmiMllinc? the AMHHfSA to
concede a decline is the rate ofismp?Hie.
After atotal Miration of work, or tsrftei for
half the time, a maturation te fell employ *
meat at something below Ike high ttagH
now neid would be en eeeier end mm* acceptable
proeem then as aibiUMy llfriliih
without sooh interruption. Bit the meltti
are behind the teence, and thfiee wbe been
no epeoial internet in the eetabfiekmeMi
used as their instruments, island, as lit be*
liern, to produce by this action an entire
change in our national financial system.
Free banking is the object ot their effort.
The Weet, se large borrowers of capital foe
the developement of their neonates, era
clamorous tor ik To atertit at the Bait by
throwing many thomecda outof. 4mvm|p(L
for the assigned reeeoo thai there m attfer
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duoe a profound impceeaton upon the country..
By the tiaelket Congress ooeasa together
the pre?ore will thai ?mi the
form of a wall developed public opiates,
and thoee who have act the springs iaimtica
will inaugurate the ehaoge, not at their owa
instance, but in assumed deforsoos to the demands
of the whole people.
Thb Natural Duration of Ian.~?JLeoording
to Professor Faraday, the crime ef
suicide is very common in this afl of the
world, for he intimates that all who die under
one hnndred years of see may be chaig*
ed with self-murder; that Proridsuoa, bav*
ingorigraslly intended man to lifo a century,
would allow him to arrive at that advaaoea
age if tie did not kill himself by eating unwholesome
food, allowing himself to m annoyed
by (rifles, giving licsnss to pasrion,
and exposing himself to aocident. Flo oris
' advanced the theory that the duration of
life is measured by the time of growth.
When onoe the bones end epiphysis ere
unitfd the body grows no mors, and it is el
twsnty years this union is cffocted in man.
' The natural termination of life is Ave te
' moves from the several points. Man being
i twenty years in growing, lives, or should,
five times twenty years; the camel is eiphft
1 years in growing, and lives Ave times eight
years; the horse is Ave years in groWiam
?I i:>m vun: end so on with
t other animals.
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Paxiko Out Spboix.?The firet rubetan>
tit! step towards the resumption of specie
i circulation has been taken bj the Treason
I Department The direotors of the mint, a
i appears, in aeeordanoe with instruotiew^ il
preparing for the eoinage ef an unpreeedenfc
I ed amount or geld and silrer, and the TreaI
surj Department will oommenee the die*
i barsement of silver so soon as it eaa be
. coined for the panose. A telegram save:
c "It is said that toe prioe of gold hmnm|
fallen so low, Secretary Riehardsoo Um
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justified in placing currenoy on n mm w
i tie, and ban determined to begin ana*
I- weak paring eutailreT tba mm* as green*
f baoka, and will, when daairad, pnj off bllii
a againat tha Gorernment in ailrar, and as9
change ailrar for eurreuer or tier reran.-*
f Inatrnetioos will ba iaaaa# to tha Tfiaeurar
d and Aaaiatant Treaturert."
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a SniouB Cha.ro*s?Tba correepondeal
* of tba Cbarleaton A?ot talegrapha, undar
( data of tba 27 tb:
j Hurley introdaoad tba raaolntioo and dn*
t. mandad its immediate consideration. Ha
h said that Parker had been diaaerered as
r Saturday night, burning 13,000,000 in Bint
I Ridge aorip, and ba wanted Kbnnton as*
,1 amined immediately to tea what? was al
s about. It iaa fact that Parker bunt a lavs*
i 1l. 1
ir amount ei Kn|i m ? < w w??
Q night. Cindara from the ohinamj were piok*
g ed up and were legible.
* Tov Autbobor "Horn,8wnr Hoao*
y ?Over 6,000 Brooklynitee aeeeabled Sato*,
ti day. at Proepect Park, to witoeew the va?
g veiling of the eoloaal bronae etatoe of Job*
Howard Payne,, author of "Hoot, flood
Home." The boot wo* preeeated la the '
- oity of Brooklyn, N. Y., by the Faoet Cloh,
ana eoet 92,600.