The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-10-12

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ing up tile tracks Of the Georgia, Macon and West
Point roads, Seventy miles, is state; of tls Georgia
road viii be torn up, &Idthe Macon road toGrifn and
the West Point road to Newman
ARichmond correspondent says there is = great de-
mand for small farms in the vicinity Of the city, some
otwhch rent as high as $4,000 per annun No won.
der whena bushel Of sweet potatoes sell for $sO and
| other things in proportion.
MORE BEEF FOR HooDs ARMY.-we have reliable
Intelligence, says the ssissppian, tia. drove Of
5000 beef cattle from Texas were driven safely across
the Mississippi river at point not necessary to men
ton, several days siuce and now on their way to
HOOPS army.
The election, held on yesterday, passed off without
any excitement though there was an UNUSUAL large
gathering, and larger number of votes poed than
usualwhich might be attributed to the fact that tile
Examining Board clled great mary fromtbe various
other precincts of the district Tomorrow we viii be
able to present TO our readers the resait in full
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| Reported c@ssrnE OF GEN. HAMPTON. AND sTAFr.
The Augusta Coastittionalist ofSatGrdap says;
painful rncr reaches thdt this distinguished leader
and staff have been captured, onthe North side Of the
James whi& making charge upen the enelaS lines.
We trust that there may lie some mistake In ls We
port but our source OF Information aimee banishes
hope" 1teapnot be Otherwise than boas.
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ARMY OF TENNESSEE -is the enemy are fully ar.
prsea of ali Gen. HooDs movements by tbs time it is
not miss to state that the Army of IenGrssce is now
posted across the Western Atlantic railroad at Ac..
work station twelve miles above Marietta and thirty.
three miles from Atlanta Tie evlcratiou Of Atlanta
is therefore now work ofnccess;ly, and what shall
come afer-we shah see. sITErMAS. must make a
movement, either Onward or back. in the course of
very few days Our hest army officers entertain no
fears Of its being directed against either Augusta or
Macon.
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Cannon firing was
heard yesterday afternoon, between and 6,
Eo'cIock, in the direction of the new prison
camp across the river. Itwas supposed to be
for practice, or to clean the guns. Butan ugly
rumor prevailed late last night, that some of
I the prisoners had made an attempt to escape.
! and -disrcgarded the muskets which were dis
charged at themto prevent their design. 1t
became Necessary to use cannon, end after three
or four rounds, which killed half a dozen, and
wounded more, quiet was restored, and the at
tempt abandoned. The gnard of the prison
on duty Yesterday was small, consisting of the
! Arsenal Cadets and detachment Of Capt.
Keating'scompany.
| We have notsbce able to verify this report,
1t purports to come from person who Va.
preseat and saw the scene Guardian ~
Saturday.
HorEL PRlcrs IN WAsHrssros.-Artemu
Ward says: Il wentto Washington and put
up at, . leading hotel, where seeing the land
lord, I accostcd him with .How dey do,
squire 2 fifty cents, was bis reply. 'sirY.balf
a dollar. We charge twenty-five cents fos
lookin' at the landlord, and fifty for speaking
to him. If you want supper,a boy viii show
you the dining room for twenty-five cents
Your bein' in the tenth storyit it will cost you a
dollar to be shown up there How much do
yen Ak man for breathin' in this eqninomi
Ekal tavern r said l. Ten cents byeathr was
the reply.
Artemus' remarks would apply remarkably
! well to this latitude