for tu$ caj1dr.n jgftnal. ,
Mb. Editor;?The j?crsou who addresses
you, has for some time past ima- \
gincd she possessed some little talent for j
scribling, but for fear of being refused, J
has never offered any of her effusions for j
publication until the present. Being tie-j
termined to know if she really cnu write!
any thing worthy the trouble of perusal,;
she therefore respectfully requests you
to examine the following, and if it meets
your approbation, just save a vacant corner
in your paper for lite Musixos of an
Old Maid.
MUSINGS NO. I.
Oh Autumn! again, in the revolving
course of time, hast thou returned, and j
with thy coming, chilling winds, falling i
.. leaves, and fading flowers, follow in
.. ?i.?
tliy train, and even, ns we gaze ujjvu u.v i
desolating influences of thy passing breath, |
our souls are filled with melancholy, when
we remember that, as with thy sad and
! solemn season,
Ah! thus it is with mortal life.
Memory becomes busy within us. We
hurry back through the long ristn of years
that arc past; to the days of childhood;
> _ Kri.i-hi ciinnv enrimr. our nalhs 1
WIll'i:, llivc a u. j B, t
were strewed with flowers; all was hope,
gaiety, and beauty, when our days glided
along unditned, save by the passing cloud j
of childish grief?and then we remember :
the happy stroll beside the silver stream,;
which flowed gently along the foot jj/ the
grassy knoll, where stood jJue-??I(1 Homestead.
p"-'" wc musc 0,1 <
gr:*Q b -rrfany years have fled since 11
wc beheld that beloved spot, endeared to i
onr hearts by so many foul ties; tbs 1
which, alas! have been rent asunder one 1
by one. Some who shared our sports be- j
side that gliding stream, like ourselves,
f0- have sought iu other lands a home?others, <
alas! loo many?well do we remember, j
have long since passed to that home,
where the weary are at rent. (
There was one, friend of my youth, I
and while 1 thus write of thee, the rccol- '
lection of our youthful friendship, comes 1
over my soul like the lingering notes of
some plaintive melody, which leaves us i
soothed?yet melancholy?we know not j
why. |
Oh! she was a being rich in bcuuty, ,
and intellect. And who could view that |
noble brow; those dark eyes, from which i
- - - ! ?... .toil
SISICI fc* -
lying, I must leave you sister?all I must j
bid farewell. But 1 am willing to die, 1
v- hove lived long enough to know this is a
world ot wo, and though I led my un
wnrthyness, yet for Christ s sake, I hope
to have a place in that bright world, where
sia and sorrow arc not koown. One kiss,
flashed the lire 01 "fnn^, ui jwn ,
lineaments of that noble ami expres-j'
sive countenance; but ft It us if she was!,
almost loo pure for earth. Our joys, our i
sorrows all were one. Mcthinks I henr 1
agiin, that merry laugh?and sweet voice 1
carolling forth some little ditty, -as we j
strolled arm in arm through the u ood lands, ,
or panting made our way, to the top of I
some mount, and gazed with admiration '
upon the beauties of our native valleys; j
but (
She is gono, and I am left i
In stranger land to moorn, I
My heart of every tio bereft, . <
Of friends, of kindred, and of home. i
There was one who sought her love. 1
And after he had gained the pure and j
never ending, passionate love of that fond,
confiding girl?he proved faithless. To i
a mind so sensitive as Mary's?such treat- '
ment could not pass unregarded. Her '
spirits drooped, books, company, all were j
.neglected. ,
Oh! oh! how oft have I mingled my |
tears with hers, as she would lean her 1
head upon my bosom, and in plaintive '
murmurings, pour forth tho anguish of ,
that breaking heart. Such misery could
not long be endured, without a prostration
of bodily health. She gradually
pined away until no longer able to join
the family circle?we bore her to her
chamber, laid her upon her dying couch, I
and nought was left us hut the sad duty of
watching her daily sink nearer to the J'
grave.
r Oh! hour vividly do the events of that j'
night appear before me now?when for j
the first time I fell the fallacy of earthly ,
happiness. It was the hour of midnight; i
the moon shone forth in her chastened ji
loveliness, casting in deep shadow the,
old oak tree, or silvering brightness of our j
favorite stream. Not a sound disturbed i
the stillness of night; save the dead sobs i
of that afllieted family; or the short quick !
breathings of hrr who soon would be!
numbered with the dead. jS'istcr?breath-j
cd forth that dying one?come near me,!
-r-. me vour hand?I feel lam!
one parting kiss. Tiie kiss was given.
Father, mother, draw near to mc. Forgive
mc for the many hours of sorrow I
have caused you, and receive in my sister,
that consolation and comfort 1 never
could have given had I lived. It was too
much. That lather who had idolized that
being, who lay dying before him, in her
youth and loveliness?it could not ho.
lie clasped her in his arms. My daughter.?Oh!
my daughter. Is it thus, I must
T? oonnot Kr? Mr lw>?llll.
ful?iny own.
She spoke no more. Fust enme the
struggle of death; Oh! that struggle.
The window was thrown open to give her
air, when suddenly there burst upon our
ear, the sound of distant music. It seemed
to ine as if the guardian angels of heaO
o
ven, had descended with their celestial
harps, to bear the pure spirit of my dying
friend, to their happy abode. And as
the last notes of that plaintive strain melted
away 011 the distance, the spirit of
her who was dearest to my soul in the!
days of my youth, winged its flight to an
unknown world.
The spring time of her life was joy,
and hope, and love; summer bnt matured
the fatal passion. When ripened and
ready to pour forth its sweetness, the
blighting, desolating influence of man's
falsehood passed over that heart?and
like the falling leaves of autumn, she
eirtmgefl and passed away.
New Orleans, Oct. 8.
A Bloody Tragedy.?The '' Olive Branch"
jf the 23d nil., published at Monroe, in
this State, contains the account of a fatal
ind bloody rencontre which lately occurred
on Bayon Mason, in the Parish of Carroll.
The particulars were given to the
editor of the Olive Branch by a gentleman
from Lake Providence.
it appears that suspicion had long been
entertained of a secret association of robbers
on Island No. 92 in the Mississippi.
The whole country was rife with accounts
of their depredations. After the late murder
of a Mr. Webb, on Bayou Mason, it
became the determination of the people
to use every means for their extermination.
One of the clan, a man by the name
of Laverty, was known to be at the house
>f Garrett P Rollins, on the Bayou, and
was extensively known ns a negro thief.
Mr. Wm. A. Cloman, deputy sheriff of
Carroll, determined to arrest him, and for
that purpose started, in company with
three others, in pursuit. On arriving near
the house they separated, Cloman and one
of the men going in front, and the other
two to the back part. Laverty, in the
meantime, had been informed that thcro;
was a wurrant out for him, and when he
spied Cloman and his companion ttenring
the house ho snatched up a double bnr
? ? .i? ,i r>i?
'oled gun ana rusncu 10 me u?ur. v>ivnan
ccnimandeil him to surrender. He
:hen asked Cloman if he intended to shoot
fiiin. Clomnn replied that unless he surrendered
ho most certainly would. At
this instant they both raised their guns and
fired so nearly together that the difference
:ould scarcely be distinguished. Cloman
?vas shot with a double barreled shot gun,
ind fell dead on the spot, one buckshot
entering his throat, another his chin, and
welve just below the nose. Laverty was
shot n ith two rifle balls, both entering the
left side, one just below the nipple, and
the other about two inches to the right, a
little above. He did not fall, but grasped
Ins gun with desperate firmness, and attempted
to cock tho other barrel. He was
then fired on by demon's companion,
svlio, missing him, rushed forward and
knocked him down with the but of his
gun. At this instant one of the men who
liad gono to the back part of the house
enmo up, and placing the muzzle of his
gun against Laverty's head, fired, scattering
his brains over the yard. The neighbors
soon assembled, under a great deal
of excitement; a hole was dug in the
earth, and Laverty, boots, shoes, hat and
all, were pitched in and covered up.
A vrcttv si^rht?The Norfolk Beacou
says:?Wc know not when we have seen
in the strcots a more agreeable sight than
that of the naval apprentices of the U. S.
ship Delaware, moving in regular order,
two by two, the tallest in front, which
we saw on Sunday last as the young tars
were goinrr to church. There were about
forty or fifty, wc believe, and were headed
by two midshipmen in uniform, and
two solemn-looking veteran sailors closed
the procession.
The boys are fine hearty voting fellows,
and arc attired in the full garb of the
well dressed sailor?with blue jackets and
ioosc white trowsers, with white shirts
with their blue nankin collars spread over
the collar of their jackets, and guarded
by a black handkerchief tied in a genuine
sailor's knot. They attend divine service
regularly at the Episcopal Church of;
which Captain Charles W. Skinner, the
commander of the Delaware, is a member,
and under whose eye the apprentices
remain while in church. Their behaviour
is orderly, and in every respect becoming.
Rifle Company.
(irccn Satiijjott for the Ride Company,
ml Cotton Velvet for trimming, just received
and for sale by
A -M-'KtiXNBPY.
Camden Prices Current.
ARTICLES. PER $ C $ C
i Beof, ill market, lb 5 a 7
j Bacon from wagons, lb 9 a 10
by retail, lb 19 a 14
i Butter, lb IS a 25
I Bo.swu.v, lb 18 a 25
j Bagging ya d 24 n 28
Balo Ropo lb 10 a 11
jCoft'oo -lb 14 a 16
j Cotton lb __ 9 a 9 75
j Corn bush. C2
, Flour bbl 5 50 a
j Feathers froni wagoii9, lb 37 a 40
| Fodder cwt 1 a 1 25
Hides, green, lb 5 a 7
dry, lb 10 a 12
T rnn In (9
Liinc cask 3 a 3
Lard Jb 10 a
Lcathor, sola lb 22 a 25
Oil, currior's gallon 75 a 1
lump gallon 2
Molasses gal 45 a 5G
Outs bushel 45 a 50
~MRS. E. WARREnT
HAS just received an assortment ot
beauful Fall and Winter
FANCY St STAPLE
nMtm
selected by herself in New York and Philadelphia,
which she offers to her customers
on accommodating terms.
Oct. 28.
M'Dowall, Hayne & Co.
HAVE received per ships Thomas Bennett,
Medora and Chicora, just from
Liverpool, an extensive assortment of
PLAINS, BLANKETS, Ac.
viz: PLAINS,
n^loc oetrn nnalitv Milled White Welsh
Plains
Do 1st, 2d and 3d quality do do
Plains
Do fine & extra quality4imitation Welsh
Plains
Do. Barnstable and Yorkshire Welsh
Plains
Do* Super. Blue Dressed English Plains
Do. 1st and 2d quality Grey Welsh
Plains
Do. Blue and Grey Mixt Dressed Plains
Do. 1st and 2d quality Brown and Drab
Kerseys
Do. best English all Wool Mixt Kerseys
Do. Wilkinson's Grey Mixt all Wool
Kerseys and Plains
Do. 3-4 and 7-8 heavy English Union
Plains
Do. 3-4 and 7-8 heavy English Cotton
and Wool Kerseys
Do. 3-4 and 7-8 Grundy's all Wool Kerseys
Domestic Plains and Kerseys.
Extra quality Drab all Wool Kersey
Hazard's while and colored all Wool Kerseys
Grey all wool Cordova Plains, a new article
Wool and Cotton Kersey, low priced
Washington and Glasgow wool and cotton
Kersey
Glcnrock and Rob Roy wool and cotton
Kersey
Linsey Woolsey, Grey and Red.
Blankets.
London Duffil Blankets, of every description
Mackinaw and Point Blankets
Super. Rose, Whitney & Bath bed Blankets
Fr. striped Blankets from 40 lo 00 lbs w'l
French heavy Grey and Green Blankets
Fiench heavy Bed Blankets.
ALSO.
Blue and brown Ells
Drab, Olive and Blue English Great Coats
Scotch Bonnets and Kilmarnoch Cups,
Guernsey Frocks, large si2e
English Yarn and Worsted Hose, for plantation
use
Slate and black do do fur servants,
Woollen Gloves and Wool half Hose, for
servants
Blue, Grey and steel mixl Sattinct, fine
and coarse
Red and white Flannel
Super. Welsh Flannel, by the truss or
piece
Bine Romal, Verona, Madras, and fancy
Ilandkfs
Blue W. B. and all colored Thread
Metal and Horn Buttons and Needles
Snper. Lambs wool and worsted half Hose
Super, white rnixt and brown cotton half
Ilose
6-1 bleached and brown VVallham Sheeting
3-4, 7-9 and 4-4 white and brown Shirting
3 4. 7-8 and 4-4 heavy So. Ca. do do
Super. 7 8 and 4-4 Long Cloth
Blue and fancy plaid Homespuns
Marlboro' and Southern stripe do
n-7nnhnr<r nnd brown Drilling
v/u"v" o
7-8 and 4-4 Apron Check
Low priced Prints and Bombazells
Super. 4-4 Irish Linen, warranted all flax.
Cotton Bagging.
Extra heavy 44 inch Sea island Bagging,
2 lb per yd
Dundee and 42 and 43 inch Bagging
Best Hope, Bagging Twine.
The above Goods were selected in England.
si ml at the Ninth by one of the part
iiers, anil comprise; a v-1 \ cue use assortment
ol seasonable Goods, all of which
will be sold at the lowest rates.
Xjr'Pl inters an;! Factors will be supplied
witli articles lor family us??, whole
sale prices.
No. go. I'ASTDAY.
Charleston. Oct. 2S
"iiw "BLAffiTSS
NEATLY PRINTED AND FOR SALE AT
THIS OFFICE,
A Situation Wanted.
AN experienced English Teacher wis!
cs to procure a situation as Priori
pal or Assistant in a Public or Pi ivat
School, or in a family, the ensuing yeai
A letter addressed to A. 15. C., Camden
S. C. in a few weeks, will be immediate!;
attended to. Oct. 27, 1S20.
LASHES' CLOAKS.
AN assortment just received and fo
- sale by E WARREN.
Oct. 28.
"FOREIGN <fe DOMESTIC
??q&IDS*
AT WHOLESALE, BY
MSEfAND HCL2?2G,
NO. 17, Vcudti? Uniigf, ClKislssttti!
W'E have received by late arrivals Iron
Europe and the Northern Ports, ;?
extensive assortment of Woolen, Worsted
Linen, Cotton and. Silk and Staple Fauci
GOODS, suitable for Town and Country
Merchants.
Besides, large supplies of the principal
Northern Manufactures.
We arc Agents fur the M ttonra Mechanics,
and Petersburg Manufacturing Companies,
of Virginia. As Agents, also, \vc
tjre constantly supplied by direct importations,
with a general assortment of
Blankets, Broad Cloths,
Cotton ami Worted Hosiery, Philadelphia
Umbrellas, 6cc. &c.
All at our usual low prices, for Cash,
or Notes, with Town acceptances.
DICIv 6c HOLMES,
Commission Merchants and Auctioneers.
Oct 28. at
Fresh Garden Seeds.
OF the growth of 1840, just received
and for sale by P. Thornton, warranted
goo:l and genuine. Among which aie
the following:
Green Globe Artichoke Large Red Tomato
Asparagus, Round andjs'noolli do
Early '1 urnip L'eet, Yellow do
" Yellow do Curled Parsley
Long Blood do Large Swelling Parsnip
French Sugar do Long Scarlet RADISH
Wangle Wurtzel, or Scarlet Short lop do
Early Scarcity do White Tnrnip do
Green curled Boorcole, Scarlet *1?
" " Kail, Long black Winter do
Early white Brocoli, Long white and Red do
" purple do Summer & full Turuip,
Large cape do Early dutch or spring uo
Euifv'Canlihower, Ruta Bagaor Yellow
Large late do RnWia do
Early York CABBAGE, Large Norfolk do
" Dutch do Hanovt r or French do
" Sugarloaf do Early Cluster Cucumber
" Savoy do Frame do
" Emperor do Large prickly green do
" Ballersea do ' Turk-y do
Large late drumhead do Summer bush Squash,
,s Dutch or Bergan do Early orange or sugar do
" English Savoy do Summer crook nvck do
Green Globe do Coinmodoie Porter's do
" 'Glazed do Water Melon, superior
Late Sugarloaf do Musk do
Long Orange Carrot Cantc-lope do
Early Horse do Buckwheat, very fine to
Solid Cc.'Jery, 6ow tor Bees,
I Water Cress, Lucerne or frcnch clover
Ourletl do Red uo
Large Red Onion, Blue imperial dwarf Peas
" White do Eurly June do
Top or Button Onion for " Chailtan do
planting. Bishops dwarf do
Scotch'Leeks, White Marrowfat do
Large Drumhead Lettuce Green do do
Imperial head do Dwarf sugar do
i Early Silesia do Early dwT china Beans
Magnum bonuin do White Kidney dwarf do
superior Early white cranbery do
Endive Large Lima do
Yellow or white Eggplant Scarlet Runners
Purple do Dutch Cascknife do
Salsify or Vegetable Oys- Broad Windsor do
ter?iNnsturtiums Red cranberry pole do
Sige White do
Turkey Rhubarb or Pie-Early Sugar Corn
plant " Tusc.irora do
Piioklv Spmnge " Jell'eraon do
Round do
A liberal discount made to those who
buy to sell again. Oct. 28.
FI\? WHITNEY
BED BLANKETS.
ONE bale Ribbon bound Bed Blankets,
from 9-4 to 14-4,' will be sold for
less than cost, being partial]}' damage by
moth. II. LEVY.
Oct. 28.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
J P. SHIVER, having on the 2nd Oct.
inst. executed an assignment for the
Benefit of his creditors generally, they arc
hereby notified to attend a meeting of the
creditors on Saturday the 31st inst. at the
office of J. P. Dickinson, Esq., at twelve
o'clock, M. for the purpose of appointing
their agent?ai.d all such creditors are
required to signify their acceptance or refusal
of the terms of the said assignment
on or before the 25th of January next.
WM. SHIVER, ) . .
GEORGE BROWN, \ AssiZnccsOct.
28.
100 yards Green Gloth
nnd Sattinef, suitable for the Rifle Company,
just received and for sale bv
JAMES DUN LA P.
wtli I |? ?v
Boots! Boots!!
JMEY.-LEIICTS dress a fresh
v ,:v ; ;M ivr- *vf tf ami for sale l?v
i ' .
I lie so!'.-,! rih./i*s. Ais?; ?n ?i< :;l \a:i 'y ?>l
.\r.n;-.\ ^ AUSTIN.
j Oet. 17.
rg'iHE Maslsaoa a^ijier*, in :J vol
-?- 8vo. J us l received tor sale bv
Aug. 99. A- VOI'NO.
; W. D. McDowali &! <>;'
' A HE receiving from the North, their
*! /3L usual supply of Fall ant! Winter
' . <?M>2)3a
' > tvhtch embrace an extrusive assortment of
- I Jjfr/n/tds', Plains, Kerseys, Liiidseys,
land a variety of STAPLE AM) FANCY
- 'GOODS; all of which they offer to sell at
as low rales as to he had, and on as occom1
moduli ng terms'.
Siiporiinc blue, black,'invisible green,
green, brown, mixed, and fancy colom-d
' CLOTH*.
'Superfine Cassiracrcs,
Fancy . . do.
Sal.tii ctts and Cordova Cassimcrca,
VE&T1SGS?Satin, Veject and Woollen.
* PLAINS.
1 j (5-1 while Sivansdown,
' j C-l <io Twilled,
'1 6-4 do Welsh,
' j 7-4 do and mixed, extra quality and
weight,
! Cotton and Wool Kerseys, assorted
qualities,
Gray, Ivcd and Plnid Lindseys,
j " BLANKETS.
I umiji Y x s, ? x ?, ? x o anu y x y quarters
3S to SO lbs. per piece,
i Domestic S x Oquarterr, fe5 lbs per piece,
l French 9 to 12 quarter,
; White and Rose, 9 to 12,
Crib and colored Horse,
Together with every other article usually
called for. Oct. 17.
THE SUBSCRIBER
WS now receiving and opening a fresh.
-?- supply of Fall and Winter
MY CS00B3,
Staple and Fancy, tvhirn, with a general
assortment of other articles; will be dispo
I sed of low fur cash, or to punctual customers.
The attention of purchasers is invited.
A. M. KENNEDY.
On. 3.
i
Los! by the Subscriber,
| On the 9th inst. between Camden and Rus'
sel place on the Beaver Creek road, a
I bundle of papers consisting in part of the
j following, viz:
A protested note in favor of the Bank
| f Camden on the subscriber endorsed by
! B. F. Massey as security for 81360. tlfs
; note was executed by their attorney, C.
Mulhcson I]s<(. date thereof not recollect*
; cd; also one blank note on the subscriber,
and endorsed by J. Coreton Sen. it wes
intended for discount at one of the banlu,
but for which bank is not recollected, th- re
was also a blank check with this n- te
<igio ' b;. the miker; also one note drawn
by B. S. Massey, and endorsed N. J. Cnreton?
for 8350 in favor of tbe Branch
Bank at Camden, together with a blank
check; also a blank check signed by J.
Curcton Sen.; also a note on tbe subscriber
payable to Messrs. Robinson & Cald|
well at tbe Bank of Camden for 8I8CO,
| the same was due and paid 4th Nov. 1830,
! and is either receipted or defaced. There
, may be other papers of lesser note in the
same bundle, the finder will confer a fa|
vor by leaving the same with either of the
! Banks, or with Messrs. C. & F. Matheson,'
at Camden; or enclose the same to me at
"Curcton's Store Post Office," Lancaster
! S. C. (Signed)
TIIO'S K. CURETON.
October 10.
, >? .
South Carolina,
Kershaw District:
The State of Souih Carolina.
all and singular the kindred and ere-?
ditors of Mrs. Margaret Perkins, late
of Kershaw. 'You and each of you, are
hereby cited and admonished, to he arfd appear
in mid before the Court of Ordinary
of said District, to be holdcn at Camden,
on the thirtieth day of October instant, to
1 show cause if any you can, why Letters of
. Administration of tin Goods and Chattels
i of the said deceased, should not be granted
i to JAS. I'. Dickinson, who has applied lor
; the same.
! Witness, J. W. Baskin, Esq. Judge of
i the Court of Ordinary of said District, at
i Camden, this 14th day of October, 1S40.
[ L. S.j J. W. BASKIN,
Ordinary, Kershaw District
i Oct. 17 40
IVeoro Shoes <fc Leather
I o
TWO thousand pair Negro Shoes, 01
prime quality, also Leather of every
! description. Planters ran have their shoes
made to measure hy sending to the shop at.
Swift Creek Mills.
W. D. M'DOWA LL &, CO.
Sept. 10. 42 4t
Notice.
THOSE indebted to the firm of J. II.
; Anderson & Co. or the subscriber i.ndiri.
dually are hereby called on for an earlv
; settlement of their respective i!tu*s% n's
j much I anger indulgence cannot 1>.>
J. II. ANDERSON.
| S.'pt. 2o.
| Private Boarding f ioi: >
MIV'7. tIIUWU?viA/v- , *
forms her fiicmls end triat
. she co.nlinit- lo nereis,mn?! . rt!*1*ai 4
Jicr ileliplului silu:t?v. IL;: \o J 'i> i;i
street. west side, 'ictivcrn V???uuurti? .r j
llascll streets, Charleston.
sc|)t. 10 $' * It