The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, February 19, 1852, Image 2
TUE LOSS OF THE AHAZOftt i
INTERESTING INCIDENTS?NOBLE ,
CONDUCT OF A YOUNG FEMALE (
PASSENGER MIRACITLOUS ES- ,
CAPE.
Tho Royal Mail steam-packet Amazon I
from Southampton for the West Indies,took ,
fire about sixty miles west of Seilley, and (
was'entirely consumed, with tho mails, offt- <
cers, crow and passengers, except twenty-one |
persons, viz.: Mr. Vincent, a midshipman, j
seventeen of the crew, and two passengers, <
who succeeded in getting off in one of the s
boats, and were picked up after being by her ]
twelve hours. The total number of persons i
on board is said to hnvc been one hundred ]
and fifty-five. The fire is supposed to have ,
originated from spontaneous combustion.
TKa Amnvnn n*nu nr? fior firuf Vrtvnrrn lw?
w j
ing the pioneer steamer of the new line re- .
cently projected between Southampton nnd j
tho Isthmus of Panama, intended to convoy I
the English mails from port to port, undalso j
to touch at the Island of St. Thomas on her
trips. She was built in a most suburb manner,
with capacious accommodations, and j
machinery designed to enable her to make
tho voyage in eighteen days, instead of consuming
twenty-five days, the ordinary running
time of the old English mail steamers i
now on that line. She went to sea on the j
2d of January, amid the cheers of thousands
who had assembled to witness her departure, !
and who little expected the final catastrophe |
which was so soon to follow. The mass of j
coal, 1133 tons, which she carried, took fire, I
it is said, from spontoneous combustion.
She had on board ?20,000 sterling in specie,
and 600 bottles quicksilver, valued at ?6,160.
This is one of the most deplorable
catastrophes in the annals of ocean steam ;
navigation. The foundering of the President
with all on board, is the only case
equally distressing; even then the number
of passengers was not so great.
Wo take the following incidents of this
terrible catastrophe from a letter in the the I
London Times:
The steamer Grand Turk, Capt. Smith ar- I
rived here to-day, from Havre, bringing the j
majority of the survivors of the wreck of tho |
Amazon, who were landed at Brest on the I
5th inst.
fill) 1? - ? * I
HIV im-IUV-IIVl' saved uy llic milch
liark, twenty-one have been brought to <
Southampton. They consist of Mrs. Mac- <
lennnn nnd child, and Miss Smith, pnssen- 1
gcrs; Mr. Jacob Allen, (foreman of Messrs. i
Seward nnd Cnbel.) Mr. William Stone, i
(fourth engineer of the Amazon,) and I
Michael Gould, (the second steward,) the 1
remaining fifteen being seamen, firomcn, dtc. 1
Tlic whole of these unfortunate people
who escaped, many of them in a state of
semi-nudity, have evidently experioened
great hardships since their providential deliverance
from the burning ship, being exposed
to tho inclemency of the weather,
with insufficient clothing to protect them
from the cold, nnd from the heavy seas .
which constantly washed over thein, nearly
Vieir frail boats. For forty-eight ,
hours they were "tossed' aliont, "HaVing TrtT
provisions or water to sustain their sinking
spirits, end being almost left to despair of
ever reaching a port in safety. Some of the
men look very ill, and bear the appearance
of having undergone much suffering and
trinls. When nearly ready to give up their
painful and almost hopeless task at the oars
the men were sustained and prompted to
fresh efforts by the kind and cheering words
of the ladies, whose |>ninful situation, destitute
of all comforts and necessaries, it is almost
imoossihli" tr?
r II-"1""1
The sufferers were received and treated
at Brest with the utmost kindness, end hospitality,
both by the French authorities and
also by the British Consul and English residents.
At Havre the English residents
made a subscription to the nmount of nearly
?'20 for their benefit, with which to supply
their most pressing necessities.
The escape of Mrs. Macl<>nnnn was almost
a miraculous one?she was twice separated
from her child, an infant of tender age; yet
the courage she displayed in recovering itt
in the inidst of the scones of horror attending
the rapid conflagration of the ship, show
the enduring love of a mother, which no circumstances
of danger to herself could cause i
her to forget. Wu regret to ndd that the ]
husband of Airs. Maclennan is among the 1
fearful list of the missing by this terrible 1
catastrophe. Shejiowover, entcrtair.g n firm 1
conviction that Mr. Maclennan escaped in i
one of the boats which has yet to Iks ac- 1
counted for, and wc understand expresses (
an expectation that he may yet be heard of. |
Maclennan is severely bruised, and her 1
heuh. jg considerably shaken by the fearful (
suffering -v. t? ? -
nilKH mm HUM pUMSCU.
On landing.^ Southampton to-day, she was 1
powerfully nt\v>ted. Sho was met by her i
brother-in-law, aw U-ft Southampton to join 8
her relatives by the KrPC o'clock train.
Miss Smith, the oth. f,,ma5i> ,wUJHen|Wr, ?
had displayed a heroism intrepidity 1
throughout theso painful went. whi?jh place C
her almost in the rank of Gnat Darling. '
She. is a very prepossessing young nn(j *
we understand took a passage by the av(1_ ^
sen to join a family in Porto Rico, witi, >
whom she had obtained the nppointmeut of t,
governess. Miss Smith states that, after i
having retired to rest on the eventful night j
she was aroused by a sudden noise and a '
cry of uFire P She rushed out of her birth 1
father night-dress, but was met by somo
gentleman, who conducted or carried her j
back to her cabin, enjoining her not to bo ,
alarmed, as the flames would soon be sub- t
ducd. From the increasing confusion, sho, ]
however, thought it best to provide for her f
own safety, and accordingly obtained pos- t
session of a blanket and a petticoat, (snatch- (
ing up the first articles at hand,) and rushed (
upon tho deck. The appearance of matters '
there, it appears, impressed her with the 4
conviction that Capt Symon a had lost all '
control over his crew, who were rapidly
lawiwhtng the boats sad getting away from t
the ship as fast aa they could.
Mies Smith, therefore, formed the resolve i
f saving her own life if powdblc, and set *
%
shout if with a coolness quito extraordinary.
She put on her petticoat, enveloped herself
in the blanket, and then making fast one
end of a ro|>e to some part of the bulwarks
of the ship, and securing the other end to
one of her arms, she threw herself overboard
with the intention of getting into one
of the boats, but, if unsuccessful in this enioavor,
to remain suspended as long as she
sould, and then to drop into the sea, preferring
death by drowning, to tho norriblo
ilternntive of perishing by fire. The flames
were rapidly approaching the part of the vessel
from which she was suspended, when
Miss Smith, observing a favorable opportunity,
threw herself into one of the boats that
happened to pass near her, and which was
getting away from the blazing wreck ; she
fell heavily 011 one of the scats or thwarts
of the boat, and one of the seamen fell upon
her, lies chest being thereby severely bruised.
She was, however, snatched from immediate
death, but only to encounter tho horrors
and uncertainties of a stormy sea and a fu .
rious gale.
In all the trying scenes which followed
her firmness and courage never deserted her
m liter, on several occasions she took lici
place at the oars, and helped manfully by
her bodily exertions to propel the boat. So
destitute of clothing were the crew of the
boat in which this young lady was a fellowsufferer,
and such an entire absence was
there of anything with which to make a signal,
that she was obliged to take off her petticoat,
in order that it might be attached to
an oar and hoisted as an emblem of distress
to invite the attention of passing vessels.
A volume would have to be written to
chronicle the incidents attending this appalling
calamity, and the personal experience
and observation of each survivor. To most
ef them it appeared as the operation of a
frightful dream, but events passed before
their minds, and impressions were formed
with n horrible distinctness and rapidity,
which a life-time will not obliterate.
The most conflicting statements are given,
and the most contradictory opinions formed
and advanced by the survivors, not only with
reference to the primary cause of the conflagration
on board the Amazon, hut also in relation
to several other points connected with
the discipline of the ship, the efforts that
were made to subdue the flames, nnd many
other matters. To none of these statements
do we feel at liberty to give publicity, more
than to state that all accounts unite in hearing
testimony to the gallant and self-sacrificing
bravery of the unfortunate Captain Sytnons,
whose orders, if implicitly obeyed by
the crew, there is reason to think would have
provided for the safety of a far greater number
than those whose names are given as
having actually sun ived.
Temperance Legislation.
There appears to lx) a furore in many
of the States for legislating against the
introduction or sale of intoxicating liquors,
Tiio stringent law now in force in Maine
appears to have been so w holeso.tno >.v? Vis
aporatioiis,, as to uttrnA attention of
file friends of toinporunce in all the Kastern
States. An item yesterday in our paper
informed us that one branch of the
Legislature of llhode Island had rejected
the Maine law, which had been introduced
into that body ; but we see it stated that
in the New York Legislature there arc
ascertained majorities in both branches in
favor of even a more stringent law. Petitions
urging the suppression of tippling
houses, signed by 115,000 persons, have
also been presented to the New York Assembly.
We also notice in the proceedings of
the Louisiana Legislature that (.leneral
Martin has introduced into the Senate a
bill interdicting habitual drunkards. This
bill proposes to j>la?^; habitual drunkard*
in the same position, in regard to the management
of their property and their family
affairs, as that which the law assigns to
minors. They are to have curators, with
powers of administration ; they are to be
incapable of suing or being snid in their
own names ; they could not be members
of a corporations, nor executors or administrators
of an estate. Such would l?e the
legal effects of interdiction. We have not
seen xne uui, and are not, therefore, able
to say whether this interdiction is extended
to }>oliticnl matters whether habitual
drunkards are deprived of the right of suffrage,
and of holding offices of honor, trust,
r>r emolument, liut we presume that, on
the same principle the drunkard is proliitcd
from managing his own affairs, lie
diould also l>e excluded from the administration
of any public trust.
This attempt to make sol>er men out of
:he habitual drunkards by legislation is
:>ut another phase of Eastern fanaticism.
We are not surprised that the veteran . f
em porn nee, Edward 0. Delavan, of New
ifone, is opjK>sed to such enactments.?
With his large experience in this great
noral reform, we have no doubt that he
ecs in these movements the greatest obtaclcs
to its general success. They will
irouse a spirit of opposition to the cause
hat will reverse its wheels for yonrr to
ome, and which will occasion its supporers
every where to bo looked upon with
uspicion. Is it to be imagined that five
housand drinking shojjs in the city of
lew York, and perlm])* as many more in
few Orleans, in addition to those in the
*iier cities and towns of these States, will
,lNnit to be deprived of their gains by 1cBpslaton
| They will summon their hosts
to the nllot-box, and at the elections
there won a n(^ temperance men en>ugh
electedtfie feeblest resistance
to the larger 0f Ji^mse to these
buntains of vice. "(]l0cfc, aml restraints
igainst this vieo may an amplioraing
effect, but Uiat stringy wh;t.], ,nay
xi leiritiniatelv construed 1..
" , -w an aggreeuon
on the rights of the con^,unjty wj||
lot be quietly acquiesced in. frion?L?
>f temperance are treading on dat^erous
pound. Let them, instead, of enae;n^
mpractioablo lawn, strike at the root 1/
his fashionable vice, by laboring to cor?ct
public sentiment with regard to it.?
Pablie sentiment is the source of all law,
ind until that condemns this vie*-, the air
erapts to force men to ahandon it will onV
hrin? : ?> '
) r ? ?I1U nimi|^uien IIS
tlready too numerous hosts. ? South
"arnfmirtn.
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TWO WEEKS LATER FROM
CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE DANIEL WEBSTEI
New York, Fob. 13.
The steamer Daniel Webster from Sni
Juan, arrived nt her dock at 12 o'clock
bringing San Francisco dates to tho 17th o
: January, l>eing fifteen days later advicei
j from California. Sho brings 121 passen
gers, and $7,000 gold dust on freight.
The Daniel Webster arrived at San Juai
on tho 30th of January. The steamer Uni
ted States also arrived there on tho snnn
day, and left the following day for Chagres
The Daniel Webster left San Juan on th<
| 5th of February, at 2 P. M., bringing advice
I brought by the steamer Independence, whicl
left San Francisco nt 4 P. M. on tho 17tl
i January. Tho through passengers, there
1 ; fore, of tho Daniel Webster, have been bu
' 1 26 days and 19 hours from San Franoisco t<
' | New York.
Tho Daniel Webster passed on the 5th o
j February an English sloop of war, bound fo
> J San Juan.
The steamer Alabama, at San Juan, fron
i New Orleans, had been condemned as un
1 j seaworthy.
1 The steamer Falcon was at San Juai
' waiting passengers.
' The U. S. steam ship Sarannc sailed fron
j San Juan for Chagros on the 27th January
' ; II. II. M. frigate Eclipse, sailed on a emits
I to the island of St. Andrews on the 31st o
j January.
The propeller Arrogant sailed for King
j ston on the 23d January.
San Juan was healthy and business dull
the market being overstocked with all kind;
I of goods.
The transit route is in excellent condition
and no passengers are waiting at San Juar
for passage.
At San Juan de Nicaragua, on the nighl
of the 4th of February, a destructive tire occurred,
by which one third of the most poptilous
section of the city was destroyed
Among the buildings burnt was the largt
: hotel known as the United States, occupied
I by Messrs. S. Shepherd, Don Francisec
j Gramas, and Pedro Pons; their damages, be
sides a large number of houses and stores
are very large. The city of Nicaragua is
not supplied with fire engines, but Lieut.
Armstrong and a detachment of men from
the U. S. sloop-of-war Albany, did good serI
vice with the shipls engine. Copt. Fordo, ol
! the English ship Express, was also present
with his men, and it was chiefly through the
exertions of these two forces that the lire
was finally checked.
The large warehouse of Do Forrest & Co,
escaped. No loss of life occurred.
CALIFORNIA AFFAIRS.
The shipment of gold from San Francisco
bv tlie mail steamer nf the lfith !? ?u c..1
I lows:
For New W.rk $986,556
j Jf-vf l\ew Orleans 30,499
For I-ondon '2X1,'Ml
The Golden Gate wan artvortlsed to Terft c
San Francisco for Panama on tho 121st ol
January.
The weather in California and around
San Francisco has been delightful, witli
plenty of rain. There was only two night*
on which tho thermometer fell to the freer.,
ing point. Green peas are in bloom as well
as wild and garden flowers.
.The absorbing political question seems tc
be the election of U. S. Senator. The candidates
talked off among tho Democrats art
Col. Wellor, Gov. Smith, 1). C. Broderiek
Col. Henley, Judge Ralston, and Gen. Anderson.
The. Whigs as yet have named no
t one.
A new police for San Francisco has been
organized, and George Casserty appointed
captain and Capt. Hampton North his deputy.
The steamer Isthmus, from Panama arrived
on the 16th.
The Indian Chief, Anthony Cnwa, who
was arrested for being concerned in the outrages
in South California, hod been tried and
shot at Old Town, San Diego.
A detachment of United St rites troops
were, about to march to the Colorado, under
Major Ilcintzclm.Ji.
On Tuesday an injunction was laid by
Judge Redman on the State oftiocrs who
were about to remove the public archives
from San Jose.
A man, named K. Q. Adams ,latc from
Philadelphia, was shot at Sacramento city
on the. 12th of January, by the mother of a
young girl whom he had seduced. At*er
the woman had tired a shot which took effect
in her victim's side, she was about to repeat
the firo when she was prevented by the bystanders.
He was lying in a critical condition.
Great excitement exists at Downingvillciu
consequence of the discovery of gold bearing
quart'/, in that vicinity. Six different
vtiiw have been turned "p within ten days,
the ore from which is said to be exceedingly
rich.
A new daily paper called the Wcstoni
American has been started at San Francisco,
hv Frnncia F. I " *A7_i. *
-J - ... . ?. w. 1TUII, JUH. ?Y.
Young, C. B. Hooker and Andrew Jurnsidc.
The trials of Cnpt. Wnttormnn nnd hi*
mate lire still progressing on other indictments.
The crew of the ship Chnllcngo
were to l>e put on trial for mutiny about the
middle of January.
The extensive quicksilver works of Bolton,
Barron & Co., are now running their
furnacea, the largest of w hich yields 400 bottles
per week.
A remarkable sod* spring has been found
near New Almcda.
The difficulty as to tha State capitol is
still continued, nnd in the cause of much discord.
The Legislature had determined to
boet at Harrainento, and assembled there
^or *>e first time on the 16th of Jauuary,
and we*%wojCunu,<j wjth enthusiastic shouts
by the peojv Ths meeting of the Legielature
there hs* given quite an impulse to
business, which ** mor* animated than H
had been for ni*?f
will b* Attended with the worrt consoquen- i
coa. MeCntchen had boon arrested and c
h^jfrd in the Wflliwbnrg jail. (
settlers' and miners' convention was j
in session at Sacramento, and resolutions inviting
the State officers and members of the
I legislature to sents had been laid on the table.
|
An affair of honor is referred to in the
1 Marysvillo Herald, as having recently come
( off, the ex-Govcmor being one of the prinf
ciples9
Business prospects in Murrysville were
p good.
A piece of gold bearing quartz, weighing
n about six pounds, has been taken from the
. Kentucky Ridge, near New Town. It is
B supposed to contain about $'2,000 worth of
L gold of the richest kind.
s The papers contain Gov. Bigler's Inaugu8
rnl Address, and I.ie.uL Gov.Vanly's address,
i to tho Senate. Gov. Pigler contends that the
i mines should be as free as air.
The steamer Gold Hunter was to leave
t for Sun Juan and Panama on the 17th JanuJ
nry*
There were four deaths on honrd the
f steamer Isthmus: Win. Collins, of Mauch
r Chtfok, Pa.; Jacob Free, of Hull county,
Georgia; Joseph M. Ashurst, from Union
? county, and John Orr, of Illinois.
Tho ship Melon A. Miller, from Baltimore,
arrived at San Francisco on tho 14th of
l January.
The clipper ship Comet arrived out in 101
l days.
The selir. Spray, from Chili, arrived Jnnu3
ary H, reports that the ports of Valparaiso
f and Coquimho, were blockaded by the Government
forecs.
Died at Ia>s Angelos, Dr. J. Hereford, of
St. I/mis.
, The Alta Californian says that the late
s Indian war in the Southern portion of the
State has at length terminated. The Exo,
cutivo of the St ate lias issued an order to
i General Gaines, commanding him to proceed
immcdiatelv to Sail Diooo. nnd dWlinnrl
r P ' *" "" *"V
t volunteer forces called in requisition by
- Gen. Deans.
The Soutlmrn mines are represented as
. in a flourishing condition, gold being found
i in the whole range of country. The quartz
1 mines at Salt Springs are said to be the rich>
est in the country.
Governor McDougal in bis message, re,
commends the holding of a convention for
i amending the Constitution of the State,
The K. Q. Adam*, previously referred to
i as having hecn shot for seducing n young
girl, was married to her on Friday evening
f and shortly afterwards expired from tho eft
fects of his wound.
f? ? =
. ICiiurndiT Ci%r.Lnucuxterville,
s. C.
i Tlfi'VW'y. v Ffclilil'AliY 10, 1852.
| . ... 4BL
LANCASTERVILLE. 0
Since our first visit here,which was about
s %t>uM'cr.ri*s1nce?,"W"~''fcfttfte'n great ehnngej
f in the general appearance of tho town. Our
citizens appear to have awakened from their .
I fethargy, and seem determined to show that I
, Lancaster is not to bo surpassed l?y any
i other of our np country towns.
Every store house that can bo rented, is,
I and still there is a demand for more. We
notice that onr enterprising townsman, Mr.
( John Adams, has lumber ready, and will at
once proceed to put up a store house next
, to the one he occupies, which is to be kept ,
as a Drug Store. An establishment of the
kind is much needed here,
nr.. i. ? ?
t .?i- n.ivc now in isincastcr nine dry goods j
stojos. three grocery establishments, two
shoo shops, one harness maker, licsides two !
I tailor shops, blacksmith shops, Sic. Them- j
stores arc well kept, and goods can ho pur- '
chased here ns low at retail, as in Charles- !
, ton. Some may think it strange thnt we '
can make this declaration; hut the fact is, it
, is so. Why, one can purchase goods at rc,
tail, as cheap in Charleston ns in New York
and Philadelphia. Why then might wc not
apply the tamo rule in drawing the analogy
between Lnncaster and Charleston 1
In giving our citi&?ps praise for what they
have done towards improving the town, we
do not wish them to understand they have
done enough. By no means. There is still
much room for improvement. Our sido- I
walks could be much improved?fences on
the main street repaired, Sic.
Wc would bo doing injustice, to our energetic
nnd public spirited citizen, Mr. Hnsscltine,
to omit the mention of his services in
this praisewsrthy movement towards the
| improvement of the town. The Hotel oneo
rwnod l?y Mr. Vllincs, has boon extensively
modified and improved, by the exercise of
good taste and energy possessed by Mr. Hnssdtine.
In connection with the Catawba
1I.?U - a? t?-" ! '
! in a iiuu iijui, wuicn is no invaluable
acquisition to tho place. The Catawba
House richly inoriUi the cnconiums it has j
received ttom those v.,he have stopped
there.
We promised in our hist paper that the
Ledger would be printed on Wednesday 1
night, ho that we could aupply those mails
which left on Thursday morning. This we
have tried to do, but were unable. We had '
every reason to believe we would have re- '
reived more assistance before now, and tbcre- 1
fore made the promise. There is no doubt '
of our having another hand by Saturday; ho 1
we truat our fttends will not be disappointed 1
again. * 1
Dear with us a little at firwt, and we prom,
iae you, if we do not make the Iatdger a
paper worthy of old Ismeastcr, it will not 1
rekuii irom i.ick oi perseverance nan oncr%y
on our part. '
A rencounter occurred near Georgetown, )
in this State, on tiio 5th tnst., between a Mr. I
Cooper MeCutcNftn, and Mr. JohnW. Star- >
pesa; the latter received several stabs in ?
various parte of the body, which it is feared t
A serious accident occurred in Savannah
on Friday last, nt the place called White
Bluff. Several children were playing under
the hill, when a largo portion, weighing several
tons, caved in, buryiug them underneath.
Two of the children were extricated by tho
others who escaped, without injury; but the
third, an interesting child of the Rev. Benjamin
Burroughs, was so deeply buried that
when she iras extricated, life was extinct.
Several attempts (and soma successful)
have been recently made in Charleston to
dnpe tho merchants. Forged orders wero
written, purporting to bo from such creditors
who dealt with the merchants. Tho orders
were always presented by negroes employed
for the purpose, so that no clue has
yet been found to arrest tho forgers. Those
orders called for mackerel, smoked tongues, j
choose, brandy, port wine, r.nd other {foot!
tilings.
An attempt was made on two of the
lhinks to obtain money by forged checks;
but these money keepers are hard to catch,
and thus far, they have detected the forgery.
A man by the name of Samuel Gary
was killed a few days ago at his residence
above this, 111 Union county, N. C. The cireurnstanees,
us we learn, were as follows:
Gary kept a tavern, or liquor shop, and several
of his companions having drank too freely
with him, they engaged in a fracus, by which
Gary received several stabs which caused
his death.
At the election held in Charleston on the
12th inst., II. W. Conner, Esq.. was re-elected
President of the South Carolina Rail
Road Company.
The lion. A. Burt is kept from his seat in
Congress, at his residence in Al Vvillc, by
severe indisposition.
Tho Savannah papers mention tho death
of the Hon- J. M. Berrien, which much to he
regretted event occurred last week.
Tho members of tho New York Bar are
to present Mr. O'Connor, tho counsel of Mrs.
Forrest, with a handsome strvico of plate,
for the ability in w hirh he advocated her
cause, it is said his services were gratuitous.
- - ? -4 - ?
Jenny Rind formerly, now Mrs. Goldsmidt,
IcflBnslon with lu-r !iii?l,nti.l i.n flu,
'XL "" ...V >? IMVUI'
after her marriage, for Northampton Mass.,
\\ here they will reside. Jenny before her
marriage, had iicr silver ware marked "0"?
she was determined the newspapers should
not know of her intended marriage to Mr.
Goldsuiidt.
The following we clip from the Washington
correspondence of the Charleston
Courier:
' Col. Alexander Hamilton has made a
publication, claiming Washington's Farew ell
Address, as the property of his father. The
original,known as the ('laypoole copy, is in
WttjluoqglMM hnnd wriluit'
that this copy is from a draft furiosi ied by
Hamilton. The Colonel states that lie is
able to prove this statement. The only satisfactory
evidence would he the production
of the draft said to have Ixwti copied by
Washington and returned to Hamilton. The
fact is, probably, that Washington, alter
making his draft, sent it to Hamilton for his
emendation and suggestions, and that lie
adopted his corrections and additions.
Washington's letter to l'atrick Henry,
embodying some of the ssine views and
sentiments as are contained in the Farewell
Address, was of a date prior to the Address.
Some of the ideas and phrases contained in
the Address may lie found in the writings of
Governor t'ownall, in regard to the prospects
and future policy of America. Gov. l'ownall
was Governor, at different times, of the
Colonics pf South Carolina, Massachusetts,
and New Jersey, and went to Kngland in
1089. There can bo no donbi that the Address
was, in substance, the production of
Washington's mind."
Casks Revenge?About ten dnya ago,
Mr. J. Cooper, a young farmer in the neighborhood
of Brechin, by some means ofl'mded
his dog ; and on his entering his bedroom
ir. tho evening, he was rather surprised to
find ids dog there, where he had never seen
him before. lie went up to kirn inn friendly
manner, and patted hiin, bnt received
mi 11ivtiui> i?-<iguiciii in return. lit* I
thought little of it, however; but on taming
hrn back, the brute sprang on hiiu with fury
Mining him by the thigh. Mr. Cooper having
no weapon, hw only mode of defence
was to attempt to suffocate his opponent by
forcing his hands down his throat. By this
menus he eventually succeeded in gaining
the mastery, but nt the expense of Loth
hands being much injured. The savage
brute paid the penalty with his life, and Mr.
Cooper is doing well, although it must be
some time before be regains the use of his
hands.
Judge Cvrpcntor, of Rome, has invented
a means of preventing railroad trains from
running off the track. This invention consists
of s middle rail, placed in the centre of
nfld raised considerably sbovethe two outer
rails, nnd fastened to the same cross-ties. A
saddle, is attached to the engines nnd cars at
both ends, which sets over the middle rail,
with friction rollers to play on both sides of
it, thereby preventing the ears from rocking
r>r running off. Whenever them is n tendency
to run off, these friction rollers play ngninst
the middle rail, nnd bring them back
to their plate again. It coats $600 n miln
tnd an adoption of it could lx< made to as*
dat trains in ascending elevated planes.
Notice Givr.a.?-The United States Govrniment
has given notice to that of Great
Britain of the withdrawal from the postul
irrangonient made by treaty some time ago.
Wt require that, for Ua cancelment, one
rear's notice be given by either party. At
te expiration of the time the treaty may bet
meeeeded by an arrangement more just and
iqoal than the present one, which throws
he outward mail a to the Canard line, by
endering the poetage one half of the' rate |
hargod in England upon a letter by the
"V>1Hn? line. 1
For the Lancaster Ledger.
Wc hail with pleasure tho advent of tho
Lancaster ledger. It cornea to us from no
party or clique, promising to devote its energies
firmly and zealously "to those maitcrs
which servo to promote the happiness and
welfare of our people." For this purpose
wc can all co-oporato, and in thus doing, wo
do not make ourselves less a "Carolinian,"
nor do wc assume to In* the "Standard" for
others.
In expressing our devotion to the welfare
and happiness of our people, we do not forget
our allegiance to tho State,and our duty
as a citizen thereof; but it is a principle of
human nature that what come# near home
affects us mostly ; and it is this, which our
lamented Calhoun, In his essay on Government,
justly observe*, makes the necessity for
government.
A Press within our midst, properly conducted
and judiciously managed, must necessarily
contribute to our convenience; to the
devclopcmcnt of our mental resources: to the
representation aright of the District, and will
assist materially in calling forth the energies
of our people in every department of the
business of life.
We have sometimes felt the want of a
paper willing and ready to do justice to our
District. When unjustly provoked we have
been denied justice. We can now say:?
' Shake not your goary locks at us."
To sustain such a paper, it is our duty to
place our shoulders to the wheel, and, in the
language of Tank, put yi our wild horses,
(Two Dollar hills) and give a substantial
evidence of support. McC.
Evading the Maine I.tyron Liquor Law.
Some genius devices are adopted in Maine to
evade the stringent liquor law of that State.
A few days ago a coffin, at first supposed to
contain the remains of some deceased person
was carried through the street* in Portland
hut the suspicions of the police being excited.
it was opened, and lo! it was found to
be full of bottles of whiskey, which were
immediately confiscated. It is said a wag
who Kiw the operation remarked that, contrary
to the usual course of tilings, the coffin
contained not tho forfy but the spirit.
Fits Alstr actios ami Ansr.scr..?The
Yankee Notion says: "There is a man in
I'hihiclphia so subjects to tits of abstraction,
that if you were to meet him in a crowd, he
would probably abstract your watch from
your pocket, and make oil' with it. He
would then be seized with .such a tit of absence,
that you might look after him for a
month, ami he would never give you a chance
of finding hint."
Child Dkskktkd.?We loarn that an infant
white child, apparently about a week old
wns found on Friday, night last nbout 7 o'clock
by a negro man near the i'oor 1 louse,
in Mazyck-st. It was wrapped up in flannel
and had on a lew articles of clothing, to
?w>* ?V ?*? ?.'( gA Mother,"
which stated that necessity alone compelled
Iter to adopt tho course of abandoning
Iter offspring, and that she hoped it would
fall into the hands of some benevolent persons,
who would bring it up in a proper
manner, and that to the care of (iod and thorn
she consigned it. The negro took tho child
to the guard house, and related the circumstance
to the captain who scut for the chairman
of the orphan house, v ho immediately
had the infant conveyed to tliht institution,
where it now remains..?-Chits. (Jour.
AnijTHKR CiOLT) EjCCtTEMtST. TllO St.
I<otii* Ri'|iubl!ctn contains n despatch froui
Parkvillc, Mo., which states that tho town
was thrown into great excitement by tho arrival
of a bond of Delaware In lians from a
hunting expedition, They brought with
them n quantity of gold dust, which has proved
t<> he tinor than California gold. The
Indian from whom tho dust was procured
says that it was obtained on this side of the
mountains, about 700 miles from 1'arkvile.
He refused a thousand dollars from one of
the citizens to show him the place.
Charlehtox and Savaxxau. Wo take
the following remarks from the Albany (Geo)
Patriot, whose editor recently paid a visit to
these eiti -s:
"The business of Charleston is increasing
as may in? seen by the receipts of her railroad
for the past year, and by the increase of
her foreign importations. Tho Charleston
and I(umhurg railroad is now one of tho best
roads in the Southern States. Its receipts
the past year oxceeded a million of dollars,
and after paying a dividend of 7 per cent on
its stock, and the interest on its liabilities,
9183,000 were carried to the recurved fund.
' The comparative prosperity of Savannah
is even greater than Charleston, as is shown
by her increas-: of trade and capital, and the
increased value of real estate in and around
ho rltv
" Ch&ilefltca and Sn'Mnmh, though ri"a'
cities in trade, are a mutn.il benefit to each
to extend the focititien for trade, and render
their m irkcta attractive to the people of the
interior and the went, ami thus they a# cure
trade which would otherwise And a more
northern market. Theao citlea have hot retly
commenced a career of prosperity, to
h, if they aliall wisely continue their efforts,
we can ace no reason for n limit. The
trade of the VMt went is just opening npon
them, and they may secure its advantage*
u A brighter day we trust ia opening upon
the Kouth, whieh we nee evideneod, not on- '
ly in our principle cities, hut in every part ,
->*
..m iiiionwr.Mu in ever)1 department olir>du*try."
The nnmber of lraoliM-lf^r* and pul>U*hw*
in Germany, including ftolienna, in
2,651. Tlifl grcatoat number nr* At Berlin,
120; Leipair, 146 ; Vienna, 6tf; Stnttfcnrdt,
60; Frankfort, 06. A century ajjo
Micro were only 31 boolc*ellcni and jmbliahei*
at f>eif>?io, and 6 at Berlin, and only
850 in all Germany.
IV** are 6,488 phyaician* in rrnaaia,
?vf on' for each 3,000 of population.
A New Route to Charleston.?H
of tho number who think that every dowry
cnuo opened for Commercial intercourse bo I
tween tho different portious of our country 1
adds another element to progress in wealth fi
tind another cement to that unity and broth' J
orhood of feeling ho necessary to the main
tennneo of our political union, We canno* I
therefore but rejoice vt tho strong feettag I
which has l>een manifested, both in Tonne*. I
see and South Cnrolinn, and one may add ir?
North Alabama, for n direct communication
wiiii vnnriesion, by means or n nmv nnd iui- 9
obstructed Railroad communication. The B
route promised passes from Charleston, I
through Columbia nnd Andcjson, down citb- I
cr the valley of the little. Tennessee or Hi- y
wassec rivers, nnd thence to Cleveland, of m
some other point on the East Tennessee and' T
Georgia Railroad. > J
A great stimulus has been given to ilii#
enterprise by the refusal of tho legislature jH
of Georgia to allow n connexion between 7 I
tho Georgia nnd South Carolina Roads ?t Jkjl
Augusta. M
Tennessee feels aggrieved, that her trade j I
should be attempted to be secured to Savan- J J
n.ali by the imposition of what she consider*
to Iks an unjust barrier to free coniuicreiaf i
intercourse with Charleston. South Carolina
being nolongor a hope of making the long
desired connection,llM set sbont providing in- H
gross ami egress to and from her coast.beyond H
the limits of the legislative control of Goorgia.
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The only matter of wonder is, that Charles. ^
ton should, for so long a time, have closed
her eyes to the importance of this independent
route, while vainly seeking an impossible
connection through a State at all timesopposed
to the establishment of mutual and
reciprocal relations with her. v
The.proposed Railroad is not only entire- ^
ly feasible, but by connecting it at the proper
point on the read from Chattanooga to
Charleston.
This Road would, in any event, command f I
tho larger portion of tho trade of East Ten- |4
nessoe, nnd we may add also the trade of V.
.Nashville and Chattanooga, and the Mem- 9
phis and Charleston Roads.
If the action of the Georgia Legislature, V
which wo are bound to lxdieve was in accordance
likewise with tho will of the people
j of the State, hrii.gs about the building of |
! this now road, that body will have conferred
j upon Charleston, Tenriesseo and Al aba ma, a I'
boon f.ir niont valuable tban would liavo tj
boon the privllfgeof a connection at Augus- I
Wo h:>|>c soon to witness tonic positive ?
tangible demonstration in the matter, and M
first ot' all, the impulse should come from tj
Charleston. Ah far as wc have been able to
judge, from our intercourse with citizens of jrl
this portion of the country, and from all other
sources, the people are with Charleston
in feeling, so far as concerns untrammelled H
free intercourse, and she may rely on being H
heartily seconded in any effort she may make
having free trade and unrestricted commerce m
u<t\kvi<n ihi.ua ? fl
tuxifrri (iazeltr.
The Philadelphia I,edgcr says tint the line 1
of steam propellers recently running between '
Host on and Philadelphia, arc to run between
the latter port and Chngrea instead oLbotwecn
the latter port and Chagrea inst Jul of
bet woe n New York and Charleston, as erroneously
stated by n Boston paper.
A Good Ose.?The Washington corespondent
of the Baltimore Sun relates the
following story:
44 Tlio freshest story of the season runs
thus: I^ist night as tho passengers from
the ears were rushing into one of our principle
hotels, a man attired as n traveller, nnuouncod
himself as n newly elected member
of Congress from some of tho far off Htatcs.
Ho was soon surrounded by the friends of a
certain candidate for Uio clerkship, and his
i t?
W?v.wu. iiicairiingw uiumated that
lie thought pretty well of that gentleman
from what he had heard of him, but aa he
had just arrived, could not aay anything positive
until he had changed hia dreas and refreshed
himself.' Beside*, 4 his fund* were
out. ond no he could not draw hia mileage until
to-morrow, ho must seek some friend to
help him, and that $60 would answer for the
proaent." The arrangement woa quickly made
to put the member into fund*, and $50 were
handed to him?but on tho following day,
behold! the assumed member was amongst
tho missing, and has not been hoard of sinco."
Indus Census.?V.ffort* Imvo been made
for a year or two past, by tho Government, ^
to obtein a census of tho Indian population
now inhabiting the United States. By the * j
accounts received from tho census agents
and information derived from other sources, |
it is ascertained that tho entire number of t
Indians inhabiting all parta of rureouuUy I
amounts to 438,000, Of tills number, 3tt
000 Is tho estimatod nnmber of those Inhaw
ItlSf U? nnexplnr^l territories 31.100 af^ jfl
the Indians of Tu*u* ; 1*3.130 belongs to th^ ' IB
triUs living in Now Mexico; 33,231 areM 8
California; 33,733 are ill rhtlfWH WMj 1
in Utah. Mauy of tho Now Mcxknn Indian# ,1
are ciiilized, and liavu fixed habits*ions an4 J|
towns.
Viot.rsT Dr.ATii.?Wo le.rn that Jtmct flj
w. sek.m, of this district, *h foumt, on
last Thursday, nwr thn hneae ?f ono Duhl I
Julia, m a ;UW of im*ft?iMKly. ami dirtl 4 I
ahor* tin*' fu r li? vm found on dMevnd
portions of Us body upon a post mortem M
aininatiun. We luarn further that thor* had
been a difficulty between Segues and 4oho
so mo time last sifting. We will give fur
tiicr particulars when asrrrtainod. tl
i HariingUjn j
Tlio Columbia Ntatea R<ylit? RepnMiel Wj
mentions the dc..th of the Rev. F. W. Lef
pnrd, of UiSnnton. 1
"Mr. Leppard was a pious and distinguished^ /"flj
member of tho Lutheran Chunrh, of great jH
usnfnlnMi ? '* *?O? -- ? * * ~~
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