The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, March 19, 1874, Image 3

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?? -- ifri _ TB CAMDEN JOURNAL.' W. D. TRANTHAM & J. T HAY, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. MARCH 19, 1874. The Great Evil or the Day. Throughout the whole United States the people ar* orjieg oat for reform in the management of public affairs, and in manj States changes have been made looking to this .en<J, though what the rey Ji v. v?m suit will dw, remains u> ue cecu. nw all parte of the country, we heat1 reports of corruption and official defalcations, and complaints of high taxation and the perversion of the public funds toother than legitimate^pUtpoSes. * 1 These great evils may alh be traced to one fruitful soufce., official infidelity. The theory of all.republican governments is, that pubtie dffices are created for the benefit of the pebfffe" There shioSldfbe no more oftheffl'than'a^ absolutely'n^Cessary for the effectual administration of government, and these should be filled only by' men, whd arfer chbsfor VrStlf ^tfibrence to ' their qualifications and character. Ffwould be best that (here should be no pecuniary emoluments connected with these offices, . tv ; honor and the gratification of patriotic instincts .being a sufficient recompense for the citixen, who might fill them. But this is, perhaps, impossible at present, the duties and responsibilities of a public station absorbing the time of a man almost entirely, and detoandfng so much labor, that a goodvsaJary must be paid to secure a competent incumbent. But this^heory, which if undoubtedly the fifh of Republicanism, haf,' fbr many years, been lost sieht of bv the American people. o?; - a What aitr*^ man's qualifications for office in this oouatry, at the present time ? Is the-question 'ever asked, is he honest, compete**,'**# sufficiently versed in practical beeiaMs to be fit tor the position ? Fa; otjier wis*; snoh considerations are Allowed no wmgkt whatever. Services ren. k deied to the dominant political party, or his jnespseeiW usefulness as b pliable tool in carrying eftt 'party schemes, and semetimes blood-relationship, are thdenly tests. And not only are existing and necessary offices th? uftrosibHy filled, but new and useless offioee are created, in order that faithful henchmen may be rewarded, the patronage of government increased, and a powerliil utf-nrt 01. miufiuoo <u.t?uueu throughout the whole country. When the officer gets into hie coveted position, he doe* not regard it as a trust to be administered for the ftod of the people. Far otherwiee, the office is hi> property purchased by his Money or labor, and the attenL, dant salary, together witn" ail perquisites, pickings, and-atealings, is only legitimate profit. Ipi n?aqiMmee, duty is the last thing thought of; money, honestly if you can, buL-moaey anyway, is tho great and sole object of the official's ambition. Money being the chief object, and the protection of the people s interest a matter of very minor importance, our Legislatures, and in many instances, our courts of justice, are easily bjugfa by powerful corporations, and rich individuals, who have selfish purposes to carry out This accounts for j the rapid growth of great, overshadowing monopolies, which trespass upon sad oppress themese of the people, and which they are seemingly powerless to overthrow, entrenched an they are with their great wealth, and thg <U#honesty oi the peoples' rn| i i *Jl ehoseri representative- ims icu in* people of the Western States, in t^eir desperation, to attack their railroad corporations, they being ostensibly, the causo of all their gffiaawMps. This same official infidelity ie the-cause of high taxation, the greater the amount collected by taxation, . tbe greater the profit to be iuado by those who handle it. The fact that the taxpayer! are oppressed and robbed, is a matter of suojremail moment that the virtuons officeholders never consider it. Let um apply some of these considerations te the condition of S(*th Carolina. I Some members of our Legislature, and some of cir Executive officers, we believe, are Mpt and commentions meu.l but with the'vtet majority it is far otherwise. Doee any one suppose that the idea ever enter* their heads, that they are constantly violating not only their official, bat all moral obligations, and that the ruin of thftjkate must inevitably be the result of their m*d career of extravagance and dishonesty J (las tbe'pour colurea man. who put thorn fa power, and looks to them ashia representative, over been benefitted in the remotest degree by the large sums of money that have been extorted from the State, and have then melted away, as if by magior .leaviug no traces ? On the other hand, is be not becoming poorer every day, in proportion as his fellowcitizens are.oppressed by taxation? if. in the conscientious discharge of official duty, the Legislature would remain in seasi"n only as long as might be necessa'7 to do its legitimate work : if it would I only appropriate such amounts as were absolutely necessary to meet the demands of an economical administration, and if these funds could be disbursed by those who would- not misapply any part of them, the expenses of our State government wou!d> be less than one-fourth of what they pew are. the present state of things must bo reformed. Our people have it in their power ' .. . to bring about a change, if they will go I to work. They must organize for the pro- > tection of their iuterestl. ] 1 tm liarlcH Sumner; " - ^ ^ This distinguished statesman died at x Washington on the 11th instant. He [ was for many years United States Sena- , lor from Massachusetts, being the sucees- { ser of Daniel Webster, and was, perhaps, c better known in England than any Ainer- r can politician;- He was a man of marked ability and great learning. From the lime of his entrance into the Senate, he 1 became the leader of extreme New England, as opposed to Southern, ideas in poli- ' tics. As a strong and consistent abolitiouist, an advocate of the war, and a steady supporter of Reconstruction, Mr. Sumner was necessarily very unpopular kt the South. But lately, as the whole j policy of the Republican party had been carried out, ho relented very much in his feelings towards our sufferiug section.? > He took part heartily in the movement to make HoraoeMireeley President in 1872, thereby bringing upon himself the con demuatiou of his fellow-citizens of Massachusetts, and showing how small is the power of moro personal influence. As an 1 evidence of his desire that all causes of e dissension between the two sections of our country might be removed, he introduced, into the United States Senate, a resolu- r tiou that the names of the battles of our civil war be expunged from the National standard*. Uc was lending his aid to all schemes looking to a restoration of good feeling, aud relief for tho South, and, in hiui, we may consider that wc have lost a friend in Congress. The Legislature. ? On Wednesday, the 11th iust., the House considered the bill sent from the ( Senate, to pay $15t>,000,?of claims, held ( in trust by J. Woodruff, and the enacting i clause was stricken out. This bill, judging ' from what many members of the Lcgisla- 1 turc said about it in debate, must be a ( most iniquitous measure; the claims against > the State, included in it, are said to be ( unfounded and fraudulent, and members charged each other with beir.g bribed to vote f'nr it. A note wiw rand dnrinrr th* ' debate, froth Mr. R. Finnegan, in whose 1 a name a claim of #414, had been en tered 8 into the bill, in which he said that he a knew nothing of the pay certificate cred g ited to him, and denounced it as fAudu- f knt. Nevertheless, a motion was made " at the evening session, to reconsider the J vote, by which the bill had been lost, c which was oarriod, and the bill was passed f to ita second reading. Among those who v voted in favor of the passage of the bill, & we uoticQjbo of Hough and Gai-v ^ ther, two of our 3io|-rrnnnl?ii. .. A it Ik amson seems not to have voted at all.? c The Senate then added to the tax bill one a mill to pay these claims. The House P refused to concur in this amendment to * n the tax bill, so that the Senate receded a therefrom, and the bill passed without e making any appropriation for tho payment of these claims. There was a disturbance in the House 1 on Thursday night last, caused by the s drunkenness of' A. Dannerly, a member from OranL'olurir. who drew his Distol and c w ?/ * J >ct ilie Fergeant-at-arius at defiance.? ^ Several members iutcrposed to quiet the a disturbance, when II Kiley, the colleague h of Dannerly, espoused his cause, and there F was great confusion uutil the refractory * members were carried out. The House Q passed a ^resolution expelling both Dan- e ncrly and Kilcy. a There are bills before the ?Scnatc for u 1 (* i the better protection of land owners and ^ persons rcutiug .land for agricultural a purpose.-, and to authorize the (Jomptroll- o er (jieneral to make abatement of taxes. 1 On Friday a bill making a special ^ provision lor payiug tho claims of J. Wood- j. ruff. Trustee, was lost iu the House, as D was also a motion to reconsider the vote & by which it was defeated. a . A bill to amend tlio election law baa ? passed the llouso, an amendment thereto, providing for a registration of the voters a of the State, having been lost. w The senate has adopted a resolution di- b reeling the committee appointed to prepare ? suitablo resolutions commemorative of . a Uou. Charles Suviurr, to procure for the v Scuuto chamber ana the hall of the House e of Uepreseutat ive>,, two historical paint- ( iugs each; ouc representing President I .inc.In in thn u> of siuninu w?w ?- ' y v*w aiuiauvi- ^ paliou Proclaiuafion; the otho.' represent. 0 iug Charles Sumner in iho act of present- [ ing his last bill of Civil llights in the c United States Souate j and appropriating -N $501/0 from legislative expenses lu pay j for said pictures. On Saturday tho time a of adjooruuient was extended to Tuesday, h the 17th inst. Au act has been approved to authorize Champion Doe, Horace White, and others ? to erect and keep iu repair, a gate across j the public highway leading from Camden u to Liberty Hill. b An Important Decision.?In the t< bankrupt court, on Tuesday, the 10th, in * the case of T. M. Friday, bankrupt, upon the application of a creditor claiming un- gl der an agricultural lien and creditors a claiming under judgments prior to the d amendment of the bankrupt act cf March, n 1873, it was held by Judge liryan that the bankrupt was not entitled to his borne- ti stead exemption Against said claims. 11. o ????? d. Thompson, Esq., of Willistou, Earn- { veil County, was, uu motion, admitted to 1 >raotico in the District Court of the llni- J cd States, and made a philosophical and t iblo argument in favor of the bahkrupt's j ight of homestead under the amended > jankrupt law. Judge Bryan, while ex- 1 wessing his appreciation and admiration ( or the argument of Mr. Thompson, de- < tided in accordance with his previous 1 ulings. J The day appointed for the committee of < he Tax-Payers' Convention to lay tneir j Memorial before Congress, has been post- ' >oned from Thursday tho 19th, to Thurs- ( lay the 2Cth inst, at which time the j Committee will meet in Washington. ' Judoe Inolts tn Baltimore.?The lumerous friends of the Hon. John A. ' rnglis, one the Chancellors under the old ( >cgime in South Carolina, and widely es- j eemed both as a jurist and citizen, will i earn with pleasure that he has been ap- J minted and installed as a Judge of the Organs' Court in the city of Baltimore. j Concord, N. H., March 12. ' Returns from nearly all the towns have >eeu received, which show there is no lection for governor by the people. Wes- ' on (Democrat) lacks about throe hundred if a majority. The council will probably 1 tand two Democrats and two Republicans. 1 Die Republicans claim that they have < sleeted five senators and the Democrats ' hree, with four vacancies. The chairman if the Republican State committee cxpres- J cs the opinion that the House will be < Democratic. The Democrats claim that ho returns of 222 towns show the House f o stand, Democrats 155, Republicans < [41, Independent 2. The towns still to 1 )c heard from gave last year 22 Democrats I itid I? Republicans. < Concord, N. II., March 12?Midnight, j Two hundred and twenty-seven towns ( jive Weston (Democrat) 34,172, Mc- ^ Jutchen 32,895, Blackmer and scatter- ( ng 2,017. Seventeen towns remain to j je heard from, which gave last year Wos-on 1,398, Straw 1,094, scattering 52.? . Majority for Weston 252. Weston fails ( ;f election by the people from 300 to 500 , rotes. Tour Republican and four Dem>cratic senators are probably elected. What the "Hub" thinks of it?The ! Boston Advertiser, remarking upon the | esult of the New Hampshire election, ' ays: 1 1 "After making allowances for special , -nd local disturbances which prevail to ; oiue extent in all elections, th^ salient ] act remains that a Republican majority, averaging nearly 4.500 in the last ten ears, has been wiped out, and that too, in avor of a parly which could present no laiui to public confidence, except as afordingawayof escape for Republicans rho foel that in their own party their conidenco has been sadly betrayed. New Iampshire marks the inevitable tendency f our politics, the waging ppflor gf owoefc iopuiu. icuUciS, i.ae ui targe lasses of intelligent voters to own alleginoe to a party which fails to keep its rouiiso, the settled and increasing dissatisfaction of the country with the adainistration as it manifests itself in its ppointments, and in its treatment of the ;reat questions of the hour." Cotton RevIew for the Week.? Tie New York Bulletin of Wednesday ays: "The cotton market has still been mark- J d by that feverish, irregular and unsetled feeling noted in our last. Thero has ,j ?een only a moderate business for iminedi te delivery, but an easy money market las caused holders to assume a different tosition; and as a result of this circumtance, prices have advancod materially, ^ c. latterly being the more general figure [ 11 the 8pot. At this advance, buyers, ^ specially spinners, have not been dispo- ^ ed to do much, and business has been on ^ nly a moderate scaje for either export, j onsumption or speculation. Thus it will e seen that what might be regarded as an dvantage has really impeded the working ff stock, and thus proparing the founda- ? ion for a moro secure advanco- The rocipts at the ports for the week just elided . rere 98.236 bales, against 102,078 bales lj ist week, or a falling of 4,412 bales. This 1 light be regarded, and issoconsidorcd by sine, as au evidenoo that the worst is over ( nd that there will now bo a steady de- - rease. Their theory, however, seems to e without foundation in fact, as it is pos- / lively stated by competent and reliable uthority in our trade circles and other- } rise, that there is still plenty of cotton act in tho interior. It would be far riser to send forward tho cotton and real- f te on it than to wait for such artificial j leans as the inflationists proposo to alio? iate any monetary stringency that may J xist. The most notablo feature of the ^ ransactionS for futures has been the busi- ( ess for May Where other months liavo ( eon comparatively quiet, there havo been ( uite liberal sales for that mouth, some } perators believing that by that time the | osition will have assumed quite a differ- ] nt phase. Tho market at the close of { estcrday, however, showed general weak- } ichs, with sdiiio decline m tuture uiomus. Jvorpool has been moving up and down, pparently entirely at the bock of operators j ere. The Cotton Tax.?The compromise ill to provido for refunding the cotton ax. introduced by Mr. Whito, is the prouct of some of the ablest representative ) en of tho South now in Congress; but t efbre being passed will be submitted to a < leeting of tho representatives of the cot- 1 Dn States hold for consultation on this 1 ubjoct. Thin bill provides for refuuding S he tax lovied on raw cotton after June S 4, l&G!); for a commission of three per- 1 ons to examine all claims and to direct \ 11 payments, and for tho rules of cvi- ^ ence. Tho fifth section, which is tho lost important one, deolarcs that in all seen taxes shall be refunded to the parties * rbo actually sustained tho burden of the v ax, as follows: First the producer or a wner in such cases as he may prove the a . t f * r ?. 1 1.' jayment of tbe tax ; and second to the uerchant or factor who in all cases where hoy have paid such j taxes as agents in . heir own name, may collect the same for J ho benefit of the principal and hold it sub- r cct to the reasonahlt settlement of their E respective accounts, provided that in such ' rases the producer ot principal may come t nto court at any tine before the hearing { )f the case, and may lie written objections i o the monoy being paid to the agent or factor. The court is then to hear and letermine all questions in controversy between the parties litigant as to the just lisposition of the amount upon the princifVm KJfrKoef piinrtfi pico ui cijiuigf uvivi am vuv mi^hvuv ~ ? )f chancery, and '.ihe amount awarded ihall^ic paid over to the parties soadjudg3d to be entitled to the sajne. No claim is to be paid until after three months ( notice of the organisation of the commission shall have been published for ninety lays, as often as ones each week, in one paper published in each congressional district of the cotton growing States. All ;otton tax money unclaimed at the end of three years, is to be ^aid over to the States ( n which it was collated, to be used for j 3d ucational purpose!. A good deal of care ( lias been taken by tlo authors of the meas- i ire to harmonize all conflicting interests, 1 ind thep confident!/ assert that such a 1 sill can be passedatthe present session of j Congress. l Trial and Conviction op the Murderer op Mr. wllekind in sumtee.? ' rhe trial of Samuel Vinson, (colored,) for die atrocious murder of Mr. D. H. Widerind, of Sumter, took place in that town on die 5th inst. The ciime, it will be remembered, occurred on the 11th of February. * At ubout seven o'clock in the evening, as Mr. Widekind was walking home, after 3losiug the store of his employers, Messrs. Iticker & Fcriter, he was struck by Vin ion on the head with a hatchet, the mur- l lerer havintr hoen concealed and lvine in ' o ?\ ~ y W , wait for bis victim behind a tree. Wide- ' kind turned and fled a short distance, ex- J jlaiming "Oh, God!" While thus fleeing, j lie was seized by Aaron Furinan, who i bad been stationed on the opposite yde of ' .lie street, and held firmly in his power- ' Pul grasp, while Tinson, pursuing his victim, continued to strike him about the Pace and head, uptil death having been made sure, they let the bleeding body full to the ground, and then rifled his pockits, securing his watch, his pocket-book, with some loose money iu it, and a roll of greenbacks amounting to about seventy- 1 live dollars. The two principals, Vinson ind Furman, fled in one direction, and Spencer Bradford, (black.) an accomplice, ;ook another. They met soon after, and arranged for * division of the pluuder the fiext day. At this interview all the moley and the watoh were exhibited to the jrouth, Bradford, and he was promised his ihare of the booty. Vinson and Bradford ihen went to the outhouse of a respectable ntizen, where they seemed to have spcut he night. As soon as the alarm was givin, and the people began to assemble the light of the murder, Limus Carter, the ' lorter of Messrs. Ricker & Feriter, gave , uformation of certain suspicious circuin- ( stances whieh led to the arrest the next i norning of Samuel Vinson and Spencer 1 Bradford. From the beginning Bradford J i, -i. ... - ? .i . ^ ,i is above related, and Vinson as strenuous y denied them, and protested his entire onoceace. Furman was arrested and conIrtned the story of Bradford's in all essential particulars. At the trial of Vinton, which took place before Judge lackey on the 5th, the aoeused was decoded by J. 11. Karle, Esq. The jury vas composed of colored men. It was irovod that the three men, Vinson, Fur- , nan and Bradford, had concocted this t >lot some time before the murder; had ap- i jointed the first Monday night to effect { heir lell design, but Furman failing to ncet the other two, it was adjourned to 1 ruesday night. On that night they lay n wait for Widekind, at or about the very pot where the deed was afterwards comuitted; but Mr. Widekind, being accoui>ani?d by Limus Carter, the faithful 1 >ortcr, the concocted signal was given by . . low whistle from Bradford, and the murlerous design was again postponed. On p Yednesday evening the foul deed was lone. The Judge charged the jury briefly 1 iut clenrly as to the law. abstaining from c tiy comments on the evidence. Atter , etiring for about a half hour a verdict of uilty was rendered. Ii The peach crop of Maryland has been njurod by alternate cold and warm wea- . her. "J, JAMDEN PRICES CURRENT J OOUKECTEI) WEEKLY. ' LPPLES?Green, per bushel ,.$3 OU 1 Dried, per lb 15 J AGON?Uauis, " 15 (a. 17 , Shoulders " fl (<i Sides, 11 (ry 12 JAGGING per yard. 16 (aj 17 JUTTKlt?Goshen, per lb 50 (a, 00 Country, " 25 (oj 30 ' JEESWAX? " 25 (y 30 P )ANGLES? " 20 ($50 ' JOFFEE? " 35 (a 40 ? )ORN? per bushel, 1 25 RIIClfENS? each, 20 ($30 CGCS? per dozen, 12 J (a) 15 'LOUR? per barrel, 7 50 ($ 12 RON TIES? per lb 8 (aj !) jARR? " 12 J (o 15 iEATlIER?Sole " 30 (a} 55 * UDDer. ' 60 fai 75 - Harness," 50 (Jr GO J Jackerel?per bbl. No. 1. 24 00 t " " 2. 19 00 " " 3. 15 00 Kit. " 1. 21 (a. 3 00 " " 2. 2 50 ( " 3. 1 75 10LASSES? per gallon* 35 (a 100 )ATS? per bushel, 110 )NIONS? " 3 00 | 'EAC'IIKS?Dried, per lb 5 'EARS? " " 1 25 IUGARS? per lb 121 13 IALT? per sack, @2 00 ALLOW? per lb 2ft ( riNEGAR? per gallon, 5ft 'ARN? per bunoh, 1 iu Cotton.?The receipts for the past rock were rather light, while the demand ran good, and the article met ready sale ' t full prices. We quote strict middling t 114i cents. 5*5??B???I? council, cmniuiK,. CAMDEN, March 17, 1871. HVRDERED, That the Recorder be required Lf to fire notice through the Camden JourLai, that hereafter; no bills for Liquors furliahed the Fire Gompanies in cases of fire, rill be paid by Council unless the same was uircbosed by order of two of the Wardens, at he time, anrl the Treasurer is forbidden to ,ay any such bills until passed by Council, n session, for payment. Extract from the Minutes: Attest. I J. K. WITHERSPOON, Recorder. March 19. tf Annual Meetijig i )F THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE SOUTH n t DAT i \r ? d in on , n ,</hidi vv > a vn V/AIiUlililA 1\ I |J IIIIS All 1 OF THE SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD BANK. Charleston, S. C., March 16. 1874. The Annual meeting of the Stockholders ( ifthc South Carolina Railroad Company and >f the Southwestern Railroad Bank will be teldin this City in the Hall of the Bank of i Charleston, northeast corner of Broad and State streets, on Tuesday, April 14th, proxi no, at 11 o'clock, A. M. - On the day following au Electiun'will beheld between the hours >f 9 A. M. and S P M., for fifteen Directors n the Railroad Company and thirteen Direc- / ors in the Bank. A committee to vority ' Proxies will attend. Stockholders will be passed over the Road :o and from the Meeting free of charge. J. R. EMERY, Secretary. March 19. td Annual Meeting , IF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD COMPANY AND OF THE SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD BANK. Charleston, S. C , March 16, 1874. Stockholders having Proxies intended to ic used at the Mooting to be held on the 14th tnd 15th of April proximo, are requested to ndore tliem with [either of the following COlil niltee, who will be in attendance at the Hall >f the Bank of Charleston, during the morn- ng of the 14th of April, for the purpose of rerifving Proxies. On the following day, during'the Election, other duties may prevent lie committee from examining batches of | Proxies before the hour of closing the polls. L. C. HENDRICKS. ( C. P. AIMAR, T. M. WARING, Committee on Proxies. 1 Marches. td. t A Medical Triumph: DR. D. S. PERRY'S VEG ETA BLE AROMATIC BITTERS. i These Hitters must become the universal | remedy of the age. There is nothing like them or to c<|ual them under the sun. They restore the weak, invigorate the feeble, and jive new life and tone to the broken down system. Iu miasmatic and malarious districts they are worth a ship load of Quinine powders and pills. !They are specially adap[ed to persons sulfeijng from _ , Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints, Oostiven?88, Headache, Neuralgia. Rheumatism, Chills and Fevers and Piles. I To Delicate Females. ' Ladies, old or young, will find those Hitters specially adapted to diseases peculiar to heir ses. Nervousness, Lassitude, Want, of \ppeiite, and Oeneral Debility, all yield to ] he magic charm of these inestimable Hitters. ] ' 1 flEAll WHAT IS SAID. I HEAR WHAT IS SAID. JIEAR WHAT IS SAID. 1 "Wonderful effects have resulted from your )r. Perry's Bitters." 1 "My chills are gone. 1 can hardly believe 3 t.' ^ "Semi mo one ease of Perry's Bitters again, fothiug like them here." J "I enclose you affidavit of my case. I li&d f o do so to convince you ol' the \yonderful 1 tire." "Surely they arc the most delightful wine I onic in the world," "Dr. Wilson says that yott are a public 1 lenefactor." "Hurrah! No more Rheumatism." I "No tuorc headache, thanks to vou!" 1 We could (ill this paper twice over with . !i?l stieh genuine extracts, but tlio above mist suffice. Our Bitters arc prepared under lie supervision of Dr. I). S. Perry, Member c f the Royal College of Physicians and Sur- j, ;cons, London, Kngland, and of the Medical Minic ?l Glasgow. All orders should bo addressed to THE ^ 'EBBV AROMATIC BITTER CO., I NEW YORK, U. S. u c The J Jitters are Hull either hjj the bottie or case at $1 per bottle. F Parties in sending for letters of advice as o their diseases will confer quite a favor by ;iving name of county as well as town where hey reside. It will save us a wonderful mount of time and autioyauce if this will be ibserved. The Perry Aromatic Hitter (?n. 42 Courtlandt Street. o March l'.l. 12iu ^ Final Diwliarge. NOTICE is hereby given that one month after date Iwillapjdy to.). F. Sutherland, isq., Judge of Probate of Kershaw County, J or Letters Pisiuissory as Administrator of j lie Estate of Mrs. Margaret Scanlon, dee d. , W. McLKlSIF. 1 March 19. 1m SONRAD H. WIENGES, MANrPACTL'RER A.N1> LiF.Al.KR IS I HARNESS. SADDLES. &e. ! BROAD-STREET, ? Camden^ C. ^ In the building formerlyj occupied 1?t S. A. lioiijniniu,) Trunk* thoroughly and neatly repaired Orders solicited, ami work promptly done. Ill work win-ranted. Tor as?Pot it if fly Cash on >h lie fry, uit/i no iftption. February 6. if. H- 1 L.'BB THE OLD DRUG H' With ao entire New 6tock of IIABftAL & 5 ? | a . Wholesale I _?6'7 MEETING STREET, Succssors to the Old Ei IAVILAND, HARRAL L CO., Chariest* IIAVILAND, ltlSfi] II ARB JAMAIS HARRAL. March 5 3m. - ENGLISH "STapW^LL" CUAliO, "ash 808.50. Time 375. .. Cash Ex' penses to he Paid. iNGEISH SUPEB-PHOSPfiATE IJME, Jasli ?50. Time #55. Cash Expenses to be Paid. ENGLISH COTTON COMPOUND, ' ''ash ?20. Time ?25. Cash Expenses to be Paid. For sale on time and for Cash by 4 PHELPS BILLINGS, ? Agents* March 5. tf ELECTION NOTICE COUNCIL CHAMBER March 10, 1874. ORDERED, That the Reconler gire notice thai an election will be held at the Council Room in Camden, on the FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL, nr an INTENDANT and FOUR WARDENS, 0 constitute the Town Council of Camden, for he ensuing year. The hoots for the registration of rot era will ;>e opened on Friday and Snturdny preceding he election, ut the Council Room. Extract from the minutes. W. C. S. ELLERBE, Intendant. J. K. WiTHEUspoon, Recorder. March 12. td. NOTICE. U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE SPECIAL TAXES, MAY 1, 1874, TO APRIL :J0 1875. ' i. 1 Ik ,<L. The LAW of December 24, 1872, requires prerv person engaged in any business, arocation, or employment wtiicb rentiers liable to a SPECIAL TAN, to procure and place conspicuously in hie Establishment or Place of Business a Stamp denoting the payment of said Special Tax for the Special Tax-year beginning >Iay 1, 1874, I before commencing or continuing business ifter April .'10, 1874. The Taxes embraced within the provisions of the law above quoted are the following, via;. - v?^ -\*7* C r Rectifiers, v- ' $200.00 Dealers, retail liquor, 25 00 Scalers, wholesale liquor 100.00 Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale, 56.00 Dealers in malt liquors, retail, 20.00 Dealers in leaf tobacco, 25.00 letail Healers in leaf tobacco, 500.Oft And on all sales of over ?1,000, fifty cents lor every dollar in excess V>f ?1,000. Dealers in manufactured tobacco, 5.00 il unufucturors of stills, 50.00 And tor each still manufactured. 20.0 And for each wbrin manufactured; 20.0 A aruilucturers of tobacco, 10.00 Kannfucturt rs of cigars, 10.00 'eddlers of tobacco, first class ^mnre than two horses,) 50.00 'eddlers of tobacco, second class (two Knisino \ 25.00 'eddlers of (tobacco, third class (one horse,) 16.00 eddlens of tobacco, fourth class (on foot or public conveyance,) 10.00 J rowers of less than 600 barrels, 60.00 Jrewors of 5(Ki barrels or more, 100.00 i\ny person, so liable, who shall fail to amply with the foregoing requirements will e subject to severe penalties. Tenons or linns liable to pay any of the 'pedal Taxes named above must apply to !. W, PEltltIS, Collector of Internal Rereueat Kingstreo, S. 0., and pay for and proure tlie Specinl Tax Stamp or Stamps they eed, prior to May 1, 1 b74, and IViTitoi't *1 1< ril rr xoticb. J. W. DOUGLASS, Cviuiai-iaouer of Internal Rt venns. iftice of Internal Revenue, Washington, 1). 0. Feb. 10, 1874. March 12. CWik atiid Hay, 00 bush. Priuic White Corn. 0 hales Prime Kasteru Hay. Per sale at close figure's for cash, PIIELPS & HILLINGS. BACON, Yime Smoked C. 11. Sides, w..iu ... i* ii Gi.iao i tun; uum ui TV uivv W. u. UiuvOj Sxtra Choice Ij. 0. Hulk Hacou, At lowest market prioe for cash, PHELPS & BILLINGS. Sugar, Molasses & Coffee, 'riuie dry X. O. Sugar, Mioicc Bright Deui. Sugar, Mmice Extra "C" White Sugar, Standard Crushed Sugar, 'hoicc Muscovado &. X. 0. Molasses, I. H. Syrup, low for Caah. PHELPS & BILLINGS. Flour! FlourQ 100 barrels of different grades. For sale by BAIJM BRO 5 bbla. Fultou Market Beef. For wile by BALM BROS, i mis Fresh and Choice GOODS. PELZEB, Jruggists, , CHARLESTON, SO. CA. stabliahed Houses of >n,S. C. EY <fc CO., Augas^ Oft. LAL, BI8LBY A KltOAEM, New Yotk. G. S. PELZEB, M. D. THB18 THE TIME To Have Photograph* Mad#! r Bring the Babies in (he forenoon, end Always barfe theiftrdressed in white: ^ * Frames of all kinds on bagid, and ordered . i . i . ? T i - nt short notice. f Call and see before ordering elsewhere. A. B. LEE, Artist. In the Workman Building. March 6. tf. ~ AFAMILYABTIOLR " i Agents muke $12.60 per day, $76 per wetfc: AM ENTIRELY NEW SfiWQTtt XACBZX? For Domestic E?e* ONLY FIVE DOLLARS With the New Patent BUTTON HOLE WORKER. *' * * pKb'M Jane 7*1? 18W i " # * awarded THE first premium at THE american institute and MARYLAND institute fairs, 18t1. A most wonndevful and elegantly constructed sewixo machixsyor Family Work. Complete in all it* Parts. Uses the Straight Eye Pointed Xeeate, Self Threading, direct upright Positive Mono*,} New Tension, Self Feed and glath Guide*. Operate* ftx Wuu and on a Table. Liyht Running. Smooth and noiselew, like all good kigk- pirioed meekiffs^, Has Patent Chirk to prevent "tlie wheel bAJig^ turned the wrong way. Uses the Hiread direct from the spools Hakes ttio llksTic Lock Stitch, (finest and strongest siich known firm, durable^ close ie UU Mil HIUUS'Ul wum, -juir miu cvwrwf nvw Cambric to heavy Cloth or Leather, and uses all description* of thread, l'his Machine is heavily COXSTHtTCTED to givblt st*exo*h; all the parts of each Machine being made alike by machinery^ uud beautifully fniafefti Mfcd or naiuented.Yt is easy to learn. Rapid, Smooth and Silent in operation. Reliable at all timea, and a Practical, SciEyTific, Mechanical Invention, at a Greatly Reduced Price. A flood, Cheap Family Sewing Machine at last. The first and only success in producing a valuable, subetanftfll and reliable low priced Sewing Machine. Its extreme low price reaches ail conditions. Its simplicity sad strength adapts it to all capacities, while its many merits make it a universal favorite wherever used, and creates a rapid demand. IT IS ALL IT IS RECOMMENDED. I can cheerfully and confidently recommend its use to those who are wanting a really good Sewing Machine, at a low price. mrs. h. b. jameson, Peoto'ne, Will County, 111. Price of each Machine. "Olass A." "One," (warranted for fire years by speoiai certificate,) with all Htefittnrtt, arid everything complete belonging to it, including Self Threading needle, packed in a strong wooden box, and delivered to any part of the country, by express, fIek of farther Vthrgm, on receipt of price, only Five Dollars. Sate delivery I a 1 *f--L:-- ?.;ii gu&rillliceu. nnu cavu .m'uiucwv wia ?cuu, on nnip* <t?-31 -ezlriS, thebew-patent. BUTTON HOLE WORKER, One of the moat important and useful invenlions of the nge. So simple and certain, that | a child cau work the finest button hole with | regularity and ease. 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"An old and responsible firm that sell the best goods at the lowest price, and can be relied upon by our readers."?Farmer's Journal, New York. *aT Not Responsible for Registered Letters. Addrms all Orukr\ BUCKLANl) SEWING MACHINE, vorncr ui-ceuwicu & corilanm Streets, >. 1 * Sept. fO, 6m. At My Old Stand! I WOULD respectfully inform my friends uinl customers tlint 1 Imve opened at my old stand, one door north of Dr. Vounjr. whsre I am selling off my stock, nt a f GREAT REDUCTION ( in prices. All lUose in want of bargains, are**' iuvited to call. Having lost heavily by the firs, tkoss indebted to me will plea** call at onse and settle. and thus enable me io resume business as heretofore. W. WALLACE. Jan. 29. * tf. FOR 8ALa 7000 feet of choice Rough-Edge and Refuse LUMBER for rale at the lowest prices, for cash. H. K. DUBOSE. December -4. if "ordinance. An Ordinance of thetown of Camden.?Be It Ordained, by t ho Town Council of Tamil en. S. 0., in council assembled, and it ia hereby Ordained by authority of the same: THAT from and after the passage of this Ordinance, all owners of horses and mules t brought into the town of Camden for sale, aa well as those now in the town offered for sale, shall pay into the treasury of thetown Fifty cniu par head on eaob and atery auch mule or horse. And it isLereby 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 > ur nor utr sate. ana aieo to notiiy Mia own. ers thai they are required to return the same to the Treimuier of the town, and pay the tax aforesaid. In ca?e of any one of the owners of such mules or horses refusing to make said return, and pay the tar aforesaid, the Recorder of the town is hereby authorised to issue execu tion for the amount due. and place it it the hands of Ihe Sheriff of Kershaw County, for immediate execution. Ratified'in council assembled* *W. C. S. ELJ.EBBE, Iatendabt, J. K. WiTHiniroo.t, Btterdor. r?b. i9tk if.