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VOL. 1 CAMDEN, S. C., S ATUEDAT,OCT. 29,1864. N0.103
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Tie "Xeclcc Priscrcrs at Florencie.
One of the State Reserves, writing from
"Camp Prison, Florence, S. C., October 7,"
to the Yorkville Enquirer, gives the following
interesting account of the military prison there
and its inmates: x
Our men are called on to perform guard du
ty every other day and nieht. as there are a
large number of prisoners at this point, and
many more daily coming in from Charleston,
r distant 60 miles by railroad, and Andereonville,
Georgia.
The prisoners are placed in an enclosure arranged
in regimental order j this is made of
split timbers five or six inches in thickness,
well embeded in the earth ; around this nali- j
sading, enclosing some twenty acres, is fixed
the platform or walk for the sentinels, "with
occasional projections, from which they can
look over into the camps and keep a sharp
watch oh the movements of the prisoners, in
order that the latter may Lave no excuse for
' approaching the palisading, a ditch 'is run
around the camp, about fifteen feet from it,
said to be like that of the Yankees at Hilton
Head. The man who attempts to cross it, after
being once warned, is shot if the sentry's
eye falls on him, or without warning-at night.
Night and dav a heavv eruard is nrmteti nrmmrT
w ? C # X " 1
and lines of sentries, with artillery and cavalry
at convenient and important points, so escape
seems impossible.
The prisoners are divided into detachments
of one hundred eaoh, under sergeants of their
own appointment. The roll is called eUcli
morning at 9 o'clock; at the beatiug of the
drum each detachment falls into line in front
' of its row of tents or earthwork's, dresses up on
the Bergeant, in files of four, when the Major
has them counted off by the several Lieutenants
oalled on to assist hini, who deem it by
no means an agreeable employment, among so
' much filth and vermin, though the place is
daily policed, and a deep branch runs through
the entire camp .j they cook their own rutious,
which of course they complain of, however
plentiful they.may be. They are not allowed
. to communicate with any but officers, whom
they often importune for little favors, mostly
to take the oath or be paroled, or for tobacco,
r The foreigners make many protestations of
their disinterestedness, while the Yankees,
most of whom were the denizens of the brothels
and purlieus of Northern cities, pretend to
believe our cause a losing one, though they
curse thg obstinacy of Sutler in not effecting
their exchange. Poor Devils ! they do not
see that one Confederate is worth half a dozen
of them, and hence their sufferings. While
writing, a goodly number of foreigners are
taking the oath, which they swallow with
avidity.
' ' The prisoners pay little regard to their personal
cleanliness; as a natural consequence
1 much mortality prevails, ten deaths being
about the minimum of those daily occurring,
- A hospital for the sick is Outside of the stock
ade, where they receive every attention, and
they arc remanded when convalescent, hut fe\\
t haviDg died in it. They are mostly scantil)
clothed, aud uulcss. provided by their govern
ment will suffer greatly, when the cold weath
er sots in.
Infallible Cure for Toothache.?To n ta
F * blcBpoonfnl ot any kind of spiit9 add the saint
B . quantity of sharp vinegar and a tcasponnful o
common salt; mix them well together; holt
A the liquid in the mouth so that it can enter th
9k cavity or hollow in the tooth ; it will give al
B most instantaneous relief, without any increas
H of pBiu.
CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL
SATURDAY MOHNIIVG OCT. 29.
There are now more than lOu officers in our army
in active service with but one leg apiece.
8emme? left Liverpool on the 13th, with oight offi.
cer3 and one hundred men to take command of the
privat-er Ranger, at Madeira.
The greatest failure that lias happern-d in Kngland
is that of the Leeds Banking Comj^nny, the liabilit es of
which are equal to aliaost $9,000,000. counting in gold.
The institution has existed since 1832, and" its failure
is attributed solely to gross mismanagement.
Henry Ward Blecher has given not ce, from his
pulpit, that until the November e potion his Sunday
eveniner semionn rvoniri ?
w ud some people m ght
call political .Those that did not wish to hear th in
he requested to stay uWny, that their seats might
occupied by those who did.
Military ani> Naval Laws?Messrs Fvnns k
Cogswell havs favored, us with a cop)* ol the Disrest u'<
the Military and Naval latvs oI' the Confederates States
from the commencement of the Provisional Congre-s
to the end of the tiist Congress, tinder the permanent
Constitution, aniilj'tically arranged, by Messrs. I.ester
and Brenuvell The work is beautifully printed, as is
every other work emulating from the Publishing house
of Evans and Cogswell.
The Concert Last Night?The performance of
the "Lone Star Minstrels," on last evening, was largely
attended. The audience, though somewhat promiscuous,
was composed, iu part, of many of the fairest
daughters of our section, and we believe the entertainment
gave every satisfaction. We think the performers
deserving much credit for the successful manner in
which they acquitted themselves. "We concede that
x anaee minstrelsy was completely thrown in l.lie shade,
and that nature is the best production ufter ull in an
ethiopinn way.
A Roll Call.?The little Genius, who,
the report to the contrary notwithstanding, is
not dead nor slcepcth, gives the following us a
roll call of the Baltimore Yengers; which is
composed exclusively of Dutchmen, with the
exception of one Yaukce :
Captain?Sergeaut Bbovelcreuson, will call
do roll!
Sergeant?Captain Crcutzeon !
Ans?Dat ish me.
Sergeant?Leftenant Eulerhorn !
Ans?Yau;
Sergeant?Schmidt !
Ans?Yau.
Sergeant?Big Schmidt!
Ans ?Here him ish. .
Sergeant?Little Schmidt !
Ans?Zee him here.
sprwanf t?l?
v # vuuu ocuiniat I
' Ans?Yau.
Sergeant?Schmidt up de hill !
Ans?Yau.
Sergeapt?Schmidt up de York road !
Ans?(Proxy.) Him end nau cum den,
him vife bash vun papo lash nite.
Sergeant?Joel Benner !
Ans?(The Yankee jumps off a stump.)
Well, neow, I rayther guess I'm here.
The Confederacy will rejoice, and Yankeedom
tremble, says the Montgomery Mail, to
learn that the "old war-horsej" Lieutenant
General Longstreet, hus returned to duty. His
wounds arc entirely well, though the one in
bis neck has partiully DurulvypH c ' '
-j iui;um' i'l ihs
I arm. General Lmigstrrut will imtuediulely
1 assume an important command. The follow:
1 ing pleasing anecdote is told i if the veteran
warri<?r, whose iiiudentv is us pr? iv? rbial a- his
A courage and nkiley: One c>f his friends wu<
,1 congratulating liim on the world-wide n putai
tii.n lie had earned. l,l have some little tepu
tatiou, it is true," lie n plied. hut iny uiett
have won it lor inc. They are the hravest set
of fiitows that ever drew a niltittn r ; lean
claim nothing for my?? !!' " This is only equalled
in magnanimity l.y G? n h e s nohl- re
* murk, after losing the huttle of Gettysburg :
3 , ,klt was all my fault, it was all my fault ; my
f men have done uil that mortal valor could
1 do."
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Six thousand persons were recently crushed
^ to death by the falling of a church at St. Petersburg.
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Vice President Stephens' Reply to
Sherman.
The following is the reply of Vice President
Stephens to Mr William King, the citizen of
Georgia through w horn General Sherman extended
an invitation-.to Governor Grown, Mr.
Stephens and others, to meet him in a consul;..lion,
hokiig to the re-istahlishment. of
j peace :
j cc AWFOl.tJSVII.l.E, < i'a., i |
I Uolohef 1, Iti'J-l. J I.
Win. Ki?rh Sr.y K*q.
Siu : I caye considered the message you ;
delivered mo yesterday from Gen. Si erm.in, j
. with all the seiiousia ss and gr-vity due the j
iuuioi'tsini's r?htt?K oil.5i.<'? IM.-o '
I - w . V>(> Utli JVVWI A 11(11. Vl !?>
a verbal imitation bv him, throi gh yon to tie,
t<? \ isit him at Atlanta, to son il weorttld agree
11 p<hi mime plau of terminating this fratricidal
war withoiil the further elfusion of hlood. 1 he
nhj el is one which inhliessea itself with peculiar
nitel'est and giea' force to every well wisli,
er i?i his country ? to every friend of humanity
? to evcy pntri t?'to > very one attaehed to
lire .principles of self government, established
; hv our eommoti ancestors. I need not assure
j you therefore, that it is an object, very dear to
met?there, is no sacrifice 1 would not im.ke,
short of principle and honor, to obtain it ; and
no effort would I spare, under the same limitations,
with any reasonable or probable' piosI
peet of success.
' But in the present instance, the entire absence
of any power on my part to enter into
such negotiations, and the like absence of any
such power on his part, so far as appears from
his message, .necessarily precludes my acceptance
of the invitation thus tendered. In communicating
this to General Sherman, you may
also say to him that if he is - of opinion that
| there is any prospect of our affreoinir upon
terms of adjustment to be submitted to tho
action of our respective governments, c en
though he has no power to act-in advance in
thepremises, and will make this known to me
in some formal and authoritative ntnnnbr (being
so desirous for peace himself as you represent
him to have expressed himself,) 1 would
most t^ieerfully and willingly, with tho consent
of our authorities, accede to his request thus
manifested, and enter with all the earnestness
of niv nature upon the responsible and arduous
task of restoring peace and harmony to the
country, ufion principles of honor, right and
justice to all parties. This docs not seem to
me to be at all impossible, if truth and reason
wliniild !?,? nm-mittjuI tn I.i.ir 1'nll
. ^ ... . .....IVM l IIIIIV KIIWII IU1I o*v nj
Yours most respectfully,
(Signed) Ai.exanueu II. Stephens.
Nassau Items.?The Augusta Constitutionali?t
contains a letter from Nassau, dated October
1st, from which wo gather the following
items:
We haVc now but one mail per month from
the Unjted States.
The yellow fever has been very prevalent
here this summer. 1 am just recovering from
an attack of it. To citizens of Yankee land
and other cold climates, it has been very fatal.
The Yankee Consul lost his wife hero about
two weeks after they arrived, lie is a sly fox
and endeavors to gain the acquaintance of the
Dixie i??lks here and find out what he can in a
quiet manner.
The Yankees now require passports for parties
going to the United States, and as their
passports are to define the position of the party,
many who were in the habit of going to
Eng and by steamer, via New York will now
have to go hy sailing verse's direct, as there is
no steam eomnmnieaiit n with England, except
via Havana, which consumes a \erv lor g time,
I owing 10 a want of conucclion at Havana and
St. Thomas.
1 >i;siiicss has l?oon quite brisk lately. B'ockadc
\ esse Is hi l ive a.id depart, and make no
secret of it. The business is thriving. Stocks
ire gro? ing light, a.id quite a heavy advance
: ii cot11at goods and prints; also in medicines',
l'lints ?>t' ;i siiiinhle 11.aim tcr for present shipping
are mostly out of the market.
A Sight.?On UoynUtivct, Alexandria, Va..
recently were seen three white soldiers, with
ball and chain attached to their ankles, guarded
by a negro?while, they were cleaning the
street?the negro seated upon a door step,
smoking a cigar and leading the Washington
Evening Star. i
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
REPORTS OF lfHE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Kntprrd incnrdinir to the Act of Conpress in tlie year
t8(iS. by J. S TliltASi-Kn. in the1 lerk's office oft be
l>isi?-ct Con t of the ' onfedornU' States lor th? ' .
Norib. rn Iristm-l of Gcorpin.
: Jifo7\f vi7w~i.\Ta.~* ~l'
Richmond, Oct. 28.- The ciicmv advanced
in heavy force on tin: north side to-day, and
made several assaults on our works, hut iweiu>
signally v< pulsed. 3P0 prisoners have he en '
already brought in. Our toss insipvTieauf..
An official despatch from lion. Lev, last night
says: 1 he enemy cio^rO Rnwanix ('reek /'.ho- low
lliuooss' Mill, niul forced ha: k our ehvalrv
pickets, .Heath attacked at.d drove theit^pfiek;
they ait' wards advanced hut were repulsed.?
Tliev still hold "the Plank Road at Burgess1
Mills. Heath took some colors and prisoners.
The enemy's attack on .our lel't was repulsed.
Two attacks were made upon our lines between
Henrico County Boor llousc, and Charles City '
I load, and another on the Williamsburg RoadSeveral
hundred prisoners and four stand of
colors were taken. Our loss slight.
On the 25di Col. Meshy, near Bunker Ilill,
captured Brig. Gen. Dutlield and several other
prisoners, also a number of horses, and killed a.
huge number of the eriemv.
O ? . r
Petersburg., Oct. 28.? Last night about
dark the enemy i bulged our works on Baxters1
Road, capturing a small part of our works, 1
from which, however, they were dislodged, " *
with the loss of about a dozen prisoners.?
About 10 o'clock last n'ght. the enemv charged
our v.erks of the Jerusalem plank road, capturing
a partatf our picket lines, and driving in
the rest of it. About 12 o'clock, however, the
line was re-established,
Yesterday evening in the fight at Boydon
Plantation, below here, we captured several
flags and about 200 prisoners. Nothing heard
Iroin below thib evening.
Systkmatic Study.?Sir Edward Bulwc
Lytton, at l*isln>p Stortfords a. lew days ago,
observed : "Many persons seeing nie so much
engaged in active life, ami as much about*.the
worfd as if.I had never been a .student,' have
said ?o me, 'When do yqu gcttlie time to wiilo ,
all your booKs? How on earth fio yon contrive
to do so mtieli f* I shall pet haps surprise
you by the answer 1 make?the answer is this:
'I eoinrive to do so much by never doing much
at a time.' A man, to get through work we).,,
must not overwork hints *<f, for .I'll" does toomuch
to-day, the reaction of fatigue will come,
and lie will bp obliged to do little to-morrow.
Now, since I began rcallv and earnestly to
et.ll/K' xul.trtt. ?.oo 4:11 T*1 ...1 1-A. /i .1
I KUO nun 1111 x llHU ieIt V>OHOgO ' v
was actually in the world, 1 may perhaps say
that I have gone through as large a course of
general reading as most men of my time. I
have travelled much?I have mixed much inpolitics
and in the various business of life, and.
in addition to all this, I have published somewhere
above sixty volumes, some upon subjects
requiring ijiueh special research. And what
time <h> you think, as a general lule, I have devoted
to study?to reading and writing? Not.
more than three hours a day, and when Parliaj
meat is fitting not always that, lint, then, during
these hours I have given my whole attonti
n to what I was about."
School Notice
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cient initiiher of pupils can be procured.
VWjjz Tonus?$10 per mouth. .
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