The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, January 08, 1874, Image 2
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THE CAMBER JOURNAL. :
t W. B. TBANTHAM & 1 T HAY, 1
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
IAIT4RY S. IS? 1.
The Official Paper.
^ the request and upon the recommendation
of some of the Republican office-holders,
the dtcrvkaw Gazette has been declare J
the official paper for Kershaw County.?
This appoiutment is maae in pursuuuee
of the law, which provides that the Attorney-General,
Secretary of State, and
Comptroller-General, shall designate some
paper In each County, in which all legal
notice* must be published ; and Sheriffs.
Judges of Probate, CWks of Courts,
County Commissioners, and other public
officers nre required to advertise in such
$apcr, without regarding whether its eircollation
and standing are such as to make
M if a desirable vehicle for the publication
of important notices. For many years
the Journal has published all legal notices,
and we are at a Joss to discover any
-reason why aehango should be made at this
t* time. We attribute no special motives to
w rrtir County officials for wishing to make the
' Giizettt their ori/an. Wo have always
4 onnnt,] n pprmin wtdl-drfi nod Course of
*-^dWihict; onr political opinions arc well
1 known, and alivajs openly expresscd) we
stlifco to give no causeless offence (<<
any one, while we reserve the right to
* criticise the actions and policy of those
i who bold positions of power and public
responsibility in the State and County.
THeitMne- pokey, which has marked our
* eondaot in thai past, wo expect to maintain
* in the future.
The Journal styles itself an indepeiCdeiU
paper, meaning thereby that it intends
to hare opinions of its own, and to speak I
andaot according to what it judges to be
right, without submitting to the dictation
of any WwA or party, independence is
not a aero negation; it is something positive.
The Ban or newspaper, thut expoets
to be'treated with any respect, must
have tqtnc, opinions on tonie subjects. The
holding of eertain definite views, based
upon reason, and the advocacy of such
views, when the occasion requires, marks
the truly indtpcndtiit individual or pttbfic
journal.
A# things are at present in South Ooro
Una a-paper must hare some policy. The
government is called upon, almost daily.
tg tran?act matters of vital importance to
the peoplo. Its actions are either right or
wrong. The press, if it docs its duty at
all, hol^s the important position of a medium
between the governors and the governed.
It must counsel, remonstrate with,
and, if necessary, donounce and expose
the former; while it must vigilantly watch
over the interests of the latter, advise
them of the conduct of their stewards,
and ^?*rthc alarm when danger threatens.
An tmleptiuLnt press does this thoughtfully,
calmlyj^and dispassionately. It does
not shot its eyes, and refuse to see what is
going on; or closo its mouth, and say nothing.
--calf
wrong ui being done, and it makes
no opposition, it becomes. to a certain extent,
an accomplice, because there is much
truth in the old proverb, ".Silence gives
consent.'', On thesother bund, if it l'actiously
teta itself- in opposition to a line
of poHey, for no other reason than that it
Is the policy of a certain political party,
its influence may have, the cflcct of proventing
the accomplishment of what is
good.
The persistent and well-directed assaults ,
of the press have succeeded in exposing
monstrous frauds in government, and led ,
to the punishment of the perpetrators. A ,
corrupt government, whether it bo f)emoeiwtic
or Republican, will be thoroughly ,
content, if the press will allow its tr ansae- ,
tions to pass unnoticed. Benign smiles. ,
and aubslUHiial patronage have been and |
will eontiuua to be the rewards of such si- ,
1
louoe, almost as much as of open, avowed. <
auu cnugiug ?u?uvo*.j.
Tho Journal must have the right t?? ]
express itaepiuions ou public questions, j
t<? advoaate the fpy*l and denounce the (
bad, without regard to utan or party.- ,
Until the time conn* when we will again t
bo yVMki tor them, all legal notices of any .
importance, or eyuopsea of them, will be t
published frafnttdkiji by us for the inlormation
of our subscribers a
Immigration. j
Kvery man, woman, or child, who feels a
the least soHeltude for the welfare of South r
Carolina, can huj regard with the most ''
lively interest the movement that is now '
>n loot to procure immigrants to come 1'
and settle ainongatu#. .No 8outh (Jaroli- ,(
niati, who, (tryo to the instincts of his "
nature, liopes tp sed our onco proud old
commonwealth rise from her prescut pros- "
irate condition atm prospor as sue ha>
never before done, cuii be unmindful of "
the vast importance of this immigration '
scheme. As wo said in a former article, ^
it seems to bp the only avenue left, by "
wliich our prosperity can be regained,
and, being such, it slrnuld certainly eoui- 0
mend itself to every one who has interests '1
at stake.
We are informed that the immigrants ?
arc not the " riff-raff " of the world, as t|
many have supposed they were, but honest
and industrious laboring men, vho, s<
rowdcd out of the thickly populated produces
of Germany, havo sought an asylum,
tu our country. They come of their own .
accord and ask us to give them homes.?
Shall we, heedless of the impending danger,
and yielding to that apathy which,
alas! is taking hold upon too many of our
citizens, let pass unimproved a fine opportunity
of recovering what wo have lost ?
Or shall we welcome and assist thorn, and
thereby restore order to our labor system i
devclopc our vast natural resources, render
all species of property productive?in
I short, make the whole land blossom as the
rose ? Let our people consider these two
uestions and act for themselves.
A meeting of the citizens of Kershaw
County is called, to assemble at the town
hair on Monday next, at 1- o'clock, to
consider and discuss some schcnio by
which immigration may be promoted. We
hope there will be a large attendance.
The Taxes.
There is something startling in the
thought that the effect of the present tax
levy will be to wrest from the impoverished
people of South Carolina, the enormous
sum of THBKE MILLION DOLLARS.
But such is, nevertheless, the
fact. We may be disposed to look at the
statement somewhat as a general proposition.
and with the indifference that results
from considering it as something at a
distance, and a matter in which each of
us, individually, is only concerned as a
small factor in a large total. But let us
bring the question home, and see how it
rt" "* ? " 17?i /-i
inecis us ot iversnaw vuuui>jr. imuuui ngard
to our fellow citizens in other parts
of the Stato.
The State governuient calls upon us
tor twelve mills, one and one fifth per cent.
In addition to this, the County government
want? five Wflis, oht-half of nut per
rent. We must, therefore, pay eeventeen
mills upon the assessed value of our property,
for State and County purposes. We
omit from this calculation, the special
taxes that are levied hy the Townships
for free school., and the tax to pay for
the bridge over tho Watered river; these
, are imposed by the voluntary suffrages
of the people, and they can see and
know what becomes of them. Assessing
the property of Kershaw County at $2,
500.000, (at which we beliovo it is valued,)
and imposing a tax of two per cent
which is nearly an average, we find that
our portion of the common burden is
$50,000. This large amount of money
our people must pay within sixty <hv/s.
at the longest, and the serious inquiry is.
how are tlicy to do it? Money is so
scarce that it can with difficulty be obtained
for the most necessary purposes.?
The most rigid economy under the* closest
management is required to conduct business
at all. Nut if, owing to the stringency
of the times, an unfortunate individual
is unable to pay his taxes, within the time
allowed, twenty per cent, is immediately
added to the already intolerable burden,
and next follows the sale of property,
with additional costs, penalties, and commissions.
Our little county, with its unpretentious
juii, its rough roads, and dangerous, unmciiilcd
bridges. iLs small noor house and
comparative peacefulness and absence of
criuie. must have $12,500 for one year,
and .still be in debt. Things are radically
wrong somewhere, and must ho remedied.
Kvery four months the Judge
charges the Grand Jury upon the powers,
duties, and responsibilities of the County
Commissioners, and orders a searching investigation
of their behavior. The Grand
Jury examines, makes ageneral, indefinite
presentment, and there the whole thing
stops; but the County goes on sinking in
debt.
The situation, as regards taxation, is
rapidly getting no better. Our whole people,
white and colored, without regard to
party, will soon have to meet and answer
his i|uestioii: Are you going to .suffer the
government to take all of your earnirigs,
;o absorb all of the income of your property
The past year has been one of
reverses and failures in business. The
:)rutit upon investments has been small,
specially to farmers, upon wham the burleu
of taxation presses most heavily, owing
o the great decline in the price of cotton.
\ irrt/ furyr portion of the little profit
uade must go to pay the taxes.
Governments are made for the people,
aid arc their servants, according to the
Vmerieau idea. This order is being rapidy
reversed among us, and wo will soon be
? abject slaves to our government, as arc
be subjects of the iShah of l'ersia. who. ,
iut lately, were starving to death by thous.
lids, while tue revenues, wrung frotp
hem, were being squandered by their ru. r
in giving rich presents to European
obleuieu, policemen and servants.
It is high time that the people should <
mko thumsclvoa heard upon this subject
id tboui assemble a# tax payers, grangers,
r under uny nauie that seems bust, and ,
evise some measures for relief. Our eon- (
ition is not remediless, if wo will only ,
ct. * I
Ireland Is profiting by the large in- 1
reuse in the price of coal in Kngland. !
'lie island is known to contain many riah- 1
nal fields, which have been liitbeito wrnrk- <
d on a very small scale. Capitalists are
OW beginning to look on those as profiible
investments, and preparations are <
eing made to work the coal on u large 1
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VIRGINIA.
?
inauguration op oov. kemper.
"Richmond. Va.,.January 1.?The Lc- I
gislature convened, to-day, at noon, nearly i
every uieinbor of both houses being present. I
The organization having been previously
arranged in caucus, the election of officers
was quickly gotten through with, and resulted
in the re-election of all the officers
of the last session, except the Sergcant-atAruis,
which office was filled by the election
of J. F. Wall, of Frederick. The
Seuate and House then went into joint
session, and proceeded to canvass the returns
of the recent election for Governor
and Lieutenant-Governor, with the follow-??
""""lt 1^ak a* Tarrioa
llljp rcnun i ui VIUTOJ uui, xj UUIUJ **.
Kemper. (Democrat.) 120.728; R- W.
Hughes, 93, 499; majority for Kemper
27,230. The majority for Col. R. E.
Withers, (Democrat.) for Lieutcnant-Govcrnoi,
was 27,546, Immediately after
the conclusion of the count, the Governor
elect was notified, and he proceeded to the
Executive Mansion, where the oath of
office was administered to hfhi by Judge
Fitzhugh. of the Chancery Court. Governor
Kemper then sent his inaugural
message to both houses. In his mossagc,
he says: "I do not hesitate to affirm, so
encouragcing and decisive has been the
progress of the last four years, so clearly
developed by the past are the oblications
of to-day, that if we are but guided by
prudence, if ^re go forward with courage,
tempered with forbearance, mid if no
Federal legislation shall intervene to disturb
the relations between the races, we
cannot fail to bring our groat experiment
to a successful and prosperous issue." lie
then refers, in flattering terms, to the uniform
system of free schools for tlw e<}ucaHnn
of hnth ri.oes which challeiifOH onm
parison with any similar scheme elsewhere
He says that recent events prove how futile
and how disastrous to its authors must
be any future attempts to array the colored
race against the whites. He refers to
immigration ap<J .capital as the two grcnt
material wants of Virginia, and says that
the interest of the whole country demand
the establishment of a lasting reconciliation
aud the return of complete normal relations
between the people of the State, on
the ono hand, and the people of all the
other States and the Qovernment of the
United States on the other. Of political
party relations, the Governor says : "Virginia,
recognizing no such obligations as
bind her to tny national party, promises
the. maintenance of her fidelity to all who
shall bepome allies in the defence of measures
calculated to sgcufh the ends named,
and is ready to oo-opsratn cordially ?ith
men of whatever party in upholding these
measures, by whomsoever proposed, supporting
those who support them, and opposing
air opposition to them." llo alludes
to the fact that the dismemberment
of Virginia during tho war has left the
old State responsible tor the whole debt,
with sttch a conflict of claims as to render
a compromise impossible, and leaves both
States without remedy. The Government
of tho United States, by its action, has
prevented the State from fulfilling its obli
gations, and intervened between Virginia J
and her creditors. Without any discus
sion of the power of the Fcdoral Government,
under ordinary circumstances, to assume
the debts of the States, he argues
that if the Government of the 1'nited
States should now, in the plenitude of its
wealth and power, restore prosperity to
our State by assuming her debt, a paltry
burden on the uationai treasury, but
grievous to us in our poverty, it would
only iu a small measure nuke a return for
the vast donation with which the mnnifieeneo
of Virginia endorsed the Union
in its weakness am] infancy, lie alludes
to the fact that as a result of the war, the
burden of the States is greatly increusc.d
iu the education of the frccdmen and sup !
port of colored paupers, while the taxable
property has Uon greatly decreased, thus
leaving Virginia entrusted vrifh the care
of educating more than 500,^00 of wards
of the nation without being provided with
the means of executing the trust, lie
would deplore the interference of the
Federal Government with public schools
of the State ascertain to result in their dc i
structjon,- yet justice, humanity anil the :
best interest of (he colored race and conn
try at large demand that the N ational Govcrnment
should furnish tho .State with
the necessary means to educate them. Virginia
has less than one-third of her proportion
of national currency, and the Government
should cither afford her her due pro- ;
portion or repeal the existing tax on the '
.State hank notes, thus allowiug the State '
to provide a circulation medium of her J
own. He urges that every effort be made
by the State herself to provide for the '
public debt. He advocates a liberal pro- j
vish.ni as true economy in the carc of the (
public institutions.
The Tax-Payers' Convention.-*-'Ac
members of the Executive Committee of
the Tax-payers' Convention are requested
to meet at the rooms of the Chamber of .
Commerce, in Charleston, on Tuesday, i
13th day of .January, instant, at 12 M.,
for the purpose of consulting upon the j
proposal of the Chamber oi' Commerce,
that the Convention be re-assembled ''to
take into consideration the present condi- |
fion of tho tax-payers of the State," and
also a proposition to enlarge the numbers .
of said convention. The following gentlemen
compose the Executive Committee: .
t J.I 4 ii II ^,|
cum * ? ricsnur. muiiimih un^uuu, ? hit.
V. Simons, \V\ Hudloy. K. H. (!. Cash,
V. I\ Wnrley, A. J*. Aldrich, Henry
(fOurJin, II. ('. Smart, Willjaiji Wallace, f
It. L. .McOnughriu, T. J. (Joodwyn, J. L.
WestmorelnnJ, A. II. Davcga, A. H.
Woodruff, John L. Manning, M. I?. Hon- r
liaui, X. Hurt; W. D. I'ortor. President.
The London Arho believes thut among
the things l4rir?t generally known" is the e
fatal connection between Saturday night )
wd infant mortality. The number of i
children who are smothered by affectionate t
but over-tired or not over-sober paronts a
between Htindown on Saturday and honrise 1
n Sunday, far surpasses the mortality of i
iny other night in the week. This is not v
precisely the idea of tho "Cotter's Satur- t
Jay" which poetry has made familiar. ?
The glaenvsre house of K. J Hart & t
I'u., of Tehoupitoujas street, Xew Or- t
leans, was burued yesterday, causiug u, d
loss of 820,000. J c
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SPAIN. ^ I
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Madrid, January 3?Midnight. ti
In the Cortes. to-day, the deputies, on ti
two votes, gave majorities agaiost Presi- ri
3ent Cast?ar. Gen. Pavia, who is a c
friend of Castelur's, thereupon occupiod
the palace of the Cortes and other public n
buildings with a force of 14,000 troops. 8
He dissolved the Cortes and summoned the I
most^pminent men of all parties, ineiuding a
members of the present government, only t
excepting Carlists and Insurgents, to form r
a new governiuwit. This, Gen. Pavia de- d
clared, was the only means for the salva- 1
tion of the country. He refused persou- v
ally to become a member of the govern- t
ment. The streets are filled with people, t
and there is great excitement, but no a
blood has been shed. The majority in [
the Cortes against Prosidont Oastelar was j
one hundred and twonty-six.
Washwoton,"!). 0" January 4. j
Pavia's coup d'etat in Spain sadly disap- x
points our diplomacy. ^It has been known n
that our dainty treatment of Spain in the c
Virginius matter was iu the interest of the r
Castelar Government, and his defeat is re- f
garded as ours. t
As it was not supposed that the Casfelar 1
government would he of long oontinuance. f
a change was expected, but not in the 1
manner yesterday reported from Madrid, t
and therefore the cuvp de'etnt of Gen. 1
Pavia excited much snrprise in diplomatic 1
and other circles?his name not having t
heretofore been mentioned in a manner t
which would opc&on even a suspicion of
such a movement on his part. Specula- j
tions are freely expressed as to the future, (
and the general opinion is that the Itepub 1
lican cause has been damaged by the re- (
ported revolutionary proceeding, but the t
official information thus far received is of t
so meagre a character as te afford no basis ;
for reliable comment. The Castolar government
had, during tiro Virginias negotiation,
repeatedly declared, not only its t
friendliness toward the United States, <
but its desire to draw still closer the rcla- t
tions of the two countries; and our go- ]
vet nment evinced a like amicable feeling ]
toward Spain, even taking tlio negotiations t
out of the hands of Gen. Sickles in order
to be in bettor accord with the Caatelur
government. The friends of that govern- t
uiciit in congressional and executive cir- c
U1C? ICgirt IIIC ictcilb vvvuws AM ^niu no t
likely to delay the promised reforms in i
the Anliiie*, and preycqtin^ ijcgotia- j
tions through (Jen. Cashing as would tend i
to a pacification in Cnba and Porto Kico, s
and at the same time protect American in- J
tcrests in Cuban waters from the annoy- t
ances and outmgea to which they have t
been so frequently subjected. i
Th.ere ^-d oflfojal (jispajphes to the effect I
that Pa via is to be court uiartialed for re- c
bellion, that his forces are disarmed, and t
that the government is undergoing reor- r
ganizatioii under Marshal Serrano.
.Madrid, January 1.
The final and decisive y--tp by wl)ich j
Castelpr vyaa beaten jn thp Corl'ps stood ^
one hundred and twenty to oqc hundred, (
the majority against him being twenty in- c
stead of one hundred and twenty as first
reported. As soon as the result was an- v
nounced Ccn. Pa via sent an oilicer to the |
chamber with letter demanding a dissolu- M
tiuu of the Cortes. Sgnor Sulmeron and (j
others urged CastoLr to continue in pow- ,
cr, but their prayers were refused, where- |
upon a company jof- the muncipal guard c
entered the palace wf the Cortes and ex- j
pellcd the deputies. (Jen. i'aviu, with jj
his stall, held position outside with can- (
non pointed at the building. It is ex- K
peeted that the new lnjuijatry wilj be com- j,
posed of Conservatives and Radicals, with ^
Marshal Serrano us president.
Madrid, January 4?Midnight. 0
The new ministry has been formed us j
follows: President, Serrano; Minister of fj
i oreign Attairs, oagostaj war, ceavaia; (
Justice, 1'ignorola; Agriculture, Bacarra; t|
finance, Kehugifrray j lulerior, Garcia p.
lticise; Marine, Topctc. All the strategic c
points of the city were occupied by tlie
military last night. The chief civil and w
military authorities of nearly all the (|
provinces in poqiumriieitfion with madrid
have telegraphed to Gun. Pavift their ap- 0
proval of his conduct. No disturbance is
reported in any quarter. The transmitsion
of private telegrams has been teinporarily
suspended. j.
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TAXATION. 11
H
Tho tax which has bepn ap- ^
proved by the Governor provides for 11
i tax of 12 mills for State purposes, a'
md 3 mills for county purposes, and in "
scvurul counties there will he an additional :i
tax of bomo sort to cover the deficiencies 1,1
tnd debt-of previous years. Tho appropriatiou
of the tax and the amount which a
it should yield, the assessed value of the ,l]
taxable property being 817f?,95G f)02, are '
diown in tho following table: P
Mill*. Amount. j;'
11 .fop Executive and .J udicial *l
Department, ^*'21,1 i?f> r;
I! for l ublic Institutions I
for Public Schools 363,913
I 1 4Ait li'vl r i *111(1 l{nmil>kt* Sloo r
I 2 liAtlU ? livi l?Vgl?ltl| | '?,T
siom. 205,435
I for Public Printing 170,950 C
JJ for Deficiencies 575.109 te
j for Hank and Trust Company 132,717 [
lor half yearjy Interest on Pubfic
Debt. 170.050
1 for County Tax {j.'W. 809 y
15 Mills?Total Tax 82,054.347 J'
Cast year the assessment was 8107,4811,1
)92, and fiic tax was as follows : j."
Mills. Amount.
J for Goneral Appropriations 8 837,405
I for Public f'i.lioo^ J134 902 i
for Deficiencies H37,4j<5
1 for County TaX f>()_,ll3 ,
5 Mills?Total Taf $2,512.215
To tins must be added the poll ?.a? for ^
ducational purposes, which amounted last w
ear to $9tt,950, and will he at least as
i I. iI * . . il.i <1. . C1..1 .
nucn iiiucii mis jear; so mu me mmu ?c
ax may he put down, in round numbers,
,t $2,750,000 this year against $2,000,000
nit yeur. increase, as things go.
Iocs not, at tiic liivst gbuAC apl^y fo Jir I
in reasonable, especially as in the la.x of
he present year there is included a sum of ,
'170,050 fur interest on (ho public d.-bt. ^
lut the Moses government were clcotcd
o office under the must solemn promises
hnt they would abolish useless offices, reluce
salaries and practice economy iu
very departme nt of the government. The ft
irstep was to imppse a tax of fifteen mill
>r for 1872-73, which was the heaviest
ix ever levied. The excuse for this was,
bat previous Radical administrations had
an the State in debt, nnd when this was
ancoljed the cost of ,tbe govern ment
rould be exceeding small. This was the
eason given for the tax of five mills, or
837,405, for deficiencies. The tax was
evied, und now we find that the State is
s much as ever in debt; that a tax of fifeeo
mills npon an increased assessment is
cnuired, including an appropriation for
ieficiencies amounting to over half a milion.
Besides, the tax bill makes no pro
ision for the Blue Ridge Scrip Steal and
ho Pfiff Horfifioofoa Sfonl nnd flio ntlior
>ig and little Steals whioh Gov. M^ses
,nd his pojitieal bedfellows count us a
mrt of the floating debt. Can there
>ossihly be a worse record than this ?
In 1860 the entire value of the real and
lerswnal proporty in the State was, in
ound numbers. $500,000,000. and the
iverage annual expenses of the State government
were only $500,000, being a tax
if one mill on the dollar. Now the tax is
iftecn mills on the dollar; although most
axable property is asaossed at its full
/qllip, while in I860 the assessment was
ar less than tho price the property would
wing in tho open market. In other words,
he value of the property in the State has
alien from $500,000,000 to$176,956,502,
>eing a decrease of sixty-four per cent.,
md the amount of money raised by taxation
has has risen from $500,000 to 82,>00,000,
or an inorease of five hundred
>or cent. Add to this the Comptrollerieneral
estimates the taxes and costs for
[872-73 at $2,810,000, of which amouut
>nly $1,719,727 have been paid into the
:reasury, and some idea can be forqie4 of
lie effeofs of Radical rulo upon this State
i i? \r. /y *
t ill I jicupiu.^-iTnrji irnu tun/ ?c/.
Sickles.?Kven the New York Times
ejoices at the Cuban embroglio, if for no
ithcr reason than that it has resulted in
lie removal and disgrace of Dan. Sickles.
Dan. began life as a New York rough.?
lie will now hay? a cluiqca of returning
o the dirt tVorn whence he sprang. The
Thncs dismisses him contemptuously thus:
"We confess that we are heartily glad
he public service is rid of him, and we
larnestly trust that we have now heard
he last of him. or, at least, that he will
lot be chosen again to represent the
Vmej icap people, oy any seoii6n of them,
n any capacity whatever. Wo may now
tnte that the recent negotiations with
>pain were carried on without reference
o Sickles in any way?his own bad judgnent
and worse temper having rendered
t impossible for the Spanish Minister to
iold any iijtarcoyrsp with h>ih at a vcvy
larty day. Wo may almost be thankful
or this Vhrginius affair, if it has been the
iicans of digging a grave for Sickles.''
Fetishism?Neoro Sut'erstjtjo.n ok
jOnu Isf.AKn.-TIf is reported by it New
fork paper that fetishism exists among
he negroes of Little Neck, L. I. A few
iveniugfl since, it is said, a Mr. Wallace
nd two friends were driving homo in a
ragon, when in passing a barn brilliantly
iglitcd with lamps, they beard many
trangc voices. 1 hrough the crevice of the
loor tlioy saw eight colored men and wonon,
with howed heads, kneeling around a
arge can or urn filled with burning charoal,
upon which a young kid, with bleedng
neck, lay roasting. One elderly metnier
of this fanaticul congregation bounded
o his feet as if suddenly inspired, and
frrctchingout his arms and clasping his
iai|ds ijltprii!|tely, sobbed forth, "Give us
ack thcspiril-oftliy prophets who aro gone
louie. Send us down the heart and souls
f Abraham und Isaiah and Moses and
iaron. We want to bo forewarned of
lie Messiah's coining. 0, thou eternal
iod of Moses." At this some cast up
heir eyes and groaned, and fell on their
ices toward the roasting kid and burning
harcoal.
One Kfown who was clad in a long
diite goivp, and who was tho high priest
f the occasion, walked up to the sacrificial
id and staunched its neck with a piece
f white linen. He then culled upon the
rostrate cirelo to riao to their knees, and
laced upon tho forehead of oach the
lood stained cloth. This being done, he
nell himself, kissed the cloth, placed it
pun his forehead, and then burned it in
lie fire. Rrown then removed his long
hite town, nnd taking a short stick from
lie pile of boughs and branches in a cor*
er of thp barn, lie formed a circle with it
round thp roasted kid- ntid !'as*
lto the urn of charcoal. This seemed to bo
well known signal, for the worshippers
rose, and going slowly and solemnly to
ie pijo, each took a bough or braneh,
ml returning as orderly they wen-),
lirew them upon and around the fire.?
ho blaze was soon over a yard high, and
rayers, hosannahs, moans, and ejaculaons,
mingled with the crackling of the
iel. The services closed with a Scriptuil
offering to the ''God of Moses."
M.\KKIER-?On the Bjstglt., by Rev.
. E. lfodgcrs, Mr. J. N. Davis, of Sum>r
County, and Miss Florence II., daugli*
r of C. 1. Shiver, Esq., of Kershaw.
TZEI-AJSTICS.
VK desire t^ return cur nutans to the!
puhlio genera'ly fur the patronage ao j
herally I eslwwed upon uh in'Itc past, an?l
jpc, l?y a strict attention to husiticss, nn?l
i earnest endeavor to please, to merit u
tntinunuec of tliesame.
KIRK LEY & GARLAND.
January 8, 1X74. tf
TMQSE IN WANT
)K ANN TJIIN,U iu the li^c of foreign and
Domestic
FRUITS, dJO.,
ili nltyn^s fjml it fo their interest to buy
here the inrjre?."t ami be?l uxsurtuiCi?t js
-|.t. M'c always keep a complete Htock iu
a sou
KTUKLEY & GARLAND.
January H. tf
:Vi:itYTHlNG
Iff Iffa M^UKL I'jJ ?
First (liiss Grocery Store,
t'AN BE HAD AT HIE
VERY LOWEST PRICES,
AT
LIRHLEY A GARLAND N
OAMDEN PRTOES (WEREN'T "
CORKECTRD WEEKLY.
APPLES?Green, per bushel , $3 00
Pried, per ft 15
BACON?Htms, " 15 @17
Shoulders " 9 @
Sides, 10 @10*
BAGGING per yard. 18 @
BUTTER?Goshen, per ft 40 @ ]
Country, " @
BEESWAX? " 25 @30
CANDLES? " 20 @50
COFFEE? " 25 @30
CORN? per bushel, 1 20
CHICKENS? each, 20 @30
EGGS? por dozen, 20 @ 25
FLOUR? per barrel, 7 60 @ 12 {
IRON TIES? per ft 8 @ 10
LARD- " 12* @ 15
* n i imvy n ts r? i s / n a /K fr
LfcATHUiK?COiO " JU {moo
Upper, " 60 @ 75
Harness," 50 @ 60
Mackerel?per bbl. No. 1. 24 00
11 ? 2. 19 00
" " 3. 15 00
Kit. " 1.21 @3 00
" 2 2 50
" " 3. 1 75
MOLASSES? per gallon* 35 @100
OATS? per bushel, 90
ONIONS? . " 3 00
PEACnES?Dried, per lb 5
PEARS? " ? 1 25
SUGARS? yerlb 121 @ 15
SALT? per Hack, 215 @2 25
TALLOW? per lb 20
VINEGAR? per gallon, |50
YARN? per bunch, 1 50
Cotton.?The market during the past (
nronlr V\na Vttfnn native with middlincM At
14J cents. Shipments since last roport,
by railroad, 1575 bales?by steamer, 34 j
Total, 1000 bales.
NO USE TALKING!
WE want EVERYBODY t? know, that we (
do not intend that ANYBODY shall sell
Goods cheaper tiiau we do.
Kirkley d Garland, 1
January 8. tf j
THE LARGEST AND BEST
Assorted stool; of French and Amerioon 8
CONFECTIONS, C
NUTS, FRUITS, CANNED GOODS, &c. 8
Can always he found at
KIRKLEY it GARLAND S. i
January 8. tf
BRT OOOIDS, {
Notions, hats, and various articles,
selling at exceedingly low figures, hy
KIRKLEY & GARLAND. ' 6
Nmall Profits,
AND
QtJICK SALES,
IS OUR MOTTO'IMlOHE
who don't helieve it, call and eg- j,
1 amine our Goods and the prices at which (j
we arc selling, Q
KIRKLEY & GARLAND. oi
^WA^tedT" I
nVBRYBODV to know that' KIRKLEfl
I j OARLANl) keep Store ome door south
of the corner, in the Workman Building,
where tliey keep always on hand, a
complete stock of (tenoral Merchandise, at
LOW PR1CR8.
AN UNDISPUTED FACT,
Thnt those \vl|ii sell FOR C.\SH, cqn sell
cheap?but those who sell on time, MUST 81
have big profits.
We sell CHEAP, FOR CASH.
KIRKLEY & GARLAND. "
LO?T, l
On the 21th ?f December, 1878, a Due Bill -|
given by John H. Meroney, agent of K. ?
Mciuney, to the undorsigned, for fifty dollars
and sixty-five cents. This notice is to forawarn
all persons against trading for the same.
* John W- Cooper. ?3
January 8. It* g(
NOTICE. i
CITIZENS' SAVINGS BANK, Si
CAMDEN, JANUARY t>, 1874. Bi
Depositors win please call at my office fe
during I he week ending the 10th instant,
ou business of importance to themselves.
W. D. McDOWALL, Ass't. Cashier. C1
Januarys. It
mSSOLOTION. 5
The co-partnership heretofore existing be- rj
tween the undersigned, under the name of
BROWN & HOLLAND, has been dissolved
by inutua) popsent. The business will be
closed by i. p. Holland. ?
B. M. BROWN. ,
i. p. HOLLAND. J
January 8. lm
The Wilmington Star, '
Eatiilslislicd oul^ ftflx Ve?M. th(
DAILY STAR. "
Has the largest circulation of any Daily
Newspaper in the 8tate, and a circulation in .H
Wilmington nearly twice as large as any
other natter.
All the news of the day will he fouu<l in it. '
condensed when uuimportant, at length when u
of moment, nud always presented in a clear, *en
intelligent u^d irileptslijig tunfljjCj; "
SUBSCRIPTION (iN ADVANCE.) C.
One Year, $7 00 'l*
" Si* Months. 3 60 *'
Three months, *J 00
WKEIil.Y STAR.
PUI0R REDUCED. J
The \W:n?yU t>r\p is now combined with *1
the North Carolina Farmer, and is one of not
the cheapest papers in the country, at the as i
following pri
REDUCED RATES: ,he
. One copy, one year, ft htt
One copy, si* months, 1 00
Cluhs of ft to 10, one year, $1 26 per copy. '
Clubs of 10 or more, one year, only $1 IX) j
Specimen copies sent on application.
Address.
Wll. H. BERNARD,
Editoi and Proprietor,
x. p.
Itfnckereir 'Jffackerel?!' 1
liH> kits MACKEREL, - c " J Foi
10 barrels Jo
25 half InrrcU Ja. For'gfUfl.y
BAUM BRO.
I
TOWN HALL.
FOUR NIGHTS ONLY!
COMMENCING
rHURSDAY, JANUARY 8,1874.
GBAND OPENING
of m
HFT MAGICAL SOIREE
Of
?I?IM IlLTiro,
aided sy
PROFESSOR MAtJRICE,
AND THE WONDERFUL
R07AL miOSHTES.
100 PRESENTS
INCLUDING
Watches, Clothing, Furniture, Hardware,
Groceries,
GWven Away Nightly.
Admittance, 50 Cents.
Children, 25 CentsDoors
open at 7. Performance at 8.
reentry 8, 1872. II
TAX NOTICE.
Hike County Tremrer Kershaw,
OAMDEN, 8. C? DEC. 31,18T8.
ON and after the lOtl/dfcy tf jMoary
OTl IL. l)-.t ?>L. m ?...
Oil, me owHOltae t|niiirer? IDUCOUDy
will be open for the reception of State and
Joanty Taxes.
The rate of taxation will be as follows:
, MillS.
tate Taxes, '(including support of
Public Schools,) 12
lonnty Tax, 8
pecial County Tax to pay past indebteUuesa,
- - r 2
'oil Tax, ona dollar.
'he Free Bridge Tax will be collected at
the same time,'and Ism follows:
'eKalb and Wateree Townships 2
uffalo and Flat Rocks Townships, 2
he following Sohool Districts hare each 1
assessed themselves to be collected at
the same time: #
Ichool Districts. Mills.
No. i. *1
No. 2. 2
No. 8. , 1
No. 4. On personal property, 6
No. 8. Half a mill, and 60 cents on
each pell.
No. 9 2
No. 12, Two dollars on each poll.
Section 11 of the Act specif ea the followtg
funds as receivable for State Taxes
nited States Cnrreaey, Gold and Silver
oin, National Bank Notea and Certificates
r Indebtedness authorised by the Generi
Assembly, and issued to the Republic?
rinting Company pursuant to the Act aproved
November 19, 1878.
DONALD McQUEEN,
County Trtuunr.
January 1,1874. tf
Camden Orphan Society
mam: academy. .
The exercises of this School will be related
on Monday next, 6th instant.
JOHN W. JAMISON,
January 1. Principal'
District Court of lteOiM Stats
7K)R the Eastern District of Sooth Carol!'
na?In Bankruptcy.?In the matter of
re CITIZENS* SA VINOS BANK of South
arolina, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that on the 1st day of
ecember A. D. 1878, a warrant of Bankruptr
was issued out of the District Court! of the
nited States for t{ie Eastern iKstrtcf pf
Juth Carolina, against the' Estate 'of ifee
rriZENS' SA VINOS BANK in the Cooq,
of Richland in said District of South Carona,
adjudged a Bankmpt on its own petian;
that the payment of any debts and dorery
of any property belonging to said
inkrupt, to it or for its use, and the transr
of any property by it are forbidden by
w; that a meeting of the creditors of the
id Bankrupt, to prove their debts and to
oose one or more assignees of its Estate,
11 be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be
ilden at Columbia, at the Citisena' Savings
ink of South ^Carolina, before E. M; Snook,'
Registrar in Bankruptcy for slid l)i$ict,
on the fourteenth" (14th) day of Janua,
A. D. 1874, at 10 o'plocki a. m.
r u wit r A no
*?*
United States Marshal for said District,
Jauarjr 1? it As *fe!??P|1F;
?rm r?: ^ Mpi ?. '^jt
Pacific Guano Company's
(CAPITAL 9100,000)
Soluble Pacific Guano.
riria OUANO is now so well known in all
' Southerji 8Utes; foj- its re;hajkjM, eAitf
an agency fop lusretjsiqg tlje pro^ucli pf
or, as not to require special oommendatiea
m us, Its use for eight years past has estlished
its character for reliable excel,
ice. The large fixed capital invested by
) Company in this trade affords the surest
arnntee of the continued excellence of this
ano. The supplies put into market this
ison are, as heretofore, prepared under the
jcrlptcndence of Dr. ?t. Juljeu jtajeagi,
eiulstcf iM Company," at'Ubarleafoq,' q.
Ilence. nlanteis uiav rest assured thak
quality and composition i? precisely the
uu as that heretofore eohl
J. N. ROBSON,
Selline A coat, Charleston, 8. C.
JOHN 8. REESE A Co.,
General Agent#, Baltimore.
Peripi-^$i8 cast; $M time, wilfco?t ipVa^*
Po accommodate planter#, they can order
v and have till the lat of April to deoide
to whether they will take at time or oaak
ce. When delivered from the factory by
carload, no draypge will be gharpd.
aTAClD PHOSPHAt/
ASTER, Ac., alwaya ou hand, quality
ranteed. J. N. ROBSON.
anuary 1 8m
Guano.
}0 tons SEA FQ\VL GUAN?,
10 tool Dissolved bone1
r sale upon reasonable terms, to purisers
making early application.
I A T. I. JOENS.
Fanuary 1. tf