~_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.
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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
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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;
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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.