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Wanted?a mechanical j guriosity, with a brain and fingers^? A thing that wilbset so many tjrpe a day?a machine that will think and ~ act, but still a machine?a being who undertakes the most systematic and fijdnotonous drudgery, yet one the ingenuity of man has never supplanted mechanically?that's a prin* ter. A printer?.yet for all his, sometimes dissipated and reckless habits . ?a worker, at all times and hours, day and night; sitting up in a close and unwholesome office, when gay crowds are hiyrying" to the theatres ?later still, when the street revelers are gone and the city sleeps?in the * fresh'air of morning?in the broad ' and gushing sunlight?some printing machine is at his case with its eternal unvarying click! click ! Click! click ! the polished types fall into the stick; the mute integers of expression are marshaled int*> line, and march forth as immortal print. 11 1 - * uuck ! and the latent, intelligence? | the simple idea a living sentiment.? Click! click! from grave to gay, it^m after item?a robbery, a murder, a bit of sckndal, a graceful and globing thought?are in turn closed by the mute and impressive finger?, ^f j the machine, and set'adrift in the sea i of thought*. He must npt think of the future, nor recalljthe past?must not think of home, of kindred, of wife or babe?his work lies' before him, and thought is< chained to his copy. You know him bv wav1/o i?!>^ J " .rvilVO .111-7 read the papers and are quick at typographical errors, whose eye may rest on the mute evidences of ceaseless toil; correspondents,"editors and authors, who scorn .the simple medium of.your fame, think not the printer is altogether a '.machine?think not that he is indifferent to the gem of which he is but the setter?:a suBtie ray may penetrate the recesses of his brain, or the flowers he gathers may not leave some of their fragrance! upon his toil-worn fingers. But when yoti see a friend, companion, adviser ?when you would elevate one who, for sympathyj may represent either or froth?-when you want Judgee, Legi slat Or s, Governors ahd Presidents? O, ye people, advertise: "Wanted? a printer." A negro committed violence upon a young lady in the neighborhood of Carter,s Depot Tennessee, a few days ago, and being brought by some soldiers before he for identification, she seized a gun and blew half his head off. Better, too few words, from the women wc iove, than too many. CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL. SATC ? DAY MOKM1NG, ACJO 6. The quantity of cotton destroyed in tlio lato Coltunbia fire amounts to 9^5 ba\es. . Only about one-half of tbeso wore insured. Tho Heiress to the Brazilian throne is likely to marry tins Austrian Archduke Louis Victor. If so, tho llnpsburg family will number three Emperors. "Wonre requested to give notice rtiut the Bev. Mr. (IllAMliLiss will preach in the Baptist Church tomorrow morning al. the usunl hour. It isolated that at the taking of Alsen the Prussians massacred 100 vanquished and wounded Swiss volunteers. ' Tho Lontlon SjK'Ctator argues that sober llationsaro 3^.. i * * wicm'uui- man annKing ones, as are the French in comparison with the English, the Italians with the Trisp, and tho Hindoos w ith .everybody. . TJie annual Convention of the Liible Societies of South Curolina will ho held at. Spartanburg C. H., ou the third Tuosdaj- of Septeiriber. 1SG4. Tho opening sermon will bo preached by. the ltev. Dr.. Bachman, of Charleston. The English public were astonished at Be< iug tho Queen, at tho last grand reception at Buckingham Palace, wear the Prussian decoration of Queen Louise at a time whou that country is uupopular among them. * At Last.?Our readers will see, by refefring to our telegraphic column, that we are at length iu receipt of the press dispatches, and that we shall be henceforth in condition to redeem our promiso, to give tho latest news, twelve hours in advance of the mail. A couple of miners at. Washoe fought a duel recent wim pickaxes lor weapons. They were placed a rod apart, and advanced, on a given signal. Ouo hurled his pick at his antagonist and buriod it in his oyo. Tho wounded man lingered rorno days in horrid agony. We have received from Messrs ICvajIK and .('.'ouswt-n.t. a Copy of ' General Orders, from tho Adjutant and Inspector General's olUce, from .fnnuary 1st to Juno 30th 1SGG, iuelusiye." Tho work is pirparod hy It. C. GlLClluiM' acting Judge advocate General, and is designed as a continuation of Oen. Jordan,s Digest. Jit will, no doubt, he useful to officers ol the a i my. ? - ? ? . - A groat sensation has been occasioned, in England hy the murder in a first, cl irs railway car, of J'uo.u \s BriGOS, chief clerk of t!io banking house ot KofcF.jiTk, CcftTts .V. He was upwards of sixty years of ago. The uiuriler ?as ntirt'Otratod .".lir.ni?.a .1- 1 -- --- ... T i i\, %?U?I ill" lit' was returning home, by some unknown pru**?vis occupying the sumo compartments with Iiiin*. His watch and eyoglns.s werfl missing, but his money was untouched. Ny> cjluo to (he murderers has been discovered. Tim Danish Wah.?homo monthsngo we hazarded the prediction that the Danish war would in all probability eventually involve nil the leading powers of Europe. Tho latest news front Europe is to the clVoet tlmt the Ivingof Denmark has solicited the intervention of the Etnperor of the French, and that Napolcon has promised it Jf this news bo true our prediction Is in a fair way of being realized. What a splendid chance, by tho way, this item would afford us . "To mohnlize on the decay Of British pluck in modern day," if wo only felt in tho vein. Alasl for tho prestige of England, when a crowned King, her ally, tho father-in law of tho heir apparent to tho British throne, and graud father of a prince who, if ho lives,'will one d iy mount, ^hat throno, is forced, in hia extremity, to solicit; the protection of the Frenchman. <fco Sic &c.. But wo don't I'eol in tho vein. In the first place , we are soaking wot, having been caught in a heavy o.vvrci uuuu. \? uy nuiue irom the Telegraph* office_ where we had been waiting for those adjective dispatches that seem aa if they are never coming; and secondly ; when we got homo and*asked lor the keys of the aide-board, we were informed that, during our absence, a friond had impressed the contents of our last bottle of?spring water. There, wasn't much of. it, and'the parties wore quite wolco.no to it, but the result is that wo feel grievod in mind nrfd disgusted with the world, nnd utterly unfit to moralize profitably upon any subject. P. S. Talking of spring-water naturally suggests the idea ol gourds; and that in its turn suggests tho following villainous conundrum: When, has a lady a vegetable dress ? D'ye give it up ? When she weaVa a gored skirt I ? > LATEST BY TELEGRAPH REPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. ' Entered aocordirp to the Act of Congress in the yenr 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in tho Clerk's oflicv ofthe District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. I'ROM GEORGIA. AcfcusTA, August 4.?Nothing known here regarding the raiders through Elhort County. 2110 Yankees and 300 horses wore captured vc.itei'day'near Athens, (>a. J Our cavalry arc in active pei'suit. Moro | prisoners arc reported captured. I FROM MOBILK Mobile, A ugust 4.?Yesterday and last night I the Olinmv Hiri'W on infmiUir' T\ 1 : - j > tuniiiiii ivji utj nil j Island, 1 miles tiom Fort Gaines. I A largo fleet is outside this*- morning, and a Federal mortar opened on' tbo transport Dick Ivevs, and then the fort, which is .replyin?x. (ion. Maurv calls upon all for duty. Great confidence prevails. A Federal force estimated at 16000, occupy Holly Springs,. Mississippi. '* FROAf ATLANTA. Atlanta, August 5.?The en envy have beei^ unsualiy active during the past 15 hours. About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a heavy assault was made on the works 'held by our skirmishers. ' After heavy lighting they succeeded in gaining possession of them, but were i subsequently <1 liven back, and our lines re-csj lablished. ' . | They made another assault last night, hut : were repulsed with heavydoss. .v on Til CA R OL IXA ELECT! OX. Wilminuton, August 5.?Governor Vance i has been re-rlectod an overwhelming maI jority. In Charlotte Valine received 70; IIoljde.'tfG. In Wiliiiinygpn Ilolden trot. 1'2 vote:. I . " 4 j of <Jl5a?ic?ton. I THREW iM NUKKD AND NtNfcTY-SECOND UAV. The hombaidmeut of the. "old tort1' continues ' lively. 'I\vo hundred and ninety-three shots t were fired ?>t. the to it from sjx }\ M. Wcdnes! day t<\ s-1\ P. M. Thursday, and sixty-five-shells i at. the oilv. Tin fuso shells wore tired at the city Thursday e-fterndon doing no damage. A i few shots were exehaiiged between Sullivan's i Island batteries atid -the. oneuiy on Morris' i Island. j A propeller gunboat. Thursday .afternoon towed a Monitor ro^nd into Stono. The rest of the fleet remained' unchanged. It is generally believed in the amy, and so I'OlwM'i m I I '1' Willi-.... '< .v jni:uin:i's, mat ->j;i]or c?eneral Frank Blair was ?aptured by our forces in J tin? fight <>f Friday, ainl that ho is now conccal; ing himself in the disguise of a private, with j the view, probably, of getting an earlier c>:I change than he would get if his rank was known. The crowd of prisoners should be \ thoroughly searched and the rascal ferreted out. I No one who has ever seen his face could forget. | it, for it is "the embodiment of brassy irapu; donee and assurance. Hon. George W. Jones , and Col. John II. Savage, now in this place, we believe served in the old Congress with him, and would be ablo to identify his hang, dog countenance. The prisoners, we arc informed, will pass through Griffin cm their way South to-day. For want of transportation they are* on foot.? Chattanooga Rebel. ? ?.?. Collision at Sea?Sinking of the Steamer. Locust Point.?On the morning ofsnnday, 3d i .?u unc o i^iuck, oi tweon Harnegat and ' Ahsecombe lights, on the Now Jersey const, the strain ship Locust. Point. Captain Hoffman which sailed for New Orleans on Saturday, came in collision with the steamer Matanzes, Captain Leisegang, from New Orleans for Now York, causing the Locust Point to'sink in scCcn [ lninntes, in fourteen fathoms of ;watcr. The ! Matanzas struck her amidships, cutting her in i two. | The Locust Point had on board a crew of j twenty-three men and eighteen passengers.? ' Nineteen were lo3t, ? Depot Soldiers Board of Relief. Camden, S. C., August 6, 1861. ON AND AFTER THIS DATE AND UNTIL' further notice my regular days for delivering com, &c., will boon Tuesday and Friday of each week. All persona intorosted will govern themselves accordingly. - <J. M. GAYLF, August 6 4. ' Agent. Confederate please copy. LIST OF LETTERS, KM AINING IN THE POST OFFICE AT CAMAj DEN S.C., August 1, 1^4. A?Miss G Ankram. M?G M McSweeu Nancy Atkinson. Sarah Mnkuis ' * Gen A .Anderson. ' Mr MucHvaine Esq Sarah A Allen. ? AV Muckdwoll lttlTahhrl. All? T v?? ....W.VVVU 414IVII. ) \\ aiuiHiur Mary Auld. Rosaline Molcliill B?W Boykiu. .T McDonald ? Nancy Brown. Mrs A MCLeod Cerctia Baker. Miss Cullio Moxely John Blather. ' ? Maj Dur.cuu McUao ^ F M Ballard. Mr Morton Jane Boan (-0 N-^-Maiy Nome C?C S Coleman P?Wm Price (*2) Mary Clyburn Itubecca Peach D?Mrs Davis Catrino Pellot'oot Miss N S Davis (k) R?Ben Rily , ? Miss R A DaVia Lvdia G Robinson MissAnn A Davis ' D A Robinson Thomas Davis* J E Robortsou Mrss Jane Deganer ' Mrs A E RiclibourgE?Mary J Edwards Mrs A Rice . Mr3 Mary A Eltied (2) S?U Snowden Mrs Margarpt Eves Tobias Sowel F?Sergt F L Frost T?0 Rfl'hompson 4 (4?^J JI Goooh Elizabeth Taylor 11?Mrs M C Hornandez(3) Eliza Taylor William Hunt Capt J Thompson M W Heath W?Daniel Watts * J?W B Johnson J W W Walts. W R Johnson Miss Mary Wheat # Andrew .lohuson John Whester Mrs S Jackson C Waters B F Johnsnu John 'Wilson iS G Janneou . Jessy Webster L?Mrs A L Levy J D Williams . Clarissa LeGrand Mrs ftlary Williams Rev T X Lucas (2) Mrs S Wilson (2) Anna Levy Miss S A Wilson Xancy Levy Rachel Webster. m. W. l'F.GU ICS, P. M. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLSM. $?$&&&' ' SpS ? [CIRCCLAR ] A I) J'T AN 1> TXSPKGTnit GK>; KltA I.'S OKI'ICK, ^ ? COLt'MUI.*. August'1. 18151. \ ?X ANSWER TO NUMEROUS INQUIRIES Addressed to this oflico in relation to iho Militia Laws of this Staie, the following announcement is ur-nle : I. All male while persons residunt in this State, hetwecn the ages of sixteen and sixty years, capable o{ hearing amis, except persons who ?ro exempt from "all militia service." are liable to militia duty, both ordinary and in the field in times of alarm, insurrection or Invasion. TI. Persons who have been enrolled for Coufederato service and/lelailcd to remain at homo in civil employments or pursuits, or who have been exempted from Confederate service during the contiuounce of such exemption or detail, arc liable as other citizens in times of invasion III. Persons who have been enrolled for Confederate service, whether general or local, although detailed to remain at home, are not eligible to any militia office, "and no one liable to duty in the Coufederato ser vice, unless ho he exempted from said service, under tho provisions oftho Exemption Act of Congress, shall hereafter ho eligible to nnydinlitia."?(A. A. 6th February 1863.) * IV. Detailed men wlio have been organized as such into Comnanies for local niilitnrv carvir?A Ktt fnti federate authority, will not be held liable for militia t service. V. Militia officers in carry inp into execution Genoral Orders No. 8. series 1861, from this cilice, will bo governed by the forogoing instructions,unul hold in readiuess for actual Berviee their respeQtive commands, in obodienco to said orders. By command: (Signed.). ' A. C. GAISLINGTON, Adj't and Inspector General S. C. Official: G. A. Follin, A. A. Gen. persons exempt tboa ai.l militia duty, Tho?Lieutenant Govornor; tbo Judges of the Courts of Law and Equity;' tho Ordinaries; Clerks of the Courts of Common I'lpas and Gonornl Sessions; Sher. ifls; Masters, Commissioners and Registers In Kquity; tho Secrotary of State ; Surveyor General; Oorapo-* troller General, and Treasurers of the Sjtato. J3ST Daily papers of State publish ono week, other papers three times. ^ A ugust 6 1 w