The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-11-05
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY's

SuccEssoR.-No sooner is Chief Justice Ia
pcy lead than dozens Of aspirants spring I'M for
his place dispatch iom Washington SAWS
SIT is understood to have been determined 70.
day to postpone tho appointment of the success
or Of the late Chief Justice Tancv until after
the Presidential election. 1t appears that M1.
Stanton, forcscciug The necessity Of his retire.
lncnt ut some time from the War Department.
is anxious to find protection for life on the
bench Of the Supreme Conrt MS Chief Justice.
Judge Advocate General Holt is bidding l,ipb
Tor the appointment. Among other aspirahts
are Montgomery Blair, cx-lost,naster G,scral:
Senator Colaner, of Vermont; Solicitor Whit.
ing, OF the War Department.; Judges Allen and
Howe, Of Massachusetts; Senator Ira Harris. Of
New York, aud Mr.. Fcsscnden, Secretary of
the Treasury. 1t is believed. however, among
those who are familiar with the work inr of snch
matters, that the place is at the disposal of Mr..
Chase, and that he will bc appointed, unless it
should become unavoidable to support Mr..
Stanton rs the only means Of getting him out
Of the Cabinet
ARREST OF Mns. BuTLER.-Mrs. Annie But
ler' the wife OF the infamous George w. Butler,
"h"' some time since, abscondcd from Rich.
m"nd, having first robbed the Confederate
otates treasury ofS75, 900, was arrested Thurs
d'aY morning, while attempting to recross our
l'ncs' tor the purpose OF rcioinlng her husband,
who had fled to New York. 1t will be rccol
Icctcd that. a few weeks since notice was con-
led IN the Richmond papers, which was clippcd
from the N Y Herald, announcing Buffers
arrival there and urging "Annie" to hurry on to
NM. Inc advertisement was signed "Gcorsc
and Tom" This is the first case since thr rc,
cent rule prohibiting ladies from eoinp North
III which amy of them have been caught tryin,r
to eScapc.-Ietersdu,y Express, 2oih
FLAG fREsENTATI"N.-An interesting flae
presentation took place at the War Drpart,nent
last evening. courier from Gen. Lees army
entered the Secretary's Office Of War, l.,aripu
ten Yankee batle-hags, when the following d.
alogue occurred
Conr'cr.-Alr. Secretary, here are some moro
OF the same sort of old bat'c-tiags I hare been
bringing yoH from time to time. Whist sh.]J
do with them?
S"crctary.-Takc them to the least crowded
OF the four acre lots where VIC keen such lu,n-
ncf, ana see II you can manage to make room
1"r .Mem; II not, you must carry them to Cas-
tie Thundcr.-Richmond Dispatch.
ALI ApoARD.-Evcrybody in the Confedcr
ate States seems to be shouting all at the same
time, that everybody else ought to be in the
army. and still. not one of The stubborn crca.
tnres heed the appeal. About one half tile
cute, Old, "ablc-hodics'' are stirring M the 9TH
er halt, and making them uncomfortable. Here's
the way to "sci ine' the entire "sci,ool:" Lets
all go in, from the President down to the hmm.
blcst exempted wharf rat, men, women and
children and their negroes, throughout tho
lergth and breadth of tue land. Now. come
IN, ifyou dare Say when, and we'll all start
at given signal.
From FLoRIDA.-We learn by private LET.
ter from below Pollard, TINT a Yankee force
came up to Milton. Florida, on "Wednesday
oct. 26, and drove off the cavalry company ,hat
WAS stationed there. They burned the town
and destroyed the salt works, and pronrrty
generally Capt Robinson was captured, The
lank KEGS came from Pensacola, and greatly ont-
numbered the small Confederate force nrot.ct.
ing Milton. f0'''
SHERMAN's STRENarM-A corrcsnondcnt Of
the Montgomery Mak says there is one CORPS,
5000 strong in Atlanta. Thomas has y 600
with lum at Bridgeport and Stevenson. There
are 5000 at CartersviIle 1000 at E,owoh and
about $4,000 at Chattanooga. These fnurcs
sum up total Of $4,000. This does not in.
cludc the cavalry, which is about s 900 strour.
Inc Yankees claim q torcn ot 1nn noo