09 Oct 1855
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Newspaper
Camden Weekly Journal
Location
Camden, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1855
Page
1
Selected verse by BT Clarke recalls memory as a chain binding past joys. The poem speaks of links that linger when pleasures fade, weaving through the heart with dreamlike, holy light and sweet recollections of childhood and youth.
The Evening Post notes a fatal accident in the White Mountains near Mount Washington involving a young woman and a cousin as they attempted an ascent. The narrative blends rumor with a dramatic recounting of the tragedy and the missing body, ending with recovery efforts and community reaction. Separate item reports a Maine gulls charm scam where a gipsy woman fleeces an elderly man of $1200 by pretending buried treasure and a charm.
A letter from a local editor invites religious articles on the subject of missions. The writer outlines the M. E. Church South’s slave-population missions begun around 1828 in Charleston, detailing early efforts, key figures, and the broad social reach, while urging continued public support and publication of related history and progress in a weekly paper.
The London correspondent reports Sebastopol fallen with vivid public jubilation in England. The siege ends after the French force secures the Redan and Bastions, while the Malakoff remains the key to victory. Casualties run high on both sides, and Allied forces consolidate gains as Russia’s defense collapses.
A Charleston era piece rebukes a Columbia correspondent of the Abbeville Independent Press for its attack on The Charleston News. It notes the paper’s weak platform, declining patronage, and comparisons with rivals, while detailing social observations on fashion and urban life, including a New York church incident and local wheat and flour prices in Charleston markets.
The note says some men amuse briefly but fatigue later, likening them to band organs with repetitive tunes. It also mentions a rumor that Mr. Buchanan will marry Mrs. Polkwidow of President Polk upon returning to this country.
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