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?V. 1). TR A NTH AM, Editor, I (i. U. ALEXANDER, | Business Manager J CAMDEN, S. C., JUNE 18, 1878. | Thomas William Pegues. Once more it becomes our duty t<l chronicle the Utatu oi a venerauie irm-g 2#n. About eight o'clock on Tuesday last, the subject of this sketch breathed his last, and his spirit returned to God who gave it. The announcement of his demise did not cause surprise, for the condition of his heulth for more than a year past, had prepared the public for the painful intelligence at any moment; but it will produce a feeling ofl sadness and regret far beyond the cir-l eleofhis immediate acquaintance?sol universally was he esteemed for all of those virtues which tend to ennoble humanity. Thomas William Pegues, the son of James Pegoes, of Chesterfield, was born in Marlboro District, S. 0., on the 22d of October, 1808, and had, therefore, almost completed his three score and ten! years when the summons came. Losing! his parents in boyhood, he was thrown! early npon his own resources. He en-J tered a printing office in Cheraw as an apprentice, and there he remained until he attained his majority, when, in 1829. he came to Cam len a poor, penniless, and friendless youth in search of work. This may be considered the turning point of his life. Other lads, with less! to discourage them, would have givenl up the straggle in despair. Bat not sol with him. Inheriting largely the char-l acteristics of his ancestors, who were] , among the pioneers of the Welsh Neck settlement, and who bore themselves noblj through the revolution, as appears from Bishop Gregg's "History of the Old Cbcrawe," he possessed qualities which made him equal to the emergency. Bach a lad could not be long without work. He soon found employment in the office of the Camden Joubnal, which had been established in 1827, two years-before. In 1832 he married Miss Jane Roberta, of Camden, and joined the Baptist church. Two years later he removed to Alabama. While in the West he served his country as a private soldier in th?| war with the Creek Indians. Cpon ih? " A rostoration of peace, he returned to Camden, and from that time until his death, he lived in nur midst. In 1842 he revived the Journal, (he publication of which had been suspended during his absence in the West, and thencrforth ho was either directly or indirectly connected with its management. Nor do we hesitate to say, now that he is gone, that the high reputation the paper hat always enjoyed, for character and reliability, is, pethaps. due more to him than to any other person. To him th> journal and its success w?re at all times a subject of earnest solicit ads. Ill 1 1 ? *-? "'Ant oa Ifi HIS declining years ?r wmm ? ., .o .. from the force of habit, to couoe and work in the office ; soil even in his lasi days, when able to leave his home h< would spend much of his time In out office. In his death we might say the Journal has lost its founder. Certain wo are, that it and we hare lost a devoted friend. Iu 1857 his wife, by whom he had a large family of sobs and daughters, died; and in 1858. he married Miss Louis* Hronson, who survives him, and tol whom he was devotedly attached. S Though Mr. Pegues possessed an iodoniitable will, and entertained fixed views upon all subjects which engaged his attention, no one was more tolerant than he of the opinions of others. He respected an honest difference of opinion. He thought for himself and allowed others to think for themselves. As a man, he wax upright and honorable in in all things; as a citizen he was generous and patriotic; as a friend he was faithful and ardent in his attachments: as a husband and father he was kind and indulgent; and as a Christain he was humble, but strong in the faith. Having been intimate with him for years, and! seeing hiui frequently ia his last illness, we know the truth whereof we speak It was during thee long days of pain and aufftring, when he knew not one moment that he would be alive tb* next, that his truo character was made manifest. It was then that his Christian fortitude shown most conspicuously His patience was wonderful. Not a murmur escaped his lips. His burden was a heavy one, but in contemplating tiio L'rcat unknown and the reward! which he knew awaited him, hid regre'1 was that he had done do little to earn w I much. Jleally, he eeetned to revel infl pain?to feast upon it as a sweet taor-l eel ; and all because lie knew is was !r-fJ Muster's will. Did uian ever havifl stronger faith ? May our last end b< I like his. , For nearly a half century Mr* I'e l rues was a member of the order <>fl Free Masonry, and for many years pre vi l <>us to his death, l c was the oldest I'sst-P Ma-tor of Kershaw Lodge, No. lill. IleH wus universally beloved by the broth-It reb Of tb\t thrift, %Lo |Ucn J?uJ ki| fu f teral in a body, and whose mortal re I mains they consiuu< d to the earth with appropriate honors. The funeral, which waa attended by a large number of friends and relatives, was conducted at the Baptist church, the sermon being preached by Rev. Join 0. Willson, of the Methodist church, from the text "L"t me die the leathof the righteous, and let my last nd be like hie." The President's Title. By a resolution of the House of Representatives, pas-cd on Friday by an a' most unanimous vote, it was declared ihat, the question of the President's title having been settled by the Forty Fourth Congress, no subsequent Congress can niter it. This does nway with the idea that tlie object of the I'ottci investigation is to "Mexicanize the government.'' The Azor Heard From. The Charleston Netct and Courier r?f yesterday publishes a dispatch from Mr. A. B. Williams, its special correspondent, who left Charleston with tin ship Azoron the 21st of April. The dispatch is dated Sierra Leone, Wes> coast of Africa. May 19, and states that the vessel had just arrived at tha' point, which is two hundred miles from Monrovia, the place of its destination. The voyage was a short one, but it entailed much suffering upon the emigrants, twenty-three of whom died of ship fever. Besides, the supply of water pave out in consequence of the extravagant use of it by the passengers The vesel stopped at Sierra Leone for water, and ere'thishas doubtless arrived it Monrovia. The public are triad to hear that the health of Mr. Williams the brave correspoudent, is pood. II iletters, the first of which is looked for. in two or three weeks, and which will be poblifhed at first haud in the Afcir.* and Courier, to the enterprise of which paper his going to Africa is due, will br awaited with eager interest. Another Revenue Murder. AmoDg the most despicable charac ters in the country trc the revenue officials employed by the government in the mountains of North and Sonih Carolina. Knowing that their eases will be tried in the United States Court, where they can always secure a speed* acquittal, they do not hesitate, when ever it suits their parpose, to murder in cold bled innocent and inoffensive citizens. Tho Pickens Sentinel contains the following account of the latest murder of this kind in that sretion : 'On last Sunday, about 1 o'clock, four revenue officials, named Mouse, (or Moose.) Durham, Kain and Scruggs (we do not know their initials,) went ro the house of Mrs. Padd, a widoa lady living in the monntainons section of this county, and brutally murdered her son. Amos Padd, a young man 21 rears of age. We have not the full nariiculnrs oft his most brutal and fiendish murder, but will giio briefly what Domes to us through what we consider authentic sources, and reserve fuller nartieulars for a future time, when all 'he facts can be properly brought out. Tt appears that the young man wa? landing, or rather leaning against th*> door facing, when the revenue officer* rode or walked up. (we believe they N ? I't * 1 __ I were walking.) ana umneraieiy. ao<> without warning, or an intimation of design, shot him dead on the spot. Th< young inan fell out of the door lifeless; when the officials said to his brother. "Who have we shot ?' The young mar. said, 'you have shot my brother.' The officers then turned and left the house but conoraled themselves in the brush on a small hill near by and remained there for some time, for what purpose i> oot known. They then went to the store of Mr. King, some four miles off. win re they endeavored to hire a cod veyance to Kasley Station. Mr. King told them that he sould not carry thrui that evening, but that if they would wait until morning he would carry them. This they said they could not do, as they had business of importance to attend to that night. They then hired one mule from him. and Kain rode rapidly for the station, passing through thin place by a back way about du*k, add arriving at Kaehy just in time to take the 9 o'clock train going North. He gave a negro ten cents to carry the mule to a livery stable, with instructions to send it back to Mr. llaylie Hendricks at this plnce, where the officials had t->ld Mr. Kiog. they wanted to ri le to. It appears that two shots wore 6red Kt L*dd. I lie firflt taking effect anil kill ing him. the second missed. From this fact. aod from the fact that Kain rode off Mr. King'a mole and left immediately on the train, it is supposed he did the killing. The other thrre went across the country toward Greenville on foot, and at this writing wo know not where they are. From all the facts gatliercd by us, wo pronounce this one or the most brutal, cold-blooded murders ever oommltted in the county, Hut we refruin from further comments until tbe case has been properly investigated.' We are glad to learn that Congress is about to alter the law in regard to tin trial of Federal officials fir violations of State laws. Should the smenduientl puss, such cases will be tried in our ownl courts, and by our own juries. R Gin. Dick Taylor, it would srem.jl is about To convict Gen. Grant of wba'g Andy Johnson snd Charhs Pumnorr claimed to have ronvictud him; and, too.l ujfru irrtfrafcabfi Urtiurou/. G ? <litoi*ia.l Items. j Tuk Emperor William of Germany >id recovering from the wound inflicted jupon him by the would be assassin, Nobeling. The Cougress of Powers has met in Berlin, and it is confidently hoped that a peaceful solution of all the difficulties growing out of the Turco-Russian war will be reuched. Fairfield puts fuward Mnj. T. W. Woodward as a candidate for Congressman from the Fourth District. Major Woodward is able and patriotic, and would make us a good representative. The indications are that Col. D. Wjatt Aiken will be returned to Congress, notwithstanding the fact that his seat- will be strongly contested by 21 number of able and deserving gentlemen in his district. The Senate has appointed a commit-H tec to examine into the conduct of Scn-I ator Sfanley Mathews in connection witbfl the counting of tha vote of Louisiana ingj the last presidential election. fc Some of the up-country people ar. jp, complaining that the moneyed men ofJ. Charleston, instead of shelling out the! " ? i. wan ?a TTamntnnV r&tfll, pajf 1IBCII uucn U nig government in worthless bills of the! Bank of the State. The Straiph'outcrs of the Third District arc fixed in the determination to 8send Col. G. D. Tillman to Coneress next March with such a majority tacked to hitn aa will forever do away with contests and protests. Hoy. M. 0. Butler will sail from New York in a few days fir Pari? whither he pnc? as the Chairman of a Commission having in view the proiniItion of the commercial relation* between this country and France. About the l?t of July the Edgefield AJverlitrr will bearin the publicisti<m of biographical sketches of many* of the prominent men of the State, whose portraits will also adorn i's title page. Among others, wa notice that it Intend" publishing sketches of the lives of Judge Kershaw and Geu. Jm. P. Kennedy. J Another expedition will start in a few days for the Arctio regions in search of some evidence or trace that will lead to the discovery of the fate ofSir. John Frsnklio and the party who aeoouipao-l icd him on his expedition in quest ofl the North pole some thirty years ago. I.v Oregon, the other week, the Democrat! gained a decided victory. Ther hare a working majority on joint hallof in the General Assembly, which gives I "them the choice of a II. S. Senator to luccced John Hipplu Mitchell, ult<Mt John Mitchell Hipplo. Vetily, it seems that the good time is not always in the future. Senator Conkli.vh was greatly in favor of investigating the Louisiana and Florida frauds souie months since, and claimed that if the truth wero known, It would sink the administration in in faroy. lie now opposos the notion ofl the Democrats in voting for the appoint*! ment of the Potter committee. ? Ex Gov. HENDRICKS. of Indiana! who ran upon the ticket with Tilden for! Vice l'resodent, is not an improbable! candidate for the Presidency in 1880. lis is sensible enough to believe thntnn harm can result to the government from n thorough investigation of frauds, whether committed hy persons high in position, or otherwise. Will*am cullen Rryant, the editor, poet and statesman, ia dead. lie received a fall a few days before hitl death, which inflicted injuries from! which lie never fully recovered cou*l sciousncss. He was perhaps, property! denominated the most eminent citi-l ten of New York city. lie was eighty-? four years old. Ii The Senate bill appropriating ?200,000 for improving Charleston Harbor has passed the Senate by a vote of forty-two to eight. The succesa of the measure may be oone>dered certain, at the House of Representatives will surely endorse tho action of the Senate. Much more will be required, but Charleston ._.i c?<i. n?i:?_ .... .1.1 ?.f >k.t imi ouubii v>aiwnua an- ^iu'i iu ?* much. [Since the above was put in type, wc learn that tho bill has also passed the House of Representatives ] TllE Grand Orient of Trance, which in the hiphcat branch of Masonry in that country, has removed tho mudsill of the Order, so far at least as they nre concerned. They have revolved that a belief in the existence of God is not a pro! requisite to admission to membership! in the craft. As an evidence of how such! t step is r-parded, it in but necessary to state that every other jurisdiction hn? already or is about to withdraw fellow ship from the Grand Orient. The National Republican Executive Gum mi t tee has caused a circular letter to be addressed to every salaried uppointeeof the Federal Government so-S licitinp u "voluntary contribution forli cauipaipn purposes." It i9 understood,! however, that, if the money is uot forth -!v couiinp promptly, on official and politic! ieal decapitation will quickly follow inSj every ease dtnreKordini: the S'dicitatiou iTIiis is what the Radicals call civil ivVc ref^rur. XJi VtnirM! ? Thr lT S Senate has faast-d a bilk ?storing the Citadel Academy grounds! nd building to the State. f Acoordino to Ale*. II. Stevens,! Jugene Hale and Postmaster-Generall Ccy, ary investigation of election frauds! 3 an effort to ''Mexicanize" the govern-? sent. ! The Potter Investigating Commit-! ee is prosecuting its work with rigor,j nd much of the secret workings of the! iadical party is being hrnnghf to liirht.H Nothing has yet been developed to cm 9 lect Mr. Hayes with the fraudulent! ransactions of his party, but the f;?cfl hat they were in many instances com-a nittcd by his confidential friends and! tdvisers furnishes a strong presumption! ?f his guilt. Secretary John Sherman. Jcnator Stanley Matthews and Genera' Voyts, now T.. S Minister to France. >ecnpy most unenviable positions b? for* the world just now. A Great Northern wafer route, con Tonneeting the Upper Mi?swsipoi with he Atlantic, is contemplated. Senator Windnm. of Minn., who unlike many oj his Republican colleagues, has been giv. ing more attention to the real interests >f the country than to partisan nolirica, he has charge of the matter. The New York WorM favors the pro j-ct. of which it says : *'Tt will of conra*l be strongly felt at the West, hnt it is of| it l?>ast equal importance to the people! of the KnHt and South ; and the advocates of the Southern transcontinental railway in particular will find in it an effective reinforcement of their appeal for an early and systematic connection of the jrreat and fertile interior rophn* if the Southwest with the trenernl rail, wny system of th? continent and with our ports on either ocean." FTo.y. (7t.atikson N. Potter. M. G., from New York, and Chairman of the House Investipating Committee, d<divered the annual address the other d?\ before the literary societies of Roanoke College, Va. The concluding remark" ?f his address are Just now of peculiar I n t e real. They are a* follow* : ''When wo stop protecting anJ subsidiring and inflating and meddling aaith production, with currency, with industry and with natural laws, when we atop artificial aggregations, of wealth and great chartered oompanlea, and leav< associations of persons to the limited duration, the natural difficulties and thnatural laws with which Nature affects men; when we put an end to a patronage more enormous than ever existed before, and which to-day threatens tlx peace and prosperity of the country, W( may look for really better government, and not, I fear, before. But above all yonng gentlemen, pray remember that neither in public nor private affairs can there be lasting prosperity without justice apd wisdom and truth." SEABOARD INSURANCE Co. OF NORFOLK, VA [ b?f Iwra it- ?JP. the attention of mj fricrda to the htotthal 1 represent Severn' Wiwrf flaoa Finn Tiiunnniiitn X' II Bl; VIHim I 14 V tu<*ui mi' 1 Companies, ana uui prepnreu to effect INSURANCE a' Reasonable and Llvin? Rate*. The Farmville and Seaboard Companies, formerly reprepsented by Messrs. Trontham & Hay. are now in my charge. Private It-sidences insured at reasonable rates. All losses or damage by fire will be promptly adjusted. The public will do well to gtvi aie a cull before insuring elsewhere, aud I respectfully solicit their patronage. '""" JOS. J. MACKA7. TU SiMiSy 11 lb* IM Cmtmj. / T*A0O\ Barham'a Infallible rm) pile CURE. \ fJHSF / Mwilkcnndbjiki V V/ BsrUa rfi# Cars C?., Dvhaa, H. 0. ItwwDill.ta an nrliim PWf7jnra3Ca| *r SUm, ?Sm i nn to ll.Sk Mftflffllm/ rriM LM u4 Ui M 'LP' tnSMm.pslMk. LOOK! or a AiirrDTrmr a nn Tv. a. m^auiu a vv, )ff?r the following INDUCEMENTS to purchasers : Choice Bacon Sides, G4o to 7Jc per lb. Corn, 80 and HO cents per bushel. Choice Canvassed Hams, 11c to 12Jc. lloltcd Meal, freah ground, Hoc to $1.00 Flour, $G to $8.50 per bbl. ns to quuutity. I Rugnr, 10c to 14c per lb. j| Coffee, 20c to 30c per lb. ^ Pearl Grits, 40c per peck. Salt, $1.25 per sack. Korotene. 23c per gallon. Choice Hyson and Black Teas, 75c !o M .60 per lb. A full line of Canned Vegetables, Fruits md Men's, Assorted Candies, Soaps, 'larch. Soda, Creain Tartar, Baking Pow Icr, Sea Fontn, Yeast Powders, Pure Iround Pepper, (linger, Cinnamon, Oloveimd Allspice, in faucy tin cans of all v eights. Something New. f, Dessieated Gocoanut-put up in J. 4 and lb packages, for l'ies, Puddings, A c. Fresli Hoda, Butter and Milk Crnckorn. I i 1 so (linger Snapps and cakes received I reekly. f Full lino of Chnico Hnvannali Cigars. I 'ignrettes and Chewing Tobacoo ; and all I nicies usually kept in u well appointed 8 'aniily and Fancy Grocery House. N Ik?We wish to call special attention 3 a our latre slock of prepared toujunjss IfJV, iVkdv Bttfo'g utt^p. ?1 Heady for Business. NEW STORE AND Entirely New Stock EBASINGTON AND NETTLES I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ANNOUN cing the opening of their NEW STORE a' the old stand of 0 APT. J. W. McCURRY where they have just opened An Entirely New Stock OF FAMILY k FANCY GROCERIES Consisting in part of -'u}:ar. Coffers. Teas, Flour, Bacon Lard. Butter, Canned Goods all kinds, Jellies. Pickles, Ccrafectioneries, Cigars, Tobacco, And all other goods usually found n t FIRST CLASS GROCERY STORE. Highest market prices paid for all kinds ot Country Produce. Always ready to pay the CASH for Cotton BRASINGTON * METTLES. Sep. 20m3. MKKOXEY A RUED. Auctioneers. CAMDEN, S. C. Orders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed. febl2tf J. W. McCUBEY IS OFFKRIXO Rare Inducements TO PARTIES WAXTIXO JDJzZjIT goods, CLOTHING, BOOTS. SHOES, HATS HARDWARE, CROCKERY, r?rA^Arinc XA ! %II wwi utrvsi . |\$T Always In the market, ami will pay lltO Highest Prices for Cotton. Don't fail to give me a call. J. W, KeCiRRT. dec111 f Co flee. */>B?gs of new Coffee foasale low hy BAUJf BKOS Tipnm business you can engage In. # tot* K H,,\ I p?*r day made by any worker of eithei sex, right In their own localities. Par tlculara free. Improve your spare time at thb bnalncaa. Address Stissok A Co., Portland, Me. Soap, Soap. Kaa BOXES Soap for snle low hv BAU.If BROS. CAUL Sl'lll'LTZK, TAILOK, Broad Street, Camden, So Ca. Bx&* Can give the best of references aprilWtf Uxittei*. / 1 HOICK Goshen Butter, for sale low by \j BAUM BROS. Bacon! Bacon! 7X tblktfb Bounds Bacon for sale b> JjUIJU BAUM BROS. 200 Sack* Liverpool Malt. For sale at $1.25 per sack. nov20 2t BKA9INGTON & NF.TTf.ES Garden Seed! Garden Seed! BUY BUIST'fe FRESH AND GENUINE GAKDEN SEED! All Kinds for Sale by 4 DR. F.J,. ZEKF.j I'lnln and Fancy Candle*,! Of nil kinds. Crackers, Biscuits, Nuts,! Raisins, Spices, &c . &o., for sale hv fj fehl'Jtl KIUKI.KV ft SMVi'H. | 40 Barrel* Extra Fine Nngar. For mile cheap. nor2n.2t BRA8IN0T0N A NETTLES. The UcNt Butter, Cheese, Maccaroui, Ac , for Mile by ft>li 12 if K1RKLEV ft SMITH. AhvayN on Hand. Choice Family Grno rios nt lowest figres, by KIUKLEY A SMITH. The IVovolty * CHAMPAGNE CIGAKf. Call end tjfttftfl KIRttW $ &M1TB1, I FOR THE CAMPAIGN! :o: THE CAIDffl JG1ML, Established in 1827, HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of any paper ever issilfed in Catuden, and is the ONLY PAPER IN KERSHAW COUNTY THAT IS I PRINTED AT HOME. Published Every Tuesday Morning AT C-A^d:r>E2T, S. Cm BY TSJ.Yra.4M * stLElMMBtt ?: The JOURNAL being one cf the oldest papers in the State, and baring an established reputation for reliability and fidelity to the interest* of the people, it needs no introduction to the public. It is the wish, however, of the present management to extend the sphere of ?ts usefulness by put* ting it into the hands of every reading man in Kershaw County. :o: Striving always to advance the interests and to improve the condition of their people in every conceivable way, and recognizing the fact that the campaign just opening marks a crisis in the history of Sooth Carolina, the Proprietors of THE JOURNAL will spare no effort to make it indispensable to the reading public of thia section of the State. TO ADVERTISERS. * j:..? M.Aiiin?r tha Tv>nnl#v THE JOURNAL is unsornassed At) B U1CUIUIU IV* iwwv?...q I , _ in the up country. Having a large and constantly increasing circulation in the counties of Kershaw, Sumter, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lancaster, Fairfield and Richland, it is prepared to offer EXTRA INDUCEMENTS to advertisers. ~ I TERMS?Payable Strictly in Advance: m TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. ^ For the Campaign?and until Januarj lit, 1S79?ONE DOLLAR. ENCOURAGE 80KE BTOUSTO?!