Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-06-08


THERMOMETER,
Greatest height s4deg.
Least Al"
Monthly mean height "a q"
Clear days 2
Fair Is
Cloudy D" ID
Amount of rain 4.l30iu.
Ex-senator Hannegan has been placed under bonds
to answer to the proper authorities for the killing ofhis
brother.in-aw Captain Duncan he continues to suf.
fer the most intense anguish on account of the unfr
tunate occurrence.
ACoU1rTED-Samuel W. Morgan, late Teller Of the
Exchange Bank at Petersburg, Va, charged with be-
ing deauter to the amount of 000 was tried and
acquitted on Thursday.
The CRYSTAL PALACE AT NEW YoRK.-The stock
for the erection of this building $2oo0oo said has
been all subscribed for and the palace will be opened
in May, 1853.
A LARGE FAMnY.-Stephen Dye, Of Miami county,
Ohio died lately, leaving 10 children, and la grand
children, and l4s greatgrand-children.
Dr. Hunt of Louisville, with his wife, better known
first as Miss Salle Ward and then the divorced wife
of Mr.. Bigelow Lawrence has sailed for Europe
Mr. Corwin has gone on visit to New York, and
the Hon. VIM. L. Hodge has been appointed ae:ing
Secretary of the Treasury until his return.
There were three hail-storms in Augusta county,
Va, last week. doing considerable injury to the crops
recent statistical return states the population of
Austria and her different possessions to be 1854 1885,
Mr. Renick, wbig, has been elected to the Virginia
House of Delegates from Greenbrier county to fill va.
cancy.
The nomination of Gen. Caleb Cushing, to be Judge
ofthe Supreme Court of Massachusetts, was confirmed
on Saturday.
Joseph W. Gorgus, Of Harrisburg, Pa, was lately
killed near Nashville Tenn by falling from the hurr-
cane deck of steamboat.
Mrs Dyer wife of John Dyer, Of Allegheny city, Pa
committed suicide by drowning herself few days
ago.
B. G. Ferris of Ithaca, N. Y, formerly member Of
Assembly, has been appointed Secretary of Utah by
the President.
REDUCTION OF FARE-It is stated that passengers
are now carried from Cleveland 10 Philadelphia by the
Ohio and Pennsylvania and Central Railroad for eleven
dollars the price charged from Pit.sbuIg to Phadel
phia This is caused by the competition with the
Dunk;rk route to the East.
THE BOUNDARY CONFESSIONAL letter from Major
Emory dated El Paso, April IL, states that bis Assis-
tant Ed Iugraham bad returned to that post from an
G,;, al IF rbo
There had been previous report that Mr.. Ingraham
had been cut of and ex;ermiuated by the Indians.
Ex-Secretary Walker it's said, is recovering from
his recent illness in England. The complaint, which
gave acute pain, has entirely le bim aud is prououn.
ced as perfectly cured. Mr.. and Mrs. Walker stiu
at Reygate, but hope to be home on the lst Of July
THANKSGIVING DAY IN VIRGIMA-The Episcopal
Convention of Virginia has adopted resolution 10
to memorialize the Governor of that State 10 unite
with the Governors of other States in setting apart
day in the year for prayer and thanksgiving.
SENTEScED.-Wm Johnson secretary Of the vigi-
lance committee of the antslavery society," convicted
in New York ofpassng counterfeit con has been SEN
fenced at hard labor for three years in the States
prison.
DEATH OF Cu1Lp- -ay RAEfs. A little child died in
Boston, days ago, in consequence Of rats enter
ing its cradle during the night eating off one of its fin
gers and gnawng the flesh of its to the bone in
most fightful manner.
William Ford DeSaussure, the new Senator from s.
Carolina was graduate Of Harvard University Of the
class of 1910.
THoUGHrLEss AND HEAETLEss PARENTs-The Gin
cinnat Sun reports the fact of fashionable lady and
gentleman driving splendid carriage to the steamboat
landing and left their baby in the vehicle until the d-
yer had gone back to the stable when by accident he
discovered it, and on takugt to the interesting parents,
the mother kissed her child, and exclaimed "Oh, my
DEAR thought we had forgot something-whX in mer-
cy didn't you think oft Harry2"
AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SoCIETY.-The
thirteenth anniversary of this Society was celebrated
in Philadelphia recently. The past year has been one
of unusual prosperity The sales Of merchandise and
donations have amounted to $4,000. More than forty
coporeurs have been employed, and there have been
issued fory.three new publications, containing an
amount of reading matter equal to ten thousand pages
18 mo.
BRASS BEpsTEADs-The latest English advices state
that there is great demand for brass bedseads of al
most every description Of mako. At Birmingham they
had on hand large orders for this branch Of brass oun