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VOL. XXXIII. CAMDEN, S. O., DECEMBER IS, 1873. IVO. 16.
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Winter Goods!
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J. A T. I. JOA?S< "
CHEAP CASH STORE.
SSbmmsm
Out Stock of
General Merchandize,
Consisting in part, of
id:r,it goods,
Groceries, Hardware,
Cutlery, Boots, and Shoes,
- Notions, Ha to, &o,
Will be sold at the very lowest prices for
cash or its eqnivalcnt in barter.
All Goods sold by us are warranted
as represented. J
W e have a large and well selected stock of
North Carolina Shoes,
Which we offer at low figures. ,
We pay the highest market prices for Cotton
and other Country Produce. Agents
for Neblett <fc Goodrich's Cotton Gins, which
we offer at Manufacturer's prices.
Goods purchased by parties resi
ding within the corporate limits of the town
will be delivered by us free of charge. , I
J. & T. I JONES.
Camden, Sept. 25. tf.
Fall and Winter.
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1873. *
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Dry Goods, n
Clothing,
W Boots and Shoes.
Hats, Groceries,
Crockery and Hardware, ^
AT
W. L. AltTIII lt',S.
I am offering extra inducements to pur
chasers from iuy
LABCfK STOCK, j
and would respectfully solicit a call,
W. L ARTHUR.
September 25.
BININCER'S I
nu Tnunnu TlflPF P.nr
Uliil JjUIIUUII uuuil uui
Especially designed for the use of the Muhcil
Profemon and the Family, possessing thos. in
trinti* medicinal properties which belong to an
Old and Pure (Jin.
Indispensable to Females. Good for Kidney
Complaint!. A delictous Tonic. Put up in cases
containing one doxen bottles each, nnd sod by
all druggists, grocers. Ac. A. M. Rinninger &
Co.. established in 1778, No. 16, Rearer stjeet,
New York. October 28?I>m
OATS.
600 bushels OATS. For sale by
BAUM BBO.
PHOTOGRAPHS, j
The undersigned having returned
and opeued a gallery will be
pleased to sae his friends.
With more experience and IMPROVED
APPARATUS he feels I
more capable than ever before of
pleasing tie people.
Oome and have your pictures
made before grim winter with his
frost and i cows pounces upon us.
Gallery in Workman House.
A* B* TiKK*
Camden, S. C., Sept. 11,1873.
FALL AND WINTER
MILLINERY
?A.Si)?
FANOY GOODS,
if"RS. T. B. VALUER has opened at her
Ltx establish: leat on Broad Street, a handome
assortment of
Milline %v and Fancy Goodsy
Of the latest styles, selected with great care,
o suit the tast s of her customers and the pubic
generally.
The Ladies ire respectfully invited to call
nd examine h' r jtook of
t*imm Unfa Oooli QTlfl MopV DijllflTl?
|U(IV 1IQ10, iOOil UiiU I11AJA. U1UUUUU.
Together wit ? every article to be found in
ell supplied A illinery establishment.
October 28. tf
THE iATlST!
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I HA V .3 OPENED THE i
Most Complete Stock of
DRY GOODS, j
BEAOT MtAtMH :
CLOTHING, ,
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500KI and SHOES,
1
To which 1 give my special attentioo,
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i
Hats and Caps,
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Saddles, &c.,
I
ilrer offer.in this Market.
B&*Speci il care and attention having
een given to tie selection and manufactring
of fab. im for my sales, of the presnt
season, a si Jinrrs icill find an vnusully
full, chue, and attractive assort
lejit purchat tince the decline inprices.
.ICS. 8. CLOU IK
October 9. tf.
1NEW
AND
A.TT jiuACTIVE!!
The attenti n of customers is called to my
LARGE
AND
C arefull ; Nclectod Stock of
JRY GOODS,
u /kTinvr
in in v |
BOOTS and SHOES,
HATS and CAPS,
flARDWAI F,
CROCKERY.
A Large Stock of
GROCERIES.
I have als< oo hand, an assortment uf
Furniture,
With a va ?cry of other articles. All of
which are offt rt 1 upon the most reasonable
terms.
J. \l McCUBRY. Apt.
Octobtr 9. tf
America Previous to its Discovery by
Christopher Columbus.
Hod Georgo S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts,
in a lecture, began by stating that
America must have been known to the ancients,
but that, on account of the difficulties
which then existed of interchanging
ideas and preserving them, a link had evidently
been dropped in the great chain of
evidence which has since been taken up,
a .* a
without, however, enecuog a sausiacwry
oonnectioa. From evidence which lias been
collated and examined by scientific men, we
can safely affirm that all parts of the world
were populated as soon as they became inhabitable.
After giving some theories about the divisions
of the human family based on the
color of the complexion, the formation of the
body and the growth of the hair, the speaker
proceeded to prove that from the specimens
of architecture and raining which have been '
discovered on this continent we can naturally 1
infer that tho civilization of the old countries 1
was transplanted here at an early date. In
the vicinity of Vera Cruz, in Mexico, there 1
arc to be found the ruins of cities and towns 1
buried beneath the earth which gives evi. 1
dences of an enlightened civilization and J
which silently wait for an interpreter to 1
chronicle their history. In California there (
aro extensive mines, at the bottom of which 1
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have been found specimens of human bones
and altars for worship, whose formation plain !
ly indicate that they were erected by 1
T? flta T ?La QnnapiAv varyinno ^
UUIUpCailO. xu DUO UUAV UU^/WUVl ivgivu*!
too, mines have been discovered which show c
unmistakably signs of European skill, eqanl
if not superior to|that which now exists. ^
Mr. Boutweli gave throe reasons for the belief
that tho population of America was not
indigenous, and that this continent was
visited by Eastern mariners at an early age *
of the world's history. The sphericity of the ^
Barth was known io the time of Herodotus,
7 ?
ind was taught by his disciples ; it was hand ^
ed down from generation to generation, so ^
that Columbus made it the basis of his
theory. The mariner's compass is not a new ^
invention, but belongs also to the ancients.
[In i nisi it) 1 " " T"***1???
jtmrnent tn the possession of tho Indians,
which always pointed due north, and it is a ^
matter of history that in the fourth century ^
rf our era the Chinese mariners used the
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magnetic needle. Then, again, the enterprises
of the,.aucient mariners was equal to a
passage over the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
In the sixth century, the Phoenicians had
so far progressed in the knowledge of naviga.
tion that they occupied the Black Sea, the
Mediterranean, and even as far as tho Baltic
Sea; they had become familiar with the
passages into the Indian Ocean, had obtain- .
ud possession of ports along the coast, and
were familiar with the tides and changes of fi
the sea. Their ships were known to be awny 8
for three years at a time, and as they had so L
far perfected navigation aa to be able to sail
150 miles per day, the distance which they
coold travel in a threa-years' cruiso must
have been considerable. Their groat success ,
was in voyages after silvor and gold, mid as j,
the mines of Spain and England could not (
possibly yield the large supply which they ^
constantly exhibited, wc can easily infer that
another and a more prolific land had been (
discovered, whose existence they were tin- j
willing to disclose, lest its treasures should ^
be utilized by their neighbors. It is well
known that th$y made their ordinary drink
ing-vessols, and even the anchors of their
ships from silver, and this further proves
that they had more extensive mines than
those which existed in Spain and Africa.
He further proved the possibility of these 1
hardy mariners having reached the American 1
coast, from the fact that various instances of '
sea-faring men having been carried by the '
currents and doposited on islands in the '
Pacific Ocean existed. We are also led to '
believe that the Old World contributed the
inhabitants of the western hemisphere, from 1
the fact that there is a striking similarity be- 1
tween the Asiatic and the American aborigines
The southern portion of Asia is
thickly populatod by an industrious people, '
whiluthe north is overrun by savage hordes,
" _i:.t 1.1
who live in a nomadic me, wmon wouiu indicate
that emigration prevailed in that see- 1
tion; and. as the distance to tho northern
shores of the Auiorican continent is but
short, it is clear that the exodus was in that
direction. The inhabitants of the same degrees
of latitude in both continents have the
saino customs and manners, and are consequently
of the same extraction.
A gentle hint: A youth and maiden were
walking beneath the blue canopy of tho firmament
"fretted with golden fires," and the
maiden, moved by the sublimity of the scene,
pointed a taper finger?tho one on which
the engagement ring is worn?towards the
zenith and exclaimed: "Oh, Adolphus, isn't
jewelry beautiful." J
WHITE IMMIGRATION.
THE WAY TO DEVELOP THE STATE.
The Rev. Robert Neumann, missionary to
Castle Garden, New York, who recently arrived
iu this city to ascertain the wants of the
nit* and State in the matter of immigration.
met numbers of gentlemen who are members
of the GermanHmmigration Society, at the
hall oftheJFrcundschaftsbund yesterday after-noon.
No formal meeting was held,
nor did the reverend gentleman make a set
address, bat he made [interesting statements
on the subject of immigration, and
TIIE OBJECT OP HIS VISIT
to thiri city and State. He said, substantially,
that in consequence of the distress in the
North rnd Northwest, caused by the recent
Gnancial crisis, which had curtailed the
means of livelihood for immigrants, and of
the dearth of employment in Northern cities
at this time generally, there was a large
number of very desirable German, Irish and
Italian immigrants, who could be secured to
the fields and industries of the South, if the
proper oteps were taken. It was tbo uninviting
condition of things at the North and
Northwest which induced him to make a
visit to this section, to sec what could be
lone to find homes and employment for the :
nany immigrants who arc now seeking places i
c settle. These immigrants were all hardy, i
ind would make good citizens, aud would,
n his opinion, be a sure means of developing i
he materia] prosperity of the South, if they i
(ould be brought hither.
all that was necessary
ras to know how many immigrants were
ieeded and the nationality desired, and they
ould readily be had. If the opportunity to
>rocure these immigrants were not availed
iow, it might not present itself in ho praetica>le
a form again, as they would be compelled
to go to other parts of the country, even
hough it might not be advantageous for
hem to do so at present. One thing was
lecessary; something had to be done in tho
natter of distributing the immigrants on
nnd Aflc* answering qucatiooa propoundd
byline gentlemen prr-mthe
subject under consideration, lu tha^bst
atisfactory manner, it was dotermincdjby
hose assembled to call upon tho planters
nd formers and everybody iri need of 4^.elp
o till the fields or engage in some <jther
nethod of labor, through The News and
Courier, to hear from them at once.
how many laborers they need,
ind the kind desired, so that timely action
ould be takon. It was also determined to
eqnest all papers in the State favorable to
mtnitrvatinn 1a mnv f?nll Rn t.hnt CVeTV
fc"?- , ? J
ection of the State might be reached. Beides,
it was thought advisable to iuvito the
itisensof this city, generally, to
HOLl) A I'CBLIO MEETING
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t an early day to further the object and enourage
the movement as much as possible,
dr. Neumann, who is a gentleman well inormed
on the subject of immigration, loaves
'hnrlcaion today or to-iimrrow for Newberry
o see what has become of a number of imnigrnnts
sent there some time ago, and how
hey ar< prospering and arc pleased with !
heir new homes. It is proposed to hold i
he ptiLaic meeting referred to as soon as he
eturm, which will be in a few days.
A ?HRiiiLiNG Saloon Episode.?The
now Aork Tribune tolls the following story:
A nau named Wiobold, entered a saloon
ii Indu street, Brooklyn. II. I)., last Saturlay.
aid called for a glass of beor. After '
Ii*inlr\iir lw> confi.il a chair in the 1
rent roof tho room, and soon after began to 1
stare .t the proprietor, who imagined the 1
nistuser to be deeply engaged in thought. |
I'he aloon keeper desiring to go out, asked J
the vsilor to atteud to his affairs in his :
vbscnc, and although there was no reply, 1
he tok it for granted that his request would '
be couplied with, and immediately left the 1
saloui A fytle while afterwards ho re- 1
turnc., and the visitor still sat upright and i
motialoss near the table. The brewer who 5
suppbd tho restaurant keeper with beer '
soon fterward came in and invited all hands '
to d;nk. The man ut the table fuiicd to
respod, and the saloon kocpor, becoming <
enrapd at his indifference, cauie from be- i
hind.he counter, pulled hioi out of his chair, <
diaged him up to the bar. and shoved a !
glus- of beer toward him. As the propric- j
tor Uhdrew his hand from the collar of the ]
viritr, tho latter sank to the floor, and the t
.nou .....rt.. iksf W'nihnld i i
CH.ilLli^ UlOVVt^lJ nu-t umuu < ,
was end. lie had probably expired inmie- i
dinhy after driukin^ the beer, aud had been t
a co>9c more than an hour. Coroner "White- (
hallield an inquest in the cape yesterday, (
and, was ascertained that Weibold had died \
of hut disease. i
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Early Day Journalists.?The journalists
in the reign of Louis XV. ware queer
souls, who lived in garrets and dined chiefly
off fried potoes, served in a by paper the storewoman
round the corner. Almost every big
street had its journalist, and an own particlar
printer, which indefatigable being published
on candle paper once a week. The
man was known down the thoroughfare.?
lie chronicled the'marriages, births, or connubial
woes of his neighbors; lie was welcome
to a dinner now and then, and it was
always remembered that he ate much. It
was no groat matter to him, if he were paid
for tbo copies of his journal, which he personally
huwked about, in cash or kind, and
a pound of sausages for three copies, two
rush-dips f.r a single number, or a pair of
breeches for a half year's subscription, were
remunerations he could not afford to despise.
i) i. i it. : 1
i eupiu cuijuueu tu inui iuen miuco, ?uu
besought him to libel their neighbors, which
ho did obligingly enough, if he hud no
special reason for refusing; and, as a naturai
consequence, he had nlways a few grudges
stalking after him, though these desisted in
time, for the jouralist had a soothing tongue, i
Some morning the wholo street would btf
thrown into a state of commotion, and the
inhabitants would troop out of their doors to
see their domestic chronicler marched away (
solemnly between two tipstaffs, aud in a 1
somewhat hang-dog mood, to the Bastile. 1
Perhaps it was debt; perhaps a too bold *
shot at some one in place?clerk, beadle, rc- 1
cruiting sergeant, or what not. "Theti there 1
would be much cackling in the street and 1
cries of compassion, and the rancor for past 1
libel, if any survived, would melt away; 1
ind the apple-woman, the stove-woman, the (
tailor's wife, and the cobbler's niece would 1
take the turns at goiog to the prison and *
passing the poor journalist a few delicacies
through the irou bars. But he was not an
important bird enough to be caged for any I
length of time, and it was never very long ?
belore the sun suone again upon him, as lie i
was released from durance and cautioned not 1
to come there aguin. Tlicu he would find a 1
bouquet on his garret still when lie returned <
borne j and the neighbors would treat him to i
roast real; -and broach a cheap bottle of ?
rin d' Argcnteuil in his honor. Sadness <
bad reigned while he was away, mirth and 1
joy had attended the resumption of his duties i
?s a censor of State polity and apurchaser (
)f fried potatoes. The journalisWvas never 8
rich, for money melted in his fingers, and he 8
seldom married, because marriage was in- 1
:ompatible with the pursuit, of literature c
md gallantry, which should go hand in c
band. The customary end of the journalist 1
gas the hospital and a deal coffin.
A Very Snaky Story.?Mr. J. C. Bee- ^
iier, near Coieville, Orange Couuty N. Y., j
while out hucklcberrying, one day, discover- j
:d a worm snake, crossing the road, about g
;hree l'cet in length. lie assaulted his snake- ^
ihin with a billet of wood, struck two or (
ihrce blows, when the reptile began to spread p
>ut. crawling in all directions. Mr. Beeiner
vas greatly astonished, took a closer view of
lis victim, when he discovered that it was
:ouiposcd of thousands of little reptiles, va ying
in length from an inch to three inches.
ibi?ut the size of a hair, all linked in togcth- j
:r in such a manner as to form a complete (
make throe lect in longtli. Un being struck
vitli tho dub they all became alarmed, and ^
indenvored to escape, crawling and wrig- ,
tliiig in every direction. Mr. Hecnier con- ^
duded t<? investigate the phenomena, and
tccordingly retired a few rods frout the t
iccnc of battle, to watch these peculiar rep- t
ilea. In about half an hour the littlo snakes ^
tad collected en niasso into the condition rj
ivhen first discovered, when the mass coin- j
noticed to move with all the likeness and ^
iharacterietics of a black snake, towards a f
argo anthill, near by. On gaining the ob- |
ect of their search, these seemingly thous- j
tnds of little reptiles disbanded and comnenceJnr
furious assault on the occupants
>f the hill, where a spirited battle was |
[vnged against tho nuts for about fifteen
ninutes, for the possession of the ant-eggs
>torcd. The snakes came off victorious, and ^
?oon collected again en masse, resembling a (
argc snake as before, but twice its original t
bzc, gorgeil with ant eggs. t
A curious circumstance is mentioned in a '
Canadian paper of a boy named Kingston, '
,vho recently lost his arm by a tlirashing-ma- v
jliinc at Adelaide. After the liuib had a
?cen amputated and buried, the boy comtlnincd
that the hand was cramped, causing s
iiin extreme pain, and that if it was not I
iisinterred he could not recover. The limb 11
vns accordingly disinterred, and the hand a
bund to be (irmly shut together. During t
ho operation of opening the linnd the patient ]
ivinced groat agony, and [afterward declared
hat ho felt relieved from the sensation of
sranip. The case is a strange one, but we 1
itlievc it is not without precedent in medical '
lunals. I
Tho Pall Mall Gazette thinks it is timer
for. us to improve onr present methods of
putting criminals out the world: " The
aiost memorable death scene known to secular
history had for ite theatre the prison of
the Athenian commonwealth, and the most
touching incident in that drama ia the bringing
in the cup of hemlock by the weeping
executioner. So much of modern civilization
runs up to Athenian civilization that
there is something remarkable in finding
Englishmen and Frenchmen executing their
criminals by the rope and tho guillotine,
and remembering that the Athenians execu
ted theirs with a vegetable poison. The
difference is the more curious because,
among the many scientific discoveries which
constitute the real title of the modern world
to take a precedence over the ancient which m
otherwise could not bo unhesitatingly conceded
to it, there are few more striking than
discoveries in toxicology. If a chemist of
the present day were asked for the means of
putting a man out of the world without pain
on this side of death, his only difficulty
would arise out of the abundance of his resources.
Important Decision in FAVoit or
fV.AVKLr.Ens.?Several weeke ago a brokeman
>n the the Chicago and Northwestern rail oad
refused S. J MoKinlay, of Mitchell county,
admission to the ladies' ear, and used
brce to keep him out of it, aeriously injuring
lirn. Mr. McKiulay" thereupon sued the
*oad for damages. The trial closed a few
lays ago The jury returned a verdict for
he plaintiff for'$12,000. The ruling was
hat having paid for a scat, and the other
:ars boing full, he was entitled to a seat
n the ladies' car or any other wbere the
'are was not different. 1
Captain Jack's Gun.?The gun which
Daptain Jack fired during the late unpleasmfness
between him and the government is
iow in the office occupied by Gen. Davis as
?X3 headquarters. It shows the effect of
J i xi_ .A.
iui u ncrvjue, ?uv apporuuwy uiwju caine in
lontact with hard rocks, for it ii scratched
u every pert, scarcely a fpot an eighth of
in inch in sxtent being untouched. It is one
)f the muzzle loading riflss of the pattern of
L8C3. The lock-plate ?o?tainsthe following
nscription : "U. S. Colt's Pt. & F. A. Mfg.
Jo., Hartford, Conn., 1862." It is rather
m unwieldy weapon, and is very long?
ibout four and a half feet. The barrel alone
s forty inches in length. It has three sights,
ino being marked for a hundred yards, anit
her for three, and the third for five bunh
od yards. The sling is made of a piece of
cather, which was apparently broken in the
ientre, for at that point it is kept together
>v two copper-rivets, and it is fastened in the
lands by pieces of buckskin. The upper
mid is made of tin, and is fastened to the
took with four small, headless nails. This
ilerc of mechanism is apparently the work of
ho hero of the lava beds, and it ehows that
>e prided himself on how neatly it was done.
Portland Bulletin.
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Governor Letcher, the other day, related
in incident of the war. He said that in ono
if the battles before Richmond, four tiaglearers
Irani beeu shot down, and a call was
nado for a volunteer to carry the colors. A
tripling took thf torn standard. In a few
ninutcs the staff was snapped by a shot.
I'he hoy sat down, unloosed a shoe string,
nid tied it. He started in front again. Anithcr
bullet splintered the staff. Is was
i i i ii . ii -i - **
iicu iasiencu oy me oincr snoc-smng. no
hen hardly shook the folds out a second time,
vhen down fell the flag, struck by a ball,
rhe shoe strings gave out. ITe unbuttoned
?is jacket, ripped his shirt to ribbons, and
vrnppcd the broken rod aud carried the shatered
ensign through the fight. Governor
Letcher said : "When they brought me tho
)oy with the shattered staff patched up with
hoe-strings and shirt tails, I made him an
fliccr, and gave him the best sword Virginia
lad."
Makf. tiif. Best of Yourselves-?Are
,-ou making the best of yourself ? Are you
i?ing to tho best advantage the natural powsrs
of body and mind given by your Creaor??or
arc you droning through life in
lalf efforts, and steadily drifting behind
iien of less ability than yourself; men who,
nth even fewer talents than you possess,
to making the be3t of themselves.
fl In til' nfll. Pilf llin fiima+mrt ?*oim
Aiuun vi viiiui * uv vhv VJU^.tvivu IV JVUI"
elf as we put it to you?and do it honestly.
,onk the matter right in the fare. Are you
unking the best of yourself? If not, begin
new life at once. Do your best in cveryhing.
Tn your thinking and in your doing.
?e a man in self compulsion. Rise out of
ndolonoe and sclf-indulgcnce. And not
nly will the world be better for your havng
lived in it, but you will be better for
laving lived in the world.