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v t * . i m il?^?bi ?ifmyirnjdiuf ?t|inii?w.'uiin muw ?i1?<'<>>jiiiiiiihhwii wypi ?"wi^'""''" '_ "'??*" * 'f " '"iii nni) liS?in>M>?n?nt?n*o?i^^iiil Iifiii?wnmif^||ti n.??i> ,li.i , . . CAMDEN, &.:O.,. WEDNE8DA^Y, JTTLY 20, 1864. itSTO. 16. By' P. 33. HOCOTT. Terms of Subscription. Daily paperk?er cbonth $3.00 " for Six itonths - ' $15.00 -Weekly, - - - ^ - - $6.00 Habes fbr Advertising:./ . . For j'one__ Squaro-? twelve . lines or les* ?4'W O DOLtiARS for .'the firBt insertion, and ONjEjDOLDAR and FIFTY CENTS for each sabseqemR. Obituary NtmpEs, oxceediug one square, charged at advertising rates'. Transient Advertisements and Job Wor?c MUST BE ' PAID "FOR 'IN ADVANCE. . ' i ' l; Nodeduction"made, except to our regular advertis ngpa'trons. "L ' jtmm?mmm m .m? The Art df Sllenee. &. ' ' ' ' .. r. . .0* ' < The'art of silence; if it be not one of the fine arts, is certainly a useful one. lib is an .art attained only by a few. How seldom do we meet with a man who 'speaks -only. when and. where he ought to speak, and says only-whit he ought to say! That the Bible enjoins its attainment is most manifest. It comtnands us to make a door and a bar for the mouth. It declares that if a mart bridleth not his tongue his religion is,.yain. . The aJtffcainment of this art will en-able us v to avoid saying .foolish things.7 W0 often'speak without reflection^ and Off i consequence foolish thoughts, or expressions altogether . destitute of thought, are uttered. Possessed of the .art of silence, we shall not speafc tjiat which ought not tobe snokeiw '* v Again, it will enable its to avoid saying hurtful things. Since We are placed in the world to do good, and since the endowment of speech is one of the greatest means of influence, it:ismost unseemly for lis . . . to utter that which shall do injury. He.whose business it is to foot out the'tares should not- scatter their seed; > It will enable us to govern oiu4 feeliflgs and direct our trains of ' thought. He who gives expression ttf anger, for example, increases its power over him. '; He who gives utterance to impnre thoughts will increase their number. It will increase our influence with our fellowmen. A fool uttereth all .. his mind,b ut a wise man keepeth in :n J r\? - vjjli wavity ana reserve are assfpeil^d with wisdom. Even an gravity is sometimes effective?the true art of silence ever. We can only be useful as we are influential: : Finally, it will enable 'us to follow the example of Christ. He was ev.er j ready to communicate ' instruction, but no useless utterance escaped his j llDS. Let us labor tA o+foi? 4.u:~ __ ? uu. uuuaiil liUlH Jil l;, v,and'our speech may always be with ? grField and Fireside. ; -fc ic: .. -J?; -.? . ' '.' aai ^?m Shkrmak's Rear.?A gentlexnj?p,^U.known in Atlanta, who left CattersVi11efG*,'on Sunday last, reports tho Appeal that tiffc'Federals were-shipping off the sick and ' wounded, and hospitals, from that point towards Chattanopga, and all who had? affiliated with the Yankees were sending off their personal effeotA This, it connection with tho burning of factories and mills, indicates a movement * either forward or rearward of Shermau's army. The gentleman also states hat, had Johnston remained three days longer at Kennesaw Mountain Sherman would have retreated. The Fed* erals admit that they have lost five to our one. :y I^reucli Doctor on Coffee, Let us transport ourselves to tho ,frontieurs of tho Department dn Nord, ta the coal mines of Chnrlevoi,' there, where llionsajtrda of men'aro buried every (lav for twelve hours in the .bowels of the earth for the purpose of extracting* tho enormous masses'of coal required for feedi.ug the furnaces of'otir factories. VVe^ee vigbrotis workmen, whose exterior indicates 10bnst'hcaltb, ahd tho greatest muscular development, and yet their food is neither substantial nor abundant ; three or four cups of coffee a j day, and potatoes, and one pound of meat in a | week is all the nourishment supplied to the workmen in tho coal pits of Clinrlcroi. These men can live-on one quarter of the food that is necessary to keep up the force of other individuals. v'' In the neighborhood of Ricsen Berg in ^>ohemia, iti tho midst ?f the Krapast Mountains, j there exists a race c.f people who almost all | i? .1 ? rouow tno trade ot weavers. For yours their food has been altogether insufficient, beingcomposed solely of potatoes; they were reduced to such a state of wretchedness as to become to some extent degenerated. Fortunately the medical men of the country conceived the idea of placing them under a course of coffee. The trial succeeded beyond all expectation, and the weavers of Rioseu-Berg have no longer cause to envy the health and strength of the workmen of other countries. For the purpose of facilitating the -acquisition of that salutary substance of the poor mountaineers, the Austrian Government has recently abolished the duties that used to be levied 011 the importation of coffee. Coffee, says M. de Gas pari n, renders the elbments of, our organism -uiorc stable. It is observed that, under the influence of eolfee, the nrodnee rit' tlio unrt?^l 1 f ? v. i,nu J5 III ore nuui, 1116 respiration lc6s. active, and .consequently the" less undergone by the absorbed substance less rapid. A diminution of animal heat has ever been observed under, similar circumstances.? This last consequence heips us to understand the utility of coflcc in hot countries where the j temperature is so difficult-, to bear that ill seems to wear out the springs of life. Our mil- j itarjMind naval authorities have made coffee ! form a part of tlfo rations of our soldiers and sailors, in active service, and have reason to i be satisfied with the result,. The use of coffee has been of immense benefit to our troops, as well in Africaii deserts as in the Crimea, in Italy, and in China; the crews of our Meets have also derived the same hygienic advanta jos. It, is of infinite vbduo to our soldiers in Mexico, and principally in the 'IVrrn (Juliente, At Vera Cruz, that hot bed cf yellow fever. As man advances in life, the bony tissue di?niinihhca in quantity. Wo know, for instance, how easily the bones ofold people are fractured. This accident is consequent on the slight resistance dflcrcd by the bone, which becomes weakened by the diminution of the organs. Now to point out the consequence of this disappearance of the bony substnnCe in persons of adUvancod age. The phosphoric particles of the bones are j absorbed, carried away in the circulating tor-1 I rent and molecule thus moved along bv the j blood, and obliterating the small blood vessels or capillary tubes. One of our learned professors of the . Facilty of Medicine, M. C. Robin, promulgated the idea of dissolving tlic phosphal deposits by means of a chemical agent; with, lactic acid, for instance, it might be possible perhaps to prevent this obstruction of the vessqls, which is the frequent cause of fatal congestions in thc*ease of old people, and thus to extend the limits of human life. if. Petit is of the opinion that it is bettor to prevent the obstruction of vessels than to have to combat it, when oncemi existence. From the well established fact that coffee retards the de-l composition of the^organs, M. l'etit concludes that by its habitual use the life of man might he nrolonccd bevond its .1 ,r vv.iuiii'il Ulllilliull.' III! therefore recommends the use of coffee, especially to old persons, asserting that those who have reached the age of fvfty years and upwards may take from one to four cups per day of moderately strong infusion, according to the habits ,of thembody of each individual. Dr. Petit, a French physician, rccornnieuds it jis an effective agent for rendering the produce of the secretion more aqueous, and for combating gout, gravel and calculous affections. In eastern countries, where tluS consumption of coffee is very great, such complaints are almost unknown. I CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY Til OR I* 3IV <i~31ULY 20, Tho crops of corn, oatH and wlient iu North-eastern Georgi?, are npokeu of by tho Athens papers as unusually fine. Gov Seymour, of New York,* has issued an order calling into the field 15,000 militia of that. State, to enforce an order of court for tho arrest of Gen. Dix, in the caao of the newspaper illegally suppressed by liira. T?!r. Kucene Di:krfz,.a wine Aiorchant, of New Ort __ - ' - -? iuuna, on Juno iBih, W'j?3 sentenced to t,bo Tortugas> fluting tlie war. 1-Jis oQonco was registering him3elf as an enemy and not lenving tho lilies. A Railroad Raid.?It is rumored that tho Yunkecs havo made n rnidou the railroad at Opelika, Ala., : and captured a train.. Among tho parties taken, it is ' said, was Gen?brac,g. ' * . A gentleman .just arrived from Ndw Orleans reports ! 1 that the Confederates had fought and completely heat- j on tho'Yatfkoea at Branhoar City. It was reported in | tlio city that tho rebels wero advancing on Donaldson- j villa. . . (1 t.OKious Nf.wh if Tuck.?The Richmond Sentinel states that a lady who arrived at New Market, from 'Maryland, brings the gratifying report that our prii$- i oners at Point Lookout linvo boon released. It is announced from "Richmond that Mr. George A TuEVKOLsr of Charleston, has . accepted tho appointment of .Secretary of the Treasury, and entered upou the duties of his tiflice. Wc regard tho appointment of Mr. Trekuqmi as the veiv best that could havo been made. A merchant of large and varied experience, of matured judgment, fertile in resources, and a consummate flnnili'tnr iT nw -?' '* ^ ..... 1.1.111 ...in ^aivaniso cue corpse Pi the public credit, ho can. His appointment, however,calls to mind the. famous liues of Swift: Seo liero n proof of Irish so use, ' Here Irtslv wit is seen; ' 1 When nothing's left that's worth defence, . . TV'e build a magazine. I AVl.en wo heard, some days since, that Gon. Bpagg I was ou his way to Atlanta, wo were oppressed with a foreboding of evil which has unfortunately been realised. The brave and able general who reorganised, tlie shattered and demoralised wrecks of Bkago's army, and so thoroughly renovated its moral-', that he 1 has boon enabled to- retreat before tbe advance of the j enemy, absolutely without loss, and without impairing I the iflielciiev of his ts-nm?K Ima -? i.: . w J - 1 .VIM nu Kll III?* command. Many will say, ami more will believe Hint lie has been sacrificed to gratify personal# prejudice, and we tear I hat when (lie facta arc disclosed bis? # I tory will jnstilv tho opinion. Wo do not care, in the i absence of lull tiinl autliei.itic information, to diseurs j tho matter now; we are loo sad at heart. "Wo tool as if we liad received a riunning blow, and are, ns Lite sailors say, '* all abroadAll we know is that, at the most critical moment of a groat, crisis, the hand which was guiding us to safety has been paralysed'; the prop on which >ve leaned for support has been withdrawn. Of f?en. Hood, who has been assigned, temporarily we suppose, to tho command of the army of tho Chattahoochee, wo know nothing beyond tho fact that he is a gallant, chivalrous officer, the bravest among tho bravo, and a devoted patriot^ Ho has ncvor yet had n separate command, and has, therefore, had no opportunity of showing his fitness for his present position. He enjoys, however, the confidence, not only of his troops, but of all who know him, and wo hope tho result will justify that confidence. Hut wo wait tbo issue with a painful anxiety which, wo have in vain endeavored to shako off. . , Prisoners at Anpersonvii.le.?The Journal and Messenger snys : "Tho number is over twenty-seven thousand, and is daily increasing. ?An addition of five ] O (M'/IC line MO rtAr. 1 -- i- 1 icbv-ubiy ucuinnaue to tlio enclosure, but even with this, It is already too much crowded, and the connnandaut is endeavoring to receive no more. The mortality is considerable, being generally from fifty to sixty a day. A strange state of affairs seems to prevail among j them, wholly of a 'domestic character of their I own. There has beon thioving, fighting and murders, and to secure some of them from damage from the others, about ninety have to be kept outside the walls under guard. It is said that several will be hung by their comrades for the murders committed." It is said that the clergy of the North as a body are the most timeserving and blood thirsty men in the whole country. LATEST BY TEIE^HAM . FROM RlOttMOtfb. Richmond, July 19.?The Yaqkce flag oir the fleet in the Jaqies River have been at Ijalf mast for two days. The Yankee pickets say that Grant was wounded and died ftom the cf-" feet of the wound." I " . FROM GEORGIA. Atlanta, July-19.??The army aiid public were surprised this morning with' tho announcement of (jenhral Johnston's being relieved and General Ilood boing placed in command. The following is General Johnston's address Headquarters, Army of Tennessee, ) July 17. [. In obedience to the War Department, I turn over to Gen. Hood the command and Depart' ment of Tennessee, i cannot lenve this army without expressing my admiration of the high military qualities that has been displayed so conspicuously by every soldierly virtue, endurance and obedicjico to orders. The enemy has never attacked but to be severely repulsed and punished. You, soldiers, have never argued but from vonr conragc. I am no longer your leader. To ono and all I offer assurances of my friendship, and bid an affectionate farewell. J. Ei Johnston. In- assuming command, Gen. Hood issued the following address. Headquarters, Army of Tennessee. ) July 18. j In obedience to orders from the. War 'Department, I assume command of thy* ariiiy and department. . I feel the weight of the responsibility so suddenly, and unexpectedly devolved upon mo by this division, and shall bend all my energies, and shall employ all 1113' mental faculties to meet all its requirements. I look with confidence to your patriotism to stand hv mc,.and rely upon you to wrest your count ly from tiro grasp of the invaders entitling yourselves to the proud distinction ot being called the deliverers of your country. t). II. IJoon. Atlanta July] 9.? All silent this evening in the vicinity of the two Annies. A force, of Yankee cavalry; consisting of two brigade?, made a raid yesterday, and cut the Georgia Uuiiroad 5 miles from Stone Mountain, destroying half a mile of 1 he track. ThcV remained . ' <iv but a short time, searching the houses for pistols, s and then hastely retveated towards Sherman's main body, from which they caine. The road is being repaired. ' Atlanta. Julv 19.? A nmmi* nK/n'oinj *u_?. ^ .. 1'ivimiuu IJIHli the enemy liatl crossed the Chattahoochee. They wero inarching towards 8tonc Monntniu and Decatur. The advance of Logan's cavalry entered Decatur, to-day at noon ; and skirmishing had been going on. The fight of tho oncryy was between the Chattahoochee ai?d Peach Tree creek. Atlanta has resumed her t * unusual quiet. . FROM PFAER&&URG. Pete us bu kg, July 19.?There has been a lienvy artillery demonstration oh the front yesterday, which subsided as tho day advanced. Tho Yankee force is believed to be greatly decreased by the departuro of import > ';-ms of it for AY nsliington aild Baltiinoi I ...I -i ? . Siege of liarlo?to> THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-F'. * . The enemy Sunday flight erecti 1 mall wooden house about fifty yard* r : of Battery Gregg. The bombardmo on Sumter by Batteries Gregg and \V ^n? : : tinucs about the same. Since our .\ < '? t f up to six o'clock Monday ever n. 'Sv n % Gregg had fired at Sumter one imra-.i < rj twenty-one shots, and Battery a^ ixty-six. One or two men wen ghtl i ijn <x A force of two. hundred men .von; >)?> < *vo?i r*. work upon AVagnor Monday ' epn :r.; o uragescaused by rcceDt high t: i," v, , ,, ' . v>v V *