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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-09-07
From the Tallahassee Sentinel.
We extract the following from letter
20 gentleman in this city:

We extract the following from letter
to a @ Gentleman in this city:
MADISON COUNTY, Aug. 2l, lS42.
81 haze Just returned from one OF the
severest and, at the same time, one OF
the most successful scouts alter the 1ndi-
ans. that has been made for long time
We followed them one hundred miles from
the scene of their late hutcheries, before
ovcrlakins them, and finally, after lrudg-
ing throus h water and Bugs and mud, a.
bout l2 o'clock at night, on the 4th day.
we came in sight of the smoke from their
camp, which we proceeded very stealhily
TO approach. On accommodating their
encampment we found that their rear was
protected hy deep ravine, skirted with
palmetto, through either of which if was
impossible to pass, without making sulli-
cent noise 10 awake them. 1t according
ly became necessary to fire upon them
from the rear, and we therefore cautiously
crcp, as near them as we possibly COULD
say within 40 yards, and the palmettoes
being low we could. plainly see them lying
around their campfire.
We prepared to fire. At the simultane,
Gus click of our locks the Indians started
up, and in .twinkling, we poured them in
TO IA volley which made The bogs and ham.
mucls echo and re-echo 10 the sound,
Al the crack of our guns, and we all had
double-barreIs, we heard the deep and
tnmbike groan from one Of the foemen,
who seemed to yield up the ghost We
all sprang across the deep ravine and oc-
cupied their hastily deserted camp. We
found none dead on the spot, aud, no
thinking it prudent to 60 in search, as we
had but 25 or 80 men along al the time
we piled up the Indians packs andrlunder
to take back some three miles beyond g
tremendous swamp, where we had lef
our horses and some forty men. We were
however. soon lined by them, and we en-
camsed on the battle-ground:
i We had now beentwo days, some OF US
withou, fuod for our horses. and had lha
morning taken my last morscl. felt like
eating. but lay down and rested an hou
and half, until day. We then began Il
lodk for blood and Indians--we fount
where one had fallemdead and been drag
!, ged for forty yards, like hog, and throws
into deep limecsink, near at hand. O'
this trail was found the turban or heat
dress Of the Chief. with waving plume
all stained with blood. Near this, wa
another trail of blood which four of us ful
lowed some 200 yards and found there
wounded Indian, of savage look, ordina
ry size and apparently about % years.
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Him we took to the camp. He said
there were 10 Indians encamped there;
that the head dress which we showed him
was that of their chief Olhla-Pow.Tuste,
nuggee: that he was shot in the head. etc.
We found no.olher dead Indians. though
the camp was literally sirewed with blood.
and six trails leading of: Through one Of
these dead man was dragged nf; found
one wounded Indian; and one escaped,
bleeding a the lungs or mouth, as we found
splashes ofbIonh at every step "r two, as
though it had been thrown off with the
hand; he staggered frequently as he ran,
and plunged; into lake hard by, and, of
course perished; the three o!hertrails were
marked with blood. and the tracks Of the
fugi;ives were riddled on the ground. We
took fnur rifles, shot po uches and powder
horns; lead, pans, pitchers, lo"king.glass-
es, ,isors in ahuudarc', s,rops, soar, c"f
fee, jewelrv, clothes, &c. The captive we
hung. Col. Bailey. detailed court to SEN
lance him, consisting Of Judge Seehee,
MAJ. Mcintyre, ard myself We had
nothing to GO upon or we would have Pur-
sued them to the Steinhaichee river, where,
our captive informed us, they lived"
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An editor must not expect tosplease al
bis PATRONS. There is every variety OF
taste as we'll as of feature. One like,
nothing but .politics-anotber, agriculture
al essays--a third, nnrders, aud fires.
and earthquakes fourth, Anecdotes aud
puns. This man Looks only TO the com
tnprciaI intelligence; that man, scnrnine
loilars and cents. feels delight ouly in lit
erary and scientific articles. The old far
'rer desires Information about the culture
Of cotton, Of fruit-trees and grasses, the
improvement in the Durham short-horns,
and the best cross of Berkshires and graf
ziers, and his pretty daughters would ralh
er have love-lales and poe1ry.s In these
hard times, we prefer advertisements with
The payment in advance. They improve
the personal appearance Of editors and
publishers wonderfully.
Mississippi Guard,
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Fish WITHOUT EYEs.-A friend has ex.
hibi,ed to US two specimens preserved in
spirits, of The eyeless sfshsfrogFtiie Mann
moth Cave of fKentucky .'I he largest one
is from three to foursmchesl Hong; itie gem
eral shape Of the body, and of the head
particularly, being that of the CATFISH
But there is no Vestige of any organ Of
vision, nor. in fact. does tbe.sense Of sight
belong to the species. Bred and living in
the dark ii is another evidences Of the har-
moniousness of-nature's works, that they
have not'a faculty which in their state Of
existence wouldfbe useless.
North AMERICAN.
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CAPTAIN AND CREw MuRDERED.1fhe
brig Harriet, Champion, at this port from
The West Coast Of Africa, repor1ss,hat, on
the 26lh Aprii,ethe schooner Mary Carver,
FarwelI, of Plymouth, Me-, was captured
blythe natives of Barbary, andt captain,
mate, and crew murdered, in conseq uence5
of dispute with the natives and captain.
We have been informed by the mate of the
Harriet that one of the seamen attempted
TO escape 10y going aloft, but was brought
down and his brains knocked out withsa
handspike. Alter the capture ofthe scllS.
they informed the captain Of their intenss.
tim to kilfhim, when he implored .1hemss
in vain 10 spare his life.s. They tied alarge
stone around his neck, conveyed him some
distance from the shore, and then, threw
him into the sea. The captain has, wife
and two children in some part or lfassa-
chusetts.-Baltimore Argus.
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'umstanceswas wifilessed;by great mum.
Der of spectators, Whese feelings, at be-:
| holding lhepetilans situation OF the men
md their presidential rescue, may easily
|be.imsgined.-Mos, Courier.
We extract the following account of
Hindu woman burning herself on the fun.
"ral pile other husband, in The Indus. from
Vigne's Travelsia] SashmiB Ladsk, Iskars
40, &C.: -
lone morning my munshi came to me,
Rand told me that SAT- (Suttee.) or widow,
who was going to hurnherself on the fune.s
raj pile other husband, was about to pass
by the garden gate. Ihastened TO Obtains
sight of her. She was dressed in her eay.
est attire; large crowdof persons follow
ed her, ,ss5she waldked forward with
hurried and faltering step, like that sbf a.
person about to faint. A brahrin. sup;
ported her on either side, apd tli6S ass
well as many around, were calling fnjiiiiy
and almost Gercely upon the different Hin.
du dei.ies; and the name which was most
repeatedly and most erneshy called spoa
was that OF. Jaganath; but / do not know.
whether they alluded to The great idol Of.
Bengal, or to some local divinity. .Jueu
signifies a place, and nath is Sanscrit
word for lord, Of master. applied to- Wish.
nu, or K:ishaa. 'HeEcomtenance had as
sumed sfcEiy orgfostly appearance,
which was partly, owing to internal agita.
tion, and partly, as l-was iaformed, 10 the
effects of opium and bang, and other mar.
colics, with which she had been preyious-
ly dragged, in ordersfo render her less "a.
wake to the MISERY other silna,ion. She
was not, however, so insensible to. what
was passing as to be inattentiye 10 two
persons in particular. amongst several 9TH
kers who were STOPPING, before her, and
were evidently imploriag her blessing
they were probably near sreiaiipass She
was presentedst intervals WitIfaplate Of
moist red calor, in which saffron s5was. M,
doubt an ingredient, and into thiaab dip.
ped the ends Of her fingers, and then III: !
pressed them on the shoulders oft6e per.
sons who stopped before her order 10
be thus marked.s Shewas regularly lf,atcfi5s
ed.in upon the top Of the pie, While her;
husbands body yet lay.:outside. TWAS
finally lifted up to her; the head, as usual,
and which is the most interesting part Of
the ceremony, was received upon her lap;
the~6rs-~es-arfliediin IN 7differ eDt pa u.s., and
allswasso quickly enveloped, in stroud
of mingled fame and smoke that / believe
her sufferings to have been Of veryssshort
duration, as she must almost Immediately
have been suffocated.''..
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-09-07

! An Irishman cautions the public against
barboripgor trusting his wife Peggy onhis
account, as he is aotmarried to her.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-09-07

Look out for Negro Thicpes.-Early
on Sunday morning last, two white men
were arrested in this vicinity, having in
their possession four fine hooking negroes
which they had decoyedaway from a wild.
ow lady named Davis, residing iasChicot
County, Ark. They were pursued bg Some
men from Chicot, who after asfeW days
hardriGing, came upon their camPsBeiow
town at branch where they had tencamp.
ed on Saturday night. The white men
endeavored to escape by taking to the
bushes, but shot or two from the rifles OF
their eager pursuers soon caused them to
cry for quarters. They were brought in
10 town and Immediately ironed, and are
now on their way back fromswhence they
come in sossession Of The negroes.
names are Anderson and Freno.
Minden Gazette.
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EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE. A most pro-
vilential escape from what appeared GER
tain destruction was witnessed in MOntre.
al on Saturday week, in the French square.
For some days past workmen have been
employed in pnin,ing" the front of The
French church; and for tins purpose a
suspending platform has been used, capa-
BILE or being elevated or dispressed by pull
leys By some means or other, the tackling
supporting this platform partially gave
way, so ,ha, one end of the narrow plank.
ing was preclpilatcd downwards, whilst
the other remained attached to the cor
daqe. At the moment this occurred. two
men were eneagedon the work, al height
of nearly eighty feet above the pavement.
Both Of them we're of course; unaware OF
the treacherous nature of the support BIZ:
meath, and both appeared doomed 10 de.
struction. Ast planking slipped from
their feet, one of those poor fellows lost
his equilibrium with it, and, rolling fairly
over IN the descent, was, by chance which
appears miraculous, deposited in small
niche in the front Of the building, on the
left-hand side the figure of the Virgin
"a cavity not fairly large enough to receive
the body of man, but into which, by
crouching his body, he managed to secure
himself Here he remained pailid and trem.
bling, till his comrade, who had fortunate
|ly succeeded in retaining a2hold of the
cnrtlage, and who displayed extraordinary
GOODNESS and courage in his likewise peril
Gus situation, (for he was dangling high in
the air. conriyed, bymeans ofthe pulley
to readust the PLATFORM; when he was res.
cued from his dangerous resting place.
A more extraordinary instance ufPressr-
va,ion was certainly never presented; for,
with the exception of: the niche in !quess;;
Lion, there was nothing between the grouna
land the platform to avert the dreadful fats
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As GOOD AS IF 1T WERE Hsop.-The
Nantucket Islander says the following sto-
ry was lately told by reformed inebriate,
as and apology for much of the folly of
drunkards: "A mouse ranging about a
brewery, happening to fall into one Of the
vat. of beer, was in immediate danger OF
drowning, and appealed to ca. to help
him out. The cat replied, 1T is fool
ish request, for as s"on as get you out,
shall eat you" The mouse piteously re.
piled, that that fate would be better than
10 be drowned in beer. The cat lifted him
:nut, but the fumes ofbeel caused puss to
zsneeze. The mouse took refuge in his
hole. The cat called upon the mouse to
come out-"You rascal, did you not prom
ise that should eat your "Ah! replied
the monse, "but you know 1 Uas in liquor
at the timer
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-09-07

New AND NOVEL SErTLEMENT.-A So
ciety called The "Fraternel Community,
has lately been established in Milford,
Mass. The views of the association were
gene ral y imbibed by the members OF, a
religious society, mostly residing in Mem
ton (Mass. and vicinity, and known as
"Res,ora,ionisls. The conditions and re-
gulatinns upon which this novel organiza-
.linn is to exist, are very like lhose adopt
ed by the Shukers, though varying in some
particulars. Al the property Of the mem
bers is thrown into one common stock.
and its posspssors are to labor for its in
crease, and live altogether as one family.
Two hundred acres Of land have been pur-
chased, together with water privilege.
One large dwelling house has been already
erected; and a saw and grist mill, and quite
large machine shop, are now in process
of erection. The community have also a
small printing office. there, and publish a
small paper, "1he Practical Christian. -
This embryo settlement has. been chris
tened "H"pedale," Of Fraternal Commnn'
tv, No. LII now contains some thirty
or forty inhabitants; and it is said thai
great numbers Stand ready to in. as soon
us sufficient accommodations are provided.
The lsbors of the people will be principal.
ly agricultural and mechanical.
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daster.-speH cas,igate.

Master.-Spefl castigate. >.
B,y-Cas ii gate, casligate.
Mastcr.-Very well-what is the de6ni.
ton?
Boy.-Don'tremember, sir. -
Mastcr-Tf you had an ugly horse, what
would you do with him?
Boy.-Iwould swa him the frs. chance
I got.
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WORMS 1NETHE HUMAN HEAp.-On the
1lth inst, aEcoloreds child, about S years
old was taken to Dr.. Cooks office, No
SO North Fifth street in Philadelphia, as
we learn, from tha Ledger, who for some
eight or ten days had complained Of pain
in the head in the vicinity Of, the ear
The ear of the child was bleeding at the
time. The Doctor supposihg that some.
foreign substance might be the cause, put
small quantity of lobelia ands sHee..bri-
ar into the ear. A short time afterwards
white worm made lis appearance at the
cavity of the outer ear, when the Doctor,
by introducing a silver probe, took out
seven middling sized worms Of the mag
got species.-Five of them lived for five
hours afterwards in alcohol. The child
has since been doing very well.
"Come, now, back out" says the bustsr.
to the petlicoat." @.s5ss.
hT'he cry is still they come" as the old
Bachelor said when he found a 6neS fat Ba-4
by two nightssin5 succession tied 10 his
door knocker. -. - 49,. =
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GooD.-A southern editor publishes the
following paragraph weekly, in his "terms
Of adverlising:''
Religious obituary notices tif of rea-
sonabIe lengthy inserted gratis. Cake
should properly accompany marriage no.
lices-but. as we occasionally have it at
onr house, it is not essential, particularly
when the people don't have any them
selves.
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-BADGERING AN IRISH VOTER.
stfVn.,3ra n Inyp,p H.t hnlicV1

f81lI9W re hOnd1 CdlHoIC:
"An1 II" said the fellow.
"Are you nol?" demanded the agent
"You say l am," was the answer.
"Come, sir, answer-wlial's your reli-
gionr'
"The true religion!"
"Whal religion is thal?" F.
"My religion" 49, :,
"And what's your religion?" 81
"My mothers religion"
',And what was your mothers rcligionsss
.sShe tux Uhiskcy in her tay."
"Come, now,l'll find you out, as cum.
ming as you are," said The agent, piqued in
to an encounter Of wits with this fellow,
whose battling of every question pleased
the crowd. "You bless yourself, n'ty"n?
"When I'm done with you a think l
ought"
"What place Of worship do you 60 to!'
"The most convanieEt."
"But of what persuasion are your
"My pcrsuasiuin is that you won't fn
it out" -
"What is your belicf?'
only belief is that you are puzzled"
$40 you confess!'.
'.Not TO YOU" -,
"Come! now 1 have you. Who would
you send for if you were likely to die!,'
"Dactor Crawling"
"Nol for the PRIEST"
81 must first get messenger
"Confound your quibbling!-tell me,
then, what your opinions are-your con-
cien,ious opinions | meant"
"They are the same as my landlords
"And what are your landl"rtfs opinions"
"Faix, HE opinions is, that | wont pay
him the last half years rint; and I'm of
the same opinion myself" A roar of
laughter followed this answer, and dumb
foundered the agent for time; hut, anger
ed at the successful quibbling Of the sturdy
and willy fellow before him, she a! last de-
ciared, with much sevcrityof manner, that
he must have dirct repiy
Insist, sir. oil your answering at once,
are You a Roman Cath"lic?"
IL am" sad the fellow.
"And could you not say so al oncc!' re-
peaed the officer.
"You never axedme," returned the 9TH
er.
II did," said The officer"
.Indeed you didn't. You said was a
great many things, but you never drcd me
you wnr dhrivin' Grass words and cruk.
ed questions a, me, and gev answers To
match 'em; for sure thought it was man.
ners to cut out my 5ehapior on your own
patlhern." Handy Andy.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-23

tanned the floor, and said he had been told that m,
subject had been discussed every where. 1t was ons
that he never discussed before until this dsv G.,
whenever he heard it talked about, he remained srn,
for he did not think proper to discuss and # Ls
had he should have rendered himself unpcpula,
But when his vote 10 go on the record he had
thought il proper that his should accomuDnv
his vote However, supposng the debate 10 be e,
Laus,ed he would withdraw his motion.
MIR r. w. THOMPSON renewed the motion. ana
moved the previous question.
Mir WISE then claimed the floor.
Mr. FILLMORE conceived himself entitled 10 il
The SPEAKER, however, gave il TO the gentleman
from Virginia
Mr. WISE then proceeded TO address The House. and
followed mainly the ground which had been taken By
MIR. Marshall. After speaking some time, he was in
errupted fer the reception of message from the Sc
nate. He then gave way for motion to adjourn, with
the understanding that he should be entitled to the oor
10. morrow
The House adjourned at 5 o clock
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wished 10 move reconsideration OF the vote by which
the House had refused to suspend the rules lie did
not know whether he had n right to make the mo-
ton as he had voted in the orty although pre-
vailed.
After some conversation on the question oil order
thus raised,
Mr. ToMLiNsON, who voted wit, the majority,
made the motion to reconsider.
Mr. McKENNAN moved the previous question:;
which was put, and carried
The motion to reconsider the vote by which the
House had refused suspend the rules, was then car
ried by The following vote-yeas 1870, nays7
The question again REQUIRED upon the motion To sus-
pend the rules for the purpose Of receiving the resou
ton above 1t was decided in the negative-yeas ~
NAYS 70 mot tWo-hirds)
The SPEAKER announced the regular business to
be the special order made yesterday, VIZ the reports
and resolution Of the committee on the veto message
MIR CUSHING moved to 90 into Committee OF The
Whole on the state Of The Union, FOR the purpose Of
taking up House bill No. 81, being "a bill supplement
airy The entitled IAN act 10 modify the act OF the
18th of July 1872 and all other acts imposing duties
on imports, approved March =, 1883
Mr. ADAMS called for tie regular order of business
Mr. W c. JOHNSON said the House was bound by
the Constitution consider the revenue bill! which had
been vetoed before any action could be had on the re-
ports and resolution OF the committee. Regarding this
as privileged question, he moved that the House pro-
coed the consideration of the vetoed bill, with the
Presidents objections thereto.
The yeas and nays were then taken or MIR. Johnson
notion which was determined in the airma,iee-yeas
l23, nays II.
Mr.. w. c. JOHNSON then proceeded TO address the
House. He avnwed that he actunted, in making
the motion which had just been carried by desire to
obey the strict mandate Of the Constitution itself lie
had uniformly voted for the bill which had been re-
turned with the Presidents objections; and lie would not
tespass on the time of the House in the consideration
Of the message accompanying the returned BILL because
he believed that not one would be changed by the
nod baa1 do but ho.
nor By any discussion which might be had; and that
the vote on the reconsideration would stand almost
precisely stood the passage of the BILL Or the
message Of the President, he would observe, that no
which it contained had changed his opinion,
or would alter his course and he would say, further,
that whoever might change his opinion on The subject
of the distribution OF the proceeds of the public lands, ne
(Mr J) never would change, unless it 10 subsii.
tute in its place wiser and better policy He there
fore would not that lay from The statute book
by any Of HIS under any circumstances, until the
Congress Of the United States should have first placed
the staue-book, in It's stead, law that was bette
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A''D cA ARR" COUNTY or D'' IS.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
October Term, A. D. 1S42.
Isaac Webb, !
VS.,
William Hawk, the
President, Directors 4.
Co. oflhe Bank Of Mas,
%siIlon, Hiram Grlswold,
William f. Brown, : In Chancery,
James Wilson, John
Vogel. Peter Sieger,
Michael Slegcr, John
Reset George II Bick
ing, Joseph LIvesoy d
Isaac KoOns
The Defendants arc hereby notified
that the Complainant has filed his bill
10 Chancory in said Court, alleging thu,
on tho 18th day OF June, 1871, said VII.
liam Hawk executed TO Simeon Jennings,
a mortgage deed upon the North East or.
Of Section 10, in township 10, Of Range
g, and the south east quarter OF Section
~, 10 township II, OF Range 7, both IN
sud county Of Carroll, to secure the
payment ofa Gote of even date herewith,
for Sl,G25, payable o n year after the
date thereof; that said Simeon Jennings
on the 30lh Of May 1912, endorsed end
assigned The said note TO the complainant,
that at the October term, 1912, 0: said
Court, the complainant obtained a iudg-
,ment al IaW on said note for 81 ,722 10
and 81 80 costs all oGwhich Is due aud
unpaid; that all Of the other defendants
above named, have, or pretend 10 have
judgment liens upon said premises, Sub
rsegUent TO the lien Of Tits complainant;
,and praying that SAID tracts Of IuOd
mSy be sold for the purpose Of paying
said Judgment.
BROWN & GRlSWOLD.
Solicitors for Complainant.
October 7, IS42.