The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, September 15, 1852, Image 2
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A Thrilling Adventure.
The following homely hut interesting
narrative is related in one of the Englisl
magazines. It proves that dreams an
not always to be disregarded, and show:
that there is sometimes a remarkuM*
strong sympathetic connection betweei
one's sleeping ideas and the wakeful mo
tives of others:
Kive-and-twentv years ago, as I was re
turning homeono evening from St. Cere,
was overtaken by a storm. I was 01
horse-back; and my horse alarmed at tin
hail and lightning, became restive, and re
fused to go a step ia advance. 1 dis
mounted, and taking the ivins. attempt...
to urge him forward, when fortunately,
perceived lights. L proceeded toward
tliem, and at length reached a misernbl
+ hovel. Upon raising the latch. I discover
od a man and woman cowering over j
wretched tire, and employed in weavin
baskets.
"Good evening to you, friends," I sail
in the dialect of the country; "but sorr;
weather this."
The denizens of the hut cast on mo i
look anything but gracious; however tha
caused mo but little concern. L n^ke.
them to tnako me a little room by tliei
tire, assuring them I was willing to mce
any expense I might incur, and 1 proceed
ed to i'ttow a heap of faggots on the em
bers without the slightest ceremony.
"Do you'take us for Inn-keepers?" in
quired the female, in a shrill tone.
I took out my purse and gave her i
frauk piece. The sight of the coin moliliei
"Ahi" said the horrid old witch, "I se
von are a good geutleinau and a kind"?
and she resumed her task. The storm
however, raged with unabated violence.?
Tho gale threatened to carry away tin
hovel, and my horse stood neighing am
^inTiuy ni? grounu umior tin; shed when
i had fastened liiin. It was id'e to thinl
of venturing forth, yet I could scarcely
reckon upon finding a sleeping apartinetil
in tliat miserable abotle.
"Well , sir," said the woman, " it would
be a sad thing to go beyond doors on such
a night as this. We are but poor folk,
and have no bed to oiler you, worthy such
a tine gentleman; but if you don't mind
going up there (pointing to a ladder and
a kink of garret.) at any rate you'll be
able to keep yourself dry."
Somehow, the woman's look did not
please me at all. iiowever, there was no
help for it; besideswhich, I was fresh from
thoanny, and no milksop; so 1 clambered
up forthwith. L then stretched my clonk
on the worm eaten boards that composed
the lloor; and spite of storm and wind was
soon fast asleep. Strange enough, but 1
had scarce fallen fast asleep ore 1 must
take it into my head to set about dreaming.
1 imagined myself snugly seated in
this von- chimney-corner, with the girl of
my heart at my side, when, on a sudden;
I perceived surging high above her head
a face grLdy to behold. It was the same
that graced my gentle hostess of the hovel.
She had a hatchet in her hand, and
made as though to strike me. I strove to
rise and tako flight; but in vain, my limbs
refused their olliec. On my examining
them tuoro closely, i discovered that they
were severed at the joint. The. change
thus suddenly wrought in them, had the
efl'ect of arousing me from my slumbers,
and dispelling the fearful vision. At any
rate, wake up I did, and found myself still
in tho garret, with my head pillowed on
my cloak. 1 bent my head to listen if 1
could hear aught; but save the howling ol
the storm, all was silent. Somehow or
other, I could not rid myself of the painful
impression occasioned by the dream.?
It struck me to indulge in a peep through
one of the many chinks in the rotten,
worm eaten floor; and accordingly, I proceeded
to take an observation of hmv matters
might be passing below. The man
and his wife were still bending over the
lire, but they had discontinued there work,
and were conversing in whispers.
"I tell you there's more money in that
purse than you could earn during your
life-time," said the female.
"Well, what then!" said the man.
"What then! Why, tako it, to be sure!
Catch tight hold of his legs, and inind
tho rest of him follows then; then pitch
him down ihc hoi.1, and leave the rest to
me," showing a mason's mallet in her
hand.
"And when that's done, what's to become
of him next?" inquired her husband.
"We'll lay him down somewhere on tho
road, and folks will think thai,he was killed
by a fall from bis horse!" And as she
spoke sho extinguished the nondescript
sort of lamp used by the peasantry in
HIWC |/.u l^.
The fire was long ^iiice out, so I eouM
soc nothing. They continued to whisper,
but in sucii low tones as to b inaudible.
1 trust I am not a greater coward than
my neighbors; still, lown I felt very much
from comfortable, for, be it remembered,
that I had not a single offensive weapon
about me. For a moment I considered
the notion of jumping down the trap-door,
and clearing the ladder at a single spring,
but said ladder was very ricketty, and had
1 missed my footing, heaven alone can tell
what would have been the result. Moreover,
I had but brief time for reflection,
for I suddenly felt a slight vibration at the
trap-door, which made me shudder from
head to foot.
The man was climbing the ladder; and
each round as he mounted, creaked beneath
bis weight. Hv this time I bad
uccooded in raisin# myself noiselessly on
my knees at the edge of the trap-door.
With a quick beating heart, nnd eye, ear
and limb, at their utmost tension; thcro I
awaited in agony of apprehension. Suddenly,
amid the darkness, a form appeared
before me, and I felt its hand come in
contact with mv person. I sprung to my
feet, clutched the individual by the throat
and hurled him backwards. His foot
slipped, and ho fell heavily from the ladder.
"I have him safer exclaimed the woman;
nnd at the same time I heard the
sound of a heavy blow, then a piercing
?c shriek, followed by another blow, and thou
naught, save the howling bl&st and patterown
hands ahe had
I hadn't nerve cuough to descend tlio
ladder. What with tho woman and tho
murdered man, I was fairly taken aback.
It occurred to mo that I might perhaps bo
able to work my way through thereof; and
so I did. 1 found my* horse where I had
? made fast, and proceeded forthwith to tell
' my story to the authorities. The female ],
3 was brought to trial and sentenced to
s death; and as in those days there were no
0 such things as circumstances in exlenua1
lion, she was duly executed. S
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Tiie Co11 an Invaoeus.?Tlio Spanish ; -j
. Minister at Washington has called the at- ;
> teution of the Executive Department of f
1 the < lovernmcnt to the now organizations 111
s ! that are forming for another invasion of j
' Cuba. The Washington correspondent of ]
. the New York Courier, in announcing the | q
( , alarm of the Spanish Minister, adds:
< "Spain will contest the possession of a
, Cuba, as it is her just right to do, at fiwy
1 hazard,and with every means of defence IS
that ran f>c procured hy her own resources, | j,
. or if need he, hy alliance with other /hoc- i .
[i i crs, A vigorous policy has been ordered,
* | and the Captain General of the Island, in c
1 obedience to instructions, under the ap- v
r prchended revolt and invasion, has direct- I tl
t. j ed that every person taken with arms in I ^
. his hands against the authorities, shall be !
. ' shot within three hours afterwards. A '
| further order has been issued, that in case ' v
. j anv oftiecr should refuse to oxeente the j
I foregoing penalty, ho shall be shot in- 1 u
distantly for contumacy. The failure of|a
| our courts to convict the* expeditionists en- ^
i gaged in the last crusade against Cuba, |
i? j has not only encouraged others to repeat ; 1
_ | that lawless enterprise, but it has created ; G
i, j a bad impression abroad as to the ability j t]
- J of the judicial tribunals to administer the ! rj
l> j law. in the face of a morbid state of opin- j ^
i Cai't. Makcy's Expeditox.?The St. p
Louis llcpublican, in noticing Capt. Mar- c
ey's safe arrival in that city, says: o
"Capt. Marey has now, we understand, .
c> inpletetl the topographical examination 1
and survey of the country on the head
waters of the lied river, and we have no j
I doubt that the information which he has j g
. obtained will be of very great benefit to |
; the government in its military operations
| on our frontier, and to the people. In this ^
1 examination and survey ho has been en- c<
<^.,.,..,1 J if- i? ' ? i
. ?*!.%? nr ll.ltt 1UIIOW- , Hi
I 0'1 the North Folk, the Middle, and the j
' South Fork ot the lied river to its source, I .0
j about forty miles froui Anton-Ohicot, in j
1 New Mexico. In some places, lie found I '
j the South Fork river a half a mile wide, j
hut partaking very much of the character ! <
of the Platte?shallow, with sandy bed, j th
1 and much of it, except when high, utteov- i
ered by water. For two hundred and Hf- 1 ,,,
1 ty miles from Fort Arbuekle, west, the j '
'! country is represented as the finest in the ! to
world for farming purposes. I A
The land is well timbered with oak,
i pecan, and other lino trees; tho atmos- ^
phere puro and healthy as tho mountains 1
of New England, and inviting to the etni
grntion of the white man. Very soon
1 they will be found there. Game of every it
' kind is abundant; and the command had I se
excellent sport in killing bears, panthers,
1 antelopes, buffaloes, Sic. The water of
1 t the lied liver, in parts explored by the
expedition, has been condemned 011 account
of its salty taste, and it lias been 1 p
| ; generally supposed that there were large
beds of salt towards its sources, l ilt this
1 is found not to be the case. The presence |
' of gypsum, in large bodies, high up the |{l
river, is supposed to give to the water this ( jr
peculiar flavor, as, above these points, the | tr
water is very pure and agreeable.
''Capt. Marcy's reports, when prepared j
and embodied for puljieation, as they j
ought to be, w ill be of great value in giv- i m
ing information in respect to the soil, eli- I 01
I mate, peculiar localities and general to- j
' pography of a section of country of which j
I iin v?*if fimiouiHiiy ignorant, ilo , x*
i has made accurate maps of the country, | *'
j which will not long be kept from the eye i rc
I of tlie public." I M'
Liquor Seizure in Springfield.? j al
; Wednesday was prolific of liquor seizures,
I in Springfield. City Marshall Adams,? ] a|
1 with Assistants liraman, Annis, Alli.s and j t'1
, I Henry Clarke, visited five places,and made j
seizures at each place. '1 lie first building i
searched was occupied by Jeremiah Wha- ; 1,1
! len, as a grocery. Four casks of liquor ; G
( were seized here, some full of the fluid and j 01
, others not, comprising in all sixty gallons, ?l
more or less. The next building searched ! Rl
i was occupied by Hichard Stapleton. Here
; the ollicers found part of a cask, and two a!
I bottles of liquor, which were taken away. R'
1 The I tail road IIousc kept bv K. Holmes, s<
suffered next. Only four bottles of Cham- to
paigne were seized. John Maiden's Springfield
IIousc was then visited, and two dem- |
j ijolms, one large jug and four or fivo hot- ;.
j ties of liquor were seized, besides two or | ls
three dozen of porter, more or less. The r3
liquor was found secreted in trunks and , ..
chests. (Jeorge Wallace's victualling and ,
fruit cellar was visited next, the officers 01
seizing a barrel of ale, and a small quanti- CL
tv of liquor in a demijohn. No resistance
was made in either case, and but little ex- vcitemcnt
was created in the vicinity of j *v
the seizures. The liquor remains in the |
care of the Marshal), awaiting the decision m
of the law. 'J'lie several individuals own- 1 g(1
| ing tho liquor were summoned to appear n,
! and answer to the complaint for selling j n(
J liquor contrary to the law ; but all failed 1 ^
to appear, and the hearing was postponed 1 gj|
to Thursday afternoon, at 8 o'clock. ! .
Springfield Republican, 3(1. l"
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Z-fT A now kind of Mirror has been Tl
introdneted into this city, which may Is* in
considered a kind of labor saving machine, w
as with one of these looking glasses a Tl
j person need not look out of the window dt
i t > what is going on, up oe down the or
street. Two mirrors are set at right angles fe<
on the window, and in these every indi- Tl
vidnnl passing up or down on either side, *<]
is visible to the person sitting inside tho ar
window. It is a neat and convenient lit- It
tie art'air, made by Wettergreen and Land- bi
wall, two Swedish fabricators, and may ar
be seen in the Art Union rooms, aud look- 2c
ing-glase storoj on Cfuxnutslrect.?I'hi la. fu
LJjtr. v de
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liy Teh graph to the Charleston l'ajicrs.
Later from Europe.
Arrival of the Europa at New York- 1>el
Baltimore, Sept. 10, 10,28 A. M., 'Vl1
Tlio British Mail Stoain Ship Europa. J ( (
as arrived at New-York from Liverpool, jn |
liicli port she left on the 28th ult. ses,
The Europa brings 117 passengers.? ^rc
he passed the British Mail Steam Ship ^
Jiagara near Liverpool, on the 30th ult.
Tiik Liverpool Market.?Since the i '
eparturo of the U. S. Mail Steam Ship, Se|
1reOV, Capt. Luce, on the 25th ult., there
ad l>ocn an improved inquiry for Cotton.
'here was, however, no disposition to as,
iross sales, and prices, consequently, were odi
iichangcd. p>'i
The sales for the three days ending on 1
'riday night the 27th ult. comprised 28, 00
bales, of which speculutors look 7000, t,"n(
nd exporters 3000 bales. wh
[The Arctic reported as the sales for PCI
laturday, Monday, and Tuesday, 18,500 !lc|^
ales, of which speculators and exporters
Dok 3500, therefore the sales for the week r]e)
omprised 40,500 bales, of which 13,500 I Do
fere taken by speculators and exporters, ; Prt
lius leaving 33,000 to the trade.]?Eds. 0
? 1 not
-ouner. wh
The impoitsof Cotton during the week |isl
rere only 24,000 bales. rat
The weather was tine, but the Corn s,n
market was dull. 1 'rime Flour was scarce
nd firm, inferior had declined 3d. to Od. wj.
iVhito Wheat was worth Gs. 0d. to Gs 8d. lea
>cr7olbs. Yellow Corn commanded28s. pai
id. to 29s., and White 29s. Od. to 30s. slu
ier 480 lbs. Naval Stores were firm, and
' (111!
i00 bbls. of Rosin had been sold at from r;tt
Is. 0. to 12s, 200 bbls. of Turpentine at tin
Is. 3d., and 1200 bbls. of Tar at 1 Is. 0d. siei
>er cwt. 4000 bages of Bengal Rice or
hanged hands at Iroin 10s. 3d. to lis. * K
d. per cwt.; of Carolina no sales had
een effected. ov,
Consols tluctuated at from 995 to 100. uui
Tiik IIavkf. Cotton Makkkus on the ut>(
5th ult. showed an advance of from 1 11,11
> 2 francs, chiefly, however, on the lower ^ j
ualities. The sales for the week were ,u|,
nifined to 9000 bales. The stock on sen
and was 70,000 bales. P?
Exoi.and ?The accounts from the man- 1,1
"muring and agricultural districts are
itremely favorable. olli
Mr. Webster's letter relative to the eoj
)bos Islands has been highly censured by 80,1
e London Press,
The Cunard Screw Steam Ship Lino to
I Ingres via. New York, is to commence ten
run from Liverpool in I >eceml?er next, cou
monthly service is contemplated. l'u^
Advices have l?oen received in London ^
at the town of Vuaa, in Finland, had
;en destroyed by lire. OfO
KHANcK.-Louis Xapoloon contempUte*, thii
is said, establishing a strong military re- diti
:rve, and reducing taxation. j
Petitions in favor of the restoration of . ,
at I
10 empire, continue to be received. 0f |
Austria.?The report of Gcorgy's im- dot
risonment has been contradicted
inn
The Vermont Election. p?l
The elections in Vermont have gone { l'lc
ngely for the Whigs. Two Whig Con- : the
ressmen have been elected. In one 1 >is |
ict there was no choice. I "Ul
| pel
Oovcrner of Massachusetts. j ph?
The Democrats of Massachusetts have i >u'
ominntod Henry W. l?i?hop for (iov nor.
^l)l
- ? ? ? not
( "On ruaiiand Goons Ski/.kd on Hoard s|1!(
UKBN ViCl.ORtA's ROYAL SyUADKON. wj(
or majesty's late trip to Antwerp has ?
sillied in the seizure of a considerblo jf t
lantity of eontrahand tobacco, on board j?,,
jr own yacht, the Victoria uwl Albert, pj"
id the other ships of the squadron. In- i to ,
rinatioii has been sent to tlie London j fon
ki ]K>ri*mouiu custom house officials of|j))(>
ie purchase of vnst (quantities of tobacco | j;()1
'all kinds nt Antwerp, by the people of ,ilc.
ie royal squadron, and, in consequence, i ;t .
ensures were taken to effect a seizure, j an,
n the arrival of the Victoria and Albert, 1 k.,."
i Tuesday Jast, ut ()sborne, the revenue | j? \
fleers went on board, and coinuienced a ' ri,,j
rict search,hi which they seized about 80 j
is. of tobacco, but which was notsomuch j
i was expected would be found. The other i j? ]
lips of the royal squadron were also ?|a
arched, and a considerable quantity of (jjj
ibacco was also seized on board them. ?
A Nkw City.?A number of New York ( j)l
ipitalists have associated among whom j
Mr George Law, for the purpose of car- 1
dug out a inagnilicent undertaking in ^
ie founding of a new city opposite New ,
ork, on the west bank of the Hudson,
i a tract of land lying between and j
imprising Jersey City and Hoboken. | con
Crowd in New York.?Tho city of arek
ew York is reported to be overflowed | '
ith strangers. Tourists returning from
ie watering places, merchants arriving to P
iake fall purchases, and politicians asmbling
to arrange tho campaign, all .
eet in that city. The hotels are sa?d 1 lr.c
wer to have been fuller at this period of Ha,<
ie year. A stranger would imagine, 1
iys tho press, that a perpetual mass-mecng
was going on. 1
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Tiik Nkw York Cr stal Palace.? one
lie ground for this structure was broken ag(
New York, Friday, and the building a t<
ill be erected with all practicable speed, pro
bo plan adopted is a Greek cross, with a her
inne over the intersection. Kach diamet- boa
of the cross is 305 feet long and 140 to I
et broad, and the dome is 130 feet high, pro
bere will be in this building 111,000 nn<j
juare feet of space on the ground floor, the
..1 a o aaa ' * ? -1 ?* -1
tu ?4,uuu nqiiara leei in me gauenes. tie
is estimated to coot $195,000. The sue
hiding is to be entirely of iron and glow, wet
id is already advertised to be open tho cite
1 day of May, 1863. The plan was mu
rnished by Messrs. Carstenseu 6 Gib der
meister. eye
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The New Postage Law. 8Ur;
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We publish below, a correct copy wo a <
ievo, of the New Postage Law, which pol
I go into effect on tha 30th inst. c',ei
act to amend the act entitled, " An act
reduce and modify the rates of postage c.ov
the United States, and for other purpo- : ?
passed March third, eighteen hun- e .
id and fifty one. |'r 1
lie it enacted by the Senate and House ' e0
Representatives of the United States in ' ,a
nyress assembled, ' '
That from and after the thirtieth day of WG1
it/imi./.. ?i isA_ .? sav
'VVI..UVI, IHIIIUIV\I UIIUIlll^-HVU
i postage upon all printed matter, pass- onc"
; through the mail of the United States, " ,
toad of the rates now charged, shall he .
follows, to wit: Each newspaper, peri- 1,1
eal, unsealed circular,or other article of cr
nted matter, not exceeding three ounc- .e
in weight, shall be sent to any part of ^ 1
s United Slates for 1 cent; and for eve- c
additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, cl1*'
3 cent additional shall be charged, and 11
en the postage upon any newspaper or R^?
iodieal is paid yearly or quarterly in
ranee, at tlio otKco of delivery, or
ere the same is mailed, and evidence of
h payment is furnished to the otlice of <, ^
iverv, in such manner as the Post-ollice
partment shall, by general regulation, 11
Mcrilie, one-half of said rate, only shall
charged. Newspapers and periodicles, ,c>
. weighing over one ounce and a half,
en circulated in the State where pub- !r,l<
led, shall be charged one-half of the ,n '
es before mentioned: Proridcd, That w|l
all new.-papers and period icles, publishmonthly
or oftcner, and pamphlets not (.0>
itaining more than 1G octavo pages, ,c
cn sent in single packages, weighing at
at eight ounces, to one address, and pre(I
fly atlixing postage stamps thereto,
dl be charged only half a cent for each j 1
nee or fraction of an ounce, notwithstan- ',u
ig the postage calculated on each sepae
article of such package would exceed P
it amount. The postage on all tranut
matter shall be prepaid by stamps,
otherwise, or shall be charged double ,
? si 1
- inii-a ainxc iiit'iun'iicu. j j. |
Sec,". And be it further enacted, That
jks, bound ur unbound, Dot weighing ^ '
r tour pounds, shall lie deemed mailable (j(),
itter, and shall be chargeable with jk?si- wjj
a at one cent an ounce for all distances
> i i w'r
Jcr three thousand miles, and two cents ,j
ounce for all distances over three thou- ^W(
id miles which titty jkt cent. shall be ? ?n
Jed in all cases w here the same may be | ..
it without being prepaid, and on all %? .
nted matter chargeable by weight
ill be weighed when dry. Tho publish- '
- line
of newspapers and pertodicles may {
d to each other from their respective e
x r(
ces of publication, free of postage, one
>y of each publication ; and may also
d to each actual subscriber, enclosed in
ir publication, tree of jiostago, bills or lw(
L'ipt-s for the same, free of |>ostage.?
8 publishers of weekly newspajiers may ,|U)
d to each actual subscriber within the
nty w here their papers are printed and
ilislied one copy thereof free of postage.
Sec. :. Ami it further enacted, That ^
riewspajior, periodical, magazine, or arr"
er printed paper or matter, shall be en- ^oil
. U to be sent at the rates of postage in
i act specified unless the following eon ~ n
ons l?e olseerved t? rcsl
Firnl. It shall Ik? sent witliontany cover
wrapper, or in a cover or wraper ojhsii \.lt
the ends or sides, so that the character, :or
the matter contained therein may be J\?
ertnined without removing the wrapper. :
rotuf. There shall be no word or coininieatioii
printed on tlio same after its
blication, or upon the cover or wrapper
reof, except the name and address of
i person to whom it is to Iks sent.? an(
ird. There shall he no paper or other
ng enclosed in or w ith such printed pa- ^
1; hihI if these conditions arc not com- | 1,11
d with, such printed matter shall be.
je.-t to letter j>o?t:ige ; and all matter 1 co"
t by mail from one part of the United i
ites to another, the |H>?tage of which i9 j
fixed by the provisions of this act, | c ^
ill, unless free of postage, be charged I J*'1
h letter jmstage. I ",r
Skc. 4. And he it further enacted, That ' rco
ho publisher of any periodical, after be- i 0
three onths previously* notified that | [on
publication is not taken from the office I
which it is sent for delivery, continue to
ward such publication in the mail, the ' Ina
t master to whose office such publico- I "V'
? is sent, may dispose of the same for
|>oMage, unless the publisher shall pay ;
and whenever any printed matter of
; discription, received during one fpiur fhi
of the fiscal year, shall have remained t|,r
the ollice without being called for du- j ^ r
g the whole of any succeeding quarter, wn
postmaster at such office shall sell the t,.p
no and credit the proceeds of such sale i atu
Ids ijuarlerly accounts, under such reg- mo
lions and after such notice as the post ]
ice Department shall prescribe. i
Skc. 6. And he it further enacted, That on|
much of the second section of this act, j tjie
tiled " An act to modify ami reduce or
rates of postage in tl??j United States, Cft|
1 for other purposes," approved March t|ie
eighteen hundred and fifty-one, as re- ^
? to the postage or free circulation or '
vspapers, periodicals, and other printed (ja,
ttcr, and all other provisions of law in- j,,:,
sistcnt with the provisions of this act, l|aj
hereby repealer!, I r
>kc. 6. And be it further enacted, That on
en a list of uncalled for letters shall be pro
dislied in any newspaper printed in any
ign language, said list shall lie publish- vvjt
in such newapaper having the latest haj
tulation within the rango of delivery of
1 i wil
\pproved August 30, 1862. ^
\s Awfcl Catasthoiiik.?A de^l of
ml has been enacted in our midst. At 1
i of our principal hotels, a few nights mo
>, in the dead and silent hour of night, fOM
frril le "noise and confusion" was heard
ceeding from one of tWsleeping cham-1 .
s in one of the upper stories, The lc*
irders were aroused?a rush was made noi
lite room whence the alarming sound reti
ceeded. The door was found closed
I bolted?admitanoo refused?while ,
terrified outsiders could distinctly hear
sound of blow after blow in quick no
cession, evidently with some murderous to-i
?pon. All was consternation and exmont.
Some person was evidently
rdering hie fellow boarder or an intru- evu
into his room at that late hour. An 1
was applied to the key-hole, when yot
y"T|,i?wmwpy ' P>yiWPlWm
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e'enough.tho worst tears were confirmed '5|> . ^ _
man was seen in his night clothes, with jL 01111101 vT
-andlo in ono hand and a heavy iron
:er in the other?his ill-looking features -------?,-r
irly indicating the blood v deed in which Laucaitcrv
was cngngcd?the blood was seen m
ering the floor of the chamber, and yimnVT^Qn A V
whole room presenting a scene which W JuI/JMjDI/A I? I
not a doubt on the minds ol tjie ==-=??? -:
tied outsiders that a most hoirible WANTED IMK
d of blood had been committed at . . . ,
t late and silent hour of the night. about lo \ea
[>nieiicwwR8 at jyi end to know tho prentice to the I'rintin
rst. To rescue tlie poor victim and at this office.
e life, if possible, and to secure at
e tho murderer, the door was iinmedily
forced open, when, horrible to be- 638T" Wo are indet
ii, there lay upon the floor, weltering Wallace, and to tho II
her blood, the lifeless body of a femailc, Va., for public dncumcn
cruel assassin standing over her with , m
bloody poker still in his hand and gp- Mr Joni,#Crocl
o, bv way of justification for Ins bloody . . ... . .
, * , .* tatoe, w hich was raised
d, exclaimed as the indignant crowd _ _ ,
ered to arrest him: "Well, miss, 1 poorSc c*?then. mca81
1't think 1 shall be troubled again '?ngth. ^nn nn)' ?"c b
n with your infernal caterwauling."? 1
ftmoml daily ])esj)atch. Wo would direct p.i
the advertisement of M
Wo can assure our fru
Vnotiier Mock Auction Swindle.? will spare no pains to s
ne few days since, Mr. John Miller of particular, and will fuitli
igston, Canana West, arrived in the city dcn} which nmy ^ Mnt
his way to Australia, and put up at , ?
neb's Hotel. On Saturday last, while j^-Notice lhc ndvi.r
sing near lamuniny llall, he was at- - . ., ,
A V i c n .. tt fer in another column.
;ted by the cry of going, "going. ^ m
> an auction shop, where one McAlpine ^ We ftrc
* crying of! a watch which he warrant- r,
r,.. . i I. to the Medical Card ol
to be gold. Ibis watch was knocked ...
vn to one of the " Peters," belonging to Unlluchat_
concern, for $15, but the fellow pre- ded
that he had no money, and asked 00r fnond nnd feUow
. Milltr to pay the debt for him, and he Cousart, has opened
uld refund the money after going a few 'n lb'9 place, and woul
|>s down Nassau street. Mr. Miller paid his friends who desire c
money, but no sooner had he done so, themselves. Sec Advei
en another 44 Peter " approached, and _ M m
tended to be a watchmaker, gave it as . . ,
opinion that the watch just purchased _ ?8? nr 11 "H
s worth no more than $10, and stated Rope, Twi
,t it was galvanized. w'" be 8eon by ndverti
Ihe first "Peter" then pretended to cured at a low figurefo
I very angry at the auctioneer for cheat- Curcton &. Massey.
. i.: ?i i-i . ?? '?
nun, mm iinnrwuvu IU raise II " 1I1US8," j
the matter was apparently settled by | J-fjT* The Yellow F<
auetionecrer putting up a genuine gol'd in r|C8ton, hut not t
tel., upon which the indignant " Peter " ()n Snlun, lhe yetc
* given the privelege of bidding, with . ,. P .f , .
h , . . ' V(r . deaths for the last twon
understanding that the diuerance bc>eti
this and the $15 being paid by
i, he should be privileged to return the frjf" Another sad at
or. At this point of proceeding, Mr. on the Hudson River.
ler demanded the >15 which lie had deer, niter landing her [
d for the first watch. It was refused, inp Saugertics ?t half
I str.-u.go to svy he was prevailed upon g,tupdnVt lhc 5th in8t.
pay thirtv.r.ve dollars more as the dif- .. ' ... .. a .
1 J . .? . f., . necting with the flues i
Slice m the value of the two watt In s.? , ? r , . . .
Miller la-ing still further victimized, ap- rn" 1,. ou w?cn ec
d for redress to Justice Dogart, who is- l'r CJ,",n? uhere were i
d a warr ml for four of the " Peters," P4' - ?' whom were
i of whom, named McAlpinc and Jones, tKb Some twenty-eig
e yesterJav arrested, and held for ex- were killed by the exph
minion. ine outers arc yel nl inrge. ?
Jour, of Commerce, 4th. Camp M<
tW Wo mentioned yesterday that On Sunday add Mom
uigeinenta were in progM?*t0 traiis|>ort the Camp Meeting whit
itls to Columbia, and we have since ,,t \ow Salem, twelve I
ned thus Mr. Neuflcr, a very energetic )ngc< A iargonumber <
I imtrrprising gemUman, and of ample ^ ?tu>nd)lllcc. C*
rronsibilitv, lias undertaken to receive , . .. ,
*U from the SonUi-Ctrulina Kiiil RmkI 'h:'' ",0"""n'i '
,i? Tun, Out ,.t U,? OonK?n? River, Jr,,<1 ?"*
sueli merchants as may desire it, which z wa" man c* ' "r
will comev in flats orboata'a |h int near ,nuch good will result f
irkson's Turns Out on the Camden of the ministers official!
inch, to w hich he will haul them in \ya- We listened to a
is and deliver them again to the South prouched on Monday ir
rolina Krail Koad Company. The Mr. Martin, with much
sis w ill then he re-loaded in the Cars tlon Was tui<cn Mp for (
1 taken to Columhia. Mr. Neuft'er, hy jonary cause, and we be
arrangement is responsible to the own- her chtrnctcrll!tic ubora
of the l/ooils wlr.le in his possession. . t
cm*. e .1 o 1 tregressive on this oeen
e responsibility of the rail road ceases 7 . , ,
en they part with the goods, and re- e,w 1 ,ou8'f* 8UP8
nmences w hen they come into their us, while attending the <
session at Clarkson's Turn Out. The the risk of appearing
ght charged by Mr. Neuflcr, is the same give to the reader.
irged by the railroad, making the Eveiy one that can, att<
ole freight eijual to double the regn- ing?the little infants ol
rail road rates. Other merchants w ill old man of eighty or on
five their goods at Lewistoti, and haul Htlcnd. And strange tu
m form thence in wagons. The rail ferent motives persons
d delivering these goods there as may \yc rcccollcct a verm
desired. n church in Charleston
similar arrangements most probably , .
.. 1 1 ? 1 ? .1? ? |ow 8
y iic uiiiue, oy uio > mmuMi ana otner
rchants?in all of which the rail road " J|any c?n>e here to
I readily co-operate. %*** comu *ere Ju
J ' Many come here tc
- But few come here
r?it South C/kouna Rail Road.? Wo trust there woul
0 Ham. urg train coming down wra 0|>ply the a'.ove to an)
own off the track yesterday, at 1 o'clock, vct wc are obliged to u<
niles froin Charleston, by the giving AfuW attend Camp meet
y ot a culvert, which had boon nnper- uinint? more ^ ,ariM]
tably undermined by the heavy rains . . .. .
1 fluid of Tuesday uigl.t and ve*,Urd?v c"r""1 ? ??'
' * damnnds, via: to womb
riling*
Sone of the passengers were hurt ex- ^no "Rernoon g;i
>t a tew slightly bruised; but an uncom- semblags of persons, mi
y smart and iutcligent colored lad, in silvered by M time's relei
employ of the company, named El*rv could not dispel the tl
Doctor Ehey, as he was commonly ?nd inclencholy, that I
led was killed. He was standing on would be taken before i
platform at the break, and waa crush- j?? There were as*
in the concussion of the cars. j faAhion__younff ?len ,h<
Hie mail and baggage cam arc badly L |ad| #nd
naged and one of the passenger cars ...
*5 . 1 * their Importance, that si
ired the two other passengers were , , , , .
... ' ? be lavished upon them.
iurt.
Hie Engine and Tender wero thrown '""f * deportment cause
the side, nnd a good deal injured, pleasant reflection. Hh
bald v. A part of the pasaengers were "id where she aat, bes
t back to Mummerville, the other*, fully bound Bible. Thin
h the mail, reached Charleston altout we, if ahe yet M seek* ?
f past 6 P. M. hna brought the word
riie passengers and mail we understand to aid her to wwk
I be carried through to-day as usual.? ^ othpr hnnd) ?he |
arletlon Courier. blwMwd hop<, of life ^
-wa?**s^?- has brought this book t
Du?U?The Savannah News, of Friday the God of her aalvi
rning says: Yesterday a duel was l*wrie 1 odd tells of
? , coach where the passen
ght on the island opposite the city, by , , _r ,
, - Q \ ry mm. impious and profane, th<
> gentlemen from South Carolina. We lha horw. Wp
rn that two shots were exchanged, and and 0BgpverB0<|, three
ther party receiving any iryury, they UP>1 monusnt. The yo
timed to the city. fellow pesaengers were I
?- - took from her basket a I
i'oti cannot repent too soon. There is *be read for a few mome
day like today. Yesterday is gone, p",m *nd
' ? . was the Bible. So w;
norrow is God a not your own. And , . . . ?
. lady to whom we allu<
ik how sad it will be to have your ^ W1U her jo
lencee to seek when your cause is to i0 there she found the a
tried; to have your oil to buy, when ??a* here, and the peace
t should hare it to burn! eth knowledge, heresfte
A ' - dh
"' dertooWlste the difficulty occasioned l>v
SEFr. 15, 1852, the necessity of calling an extra session eve- ^
= ry four vears, to change the time of asseuv* f
[EDLATELY. | bling the Lcgialaturo, to suit the election of . . J
e electors. >.
re of ago, as an an . , , , . .
. . | As we have before remarked, a great porg
"Usiikss. pp y tion of our people are content to reaiaiaas
they are, and when the question is made,
that thirty out of the thirty-ono States of
ited to the Hon. D. this confederacy, ditfer from us in the mode
Ion. J. S. Cnskie of of elections, they merely answer that we ,
prosper very well, and are therefore opposed ^
p to so many changes. The Herald appears
.. . . . to entertain a strong and virulent'antipathy A
kett has sent us a po- ? [ : P
A, , towards general elections?it apprehends
on the fnrui ot .Mr. , . ... , ... , .
. _ , that the election of Governor will also be
tiring forty ?nches in . , , . ^^7- . ,.jh
eat this ? given to the people. This p-pcr and the MD
Lntirensville Herald cry out irnovatios.? ^
Tticular attention to We wish to innovate-we require a n9w Xj
[r, John P. Baum.? n,odo Bat wc are anticipating. A
lids that Mr. Baum Wc ho,d to lhe ?Pinion' thnt ?,cctio?? J
atisfy them in every tondn8 much to onr benefit 09 iniur>''
fully execute all or- more 90- Tho tih,e wa*? when e,p#>BS 1
to were productive of all the evil consequehces 1
t . which can be conceived of, but such is not 3
tisement of Mr. Phi- <bc cnso now, and every year shows us more 1
conclusively the truth of this assertion. I
We live in a Republican country?one of
ed to call attention the distinguishing features of Republicanism
T Drs. Morrison &. is, the giving elections to the people. The , J
President of the United States, like lhe Bun
m ? in the solar system, Is thecuntre from which
townsman Capt. J. our light is derived. The general effect nrisa
Daguerrian Room ing from particular causev constitute the
d bo pleased to seo proficiency, or retrogressivenesa of our
orreet likenesses of Country. The President is the chief fedcr-tisemcnt.
nl power?from him and by him is exhibited
...v,.........hiiiiic^ ui our political measure*. j
so necessary to the If the President boa free-soil er, for instance, * j
no nnd BngRins.it hi" C:,,)irut wou,d 4"V nl d ol,r \
iscmcnt, can he pro- land is bunted with cursed abolition- J
r ensh, from Messrs. ?m for four V*** ^ ProP?r I*"?on to )
fill the executive department, of this Gov^
ornnietit, is of as much, or more importance ' j
, , , , to the people, than the electing of a State
L'ver lir.s broken out 1 ?, , . ~
r c i . * officer. That elections nre productive of
o nnv fearful extent, , , 1
, . benefit to'the people, we know we ennnot
s reports only two '1 ' . , mT _ i
- . be contradicted in so asserting. Numbers of
ity-four hours. , I
our people have an opportunity of hearing ' i I
' * of politics, nnd of sucli matters in w hich our '
cident has occurred countryt ntid more particularly our State ia
1 he Steamer Rein- interested. We do not wish to hold this
msscngers, was lca\- knowledge from our people, no, wo wish j
past one o clock on t|,cm tD |oarn ajj they can. Tho weapon of ,
w hen the pipe con- our warfare is knowledge?nnd with virtno, ,
nirst. and the steam hasj8 (>f our prosperity and advanccks,
and into the low- ,npnt# We might in numerous instances
? number of passon- disclaim against innovation. The opponents
killed or badly injur- 0dj0|,B measure, 'he Homestead law,
ht or thirty persons cnn witj, more grace inquire why such a law
r>s,on' was adopted, and in the same manner in
which the Herald disclaims against tho elccseting.
tion of electors by the peopio, say that be?
cause other States have adopted such laws, ?
ilny last we attended j8 the very reason why we should not. But
h is still in progress ;n this, the giving the election of electors to
miles below this til- the people, wo ore only extending to the pc< - IH
r?f persons have been p|e A deprived right. The other Statos, we
inday, we supposed nro Buri. did not adopt such n plan from n
>r twenty-five hun- 8nirit of innnun?i.,n ? * *
? - micj were ncuintcd by "
?nL A good deal ot thp principle of right. If the people do not
id it ;a to be hoped cKsiro it, why, then, that is sufficient, but wo
rorn the pious labors |00k upon it, thut it is hardly a question for
"K; ? >? legislature ; the people have been demissionary
sermon prived of a right, which they should demand,
lorning, by the Rev. '
interest. A collocI'Xteiiding
the Miss- Mr- John Rosscr, a candidate for
ilieve Lancaster wUh '',c ^'^''dure from Kershaw District, has
lity did nok|>rove re- kindly sent us an " extra,' containing his resion.
P'yto a correspondent propounding questions
,'estcd themselves to **iniil.ir to those which have been propound'amp
meeting, which ed to our candidates in I-ineasfcr.
' egotistical we will In reply to the interogatory?? Are you .
in favor of the Bunk of the State 1* Mr. Rosende
the Camp meet- 8, r '"I" '
fsix months,: nd the '* I nnswer yes,?and always have been *'
e hi ncred, all alike since the question of it* re-charter has
> ssy, with what dir. been agitated. This Dunk is a common
are thus influenced, property, it belongs to uwe, the people," it
, w rit ti.r, Iti n tu.it; nf IS tllC Otllv llnnlf in it a c t.ii* ... ? I *
... V..V >jvohi 111 WHKII WO
arcH|| Atooklioiilera. Its interest* are our 1
, which rend a. fob Jf u ^ weU m,naged aod ^ J
iitahle, wo received the benefit. If tlie 1
i laugh and talk, reverse, of course, like stockholders in any _ I
st for a walk, other concern, \*e are the loser*. It hna l
i sleep and nod, (]ull0 we^ has nmde money, is doing well,
to worship God. bb fur aa we know, and can oontinuo to
d be no occasion to m?fce money, and thereby keep down anr
at New Salem, hut nu*l taxation, which is already heavy
.knowledge, that not enough.
ing with motives per- From a connexion as I>irector in the
i agrandixement or , brunch of this Hank at Camden for inoro
the occasion strictly than nine years, it may be su|>poeed that
|p God. I ',avo an intimate knowledge of the manred
on thnt large as- n?r in which it is conducted, and 1 cau
?ny w ith white locks '?% *?y, tliat if the cuMUnt oUatmc
,?,? .way," ??d wo '* '>'?l >??.
1 f , "the greatest good to the greatest numtought
so mourn u ^ justice to all" is such a merit as I
oa certainty, some then thin institution is entitled to :
mother Csmp meet- die wj|| Gf every good citizen,
cm bled beauty snd jt mmm ,|>An ? i i ?
??wo I UUII6V? ll 19 Still, tho
iiwing their gallantry ro#ort fuP },ejp ^ needy of all classes,
ting ladies proud of -pjl0 a|u( poor man, the farther,
ich attentions should the merchant, and tho mechanic, all came
But nmid all, one there with their cases, almost w ithout hopo '
d us n few moments of relief, and whenever the applicant was
e was a youug lady, found worthy, and the final payment, as ' j
id.? hj>r lav a beauti- was always required, mado sure, they *el?
yoangIlly,thought dom fxiWof Lommod.tioo.
nd has not found," I remember many instances of small K
of God?of Divine farmers, hut good citizens, who were kept
her Saviour: if on th t?"n" wher? x]>*? *lil1 <P0- w,??.
~_i -a ?... 1 hut for (lie benevolence of this Branch O
,T i! i l'.nk would Imvo IwmthoM out, tm>lc?n
yon t ? gravt, * u R|uj forcejf witli their wives and little
o assist her In prais (jnt^ ^ h,ave (.be Slate in search of sholter
and liomca in the far west or wherea
lady riding in the erpr OT>uhJ flmj them. Arid i
gers were generally cannot call to my mind a single debt that
a driver wna intoxica- wan lost, nor do I reinembe? #I
ro rushing on madly heard an individual sav |
teuing death at the heen unkind or injurious or crefrtififfihung
lady, while heri ???' ? to him. Ami b^y^renturs tlm Jjfa*
in a ntiil.. .A?? ' assnHion tk 111 ,Tl
J, >..?y npw imwwn trf ?.j
ittle rod hook, whioh mMl 'n modvmterimrt#HlNicee onita note
>>ti,?nd wuprrfwll) "*' ' meat the* Bank Atid two Branchy, dfc
That little red hook S,an on a,,J ot,|ef' if not "
.. it win,D,"k,i ? ??< <* aw"feV"?wWgtJi
a k ?. J i. ... . 11 'night b? su?p?U? that mflthflfl
little of intemt M ono of
y vd her comfort? me now to leclaro
mutituontA of hoppi- ?,,, prowl #?td happy to
of God which pn?. not owed it a dollar for I he Ultflftiritif
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