The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, December 25, 1879, Image 4
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T. H. CLARKE, Editor.
G* G. ALEXANDER, Proprietor,
CAMDEN, S. 0., DECEMBER 23. 1879.
Christmas.
. This morning as our paper goes out,
V old Santa Claus is resting from his la- j
bors. Ijiis reindeer have made their ,
* chimney rounds, and thousands' of
happy, merry little hearts are joyfully
leapirg at the gifts he has left behind.
Christmas! a word that from the first
fresh dawn of life we all have loved.
Christmas ! a word the synonym of
which is pleasure and happiness. Christmas
! the day when the tidal wave of
business rests and the morning of pleasure
begins. Yes, to-day is Christmas.
To-day is the day above all others, and
the fire-cracker, the sky-rocket, the
drum and the bugle will ali tell the
?,i fv>qh ,1 otaII within
UUIUUIOID VI JVJ VUMV ? ...
the tender hearts of our little ones.
Our babies will chirp and be glad, our
youth swell and drink egg-nogg, our
middle aged will leave business and
soften their mince pies with sparkling
. wine, while our old will tell the tale of
three-score years, and fortify their assertions
with <(bot sootch." Let ns,
then, truly rejoice, and as the old year
runs fast away, let the curtain fall today
upon all troubles and cares, and let
sunshine alone be in every household
The Journal extends to its many friends
and readers the warm, cordial band of
"M#>rrv Christmas." and in so doing, J
wishes to each and all many happy returns.
The State University.
We are truly gratified to report that
a bill has passed the Hoase and is now
before the Senate which opens once
more this University, althongh in a
different manner. It is indeed a mystery
to us why there ever should have
been any opposition to it. Prosperity
is indissolubly linked with education,
and it is impossible to have one without
the other. Hundreds of our boys are
yearly leaving home and going North,
while the classic grounds that gave
learning to men who adorned the councils
of the nation, beats not the tramp
of a student. Thousands of dollars are
spent abroad that should be spent here,
?? and manv a Door fellow, unable to go
any distance to secure an education,
lingers at home, scarcely knowing the rudiments
of the common schools. In
addition to this, South Carolina has
able and competent men who are fully
capacitated to bring her youth up to the
very high standard that they held before
the war. All in all, we hail the opening
of this University as the dawn of a
brighter era for ns, and we rejoice to
ieel and know that our Legislature has
at last appreciated its importance. We
are fully satisfied that soon again the
old place will be filled, and that the future
for our sons is brighter to-day than
for maDy years past. We do sincerely
trust that prosperity will attend it.
Patriotic Sentiments.
"If I know myself. South Carolina's
welfare is dearer to me than the blood that
courses through my veins."?Gen. Gary,
at Columbia.
These were the eloquent and burning
words that fell from the lips of the gallant
General whose name is so conspicuously
before the people of the State
for Governor. As he uttered them, we
know that be telt exactly what he said ;
for if there is one man living that has
risked all &Dd would give all for his
State, it is Gary. Such words only
show the real inward feelings of his
heart, and as be spoke them we know
that he felt them. Gen. Gary, we" be*
lieve, holds the interest of his State
dearer to himself than he does his own
life, and on Saturday last when we saw
the outburst of enthusiasm that greeted
him as he catne out to respond to a
serenade in Columbia, it filled our heart
with joy. He seems to enthuse any
crowd that he appears before, and in
Columbia he has a powerful following.
It takes no political prophet to tell
what will be the pulse of South Carolina
in 1880. The wave has risen high
and is sweeping all before it for Gary.
Our Columbia Letter.
There are no classic grounds between
Camden and our capital. The yankee's
grave at Lang's mill, the grave of the
recently slaughtered sinner at Higgins'
in the person of the great thief and
burglar, Levi, and the half way house,
Kabb's mill, are the only places to even
excite a word or recall the past. The
woods show that the "cold, cbillv winds
of December" are upon them, and Autumn's
golden hue is succeeded by the
aero leaf of winter. Taking it all in
.
all, it is almos^|HSrt?with little to
cheer, enliven?or^Zng up; and as the
tratelcr steps frdSCft coach to his rest*
ing place, he feels Irell pleased at the
change. But enough of description. ,
^?? u.j n~i
lOUr correspondent reatucu vumaibia
last Thursday quite early, and having
secured good quarters, sought the
great halls of learning where laws are
enacted, and where gas is more plenteous
than at the Columbia gas works. In
the very midst of my entrance eame one
of the closest and moBt exciting elections
that I have yet witnessed?that
for Associate Justice to fill Col. Baskets
place. Wallace and McGowan
were the candidates, and so close was
the vote that up to the very last it was
hard to tell who was elected. Nearly
every member kept the tally, and your
correspondent was equally eager, and
lost no time in making, too, bis count.'
Side by side they ran; the Senate first
goes for Wallace by a good majority, and
then comes the Honse, who, by a small
vote upon the general count, ran McGowan
up to three votes ahead. In short,
McGowan received 77 votes and Wallona
TA Tt wnjj a ennroft of nleasure to
exalt the General, bat many were the
hearts that evening that felt sorry that
the honr would ever come when they
had voted against the great man who
stood as a pillar of fire to lead us out of
darkness in 1876, when trouble was
upon us and darkness brooded over our
commonwealth. If Gen. Wallace had
not already been a Judge upon the
bench, that body would have sustained
him three to one against any other man
in South Carolina. I speak from the
books, and I koow whereof I speak, for
he is loved and universally beloved by
our whole State, and deservedly so, too.
Associate Justice Mclver then was
placed in nomination for the Chief Justiceship,
and without a dissenting voice
he was called to the high and honored
trust ov Chief Justice. Thus ended
CDS exciting Beetle, ana mauera wuuu
fell back iDto the old groove. The Leg*
islature has doDe well in its choice, bat
I confess from personal relations of an
intimate association with the gallant
Wallace in 1862-'63,1 was disappointed
in not seeing the cultured Judge elevated
to the position for which was nominated.
However, truth, character and
capacity, like a Hindoo diamond, only
improves in time, and the gallant WaU
lace will yet hold the highest honors in
oar land.
I was not forcibly struck with the
mental culture of the House. There
seemed to be no prominent leader, while
in th; Senate Gary was by far the giant
of that branch of the Assembly. I give
them all credit, however, for trying to
do their best.
I met many of my brethren of the
press, and a genial fine set they are indeed.
Our summer trip is no longer a
question of doubt, and a gay old time it
will be, too.
The Canal question was the absorbing
topic the good people of Columbia, and it
is to be hoped that its mighty power will
do the city no little good.
Business seemed brisk, and hotel ac
commodations superb. In fact,, I have
visited tho best in our laod, but a finer,
nicer or neater hotel than that kept by
Mrs. Wright, I have yet to see. Neither
the Fifth Avenue, of New York, or
Barnum's, of Baltimore, can surpass the
accommodations of this good lady. It
is upon Main street, and convenient to
all. It gives you a real old Virginia
welcome.
My letter is already long, and asking
your pardon, I bid you good-night. Bytbe-by,
I saw the dashing Bald Eagle,
and he looks as bright as a new dollar.
County.
J. P. MEEHAN'S
RESTAURANT*
Taylor street, between Assembly and Main,
COLUMBIA. S. C.
Canary Birds a Specialty.
t@T Sole control of Bubweiser Lager
Beer in this State. octl6tf
Wateree Bridge
Xews! Good Xews !
GROCERIES
ever before were Groceries
O f all kinds so cheap, and
B y far the cheapest to be found are
R ight on Broad street,
w _ i.i._ i: i* ?A L AT. _ A
m. n we liveliest part ui tne town.
? own at the lowest prices,
Q ood Bacon, Flour, Lard & Cheese,
E verything that is kept in
T ip top groceries.
A s to heavy uad fancy groceries,
X 1 is my motT
o. Molasses, Coffee, Teas, Sugars,
O ysters, sardines, tomatoes, pickles,
P eaches, Blacking, Jellies, etc,
A 111 ask is that everybody,
Y ou and all, will call and examine.
J. P. BOSWELL, Ag t.
UgL.At Geo. Alden's old stand.
octlO-3
Free Hack From the Depot
THE OSTEEN HOUSE,
CAMDEN, S. C.
Transient rates $1.50 per day. Special
arrangements for board by the week or
month. 4
Pleasantly located on Broad street, and
convenient to business.
Accommodations of the best order, and
ro pains spared to make guests comlorta.
l-lt. 1
H. T.
HELMBOLD'S'
COMPOUND
f
8
Fluid Extract 1
BUCHU!
PHARMACEUTICAL.
A SPECIFC REMEDY FOR ALL I
MSEA&ES ,
OF THE
Bladder & Kidneys.
I
For Debility, Loss of Memory, Indisposition
to Exertion or Business, Shortness
of Breath, Troubled with Thoughts of Dis- i
ease, Dimness of Vision, Pain in the Back,
Ohest and Head, Rush of Blood to the
Head, Pale Countenance and Dry Skin.
If these symptoms are allowed to go on,
very frequently Epileptic Fits and Consumption
follow. When the constitution 1
becomes affected it requires the aid of an
invigorating medicine to strengthen ^and
tone up the system?which
1
TTeluilmM'e HiiaIiti
MVA1UUVAU M A# UVAAU
DOES IN EVERY CASE
HelmMd's Buck u <
IS UNEQUALED
By any remedy known. It is prescribed by
the most eminent physicians all oyer the
world, in
Rheumatism,
Spermatorrhoea,
Neuralgia, i
Nervousness,
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, 1
Constipation, <
Aches and Pains, 1
General Debility,
Kidney Diseases,
liver Complaint,
Nervous Debility,
Epilepsy, J
Head Troubles, (
Paralysis, (
General HI Health, <
Spinal Diseases,
Sciatica,'
Deafness,
Decline,
Lumbago, (
Catarrh,
Nervous Complaints, |
Female Complaints.
: A.. C3L 1J f\ 1
ncuuaciie, i uiu i*pue cuouiuert , ^ougu,
Dizziness, Sour Stomach, Eruptions, Bad i
Taste in the Mouth, Palpitation of the
Heart, Pain in the region of the Kidneys,
and a thousand other painful symptoms,
are thewffsprings of Dyspepsia.
(
Helmbold's Buchu <
Invigorates the Stomach, 1
And stimulatejs the torpid Liver, Bowels
and Kidneys to healthy action, in cleaning
the blood of ail impurities, and imparting
new life and vigor to the whole system.
A single trial will be quite sufficieaf+oconvince
the most hesitating of its most
valuable remedial qualities.
?
PRICE $1 PER BOTTLE;
OR SIX BOTTLES FOR $5.
Delivered to any address free from ob- T
servation. I
"Patients" may consult by letter, receiving
the same attention as by calling.
Competent physicians attend to correspondents.
All letters should bo addressed
? H. T. HELMBOLD, ,
Druggist & Chemist,
Philadelphia, Pa.
CAUTION!
See that the private Propri- p
etary Stamp is on each Bot- "
tie.
Sold Everywhere. tl
jrorSOly g1
[Vow Opened.
II. fHJ I JI jj.gl
Bega to announce to the pnblic and his
riends that he has opened a store for the
ale of
Groceries and Liquors,
At the old stand of W. H. Ellis, in
CIyburn's Slock,
Aud will keep his place fully supplied
vith the best brands of
W'ines,
Liquors,
Cigars and
'Tobacco.
Family and Fancy Groceries
Always on hand and for sale cheap foi
.he cash. A share of the public patronage
s respectfully solicited.
H. ELLIS.
Cakes and Crackers, Raisins, Dates,
Spice*, Sauces, &c.
KIRKLEY & 8MITH.
AGENTS WANTED
rhe Fastest Selling Book of the
Age.
The HOUSEHOLD and
FABMEF2' CYCLOPEDIA,
A. household necessity?one that every famllj
seeds?a Library of Itself. AGENTS are meetlnf
srlth great success, for every family who sees tb(
book wants It. Secure territory at once. Ad
dress, ANCHOR PUBLISHING CO.,
St. Louis, Mo.,
aug28-4m or Atlanta, Oa.
Cotton Ginned
TIE CAMDEN STEAM ILL
Hating been thoroughly overhauled and
renovated in its
Cotton Ginning Department,
Is prepared to Gin and Pack Cotton with
disprgch, and
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Having TWO LARGE GINS, of the best
mako, with CONDENSERS attached, cu9tomers
will experience no delay in having
their cotton ginned promptly, ar.d with
PERFECT SAFETY,
while the yield as to quantity and the
quality of staple is far better than usual.
We append telow the certificate of 0apt.
Dlyburn, the large it cotton buyer in Camlen,
as to his opinion of cotton ginned at
)ur establishment.
wnat capt. ciyourn ^ays,
The samples of cotton ginned at the
Camden Steam Mill are among the best
hat come into this market, and I always
jay the highest prices for cotton ginned|at
hat establishment.
W. CLYBURN,
Cotton Buyer.
ZJotton Called For and Delivered
without Extra Charge.
Fresh Ground Meal and Hominy always
in hand, and Mill running daily.
aug28tf DUNLAP & McDOWALL.
Crockeryware. A large and well assortid
stock, for sale by
vrDTTTT?V Q\fTTrr
UllkUiJiJ X u. UilllAUi
FALL TRADE ?
J. W. M'CURRY.
IS NOW OPENING HIS
m AND WINTER STOCK,
EMBRACING
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
Hardware.
Having purchased these goods under my
ersonal supervision, and at bottom figures,
.:ii ?% ? %/,ooora fhp hpnpfit of
Hi Y c jpu* V^UODVi ?- ? W -
Lowest Prices.
I am determined not to be undersold in
lis market, and purchasers can rely #u
fitting good bargains by calling on me.
H IB
-o
I BEG TO CALL THE ATTEN
TUT? PTTTlT.Tn
J. i I I I JL Ui^JUXV
NEW FALI
WHICH CANNOT BE SURPASI
STATE, IN
STYLE, QUALIT
I ASK SPECIAL A
DRESS GOODS.
CLOAKS, SHAWLS,
EMBROIDERI
CALICO, G1
LINEN,
TOGETHI
I A FULL LINF C
IN THE "GENTLEMEN'S DEPA
UNUSUALLY HAN
; Clothing, Hats, Ui
: OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. I
CELEBRATE]
OCT A Dl
rtnr\Li
i
WHICH NOW STANDS UNRI
DOLLAR SHIRT IN THE WOl
INTEREST OF PURCHASERS
FORE BUYING ELSEWHERE.
Ii, M. I
i
j INKW ~
new \juuu8 ;
KENNEDY 4
l
Rcmo
BRICK BUILDING Opposi
Will Pay MAR]
COT'
and other COUNTRY PR'
BARC
I
a tttt aattk pa
XX U A V X A IN JJ X ii
TLJLRJJD'
Dry Goods, Clothing,!
and Sa
Call and be
| We also have on hand the LA
TOBACCO ?
Ever brought to Camden.
COTTON BUYER
IV. ([IMIKI, As't
I FOR I
KNOOP, FRERICHS & CO.
AT
CAMDEN, S. C.
The Largest Cotton Buyers in the
United States.
No Middle Men.
Cotton bought for them is shipped
through to Europe and other piaces.
Planters, Merchants and others taking
in cotton on liens, barter or town currency,
will find it to their interest to call on me
before selling or shipping their cotton to
their factors, as they will save from three
to four dollars per bale. I am prepared to
' < 1 1--1 of ???
buy ironi one 10 nve uuuui cu UUICO <?!' uuJ
time. The HIGHEST CASH PRICES
PAID IN GREENBACKS.
j W. CLYBIKX, Ag't.
J aug28tf
fhAAA guaranteed, JV2 a day at home '
If 1 made by the industrious. Capital I
WWW not required; we will start you ,
Men, women, boys and girls make |
monoy faster at work for us than at auythlng
else. The work Is light and pleasant, and such !
as one can go right at. Those who are wise who .
see this notice will send us their addresses at,
once and see for themselves. Costly outiit and
terms free. Now Is the time. Those already at c
work are laying up large sums of money. Ad-1
Or ess TRUE <fc CO., Aaguita, ae.
SUM.
TION OF MY FRIENDS AND
SERALLY TO MY
. STOCK iM
3ED IN ANY HOUSE IN TIIE
POINT OF
y
Y AND PRICES.
\
TTENTION TO MY
ES, 1ACES.
LOVES, HOSIERY,
DAMASK, AND TOWELS,
]R WITH
>P DOMESTICS.
RTMENT WILL BE FOUND AN
DSOME STOCK OF
iderwear, Tissue.,
AM ALSO AGENT FOR THE
3 IMPROVED
SHIRT,
VALED AS THE THE BEST
JLD. IT WILL BE TO THE
I TO GIVE ME A CALL BEtEIVlVJEDY.
iroim I
Mew Prices !j
fe McDOWALL
ved to
te Geo. Alden's Old Stand.1
?ET PRICE for
roisr
CDUCE. Will gsve Buyers
iAIIVS
IN
MY GROCERIES,
W-A-IR/IE,
Shoes, Hats, Crockery
ddlery,
i Convinced.
RGEST and FINEST lot of!
ind CIGARS
J. H, LOLLIS.
Groceries,
Wines,
liquor*,
Tobacco
and Cigars.
JUST SEE MY PRICES:
Corn Whiskey, (best) per gal. $2 25
Corn Whiskey, (good) 1 25
Rye Whiskey. Old Grow, 4 <><>
Rye Whiskey, Cast Down, 2 25
Rye Whiskey, other grades, 1 25
Gin, 2 25
I)..-. . O Oft
Brandies, best, 2 50
Wines, best grades, 2 50
Wines, other grades, 2 25
Groceries of All Kinds al
the JLowest Prices.
Fobaeeo and Cigars of
Cvery Grade,
And as cheap as can be found anywhere
n Camden,
Call and examine before purchasing
dsewherc.
septio j ii. jLuiiiiic.