The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-10-17

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g cCLELLANs CHANCES Prentice, Of the
Louisville sFoazAal, is now, for the FIRST time
supporting Democratic nominee, and has
commenced making calculations ass TO the:
chances for the snccess5 Of his fayorite, He
fsayss Congress having refused to adm: the /
Fyote ofthosc States which have passed ordi-s
nanees yof secession, the number Of clectoriab
votes to be cast in November will he 23l, aneF5
| itwia frefulre is votes forSan election. The
btwenty-four voting States now Kansas and9
West Virginia having been added since thee.
|8last Presidential election polIed an aggregate
vote of 1854 g I3i for Lincoln, and 2,O24,O40
fer the opposing candidates, SO that Lincoln
was in popular minority Of l59, ,427, although.
I he obtained d majority oftlle electoral votes
ere these States to sotethis year as tbeysd did
EiL 1856, Z Lincoln would receivis 1873 and Nc
ClcllaB 30. Butin 1862 New York, Penn
sylyania, Ohio Indianasand Illinois, gave op-
position msjortiesg yal ying from 800 to 16,
548, aud itscafnos, te toubted that he admin
istratiers changes of policy wiil9incressc those
riaiorities N ssa4s They give one hundred !
and rdne seleetorp votes or,but seven less than
are necessary to7a choice, and We can draw on
New Jersey for that number, or on ear own
glorious Kentpely for eleven.
Dinner as AN EDUcA AroR. . You win fndl
that's greet deal of characfer is impaired anda
received at the table. Parents foo often for
get this; and therefore instead Of swallowing:
your food in sullen silence, ibstead Of brooaing,
.over your business, instead of taking about
Others, let the conversation at the table be:
snial, kind, social and Cheering. Do not bring:
5disagreeable things to tie table in your con-
yersation, ans more than you would in Jour
dishes. For this reason, too, tie more good
company you have atsthe table the better for
your children. Every converssfieD with
company Mt your tables is an educator Of the
family. Hence the intelligence and the refine
ment and the appropriate behavior of thes
family which is, given to hospitality. Never
feel thattiutellieent visitors can be anything
but a blessing to you and yours. How few
bayesfnlly gotten Bola Of the fact that company
and conversation at the table are nosmaIl part
of educate i7s:. Told. 5.
"A terrific llnirricane passed over the coun-
try in tbe, section Of Nation, Ill, asl.ort time
since. It's approach was heralded by. a dense,
black eloud Using rapid)y IN the west, and
rhshibg with Iearfal velocity over the prairie.
accompanied by tremendous discharges Of felece
tricity, which fairly shook the earttslike an
earthquake. ltstrnck the Central j railroad
track at MattooD, nnroofng and blowing down
buildings and carrying sasay every movable
thing insits path. loaded freight train on
the Illinois Central railroad, north, was lifted
bodily and turned over beside and across .the
track. Some Of, the cars were, smashed Ito, s
spEnters, while others were merely nnroofed
ans. the freight little Injured. One ear was Z. &
carried half amile. Bales of Gotten, hogsheads
Of tobacco, barrels Of -four and fragments Of the
cars were strewfs over a large extent on either
side Of the track. s, 1s5
2 CAPTURED. On Tuesday last a small squad
of american gehtlemensof African descent ?, :.
who had few nights since, stolen horses or
mules and escaped their sre6el1 masters,
passed through this place in charge of their
captors. They were loyerhauled ,inthe Yiciirii-
" Of Lithonid station on the Georgia Railroad, y
not having bad time to pass into the Yankee, y
lines. None Of them we're armed but three.
IF the number were shot before they .run. up
.he white Gag. S q.
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