The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-05-09
Editorial Correspondence.

In the way OF correspondence we Shall give but
briefl to-day. Our columns will be otherwise oc.
cupied with few miscellaneous paragraphs and these
mustsufice:
8 On Wednesday morning another serious and de.
sractive fire occurred in this City, by which lime
dwellings and number Of outbuildngs were destroy
ed Some ofthese houses were enements and thus
twenty families hare beea turned out of doors. The
fire occurred in wooden kitchen in the rear of build
ing the east Of Kingst near Burns lane whereitpro
gressed destroying and otherwise injuring consider
able amount Of property, which isicovered, in some
cases. by insurance 1t is supposed to be the work Of
an ncendiary but there IS nothing certain about it.,
SO far as we are able to learn. The Standard men.
tons the following incident connected with this oc-
currence a5ss-,E Is.
eve must mention to the credit Of Charles Farraly,
more generally known as Handsome Charley an act
ofintrepidity which saved the life of negro child
The kitchen where it slept was in flames, the roof
falling in whenhe heard of its perilols position. is
Only access was through the second story window,
which he stove in and guided only by the screams Of
the little sufferer he found it, and bore it of in safety
It's clothes already fire. but he tore them away
and brought it off but slightly injured Charley is
daring fellow and il at any time his acts should not
be altogether as commendable as the we MENTION
we hope it will be remembered that influenced only
by the promptings ofhis own heart he rskod his own
life to save that of negro baby"
The widening of this alleyis urged upon the ground
that if rebuilt with its present width it will never be
filled with better buildings than those just burned but
ifwidened it will likely be filled with handsome resi-
dences which will not only beautiy and improve the
city, but add to the value of taxable property, and
thus go far towards the defayment of the expense of
Improvement The spiritof Improvement is awake in
our city, and considerable anxiety is manifested BY
aporton Of the citizens upon the subject of opening
widening and improving the Streets which ought to
have been done long ago. Passing ayne-strect day
or two ago, observed the smoudoring masses left
from the recent ires The work of rebuilding is 60.
ing on with energy, and we may reasonably expectto
see magnificent stores in the places Of those destroyed
Fires are now very common and alarms so frequent,
as scarcely to excite any notice, unless the
blaze We have false alarms nearly every night.
The Moultrie House is positively to be opened on
the lst of June, by Mr.. Nickerson of the Mills House.
series ofinteresting religious exercises have teen
carried on for several weeks past in the First Baptist
pastor. We have had the pleasure of attending oD
few occasiens and have been interested in the ser.
vices. Dr.. TEAsDALE, Of Washington City has been
preaching with great acceptablty and his lecture to
young men on Sunday evening, the 3Oth ult, was a
most excellent one from these words" What lack 1
YETI"
This text occurs in the interesting conversation held
between our Saviour and the young Jewish ruler who
came 10 enquire what good thing he must do to in
herit eternal life 1t was ably and appropriately con,
sidered and we Hope may be as bread cast upon the
waters.
Several accessions have been, and are being made
to the Church, and the solemn ordinance of BAPTISM
) administered on several occasions.
The weather to-day is rainy, and we are likely to
have plenty Of it. which will not be at all objection
able.
Cotton continues about the same-oxtremes ranging
from about I to 5.S,
Saturday, May 6, 1854.