The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-01-26
Editorial GlCanings.

EDITORIAL Gle ltanings.
O. r. Thompson was on the l4th inst. elected
clerk of the Court of Fairfield District.
A vessel arrived at New Orleans from Rio few
days since, having on board 100000 pounds of
Coffee which, at present prices Of The article, 1t is
supposed will yield profit Of 80 to 100000
III London there are about 10000 children reg
ularly under training TO crime, $4,000 thieves.
5000 receivers oil stolen gools, $4,000 persons
picked up in state Of drunkenness, $4,000 ha'
btual gin drinkers, and 10000 of both SEXES lolu'
ing an abandoned life So say the newspapers.
BLrxDERs OF TIE TYpEs.-An exchange paper
says that the card oi a dancing master returning
thanks for patronage, represented him as offering
'hs most respectful shanks."
A New ENTERPRI<E-A friend of one of the
Boston papers tells an amusing story OF Yankee
Missionary, who not succeeding as well as lie wish
ed in converting the heathen in India, offered to
make contract to run the car Of Juggernaut by
steam.
The Marksvlle La) Viager says he "ch"lera
is raging in Bayou Bnf As usual the Prairie is
healthy, and it is TO be hoped the dreaded scourge
will not extend beyond the bayous."
A letter received in Charleston from Washing
ton, dated 18th inst, from reliable source, says
"Politics is the absorbing topic here. The men
of the North are beginning to tremble for the SAFE
~ of the Union. The Union is therefore safe; and
all the big talk we have now is made only because
it is certain that the Proriso cannot pass the Sen
ate"
The committee Of ways and means OF the Ala:
bama House Of Representatives has reported a.
gainst an approprat for rebuilding the new capi-
tol at Montgomery, which was recently destroyed
by fire. They propose removing temporarily to
the old capitol at Tuscaloosa, until the sentiments
of the people shall be sscertained as to where the
seat of government shall be located.
A new cotton Factory Of 5000 spindles is soon
tc be crecIcd at Columbus, Georgia. The Times
mentions as significant circumstance, the fact
that member Of large Philadelphia house was
recently there, soliciting consignmen's Of Colum'
bus cotton fabrics for his firm in Philadelphia.
It is stated that the amount Of anthracite coal
sent from the mines Of Pennsylvania during The
past wear, was 2,2233l5l tons, being an increase
over any former year Of 80 tons.
The debt Of the city Of New York is over
twelve millions and half Of dollars.
The Louisville fKy.) Courier ofthe 8th ult. es-
timat es the number of hogs slaughtered this sea.
son. at Louisville, Jacksonville and New Albany
at $4,000, being an excess Of 5000 over last sea
son. There will be falling off OF 10000 in the
number killed at Cincinnati, but at all the ohel
paces, a gain on the amount Of the previous sea-
svn.
Santa Anna is said 10 he living in magnificent
sivle about Two miles from Kingston, Jamaica.
The Cincinnati Gaxe'te says that the value o
chewing tobacco sold in that market amounts t.
ore and half millions of dollars anttually.
The Mayor of pusburg, WHO Wac elected while
in JAIL having been convicted of indeceh' ana oIas
phemuus haraugue in the street, was take7 from
ail on Friday inauauratcd Mayor. and th"n ta.Sci
back to his old quarters in prison, his pardon nu
having reached pittsburg in an official form.
The WOODEN TRADE The Boston Atlas ex.
presses the opinion that our annual production o
Wool is not less than 70,000.0GO pounds, and ,ha,
It is worth now, about Sl5.O0O,M0 The i'm
poralon of lsi5was ll,0O0,GO0 pounds, valued al
S557,OD0. This whole quantity is worked up by
our own people, and the fabrics made from it are
consumed in tliis country.
A ncgros idea Of love, as given by one of the
E,hiopia,s-"Ah niger. feel as if was up in the
| clouds between two hot buc wheat cakes, and all
the angels were pouring down 'lasses on me-"