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\ VOLUME XXXIV 3M CAMDEN JOURNAL. _ AN T-T??w*i1rT lUUB^BIULBiLU I'aiuixy i api, PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY TROTIIAM ?& HAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance $2 50 six months 1 50 Three months 75 jJfegrAll Transient Advertisements will be harged Osk Dollar per Square for the first anl Ssraxrv-rivB Cents per Square for ex eh subsequent insertion. Single insertion, $1 50 per square. ror T r.xnsient Advertisements must be paid for in advance. 1874. 1874. FALI,. We respectfully announce to our friends an the public in general, that we are now opening A LARGE STOCK OF IDIRY GOODS,! Of every 1'escriptioii. FOR FALL AND WINTER WEAR. 200 pieces of Cassiuterts, Tweeds, and Jeans, for men's and boy's wear, CLOTHING. A large lot, for Men and Boys. HATS. 100 dozen of every description. Boot^ and. Shoes. "1 Of* Anann rt Mll^ AfAOl'llA/l V 1 mm\J tliSVS 117 OUit V ? tl J UUU j . Saddlery and Harness, A large assortment. Hardware and Iron, Our stock is complete in this branch. Crocltory, A full line. BAUJI 15 It OS. Cauidcn, Sept. 10. tf FRESH ' . IDIR/LTGrS AND MEDICINES. Oar store and ; intents having been dctsroyed by the la.e fire, we have opened with an ENTIRELY NEW STOCK of Drugs and Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty,1 &c. &c. Ac. One Door above Mrs. Crosby's, Where wc hope to see our old friends and customeis. IIOIK-SO V ?& I)l\Lir. January 19. FALL AND WINTER j MILLINERY ?ANIl? Fancy Goodft. MRS. T. B. WALKER has opened nt her establishment 011 Broad Street, u handeoinc assortment of n l_ millinery ana rancy uuuus, ~ Of the latest styles, select oil with pre.it I care, to suit the tastes of her customers noil the public generally The Ladies are respectfully invited to call and examine her stock of Straw Hals, Sash and Neck Ribbons. Together with every article t<> he found in a well supplied Millinery establishment. October '2d. Suffar, Siisriir; 50 bbls. different kinds. Fur sale by H A CM BKO'S. CIGARS 2 Finest FIVE CENT CIGARS. Cigars of nil brands and prices. Choice Chewing and Smoking Tobacco. > KIRK LEV & GARLAND. Butter and Ciie ?se. ** FRESH Goshen Butter and Factory Cheese. Just received by KIKKLEY & GARLAND. September 17. tf TI PRINCE AM3IC THE- FARfr 1 Just the Stove to satisfy, in every pa ties needed for excellent service, is )nad< _A.IN~Y &AJSTc Come and look at it. Find on neighbors are Every one fully warranted to work w at any tiuic, at my Store. For Sale b Camden, September 17. HARD TIMES!! I IV-.- cali the attention of the public to our , LARGE And Carefully Assorted Stock of GENERAL .MEKCli AMUSE , CONSISTING OF Olioiee GROCERIES, Dry Goo<ls3 MIO Efc 13 ATS. j Hardware and Crockery. Our (Joods have been purchased with a view to the HARDNESS OF THE TIMES And the Wants of our Patrons, And arc offered at the Lowest Possible Prices, TO Casli Biiycrs. J & T. I. JONES. May 2S. tf ^inskH l'rotits, AN J? < tlJ I CJIv S A LKS, IS OUK MU'I'TU. rjlIIOSK who ilon't liclii'Ve it, cull ami oxi amine our (Jootls ami the rices at which wo are scllinj;. KI UKLEY & (J A ULAN I). I I <>! ? <?? ]\;i i lx. 10 boxes Horse Shoo Nails. For saltlow by ILM'.M IJJIO'S. I<: V EWYTII TO DK FOlNl) IN A First ( lass Grocery Store, CAN HE HAD AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES, AT H1BKLEV dc GARLAXD S CAMDKN, SOUTH IE PTAUEfr j yUUfi 0?yft0' rticular. It lias all the valuable qualii' to last a long time, anil is not sold at JIT PBICE. ' t the price, and who of /jour i using them. ell, anil you can get any plate for them GEO. ALI)EN. tf g M co ?P l r 3 irf p I f & LA % ? & ?P H ~ tpi P fi ? 8 p * a tt * - ?. ?? H A S=3 u & * tcS w ^ ^ O w .. g c| g 5? / S BS ? = j- Jxjj W ft i 15acon, 1 {aeon! IL.s. IJAC'ON. For sale by HA I'M ]JKO>' Cotton Gins and Scales. We ire for llio wcll-knr.uii and | ul.ir NKIILKTT \ (JMOltUK II cotton ca-nsrs, and arc tin;v receiving order-, lit lie iltdivt red at the -liorte-t jm-^ilde nntiee. AImi, l*?r SMITH S IMlM*.oVi:i? IIANl? l'OWLIl Cotton Frees, And FA III HANK'S STANDARD - ' 1 - .1 I - - l.A I Ik A It t'UT IV Till- Willi 1. II. ricKiKMin 'iM 'i iu .u >n< ..... which wcoli.T at Manufacturer's |>riccft \\ i:!. expenses added. .J. & T. I. JONKS. .May 2H. tf BAGGING AND TIES, 10.000 y.'lpl-" MACCINC. .'50,OtM) ibs. 'I I MS. I "??r sale l?v Aii-. -JO. liAIM HIIO'S. l.ooo fuel KI IJUMU IJKMTINC. For sale by AM I'M Hh'c'S. anil ( rockery Ware. A large and well-seli. t<>f \nv an I in \i rih i. G LASS \ MM > Itoi'K Kit \ U A It II. Just received mill f?rMile <'111. I/', by KlltKI.MY .A OAKLAND. .Illlie I II FOIt W.4 I.E. The HOl'SMaiid LOT mi ISroad Street, now occupied by the subscriber. a first rate Itnsincss Stand. The House contain* seven rooms, with good Store in front. A bargain can be had if*aj.plicd for sunn. It. D. BRONSON, August 27. 4t -CAROLINA, TIIITI Ml ?HUM ?I? 1 I -T-MWn HUM lllll The Disturbance in Edgefield. ? The following statement of the facts of 1 the disturbance in Kdgeficld, have been furnished the Xnrs ami Courier by leading citizens of that County : Knr.efield County, September 25. Apprehending that exaggerated and incorrect reports of the late disturbances in this community may be in circulation, we beg to make a statement of the facts 10 I lie JJUUI1C. There is a negro captain of militia by the name of Ned Tenant, who lives on Mr. M. (>. Glover's plantation, and is a very turbulent, dis rderly person, lie alleged that on Saturday night, the 10th inst., two or more unknown parties fired into the door of his house, and that there- ! upon he lapped his drum and began to assemble his militia. The whites hearing this and that this man had threatened "to j burn Mr. Glover and Mr. Poly out and clean out the country," began also to assemble, ilv twche o'clock the next day. Sunday, > the negroes had collected with their arms at and around Ned's house in considerable numbers. The whites in the meantime had asscm bled mounted, and had partially surroun ded the negroes. The negroes ascertaining this, sent to C"l. Ilutler. in immediate command of the whites, proposing to cap itulute. They were allowed to disperse j without molvitatiou and return to their \ homes. Hcports of the probable collision j having been rapidly circulated, several <1 'taeh.ti -uts of white mcn'and two companies of militia reached the vicinity that : evening and night, and aj small dotich- J ment of 1 'nited States troops, but upon j being informed of the situation returned 1 to their respective homes. Prior to the organization and arming of the militia the most perfect tranquillity and good order prevailed in our community. The placing ! ofarui>atid uuiuiuuition in the hands of | ignorant negroes in a time of profound ' peace and tranquillity, when it is not even , pretend-d that their rights, p.-rsms'or j property are threatened, much less violated or disturbed, instigating them t? bravado. acts of violence and threatening dc- ' pertinent. is entirely without justification; j not only without justification, but a reekloss tampering with and disregard uf tiie safety and j. : e ?f mind of the women and | children an 1 !:.!? s o! the country; a 1 , . I firebrand, to ' r-el at will by such in- , cendiaih as N- d Tenant. Wo are sure | that tin .-e who !.!: >*.* us will believe that t we dej i ate a llision with no_r>es as entirely boneitii the dignity and character o! law abiding citizens; thutjwc apprcei* ate how litt.e is tube gained by lawlessness, b!o -<1.-1. i and ?!:- udor. and how essential to the woli being i fs >eiety is the preservation of order and due operation of Jaw. an 1 that \ e have withheld merited ptitiishiucni from these people when they were in our power, in deference to those elevated priiu ip!- s of enlightened fn I: arancc which we claim to possess as intelligent citizens* The loaders of those mSguided people, who aiv responsible i'. r their violence and lawlessness. must n I m'>construethi-! i irbcarmue into a ten *. >rizing with their ivck!fl.-sm ?\ A recurrence of such scenes as d'sgraoed tlie 1 ust Sunday in our midst, will cause to bur-t up >u their lc .i l> a >toim freprcinl ii. '.uu ithei an 1 nati. n e huig utilised, which will be bad for theni. We condemn the act of firing into this i man's dorr a- entirely unju:t.liable and if lie had ro.-nrtc.i t<? tlie rcnicdh which {lie ' 'ir it.. - j.la .1 in his hand.s to vindicate and j?r-* i- t himself. instead of appealing l"i ::it aimed iii<>1 >. he v.. :i!?l have li.nl ilie st:pp< i! and countiin.nee of every good l.i..11 i;j (iu round'}'. Tin: Faiui ii i.d am> Cuii-n.i: Titoi itl.K?At (lie laat term <>i' (lie Court of den ial .cc->; c- !" ??* (.'hosier < ' unly, Jndu'C Maehev invited the :ilie:ili<ni <d tin' grand jury t the recent distnih.niccs i:i Fairfield an 1 Chester < unities. He said that a bain! d I'l.icd while men had appeared ;.l the C.irmel Kill pr? e net cn (lie l'Hll instant, and compelled many ei(i/.ens ( > ah: ndon (heir helices acid seek * ? il.? shelter IVnSil I i. I ( :?S Ill'tt YlnJilMT III (Hi; W ' .1-: thai ti i' rra- ti yiv -u l??r i; is dcm tuiMiati ii mi to J alt of tilt! Y,'litis was j that llic iiitn is iii lli.-.t sO' licii ha;! on? ti ii i! iiitu a pi I I i hill :i!i the whiles? This hi -t :i. i'i uaiit and unw.ntunUd charge..' said lie, -had its origin in the following l'act< : \L.'Ut t wo weeks ago a niiiii r ran tl.iou.di I ho adjacent (' unity id' h'aii lit hi that (lie cdurei j> ?j?:i t imi of" tin' Ih ire m'Itlenient.' in that county, had organized i<?rtlic |ntrj???sc if Haying tlii; wli't'.s in that lirinity, and thai they had lixcd nji'ii; S t'lrd iy night. (lie 12th instant, to t x- ito tin; bloody plan. The rumor ran with electric velocity through this county, . v'njr, however, but little credence from the reflecting portion of j the community, until tho Hon. A. ?8 ! J i iSDAY, OCTOHEIt Wallace arrived in Chester, and stated to numerous respectable citizens here, among them several eminent members of the j bar. (Messrs McAlilcy and liricc.) that J he had ascertained as an unquestionable fact that the negroes of the vicinage had formed a conspiracy to slaughter the whites, and that lie was then escorting his daughter, who lived in that portion of Fairfield, to a place of safety.? This declaration, coming from one who had long been recognized by the colored citizens of this section as their devoted political leader, and unswerving friend nnu cnampion 01 unsn vtviv ngma, o??>fo the wild rutnor a confirmation strong as proofs of holy writ, and the colored people, who preponderate largely in the central and western portion of this county, at once became objects of' suspicion.? 15. (j. Hooker was at once accused of being a leader in the plot in the McAliley precinct, and the name of Martin Crosby was given by his accusers as the colored man who had divulged the plot and charged Hooker with being a party to it." The judge then said that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Hooker and given to ihc armed whites alluded to, to execute. Hooker and several others against whom warrants had been issued protested their innocence and fled to the Chester court for protection, which, said .Judge Mackey, they shall have to the fullest extent." At", ter making the declaration '"under the solemn sanction of his official oath-' that the charge of conspiring to murder the whites made against the population of a portion of Fairfield County is totally devoid of any foundation in fact, the judge charges the grand jury to make a rigid investigation into the whole matter. 11c said: 'I do not propose that there shall he any prose-1 cution in this instance, for no actual violenco was done, and" the white citizens were excusable for believing a charge that bore the sanction of such high authority as the Congressman from the Fourth Congressional District, who doubtless most sincerely bcl'cvcd it himself. and if it were true of Fairfield, why nut true of Chester It is understood that the grand jury of the county have been called to meet on the first Monday in October to make their report. Aftci the solemn declaration made by Judge Mackcy. it is nut difficult to predict what will bo the tenor of the report. A Great Gale. *\Vc take the following account ot the terrible storm which visited Charleston. S. on Monday, 28th ult., from the Xt irs a.nl Courier of that city : The long immunity which Charleston has enjoyed from disastrous gales was interrupted yesterday by a disaster which has probably destroyed over a quarter of a million dollars' worth of property. In the early part of the present month everybody was on the lookout for the equinoctial storm, because there exists a kind of tradition that severe and disastrous equinoxes occur once in every twenty years, ami it is just twenty years since the destructive gale of 1831. But when the 2Nt of the month had passed without bringing the disagreeable visitor people began to think that Charleston would alter all escape the dreaded infliction ? 1'or over a furtniglit the wind had been blowing steadily from the east, and at times the weather assumed a threatening aspect, but not sufficiently so to warrant the apprehension of a gale. On Sunday evening at a late hour it began to blew stiflly in pull's and to rain, and by daylight the wind had increased considerably, blowing front the east and southeast. The steamer Dictator, which arrived in the morning, reported heavy weather at sea, but the captain failed to observe any indications of the Cuming blow. About half-past six or seven o'clock in the morning the wind grew stronger, with heavy squalls and severe pulls, which created general apprehensions. At ciglit o'clock it was evident that " Til K liAI.K WAS I't'OX I'S. The sea was heaving and tossing in the harbor, and the rapidly encroaching tide began to flood the wharves and streets.? The nails kept constantly increasing in strength, and the masters of vessels in port began to look anxiously to their moorings. At nine o'clock the tide had risen so high that it covered all the 1 wharves on the eastern front of the city j and flooded the streets to the depth of several feet. Many of the wharves were washed up, and several vessels parted from I their moorings and were driven on shore. TilK SCENE l'lliIM THE WIIAHVKS at this time was terrific. Ju every dircc tion drift wood, hales of cotton, wrecked boats and debris were being tossed about. The wind, whistling through the rigging of the shipping, made melancholy music, and the blinding rain falling in torrents rendered efforts to save anything almost IS74. useless. The tide rose to a great height) in many instances lifting the flooring from the piers and rendering it extremely hazardous for anybody to stand in the vicinity. The sea in the harbor rolled mountain high, and the waves dashed over the piers in huge rollers. At Ac i /? i _i_ J_: commouation wnan a Dars w?? unvcn from her moorings high up on the landing into the wharf office of Campbell, Wyly & Co., but was blown off again when the wind shifted. So great was the force of the wind that the bowsprit of the vessel entered the second story of the building, which was of brick, and cut it completely in two, making a clean split. At the wharf of the Sullivan's Island steamers the waves washed clear over the wood work, and the anxious crowd who had gathered there to hear tidiugs from friends on the Island were fairly driven back by the blinding rain and rapidly rising waters. East Hay and Calhoun street were flooded and were covered with i water to such a depth as to FLOAT THE CARS | of the Enterprise Railway from the track. ; All the wharves above Market street were mure or less damagod, but those below that point suffered the most. At Yatidcrhost wharf a large flat loaded with phosphate rock intended for the ship Border Chieftain parted the fastenings, and i was bk/wn into three sloops in the dock, sinking them almost immediately. The flat was then lifted by the waves and ^hrown transversely across the dock, making a complete bridge between the two piers. The British bark Beltiste, which had arrived from Liverpool und was anchored in the stream, was blown from her moorings i despite two heavy anchors held by seventy five and forty five feet of iron chain and dragged into the dock between Boyce and Atlantic wharf. The wharf on the extreme southern limit of the eastern water' front was completely washed away, and the piers immediately adjoining on the north, at which were moored the steamers City Point and Dictator, were also badly damaged. The work of destruction con tinucd without interruption until about half p .st twelve, when the wind moderated for a short time, and then shifted around to the south and west, when it again blew with fury for about au hour, tearing the tin and slate from the roofs of many buildings, and blowing down trees and fences in every direction. The change in the direction of the wind, however, had the effect of turning the tide, and in an incredibly short time the waters began to fall and people began to breathe easier. As soon as the wind shifted the rain ceased to fall, and the streets, which up to this time had been dangerous to pedestrians on account of the falling shingles, signs and fences, were now crowded with people who had come out to view the cf. ibcts of the storm. The scene on the Battery, while the gale was at its height, was at once sublime and terrible. The sea wall promenade on V. :-t Battery, which on Saturday night l.. t was thronged with promeuaders, was almost entirely submerged. The angry waves dashed over the stones in huge billows, and flooded the street below, tearing tip the huge flagstones and washing awav the shellroad. On South Battery I 0 0 the destruction was equally terrible anu sudden. The water poured in volumes over the abutment, and long before oiglit o'clock was fully two feet deep in the lawn of White Point tjarden. 1'lie beautiful Mattery is now a scene of ruin, and it is calculated that it will take at least twenty thousand dollars to repair the damage done at this point, alone. Tiik Sex's Hays.?The most delicate j slip of gold leaf, says l'rof. Tyndall, ox! postd as a target to the sun's shafts, is | nut stirred to the extent of a hair, though i an infant's faintest breath would set it in 1 Ii emulous motion Tho tonderest of the I liuuiuu organs?tho apple of tJic eye? though pierced and buffeted each day by thousands of sunbeams, suffers no pain during the process, but rejoices in their sweetness and blesses the useful light ? Vet a few i f those rays insinuating themi solves into a mass of iron, like the Drifannia Tubular IJridgo. will compel the close ly knit particles to separate, and will remove the whole enormous fabric with as much ease as a giant would a straw. The play of those beams upon our sheets of water lilts up layer after layer into the atmosphere, and hoists whole rivers front their beds, only to drop them again in snows upon the hiihor in fattening showers upon the plants. Let but the air drink in a little more sunshine in one place than another, and it desolates a whole region in its lunatic wrath The marvel is that a power which is capable of assuming such diversity of forms, and of producurf^Bfl| stupendous results, should so gentle, peaceful and H manner. V \ NUMBER ?>. Treatment of Diphtheria. The following~advice from a physician of high repute, as to the treatment of this malady is taken from the N. Y. Tribune : Diphtheria has prevailed so long and terribly in Brooklyn and this city, that the opinions of the wisest and most experienced physicians should besought, in the hope of finding some remedy Tor it.? Among the poor, bad air and food are among the most active causes of the great mortality from it; but still it will often single out and kill its victims among the children of the rich, cleanly and judicious. Iii every case of the disease of course pure air. if possible, and good food, even if it have to be begged, should be procured. Any really good home made soups, be they of beef, mutton, or chicken, are just as good and often far better than beef tea; and they may bo changed from one to the other as they pall upon the patient's taste. Good, undiluted milk is quite as useful as any kind, and it may always bo prevented from turning sour, or making the patient bilious or feverish, by the addition of a large pinch of soda to each teacup of milk. Beef tea, soup or milk should be taken ?y frequently and in as large quantities as the stomach will bear and digest without danscr of causing disgust or nausea. If stimulants are required, and they arc generally wanted early and abundantly. milk punch is the best; but it should always be made with the addition of soda or liuie water to the milk, for the reasons above staled. If milk punch becomes distasteful, barIcy water, rice water, arrow root, &c., may bo used as a bland vehicle for administer, ing stimulants. Then of all the remedies tbat a long experience (over thirty years) has proved ! eminently reliable, chlorate of potash is the best; but it should be given in one way only, and also'thoroughly. It should be given dry upon the tongue, pure not mixed with sugar, and not in solution.? : By giving it in this way, it dissolves slowi ly in the mouth, and gradually and offi| ciently comes in contact with all the diseased parts of the body. It is slishtlv disagreeable at first: but I w * ' I tho youngest child soon becomes accustoiiicJ to it. It takes away the supposed I necessity for forced local applications to the throat, and if the little patient bo taught to open its mouth without strain, ing to draw in its breath deeply at tho the same time, the curtain of the palate will be drawn up, and tho whole back part of the throat, down to the windpipe, will , be exposed to view, without the use of ' any harsher means to obtaiu a view of the parts involved in the disorder. This treatment must be persisted in, the chlorate of potash being given in ! doses of two, three, five or more grains every hour at first, until some decided ; improvement commences, or for one, two, three, or even more days, without hesita1 tion or faltering. Often no apparent im| provement seems to tako placo for one, 1 two, or more days, sometimes not until nearly up to the fourth day. But couri age and perseverance will almost certainly ' he rewarded with success; certainly four 1 or five times out of six. This treatment is considerate, but efficient; the child never becomes afraid of its physician or attendants; and generally, with a little management, takes or does all that is required of it. because its handling is always gentle, or at least not harsh or distressing. If the debility bo very great, muriate tincture of iron may be required. If the mouth be dry, glycerine may be put on it frcqcntly. ! It may be true that in the most desti tute, filthiest and careless classes the beginning of diptheria maybe thebeginaing of death, but I am very sure that a vast number of lives can be saved by the treatment above indicated. J. 0. 1*. Now York, September 8,1874. A Live Lantern.?In the West InI dies, and some other hot countries, there are distant relations of our glow worms and fire flies that carry much larger sparks. These insects give so much light ! that they arc caught by the natives, and sometimes a dozen at a time arc put into j a gourd pierced with many holes, each too small for the insect to escape through. The opening by which they arc put into the gourd is then stopped up, and tho live lantern is ready to be carried about on dark nights, as you somjtirnca carry a glass one A very convenient lantern the insects make, for the flame never burns anything, and never goes out. It's awful lonesome in Mexico now. and down the father's cheeks, I Bson and ^^^^^^^^^Kountry used