Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-02-24
A SMALL LOT OF BREVITIES.


THE AUGUSTA BRIDGE.-Wc learn from reliable
source that the collection of tolls on the SoutCaro-
side Of the Augusta Bridge has been discontinued,
and that the rates the Augusta side have been redu-
ccd to what they prior to the difficulty an AMIGA
bic arrangement having been made to that effect.
The Board of Aldermen of Louisville have for the
fourth time rejected the resolution inviting Kossuth to
visit that city. The vote for rejection was unanimous.
The amount Of property destroyed at Louisville, by
the breaking upot the ice, is estimated at $250OOo
SPECULATION IN UNITED STATES BANK SroCK.-An
the United States Bank Stock has been purchased in
Philadelphia at S2.95 So, on Amsterdam account.
The money articles Of the New York Tribune denoun-
ccs the speculation orthc most desperate character
Hon. R. j. WALKER-Letters by the last packet re-
present that Robert j. Walker is seriously i'll at Brgh-
ton and that he has not succeeded in negotiating the
Illinois Railroad bonds.
Gov ALLEN, of Rhode Island has signed the bill for
the abolishmcnt Of capital punishment.
Extensive injury is expected to rcsultfrom the move
Inent Of the ice on the Susquehanna river.
Did you ever sec Niagara Falls said lady passcn-
ger to her friend. No. I never met them, but I've
heard them highly spoken of!
The narrowest escape that have heard ofwas that
of the chap who crept through knot hole, when
his wife was chasing him with broomstick.
When Brutus asked Caesar, one morning, how many
pancakes he had eaten for breakfast he is said to have
answered Et tu Brute.
Poverty is, except whcro there is actual want of
food or ramcnt thing much more imaginary than re-
al The shame Of fpovcrty-thcs shame of being thought
poor it is great and fatal weakness, though arising
in this country from the foolish fashions Of the times
themselves.
INCREASE OF OCEAN STEAMERs.--i writer in the
Washington Union states that the Atlantic postage in
1851 exceeded that oflS50, by more than 100000.
The steam ship City Of Manchester, Captain Letc!l,
LETT Philadelphia Saturday p NJ for Liverpool She
takes ou, twentonc passengers $40 600 in specie, and
large freight
Sing Sing prison, New York. was on fire on the 18th
inst Of the wood shops having been burned Loss
to the State from $1,000 to $4,000.
Posr OFFICE ClIAHGE-The name of the Post Office
in Anderson District in this State heretofore called
Mineral Springs has been changed to that of Williams
ton.
Dr. VALENTINE Mort has been recalled to the Pro-
fcssorship Surgery in the medical Department of the
New York University.
A bill is before the Pennsylvania Legislature to re-
quirc the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to reduce
their tolls
Speaking of the goods Of life, Sir William Temple
says The greatest pleasure of life is love- the great
est treasure is contenmen; the greatest possession is
health the greatest is sleep and the greatest
medicine is true friend"
The real object of education is to give children re-
sources that will endure US long life cndurcs; habits
that will amcliorae not destroy that will rcndcrsick-
ness tolcrablc solitude pleasant, age venerable life
more diguilicd and useful and death less terrible
Seven shares of the stock of the Merchants Bank OF
Chcraw were sold at auction, for cash, Friday the
9Th instant at $l25.75.lOO.
The tolls Oh the Fayetteville and Western Plankroad
for the month Of January amounted TO $3.50.
The Bridge on the Raleigh and Wilmington Railroad,
about miles from Wilmington was destroyed by fire
on Thursday the 9th instant.