The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-05-03
Editorial aleanings..

Editorial Gleanings.
1JErrRY.-The following anecdote ofthis celebra-
tea reviewer will be keeply reshed by all who are
favored often with the luxury of proof reading:
Wilson his printer, was prodigiously prodlgal OF
commas, and in re-Inarkng proof sheet, would
frequently fill the margin with his favorite STOP
On one occasion, lie wrote opposite passage: -,
Mr.. Jeffry, is there not some obscurlty mere:
"Nir. J. perceives ne obscurity here, except such
as arises tsom tlle=-- quantity of commas, which
Mr. Wilson seems to keep i'll box by his side, 10
pepper the proof with instead OF sand"
PLANK RnAps.-The President of All Eastern
plank road, in answer to some questions as 10 Tie
weight allowed to be carried on the road, answers
,llat no limit is given, the only difficulty being 10
have wagons built strong enough to carry the
weight flat two horses can draw. One pair CT
horses hauled, as an experiment., ten cords OF
wood for several miles.
ABALL of F1RE.-The British brig Alcyone,
from Glasgow, arrived at Boston, reports on cape
Cod, while the men were aloft reehng the ioretop-
sail, in the middle of a snow storm, a ball OF hre
larger than an Is pound shot, struck the MAIN
mast. and without any unusual noise, such as an
explosion, the mast was split in four pieces aud
went overheard with all the yards and rigging at
tacled. The Alcyone had previously lost her
mizenmast.
. Thai lang. lo,o, black Schooner. THE susPl-
picious looking craft which was seen few days
since in the vicinity of Charleston, reported by
Capt Mygatt, of the fishing smack Majestic, proves
to be the Adelaide, of Baltimore, from Pernambu-
co, bound to Baltimore. She put into Charleston
Oh the oath instant, to procure supply OF wood
and water, Capt Smith having died at Pernam-
buco, she was in charge OF the mate.
I The Washington Monument, being erected at
Washington city, is to be graced with latin III
scription A cotemporary, with whom we heartl-
" agree, thinks it would be much more approprl-
ate to inscrbe with the language OF its builders,
and the one which Washington himself spoke.
You DoN'r SAY so!-The Vicksburg Wing, of
the 29lh ut, says: awe stop the press to all
nounce that boy was struck on the car by a
SNOWFALL yesterday morning"
OU1rE PopyLAR.-Some Of the New York dam
cling masters have introduced new cotllllon,
called the "Kissing Cotillion," the peculiar lea
ture of which is, you kiss the lady as you swing
the corners. All the beauX like it, and so do the
! belles-the dance we mean.
The population of France is s3,255,lsl.
Mr.. CLAY retired OH last Friday, into the coull.
try, i'm order to write the report and explain the
measures shortly to be recommended by the com
promise committee He is at the mansion OF Mr.
George Calvert, in Maryland, and will probably
conclude his labor to-day.
Daniel Webster was present at meeting II
Boston lately, and made speech, I'D which ne
made the declaration that the slavery agitation
was Shostly phantom.
The Tsras Seal of Government The Houston
Telegraph learns that Austin is chosen BY con
siderable majority over all other places for the per
manent seat of Government for the State OF Tex
as One ofthe consequences is, that property IL
that place is rapidly rising in value.
Monument in Teras-We learn by the Houston
Mercantile Advertiser that the Texas monu
mental committee" which was chartered. will
full powers, BY the last Legislature of that State
have determined to erect historic monument OF
the banks of the Colorado, near Lagrange, Owe
the decimated remains ofthe NIier prisoners, ant
of those who fell at Goliad, Alamo and San ia
cinto-to which place of common internent th'
remains of all are to be gathered.
Henry Clay, ir., son of the gallant Lieut.. Col
CLAW, of the Kentucky Volunteers, killed at Buen;
Vista, has been appointed Cadet i'll the United
States Military Academy.
The first plank road in Kentucky has just beer
undertaken by gentleman III Louisville. II i
to connect that city and Oakland.
The skeleton ian Indian has been dug up nea
McKee's Rock, on the Ohio below Pittsburg. Sun
dry metallic articles and trnkets, some OF lndial
and some of European manufacture, were foun'
along with the remains, but all much corroded b.
time. 1t is intended to secure the skeleton III a
perfect state as possible
EuLoeY.-Gen. Hammond has notified the Cit
Council of Charleston ofhis acceptance OF the ap
ponment to deliver eulogy upon Mr. Calhoun
Wheat Crop in 1eras-The Northern Texa
papers represent the wheat crop, in that section
as very promising.
The public schools of Natchez educate 55
children.
From the New York Express.
WASHINGTON, April "a.
r. pleasant rutnors are beginning to find circu