The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1857-02-24

stood round to tears My boy, my boy, my
boy r. and such a scene of monrring spd aor. :,
row, as was witnessed there, cannot be campsss
hended, much lsss repeated here: - /.
Blue. Ridge Rail Road s.s$l
We have been iafocned, from a reliable souscs
that good deal O. excitement prevails 10 An. :
derson and Pckens distficts; in'relations TO .his
important enterprise, 9hdthat active exertionsH
are being made to raise the amount reqpireds
by the State as the condition of is second
subscription Of $500, ,000 Anderson, It is said;
will subscribe $l2, 600; PenaIeton and its neigh-g
borhood $4,000; and SWalhaElaa go ooo. ~
Clayton is also aroused to the necessity OF
doing something, and viii, we learn, subscribe
$4,000; and most Of the contractors will add j
to the amount Of stock taking W them in pay;s
ment for work. ti,:.:- &:
We have been permitted to make the fol-
lowing extract from a. letter dated Anderson,
the 9Th Of February: .lsgg ssa$ilq,
'since we returned from Charleston; wshass
held rail road meetings, at PeDdleton and Walk:
haa. Our proposition to raise SIC, 600, in the
upper country, has met with the most fatter-g
ing reception. A considerable amount was
subscribed promptly at both places, and ceni-
mittees appointed to canvass the soantrgs fot,
aid. There is an appointment for a mass meet
ing at Walhaa on Saturday next at which,
time we hope to raise the subscription at That
place to $4,000. We feel certain that I'VE sHall,
he able to redeem, our. pledge TO- the. Bosrd of
Directors at an early day.. szs sf.fla fsiS4,s
With these encouraging tidngs in falation,
TO the subscription. weSsiso learlitbst satisf
progress tory is MAX ind I'D the tunnels IksFWofE
sgoing on at both extrernities in the main tgb4
mel, and the first shaft is 40 nearly sunk 40 the.
grade line that The, heading has besa cdmmeac;
ed in both directions, and several gangs can now
be worked at the same time, and there is every
motive, certainly, under circumstances. So sa-,
couraging, to persevere IN this great work; and
if this Road will do los Charleston what its
friends claim, we hope that thesuHa sneeasarY
to be raised to secure. the SECOND Stale ssub1
scription will not be withheld. -. s IL Il ,.sJ
Charleston Courietr.;
Gen. Washington's ArlificinI Teeth.
paragraph stating that Gen. Washington
wore artificial teeth, has elected The following
curious statement. -.
That same set Of teeth changed. not only
the counlenance : ut the character Of Washing:
ton, as the latter is generally understood. -
Everybody has noticed the marked differences
between the 'Stlart" aud tie "Trumbtip por.
traits The latter is by far ths,most tspiried,
and martial looking face, yet for some reason
or other it has never been the popular fayof
te The popularity Of the Stuart picture, S
the unerpressiue, grandmothrly ntotttt, which
one sees to this day in al! the engravingS But
this face was not Washington's, but Was al
exaggeratiop, or distortion rather, produced by
his artificial teeth, which entirely changed the
expression Of his counteEatce, giving .ita Ger.
tain look. Of m!aisrtdl beniguitys that is not
found in the Trumbull likeness, painted, before
the dentist had earned his "G9e hundred dol
Iars;' by job which, thougI, very we'll in those
days, would now be reckoned bungling piece
of workmanship 80 - 80 g..
These facts, though have, notseen them id
any biography Of Washington, are as we'll su.
lhenticated, as his patriotism or consumniatse
eeneraIshp TrnmbulI and Stuart were no
customed to talk Of the. mhtter together and
in the correspo pondence of the latter there is. an
allusion tothe artificial teeth and the striking
change they made in the appearance of the
wearer. 1t may be owing to the fact that the
American people like TO contemplate the gentle
qualities of ashington, rather than his stern
and heroic virtues, that they have always con
sidered the dentists portrait as the true one,
tbough in truth, it is as false as the teeth which
.distortsit, The fault was not Stuart's who
painted his illus5ious sitter ashe found him
but he had the misfottane to attempt the heto's
likeness 'ins spite Of his teeth" aud the result
was such as mightbe expected. 81
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THE GREENvILLE. CoLLEuEs.-Tfie Futhian
University and the Baptist Female College have
opened this session under the most Aattering
circumstances. We understand tile Institution
has prospect Of three hundred ard fft ~ Tue
Professors, in both Colleges. have, by their
3,ajents, attainments and devotion to ,heirsehool
richly meritsd the success which awaits them.
Gfsenmils Patriot d Mountainser..
ia Aa. .beea most besSt| t|fsI ,saia, ,ahsss('uu
seH 1hieh. covers tbs face ii fata l |lZ|
by the hand lof Aesy.
veil, therefore, tos sadhsss 4 Saja q 81 = 4
shade the brow thai faacll
smiles Of gladness. g "a a s. ~