The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-09-06
NUMBER SO.
the 9th June against twelve of the more rad.
ica1 journals
LON BARDY.

i'd. decisive, and most unexpected. a fortnight
ago Charles Albert was successful conquer.
or: almost all Lombardy was within his grasp.
Now the whole breadth of ofLombardy has been
retraced by the Piedmonese army, and Charles
Albert erly defeated al every point, is either
shut up in Milan. or perhaps, has crossed the
Iicono into his own dominions.
PRUSSIA.
The Prussian capital still continues to be
the scene of political cabal and excitement.
The people are, for the moment, occupied with
the renewal Of tie war with the Danes.
The exact position which Prussia is to take
in the newly concocted German scheme of
government is not yet ascerla;ned. The la.
test news from Vienna reports that the Empe-
ror Of Aus!r ria has resigned. but no credit was
attached TO it. The whole range of Eastern
Europe seems more or less affected with the
cholera, and four cases have appeared at Ber-
lin, all Of which terminated fatally.
Dr. Ingraham arrived in the New York from
Liverpool, died at Staten Island on Friday last.
His lady died on the passage. They have left
three children, the youngest Is months old.
During the passage Mrs. lngraham had been
taken with premature confinement, lost her
babe, il having lived but two days, but she
was recovering, and doing well. One night
lady passenger screamed with fearful cry,
"oh! we are all going tc the botom," at the
same momen, the spray was heard dashing over
the deck. The passengers sprung in conster.
nation from their ber'hs. Mrs. lngraham, sick
as she was, rose in her bed, alarmed with the
rest, but her husband came to her, told her not
10 he alarmed, that although there was heavy
blow, it was not storm, and there was no
danger. Mrs. Ingraham was on her way to
New. York with her children, to visit favorite
sister, whom she had not seen for twenty years,
and who was not aware other coming. After
the alarm, Mrs. |. lay down again in her berth,
but soon rise up-a maniac-reason had forsa.
ken its tbrone-"get me my CATERS" said she
to those around her, "I am going to see my sis
teri will soon see my dear sister now
the acknowledged medical skill of her husband,
and the kindness of friends, could not avert the
blow, in two or three days she died, her form
was cnshrouded and enclosed in the manner
usual at sea, and amid the imposing solemnities
OF the burial services ofthe Church of England,
committed 10 the deep. Up to this moment DR..
Ingraham had done all that man can do, but he
now dropped-he was first observed by the Cap.
tain playing in the manner of a maniac with a
string, the captain told him he had better 60
down into the cabin and he would probably feel
belter; he did so, but soon returned to the quar-
ter deck, without speaking to any one, The cap.
tain told his children to 60 to speak to him as
it might arouse his attention.; one ofthe little
ones said to him, "Faiher, where is mar.
"Where is your Ma" replied he, "oh she is
putting on her CATERS, and getting ready to SEQ
her sister-we will soon see her no~.n- The
truth flashed with fearful force upon the captain
and al others around hlm-te#son with him,
too, had fallen. He took to his he'd, was re.
moved to the Hospital a, Staten Island on the
arrival of the vessel, and every attention paid
to him but without success.
His three little girls were left at the Hospital
no one there knowing they had any relatives,and
were about being sent to Wards Island. A
vessel arrived at Quarantine in which was
gentleman who had been desirous of taking
passage in the New York, hut had to wait for
the n' xt packet. On learning the melancholy
fate of his friends he communicated the intelli.
gence to the sister of Mrs. Ingraham "a highly
respectable lady named Edwards) to whom the
news was sad indeed Mr.. E., her husband,
applied for The children, found them well taken
care Of but in the Hospital garb. They have
again home. This is one Of many similar
scenes attending passenger hfe.-N. Y. Sun.
GEN. TAYLOR AND FREE So1L.-The New
Haven Courier publishes the following extract
ofa private letter to the editors, from an emin.
ent gentleman and personal friend Of Gen.
Taylor"
August 90. ls4s.
GENTLEMEN. The confidence expressed by
YOU in the leading article of your paPe yester.
day in regard TO Gen. Taylor in reference to
the Free Soil question: is can assure YOU, we'll
founded 4 friend of mine, in whom repose
implicit confidence, had a conversation with the
Gen. on this snbject last May, and in letter
TO me, dated the 10Th of that month, he reports
that conversation in fuU. The ground taken
by him is, that hr ordinance of ~ having been
passed by Congress. approved by Washington,
and upheld BY the Judiciary, the constitution
aly of the measure has been settled by all de.
parlments ofthe Government, and consequently
there is no goronnd left for the inerpositon Of
the veto. He told my friend that he rould net.
hcr reto the IVlmot Proriso, nor acould he tn.
triguc against ii, nor do anything 10 embarrdss
is passage through The Houses Of Congress.
Proceedings of The r. W. Grand Lodge Of
the State Of fGeorgia.-Wr are indebted to a
friend ror neat pamphlet published ny Mr..
f. J. Purse, with the above title Ii describes
the proceedings oIth" Lo'lge at its annual com.
mmcarnn held in Savannah in May last.
The rcpor, Of r. II. Griffin. Esq, Grand
Master, and of the Grand Representatives
Of the Grrgia encampment. give most
encouraging account of the condition of
this Institution, and one cannot help being sur.
prised at the astonishing extension which the
O..ar hos aitainnd mt only in this Country,