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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-29
House in Kirkwood to Rant.

rTNlE House belonging to Mrs. c. A. Boykin,
i aduining the premises Of Miss j. 5. MsRa,
will be rented for one year. Apply to DR.. +. M.
Boykin. March 26-24tf.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-29
A CARD.
Reynolds T. Reynolds.

lave this day assuciaed WIN. l.. REYNOLDS
with me in The practice OF Dentistry.
Mr.! Reynolds has been my pupil for the past
four wears, and commend him with confidence to
the community.
The business will he conducted as furmerly at
my office on Main street, under the above name
and style.
WM. REYNOLDS.
August % "a 1t
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-29
FITS AND coNvuLsloNs.

These alarming and terrible complaint, always caused
by -canT Of The Nrres The Bhir BnAc'LE1' sSn
old the patient how confirmed the complaint Numerous
astonishing proofs are in possession OF the proprietor
Many hundred Certificates from oil parts the country
Of the most extraordinary character can be gwen required
o No trouble Inconvenience attends the use Of DR
be most feeble and delicate with perfect ease an
safely In many cases the sensation attending their use ~
.hy pleasant agreeable They can be sent I" any rars
ol the country
Prices:
The Galvanic Belt, Three Donara'
The Galvanic Necklace, TWO Do!iafa,
The Galvanic Bracelets, One Oonar 6acn-
The Magnetic Fluid, One Dollar
ma, rbe ,r,;ce, s,e aeeomrsned by full and plain drec.
tios Pamphlets With full particulars may be had oi the
authorized Agent
PARTICULAR CAUTION.
M pr,,, az c,unir, f.iis aud Horihks, Tmiiofi"ns
d. G. MoREHEAD, M. D,
GESERAl. AGENT FOR THE UNITED Sl.Tt-
l32 Broadway. New York.
For SAL, in Camden hy the authorized agent,
JAMES r. MckAIN.
In Charleston bv Or. p. NJ. COHEN; ia
Columbia by BOATRIGHT & MOT.
Ploughing,
TOE HOUSE, will be thankful for any jobs y
81 the above line. Orders left at the Prlntw =
Office will meet with prompt attention.
March l6. .--. --..-
Make Way!
rJNO make way for new goc+ls, a large sur pIrc 4;
ladies' Winter Dress Goods will be son -, :"
greatly reduced prices. +. ~. BoNNEr.
February ?G ~
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-29
Fresh Goods just IL * eived.

Rasius in quarter boxes, p: we'd ginger
Northern cheese. Soda crackers, aud Pilot bread
Pie fruits, Mountain butter, New Rice, New No
aud , hackre For sale by
Dec.12, T. BONNELL g. Co,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-29
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION.

GEoRG1..-Delegate to the Nashville Con
vcntion have been appointed in the following
Congressional districts, viz:
lst dst.-Ex.Goveruor George NJ. 1roup
(Dem.) and James Hamilton Cooper (Whig)
with DR.. w. G. Daniel and F. S. Barlow as
their respective alternates.
18th dist-Hon. Edw. Y. Hill (Whig) and
Obadiah Warner (Dem.) areappointed delegates
from the Fourth Congressional district
9Th dist-Simpson Fouche (Dem.) and DIR.
II. V. NJ. Miller (Whig) are appointed delegates
from the Fifth Congressional district.
NoRrm CARoLlNA.-Me Meetingsiave been held
in nearly all the counties of the Third Congress
sioual Districts and in several the 9TH district,
and delegates appointed to district conventions.
TENNESSEE. Meetings have been already
held at Memphis and Columbia, and 'others are
called in 4 number of counties for the appoint
ment of delegates. The STATE will be fully rep
resented in the Convention.
Meetings have been held in Gads-
den and Madison counties, and Others are call
I'd in different portions of the State for the ap-
p, ointment Of delegates.
ARkAx>As.-A II &c meeting has been held
ut Van Buren, and the following gentlemen
were duly appointed delegates to tine Nashville
Convention, viz: Eli Bell, Geo. Clarke, :. VI.
Rutherford, John Rogers, Jesse Turner, B. T..
Duval, n. A. Pryor and +. &. Axe.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-29
Sale of Real Estate.

Sd1C VI lbCNl hStdtC.
DY order of the Court of Ordinary, will be sold
ID on The first Monday in ArrIl next, before the
Court House in Camden, kershaw District, du-
ring lhe cgalhpurs OF ssle, by tneoSAerifE all the
real estate of Zackariah Bowen, deceased. consist
ing of one tract of Land situated on tlehorth side
of 25 Mile Greek, of 4l2 acres, more or less,
bounded BY lands OF Team, P,rker, and others /;
one tract on the south siie of same creek, Of 255
ac:es, more or less, bounded by lands id Team,
Brevard, and others: one tract containing lO0
acres, more or less, bounded by lahtkI of Bailey,
Albert, and others; one tract of sandlil land, con-
tanning l50 acres, more or less. bounded by lands
of F. Bowen and others.
TERMS On a crelt until the first day pf Ja-
nuary next purchasers to give bond with good
security interest from day of sale, anda mortgage
Of the premises if deemed necessary. to the Ord.
cary. JOHN K. JOY, y. X ID.
March Is 81 ts
.NOtice.
TINE undersigned will pay no oebt< contracted
l. by any of his family. ELI BASS.
FR5s= TEA, &5.
One chest extra fine Hyson Tea, selected from
the latest importation at New York. Willow Wag-
ons and Towel Stands; White Granite Ware,
Crockery, and Glassware. Just received by
McDOWALL g. COOPER.
Feb l2. II If
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-29
BANK AGENCY.

WILLIAM j. GERil ID, will attend pru ct,rnlv 70 al
busIness Sicd ~ hi ~" in -, h.. s ha PanEs c
Cniulcn Ma, H.,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20
Curious Facts In Natural History.

II is but little more than twenty years
since the first crow crossed the Genesee
River westwardy. They, with the fox,
the hen-hawk, swallow, and many other
birds and insects, seem TO follow clvillza-
ton.
The locust borer IS not OF more than
thirty years introduction into the United
States, and has not reached the native
groves of the locust tree at the south and
west. II commenced It's Eavages on the
east side of the Genesee River in 1880,
and It was seven years before it crossed to
the west side.
The gam worm, or wevil, began its
course Of destruction in Vermont, about
the year 1928, and it progresses IN the
course it takes from ten 10 fifteen miles a
year. II has not yet reached Western N.
York to any extent; but the destroyer is on
its march, and desolation will follow its
track in this great wheat growing region.
Rose bugs have been 80 common IN
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20
o R GIN A L ESS AY.
tFor The Cecil Whig.l
Female Correspondents.

There Is a set OF over fastidious, eantins
creatures who consider a correspondence
between lady and gentleman as danger
ons and imprudent But why is it so :?
What is it more than = conversation on
paprr-a social chat between persons
widely separated? We can never be con-
WINGED OF ITS being improper, till some
sapent moralit proves the improperly Of
talking with, or even looking toward,
lady. Pshaw! detest such nonsensical
doctrine. For, to me, letter from lady
from one IN whom feel an interest,"
whom value and prize as a friend, Is a
source of exquisite delight.
You may talk of your letters from poll
tic,ans, filled with feigned patriotism and
willy lies-of yoar letters from scientific
men, stately and stiff with grand dscove-
RES and sage suggestions OF your business
letters, as formal and souless as their au-
thors but give me the simple and unpre-
tending epistle Of lady. About it there
is nothing stiff, nothing formal, nothing
studied, (tor letter.writing appears to be
woman's natural gif,) but every word
comes warm and fresh from the heart, and
speaks to me of friendship, happiness and
home: Like quiet nook of greenery it
glad,, and sheds halo Of fragrance around
my existence. II there breathes on this
beautiful earth of Gods being who can
rise from the perusal Of letter from a
true woman, and not feel better man,
we have no desire for his acquaintance.
All the purer and hol,er feelings OF his ma
ture have been warped and bIighted, and
he is stranger to social and domestic
happiness.
Novelists and bards may write senii-
mental books and poems-may enlist our
sympathies in behalf of their imaginary
heroes and heroines but believe me there
is nothing gees home to the heart OF
man like letter from pure and genuine
woman, glowing, as it will be, with fresh
and earnest feeling. All, give me- such a
letter. Not for a thousand of the trashy
novels Of the day would exchange it ;
for though Its writer be far, far distant,
whilst perusing It, space seems annihi-
lated, and so effectua'Iy Is her soul breath
ed in every line that, like a spiritual
presence, she seems lingering near.
nj. Y c.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20
Correspondence Of T he Cecil Whis.1
CHESAPEAKE CRY July 10Th, 1850

CHESAPEAKE ClTY July l2th, 1891.
p. c. RICKETTS,, ESQ, Dear Sv:-As
letter writing is all the fashion partlcu-
larly from this section OF the county, and
as your correspondent Ion appears to have
forgotten you Of late, and as I have moth
ing else 10 do just now, There Is that apol-
ogy enough, If not say SO, and will send
you more in my next,) have taken the
liberty to give YOU few inklings OF mat
tiers and things hereabouts Well to be-
gin, Chesapeake City and lis far famed
Chalybeate are still IN the same place they
used to was, notwithstanding old Sol has
been endeavoring for some weeks past to
to what shall 7 say-to wM some OF
us up. lthr inhabitants mean,) believe
this to be the term generally used to des-
i5nate the effects Of his majesty upon any
thing green-eht
Well this same said city is great place
or sooo will Dr., as your contemporary very
sagely remarks IN one Of the editions Of
his paper not long since, what extraordi-
nary prophetic porers some folks have
But joking aside, there need be no better
evidence wanted Of the prosperity of a
place than the improvements in it and the
surrounding country, and | ventured to
say that no village on the Eastern Shore
has so rapidly and steadily increased in
prosperity, as the village Of Chesapsake
City; and the adjacent land that few
years since was barren waste, now lux
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20
The Late President-His Character
and life,

From the New York Tribune, we take
the following terss, interesting and Just
sketch of the life and Characteristic no.
bic traits and deeds--oithe late President
Zachary Taylor. After acknowledging
the weight of the great calamity, that
paper says
General Taylor had endeared himself
to the American people to degree
which few public men ever attain. The
cause Of this lay in the great goodness Of
his heart, the exceeding sincerity OF his
character, in his transparent common
sense, so broad and strong as to amount
to wisdom, IN firmness that faced every
danger and Stunned no responsibility:
and in patriotism and sense of honor
which threw an almost chivaIrous halo
over the sturdy elements of his nature.
Not statesman by genius or by habit,
he brought to the Presidency a sound
practical judgement which often proved
more reliable than the opinions Of those
long versed in political AFFAIRS A South
ern man and Shareholder, his mi nd was
above the narrow preiudices OF district
and class, and steadily aimed at the good
of the nation as whole. He felt as the
President of the American people; and
,nst,nctlveIy apprehended the destiny Of
the Republic Not endowed with un-
common powers OF reflection he pepe-
trated the questions brought before him
as by a spontaneous faculty OF insight,
and having once made up his mind, did
not abandon his determination.
Though bred in the camps and accus-
toned to the ranks and distinctions Of
military life, he never lost the readiness
OF his sylnpathies, nor experienced a
diminution ofthat genuine sentiment Of
democratic equality which related him
to every citizen. He was em,nently
man OF the people, and that from the ex-
haustless promptings of his own heart.
He took them by the hand, he shared in
their Joys and their SORROWS, not for any
ulterlor purpose, not as one descending
for the moment from an eminent position
but because he felt himself foreign to no
humane interest or emotion. A trium-
plant General, counting among his bat
ties some of the most difficult and sue
cessful Of military history, elected to the
Presidency without effort on his part,
he never forgot that admirable native
modesty which forbade him to exagger-
ate the value OF his own services and tai.
ents, or to claim any gif: or capacity
which he was not fully conscious Of pos
sessing. With manners Of great plainness,
destitute Of polish, he always conveyed
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20

whom all mourn may still lend their IN
auence to our national councils and char
acter, and that his mob lie and manly quail.
ties may ntver want exempIars in the
Republic
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20

torIal chair OF the State-then wings of
Cecil do your duty-let no effort be spared
let every exertion be made on your part
to place him there. PAOLI.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20

The CoNroY PRIsoNERs.--The WASH
lngton correspondent OF the Philadelphia
North American says:
"Assurances have been received by
the Government which relieves all PIES
ent approximations as to the facts OF the
contoy prisoners Tie interviews with
Count Alcoy which succeeded the pre-
sentat'on of Mr.. Ola yton's official instruc
tions of the 1st of June, were of friend
ly and satisfactory character; and there
is every reason 10 believe, unless the late
intell gence from Spain should interrupt
The proceedings in Havana, that no fur
Their difficulty will occur"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20

TIE BATTLE OF LlFE.-A perpetual
conflict with natural desires seems to be
the lot of our present state. In youth
we require something Of the tardiness and
fr,gdity OF age; and in age we must labor
to recall the fire and impetuosity OF youth;
in youth We must learn to expect, and in
age to enjoy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20

There can be no friendship. where there
is no freedom. Friendship loves free
air, and will not be pennpd IN strait and
narrow enclosures II will speak tree
ly, and act too; and take no i'll where M
ill is meant nay, where It is, 1t will cas-
lily forgive, and forget too, upon small
ackuoWled pements.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20

God has placed upon earth " says st.
Pierre, sawo gates which lead to heaven
He has placed them at the two extrsm
tiles of life, one at the entrance, and the
other at the point of exit. The first is
that of innocence; the last is that Of re-
p.nfancp
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20

ScHooMAsrER.-"Bill Tompkins, de-
6ne the word widow"
Bill.-"A wilder, sir, is a married
woman, what amt got no husband"
Master.-Very well. What is Wild
oWerp
Bili.-"A widerer is man what runs
arter the widders.;'
Master.-"Well, Bill, this is not ex-
actly according to johnson, but It will do.
"M,ke, why don't you fire at them are
ducks, boy-don't you see that you have
got the whole flock Of 'em before your
gun I"
Il knowI have, but when I get good
aim at one, two or three others wilt swim
right betwixt him and me-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-20

""PAeE PoSp," says the author in letter to
the Editor, "is an oblivious pool ara idst the hills
and primevai forcsts Of Broome county, N. Y.
On su mmer day when ths frogs will permit,
and the heat Of the sun has driven the remainder
of animated nature 10 tho forest shadows, the
solitude is terrific. It seems to weigh like lead
upon the brain and stagnate and chain the beat
ing ofthe heart. You may think this an odd
account Of trifling thing, but it is something
very iike this to me. Again, in the morning,
towards nightfail, or whom the wind arouses and
cools the stiffness Of the surrounding wood tho
scene abounds with life and happiness.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-17
Ingenious Trick,

An English paper relates the following
ingenious mode Of raising The wind.''
practised by musician on the credulity
Of the inhabitants of country town.
"A foreigner, named VOCAL. ceIebra
ted flute player advertised a concert for his
benef. and in order to attract those who
Had no music in their souls,
And were not moved by concord ofsweet so unds,
he announced that between the acts he
would exhibit an extraordinary feat never
before witnessed in Europe. He would in
his left hand hold glass OF wine and would
allow six Of the strongest men in the town
TO hold his arm, and notwiths ,anding all
their efforts TO hold him, would drink the
wine. SO novel and so surprising DIS
play Of strength as it was naturally regar-
ded, attracted a very crowded house, and
expectation was on the tiptoe, when our
hero appeared on the stage, glass in hand.
politely invited any half dozen of the au
dience to come forward and put his prowess
to the test. Several gentlemen, amongst
whom was the Mayor Of the place. imme-
diaiely advanced TO the Stage, and grasping
the left arm Of Vogal, apparently rendered
the performance of his promised feat quite
out Of the question. There was an awful
pause for a moment, when our arm. bound
hero eyeing the gentlemen plnionng him,
said in broken English, Jenteelmen, are
you all readya Are YOU quite sure you
have got fast hold? % The answer having
been gi ven in the affirmative, by very
confident nod from those 10 whom it was
addressed, Vogal, TO the infinite amusement;
Of the spectators, and TO the no small sur
prise Of the group round him, advancing
his right arm, which was free, very cody
took the wine glass from his left hand,
and bowing politely 10 the half dozen gen,
,lemen, said Jen,eelmen, have the hon.
or to drink all your goot healib," at the
same time quafliing off the wine, amids, a
general roar of laughter, and universal
cries of "Bravo, bravo well done Vogal."
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-17
From the Philadelphia Daily Ne'c,.
AWFUL CONFEDERATION. IN
PHILADELPHIA.
Great Destruction of Property and loss
of Lives.

l, becomes our painful duty to record
the most fearful calamity, that has ever
befallen our city, from the ravages Of the
destructive element. The heart sickens
a, the contemplation of it, and we ins,inct-
lively recoil from the task. But il is du-
ty, nevertheless, that must be performed.
and we proceed 10 it without further pre-
face. At about half past four O'Clock, on
Tuesday afternoon, July 9ih,) a fire broke
out in the extensive block Of stores, owned
and occupied by John Brock & Sons, dea
leas principally in saltpetre. situated on
Delaware Avenue, South Of Vine street.
And hereit may be stated. iha, it is not
known positively how the fireoriglnated nor
in what part fthe building. Several Of The
rooms had been let out for various pur-
poses, and it most probably originated in
one OF these. John Hill had a tavern On
the ground floor. and in an upper room
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-17
The Faithful Sentinel.

During one of Napoleon's memorable
campaigns. detachment Of crops, com.
ma nded by Davousi, occupied the Isle of
Busen. which they were suddenly ordered
to evacua,e. They embarked with such pre-.
cipitation that they forgot one of their sen.
iinels, who was posted in retired spot,
and so deeply absorbed in the perusal OF a
newspaper Containing an account Of one Of
The Empernr's splendid victories. as To he
totally unconscious oflher departure. AZ
ter pacing 10 and fro for many hours upon
his post he lost patience and returned to
the guard rooc,, which he found empty.
On inquiry. he learned with despair what
had happened, and cried,
"Alas alas | shall be looked upon as
deserier dishonored, lost, unhappy
wretch that am
His lamentations excited the compassion
Of a worthy tradesman, who took him 10
his house, did all in his power to console
him, taught him 10 make bread, for he was
a baker, and after some months gave him
his only daughter Justine in marriage.
Five years afterwards a strange sail was
seen to approach the Island. The inhabi.
,an;s flew to the beach, and soon discovered
in the advanced ship number of soldiers,
wearing the uniform of the French army.
IL am done for now, my bread is nearly
baked,' cried the dismayed husband Of
Justine.
An idea however, suddenly occurred TO
him, and revived his courage. He ran 10
his house. slipped into his uniform, and
seiZing his fire lock returned to the beach.
and posted himself on sentry at the mo-
ment the French were landing.
Who goes there he shouted in n voice
like thunder.
"Wh goes there yourself 2" replied one
in the boat. Who are you 1''
"A sentinel"
''IIow long have you been on guard''
Five years." rejoined our man.
Davoust laughed at the quaint reply,
and gave discharge in due form TO the
involuntary deserter.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-17

50. do not forget the poor Of our native
! village, Woodstock. | have another wish
! It vain and foolish wisli-ought not 10
express it, for it is weakness, folly, it can,
know, make no difference as TO the man
ner in which my body is disposed Of after
dealh-but may say i'll could wish
tha, nigh lie in our lille church-yard,b by
the side of brother Edward" Capt. S.
in his manly and generous voice-stifed
and choking with sref-rrplied, f live
Laura, your wish shall be complied with. .
I" How grateful am" said the dying wife {;
-" only think, Frederc ck," addressing
her BROTHER, " how kind Mr. Simmons is
he slys shall be buried in our pretty
lille church, yard, ,and by the side of brother
Edward,
But death was gathering upon her, and
as the dark shadow closed around her, the
dying saint with angelic sweetness re.
marked, This then is the Dark Valley
why, i, is not so dark after ALL" 10
little while, composing her arms upon her
breast, she passed through the Dark Val
ley" TO that bourne whence no traveller
has returned, and TO which the consecutive
of men are has,epinp.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-17
An Old offender Caught.

Within few months past, we have
recorded a number Of robberies and
larcenies committed in this vicinity, and
from the frequent occurrence Of such out
RACES, it became manifest a gang Of des.
perate villains had bivouacked in the neigh.
borhood of our goodly borough. from
whence they sailed forth TO piIlage the
community, and make night hidious with
their depredalions. But the wa,chful eve
of Justice has at last detected one Of the
rogues, and the whole gang, we trust. will
soon be in limbo with him, 10 answer for
their many .ransgresslons.
A young man by the name Of Titus. an
adopted son of u worthy citizen Of this
place, was several years ago, arrested at
Lancaster, Penna., for stealing horse,
and tried and convicted before Judge Lewis,
and sentenced to undergo an Imprisonment
in the Eastern Peni,entary, for the tern,
of one year. Alter he had served on, his
term, he returned to this place, and for
some time was supposed TO have reformed.
Recently, however, various circumstances
gave rise to suspicious tina, he was cosni-
zaut of some Of the ,hefts and robberies
which were perpe,rated in and about the
borough, and his movements were watched
with some care. The confession of a man
residing in Fairfield township, a supposed
accomplice, while in state Of intoxication,
that dry goods box. was imbedded in a
certain stable in this town, as depository
for stolen property, excited some Of tie
citizens losing goods, TO make search
and sure enough the box as described was
found. but nothing it. That night, how.
ever, Lewis Titus. and companion. left
the borough on horseback. and did not re
turn until nearly day break. Circumstan
ces now began TO point out the guilty, bu