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HBHHp!^^A. ; " V;' 'A - .* ? ?/. . ,. .. '< . . \ /. - , s ;, ... .> ' '. . _ . "?'. v- . . ,* .' >>. i^? ISp- . ' '"* ' : ' ' . . ., - v# : .. . ...-; /yo 1 ?a? ' :? '' : . L." " ' * * s t ' % . I VOlTT CAMDEN, S; C? MONDAY, SEPTEMBER26,-1864' ISTO. 74r * ?: ?- J ? : i ? : : il : I : . By X). D. HOOOTO. Terms' of Subscription. Daily paper per month - - $3.00f . . Tor Six Mouths - - $16.00 "Weekly, $6.00 !Rates for Advertising: For ode Square ? twelve lines or les.??TWO DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS for the first insorI ' tion, and TWO COLLARS fdr chcIi subseqeunt. f Obito'arv Notices, exceeding one square, charged , > at advertising rates. Transient Advertisements and Job "Wont MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE -J No deduction made, except to our regular advertisg'latrons / ' ? 1 1 ' . i Schoolmaster's Fable. A venerable teacher once related to his boys the following fable: A certain .Knight was . r confined in>a high tower, at the foot of which his wife, used to come every day arid \yeep.? At length he asked her why she-did nob seek to release him, inktead of spending her time in ^ tears. She inquired what she sbonld do, and he told her the way by .which she might read-1 iiir aiH in his i-Rcane. So slid Drocured a lafire Mtj *? r i o black beetle, a?i4 after tying to bis legs'a very small silken thread, she put a little b.uttef*upou one of his horns, and theu- placed him upon 4 the tower. Attracted by the smell of the butter which N . seemed to be ju-it above hini, he travelled up the high wall, dragging after him the thread .until he reached the window of the room in which the knight was confined.. The captive warrior then told his wife to tic to the thread a strong cord, and to that a still larger one, and v then a ladder of ropes. When this was done, , he gently pilled up the silkeu thread,"Hud after that, the cord and rope, and last-af all the lad-1 * der< which he fastened securely, and so easily - let him down and escaped. Methiuks every little scholar can tell what the teacher meant bj'hi-, fable. Ignorance is the name of that tow'er, and .from it all ought to bp anxious to escape. That little silken thread is the alphabet, and that small cord the little words that are first learned, and which * help the child tb attain larger ones, and thus to bring in the instructions of the wise and ? good that help to free him from his captivity. And like, the captive knight, lie Vho woind rrain hi* tYw>dom nuist use tlie' means hiiuself. No one can study in liis stead. . Lie must himself draw these silken threads of knowledge, or * ho will remain ignorant forever. Wi.'l my young readers, when they are somewhat disN posed Uf think it hard that they have to study, and when they wonder why they'should have to lealn this and that lesson, lemeniber. the knight aiKhthe tower ? One of the Rothschilds.?Tlpc stable? alcven thoroughbred English houses?of the late Baron de Salomon de Rotlisehild, were sold at auction, in T'aris, recently. , No wonder, says one of the papers, that young maD died of disease of the heart 1 He could not live without ttHense e.motion, Iret quently renewed. Gaming on 'Change .and at the card table", were his favorite amusements, aqd it was to cure him of the fatal sports, that his father, Baron James dc .Rothschild, sent him to America some years ago. lie had lost $240,000 iij one speculation od 'Change, llis fat Heft; shipped him at six hours' notice, and refused to allow him to leave. America, unless lie I promised that he would riot indulge again, in such gambling. Bpt the young man could not resist the temptation of excitement, and despite his promise, lft wpuld gamble. This greatly distressed his father, and more than once produced temporary eoolncss between therri. Every day three carriages would stand before the young man's door from three in-the afternoon, until one at night. If the weather was fair lie would go to the Bois de Bologne. after. the opera, and ride about there until twelve or one o'clock at night. I may mention, to show the free use made of his purse, that ho was -so unexpectedly shipped to America. His friends of k Jockey Club owed him $20,000; and it is ft said that alter his death it was discovered they I owed $40,000. L \ ^ n Yellow. Fevor in *Charleston.?It is reW ported that the yellow fevor has made its apL pearance in Charleston, and that there are L ?Amo nopoe T4 in An?'/] owiiiv uivvou vtwuo iu iuu v/iiy , 11 13 'ai3V nalU tliftt some deaths have occured from the dis-, .ease.?Crontde <& Sentinel. .' i ... * ^ . * . \ . . 1 mm. CAM1'' jjMTUKAAk MONDAY MORMitG, SEJPT. 26 " ?? ? ? The Aid ' Association propose sending vegitables j to the gunboat Charlostou, on Thursday 29th inst. All persons disposed toconinouieiorinat purpose win send their contributions as usual to Mr. Kennedy's store before 12 o'clock. 1 take pleasure in extending my thanks to the ladies of the S. A. A., of Liberty Hill, Kershaw District, for the receipt of two barrels ofvegitables and provisions, through Mr. Blodgett, for the . "Wayside Hospital, Kingyille, ^ C. * B. F. Ciumbl'ess. JJisr Sally Chesnut, President S. A. A. Camden, iS. C.?Permit the Steward of the Soldier's Wayside Homo to return his sincere thanks to each ihember of' your Association for tliet tierce of vegitables, which was received in good order, and l he lierce will be returned according to your directions. The barrel of syrup, I regret to tell you, has never been received at the Home. ' . '' Agajli, thanking you for your kindness. I am, ' Y*ry respectfully, Tir T 1T?TTVr YY . U. >1 .1 XJ I'J, A. , I Steward for A C. W. j j\I CRDERKD BY ESCAPED prisoners.?The fticury .is informed that a couple of eseap Yankee prisone s 1 committed a fonljnurder.'on Ti? w'av <h<st, within a few nii'es of George's v t a lion Ir pjw rs that- a young l->d named Horn, npewap.nt <!by a negro, with ' a two'horse wagon,, went from Gp^-.' V Station n mile or two for a load of w <>d ' h.y were met hv two ajmed Yankees who wanted to. nke po session of the horses. The Yankees cuttho traces and set the animals free. During the operation, young.Horn resisted, and finally one of the Yankees shot him through t|ie necl$. Tlio'discharge of the gun frightened the horses, and in the melee, the negro mounted one of them and galloped off, when the other animal followed. Young Horn* lived, on'y a tew boU'$- When the informs lion reach ed George'<? Station, sortie fifteen or twenty gentlemen I went immediately in pursuit of the Yankee murderers, ' and, it iS to be loped, that before this ti no, they hare succeeded-iu capturing them. The Exchange ??f Primmer*. Pa.ip4 11 1 c tirrhin t'/?m! tw'l * /! tlin uvii?l,' that the infinity of outlawry still attaches to j hint, mul lie lias written, as "Commissioner of i Exchangef-a long view of the negT-o question, j upon which, at a future day, we shall comment more at length. ,Our present object is. to .call attention to the fact that lus-; thai one hundred lazy, lousy negroes arc permitted by the employers of.tltis veritable Lufinum*' to '""condemn.to horrid, confinement or.e hundred thousand white men. There are Federal prisj oners to the tin tuber of fifty thousand how lit-, eraily* lifngn'isliiug between iife and death in the prisons of the Confederate Status. " Nostalgia, "in its most repulsive fosftuie of insanity makes a Bedlam ?>f lunatics of these prison pens, whose wretchecVitmiates lie down at night exhausted with their meaningless words about home and exchange, to rise again in the morning and renew the same' unintelligible jabbering. Death carried off at AndersonviNo alone, it> the months of July and August, eight thou sand and cigiil ot tticsc poor creatures. Human misery has reached its acme when insanity supervenes, and the loathsome disease which follows nostalgia is known to physicians to produce derangement.' Tljat ortehundred lazy, cowardly, lousy runaway negrofes should be made the excuse for all the wretchedness that these unfortunate soldiers of the.Union are now suffering, presents a feature in the. cruelty of fanaticism almost without a parallel.?Richmond Enquirer. . A Touching Incident.?A young minister went out to preach and observed {luring( his discourse,n lady who seemed to be touch affected. After meeting he concluded tp pay her a. \ isit, and see what were the impressidns of hei mind. He approached lie- Jhus : ""Well, madam, .what, were yon-so affected abopt during the preaching to-day i \ "La, roe," said the lady, "I'll tell yon. About six years ago me and my husband moved to this place, and all the property* we had i was n jackass. Husband, ho'died, and rae and the beast were Jeft alone. At last the begst died, and to tell the truth, your voice puts me so much in mind of the dear old critter, that I cpuld'nt help taking on and crying abont it right in earnest. No more questions were ask- i ed. " - ' . ' . \ '' \ * 1 ' . ' V > . I LATEST BY TELEGRAPH' REPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.. Entered according to the Act <^f Congress in ihg year 18G3, by J. S. Thrasher. in the Clerk's office o(^lie District Court of the Confederate States for the Xcfthcm District of Georgia. ?. ^ . _ FROM PETERSBURG. Petersburg, Sept. 23.?All quiet along the lines to-day?not even the usual picket firing, and but two or three discharges of cannon.? It'is thought we are on tlic eve of stirring evfchts. FROM MACON. MXiroN, Sept 24.?Nothing pew from the front to-day. Parties who left Atlanta yesterday morning rcport?that up to that time the Federal army had made no move in force,? Sherman was still bringing up supplies. , > FROM+LYNCHBURG. ' Ltnchburg, Sept. 23.?The encmj', supposed to be a portion of Sheridan's command, have made-their appearance in Culpeper," in heavy force, composed of infantry, artillery and cavalry. Their cavalry crossed the IlappaliMiitiOck at Wolford's rbsterdav mortrino". At *12 o'clock this morning, their# irjantry were within three miles ofCnlpeper C. n. It is believed the infantry will attempt to advance np the railroad .towards Gordonsville, and the cavalry are moving in the direction of Charlottsville. * . ^ o ^ t FROM RICHMOND. Richmond, Sept. 23.?Two small steamers ware captured on last Monday at Bars Island, by 30 Confederates from Canada, and destroy . ed. Western telegrams say that Gen. Mewor bad arrived at Little Rock with a portion of the 16th army corps. With this addition to his forces, Steele will bo able fo-take the defensive. Nothing is known of tli^ whereabouts of Trice. Advices from Fort Smith says the train v. hicli left Leaven worth, for Fort Smith, loaded with supplies for Fort Smith and GOO mnlcs and 40 artillery horses^ was captured'by guerrillas. Stanton, in a despatch to I)ix, pays the draft's progressing quietiy'in all localities. In" Wasliinirtnii hntli nf T.inpnln's; nrivjitp seerp Ury's have been drafted. Grant returned to : tlio army before Petersburg on MoBdav. Gold eloscd in New York 223. * ' Richmond,. Sbp't 24.?An official 'despatch was received late last night which states that the enemy attacked Earlv at Fisher's llill on the 22d and succeeded in forcing him back? broke his line and thrpwing a force in his rear, compelled him to abandon his position, leaving a- portion of his cannon in their hands?though losing but few men. NORTU3RN NEWS. .'Richmond, Sept 23.?The-Baltimore Hwterican of the afternoon of the 20th contains several official despatches relating to the late battle in the Valley. They claim it tojiave becu a great Yankee victory. Sheridan's official despatch says that "after a most Stubborn ami sanguinary fight, we completely defeated Early's forces,'capturing 2300 prisoners, five pieces of artillety and nine flags and most of the rebel wounded." He says that his own loss was se vore. General D". Russell was killed, and Generals Mcintosh, Upton andUhapmanj wounded. The rebels were in strong numbers and fought very obstinately. In another1 despatch he says that Gen. Mcln-^ tash had lost a leg. Gold in Baltimore on Wednesday, 220. A Frightful Scene. mi 1?. 4.HC miania currespi'uueui, v>i tuu vumwi>u? Times gives the. following description of thescene that followed the explosion of'one of the enemy's shells in .the basement of the PiesbyA .. ' , . ? * / I / . terian Chnrch On Marietta street: " ' On Wednesday a l^irgc for\y-tv*& , pound shell entered the Presbyterian Church, on Marietta.street, and after passing through'' ' the pulpit, exploded in the basement or Sun- * day-school room. Several families living*" in ' the xicinnv, having taken refuge there, were;, more or less stunned hud injured by the explo-' sibu, awl one pian had liis'iight arm taken off. The scone in the room was frightful?it ^was' after'midnight, and all the inmates wore sleep- * ing peactln.ly, perfectly confident of security. Mothers caught up their children ^nrricdly and rushed frantically into.the'streets' scream- , ing, though without any definite purpose in' view, save that of cstaiping for the time from the scene which had struck such terror into their souls, and ifierei out upon 'the streets, they stood crouching: with tin ir little families clinging arohnd them and knowing not where to lly for safety. Sf iel I after shell, in rapid sue-' cession, came screaming through the an-, an<J as-the light of each terrific explosion?like lightning flashes?quivered over thern, the figure of one pale-faced mother could be described with bare outstretched arms, vainly Loping to' shiehJ her little ones from the falling fragments. Oh, the heartless cruelty of the , foe ! Oh, the ' mighty depths of a mother's love! Assistance came at last, however, and the : panic-stricken women and children were huddled off into the bomb-proofs of kind neighbors, in more secure localities, aud the wounded property care J for. - A recent English work'ou Natural History contains the following; The smallpox having spread fearfully amongst the monkeys of South America, Dr. Pinckard, Secretary to the XJIoomsbury Street Vaccination Society, was struck by flic idea of arresting its further progress. Vaccination was of course the means of staying thepl.igue, and hisschCmcfor the iritroduction was singularly ingenious.. He; bonnd two.or three boys hand and foot and then vaccinated them in the presence of an old monkey, who was observed to be closely attentive to the proceedings, lie then left a, young monkcyrwith some of the matter on the: table, and1 beside it a lancet,'guarded, that it might not cut too deep, bj* a projecting piece i of steel. The Doctor witnessed the result from ' a neighboring room ; ibc.ojd monkey thrust the young one ciowp, bound him without delay, and vaccinated him with all the skill of a professor. . To Hire. 4 XO. 1. COOK AND IRONER TOHIPwEJ. FOR . t\ further information npplv at this office. Sept. 26 % 2t. School Notice^"' AflSSDnNOON^Si^RESFlfE THE FXERIVA. CISES or her Schoj^PSr ~bo?s^nt the Academy formerly occupied by. Jfrs Peck.on the iTrgt^taadaydn October. Teriufr !*fl 00 half payable in'udvaneo. "? Sept.JIG- '' , - 4 Office 0. M- DeDartment. . * , Cajide.v, Sept. loth, 18 ?4. PLANTERS ARE URGENTLY REQUESTED to haul in immediately all new fodder and peas, as well as old fodder and shucks, in order to meet the , pressing demands of our armies. They are also notified that they can have credit on their Tithe of 1864, for tl eir deliveries of corn if they prefer it to payment in dfah CONWAY DELL Agt. A. Q. M. Sept. 16 tf Notice. . OFFICES. 0? R. R. Co. ) . camukk, Sept 15, 1864. j ON AND AFTER. this DATE/ FREIGHT ON all packages will be required before delivery.? * This rule will'be alrictly ol served. Sept 16 6t . ^Ml.S JONES, Agtnt Musical Irs tjuctictasalexanDi r vvii.l reopbn her musical aUJlOOL the first Monday in October, if a sufficient dumber of pupils' can be secured io warrunt her r<-turn. Terms $75 per quarter, A.I1 pupils commencing, a quarter, will be charged till tVio r>lnco * V 7 * t t I Those wishing to app!y, will leave^toeir names wit% Urs. McCandless by cue 20th of September. September 10 , * .'r' * > V . ' I t I \ % < J.*