The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-01
Martins Lime Kiln, county, n. e.

DEATH FROM FEAR.--Ihc Covington (ky.)
Journal of this week relates the following
instance Of the effect produced upon the nervous
system by the action Of fear. In the language
Of Scripture, BE nol afraid
"Wc have to record death from fear. The
facts are derived from an undoubled source, and
the case is made public in order more inlprcs.
svely to indicate the importance Of man,aing
control over the mind. and discarding all unne.
cessary fear and alarm.
A lady in this city, who enjoyed ordinary
healrh previous to the appearance Of the prevail.
ing epidemic, became alarmed on its aryent,
and suffered her mind to dwell on the subject,
until she became exceedingly sensitive and
nervous. Every case she heard of increased
this morbid condition of the mind and body.
Finally, on being told oil the death Of an
immediate neighhor, she clasped her hands in
agony and exclaimed, "My time has come" -
She then went to bed and physician was
called in but no effort could relieve her of the
conviction that she had the cholera, and that
she was to die of it. Subsequently, indeed,
there were manifestations Of cholera ia the case,
bu, the medical attendant has no Doubt they
were induced solely by fear. Thus she died
within three days after she took her bed"
THREE YoUrHs DROWNED community
was shocked yesterday afternoon with the as.
founding and melancholy intelligence that three
youths from nine to eleven years of age, sons
respectively of Mrs. ]. p. Andrews, N. B.
Moore, and Luther Roll, had been drowned in
the river.
1t seems that they were in company with
another youth ahou, the same age. son of DR..
Jno. Carter. who was fortunately saved by hold.
ing on to bar Of iron on the wharf until he
could be rescued by a negro,) wading about on
the wharf, which is now oycrflown by the
freshet, and by some means as yet unexplained,
were all suddenly prccPtated into the river,
and instantly sunk TO rise no more in lille. he
body Of young Andrews was soon recovered,
but all efforts 10 restore life were Intellectual.
The son of Mr.. Moore was raised after il had
been under more than an hour. The body of
the unfortunate youth Roll had not been found
al the time Of writing.-Angssta Sen, July "a.
SPECIMENS OF VIRGINIA GoLD.--Wc exam
ined on Saturday some specimens of gold from
the 'sRos;n Mountain" and 'Culpeppcr" mines
which are now being successfully worked, with
improved machinery, &C., by Messrs Barnum,
Colby & Co. Out Of about two pounds of earth
taken from one of the above mines, brought to
this city, and carccssy washed in an iron pan,
was gathered NEARLY or quite twenty dollars
worth of pure gold. Several specimens OF
quartz rock were also shown, which was really
rich, and equaling any thing of that sort we
have seen from the California mines. We are
glad to learn that our friends who have engas cd
in the above mines, are in fair way to reap
golden harvest from their newly purchased
tract Of land in old Eirgnia.--Bah. Sun.
The California Gold, arrived at the Mint in
Philadelphia, was within fraction of two mil
lions dollars, up to tlr 5th instant. So The Bul.
letin learns directly from that institution.
The Lexington Budget SAYS that "Mother
Eve married a gardner We may add.
too, that her indiscrctions turned HIM out of
Ia, r>1,,n