The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-11-13

and Davis are all in the war. Tho Clerk, Mr.,
VIM. Clyburn, ard the Sheriff, Mr. Sill, are
both officers in the Confederate service, but
are temporarily at home on account of sick
ness Lieut.. Cyburn came homo AFTER tho
battle OF Manassas with the remains Of his
brother, Thomas Ciyburn, a Lieutenant in Capt.
Hale's Company, and who died from the eE-
feet of fatigue undergone In that trying en-.
tagemcnt. Since his return he has been at
tackled with Typhoid fever, and is now just re.
| Governing Mr.. Sill Is also recovering from the
same disease. He holds the position of Adiu.
tant In Col. kershaw's Regiment I; in stature he
is very like the Sheriff of our District, Can't.
McManus, and when in his usual h ealth, Ia al
most, If not quite, as good looking man.
He has a finc military appearance md is repro
scnted to be good officer.
Camden, like some other places that We
know OF, is unusually dull Mt this season.
Cotton is selling in driblcts-one or two bales
at time and these generally are taken out Gin
trade Two or three good loads would rob.
ably glut the market The nominal price is,
we believe, seven and a half ccnts-about one,
third OF what the article is worth in New York
City. Country produce of all kinds, such as
corn, oats, fodder, &c are low. Unfortunately
tor the producer, he has to pay the blockade
tariff in both ways-both on that which he has
to sell and that which he buys. "Family nee.
essaries" arc said to be higher than they have
been since the war of 1912. or Salt there Is
scarcely any in the market the nominal price
$l2. Coffee, so cents per ID Brown Sugar.
from IA to 20 cents Moasscs from co to IS
cents. Bacon is scarcely mentioned at all,
though there is little in market The Stocks
OF all kinds are very much reduced.
We made the acquaintance Of the "Camdcn
Confederate" paper, the first number of
which had made its appearance the week pre-,
vions. From the time Col. Warren went into
the Confederate service until the appearance of
the Confederate, the people Of Camden were
githour local paper, an Inconvenience which
some OF them remarked to us was far more
grevlous than they had supposed il could be
before trial. Without paper, Distric, is
badly of in this enlightened day there is no
other vehicle through which local intelligence
can be conveyed to ncighboring Districts and
Statcs-no other means by which local events
may be preserved to future generations, and
no other source by which the news from dis,
tant parts may be so chcaply and effcctual.y
disseminated among the masses. The CoufeGl
crate deserves to be encouraged, and no doubt
will be by the intelligent people of Kcrshaw.
We did not know unit. We saw it in the local
paper, that Capt. Shannon had resigned his
seat in the Legislature, and that there had
been an election to supply the vacancy Capt.
d. ID. Perry, formerly of our District, was cleo
ted without opposition. The people of Cam.
den were somewhat interested on Monday in n
proposition from the Confederate Government
to board number Of Yankee prisoners with
them. The authorities had not determined
when We left what they would do in the premi.
Sos. 1t seemed likely, however, that they would
take few. II we have many more battles,
resulting as did the battle of Leesburg, our
municipal authorities may be honored with A
similar proposition. The prisoners are accu
muating 20 rapidly that the Government is
forced to distribute them among the small
towns of the interior.
kershaw Is about to send of one more Com.
pany to the seat Of War, commanded by Capt.
L. w. r. Blair. 1t is SAID to be fine Com
pany, was complete and would leave in few
days. Old Kershaw has done noby in THIS
war-much more than her share, and we cheer.
fully allow her the credit which her patriotism
eItorts.