The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, October 23, 1855, Image 2
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Ssmlli Carolina Railroad.
Mk<SKS. Editors* Please publish the follow
ing extract from a Wilmington paper. It ii
not tho o/ify* smilCc from which complaints an
made or the Want of proper judgment display
ed in the management of our Railroad. At {
time when every proper encouragement shouh
he given to the great ti le of Western pmjun
to flow to our market, we have rates of f.cigh
* ? ? o ,i..
nuvanrea. will IH.VI uinuimi w n.n.-j.v/. 1. 1.1.
produce creates vxatious delays, so as to defea
' rorjttacts from uncertain delivery. Receipt
for produce from Augusta arc sometimes te;
days in hand before they can ho received ir
Charleston; and no one of prudence will ventun
now to make a contract for the purchase o
do of Western produce, h cause he k' o vs no
whether it will lie delivered before spring. It
the mean time, the judicium policy of tin
managers of the road seems to be, exact the ut
most ratca of freight they can from the ncees
aity which exists, of transporting by their mad
They kill the goose to get the golden egg; am
will.no doubt, after a time, reap the folly o
their conduct. Already a !::ge quantity v
produce in Tennessee, is shipping down tin
Cumber land river, up the Oh o to Cincinnati
at a less freight than to Charleston; ailnf whicl
would have come to this market, but for tbi:
miserable and suicidal policy. The Centra
Road of (ieorgia is nlso benefiting, and Savan
nnh will lie built up and Charleston go down
Weknow no railroad in the Union managed will
?o littlo foresight and such contracted spirit a:
the South Carolina Railroad. But it is mono
poly ; and, lilic r.l! monopolies, an inipositiot
that the community must bear until we car
get rid of it bv competition.
MERCATOR.
Oniora Discrimination.?We have beet
shown a letter from a merchant of Salisbury
which, while it shows up the unjy.st discrimina
tion made by the South Carolina Railioad Com
pan}* against us in the matter of freights afford
a strong argument for the speedy coustructioi
of the road hence, West. This merchant had t<
pay the following charges on a barrel of fish fron
this place to Salisbury:
Wilininrrton tr? Killosville. 1T2 lnilt'S. & SO
Kingsvillo " Columbia, 25 " 75
Columbia " Charlotte, 110 " 1 50
Charlotte " Salisbury. 45 " 50
83 55
Making the charges considerably more thai
half the original cost of tlie
It will b? seen that whiNt the Mnncheste
road charges less than half a cent per mile freight
the South Carolina road from Kingnvillo t?j
Columbia charges 3 cents per mile, or over GOC
per cent, more than the Manchester. The charge"
on the other roads are exorbitant. Thes<
figures sufficiently demonstrate the imposition
for it is nothing less, to which the merchants o
the interior and of this place are subjected b_\
the South Carolina road?a discrimination that
amounts in reality to a prohibition ; for th<
merchant at Salisbury commenting on the ex
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tortion, declares Ins intention to aoanuon in<
railroad and have recourse to the old fashionec
way of wagoning his goods. aud we suppose thai
he is the type of a class. It' the South Carolin.1
road could bo governed hv any other than .1
purely selfish policy, it would hasten to abolish
this odious and unueighborly disciimi: ation.
Wilmington Herald.
ilow the Malakopfwas Takes.?-The fol
lowing account of tiie taking of the Malakuff, hv
the correspondent of the Loudon "limes, would
go to show that a better watch 011 the part u
the Russians might have made the second as>
sault on tho Malaknff a3 unsuccessful as tin
first:
At 10.45 Gen. PelLsier and iiis staff went Ul
to the French Observatory 0:1 the right. The
V 1. . 1._ *. |^j ,
XTCMCU lICIICtKTS were Cimi ucu mill mii. v.v-i
as they could pack, and we could see our m n
through the breaks in the clouds of dust, which
were most irritating, all ready in their trenches.
The cannonade languished, purposely towardnoon;
but ths Russians, catching sight of the
cavalry and troops in front, began to shell
Cathcart's hill and th? heights, and disturbed
the equanimity of 6ome of the spectators by
their shells bursting with loud 'thuds" right
over their heads. A few minutes before 12 o'clock
the French, like a swarm of bees, issued forth
from their trenches close to the doomed Malakofl
swarmed up its face, and, were through the
embrasures in the twinkling of an eye. They
crossed the seven metres of ground which separated
them from the enemy at a few bounds
they drifted as lightly and quickly as autumn
leaves bofore the wind, battalion after battalion,
into the embrasures and in a minute or two after
the head of their column issued from the ditch
the tri-rolor was floating over the Kornilofl
Bastion. The musketry was very feeble at first
indeed, our allies took tho Russians by surprise
and very few of the latter were in the Malakoff
but they 60011 recovered themselves, and from
12 o'clock till past seven in tho evening the
French had to meet and defeat the repeated at
temps of the enemy to regain the work and the
Little Redan, when, weary of the fearful slaugli
tcr of his men, who lay in thousands over the
exterior of the works the Muscovite General
despairing ef success, withdrew his legions and
prepared with admirable skill, to evacuate the
place.
The Slate Agricultural Society.
The annual meeting of the State Agrictiltura
Society will take place in Columbia, ou Tuesday
the 13th November next.
All Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechani
" cal Societies are invited to send delegates.
The District Committees are requested tc
make returns of their respective lists ofeubscrip
tion by that day. Col. Arthur Simpkins, o
uill deliver the Anniversary Address
The Executive Committee will meet on Mond.ij
at 9 A. M., f??r the transaction of business
runotu.il attcpdanco of all Mninbors is earnestly
solicited.
A. t*. SUMMER, Sec. Ex. Com.
K. B.?All papers iu the State friendly t<
the pause of Agriculture arc requested to giv<
tbiamtp insertion, and notice the e ane editori
My.
In repjy to another p*per which recommend
that the candidate* f?r oflicu should bo men o
"tried integrity," the Albany Kn^-kerljocke
ays; "That is being done in thjs country. On
of tba candidates far assembly has been "tried"
four times?three times for swindling, and ono
f.?rbi^ainv. Th?*r?v <- nv??rv prospect that w
havo ?;:?c \ in vpr co::f."??
i! ere
"TV .flptrryiy CM, 11 !g. LJLL1 " ' !
The case of Colonel Wheeler's Slaves
DECISION OF JUDGE KANE*
: Philadelphia, October 12.?J udge Kane
delivered an opinion this morning adversely to
the receptior. of the petition of Jane Johnsou
j to quash the writ of habeas corpus in the case
i ofPassinore Williamson, pronouncing her to
21 have no status in Court, being entirely without
.' its jurisdiction.
i | The opinion is very elaborate, reviewing the
] ' whole case, and reaffirming his former opinion.
j ! He 5is?prtL>d that the law of nations guaranteed
-t . - - o
11 the light of transit of slaves, and of every
| other species of property, through territory
: ! win-re slavery was not recognized.
.. ! If the contrary principle was sanctioned the
i j time might come when the Cotton of Louisiana,
i the rice of Carolina, and the rum of New
: Engla1 d, would l.?: restricted from transportation
r without I'm U>uuL of the State producing
t them.
i IL> 111 out lined that the federal constitution
c recognised >l.-.vcs as property, and-up to 1830
. slavery existed in the thirteen original States.
- He said that Williamson's duty then as now
. was to produce Jane Johnson's children.
1 Were the petitioner here to abide the action
f of the courts she would have a right to he heard
f| but being without the jurisdiction, the records
e of the court cannot be opened for a stranger.
On the conclusion of the delivery of this
x opinion, John Cudwulladcr, a m< mbcr of
? the bar, but not engaged in this case, in order
1 to remove a false impression from the public
. mind, said from his recollection of the* cir
. cuinstance* attending the commitment of
i Passmore William 3on, a proposition was made
s to amend the return to the writ, when Judge
Kane replied:
i "I will not receive nn amendment now, hut
i will be prepared to receive it when the record
has been completed.
No such motion was subsequently made, and
j the public impression that, permission to amend
i was refused is not warranted bv facts.
Judge Knne replied that hu (Mr. Cud walla
. dor's) impression was correct. He had been
. prepared to receive a supplementary return from
Mr. Williamson's counsel, but none had been
i ofTered.
> Mr. Cndwallader suggested that an addition
i j be made to tho opinion of the Court embracing
the remarks of a member of the bar not
I engaged in the case and the reply of the Judge,
i lie was induced to make the suggestion by
! the best feeling towards a worthy but mistaken
1 man, hoping it might lead to the adoption of
such a course as would end iu his liberation.
Mr. Cadwiilladcr is to embody the remarks
he made, when the Judge will follow with his
answer, so as to complete the record.
John M, Read, counsel fur the petitioner
said he had listened with attention to the
opinon, hut it had failed to convince him that
the petitioner and her children were not free
the moment they touched the soil of Pcntis)!
j- A Nkw JJook on Amkkican Slavery.?We
. hear from pretty good authority that the Hon.
t Miss Murray, the di-tinguislieu English Lidy
, who lias been travelling in the United States
j tor some months prut, is preparing a book of
, ; observations and criticism upon' our people
j and institutions; and that she intends to vindi,
cate the institution oj slavery Jrom the alleged
t misrepresentations of Uncle Torrts Cabin.
Unless wo have been entirely misinformed,
Miss Murray has come to the conclusion, as
j the result of her personal observation, that
| the social institution of the Southern States
j are decidedly in advance of thoso of any otlur
I portion of this countrv?that a higher degree
j of on lture and refinement is to be found there
, j than elsewhere in the Union?that slavery is
1 .. 1.1.(!...> n Allied til.I ww.iT....B
pj ?l */< i ^ i IHI? iiictii ?i vuicv fc*/ my m^iwrn
[ thcin-'-Kvs? ami that. the pictures of its cruel
ties nun attroeilies, given bv Mrs. Stowe in lier
j celebrated novel are either verv gross cxagger
j ations or so exceptional, as not at all to be
. taken into tlie account when forming a judgment
of the institution itself. She will make
j ibis prominent feature in her forthcoming
book and designs ?c understand, to enter upon
a stipend i efntati1 *n of the views and representations
of Mrs- Stowe.
A*lit York Times
' Hcnoic Struorls with a Beau.?A large
; j black bear was killed b" an Indian on the lltli
| inst., near the source of the Castor River.?
The animal weighed upwaro's of TOO Ihs. A
desperate struggle, not unusual, however, in such
cases, look place between this enormous animal
1 and the Indian who killed him. Being bu'
1 wounded by the shot, he closed upon the In
diau, who, in the desperate struggle, managed
to plunge his knife into the hour's heart, ;<l
though the brave Indian had one arm broken
at the time. At Anticost, where hears are
more numerous than in any part of America,
a single Indian or hunter will never shoot at n
bear, as he is rarely killed by the first shot.;
and almost invariably attacks his pursuer if he
is wounded. The escape of the Indian in the
present instance will ho regarded as a matter
of surprise by his race, who look upon a strug1
gle with a wounded bear as utterly hopeless.
1 7oronto Colonist.
ii The Sumtcrvillo Watchman of the 17th in
i slant says:
; uOn Friday last the dwelling house, kitcli?-n,
. smoke-house, and one or more oilier buildings
1 of Mr. W m. L. Branson, were hurued to the
i: ground. 'I he alarm was given in the dead of
! tli? iihrlit Munv of our citizens unr? cnnn
upon the spot, although ii was h mile di>ta?t,
| and rendered very efficient aid in preserving
' ! the barn and cotton hou>e from destruction.
' | Most of the furniture was saved, but Home
I clothes were eon-umed. The fire originated in
' tho kitchen, and is supposed to have been eaus
ed bv the carelessness "f some servant.
' ' Tha loss of tho old homestead must, be
' dreadful in one's old age, and we are sure that
' the community sincerely sympathize with Mr.
Branson in his calamity."
The Blue Ridge Railkoad.?llor. Kdward
r Frost was yesterday unanimously elected President
of the Blue Ridgo Railroad Company in
South Carolina, in placo ot iienry uourain, esq.
1 resigned.
The public had been led to expect the retire
' j inent of Mr. Gourdin from a position which
! be only accepted for the purpOso of organising
! the cnterpises; and however much they may re
* j grot his withdrawal, all must admit that ho has
f1 earned the grateful remembrance of all the friends
r! ?f this great work, by devoting so much of his
a j time, labor, and experienre, gratuitously, to its
" j successful initiation. He leaves it in good hands
e1 .Indue Frost is a man of great industry, experie
. oul method. Ho b'-lieve*. in this work,
giv? his hcarf. to it.
! Pf?t?t/iy.
II? I
f l)e (CamiifH tUrchlt) journal.
Tuesday, October, 23,1855.
~~THO. J. WARREN. Editor.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Mr. "W. J. DcrriR, is our General Travelling Agent.
Oca regular advertisers, aro earnestly requested to
I bnnd in thnir ndvprtisempntfl. if nosfiible. on or bnfora
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this request, because it affords us more time to ar.
range our paper, and do justice to all parties.
We are very inuch crowded on Mondays, and it is
a matter of considerable importance to us, that our
I friends will bear this iu mind, at least during the win
ter season.
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Where tlioy occupy the space of fourteen?or over?
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tisouients are continued until ordered out, and charged
according to published terms.
"ocr ses8i0h Paper"?The enterprising proprietor
of the South Carolinian under this head announces his
purpose to furnish full and reliable repeats of the Legislature
at its approaching session, by the following
notice which we copy with pleasure
"flaving mndo the necessary arrangements to furnish
full and acc irate reports ol legislative and other
proceedings, by the engagement of the best reporters,
we offer our Daily Session Puper on the usual terms ol
One Dollar for the segaiou.
"Having the advantage of Hoe's Mammotii Press,
which will print both sides of the paper at the same
time, we will be able to keep tt open to the latest hour,
aad thus have an advantage never previously enjoyed
in Columbia. Every effort will be used to make it satisfactory
to our subscribers."
Hon. George Bancroft.
This distinguished gentleman?tho historian of the
United States?visited our town last week. Wo re .
gret that his stay was short, ecarcely enabling him,
we fear, to visit and seo the many objects of intorest
connected with the Revolutionary History of our vonerablo
town and vicinity.
There are many interesting incidents connected with
our curly history, which would servo, materially, tho
Ilistoriau. in his future labors. Wo hope that another
occasion will be afTorded us to extend to Mr. Bancroft
the honors duo one of his character and distinguished
position.
iuo neseiii nau ncaa .nxrangemenis
Aro decidedly objectionable. Why is it that such
invidious discriminations are made between Camden
and other places?Columbia, lor example? Arc the
people of Camden not entitled to, at least some of the
public accommodation ? Was llio S. C. Kail Road
built for tho oxclusivo benefit of Charleston and Columbia
? How docs tiio matter stand ? Our cars
icayo at hall past four o'clock in the morning, they
run to Kingsvillo and there stop; the "Night Express"
from Charleston takes passengers on to Columbia,
arriving there at 9 a. m. The Night Express for
Charleston leave3 Columbia at a quarter beforo 4
o'clock P. M., which gives to all visiting Columbia
from Sumter or any other placo six hours;?full time
to do all tho trading and spend as many hundred dollars
as they may be able or willing to part with. This
luu cue/ y cCuy in Che U'CtfC.
From Kmgsville to Camden there is a morning train
lwice-a-week?Wednesdaysnnd Saturdays, which leaves
Kingsville sometime after the arrival of the Columbia
and Wilmington Cars, and arrives at Camden at a
quarter before 12 M. Leaves Camden at 10 minutes
past 12, giving passengers twenty-five minutes?hardly
time to coiuc up to the Tost Office and get back to the
Depot, evou on a pretty good horse. Now wo submit
that this arrangement is gross injustice to our people,
and those from Sumter, many of whom find it necessary
to come up on "Wednesdays to attend to Fank
matters, and for otbor purposes. By the present arrangement,
they would not have time to get to cither
of the Banks and back to the Depot, uule?s they went
in a run all the time.
To show the unpardonable injustice of this arrange|
ment, it is only necessary to state that our Cars
I leaving the Dopot 12.10, arrivo at Kingsville, and
j there must of necessity remain until at least 5 P. M.,
making in the neighborhood of three idle hours at
Kingsville, which, if allowed to thoso visiting Camden
would be of great convenience, besides putting the
Company to no sort of inconvenienco. Would the
Cars not do as well to remain at Camden as at Kings,
vi lo? We think so. There is a systematic determination
to throw every possible obstaclo in the way of
Camden, which is as good, if not a better Cotton or
Flour matket than Columbia, and which has as much
right to a reepectful consideration as any town in tho
State.
If our citizens are willing to bear in silence every
thing which is done against their interests and rights*
bo it so. We are as able to put up with it as any one
else, but our notion is that a long train of abuses ought I
to call for somo decided and unmistakeable redress. !
Vffi shall write again.
Hon. J. L. Orr's Address,
Delivered orforo the Li'ernry Societies of tho Fur
roan University, at their Annual Meeting in Green
ville, S C., July IS. 1855 Wo are indebted to tlio
Philosophinn Society?of which we have the honor to
be an honorary member? for a copy of thin adtnirnble
address. The pressure of business has prevented, in
a gr^at measure, the porupal of this, and other inter,
esting matters', which we have lately received, and
we now take pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of
Mr. Orr's address, together with the announcement,
' that its porusal has afforded us much gratification and
insfruefinn. I
? t
Mr. Orr giro# a decided preference for tbe Univer- j
sity over the College system of education, and we
think ia quito successful in his effort in pointing out,
at leaBt some of the advantages of the former.
We concur moat heartily in many of his general
propositions, and regard this address aa one of the
beBt which we have road un the subject of education
cursorily viewed.
With the Hon. gentleman, we bolieve that too much
time is wasted upon tho ' dead languages," and that
if more of tbe valuable time of youth was properly
bestowed upon "tho uses of modern tongues," that
practical bonefits would result, immeasurably more
useful and honcficial to the world, in our day and
generation.
That there is truth, and a groat deal of it, in the
following, cannot be denied,?" graduating students
aro often familiar with a despicable and vicious heathen
mythology, that brutalizes the imagination and
moral aenso, who are ignorant of the history and literature
of their own country. Many can detai' the
siego of Troy, who have no knowledge of the aioge
and capture of Yorktown."
Mr. Orr is not to be understood as urging the expulsion
of the anriont languages from our system aud
course of education, but tho undue importance given
them iu most Collegos, he objeota to?regarding them
" as an auxiliary to the proper understanding of our
own language, and aa an accomplishment." We think
he locates the " ancients" jast where they ought to be, :
cubcrd'njto. ir. point cf importance- to the proper 1
study and understanding of our own motbor tongue.
It is possible for oven n very ltorned and accomplished
man to bo a splendid fool, and yet, no men, with the
right kind of a head on his shoulders, would pretend
to deny tho advantages, absolute and real, resulting
from a finished education withe.'! the accomplishments.
Tho idea wc would inCulcdte is, that tho world has
need for a greater number of men with'Common sense'
who are willing to duvoto their time, talents, and energies
to the advancement of "physical knowledge,"
which Professor McCay, with admirable point, deflnos
as "not only in harmony with the times and the civilization
in which wo live; but is, of tbe highest prac*
tical utility to every member of society," I or says bo,
"baa any one a house to baild, a room to warm, a clock
to regulate, a macbino of any kind to construct or repair
? does any one feel an interest in frosts, rains, or
dews or winds; in soils, or rocks, or drains, or waterfalls,
or mills, or factories, or engines, or railways, in
manufactures, or mechanical trades; in work or toil of
any kind??how imperative is the demand for physical
knowledge?how immense the advantage of a thorough
and intimate acquuiutauco with the material things
on whish his labor is employed 1"
One of the prevailing and palpable errors of our day
and tiino is crowding into the so-called " learned professions,"
without the proper understanding and appreciation
of their importance, as well as to the almost
total neglect of the useful avocations, which, in polite
terms we may call " physical sciences." Society ha8
the right to require the necessary number of operator#
in the several fields and stations of lilo. It will not
answer that all intelligent men be Lawyers or Doc
rors?magnmcent sciences tnougn tney be?or other
professional characters! What would become of ua
for iho want of working men in the physical departments
t We must bare intelligent men to build our
houses, make our railroads and engines and manage
them, as well as perform all other duties in the actire
and operative spheres of life.
We fear there are grievous mistakes being made by
many, who itnagino that gentlemen ought not to be
mechanics. What a fatal error, to assume that any
man is " wasting the high endowments of an imraor
tal mind, who nilnistors to the physical wants and requirements
of his fellow man."
One whoso genius and worth wo have long admired
has written:? ' Tho agriculturist, the manufacturer,
the merchant, the artizan?all who are engaged in the
various callings that minister to tho wants, tho comforts,
and tho luxuries of lifo, are honorably employed!
Society, in all its parts, is held together by mutual
interests; a chain of dependencies binds the whole
,, V> >u Hit! o m.igic iiun, U1IU tUU cum Hit)
whole." Wo make no war upon the learned and elegant
professions?we honor the man who honors his
calling, and it is always a source of admiration to us
when wo seo a good Lawyer, Doctor, or any other engaged
in the pursuits which ambition generally prefers.
The man who pursues a legitimato calling may
dishonor his occupation, it canno' dishonor him.
Mr. Orr's address is better worth reading than a
houseful of Dickens' latest and best, although these
in their proper place and at their proper time may be
tolerated
Acknowledgment.
Mtt. Editor:?I know it will give you great
pleo>ure to learn, that the little children ot our
town, appreciating the heavy calamity that ha*
recently befallen many of their own tender age
in the "cities of Norfolk and Poitsmoulh; and
moved with sympathy and love and companion
for the forlorn and destitute Oipli wis of tlt<?se
places, raised, for the most part among them
selves and forwarded a contribution for their relief.
The accompanying letter has been r.-eieved
in reply to the one by which the amount was
remitted, and it has been thought desirable that
it should appear in your columns, in order thai
the intelligence it contains may meet the eye or
ears of every one who afforded any aid in this
benevolent movement, that they may the more
clearly see that their efforts in this behalf were
not uncalled for, and not unlikely to accomplish
the good intended.
I am, very respectfully,
Your's, <te.
W. II. R. WORKMAN.
Offick of Howard Association,
Norfolk, Oct. 8, 1855.
Dear Sir: It give* tne pleasure to ncknovledge
the reception of your check on New York
for the sum of $40 25, as a contribution from
the cildrett of your place for the little sufferers of
V...-T.lt. ..-A IX-. -~.L
imin'irv fiuu x Ul LMlJUUllI*
in their name, allow mo to tender their sin
ere thanks to the kind contributors. God
grant that it may never be their lot to undergo
such a calamity, as has bi fallen our orphans ?
many of them have not only been deprived of
both parents, but of nearly every relative. They
are now under the management of this Associa
lion, and we intend by every means in our power
to provide well for them.
Assure the children of your town that we
will ever keep thorn in grateful romemln unco
I am glad to say the fever has almost entirely
subsided. I have hoard of only 3 or 4 deaths
for tin* last twenty-four h"tir<, and very few new
cases an* now <*cctirring. We hud a light frost
tiiis morning, and a few more such will, entirely,
I hope, relieve us of the terrible disease that has
afflicted us. I am truly \ours,
SOLOMON CHERHY, Cor. Sect'y.
W. II. It. Wokkman, Esq., f
Cashier, &c. Camden, S. C. J
I.kt**nt of Bishoi' Soulk.?Dr. Elliot, in
his ' History of the Great Secession," having
charged that Bishop Soule had "become a
slaveholder since his election to the Episcopacy,
the Bishop replies !>y pronouncing the state
meat a "falsehood, without the least mixture
of truth. I arn not now, and never was, a
_ i i.i r _ ?
siavcii'Muer. i never owned h slave by purchase,
gift, or by any other means; and never
had an iu'cntion or desire to own one. But
greater ami better men than 1 am, 1 have no
doubt, have owned slaves: and many have
passed to that land where the servant is free
from his master,' and wnere, t< gether, they adore"
the infinite riches of that grace by which they
were enabled to discharge their relative duties
and to escape safely from a world morally and
physically disordered. Philemon and Onesimus
are doubtless with that company."
? ?
Largf. Rkwaru?The American Express
Company have offered a reward of $10,000 for
recovery 01 tne $DU,UUU in gold ailegeo to t>e
abstracted or stolen during the course, of tianstnissioii
from the land office in Detroit to the
sub-treasury in New York, and an additional
$5,000 for the atrekt and conviction of the persons
who committed the fraud.
Increase of Pricks.?A correspondent of
the Abingdon Virginian says that last year A.
L. Hendricks, of Russell county, raised a crop
of wheat, rye, oats, corn and hay. which brought
SI0.87o, and which, at the prices this year (
would br>? *22.650. .
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE
Later From Europe. J
New Yokk, October 18.?The U. S. Mail 'c
steam ship Atlantic, Captain \Ve*t, has arrived
at this port fiotn Liverpool, with advices to
the Oth inst. The British Mail B tea in ship Africa
arrived at Liverpool from Bo-ton.
Thk Liveupool Cotton Mahket was further
depressed and irregular in price, and according i
to the Circular ot Messrs. Dennistoun <fc Co.,
had declined 1 8 d.t and closed heavily. The
Rales during the week ending the 4th inst., comprised
41,000 hales, of which speculators and g
exporters took 7,500, leaving 33,500 of all des- I
criptions to the trade. On the 5th inst..6000 i
bales were disposed of, and the market closed a
dull Vith a declining tendency. '
General Intelligence C
Mines were being sunk by the Allies for the j
purpose of blowing up what is left of Sebastopol | "
Prince GortschakolFsarmy was menaced by large ! *
forces of the. Allies from Eupatoria. The Rus- i
sians had been defeated near Eupatoria by the .
French cavalry Prince Gortschakoff, ou the 3d
inst., reported that the Allies had made an in
effectual movement on his left flank. The Allied g
fleet had sailed on a secret exf>edition.?it is sup- j
posed for Nicolaieff or Odessa. The Czar had C
arrived at the latter port and was shortly expec- i
ted in the Crimea. A collision was expected
between the Western Powers\and the King of:
Greece. The food question was still serious both ^
in France and Germany.
S
FIFTEEN DA YS LA TEIi FROM CALIFORNIA. d
Tin- election on tfcr 5tli Soptvtnber pnsspd off, h
quietly and without any exhibition of violence.
There were but four or five arrests for unimjiortant
offence*, during the day. The city gave
tmiiorii.itVS ill iilnmd nv?>rv war/l fiir tlio Dili mi/rat.
ic party.
A lettor from Colonel Magruder, who is sta
tioned atEl Paso, says that the prospects for the
Southern Railroad are extremely promising.
A destructive fire oeurrred at Weaverville
on the 7th iust.
Seventeen miners are reported to hate been r
murdered by the Indians, on Rogue River, on
the 20th August. n
The Knew Nothings have carried their State a
ticket by large majorities.
Oregon.?The Oregon Argus contains a letter
with the following paragraph:
The Indians have brought in the report that the
Blackfeet Indians have killed Gov. Stevens and ^
company. The report is very generally credited c
in this region.
The report is also generally credited in North
em Oregon.
Lieut. Dryer, who ariived at the Dalles on ,
the 1st September, reports the command un- *
dor Maj. Mailer within a few days march from
the Dalles, all return in itood h-alth.
Within the past two or three days we have d
had several cu|-i"iis showers nfrain. 1
OBITUARY.
Pied, in this town, on the night <>l the I2 li in.-t..
William Tlioc. i?fti?.j T1i?.*xs-?j? M:.y i.
son. aged 3 vents in! t? : u;;. i *
\Vi...-ii v ? ">sij in ;! ;j!o .:a oi ciiilih '
hoc:. H|-orii..o i < .it* liy m the eariv scusliim-. i
we are prone ,r han,.-. chi'd. njav thy lift be ever i '
as bright .in ' i a - a >w: m a ? \v short hours our |
joy is tunie i e? n i-ni g?ii-oa.- o quenches the Vital i *
spark, and lie wfm e.iv- to himself the flower
on which we so niurh d and Should the bereaved
mourn? Notion.;. . "
"As tin* sweet ilo ?-r thai scents the : orn
But withers *u iho r:*ing d iy:
Thus lovely tva* this it-la til's dawn, gl
Thus swiftly fled its life away." D.
Pied, in Charleston, on Wednesday the 10th inst.,
Maky Elizabeth. iti'nnt daughter of Benjamin W.
and Mary K Warren, aged one year and nearly seven j
months. 1
Also, on the 13th iiiHt. John Alexander, youngest
son of the same, aged 3 years and eight months. o
"Thero is a beauty ip death's image here.
Which triumphs oV tho horror* of the grave; a
Wliich balms tho wounded heart, and soothes the
tear, S
And makes the mother in her anguish brave.
Tho viewless presence of good angels shed
A sacred utmusphcro around an infant dead."
CAMDEN PRICES CUBRENT. ^
BAGGING, perynrd, 14 to 1G
BALE ROPE, per pound, 11 to 15
BUTTER " 18 to 25
BEEK " 4 to 6
BACON," " 16 to 17
COFFEE 13 to 14 "*
CHEESE, " to 15
COTTON, " 7 t< 81
CORN,... .per bushel 75u>9? i
r LOU It,., .per barrel, ? 00 to 9.??C i
FODDRll,... .perewt... 75to 1.00 ! r
LARD,... .porpound, I2jto 14 j
MOLASSES,. per gallon 36 to 44 I r?
OATS per bushel, 35 to 40 j oi
PEAS " tolOO | w
SUUAR... .per pound, 3 to 12 k
SALT per sack to 2 n
are authorized to announce Cap' ^
R. Joi.es as a candidate for Colonkl, of ?h?-|t|
22nd Regiment, S. C. M. at the ensuing el-c ; tl
on.
We are authorized to announce IW.
JOllN R. JOY, as a Candidate for re-election
to the office of Ordinary for Kershaw District '
at the ensuing election.
J^gT The friends of KENNETH McCASKILL,
announce him as a Candidate for Or?C
I/-.,.?t,n onmiinir
<IJII.ll ? VI IVCIBIIdTT X/Pliab as, VIIU vnuM..i0
election.
LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
The subscribers will issue every morning during
the session of the South Carolina Legislature, full reports
of the proceedings of Both branches, including
Speeches and Debates, and at the close of the session
put up in a neat quarto form, the entire matter, printed
on first quality paper and neatly bound, for $5
per copy.
As our reports are intended to be ! Complete, our
patrons my expect toleorn more of the business of
the Legislature than has heretofore been reported.
The "Times" will be supplied daily for $.'.00 during '
the session and directed thiouph the Port Office to
anv point.
First olit*> 1 <. iij-liic H(-portrri* nic engaged,
fuel no ox|x ti-?! or labor will be avoided that may l>e-?
necessary to our rotnnlrie nuccen. Our friends will ft'
please forward their orders. ' : ?
E. II. Bnirror <fc Co.
Estat Sale of Negroes- j"
WILL be sold before the Court House door in <
Camden, on the tlrst Monday in November i
next, NINE LIKELY NEGROKS, belonging to the 2.
Eatate of tire late John C. West. Tertua made knothi te
so day of aale. CATHERINE T. ECCLES,
Octr23-^? Administratrix.
tar CAMDEN BAZAAB.
A CHOICE selection of new
\ ( ALL A>? WINTER GOODS
udt received, which will be sold on modorate terms;
lurstbe* chustets of
Rich Ci.^11 the re and Scottish Plaids,
PIrIo and Figured Mouslin Delaines,
French Merino, assorted colors,
Col'd and Bl'k Alpacca and Bombazine,
New style Calico, Gitighadw, Furniture Chintz,
Diacn ana uoiorea ours,
Broad Cloth, Caaaimeres, Satinetts, *
Kentucky Jeans, Kerseys and Linseya,
"White, Red, aud Yellow Flannel,
Assorted colors of Sack Flannels,
Shawls, Cloaks, Talmas, Mantillas, ?f the kt/st
tyiea, Bird Eye Diaper and Damask Table Coders,
adieu' and Gent's Pocket Handkerchiefs.
A fine assortment of Muslin and Cambric Edging
nd Inserting, Cambric Bands and Frilled" Lace Edings,
Silk Elusions and Bobinet Laces, Needle Work
lobars and. Underaleeves, Chemizettes and Inside
!npes, Fino Crape Shawls, Ac.
A heavy stock of Domesticks Bleached and Brown
llieetings and Shirtings, Bleached and Brown Drillings.
Country Linseys, and Plaid Homespun for Servant's
/ear, together with a fine lot of Blankets
Bonnet Ribbons and Linings, Tats, Wreaths and Ariflcials,
Crapes and Florence Silks.
HOSIERY.
A good assortment, consisting of Cotton, Worsted
nd Silk, for Ladies and Gentlemen, White and black
iilk Mitts, White and Colored Silk Gloves, Kid and
luck do Gauntlets and Woolen Gloves for Ladies and
leutlemen.
Several pieces of fine CARPETING.
CLOTHING.
A general assortment Ready Made Clothing.?
rents' One Dress Coats, Pants, aud Vests, Orercoats,
lusiness Coata, Ac India Rubber Coats, Cloaks,
'ants and Lcg^m*. India Rubber Caps, Ac. L B
hirts, Merino, Lnmbswool and Silk Undershirts, Laies
Silk Vests In short, everything in the chthinif
ine that can be called for.
A general assortment of Hardware and -Cutlery.
FAMILY GROCERIES.
Brown, Crushed and Clarified Sugars,
Rio and Java Coffee, Molasses,
White Wine and Cider Vinegar,
Table and Sock Suit,
Tea, Spices, Starch, and Soap,
Other articles to numerous to mention. Call at
>ct 23. M. DRUCKEtt A CO.
Hcad-Qtiarters?23d Reg. S. C. M.
Camdkw, Oct. 20, 1855.
rHIS REGIMENT is ordered to parade at Camdeu
on Saturday, the 24th day of November
,cxt, armed and equipped as the law directs, for drill
ud review. The line will bo formed at 11 o'clock.
The Commissioned and non-Commissioncd officers
rill assemble the day previous for drill and instruction.
The Regimental Staff will be expected to attend.
Major General Aiken and Staff and Brigadier Gcn?
ml Tavlor and Staff, ure respectfully invited to at
end this Review.
Captains, or officers commanding Compaiies, are
barged with the extension of this order.
By order of Lt. Col. Tlio. J. Warren,
Com. 22d Regiment.
W. U. TAYLOR, Adjutant.
Ittention?Camden Light Infantry.
PURSUANT to order from Lt. Col. Warren, yon
are hereby notified to be and appear at the Cornany
Rendezvous, proper ly armed and equipped for
rill and review, on Saturday the 24th November, at
0 o'clock A. M.
The officers will meet at the same time and placo
lie day previous for drill and instruction.
By order Cap',. Ancrnm.
<Vt Z. r 1)kHAY. Clerk.
i ; i; if i r-a.n fjompacy
r'llr :i.? i.-viM j i>! t'ii< ' iii'f .iiiy will iipr>e;ir :it lbs
1 Kn^in*? tiou^e !) tin* l"tii proximo, at 4 o'clock
M., in (n!: tiiiiliiriti *or parade.
Tun wi.'i .?!' ' >' "ii-i 1A Joness Meeting at 7 o'clock
: Company iI; !!. li" uder
O'j*. :;3. ? it J OS. II. GAYLE, Sect'7.
Auction Sales
l \' I!.L V promptly :ilt< tided to by the undersign
t l eU. uiit I '!.? end of :h?* present year. Orders
lay be left at bis loriue." place of business, or at Ike
tore of Messrs. A M. A R. Kennedy.
Oct. 2'J?lot. Z J. DeIIAY.
Mail Arrangements.
QNTIL ftirihor notice, the hours for closing the
> ails will be as follows:
The Northern, Columbia and Charleston Mails at 10
'clock p. m. All other mails by Rail Road at 8 p. nf.
Lancaster Mail at 7 a. m
On Sunday, all tho Mails by Rail Road will be closed
t 8 p. m.
The office will bo opened every evening (except
unday) half an hour for the delivery of the tnaila.
Open from 9 to 10 a. m. on Sunday.
Oct. 23, . T. W. PEGDKS, P. M.
VOXEHOKSE Wagon?also, a Carriage llarnees
fur sale at the " Old Corner" by
Oct 23. E. W. IiONNEY.
3N consignment at the "Old Corner,"a l??t of
prime Bacon Sides and Hams.?for sale cheapnd
lor cash only. . E. W. BONNEY.
Blankets! Blankets!! Blankets!!!
VT REDUCED PRICES by
Oct. 23?tf. J. D. MURRAT.
1855."
iUTI 'IRiKS, FRUIT TREES.
Pi? ,'.vi< i.tr.vs lia. mm nn hand at his nnrsery
1. in Union County. N. C. Ten miles east of Mon |
jt-, an<l nineteen vv. -t nf Wadesbnrough. a quantitr
I the VARIOUS KINDS OF APPLK TREKS, conisting
of Summer, Fall, Winter. Fruits, ? !'tin* best
inds known in this country, selected with great care, ,
o pains having been spared on the task.
He rill be in Camden, sometime in the month of
fovernber. nun bo glad to supply purchasers. Those
ashing to purchase will please leave their orders at
ie Post Office, where they can see testimonials from
lose who huve tried his trees. Oct 23?tf.
NEW GOODS*
W.
r^rnTTTTM....:,. ,1.. ?rt,;, frtnndu *nd
1/1/ WW ?'?'??
T T customers to his Stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
Fancy Col'd, all Wool Detains,
44 44 41 Cashmere,
41 44 French and English Merinos,
Ftaid Silks, Dlack Silks, fine lustre,
French and English Prints,
Ginsrhame? -of all qualities,
Black and Col'd Ajpocc*.
Embroideries.
A handsome assortment of
Worked Collars and Sleeves, in Setts,
Collars, Cufia, Sleeves, 4a
Flanuels.
Welch and unslinpking Flannels,
Heavy, Red>and Green.
CANTON FLANNELS?Ladies* and
Gents' MERINO VE>TS.
Clothing.
Sup'r Black and Colored
Dress and Business Coat and Vesta,
A large ud handsome assortment of
P aiiis. Relieves, Ac.
Mso. Sup'r Cn.e.simero. Black and Fancy
Satinet's, 'Ijiveeds. Kentucky Jeans. Wool Limey.
BLANKETS <-xtru size and quality.
HATS AND CAPS of qualities and styles, with a
11 stock of SI 10158 of every variety, with a full and
metal assortment of
Groceries, Hardware, dec.
All of which will be sold at the lowest prices for
isfc, and to punctual customers.
Notice.
i LI, Dersonshavinn demands against the Estate of
x John Tolmie, deed., will present them duly at- I
sted, and tboae indebted will make payment to mo. I
CHRISTIAN TOLMIE, Executrix. I