The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-25
A Dancerr 4 C'aa-acter Arrested.

young man ~ !iie maze Of Mathew Norton,
who halls from Memphis, Tenn, aud who, at
the time ofhis a,rcs:, was IN possession Of seven
thousand dollars cowntor."eitS. in Confederate
Treasury notes. This YOUNG couptclfeitcr is
also spy, having been observed by officer
Hicks for several days, inspecting the fortifca-
tions about Charleston. lie haG among his
papers record OF his oatk of allegiance to tho
United States Government, aHl passpor. Civ
ing him permission to 60 out oir Memphis with
wagon and team
After his arrest, Matheu Norton confessed
that he had passed obout $4,000 Of these coun-
tcrl"its in the city Of Charleston, SC. We
nave been shown these dannc.ou. limitations,
and append below such u do o"pliou of them
as VII insure their recogratio,. Norton will
be taken TO Charleston, and will. VIC have no
dorlht, speedily meet with the puni.lment due
10 hi crimes
800, CENTS PER DAY.-Yhis counterfeit
is Of the issue of j. I. Patterson, Columbia, S.
c., dated July 4, 1862 II the genuine. but
one OF the masts Of the shin .un up to tn: tcle-
graph wire; in the counterfeit both ina9ts run
up 20 that wire; in the genuine, the woman's
hand is fat on the pail shc IS carr, ing; in the
counterfeit, she holds a Knob Or handle of the
pail; IN the genuine .hc siqaa;nlo Of + Gray
son is IN a round hand. u the counterfeit the
same signature j: in runniaY hand; in the
genuine, The numbers -ect Oh ins made for
the purpose; III inc coc:.crGeit, .Acye !. no line
for the numbers to last on
1el:oar o,roaj.d tensS .oe.. Dag $780,
The date of this counterfeit i, September ist,
1862, and is nearly orc. Ill inch narrower
than the genuine. The engra::n:; on the gen
uinc WAS done or stone, 3hat O: tha counterfeit
on wood. The face o. M. Calhoan is badly
executed, especially aboat nc eyes, they hav-
ing the appearance e. yery heavy frown.
The cotton the negroes are ':orliing on, is dar-
ker in the counterfeit than it ie in the genuine.
The medallion in the tr22r left ham, corner,
in the counterfeit, is open and light; in the
genuine the same is dalk-as dark as that
which contains the hEcncsa Of MI. Calhoun.
In the counterfeit tie words Done hundred
dollars" are printed 90 c!o-e together as to ap-
pear almost like OIL word. The word with
in the phrase "witk interest" is badly done.
Ten Hollcr BjNs.-The third and remain
ing, class OF counterfeit. which were in posses
SION Of Norton is of the denomination of $40.
In the counterfeit of t!his issue the two ks
are printed in solid red, in the genuine the
same letters are III open work. The faces of
both Mr.. MemminGer and Mr.. Orr 1--WE belevc)
are badly executed, being much Lighter than
in the genuine. Ir Memminger's eyes appear
in the counterfeit rather popped instead of
sunken as in the genuine. The date of this
counterfeit IS September ., 1eGl.--ANanta
Lnhliigencer.
EXECUTION OF Two SoUTn CAROLINA DE-
Clarke ant.. James TAYLOR,
privates III the Second Regiment South Caro-
lima Volunteers, were, in accordance with the
sentence passed upon them last week by the
court martial, new sitting in Petersburg, shot
dead, in Grifith's field one mile southeast of
the city, between IL and o'clock Yesterday.
The execution took place in the presence of
the brigade to which they belonged, and
ofspectators drawn thither to wit
ness the sad drama. The prisoners were re
moved from the Jail between L and l2 o'clock
attended by several chaplains Of their brigade,
who, during their confinement, were constant
in The administration of religious instructin and