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~_mCAMDEN. JOURNAL. W. D. TBANTHAM & J T HAY, EDITORS AND PROPRIETOR*. FEBRUARY 19, 18? I. The C'ouflict of Hacex. In the United States ^Senate, Sargent has presented memorials signed by sixteen thousand six hundred and fifty-eight citi ens of California calling the attention of Congress to the influx of Chinese or. the Pacific slope. He states that there are sixty thousand Chinese near the Pacific coast; that they underbid native labor, and impart no value to the community; that they are Pagans, and evince no desire to become assimilated to our institutions ; that they take away with them all " ? ' ?5 ?Ml a. that they accumulate, anu win not even allow their bones to rest in American soil: and that this questiott will soon become one of national importance, the Pacific coast being but the gateway through which these people would pass, and finally spread over the whole country. The memorials were referred to the committee on foroign relations. The question presented for the consideration of Congress by these memorials is one of great importance; bat what action can or will be taken in the premises ? None of the grounds of objection to the Chinese are sufficient to warrant the interference of Congress with thorn The United States are free to all who wish to come in, and promises protection to all who will enter the numerous avenues to fortune. If the Chinamen will work well and cheaply, they must bo allowed to do so. The interests of the employer require that labor should be cheap, as the interests of the employed require that it should be dear, and with the sauic right to be heard in the halls ot legislation. After the Chinese have accumulated money by their industry and thrift, * by the laws of this free country, they may 4I0 with it as they please, cither send it to China, or keep it here. By the Constitution of the United States liberty of conscience in matters of religion is secured, and the Chinaman cannot be interrupted by tho government, if iu his blindness, he chooses to remain a Pagan. Citizonship of a country is a privilege, only granted by the law upon compliance with certain con. ditions; if the Chinaman does not see fit to comply with the law, the proud republic of the United States should not quarrel with him, and endeavor to force him. against his will, under the protection of its flag. None of the objections taken by the Californians to the "heathen Chinee" are ^sufficient to close the doors of our country upon tbem. But there is no doubt that their alarm at the increase of this people is reasonable. It is dangerous to the peace and substantial prosperity of tho State, that there should be so many within ( it* borders, possessing great industry and , considerable shrewdness, with capacity ( for mischief, and living, as they do, from , year to year, perfect strangers to the na- ] tivos, not caring or trying to assimilate f themselves with the people among whom ] they live, purchasing no property and . forming no ties that will bind them to the ( country which supports thorn, while pro- t fessing and practicing heathenism. , If the people, against whom these com- | plaints are lodged, were whites, of the , same blood and complexion^ with those . who are opposing them, other steps ( than those proposed, would be taken to , remedy the evil. The fact that they are of a different race causes the disturbance concerning them. The memorial to Con- < grcss is but a step in the conflict which < inevitably springs up when different races 1 arc brought into collision under the same t conditions. The Chinaman, with his limit- t ed education, and small desires, can work for less than the white man, and will f therefore crowd him out of all employments requiring the exercise of mere bvdily strength, and manual skill. The white man must resist this supremacy, or give , >tip the conflict, and yield to one in many I respects inferior to him. His superior ] nature will not suffer him to yield. If the ! law will not interfere in his behalf, the ( next resort will be to violence aud blood- ( shed. He knows that the issue of such a v conflict cannot bo doubtful: his brain, f couraue, and strength will secure a complete triumph, aud tho iuferior races will g go down before the superior. t At the same time with these complaints ' from California, the telegraph informs us that the Indians have left their resTva- j tions in the North-West, and arc killing } white men. General Sherman orders (Jen- ' eral Sheridan to take all the military 1 force necessary, and iuimediately punish ' tho savuges, aud compel them to comply ,, with their engagements to the United t States government. Thus another step " is about to bo taken towards the fulfilment 1 of the inexorable destiny, which has been gradually driving the rod-men from this , coutincnt, and will soon cause their en- n tire disappearance; to which terrible but * necessary consummation the Indians them- ^ selves contribute by their outlawry, mid g _ useless opposition to the spread of civili- o lation. No doubt they have many wrongs to complain of Tho white man's govern- '' C( uicnt provides for their support, hut the agents, appointed to dispense tho charity. \ defraud these whose benefit is intended, vi A few days since Gen. Sherman, before < the Military Committee of Congress, ex- 1 pressed his strong disapprobation of a farther continuance of tho "Quaker peace policy" in the management of Indian affairs, and recommended the use of force. So tho war of races goes on in another quarter, having reached its last stage, the destruction of the inferior race. These are only necessary steps in the solution of great social problems, which the American people must-work out. Our country being new, and society composed of varying elements, turmoil and confusion must be expected, until the welldefined and unvarying forms and distinctions of the old countries of Europe shall have been reached. Mr. Robert S. Bruns died in Charleston, S. C., on Saturday last. He was well known to most of us as one of the most active and successful business men of hie x.tivo nifw and a nrominent Mason. The ,iWM,v wv? ? r Xetcx ind Courier, of tho 16th, says of him, ''In Masonry, Mr. Bruns was universally and justly regarded as one of the most distinguished of the rising generation in tho South, both as a ritualist and in the wore occult departments of the Order." He filled several offices of honor and responsibility in the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of the State, and was elected Grand Master in 1872, in which year we enjoyed tho privilege of hearing a lecture, delivered by him, on St. John's day, before the Masons of Camden. This office he resigned in December last, on account of failing health, and was succeeded by Gen. J. B. Kershaw. He was a member of the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce, of the Hibernian Society, the Ancient Artillery, the Odd Fellows, and the Queen City Club. He was the second son of Henry M. Bruns, L. L. D., who resided in Camden tor some timo after the close of the war, and is remembered with pleasure and affection by many of our citizens. He was born in Charleston, September 7th, 1834. Tlie Legislature. In the Senate a committee has been appointed to inquire why the Treasurers and ex-Treasurers are indebted to the State four hundred thousand dollars, and consult with the Attorney-General upon the subject. A Bill has passed its third reading in the Senate fixing the pay of the members of the General Assembly, which provides for a salary of $600 for the regular session, $350 for extra sessions, and twenty cents mileage. A resolution to adjourn on the 15th inst., was lost. A bill has been reported to regulate the public printing, which provides for letting it out to the lowest bidder, the amount not to exceed $50,000. A bill has passed the House to regulate the assessment and collection of taxes in Marion County, providing for the reduction of the enormous and unjust assessment that has been imposed upon the people >f that County. After a long debate and much opposition the appropriation for the I'enitcntiary was fixed at $50,000, which >uin many Republicans thought was too argc. A day or two afterwards, without my reason, this appropriation was inn-eased to $80,000. We observe that all he members of the House from Kershaw 1..1 P xl . . At 4.1 roteu iur uie increase, .uessrs. ivaamson, Hough a nil (iaither. When those who night to know, thought that 835,000 was i sufficiently large appropriation, it is liffieult to see why it should be so cnornously increased. The Kiff/rjiehl Advertiser one of the ddost papers in tho State, has recently .-hanged hands. Mr. 1). R. Durisoo, who las been connected with it for the past en years, has sold the entire establishncnt to Messrs. John K. Bacon and T. J. Adams. two rising young lawyers of Edge* ield. Wc wish them success. The Bank of the StateAs a matter of considerable interest to he tax-payers of this State, wc print bclow extracts from the decisions of the Supreme Court of South Carolina and of lie I nited States Supreme Court, touch- i ng the question of the rcceivubility of 1 lie bills of the Bank of the State for tax- ] ;s. 1 lie first extract is taken from the s lceision as rendered hy Chief Justice i Moses, and was filed in August, 1871, us < 'ol lows: 1 "In the construction of the sixteenth I lection of the act of December, 1812, to i establish a Lauk un behalf and lor the I he benefit of the State, (8 Stat, at Cargo, ' U.) ire are hound t" give full force and i fleet to the judgment of the Supreme < "ourt of (Jo L'aitrd States, in Furuian v. t tichol, 8 Wall 11, t<> the e.rtnit of hold- t u</ that the hilts and notes of the said or/mratiou issi ep befork the repeal \ if the saii> section, are receivable i \ payment op Taxes. The language \ f the Teuucsseo act and our own, as to s he right of the tax. or State debtor, to s in/ce /Higna nt in such hills arc identical, v rite decision of that court on the const iutioniditg of a Stat' law IK BINDING I N tllO COURTS OK THE STATES AND IT 2 S TO HE ACCEPTED as THE FINAL AR- 0 UTRA'MENT OF THE QUESTION INVOLV- il ID." II So far, therefore, as Furuian v, Niehol tt olds that a legal obligating rested ou the ti tato of Tennessee to receive in payment tl ("taxes the bills of the State Bank, is- I ted before the rtjnal of the charter, whe- li ler such bills aro capable of immediate ti invertibility into specio we ARE to Ac- V NOWLEDOK it in this PARTICULAR, di s the law of the land, ihndino on oi s, although it couflict with our lat? Cou r tt jf Errors, in respect to the 16th section of the act " to establish a bank on behalf of and for the benefit of the people of the State." In the above extract it will bo seen that the Supremo Court of South Carolina decided, unanimously, that the State was bound to receive for taxes and othor dues to the State all bills and notes of the bank that were issued prior to the repeal of the 16th section offhe charter which contained the tax contract. But the court held that the 16th section was repealed byjimplication in 1843, and that bills of the bank issued since 1843, the State was no longer bound to receive in payment of taxes. But the Supreme Court of the United States, in the late decision of this case has decided otherwise. The conclusions of this court, in reversing the decision of our own Supreme Court at Columbia are as follows: "That the principle of implied repeal or modification does not apply to the charter of the Bank of the State we are conoi/larincr in evident also from tWO Other considerations: " 1st. Tho State of South Carolina had publicly undertaken and promised that the notes of this bank should be taken in payment of taxes and all other debts due to the State. It impressed the credit of the State upon tho notes. Every man who held and received them had a right to r >ly on this promise. When the State intended to terminate this obligation as it has been held it could do, upon reasonable notice and as to after-issued bills, it was bound to do it openly and intelligibly, and in language not to be misunderstood. As a doubtful obscure declaration would not be justified, so it is not to be) imputed. "2d. The provisions of a special charter or a special authority derived from the Legislature are not affected by general legislation on the subject. The two are to be deemed to stand together?one as the general law of the land, the other as a law of a particular case." (See Dillon on Municip. Corp., 101, where many cases to this effect are oollected.) In September, 1868, an act was passed by the Legislature of South Carolina to close the operations of this bank. In the fourth section it was enacted that tho original act, " and all acts and parte of acte which render the bills of the said corporation receivable in payment of taxes and all other debts due to?fche State, be, and the same aro hereby repoaled." The sixteenth section was the act, the extension of 1832 and the extension ol 1852 were "the parts of acts" which rendered its bills receivable in payment ol taxes. This was tho explicit and intelli giblc declaration to which the public was entitled, and the Legislature " intended to terminate the rcceivability of its notes in payment of taxes or debts due to the State. At this time (18G8) and not before tv as the sixteenth section of its charter actually and legally repealed. Much that is difficult in the consideration of the case of this bank is explained by the fact that the State itself was its sole stockholder, receiving all the benefits of its bills issued, and responsible for all its losses and the payment of its bills. "Upon the whole case we aro clear that the judgment below must be reversed, and a mandamus isssued to the pollecter, directing him to receive in payment ol the relator's taxes the bills offered by him."?News and Courier. A Terrible Death. From the News and Courier, of Friday. About seven o'clock last evening the upper portion of the city was shocked by the roport of the death of Mr. John J. Boyden, an old and tried officer of the South Carolina ltailroad. The circum stances attending THE ACCIDENT are not known, as nobody witnessed it. All that is known is that some one discovered the body lying on the railroad track near the corner of Columbus street, surrounded by a pool of blood, and with every vestige of life extinct. About seven or a little before seven o'clock, the deceased had left his office at the depot in Ann street, and walked up the track to attend to his business, which was the dispatching of trains. In about twenty uiinutcs after he was observed to quit his office, his lifeless body was found on the track. The supposition is that he walked up Columbus street, and was knocked down and run over by an incoming train which was backed down into the yard.? The train consisted of three box and three platform cars, the latter being in front. The engine was attached to the box oars, and was pushing the train into tho yard. It being dark, tho plaform cars, which were in front, could not have been seen by the deceased, and it is probable that lie was KNOCKED SENSELESS under tho train, which passed over his body. When the mangled corpse was found it was scarcely cold, and was lying tnw/tnn t Im no'irnuf f lin oiuf ovn'ciMn of I 'I i 11V l l i iv. r\ it viii vuv 1'iiv/ vuo ivi 11 niviv v i die railro.'i?l avenue, Both legs were sov3rcd from tho body below the knee9, the head was badly bruised, and both arms broken. As soon as the discovery was :nadc several of the railroad officers identified the body as that of .Mr. Jioyden.? I he news spread with rapidity, and tho remains were soon surrounded with an jxeited and sorrowing crowd. A stretch;r was procured, and the body convoyed 0 tho workshops of tho railroad in Line treet, where it was laid out and carefully pushed and dressed by tho Sfeployees of ho railroad, among whom the deceased vas highly esteemed. Tho coroner was nminoned, and tho dreadful tidings were ent to the afllictcd family. The inquest pill bo held to-day. The deceased was forty-nine years old. lc was born and raised in Charleston. M an early ago ho entered the sorvicc f the South Carolina 1 tail road as a clerk ii tho freight department. After serving 1 this capacity for some time ho was proloted to tho position of dispatcher of rains, in which capacity ho has served ic company for tho past twenty years, fc was a kind and benevolent man, and is many good qualities endeared him ? all with whom he camo in contact.? fhile ho was zealous and prompt in tho ischargo of the responsible duties of his i fico, ho was kind and considerate to < toss who were under him, and auionfc th I employees of the road he was universally ~ esteemed and loved. Mr. Boyden leaves ^ a wife and three children. _ at Democratic Doctrine. ^ In spite of the efforts of the Radical '1? Government, at Washington City; of the malignity of the radical masses at the North; of the amendments which have from time to time, been made to the constitution of the United States, and of the decisions of the Federal Superior Court, d< we prophesy, that the day is fast coming, whe n all|these obstacles will be swept away G like chaff before the wind, and the original and unimpaired sovereignty of the States sc will be acknowledged everywhere. The ai Granges of the West have recently struck al a blow that must have knocked the ashes oi from Grant's cigar, and have caused the (J already overloaded old hulk, the Republi- C can party, to gibe dangerously in her un- ol certain course. This blow was struck by la the Granges of Michigan at their Nation- aj al convention held last Friday and in the G shape of resolutions declaring that the w Legislature of the State had as much con- ti trol of railroads running through its terri- ir tory as it had of plank roads and turnpikes, u This is a dangerous doctrine for the Granges to venture on if they are not thoroughly in earnest, but as their inter ests aro at stake, we presume that they mean just cxadtly what they say, "only C this, and nothing more*" It is dangerous, at all events, to the Republican party. It leaps over the line of demarcation, which has stood out so plainly for the last half c century, between the Destructionists on d the one hand, and the Democrats on the q other. It is nothing more nor less than ii ' the good old doctrine of State's Rights to a which the whole country must return I sooner or later. The foundation, and the I only true, real and lasting foundation of d ' the jRepublican government in this country. J What is now true of Michigan will soon h be true of the other great Western StAtes. J ' Where self-interest dictates, all other con- v siderations must give way, and we shall s soon probably witness the strange specta- 1( cle of an attempt to rebuild the structure a i of States' Rights, by the very men who s have so long and so persistently helped to t i pull it down. We shall see what we shall seo, and wo are perfectly willing to stake our small i reputation as a prophet on the assertion e that the close of the present decade will li i witness the complete restoration of Demo, u cratic principles throughout the length ii and breadth of the country.? W'adesboro i Herald. o E Duffus Brothers Sentenced. 0 <1 The Charleston News and Courier t has the following acccount of the senten- t cing of the Duffus brothers, for tho tnur , dcr of West, last fourth of July : ^ The court overruled the %otion for a ? new trial, and the prisoner, B. L: Duffus, r was called upon to stand up in the dock. i The clerk then read over the indictment, v i and, after asking the prisoner if he had '} anything to say why the sentence of the 11 law should not be passed upon Dim ana * receiving no answer, the judge said: "Mr. 1 Duffus, I do got desire to say a word to 8 i harrow up your feelings, and I will not T * aay anything except to pass the sentence 11 of the law upon you.: That sentence is ^ that you bo confined in the Penitentiary a for ten years at hard laber." The defend- e ant, James Puffns, was then called upon u to rise in the dock. lie did so, and while I the indictment was being read by the clerk 0 , looked boldly up, his face, however, being 11 , deadly pale. b After reading tho indicment the clerk said "Upon this indictment thou hast been arraigned, and upon the arraignment ^ thou didst plead not guilty, aud for ^hy a trial didst put thyself upon God and * thy country, which country has found thee u guilty of murder. What hast thou to say ? now why the sentcnco of death should not 11 be pronounced against thee ?" There was a at this moment an awful silence in the * court house, and the crowd evidently felt C1 the solemnity of the scene, as with bated K breath they waited to hear tho awful senUnco of death. The prisoner's face all P ready pale, blanched a little, but he stil- ~ stood with erect head as the judge pro- * ceeded to pronounco tho dread words ai which would doom him to the gallows. Mr. Porter again intimated to the court " that the prisoners would enter an appeal to the Supreme Court for a new trial, and g Judge Graham then said: ni "Mr. Duffus, as I said, I do not want S to say a word to you. In fact, I do not l?< feel able to the task. All that I will say tl to you is this, and I feel it my duty to hi t i._, (l Say inis muca: lupruvo mo- UIIIS ucincou " this and the day fixed for tho execution hi of your sentence, in preparing for your si latter end. In my opinion, you have had tl a fair trial. Your counsel have done w everything that they could do but I feel d< assured that all they may do in your be- h< half will be unavailing to get you off.? m So I advise you to prepare for death. Tho sentence of the court is that you be taken th hence to the place whence you came last, g* and bo kept 'in close custody until the th fourth Friday in June next being the twenty-sixth day thereof; on that Friday, between the hours often, in the forenoon wl and two in the afternoon, you shall be ta- bi ken to tho place of public execution, and or there be hanged by the neck until your ar body be dead, and may God have mercy nc on your soul." pr As the awful sentence was pronounced, ni tho prisoner bowod his head in anguish, E" and for a moment there was a murmur as th j of incipient npplauso in the crowded court th room; hut the constables at once silenced be the unseemly demonstration, and the pris- pc oners were remanded to jail. of Tho iollowing order was signed bv the ha court: "Ordered, that execution of judg- to mcnt in this caso bo suspended until the tin motion* in arrest of judgment for new pa trial be heard." th; Inr Political Prospect for 1874.?The 'J" present Congress contains eighty-eight straight Democrats, besides Liberals and rC!1 disaffected Republicans. The gain of sixty seats next fall would give the opposition absolute control of the House. The ? incrcaso of the farmers' movement, esscn- i tially Democratic and hostile to monoj/o- 111 lies, catno near wresting Iowa from the at administration in November and conquer- Mr cd Wisconsin. In New Hampshire, where and iho election takes place March 10, the No ministration folk have nominated for jvcrnor McCutchins, a farmer, and the jmocrats are making a sturdy fight, and the last election threw moro than thirty ] ousand votes. Massachusetts, with all ir monopolies, has nearly one-third of ] sr voters Democratic. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS ] Washington, February 13. The following telegraphic correspon- ; :nce has taken place: < New York, Feb. 13. 1 en: W. T. Sherman, Washington City: ' The trouble with the Sioux, which for ' >mc time past wo have been trying to void, seems now to be beyond any peaceble solution. In addition to the killing 7 Lieutenant Robinson and Corporal olcman, the Chief Clerk at the Red loud agency has been killed. The agent t" the Spotted Tails agency reports that a irgc party of hostile Indians, from both g;6ncics, have left for general hostilities, en. Ord has sent out scouting parties to am tho ranchmen, and tell them to relrn to the railroad. I will go home tolorrow to superintend any action that lay be necessary. (Signed) P. H. Sheridan, Lieutenant-General. Headquarters Army U. S.,) Washington, Feb. 12. j ten. P. II. Sheridan, Commanding Military District, Missouri, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York: Your dispatch of this morning is reeived. Under the call of the interior ep&rtment of to-day, sent to your headuarters at Chicago, you will be justified a collecting the most effective force posible, even if you draw cavalry from Fort liley by rail to Cheyenne to march to ted Cload's agency. Every party of Inians who have marauded south of the forth Platte should be demanded and ield as accomplices in the murder of iieut. Robinson. Their ponies must be ery poor now, and the game must be carce, so the occasion to give the Sioux a esson so long merited seems to me favorble. My own opinion is that the Sioux hould never again have an agency from ho Missouri River. (Signed) W. T. Sherman. Havana, February 14. A mob of several hundred men marchd towards tho Captain General's palace ist evening, demanding that the government send into the field the entire battalons of volunteers with their own officers ama ? a r? f V? aP knff a Iiaaq usivau vsi uiic ivuiu vi biiu vwvvoaviio rdered in Joveller's recent decrees. The nounted police dispersed the rioters without casualty. The Captain General today [uartered a detachment of gendarmes in he bnrrncks opposite tho palace. The >olice have arrested Soturnino Martinez, ho editor of the Union, a workingman's ournal, and a person named Costa. Both rere sent to the Moro Castle, They are mown to bo strong Republicans, andjare sported to be connected with yesterday's lemonstratioo. It is stated that the draft fill be carried out- within twenty days. ?hc city is now quiet, but further trouble s feared. The consular agontofthe Unied States at Uurucoa officially denies the ruth of tho report that tho steamer Kanas took the soundings of the harbor while ecently lying at that port. The Arapiles 9 leakiug badly, and will probably go to larfiniquc to bo docked. Santa Anna rrived at Havana yesterday from Nassau, n'rotite to Mexico under the proclamation mnesty, and will take no part in Mexican >olitics. The captain-general has rcceivd a telegram stating that the Spanish roops have killed Pedro Urquiza. a mcm>er of the rebel government London, February 14. Taylor's Pantechnicon and Furniture tepository, in Belgravia, covering one ere of ground, was burned last evening, 'ho fire broke out at 4 P. M , and raged ntil midnight. It was stopped by the nginoers demolishing the walls prcventig its further progress. The building lone was insured for a million dollars, 'ota! loss, including mirrors, fivo hundred irriages, and a vast amount of other 1 \ , 1 1 X 31 C AAA ooas, is variously estimated at ciu,uuu,00. Several large stables adjacent were artially destroyed. There were a numcr of accidents, and two firemen were illed. The fire attracted an immense ad unruly crowd, and it became necessaf to call out the military to preserve orcr. A special dispatch from Cincinnati, iving some details of the women's moveleut against the liquor dealers iu that ( tute, says: At Waynesville an order has i Ben issued by the mayor of Dobson (o i le marshal requiring him to disperse all inds of women fonnd congregating in j ic streets or on sidewalks, lie declares ( is intention to hava no more sidewalk or i doon prayer meetings in his village, and 1 io ladies, backed by the money of many ' ealtby temperance people, aro no less Bteruiined, and cvinco their intention to )ld as many meetings and offer just as | any prayers as they think proper. Four hundred women have enlisted in ik temperance movement hero. The ormixation was completed this noon, and ( ie work will bo commenced to-morrow The Legal Foe fur Registering Letters, hich wan formerly Gfleen cents, is now j it eight cents, the change having been dcrcd to tale effect on the 1st of Janu- , y. In consequence, however, of the gleet of the postoffiee department to f operly notify postmasters of this, a great a uubcr of tiieui still charge the old fee. ' rcry day we receive front all parts of e country registered letters upon which o illegal over chargo of seven cents has en made. Houio of the postmasters ap- I : ? -e ?i - Ml M? l/v 1^111'l.lllt III II1U i?U'l any change, while others say that they vo noticed in the newspapers that it was he made, hut cannot make any rcduc- I m until officially* directed by tho de rtment to do so. Wo aro informed ? at the only notice given to the postmas- ' s in relation to tho reduced feo was J.J 3 publication of ati order iii the I'nited ite-j Mail, and this, of course, only ichcd subscribers to that journal. Such gligcnco admits of no excuse. Xcict (un/ Courier. ? ? i: MAHKIK1)?On tho evening of the d th iust., by tlie Rev. A. K. Durham, tl tho residence of the bride's mother, nl . J. K. Stevens, of Tbomasville, Oa. 1 Miss Jocic R. Chattcn, of this place, cards. OAMDEN PRICES CURRENT corrected webklt. iPPLES?Green, per bushel , $3 00 Dried, per lb 15 BACON?Hams, " 15 @ 17 Shoulders " 9 ($ Sides, 11 ($ 12 BAGGING per yard. 16 @ 17 BUTTER?Goshen, per lb 50 @ 60 Country, " 25 ($ 30 BEESWAX? ? 25 ($30 DANDLES? " 20 ($50 COFFEE? ? 35 @40 CORN? por bushel, 1 30 1 35 CHICKENS? each, 20 ($30 EGGS? per dozen, 12$ @ 15 FLOUR? per barrel, 7 50 ($12 IRON TIES? per lb 8 (a) 9 LARD? " 12$ ($ 15 LEATHER?Sole ? 30 @55 Upper, " 60 @ 75 Harness," 50 @ 60 Mackerel?per bbl. No. 1. 24 00 " 41 2. 19 00 1 ft 11 O IK AA " o. iu vv Kit. " 1.2\ @ 3 00 " " 2. 2 60 " " 3. 1 75 MOLASSES? per gallon*.36 @ 100 OATS? per bushel, 110 ONIONS? " 3 00 PEACHES?Dried, per lb 6 PEARS? ? ? 1 25 SUGARS? per lb 12* @ 15 SALT? per sack, @ 2 00 TALLOW? per lt> 20 VINEGAR? per gallon, 50 YARN? per bunch, 1 40 Cotton.?The market during the week has been active with a geod demand, and an improvement in prioes, owing to a stronger feeling in the principal markets. We quote middlings at 141 cents. Shipments by railroad 675 bales, by steamer 12 bales. Total 587 bales. SOUTH CAROLMA LAND AGENCY TQE undersigned offers his services as GENERAL LAND AGENT; having established communication with persons of all classes who may be induced to buy land in South Carolina. It is of great importance that the peculiar attractions offered by our section, to those wishing to settle upon their oicn landt, be brought into notice. This can only be done by making it a specialty. The class of immigrants most needed among us, (all others, of couise, are welcome,) is the one who brings with him enough to buy?even in a small way?a certain quantity of our land; (theonly capital which we have left.) This is easily done, by such a one, as one-fourth the estimated value paid down, will give him a title, and possession; with three or foar, and even five years, to pay the balance. This class of settlers, native or immigrant, must be dealt with personally ?must be convinced that this country,with all its advantages does exist, and is within his reach. Onoe satisfied on this point, the rest is easy. They know nothing of our country, heretofore closed to the outside world, and it has to be told to them. The object of the AGENCY is to do this: to approach the man?wheresoever he may be? who has the means, and induee him by statements, MADE IN SUOH A WAY.THAT HE IS OBLIGED TO PUT FAITH IN THEM to invest in our land. This will give the land a commercial value, ! and bring the best class of settlers. Persons wishing to dispose of lands should first have thein surveyed, and laid off in farms of from fifty to one hundred and fifty acres.? Nothing can be done, under the plan proposed, with bodies of land in block. The thing to be sold must be offered in lots to suit the purchaser. All business in this connection wi 1 reoeive strict attention from the undersigned. EDWARD M. BOYKIN. References.?Gen. Jas. Chesnut, Col. W. M. Shannon, Gen. J; B. Kershaw, Capt T. H Clarke, Camden, S. C. Col. L. J. Patterson, r i i tt?it r\ r.1._ t if : ni LfiDeny mil, uuv. juuu u. iuauuiug, \jlarwu don, 8. C. feb.19 tf ORDINANCE. An Ordinance of thetown of Camden.?Be It Ordained, by the Town Council of Camden, S. C., in council assembled, and it is hereby Ordained by authority of the same: THAT from and after the passage of this < Ordinance, all owners of horses and mules brought into the town of Camden for sale, as well as those now in the town offered for sale, shall pay into the treasury of the town Fifty { cents per head on each and every such mule or horse. And it is hereby made the duty of the Marshal of the town to see all such, and to return to the Treasurer of the town the names of the owners, and the number each I one has for sale, and also to notify said own- ' era that they are required to return the same to the Treasurer of the town, and pay the tax aforesaid. In case of any one of the owners of such mules or horses refusing to make said return, and pay the tax aforesaid, the Recorder of the town is hereby authorized to issue execution for the amount due, and place it in the tiands of the Sheriff of Kershaw County, for immediate execution. Ratified in council assembledW. C. S. ELLEKBE, Intendant, J. K. Witherspoon, Recorder, leb. 19th tf. ( MORTGAGE SALE. Charles Alexander and 1 WilliamjAlexander tj (0 Mortgage. t flodgson A Dunlapit V virtue of the above stated mortgage I will fi lell at Meroney's corner, in Camden, on Wedlesday the 4th day of March next, C OWE MULE, ? akon as the property of Charles Alexander, ind therein described, ebl9 2t J. J RICHARDSON, Agt, 1 Mortgage sale" * T )aniel Brisbane and Nora ] Brisbane [ ? ' to j Mort8a?e' Marcus Tobias. J IY virtue of the above staled mortgage 1 will ell in front of the Court House in Curuden, n the first Monday in March, >Ne red ox and one cart, ?ken under the above stated mortgage. ibl92t .?. J- RICHARDSON, Agt. COUNOIL CHAMBER, u, Camden. S. C. Feb. 9, 1874. Oe.Uro.i Tint the Rooks of the Treasurer of )r the Returns of Property and p*vinent of own Taxes, be opened on Thursday, the Pi 2th inst., and be kept open until the first pt ay of March. All Town Taxes unpaid at mt date, will hare twenty per cent, penalty Itached and collected. Extract from the minutes: ? W. C. S. ELLERBE, Inteudant. J. K. WiTHSBsroos, Recorder. February 12. ti t A SOUTHERN HOUSE. GEO. S. HACKEE'S DOOR, SASH, AND BLIND FACTORY, King, Opp. Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. The only house of the kind in this City owned and maL-aged by a Carolinian. a large stock always on HAND and sold at 20 per cent, less than Northern prices. ADDRESS* - < GEO- S. HACKER,* Charleston, S. C. .. i p. 0. box 170. January 22. 12 , ?.? .* Molassest llil?sfi 20 barrels New Orleans, ok i.ir i i? uu uaii Maiivio 50 barrels Mascovado For sale by Jan. 22. BAUM BRO. * . Garden Seeds. LANDRETH'S New Crop Qtdn Seeds. For sale by BAUM BRO. Iron, and Steel. 15,000 lbs. IRON, of different sires, 16,000 lbs. PLOW STEEL, ? For sale by BAUM BRO. January 22. tf TRIOMFHAHT! X?lHi Carolina Fertilizer WILL BE SOLD A8 FOLLOWS; CASH PRICE. $50 Per Ton of 2,000 Pound*. TIME PRICE. $55 Per Ton of 2,000 Pounds PAYABLE NOVEMBER 1. 1874, Free of" Interest, Freight & Drayage to be Added. ITS SUCCESS is UNPARALLELED, AND ITS STANDARD IS A No. 1. Acid Phosphate WILL BE SOLD AS FOLLOWS: CASH PRICE, &35 per Ton of 2,000 pounds. TIME PRICE. H38 per Ton of 2,000 pounds, PAYABLE NOVEMBER 1, 1874. Free of" Interest, Freight & Dray age to be added. FOR SALE RY 'W, C. GERALD & CO., CAMDEN, S. C. GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., General Agents, at Charleston, S. C. January 15. 4m TAX NOTICE. )f*Ioe County Treasurer Kershaw, OAMDEN, S. C? DEC. 81,1878. ON and after the 10th day of January 874. the Book* of the Treasurer of this eounmwill be open for the reception of 8taU and lounty Taxes. The rate of taxation will be aa follows: Hills. Itate Taxes, (including support of Public Schools,) 18 !ounty Tax, 8 Ipecial County Tax to pay paat indebtedness, 2 oil Tax, one dollar. 'he Free Bridge Tax will be collected at the same time, and is as follows : leKnlb and Wsteree Townships 2 luffalo and Flat Rooks Townships, 2 he following School Districts have each 1 assessed themselres to be collected at the some time: chool Districts. Mills. No. 1. 1 No. 2. 2 No. 3. I No. 4. On personal property, 6 * No. 8. Half a mill, and 00 cents on ....I. it vnvu |IUKI No. 0 2 No. 12. Two dollars" on each poll. Section 11 of the Act specifies the follow* g funds as receivable for State Taxes nited States Currency, Gold and Silver fin, National Bank Notes and Certificates Indebtedness authorised by the Gener* Assembly, and issued to the Republics inting Company pursuant to the Act ap> oved November 19, 1878. DONALD McQUESN, Connty Treasurer January 1, 1874. if . Seed Oats. COO bushels OATS. For sale by BAVM MO.