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VOL. XXXYIII. CAMDENj S. ., APRIL 22, 1880. ? i~?? . , . , 4ST Xo communication will be publisnt the JOURXAL, unless we are placea i Of.cession of the name of the'author. ser w V are no/ responsible for the vteu or expressions of our correspondents. ti communications for personal aa vantage will be charged for at the rate of on dollar for each inch. Xominations of Candidates in usua *? >** rrcful one inch, FIVE DOL IUI m, #cv?. ,. LARS. These charges are to be paid strict?} in advance, and no exceptions whatever will b made to the rule. UtaT" Sheriff's Sales, Mortgage Sales, etc. come under the head of Transient Advertise ">?'ts. . jS.Contract adSHfHsenients must oe set tied for quarterly. LOCAL ITEMS. Chnrch Directory. M ethodist rumen?Rev. J. O. Willsou, pastor Services every Sunday at 11 a.m., and 7 1-2 p m. Sunday schooi at 3 1-2 p. m. Class meet I nf on Monday afternoon at 4 1-2 o'clock. Prayei meeting on Wednesday afternoon at 4 1-! o'clock. Strangers and the public are invited t< attend. "What Beauties!" Is the the general expression or seeing the new and handsome styles in Ladies slippers at Arthur's. adt Fruit Killed. We are sorry to learn from some of the fanners of the Flat Rocl neighborhood that nearly all the peaches and plums of that sectior were killed by the late frosts. The apple crop, however, is considered safe, as the trees were not in blooir when the frost came. Cemetery Association. The annual meeting of the Cemetery Association will take place ai the Presbyterian Lecture-room or Monday next, the 26th instant, at ? o'clock p. m. Members of the Association and all interested in the Cemetery are earnestly requested to attend. Thanks. We have just received from the Topographer of the Post Office Departrcent. Washington D. C., through the request of Hon. J. H. Evins, M. C., a complete map of South Carolina and Georgia, showing all the post offices and post routes in those States up to January 1st, 1880. We tpturn many thanks for the same. Scrutinize Closely. It behooves our Executive Committee to look closely at the rolls of the different clubs. No names must appear more than once, aud there must be no representation without a proper following. Each club must be shorn of its superfluous membership, and every tub must stand upon a solid bottom. The Georgia Baby Bonds will buy Neuralgise. Neuralgine will cure Neuralgia and Headache. Neuralgia and Headache lead to disease?disease to death. Moral: fintovour Druggists and get a bottle o: Neuralgine and be relieved. Sold by C. J Dunlap, Camden, S. C. feb2G Election by Council. At the meeting of Council last Monday evening the following subordinate officers were elected to serve for one year. Chief of Police, J. S. Baxley; policmen, R. T. Owe*. Rob't Latta, jr., W. H. Carter and Isaac English, Clerk and Recorder, D. C. Kirkley, Keeper of town clock, G. G. Young. The election for town at torney, was postponed to the next meeting. Badly Stung. While attempting to hive a very large swarm of bees (fully a bushel) the other (lay, Mr. I. B. Alexander received twenty-one stings on his face, head and hands. They had settled in a tree of very thick foliage, and in attempting to get them oul a portion of the swarm fell off and covered him. He experienced nc evil effect from the stings more thar a slight fever for a short time after Important Notice. We have this day opened a com plete assortment of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Custom-made Shoes Every pair made to our own order and we warrant them to give perfec satisfaction; if ever a pair fails to d( so, we are not only willing, but anx ious. to refund the money, or givi another pair instead. In order t< do as large a business as possibli in this line, we shall offer these shoe git a very small advance on manufac iurer's cost, lon win siuciy yuui uwi interest, and at the same time oblig *ls, by examiniiig these goods am prices before supplying yourseli S. A. Arnstein & Co. ' adt> d Swift Creek Democratic Club. " The members of this club are requested to meet on Saturday, the 1st 's day of May. A general attendance is solicited. r. Radical County Convention. 6 The Radical party of Kershaw county met in convention at the 1 Court House in Camden on Satur day last. The meeting was called '/ to order by Frank Carter, county e chairman. There were a good many members present from the various clubs, but very little enthusiasm ' seemed to be manifested in the business before the meeting. Three dele, ^ates were elected to attend the State Radical convention which takes place in Columbia to-morrow. They were John Boswell, white; Frank A TTAwmo WVn'fo pnlnved V>IUL l/CI auu JULV/XOrVV 11*"^ w?v*vv. Fire. The alarm of fire wasi sounded on ; last Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock. ' and upon answering the call it turned j out to be on the roof of the resi} dence of Mr. T. R Brown. All the fire department was soon upon the ground, but the fire had been ex( tinguished by a bucket of water a . few minutes after the cry was raised. A hole was cut through tire ceiling and it wa i reached with very little difficulty. The fire is supposed to have originated from sparks falling on Ihe dry shingles. Maimed Soldiers. i > Any citizei\ of the State who lost I an arm or leg while in service of the l State during the Confederate war, and who has not previously received an artificial limb from other States, or the United States, is entitled to the benefit of the act passed by the . last regular session of the Legislal ture, and should send his name to ; W. E. Stoney, Secretary of the Board to Contract for and Furnish , Artificial Limbs, Columbia, S. C., on or before the 1st of Julv, and suita ble blanks will be forwarded. There are many of these soldiers in Kershaw comity, and they should send in their names at once. t The Opera To-morrov^ttght. Mr. J. D. Andrews^^^ent for ,the - Southern Comic Opera Company, i has just made arrangements for this s excellent troupe to give an entertain ment to-morrow night at Town Hall. This Company is wholly Southern, nnrl frnm the enenmiiims received from the press of the State, we con sider it one of the best traveling i troupes now out. It is seldom that ; the people of our town have an op[ portunity of visiting any of the first i class performances given in tjjre cities, i therefore by going out to-morrow - night they will have the pleasure of ; seeing such an one without leaving town. Reserved seats on sale at W. L. Arthur's. Remember, it is , for one night only. adt. | Call for a Greenback Convention. We have been requested to pubr lish a call for a Greenback convention to be held at Town Hall, in rtftrw/lAV* nr? ATor fllfl 1 cf. n.f 11 V^UJ-LX. UU amwj o'clock a. m. There is a strong movement now going on in our State concerning this question, and we are. ' satisfied that all who attend the | meeting will learn something of in! terest. The call is signed by a large number of our citizens, and we ' hope to see a good turnout at the ' meeting. Able speakers will be in vited to address the audience and any one present will also be at perfeot liberty to express their views upon ' the subject. We want information upon the matter, and we believe this is :the best way of obtaining it. The Baptist FestivalThe festival given at Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of last week by the ladies of , the Baptist Church, proved to be a ; decided success. Owing to the dull t season, the assembly was not quite ) as large as at the? last one given Dy t these ladies, yet it was sufficiently . large to repay them for the trouble they had been to and give them a handsome proiit besides. The hall was handsomely decorated , with wreaths and flowers, and the . different stands were tastefully ar , ranged and ornamented in approprii ate style for the occasion. All the 5 substantial, as well as the delicacies of tin* ccficnn wpvp to lip found there. 3 and they were served up in the nicest 3 inauuer possible. The utmost atb tention was shown to all che guests, s and everything passed off as smooth !- and pleasantly as any one could have a desired. e We return thanks to the ladies of 1 the Association for many courtesies extended to us during the entertain paent. ' Religious. There was service in all th churches in Camden last Sunda morning, and the congregations wer large. Rev. Roderick Henderson preach ed two very able and eloquent ser mons in the Presbyterian Churchone in the morning and the othe: at night. 6 ltcv. A. \Y. jLftmar, pasior, picauu ed at the Baptist Church in tin morning?no service that night. Rev. J. 0. Willson pastor, preach ed at the Methodist Church in the morning?no sevice at night. Rev. Mr. Booiy of Savannah, preached at the Episcopal Church in the morning. Adolphua Frayley Shot. Upon the affidavit of Sir. George Bruce, a warrant of arrest was issued by Trial Justice DePass last Saturi * a i-i *n i j uay ior naoipus r ruyiey, cuiuxeu. accused of feloniously breaking into the. residence of Mr. Bruce. The warrant was placed in the hands ol constable David C. Peebles, who arrested Adolphus and brought him before Justice DePass for examina tion. In default of bail, he was ordered to be taken to jail tb await trial at the June term of Court. On his way thither, he made a dash for his liberty. He was ordered by Sir. Peebles to halt, and upon his refusing to do so was fired upon, the ball entering his body near the t:pine in the small of the back, inflicting a serious wound. Adolphus fell to the ground, and Mr. Peebles irame! diately surrendered himself to the i Sheriff. . At last accounts it was thought that he could not recover. | Adolplius has been guilty of many crimes, but he has managed through | his shrewdness to evade punishment so far. He was tried at the last term of Court for being an accomplice in the stealing of a bale of cotton from Dr. Baruch, but he turned State's evidence and sent the other two to the penitentiary and escaped punishment himself. Since then he was detected in stealing corn from Mr. Bruce, but Mr. B. declined to prose.euto him. Several other rbarges have also been made against him for his rascally acts. Wonderful Seeds and no Humbug! The needs of some very extraordinary and rare vegetables, etc., are advertised in our paper by Mr.' Gardiner, a reliable seedsman of Atlanta, Ga. While his statements seem incredulous, they are fully sustained. The Pacific RukalPress vouches for the raising of 500 bushels of the Egyptian Corn per acre. We strongly urge a fair trial of them by our farmers and gardners, as some of the highest authorities in the world endorse them. From Leadville, Colorado. A young man who formerly lived in Camden, but who is now a resident of Leadville, Col., writes back to relatives here and gives a glorcing account of the "beauties" (?) of that lovely (?) place. We were permitted fo read the letter, and give a few extracts therefrom In the first place, pneumonia, diphtheria, consumption, etc., are only a few of the numerous diseases prevalent there. The pistol though is one of tho most dangerous ailings in the whole catalogue. In one morning recently eight dead men were brought out of a house where a dance had been held the night before, all afflicted with too much pistol. Gambling is another of the prevailing sins. Everybody fights the tiger?men, women, boys and all stake what they have, and lose it before they stop. Whisky mills on every hand, and the other devices to lead a fellow on to ruin are too numerous to mention. It is hard for a human being to resist all the temptations that are held out to him in this place. This is the largest mining camp in the world, containing a population of 40,000 inhabitants? all adventurers. I would sooner advise a young man to go to the jungles of Africa than to come out here. Dante must hate seen this place in his dream when he wrote about hell. The young men around Camden who are anxious for adventure can hake a lesson from the above experience, and govern themselves accordingly* The stocks in the various depart ments of Messrs. fS. A. Arnstem <sc Go's, immense establishment are now complete, and we would call the special attention of ladies to their large assortment of Dress Goods, Lawns, Domestics, Hosiery, Gloves, Embroideries, liibbors, Trimmings, Parasols, Pans, Matting, Curtains. &c., &c. Excepting a few staple ar tides, these gentlemen are prepared to offer all goods at last year's ex tremely low prices. adt. Brevities. e ' White Vests at Arthur's in counfcY less variety. adt. Our farmers are now putting in their cotton as rapidly as possible. We hear of several picnics spoken of for the near future. r Quite a number of straw hats are already to be seen on our streets. A beautiful line of white vest, at 3 the following low prices, 75c, $1.00, 81.25 at W. L. Arthur's. adt. At the last tern of Court in Barns well county fifteen convicts were sent to the penitentiary. , iirent damage is reported to Have i been done to the fruit crop in the up-country by the late frosts. Six fishermen to each fish is about the waj- the fellows are going it | around here now Twenty-five bushels of the finest ( quality cf sweet potato slips for sale, i cheap. Apply at this -office. ; At the municipal election in Lan: caster a straight "dry ticket" was elected. The th ermom eter in Camden registered 92 degrees in the shade last Sunday. That looks like summer. The ladies of the Methodist Church will begin to serve ice cream on Hampton square about the middle 0? May. Is offered to purchase your white vest for the, summer very cheap. Go to Arthur, our Shoe, Hat and Clothing Man. adt. The weather turned quite cool yesterday morning, with a brisk wind blowing from the northeast that indicated bad weather. Wm. S. Bates was hung in Bamwell last Friday for the murder of Stephen W. Bush last Christmas eve night. Shriuer's Indian Vermifuge is strictly a vegetable compound, formulated particularly for destroying wormsl Try it. ' Bond Commissioner Coit continues to jnake reports upon^ the bonded 1 debTof the iState, and each one in creases our burden. The young ladies of tha Columbia Female College have postponed their contemplated excursion to "Washington until the commencement in June. Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re newer is the most popular preparation of the age. Sold by all drug- ! gists. The first installment of taxes will 1 soon be due. Begin to save up your ! money to meet them. The Books ; will be opened on the 1st of May. The question of primaries as a means of nominating candidates for the next election, is now being discussed in nearly all our exchanges. ( It is now proposed to have a dog 1 department connected with the next 1 State Fair in Columbia, where fine native dogs will compete for prizes. 1 The flower gardens .around Camden are now decked off in their prettiest spring attire?the most | beautiful roses of the year. , A base ball club was organized in < Camden last Monday night, and is i to be known as the Red Stocking 1 club. We learn that another will ? l;?e organized very soon. i Our stock of Ladies and Misses ' Shoes (custom made) is now larger 1 and piore complete than ever. Every 1 pair bears my own brand "W. L. ' Arthur, Warranted." * adt. Friend Richard, the Journal is | mailed to Cheraw regularly every , Thursday morning, and why it takes j so long to reach there we cannot . say. Whoah! Geo! Haw! are now the I most common expressions to be i heard around, and it plainly indicates ] that a great deal of work is being i done on the farms. We are now exhibiting the largest assortment of Spring Clothing and Furnishing Goods ever seen in Camden. Please call and judge for yourself. S. A. Amstein & Co. adt. , A great many of our citizens have taken advantage of the excursion rates to visit Charleston. Tickets will be on sale to the 27th inst., good for ten days. Nothing has yet been discovered by the committee investigating the Whitaker outrage that would lead to the identification of the guilty parties. Tim neonle of Anderson claim that I 1 X - there is not a habitual drinker of I spirits among all the young men of - that town. They must, iudeed, have a inodet set of young men up there. j sk The walking match in Columbia last week was a failure. Cause? scarcely anybody attended, therefore they walked off without paying theii board. Physicians recommend Shriner's Indian Vermifuge in their practice as a superior article for destroying and expelling worms. Only 25 cents a bottle. Some persons who took off their thick clothing during the early part' of the week on account of the warm weather, have donned it again since the change yesterday. Col. John Popham, of the Southern Tntelligcnccr, popped a bullet into his business manager the other day because said manager had assaulted him in a violent manner. We learn that the doves are playing hqvoc in the rice fields of West Wateree. The rice has just been planted, and they are scratching it up and eating it. They congregate in the fields by thousands. The Carolina Sun says that three shares of stock in the Chester & Cheraw railroad were sold at auction in that town the other day at $3.40 per share, the face value of which was $50. The strawberry crop in and around Camden was damaged a good deal by the late cold snap. It is hoped, however, that there will yet be a good crop of berries from the flowers that have opened since the frost, "We* have as yet heard nothing as to who the census enumerator for Kershaw county will be. It seems as if the position was going begging here, whereas in the other counties the applicants for it are without number. The Bulletin says that "if Chester's champion liar were to breathe on a flint rock it would turn to brimstone." We think there are a few fellows around this section who could stand him a good race for the champion DJ_Lljy. The article in another column upon J the State Convention, what it should and should not do, etc., (taken from the Abbhville Medium) is one of great importance to every voter, and it is well worth perusal. Kead it and ponder over the matters discussed therein. Neither failing teeth nor the peeping wrinkles of time so forcibly tell of advancing years as your gray hair. Ayer's Vigor restores its color and makes, your appearance more agree oKIn +/> A^-liAva no waII no ttaii^oaI f ias wiuti o a*a >ycjli o-o j \J uj. ocu. Witli fresh, luxuriant hair, the infirmities of age are far less notice able. The Cotton Market. Camden, April 21, 1880. Since our last issue there has been quite a tumble in the price of cotton. The best middlings fell to 11c., but the latest news is a little better, and yesterday 11? was offored for first slass middlings, closing rather firm. i The Greenback Meeting. Mr. Editor : I have seen a call For a public meeting in Camden at 11 j'clock a. m. on Monday, the 29th iost., :o discuss the greenback question. I hope the committee will procure able speakers to discuss the subject. There is no subject now bofore the public for liscussion in which the interests of all ihe people are so deeply involved; and ;here is none on which even intelligent . citizens have more vague or more imperfect views. Let them, thorefore, try .0 be present at the discussion, and let :hose who are opposed to the greenback movement be at the meeting to meet ind (it they can) refute the weighty arguments which can be brought forward in its support: The greenbackers believe in fair and open argument, and appeal to the plain common sense of the people. Let them be met in the same spirit, and let the common sense of the people determine on which side is the right. Citizen. # > ? Beulah Democratic Club. Pursuant to call, this club assembled at 10 o'clock a. m. on Saturday, the 17th inst., at their usual rendezvous, Burt's old saw mill. It was called to ordor by the President, G. L. Dixon, and, the Secretary being absent, L. W. R. Blair was requested to act as Secretary pro tem. The President then briefly explained that the club was called together for the purpose of reorganizing, and expressed his desire that they should proceed to the election of new officers; but the club, by a unani uious vote, requested tne omcers incumbent, (namely, G. L. Dixon, President. Samuel West, 1st Vice-President, T. W. B, Smith, 2-1 Vice-President, J. J. liuah, 3d Vice-President, and G. W. i Moseiey Secretary.) "to retain for an other term the offices thoy now re* ! spectively hold," and so organized. The office of Corresponding Secretary being vacant, L. W. R. Blair was duly elected Corresponding Secretary of the club. The club then decided to change its place of regular meeting to Mr. John Brannon's gin house, and adjourned to meet at their new place of rendezvous (,J>lr. -Brannon's gin house) at 9 o'clock a. m. on Saturday, the 15th of May, for the purpose of electing delegates to the county, convention. A full tunrnout is urgently desired; and members are notified that the clnb will promptly proceed to business at the h?ur above ap? pointed, C&tfotock a. m ) : R. Blair, Secretary pro tem. Mr. Solomon Kenedy, a citizen of Emanuel county, Georgia, went out turkey hunting one day last week. He stopped.in a thicket, where he was nearly concealed in the boshes, and commenced yelping like a turkey. A gentleman by the name of Edenfield was also in the woods hunting, and hoard the yelping ol Mr. Kenedy. He drew near enough to Mr. K. to see a little of his clothing through the bushes, and, thinking the moving object was a turkey, he fired at it, killing Mr. Kenedy instantly. This is the second accident of the same character which has occurred in Emanuel county in the last two years. , LIST OF LETTERS Advertised for week ending Anril 17, 1880: Mrs. Sallie Albert; Anthony Boayon; Jane Boykin; Charlie Benson; W. M. Frederick; N. C. Monroe; J. V. McDowell; Miss H. J. McColl; John Rodgers; Ferdinand Smith ; Mrs. Emily Schmidt: E.N. Yarborough. E. H. BROOKS, P. M. Db You Want Health P >Vhy will ye die ? Death, or what i9 worse, is the inevitable result of continued suspension of the menstrual flow. It is a condition which should not be trifled with. Immediate relief is the only safeguaad against constitutional ruin. In all cases of suppression, suspension or other irregularities of the courses, Bradfield's female regulator is the only sure remedy. It acts by giving tone to the nervous centres, improving the blood and determining 'firstly to the organs of menstruation, it is a legitin mate prescription, and the most intelligent physicians use it. Prepared by Dr. J. Bradfield, Atlanta, Ga. $1 50 per bottle. Sold by C. J. Dunlap and F. L. Zemp, druggists, Camden, S. C. Notasclga, lv., July 7, 1877. Bradfield's Female Regulator has been thoroughly tested by me in great variety of cases, and I am fully convinced that it is unrivaled for all that class of diseases which it claims to cure. ' J. C. IIUSS, M. D. Something Wonderful! White Egyptian Corn. Yields under good condition, '200 bushels of corn per acre; has been known to yield 500. This is no exaggeration. Makes the finest bread, cakes, etc, ever tasted. Nothing equals it for fowls and stock. A package by mail for 25c., three packages for 50. One pound f<fr $1. Teosinte, a native of Central America, produces a great number of shootB, growing three to four yards high, thickly covered with leaves, and yielding such an abundance of forage that one plant will feed a pair of cattle for twenty-four hours. One package 40c or 3 packages for Si. Log-of-wood Musk melon. Grows 3 feet in length; ripens very early, yields a large number to the vine, and is of splendid qualitv. '25c. 5 for Si. Excelsiob Watermelons. One of the earliest grown, attains an immense size, thin rind, sweet and delicate to the taste; 1st premium of the Mass. Hort. So., specimens weighing 65 lbs. Package 25c 5 for $1. T&e Chinese Bean. Introduced at our Oerftjnnial and made a sensation, yields 40 bushels per acre of very small, nutritious beans m slender pods which hang in huge clusters. 20c. per pkg, 6 for ?1. Turks Turban Tomato. Early and prolific, bearing 10 to 20 fruits in a cluster, with few seeds, solid body, delicious flavor; robust growth;..^? for preserving, beautiful for decorative uses. JPkg 20c. Cuzco Corn. The Giant Corn of South America. The grains are one inch long by 5 wide. They are unique curiosities. 15. a package, 4 for 50 cents, giajr One package of each of the above seeds by mail postage-paid, for only One Dollar. A3 a premium to puruuosers ui 01 wurui of seeds I will send n method by which it is claimed that vegetables mav be grown to double and treble usual sizes. This secret has been sold at $5. Send money by registered letter or money order. Postage stamps taken as cash for small sums. Positively no humbug about these seeds. I have spent my life here and refer to anybody in this city as to reliability. Any seedsman or agricultural editor will endorse these statements. Address, JOHN GARDINER, 1G7 Whitehall St., ^ Atlanta, Ga. Family and Plantation Groceries Always on hand and for Sale by KIRKLEY & SMITH. Garden Seeds! LANDRETH'S well known and reliable Garden seeds, all kinds, for sale by KIRKLEY 4 SMITH,