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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-28
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Japan and the Japanese.

In their social and domestic life the Japan
ese are truly Asiatic. Their females occupy
but a subordinate position, although they are
permitted 10 share in all the innocent recrea-
tious of their husbands and fathers, and are not
held in such Jealous seclusion as in some parts
of India Their minds are cultivated with as
much care as is bestowed upon the education
of the men, and the literature of the country
boasts of many female names. They are live.
ly and agreeable companions, and are much
celebrated for the ease and elegance of their
manners. With all these privileges which they
enjoy they are yet in a state Of total depend
ence, and p"iygamy, and the power Of divorce
is indulgcd in to the extreme by the husbands.
Children are brought up in the habits Of i'm
piicit obedience, and all of every rank arc sent
to school, where they learn to read and write.
Beyond this degree of education, however, the
children of the rich arc instructed in morals,
and the whole art of good behavior, including
The muutest forms Of etiquette. Arithmetic,
aud the science of the almanac, form another
important portion Of their education, since it
would be in the highest degree disgraceful to
commence any important undertaking Oh an
unlucky day. And last, as the finishing study,
they are initiated into the mysteries of the Ha-
ra Kiri, literally meaning, "happy despatch,
but which is i'll reality the mode Of selfdestruc.
rion by which every Japanese Of distinction
feels bound to resort, upon the occasions where
his life is at stake from any impending penalty.
At the age of fifteen years the boys have
thcirhcads shaved, and they then become mcm-
bers of society. They also receive a new name
at thi> time, and invariably upon every adj
vance in rank the old cognomen is changed for
new one. Nor are these the only occasion
when this change takes place; no subaItern Is
allowed to bear the same name with his chief,
and therefore when an individual is appointed
TO high station, every one under him who
chances to be his namesakc, must Immediately
find and adopta new name.
In marrying, equality of rank between the
contracting parties is the first requirement, and
when no obstacle of this sort stands in the way,
the youth declares his passion by attaching Il
branch of Il certain shrub to the house of The
Young ady's parents. If this is neglected, so
is his suit, if it is accepted, so is the lower; and
if the lanSc wishes to put her reciprocity "t
this offer hey ond doubt, she forthwith black
cns her teeth. Presents, rs amongst most OIL
entail nations, are now exchanged, and after,
with great ceremony, burning her toys, to IN
dicatc that she is to bcno longer childish, she Is
presented hy her parents with Il marriage dress
and some articles of household furniture, among
which are alwaysa a spinning wheel, loom, and
the culinary implements required III japanese
kitchen. All this bridal equipment is convey
ed in great state to the bridegroom house, and
exhibited on the day of the wedding.
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How they Bury their Dead in Naples

Mp. Willis, in an account of his visit to
Italy, speaks of the burial vaults in Naples IN
the following manner:
An old man opened the iron door, and we
entered q clean, spacious, and well paved area,
with long rows of iron rings in the heavy slabs
of the pavement Without asking question,
the old man walked across t" the farther cor.
nor. where stood movable lever, and tasten-
iuu the chain into the fixture, raised the mass
i've stone cover of a pit. lie requested us to
stand back for a few minutes to give the elllu
via time to escape, and then sheltering our eyes
with our hats, we locked in. You have read
Of course, that there are three hundred and six
ty five pits in this place, Que of which is open
ed every day for the dead of the city: They
arc thirty or forty feet deep and each would
contain perhaps two hundred bodies Lime is
thrown upon the daily heap, and it soon melts
into a mass of garbage, and by the end OF the
year the bottom of the pit is covered with dry
white bones.
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NUMBER g..

THE GAMBLER.-The testimony Of gam
blers as to their owD callous hearts is very
abundant and conclusive. Not iniemperance.
not RIGHTEOUSNESS, not highway robbery, roth
inc short of murder so blunts the sensibities
and sears the conscience as the habit of living
on Glance 1t is slow poison, whose virus
gradually penetrates TO the vitals, and sheds
its baneful influence over the whole system. 1t
eats out every sentiment of sympathy, Of hm-
or, of selfres pcct, and whatever else stands be.
tween 4 man and the total deprivation of his
moral nature 1t is not worth while to philosn.
phze on the cause of this fact; but Of the
fact itself there can he no doubt. The COLI
irmed gambler is harder to be reclaimed than
any sot or debauchec There is no basis for
action. There are no principles to which ar-
peal can be made, no feelings to be aroused
by any address, however skilful The mans
moral frame has become like a rotten beam,
into which you may drive all manner of nails
and screws but not one viii hold. The pro-
fame wretches who gambled for the Savor's
seamless coat under the eyes Of the dying vic
tim, were characteristic representatives OF the
abandoned race.
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E1Gur1SG ox THE WRoNG SlDE.-ln the
Creek war, 4 portion OF those Indians were
friendly to the whitrs, ard have received boun-
" land warrants for their services, but occa.
slonaIIy one ON the wrong side Of the question
puts in his claim most ignUrantly, but with
great faith in getting it.
4 short sine since il renowned l1aJo OF tile
Creek nation reYucstcdlhc services OF one OF our
attorney swhlr ira, Cling in the Indian country,
in procuring his land warrant from the depart
mcnt. The lawyer WAS delighted at the pros
pect OF Il good tcc-the Indian promising HIM
halt the worth Of the warrant III the event oi
it being obtained The lawyer wished TO know
of his employer the services he had performed.
"Dun't know talk like this" said the aston
ished Indian.
"WeII, who did you fight under?" centin-
ued the lawyer
ME fight under log," said Halo
"No no; but who was your captain & the
lawyer inquired.
"Mc big man, me captain too" answered
the Indian.
81 want to know where you fought, said
the lawy en- at what batte?
"Me fight big heap, me shoot behind tree,
me shoot under bauk river, shoot big gun heap,
said the Indian.
"Well, what did you shoot at?" asked the
lawyer, thinking that he would defer further
questions till an Interpreter could be procured
".Me shoot at Gineral Jackson, tree, tour
times" replied the warrant seeker.
Fayetteville Independent
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WoMAy's RIGHrs FIHD1cAT Edward
H. Jones having advertised his wife Sarah A.
through the columns of the Stamford Connect.
cuD AdUertiser, as absent from his bed and
board, she carries the war into Africa in this
style:
Whereas my husband, Edward II. Jones,
has falsely advertised that have left his bed
and board, and that he will pay no debts oil my
contracting, etc, this is to inform the public
that the aforesaid Edward II. Jones had neith-
er bed nor board for me to leave, he having
been living at the expense of my father; and
further, under the false pretence Of procuring
money to pay his way to Birmingham, Connec.
tcut, he borrowed dollar Of my father and
with that paid for his lying advertisement a.
gainst me, and even after this dastardIy act, he
took all the money had and borrowed every
cent in my mothers possession, and left the
town. For the first three months he has peen
kept from nakedncss and starvation by the ex-
ertions of myself and relatives he squander.
dercd in dissipation all the money his inborn
aziness would allow him to earn. The scamp
need not have adsertiscd that he would not pay
debts of my contr citing, for the public well
knows that he would not even pay his owa.-
lie is i lazy, ungrately loating scoundrel; not
CONTEXT with living at the expense Of my rela'
tivcs and borrowing their money, he publish
cs an outrageous lie. His bed and board, in.
deed Ifelt to himseths bed would be moth
ing but board, and should not be much sur
prlsed if the bed he dies on were made Of boards
with strong cross beam overhead.
SARAH 4. JONES"
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SALE DAY-Monday last was quite busy
dav in Sumteryie. Our streets were thronged
with goodly number of persons, and it was
somewhat remarkable that every one seemed
to have more business to attend to than could
be comtor tably crowded into one days opera.
tons. An unusual amount Of property changed
hands, principally negroes. We took 10 sFe-
cial note of sales: but prices generally reached
a pretty high figure. One boy, whom sup.
posed you might call plantation carpenter,
sold for near twelve hundred dollars, and a
small boy aged about twelve years brought
over eight hundred dollars.
Sumhrvue Hahchmon.
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Another GREAT SALE OF NEGRoEs.-On
Saturday, the New Orleans Delta says, 46
negroes, belonging to the estate of the late D.
F. Burthe, were sold by Messrs. Beard and
MAY. for the sum of S37 47O. The sale was
to close the estate, and consisted of old and
young, women and children. The prices OBJ
tained for some were extraordinary, consider
ing the very hard times. One man command
ed SO 600, another $3.50, another 81 500.
and another sl,7OO. They were chiefly cre"les
and had been with Mr.. Burthe in his brick
ward and saw mill for many years.
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SERMONS ON THE NEBRASKA B1LL-Bos
ton, Feb l2-Rev. E N. Kirk, in his sermon
at the Mount Vernon Church, this morning,
pointedly condemned the Nebraska Bill. The
Christian Church, he said should not close her
eyes to the reckless ambition of trading lesis.
lators, nor cease to pray for their conversion
to honest and enlightened principles. He had
given in his adhesion to the compromise OF
1850, though hardly with clear conscience,
for the sake Of the permanent peace and unity
of the whole country. The passage of the Me-
braska bill, would in his opinion, constitute a
revolution. lie regretted that the author OF
the bill should have been born in New Eng.
land. In conclusion, he invoked the prayers of
the church for our Legislators at Washington,
and especially for Senator Doug las and Frank
lin Pierce.
The Rev. Theodore Parker also made the
Nebraska bill the subject of his morning dis.
course, announcing it and its author with sar.
caSm.
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The A1illeres in this city have renewed their
zeal of late, and confidently predict the end Of
the world this year. They do not name the
precise day. That has been done several
times, and ofcourse failed. The general plan
is to speak of the times as to occur sometime
during the present year. Some, however, fix
the time to be on the Goth OF May, when tie
great eclipse occurs. The progress of events
in Europe, they say, surely Indicate the fnlfll-
mcnt of the prophecy. The Car of Russia is
making his last gigantic stride towards Con-
stantnople, which, when reached, will shut
the book of time for US. Their zeal is darken-
ed by words without knowledge, and long after
these devotees shall have returned to dust, their
present words and acts will be pointed to as
an era of strange deluson among otherwise
sensible meu-Portland Argus.
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1t was some time before we could distinguish
anything in the darkness Of the abyss. Fixing
my eyes on one spot, however, the outlines OF
body became defined gradually, aud in a few
minutes, sleltering my eyes completely from
the sun above, could see all the horrors of
the scene but too distinctly. Eight corpses,
all grown persons, lay in a confused heap to-
gcther, as they had been thrown in one after
another in the course of the day. The last was
powerfully made gray old man, who had fall,
en- fiat on his back, with his right hand lying
across and half covering the face of woman.
BY his full limbs and chest, and the darker col.
or of his legs below the knee he was probably
one of the lazzaron and had met with sud.
den death.
His right heel lay on the forehead Of a young
man emaciated to the last degree, his chest
thrown up as he lay, and his ribs showing like
skeleton covered with skin. The close black
curls Of the latter, as his head rested on auoth
er body, were in such strong relief that could
have counted them. Otto the ight quite dis
,inct from the heap, lay in Il beautiful attitude a
girl, as near as could judge, of not more than
nineteen or twenty. She had fallen on the pile
and rolled or slid away. Her bair was very
long, and covered her left shoulder and bosom,
her arm was across her body, and if her mother
had laid her down to sleep, she could not have
disposed her limbs more decently. Her head
had fallen little way to the right, and her feet,
which were small even for lady, were press
ed one against the other as if she was about
turning on her side. The sexton said that a
young man had come with the body, and was
very i'll for some time after it was thrown in.
We asked him if respectable people were
brought here. "Yes," he said, "many-none
but the rich would go to the expense of sep
arate grave for their relations"
People were often brought in handsome
grave clothes, but they were always stripped
before they were left. The shroud, whenever
there was one, was The perqusite Of the under.
takers. And thus are flung into this noisome
pit like beasts, the greater part Of the popula'
ton of this vast city-the young and old, the
vicious and the virtuous together, without the
decency even of rag to keep up the distinc.
ton of life! Can human beings thus be thrown
away! men like ourselves-women. children,
like our sisters and brothers? never was so
humiliatcd in my Ie as by this horrid specta.
Gle. did not think nian-felon even or q
leper-what you will that is guilty or debased
Il did not think anything that had been hu-
man, could be so reckIeSsly abandoned. Poh
1t makes one sick at heart! God grant may
never die at Naples!
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A BEAUTIFUL MtSp.-A beautiful mind is
like prolific seed. the mother of loveliness,
the fountain of bliss, the produce Of many trea
sured and cstimabIe flowers, which no cancer
can efface, nor time destroy. Even should
there be those of its lovely produce that pass
away, yet the source is there, the seed remains
to revive, to modify, to place again on our bo-
SONS and near our hearts, in renewed beauty,
in the same deep interest and winning power
as at first. 1t should be gathered in as the
richest profuson, as the wel-spring of the pu-
rest, most abundant and enduring joys, as our
support, our comfort, and the cheering object
worthy of our highest admiration, and We
would cling to it, thanking God that it is i'm.
mortal, living forever.
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ApcuBrsuop lIUGHEs.-The New

ARCHBISHOP IIUcHEs.-The New York
Frceman's Journal has the following in relation
to the health of this prclate. We are happy
to learn that letters have again been received
from Archbishop Hughes, and that his health
i, again firmly established. 1t the time Of
his writing he was on vi>it,to MaIanzas, and
had it in contemplation within two weeks To
sail for New Orleans, aud so make his way
home by the middle Of March.
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Ii here are suGerlngs, which, however dread.
ful in their endurance, are yet susceptible Of
amelioration, the sorrows which parents loss
awakcns is not among the number; other
ties may be replaced, other affections may be
restored, but when death breaks the bond of
fial love- nature, honoring the most sacred of
her feelings, forbds sentiment less pure, less
strong. succeeding to it; and though the tear
which sorrow sheds upon the parents grave
may be dried by time, the loss which bids :hat
tear to flow, can never be replaced by human
tenderness or human power.
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THOMAS J. WARREN.
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Girls beware Of the man who bows and
smiles, and SAYS so many soft things t" you
he has no genuine love; while he who loves
you most sincerely struggles to hdethe weak
ness of his heart, and frequently appears de-
cidcdly awkward.
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Mr.. F. Way.
Italian Professor Of Music.

HAvlNG permanently settled himself
/ Il with bis family, in the City OF Baton
Rouge where he has resided since eighteen
months offers his respectful thanks to those
persons who have already honored himwith
their confidence, and tenders anew his pro-
iessional services to all those wishing to be
fought on the Piano, Violin, Guitar or in
Vocal Music
Convinced bya long experience, that in
the study of music specially pedant'y is
Disgusting. and that a general routine Of in
.truc'ion will only produce Indifferent per-
formers, he will use all his endeavours to
place himself on a level with the intelli-
gence of his pupils,-encouraging, rather
than dsheartening their efforts, while ad-
herring strictly to the precepts laid down by
the best masters; he will continue as here
tofore to tune Pianos His prices will be-
$40 for twelve lessons of one hour each, and
Sc for twelve lessons of half hour each.
Apply at his residence. on Convention be-
tween Main and St. Charles SITS, OF at Mr..
Neirey's variety store, on Laurel st. o27-y
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a NEW FIRM
And New Jewelry-Harney House Row.
Sign Of the Biggest Watch.

THEODORE GOLDMAN, ,Watchma-
i keT and eweller--resrectfully y informs
his old frien.s and the public in general
that he has permanently located himself
here, and calls their attention to the supe-
rior advantages be possesses for repairing
Watches, Clocks. Music Boxes aed Jewelry
He also keeps constantly on hand, a fine as
sortrnenr of JEWELRY Y, consisting in part
of fine gold and silver watches, gold vest,
fob and guardchains. gold pens with gold or
silver holders gold, silver and german spec
tdces, gold lockets, fngerings, earrings, la
dies aud gentlemen breastpins, shirt-studs
and sleeve buttons, heart slides, ladies' belt
slides. necklaces. bracelets clasps, gold and
silver tbimbles. watches, earrings. &c. Also
aspendid assortment of clccks, lamps, cut
Iery and fancy articles, and many others
too numerous to mention, all Of which he
offers cor sale cheap for cash, at the sign Of
the BIGEsT WATCH.
n 3. All work done at this establish
n'ent is warranted to perform well Watcl.
es and clocks warranted for twelve months.
TEnMs--one price and CASH. july 6-y.
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i, GOULDEN,

ORN A MENTAL PAINTER.
HAVING established his shop in Baton
IL Rouge, takes this opportunity Of IN
forming the citizens of Baton Rouge, and
its vicinity that | am now prepared to do
all kinds Of work in my line OF business:
House, Sign, and Ornamental Painting
Flag and Banner Painting, Gliding, Grain
irg, Glazing, Marbeling and Wall Coloring.
On reasonable terms, and on short notice
BY strict attention to business, hope
to gain liberal share of patronage. Shop
on Third street opposite Holts Stable.
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SPLENDID ANIMALS.
And Gift Books for 1sNA

A I REDUCED pRIcEs-.The Benison for
IA 1854; the Gift Of Flowers for 1854 /:
Friendships Offering for 1854; also Mil
ler's hymns Queens of England; Aikep's
minstrel, Watson's poetical Quotations;
Layard's Ninevah; Stephens Egypt Abb
bots Hero; Georgey's Hungary Smiths
poems; Fem Leaves, by Fanny Fern, with
great variety Of cheap Publications, all of
which will be sold cheaper than by any
other house in Baton Rouge
oct-6-ly. GEo NJ. HERoMAN.
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To Planters,

A 1KlN'S Corn and Cotton Cultivator
II This truly useful agricultural improv-
ment, has been fully tested by highly res
pectable and practical planters who afterful
trial, say that by it's use, in the cultivation
of Corn, Cane, or Cotton. there is saving
Of at least one third the labor to man and
horse over the common plow It's new
invention, Patented March 90. 1s4s,
Planters are invited to call and examine it
A supply on hand and for sale by
w. F. TUNNARD.
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Come up to the Scratch.
And FaoA the Munin

FORGE M. HEROMAN, late from
" the North, begs leave to announce
to the Musical World generally, that he is
in receipt OF an extensive and varied assort-
ment of Bass Vols, Drums, Guitars, from
bones, French Horns, Violins, Flageolets,
Flutes, Flies, and Claronets, together with
bows. strings and reeds; and large and
valuable stock OF new music. All OF which
can be had on reasonable terms. oct-19
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Delays are dangerous.

Why suffer with. cough, cold or any
w disease of the Throat, Breast and
Lungs when certain cure is SO easily ciIec-
ed by using
"WIsrERs HoURHouNp CANpy.o
This Medicine is judicious combination
Of the best expectoran's in the Materia Med
lea. The most stubborn Coughs and Colds
yield to it readily, and it is found to give re-
lief even in confirmed cases of Consumption
tits not merely paIiative,ss as many articles Of
its nature, but possesses great curative quail
tiles For sale by WM, BOGEL Agent.
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THE DAILY COMET.
PUBLISHED DAILY(MoNDAYs ExCEPTED)
GEO. A. PIKE, Editor and Proprietor.
office on Third Street.
r. e r m O.,

Ter Ilss
THE subscription is fixed at the low rate
Of s5 90 per annum, payable in advance, or
SO 90 at the expiTation of the year. It
will be punctually delivered daily within
the limits of the City by the carrier.
Advertising.-One Dollar per square
for the first insertion. and half that amount
for every subsequent insertion-ten lines,
or less. constitute square.
Yearly observation-disclosures
Traders, and others, will be contracted
with on the most reasonable terms
JOb.WOrk.-We are also prepared to
do all kinds of job Work--such as: Law
yer's BRiErs, BALL TIckErs, PosTERs, Bill
HEADS, PROGRAMMES. ELECTION TIcKETs,
Druggists Labels, Cards, Circulars, Visiting
Cards Done with neatness and 1eepatch.
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To Planters and Others

WOULD beg leave to call your atten-
l. ton now, and at the opening of the
coming season to my large and exceedingly
cheap stock of Domestic Dry Goods which
Notwithstanding the heavy advance Of Dom
estes, and every class OF negro wear, am
enabled to sell at low prices; / am now re-
ceiving and will continue to receive week
ly through the season fresh supplies of No.
Goods OF this class, all ask is a call
mar 29-y w. ID. PHILLIPS