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'- f'. \&VESp< * U, ? . 1 * | ^ - ^ ^ ...._ J.,.: . ^ ^ "VOL. 1 CAMDEN, &.' C.,. S^T^RaDj^TT,, JTJ3L1T &3, 186^.; ONTO. .19^. yWP??M?PHBP?Xl'l I? HTM?BMMP?|M?M???M?M?I?MP?W?i?MP? ! * i By P. X>, UOOOTT. Terms of Subscription. Daily paper per raontji 7 $3.00 " t " for Six Months - $15.00 Woekiy,. - - - - $5.00 ' Rates for Advertising: For one Square ? twelve lines or less ?TWO . DOLLARS for the first insortupv-aiid.. ONE*DOLLAR and FIFTY CENTS for each subsequent. Obituary N&tioes, exceeding; ono square, charged .. at advertising ratos. % 'Transient Advertisements and Job Worx MUST EE i ' PAID FOR IN ADVANCE." No deduction made, except to our.^egular advertisg patrons wk?atyTI J. v ^ Trouble Among Hie iHoi'iiioiik-An ; ' " Elder ISxpclled, &c. The DcseVet News (organ of Brigham ' Young at Great Salt Lake City) lias h long story about tlie ex.pul.siou of a Mormon Elder from- the company of the "Saints/' The Elder in question is Walter M. Gibson, formerly Jcuownas Captain. Gibson, and well known in South Carolina. It seems, that he arrived in Utah, on his way to the Malay Islands, in the 1 r*' 1859.- He was out of funds, and managed ! ;.i r them by lecturing upon "Oceanica."'! ! * : . of time he sought baptism, and was j . o.: Li r Gibson. Lie went down to the Pa-1 'i ., lectured at ban Francisco ami was I l. > f being a Mormon, but denied it.? . . j reached the Sandwich 1-lands, and I . r M? ]chis presence felt among tha natives, v apidly making a '-good tiling" out of ta. ! v eu a com in i tec from Utah^went on to e his acts. 'jttkv ound him living in clover, possessing t < 1 inds by thousands, his sheep by the pW j.tvm- res, and his horses and cattle, geese I' d ti l.' ys, in droves. But, more than all : >, ho spensed Mortnan offices and titles.? tie had rdaincd hosts of Kaniohanioha's suh.(. > ? lostles, high priests, "seventies," elders and \ thing else; and even the women reA'iY-.o 1 m his hand the honors of priestesses, n',<: i titles that his cunning could suggest out I ;beir veneration, while he touched '1> v i- , erty. Our Mormon delegation visit b;m d remonstrated with him.; but he cou1. le it, and suggested to them the proprie'. v i speedy departure. A lew hints of \:ic! .. . by the nowly converted natives acr . : " ,heir denartnro. A 9 ~ uG, writing from Atlanta, under date ot the 17tb inst., thus sketches the personnel of the Governor of Georgia : Take a delicately constructed human form, robe it in a summer suit of black with that careless grace which so well becomes a Southern gantlcman ; give it a light, quick step, and an easy motion, which betokens at once tlje pcacefulne6s of a lamb, or the leap of a tiger; lfct there rise from the recesses of a roughly turned shirt collar a long muscular neck, on \yhich there sets a handsomely shaped headnot too broad across the eyes, but long from front to rear, and high from ears to summit? a little too large for the body below, both .as regards motivo power and proportion; surmnnnf flm ' * -t i uuv; uuuiu vyitu <t iiol loo tnickly grow*ing mass of iron grey hair, which is bru^he^l well back from the temples, revealing a tall, expansive and expressive forehead, marked with lines of mental toil ; set untler a brow indicative of the moral strength of the man, a pair of keen dark eyes, mild or piercing as. his thoughts may'chance to flow, whose variable color may bo either gray, black or brown ; fast- , en in .its proper place one of those solid looking , noses iJy which Napoleon used to choose his "thinking" men ; close the cataloguo of feature? i by the addition, of a large Henry Clay style of ' , mouth, with an under jaw that can work with , the force and vehemence of a trip hamrtner, and , lips so pliable that, like his eyes, they express , every feeling, and you have the tout ensemble . of the not ungraceful form and clean shaven j * face of a man whose natno has gone the rounds | of every household circle in the Confederacy? j iiis Excellency Joseph E. Browu, Governor of ; Goorgia. ' , . i . . < Madrid advices state that the Spanish gov- , crnment, in consequence of the difficulty it finds in putting down-tho insurrection at St. Damingo has decided on sending out an cxpe- < ditionary corps of large amount, some say as* 1 many as 50,000 men, who will embark' in Sep- i tember next. . ( How Cicn. Polk was liillcd, i ' 1 w The Louisville Journal ofthe 28tli ult.", stales .that "the death'of Gen. Lhonidas Polk, which took place abotit noon on the 14tli iriat., was under the following circumstances, as detailed to us by a correspondent: Gen. Sherman had been riding all along our lines the entire ^lay, from right to left. He has a keen, quiek eye, ever watchful, and with the aid of a powerful glass, he discovered three general held officers of the enemy, with their staffs, making their way to the crest of Pine Mountain, where they could obtain a comprehensive view ofthe location of our line of battle, and. our arrangements for making-attacks and repelling assaults. Gen. Sherman wat.ched their movements and saw somevof the group.on the mountain taking observations. The vigilant general rapidly rode u11 iu uiu oaticrv best located to reach hi; rebel ofliccrs and fqnnd it to' be Simonton's, the ever fait I) t'ul. As it was noon, the then had nearly all left the guns ioi ttheir meals. Going up to one of the pieces, Gen. Sherman asked for the otlieer in charge and being told ho was summoned to return iin-tanvlv. When the lieutenant arrived under the general's personal directions a s'heil was sent on to 1'iuc Mountain. "It has fallen about twenty-five foot too short;" a little more fuse and you have it." said Sher man, after watching its elfeet. The hex; shot struck some one, of course, not kno\\n at the time. '"That will do," said the geneVal in *a quiet, cool tone, and then rode oft', followed bv a single orderly, the usual numerical strength of his tiold stall". . \ Napoleo.v too Cautious to be Poisoned. ? A Paris'letter writer tells the-following ; j 1 was in a circle, a few days back, composed of both native t rench and newly arrived Par | i.oiinu a t- ?i wi.-n. uiu conversation turned uprn | tlio Emperor, and tlie late arrivals were full of j marvelous stones of attempts upon the Einp.e- | ror's life. One "yarn' ran' as follows: A | beautiful young Italian girl was requested to lUake hi in a drink,, which she did. As if accidentally, in receiving the goblet, lie contrived I to drop into it a small silver knife with,which he bad been toying, as"he sat. The knife almost immediately turned black, from the presence of sonic poison which the Italian had dropped into th'e beverage?probably as a "llavor." Hln- Was quietly sent back to the Orleanisl tribe, whence she came, disgraced. Another damsel offered Napoleon tlio iargerpieee ot an apple,, which she cut before his eyes and while in conversation wit'll him. (She was l*'reneb. and a privileged member of the household ) \\ ith true politeness lie lvnnest- I cil an exchange, lie to eat the sn:a!ler piece, and she the other. 'The ladv demurred , site | eonkl not eat so much, lie seized'both pieces j atul nowmgly rotiied. Next day the lady consented to "waste her sweetness on the deseit air''of a convent, where she can retleet that the very first trouble which arose in the world, in the year one, canto front I'ive. oiVcring Adatn an apple not fit for his inaslifi ration at that time. E\' COL' It AG IN' 0 AND 1 NTEKESTJ N'G. A -IViend I has furnished the fchtartlian with the following j letter from the trenches at Petersburg. The j author is one of the most distinguished of our j officers, and bis views may lay claim to the j weight which an experience second to none in this war entitle them: "We are finishing the war in a slow, butsnre 1 way. . The utter exhaustion of Grant's army j r ? * * i consider certain, ami the North is not in, a i condition to recuperate, especially if Sherman continues to he haflled in the West, as [ think lie will he. W e shall see a general breaking up of Ci rant's com hi nations. JIo is now en gag- I ml in the laudable bui-iness of shelling this ! deserted to\\.n, but beyond that, lie manifests no energy. The desperation to which they arc j driven is apparent from the brutality which attended their recent raids the. half of their [inedish conduct is not published. A just.roIrilmtioii must he near at hand. The raids, I think, are at an end for the present,, thanks to the energy, gallantry and ability of .Hampton's ? management ol the cavalry, and the. good conduct of the militia. Our troops are lining well mil arc In a It hi/, coffer and full t-f' ho/>e." Late Northern papers announce the death af Genjsiioc. P. Morriss, the song writer, best jnowti in connection with the ballad, "Woodnan, spare that tree" We do not know how ( aid he was. Ho Vyas a printer by trAdc, L CAMDEN DAILY JOiJItNAL SATURDAY moniviiVG, Jliff7lr 23, AVe arc anxious to procure- a couple of copies of Fasquellb's French Grammar, for which wo will i pay any veasonahlo price. Can not soirte of our | friends who have Copies. foV which they have no pres- J cut use, oblige us in this matter? _ j Captain Seumfs' New Ship.? A Paris journal La , Franci'. which seems to have received special Informs? . . . 1 tion about tlrs ship, says she is'a small, beautifully ', | formed corvette, iron plated inside, and provided with I j powerful artillery. *Capt. Skhmks has ordered three J l pivot .guns, cat able of throwing hollow projectiles of ? one htilidred and seventy, and solid projectiles of two hundred and twenty English pounds. Her crew, J which in'tlic old Alabama consisted of ono hundred ! and forty-tu'o men, is-to be augmented to onehundrcfj and ?sonvauty-lwo. Arrivals ai tlie boldicrN USeat on fiui'ay kyentnft. jui.y 11. j The following is a list of sick qnd? woumled soldiers slopping at the Soldiers Rest. in CAmden. It is .our intention hereafter to giro tlio names of all arrivals at the Rest, with the Regiment and Company of which , they are members, whether Siek or wouudud, ayd the district to whieli they belong: i Josiali V neent?7th fcj. CJ. Battalion?wounded? ! from Lancaster. % j J. b\ Ballard?7th S. C. Battalion?wouuded?from j Lancaster. * ' . * W. Belk?White's Battalion: DcSauasuro Lt. Artillery?siek?from Lancaster. Jaiues A. It lack man?White's Battalion: DcSatissure Lt. Artillery?siek?from Lancaster. I . A Piouai Dor,.?There is a dog in this city, saj j Cwoliniau, which, if there he a heaven for dogs servos to he immediately translated to that 1 . place.* It is a beautiful little Italian greyhound, i the boisterous spirits peculiar to his species. 1 ; week day, he may be seen romping in the .usual I trwo-i'i ? - " ' u...v.... u^v, mui mo cunureu 01 me lami ; ' which lie belongs; but on Sunday, no Snbbutniin tlie strictest sort could possibly be more grave demote in his deportment. One would think, to . him moving soberly about the 'house ou that da/, lie had b en quite through the eatcchisin and had got the fourth common hnenl by heart. No pains having bivn taken, however, to tench him these things, tho dog's piety remains to he explained by those who understand tiio mctaphysies of tlits bruto creation. Bjit iif. 4?c?5S. S. i*. The Clarion gives a brief militsiy. biography.if this < llie r. recently ajipointed Lieutenant General, llo is a native of South Carolina and a graduate of "West I'oiiil, whete lie was honored with a diploma in 1801. Mo was a classmate ot Generals J. K. Il.sS'iTAIU", J. li. Vlt.LKl'Ktl'i:, W D I'KVIJKU and IIOIUCH llANIIAi.b. After leaving West I'oint. he entered the regular ser?vico*as 2d Lieutenant of the 4th artillery, and was < subsequently promoted 1st Lieutenant ot the 1st'regiment of regulars. Shortly after his native State deft tlie old Union. General Lkk resigned ' his position in the service of the United Stales and repaired to South Carolina, where he entered the army ol that Slate as Captain early in March, 1801. llo served with liKAUiierctitu in tlie taking of Fort Sumter, and after 'the strife was fully inaugurated a hostilo army on the' soil of ibe Old Dominion, he repaired to Virginia, with | a Out levy ol" li^liL artillery, and tliero, with the legion of Hampton, ligurod conspicuously and honorably in many of the sanguinary engagements, lie was soon honored with tlio rank of Major, next fneutenant l.'olonel and then Colonel. lle'conimatided a battery on tho Potomac for some time; was invito Wattle ol Scven fines and tho Seven Days figh^ around Rielunond ; was next assigned to duty as Colonel of tho ,-t111 Virginia cavalry ."did subsequently to a battalion of artillery that gained distinction in the ^second battle of Ma- ! nnssns and at Sharpsburg. When a'commaudcr was needed for: the defences of Viokshnrg in tho fail of' l.SG'2, President Davis, sent hi n't to d< fend the stronghold of Mississippi, having conferred upon him the rank of brigadier General. Ho commanded at jho I 1 haltle^if Chickasaw Bayou, abovn Viokshnrg- wliere, in December. ISI^, he whipped SnuiiH.v.v and Molt- 1 can* f-.mitil. who brought a large loreo against his he- : r?*ie little hand. At the battle of Bilker's Creek ho commanded a Brigado ?>f tleorgiaiui,' and during the siege of Vickshurg held that portion of Stiovknson's line so f riously assaulted on tlio 19 th and 211*1 of May. Shortly after the surrender, Gen. Lkb was appointed < to the rank ol Major-fleiieral, and assigned to tho I command of all the cavalry in the Mississippi Depart- 1 intent. 1 ?fan??:?i? ?c? ???n" LATEST BY TELEGRAPH FROM RICHMOND. Rich mono, July 2^>.?Noticing additional from the Val'ey sinf.e Wednesday. ft is reported that we captured four guns> and 800 prisoners in the light at Snickers, FR OM PKTEIiSD UR G. I'riKKSunui, July 22.? lirisk artillery firing: was kept up all last night. Also rapid skirmishing'this morning, hut it slackened at'noon. There is alimfkt perfect quiet along* the lines now. - / The enemy brought some new. and very heavy mortars into service last night. Our loss is very few from the whole nights affair. , Siege of C? Si it r lesion. ..nvjio m .mikmi am) seventy-seventh day.No shell have been thrown at the city since our last report. Battery Gregg and the MiddleBattery have kept- up the continuous bombardment of Fort Sumter. During Wednesday night and up to six o'clock* Thursday evehing four hundred and three shots were fired at tho fort.The fort has sustained no material damage, and no casualties have been reported since Wednesday evening. Sullivan's Island returned the fire of the enemy slowly yestarday. Battery Wagner for the past two days has remained quiet, and it is believed our batteries have succeeded in disabling some of its guns. ? o d No movements on the coast *arc reported. The ficct remains unchanged, ? ? ? Bolted ani5 Unbolted Flour?the Lat- ' ' . t! ' i ' v.? . < . 1 ' ?jt "*. 1 : \ :?i . w. 5. win '..ha : I V - ; *! * i: \ I , , f _ . , > ; tlio pills in the Confederacy. It has been fully. (16 rrro list lit led that no animal can life exclusively on fine Hour ; ai*d also unbolted flour, with water, will sustain the. animal- frame, in good health and spirits indefinitely. Give tnu unbolted bread, and I feeh safe from disease under any ordinary fatigue arid exposure ; and I feel that I am pleading for iTninai'iity as well as c<ouony\, w hen I ask you to help me beg for a portion of Government bran for the warwont veterans of this hitherto invincible army.. Yankek Impudence IIkduked.?The impudence of some of the Yankee prisoners brought to Richmond is uuhcnrahlc. Friday, as the'.,, last instalment was parsing along Cary street,, one of 1 hem, true to the instinct and nature of. the whole race, made a remark disparaging of the character of several ladies standing on tho sidewalk. The. Unite was instantly knocked down l?v a blow from a musket in the hands of 1 one of the guard and lad to. he carried along by some of his coinra'h s. ?Serwd hint right,, though the conlciits of t li .musket would have been a"better dose jhmi tbo butt of it.-?Jiicftinnnd Kxtnn'nu-r. The coinluiiuicefi?'U of the ex-Secretnrv .of the Treasure, Hon. S. I'. Chase, which ho sent to tlio Committee Menus, on the 20th of Juno, sjivs tlt?pso-o-ivg:ite revenue from all sources for tlio vear o|os ng with tli<? 30th ultimo will roach ?2-1 ? .0'?<>.t)(>(>; the expense, exeluding two months' |?nv of the arm v., duo July f. Is?880,(100.01-O; The amount in excess of the revenue is therefore ?(> I0.00n.000. Taking tho Ingle-st amount estimated; assuming* inisiM'lljiut'ous receipts, which will" reach $35,OOO.oOO, the whole amount of revenue for next year cannot, he sot.down at.more than 318,000,000.. The expenditures are likely to reach ?850,000,'000 ; and $45(^000,000 is to he raised by loans. ? Tiie Enemy Mining at Petersburg.?Tho Examinrr has it upon tho best authority that fJrant is at* work attempting to mine our position in Trout of Petersburg. Tho infantry that the Potcrsburg editors miss from thd front of our ccntro arc no doubt busy under grouud.