Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-03-23


which California has produced during the last two
years there would have been universal bankruptcy in
England.
NORTH CAROLINA D1AMoND-The editor Of the Char
lotte Wing was shown a few days since oy Dr' u
Hunter, of Lincoln County, what is supposed 10 DC
genuine Diamond weighing about half carat, dsco'-
cred in the ncghborhood of the Doctor while search
;no for GOLD in small stream He will send it North
TO have the truth of the matter tested and then IL
is genuine he will himself give description ana MS
tory of it, and search for more Of the same KIND.
DR.. Brandreth of pill fame, has bought the properly
bounded by Broadway Canal and Lispennard s1ree's
N. Y, for $4,000, and is going to erect grano
building, in which will be estabhsheda bank, OF which
he will be the principal stockholdcr and President.
Some constables in Maine hunting for rum, entered
a house and found woman rocking the cradlo anu
singing "fush-a-by-baby" Not finding the crltter'
one Of them more cunning than the rest, madc uash
at the aby-clothes, excaiming sweet little oao!-
how much it looks like its father" And sure enough
so it did-foro and behold, the little offspring turned
out to be keg efrum with night-cap onl
CONVICTIONS OF FoRGERY-Charles j. Granger was
convicted yesterday in the Court of Sessions on TWO
other indictments for Forgery Under an act OF the
Legislature passed few years since, the penalty for
this offence has been reduced to whipping, fine and
imprisonmcnt-Ch Courier.
A sSAKE-Thc Wilmington Herald OF yesterday has
an account of large rattle snake, lately killed in the
vicinity of Long Creek, which was feet 10 inches
long, 10 inches circumference in the thckest part and
had 27 rattles and button.
The lawyers arc about to form themselves into rifle
CORPS for which they are well fitted by their peculiar
practice and their quckness in discovering the objects
that are worth powder and shot.-Punch.
An elderly bookseller in Paris Of the old-fasl-
ioned routine school samples of which are to he met
with in many an antique cathedral town Of Engand)
on being asked, the other day. for the New Frcnch
Constitution" replied that The did not sell periodicals"
The committee of the House of Representatives it
said have decided upon awarding 100000 to Dr.
Morton of Boston, for his discovery of Chloroorm thus
settling his right to that discovery Dr. Morton it IS
also stated has caused his competitor Dr. Jackson 10
be arrested in Washington for libel growing out OF
the controversy between them.
Bishop Hedding, senior Bishop of the Methodist
Epscopal Church. lies dangerously i'll at Poughkepsie
New York.
The Rev. DR.. Gorsuch, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Nd. died in Cumberland in that State, on the
18th inst
TEXAS BoSps.-The Comptroller ofthe State OF Tex
as has advertised for proposals to be received at his
Office until May lst for the purchase of one million Of
the fivo per cent. u S. bonds
su1pwREcKs-Five British vessels were recently
wrecked in the bay of Honduras among them the Lark
Honduras of London, with all on board
law has passed in the city Of Hudson, N. Y, CON-
ne,n liouor and refreshments saloons to be closed
the Sabbath.
Can't High. of the bark Action has been mulcted in
S. 900 damages at New Orleans for outragcs to two
daughters of JOS Fellowes the passage frum New
Orleans.
The original Jim Crow, a negro, upon whose ecccn-
tricitics T. D. Rice built his fame and fortune, is yet
living in Louisville.
now theatre is projected in Philadelphia, to cost
100000. Already ten gentlemen have volunteered
S., 600 to the stock.
THE NIGHTINGALE AND Her MATE GolNG TO EU-
RopE-Thc Boston Commonwealth learns that Mrs.
Jenny Lind Goldschmidt and her husband contemplate
sailing for Europe in May next. 1t is rumored that
they intend to return to the United States and reside
permanently at "Round Hill" Northampton.
Advices from Texas to the 5th instant received.
Governor Bell has refused to sign the Apportonment
Bill passed by the Legislature previous to adjournment
because it equally divides the State
1t is supposed that extra session Of the Legisla
turc will be called.