The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-01-25

did not hear of them until two or three d2ys-af-
ter their occurrence. They will perceive also,
that there were as many deaths of white persons
by Apoplexy and Consumption as by Cholera,
and, therefore, if they had been in the city the
chances for an exit bysone or ether of those dis
eases was just as by strong as that which their
imaginations have co6jured into such bug
bear.
But seriously speaking, we hope they will
perceive BY the BILL Of mortality, that Charleston
is now the healthiest locality in the State. That
there is no other portion Of it, comprising fifty
thousand Inhabitants, that has fewer deaths ;
and, Therefore if the fear of death is sufficient to
disturb their rest, or interfere with their busi-
ness arrangements, the sooner they take refuge
in our city the better Chas. Mercury, 10th INST.
Foreign Trade of the United States.
We copy the following from the New York
Economist, paper edited BY one of The most
able financial writers in the country:
The actual eSisting trade between this coun-
try and Great Britain is Immediately in favor of
this country. For the year 1851, the apparent
balance, in favor Of the United States Sl2,262,-
S754, yet there was balance of specie sent to
England. One cause Of this was the fact that
our exported produce realized less than it was in
voiced at Another cause was that the balance
of trade between the United States and France,
Spanish West Indies, Brazil and China was
against this copntry-thcse bills were to a very
large extent, ruhning on London for settlement
AT the samef time great many West India and
provincial bill kon England are sent here for sale
according to The balance due from the dependen-
Icies to thesinother country for goods bought, as
III as for government purposes The sales of
oul educe inEngland alone pay that which
web EngIeh goods, pay for the purchase of
tea ins |k and coffee in Brazil, as well as goods
of the state Europe, through the intervention
Of bills. Hence old theories of an unfavora-
BILE trade with country, because official re-
turns show an brent amount to be paid to
her, have long 81 been exploded.
The export of "a ] produce, cheese, hams, &c,
to England has inc Rsed within ten years near
two millions. This lns a credit against which
long bills may be dras and transmitted to Cam
ton, and gwen in pa5dRt for teas. The tea
merchant pays them awa4 sells them to the
purchaser of opium from the English East India
merchant. In the hands Of the latter, they are
the best remittance to London, for. which there
is constant demand. On theif farrbal in fontoi
they are discharged with the sais of Western
produce sold to the people Of ngland. Similar
bills are running upon Londonkom almost every
point with which the United ates hold inter
course. The effect of this is extend the basis
of our credits, and to improy6h he means of buy
ing from all the nations Of the brth.
What London is to the conn ercial world as
the common centre of exehange,& Il New York to
the United States. All the baIances of the trade
of all the States are here ultima settled, and
from this point the final settlem with Europe
takes place. At the present Dment there is
nothing due Europe-that is, supply Of bills
is equal to the demand, and Che te is at par. y;
COMPARATIVE SAFETY OF FI rLwAYs IN FoR-
EIeN CoUNrR1Es.-A corresE0 dent Of one Of
our N. Y. Exchanges gives Following sum-
mary ofrailway accidents he number Of pas.
sengers transported on thsSPrussian railways
in 1851, was 9,90l ,6sl. f this number, one
person was killed by jun (g out of the cars,
four were wounded; four IRE killed and three
wounded by being on tHf rack when the cars
passed. Of officers an2 orkmen in employ.
of the different compani8 eighteen were killed
and twenty wounded. ne person was killed
by voluntarily throwin himself under the
wheels of the cars. "a England, during the
same year, the number b passengers was 49,
969, ,623, Of whom 3 RE killed and 375
wounded. Sixty-o p6l Is, not passengers,
were killed, and fonrteef 6nded on the track.
Of officers and workmeg ployed by the com,
panies, there were I and 4S wounded.
Four persons COMMITTED snicidR by throwing
themselves under the wfeelssof TIE cars. The
Austrian government has ordered that when
serious accidents shall occur onsn of the rail
ways belonging to the State q dagnerreotype
shall be Immediately taken of the train, in or
der to facilitate the investigation into the
causes of the accidents For this purposesthe
daguerreotype apparatus is to be sent san
the stations. This system has already been
adopted in Prussia with marked advantage.
THE SUGAR CRop--The past season has been
indisputably the most productive for sugar cane
ever known in the State of Louisiana. Unlike
many of its predecessors, the crop is unusually
prolific throughout the entire cane-growing coun-
try. Accounts from all quarters are of the most
cheering kind, not only as the quantity but; the
quality, which. as general thing, is of unusual
excellence. We have heard of some very large
yields in our parish which is noted for its pro-
ductiveness but that of Mr.. James Waford, of
Buyou Ramais, beats them ALL We have been
told on good authority and corroborated by 9th
ers that from tract of forty acres, that gentle
teman made one hundred and ninety hogsheads
of very fair sugar. Several of our planters have
made three hogshead, and but even more to the
acre ; but this far exceeds any, being an average
of 3-4 hogshead to the acre. Many of our
planters are now through their boiling process,