The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-12
TELEaRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE,
From the Charleston Mercury.
WASHINGTON. July 10.

From the Charleston Mercury.
WASHINGTON, July 10.
IMMIGRATION OF THE PREs1DENT.-The two
Houses of Congress met in Convention to-day
lat II o'clock and Mr.. Fillmore was inaugra.
ted as President. Mr.. King, of Alabama, will
Ibe chosen President of the Senate Eulogies
!were delivered in both Houses In the Senate
by Mr.. Soule, Mr.. Webster, and Mr. King. \
Committee was appointed to superiutend the
Funeral Obsequies, which are deferred until
Saturday.
WAsHISGToN, July 10.
The Cabinet have rendered their resgna.
Itions. They, however, will continue iu otiee
|ior the present Speculation is busy in sur,ni-
ses rs to their successors. No change will be-
made before the close of the present session,
New YORK, July 10.
The Cotton market remains firm, and hold.
|ers are waiting the arrival of the steamer. Ma.
val Stores are dull Other articles are un.
changed
The sudden death of the President has cast
IL gloom over every thing, and nothing else is
Thought Of
BALTIMORE, Jnly 10.
GREAT FIRE IN PulLADELpHIA.-Ih fire
lin Philadelphia last night extended four squares,
North from Race street, crossing Vine street,
and reaching Callowhill street, and extending
Eastward from Second street, crossing Trout
Street, and reaching to the river Between
one anC two hundred houses were destroyed.
! it broke out in Brock, keat and Co.'S Wholesale
Grocery Store. An explosion of 1000 bags OF
Sol, h,, ,,,,in nj
persons were killed Among the sufferers are
/ sRidgew,y and Budd, Flour Merchants and
Flour Factors. Twenty or thirty large build
sings were destroyed Oil Front street. One re-
1 port says that Il woman and five children per-
9ished in the flames. The loss is roughly esti-
mated al million and half of dollars. The
sire is still raging. The posts of the telegraphic
wires along Second street are destroyed.
BALTIMORE, July 10
The fire in Philadelphia has been checked.
The loss is estimated at million aud half of
dollars. Three hundred and fifty houses have
3been destroyed and seventeen dead bodies have
been taken from the ruins.
The tags are ut half mast in this city, and
the bells are toling for the death of the Presi.
dent.
BALrInoRE, July 8.
The Cholera has appeared in Washington
K City, and several fatal cases have occurred.
The Cholera prevails to an alarming extent
lat Cincinnati. A Atelegraphic despath from that
lace, dated July 5, states the number OF deaths
in that city for the previous fortyei5ht hours,
l;o be one hundred and eight, OF which sixty .
live were OF Cholera.
The disease is also ON the increase at Nash
willie. The Banner of July 2, says:
We regret to learn that the Cholera is rath.
|cr OH til. increase in this vicinity. Un Sunday
There we're some sixty cases. OF Cholera and
Diarrhul ut the peuitentiaty and one death, the
deceased, man named Dillingham;, (put in
ior attempting to rnn OFT negroes,) having been
attacked about breakfast time, died and was
buried at halt. past three p. In. The mallgnlty
of the disease appears without precedent We
learn that Il large number have been attacked
on the opposite side OF the river, many cases of
which have proved fatal This is sad condi'
tUn OF things"
UNITY OF THE RAcEs.-T The Paris cores
pondeut OF the New York Journal of Commerce
says: At meeting of the Academy OF Sciences,
We heard nothing OF interest, except areport
IRON very able Committee, OH the Negro race
of Eastern Africa, south Of the Equator, rs
closely observed by NJ. Froberville,a a scientific
traveller. He has brought with him sixty casts
busts) of types of the three divisions of the
Negroes The Committee decide that the re-
suits of lis researches serve materially, to prove
the identity and the common local origin OF the
whole human species. There arc various afiiu,
tiles of conformation between the blacks OF
Eastern Africa.
An absent.minded editor having courted a
,r, and applied 10 her Iather. the old man said;
" Well, you ant my daugh'er-what sort Ut a
settlement ~ II you make What will you give
her !"
"Giye her cried the other vacantly-"Qh,
III give her puff"
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TRAVELLERS
through Charleston md stopping at
i the PLANTERS HOTEL, are cautioned to call
or the Omnibus q. CALHOUN, as they will
hereby avoid the annoyances Of other Umnibuses
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