The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-15

order to meet the cars on Wednesday. There
were two California merchants who had just re.
turned, having with them nearly S50O,OOO IN
eold which think will be lost, as the boat has
tGis morning hoated of in deep water and sunk
There was also $4,000 in California dust III
the safe, and think the actual loss is not tar
from 100000. The Captain did all in his
power, but no earthly power could have done
anv thing under the circumstances. Had the
cane brake taken fire, all who had got ashore
and in the brake would have been burnt. got
considerably bruised internally, and one OF my
hands is Sill ghtly burnt, but am thankful that
it is no worse The safety valve ropes burnt
off,, or in all probability the boilers would have
bur stcd, the fire having melted the joints OF the
steam pipes and great many persons, suppos'
ing the boilers were bursting, jumped INTO the
river and we drowned. 1t never will be c1r.
rectly asccrtained how many lives were lost, as
none Other books were saved. But one thing
is sure, neither lady nor child remains totell the
tale. There was passenger OH board VINO
had ffe-prcscrver and could swim, but refused
to give it to lady who asked it for her child.
Althc ladies were willing to sacrifice their own
lives for the prescription OF THAR children.
&. w. $.
MFR. James G. Pearson has been elected Clerk
of the House of Representatives OF California;
with salary of s25 per day.
: A gentleman in Philadelphia, who was run
over by railroad car few days since, had his
arm skilfully amputated at the shoulder JOINT,
on Wednesday last, while under the influence
of chloroform. Consciousness was so entire
" suspended during the operation that at Its
close he was not aware that it had been per-
formed.
GALrLEo AND MILroS.-Not far from Flor.
ence is the hill of Arcetri,. iulmortallzed D., the
soioum, the prison, and the death Of Galileo.-
On the road is the tower which bears his name,
and the little house, now known as the Villa
Bsnaiuti, inhabited during ten years by the great
philosopher. was once known by the name OF
Giogello o-the Jewel. tits here that he proba'
bly lost his sight, at a time, when, notwlth-
standing old age and misfortunes, he was con-
tiaung his tables of the satellites of Jupiter
Here he composed his "Trattato della Mecca
nica," and other works-here, notwithstanding
appearances kept up by crowd of distinguish
ed visitors, he was under the close surveillance
of the Inouisition-here, towards the end OF his
days, he received Milton, then ayouth, trav-
eller, and simply an elegac poet-Arca"ect
aud Building Operatire. ~
KEEP OUT OF DEBr--Poverty is a bitter
draught, yet may, aud sometimes with advah-
tage, be gulped down. Though the drinker
make wry faces; there may, after all, be
wholesome goodness in the cup. But debt,
however courteously it be offered, is a cup Of
siren, and the wine, spiced and delicious tho it
be, eating poison The man out of debt, tho
with flaw in his jetkin, a crack in his shoe
leather, and hole in his hat, is still the son of
liberty, free as the singing lark above him but
the debtor, though clothed in the utmost brave
ry, is he but a serf out upon holday?-a
slave to be recovered at any instant by his own
erthe creditor! My son, if poor, see wine in
the running spring; let thy mouth water at a
last weeks roll ;. think threadbare coat 'only
wear;' and acknowledge white-wasled gar.
ret the fittest housing place for gentleman;
do this, and flee debt. So shall thy heart be at
peace, and the sheriff be confounded.
lass Jerrold.
"Some ignorant and infatuated person in
Cardington, Rushbury, and other parishes says
an English provincial paper, "are signing n
petition to the Almighty to chain ihe devil" &c.
TnEFAr JURY.-Much amusement and quite
a commotion was excited at the Court House,
on Friday last, by rather curious coincidence
A Jury was summoned to take an inquisition of
lunacy, and never were men of greater accight,
impanneled to act in the reighiier matt.r Of
the lar. A portly gentleman, aldernanic in his
proportions, arrived first and took his seat and
soon another and yet another came, until the
ponderous complement was complete. AS the
goodly company increased in number, smiles
and winks began to be interchanged; broad
grins next followed and finally inextinguisha-
bic laughter shook the room, in which a consid- !
cradle number of spectators, attracted by the
odd fellowship, merrily participated The re-
spective weights of fifteen Of the Jurors were
ascertained, and the aggregate was 1854 lbs,
an average of 223 9-l5-the minimum being
200 and the maximum 2S0 lbs. Whether this
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