The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, October 26, 1853, Page 150, Image 2
Colonel Burr And John .Hando!i>h.
Coloeel Llarr, who had boon VicePresident
of America, and prol 'al't V WCI'aI
llttV? boell t!l?: UCXi Presided, but for Ins,
unfortunate duel with Cciicral Hamilton
c iiuo over to K.inland, and was made
known to me by Mr. P:tnd<>ij h,of Virgin
ia, with whom 1 was very intimate, llo
requested I would introduce him to Mr
<? rut tan, whotu be was excessively anxious
tos^c. Colonel Lfurr was col a man
of a very prepossessing appearance
rough featured, and neither dressy nor
polished; but a well informed, sensible
man, and t!:ou;:h n->t a particularly agreeable,
yet an instructive companion.?
People in gencrai form extravagant am
tioipatior. -regarding eminent pcrsons.-rTlie
iuea of a great orator and an Irish
chief carried wir.li it, naturally enough,
corresponding notions of physical elegance
vigor anu dignity. outli was Colonel
Burr's mistake, I believe, about Mr. Grattan,
and I took care not ?o undeceive him.
We went to my friend's house, who was
to leave London mxtday. I announced
that Colonel B rr, from Ameriea, Mr.
Randolph, and myself, wished to pay our
respects, and the servant informed lis that
his master would receive us in a short
tiu.e, hut was at the moment much oceubusiness
of couscquene. Burr's
exper .'a'.ions v uv al. o.. the alert, iian?Jolj
it also was :tn\i.,i.j to be presented
to t! c ifti .v. Cr:.!t::ii, and both impnt:ent
Ibr the entrance ?'i" lids Demosthenes.
A; length the door opened, and in hopped
n small, bent figure, mo igre, yellow,
and ordinary; one slipper and one shoe;
his breches' knees loose; his cravat hanging
d <wn; his shirt and coat-sieves lucked
tij high, and. an old hat upon his head,
f.iis apparition saluted the strangers very
eouiU'. usly, and asked, without any in(i
;duction, how long they i.?! been i:i
England, and the late General Washington
and the revolutionary war. My companions
looked at each other; their replies
were costive, and they seemed mute impatient
to fee Mr, Grattan. 1 could
vmvely contain 'in .:Cf, I i.t determined l?
I.-L my ec t ( tmiryu.an take hi-,
course, wlio aj i ;.* 1 pr'a d -.1 d.te'i to
see his visiters, ami was iho mo? , ii oiiis live
person in the world. Randolph was
far the tallest and most dignific<t-lo< king
man or tue two, grav-lia:r? >1 ai.il welldressed;
(rrallmi, ther. *>; ,?> course, look
! . :!! t' r .'I : rev i - ' :i',ii!ic<seJ
i.i'.i . ikuido.p's, al 1? iii'lli,
oogged li ki.aw they mad shortly have
the honor of seeing ^lr. Ciratlau. L j>oii
which our host, not doubling l>:>t tuoy
knew him, conceived it must bo his son
J Junes, f?>r whom they irnpiired, and said
lie believed lie had that moment wandered
out somewhere to amuse himself.
This completely disconcerted the Ameiifiiins,
and tl.ey were ahout to make their
bow and tin ir exa, w hen 1 thought i:
1:i_;!? time to explain; and talking t'olm.c!
Burr and "ir, Randolph repectivrly by
the hand, *i,tr?iduetd them t?? the Kiuht.
Honorable Henry ilrattan. I t-nvr s iw
people stare s<> or so much embarrassed!
(dot I an himself, now ptavoiv ing the ait*e
Vioariiiy joined in my mcrrinunt. Ho pulli<l
lovii his shirt sieves, pulled up his
stocking*, and in his own irresistible way
apologized for the outre figure he cut,
assuring them that he totally overlooked
it in his anxiety not to keep them wid hip
ihnt l.o naa ticen busily pack
^ V.^ t\-> ? .1 * 111 tl"3Cl
full of dust itn-l coltwolts! This incident
reti 1 ored the interview mora iu'eresting.
The Americans wore charmed with their
reee;>tioti, and, after a protracted visit,
retire J highly gratified, while hrattau totiii:?? ?!
again to his hooka and cobwebs.
li'ih it ;UuCx Sketch's.
jiioomer Costume Outdone.
'i'tfi following is front the St Louis liet
publican of Sept. 20ib. .Six ors'-veti days
past t wo young persona come to a boarding
huuae in ii road way and giving out that
they were hi .thei.-., engaged hoard,saying
that, they intended remaining a few w eeks.
On Saturday, the host, became suspic'ous
that they were not brothers, a? they were
?o disr.invlar in personal appearance, but
supposed the couple had assumed to be
so for some sinister and felonious intent,
lie th -rnfore disclosed his opinion to the
police, and the suspected parties were arrested
and taken to the <"i!ntuv.?e (tin.
>f 'ho arrested persons proved to l>o a
' ;n d'.hough in full masculine e<pipv
I.i.i.sterod as to her asmale
: e, tin garo the folbrriug
eiplauatba:
lie'' ) i ie.i nitne W!j Phebe Slavs.?
She whs ...a.vie<i n.i.oi mpiuion. whoso
iiNin.f is Ashley C. linker, at the town of
Pittsburgh, New York, eight or u.in
in >nths ago. Soon after the marriage
a solcmr.ize.1, lie declared liis intention
of going. Wet, and desired lier to dress
herself in male attire, alleging as a reason
|i?r it. that they conld travel cheaper than
otherwise. Plia did so; her husband,
thinking it mora becoming and convenient
than her rightful and proper garb, inisisted
that *ho should continue to wear rt,
and she has therefore retained it until discovered.
'1 ie linlieeniftn ervu-esdnor s >nis doubt
I # i B
as to their marriage, she quickly quoted
iIiem by pin 'ufiffj* a g*nnin? ni3rringe
certifi : le. She is very handsome, an I
twenty-three ye:trs of age. The discovery
i<f h?v ' s"j, and the question? that wen
nsked her, affected her to tears, anil sinwept
freely. Her husband was released
I'/om custody; but the charge of wearing
i.i j.i'j clothes whs preferred against her
pnJ she will probahlv bo fined."
I'rnsT Aptiuau.. ? An Irish gentleman
having a party to meet at a tavern, exclaimed,
on arriving, finding the room
empty?
"So I am first after all."
The waiter informed him that he was
mistaken; that his friends had been there
^ but were go.is.
"Very well,"* replied the Hibernian,
<>rti*n T Imij mi/lo tin miitilr*1 fur ?
they were all hero bslbro me, surely 1 was
right in saying I was first after all"
few A iarge'TSumber of new buildings
ro erecting in New Orleans, aid the
<\?olat?d city is now hegining to racorar
ojn iha aiiects of th? yellow fever.?
pp uaitiess of ifll kinds is resuming its frost*
activitr.
Those Ten Thousand Hogs.
In justice to the correspondent referred 1
to by the Louisvillo Courier, a few days j
since, who stated that 10,000 hogs had j
been ottered in this market at 3 l-2c. and
refused, ws will aay, that sul>sequent
inquiries has led us to believe that lie whs
| correct The hogs were offered for future
delivery at tho price named, but the fact
was not generally known,
j In connection with this, we rear add,
that sales are rej>orted on the Illinois river j
and at a few points on the Upper Mis- j
' ' sissippi, at $3 to $3 50 net. Tho impression
at present it, that prices will rule at j
tho opening from S3 to *3 50 net; hut it !
; is yet too early to state any thing definite j
or reliable in regard to the matter. The
number of hogs to be fatted throughout j
i Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, will depend in ,
1 some measure upon the market price of.
corn the present and ensuing mouth.?
Should corn continue at its present price, 1
of which there is a fair prasnect, and the
minium for hogs should be ?3 or under, '
there, will bo fewer to fatten than is
generally supposed, and there is this in |
'iddi'iou to favor the supposition; Tho j
stock is young, last season's high prices
clearing off all that could be made into j
merchantable pork. This gives the ma- i
jority age from 9 and 13 mouths; and the j
feeder, ?t low prices, and 30 to 40c. per
bushel for corn, will consider the advnn- \
tnge to be derived from another season's
gi"w;h, and the prospect for higher rates
for pork.?St. Louis LJrenin') News.
A Ship Larger Than The Largest.
The Newburyport Herald, referring to
llir himit'li of flu* (ir^of Roiuil?li<* a?va
? ? ? - ~r"w,,v' ?y*'Mr,
McKay, wo hear, will immediately
commence the construction of a ?liij> larger
than this, which he is to build by
contract. The theory has been started of
building a ship so large, that she will paw
through the ocean, with comparatively
little motion ploughing directly through
the waves, without rising upon them, and
so high above them that the rolling of
the highest waves will always he below
the de< ks. Ft ii a daring thought, but
in view of what has been accomplished
ah cad r, who will venture to denounce
it as absurd? There are those bold
1 enough to predict, that a ship will yet
be built that will pass through the stormy
waves on the ocean with as stately a progress
aa a vessel of a hundred tons through
a liver in the same gale. If any one is
to realize the fruition of this dream, it is ,
we doubt not, Mr. McKay, if bis life is
speared live years longer."
| Saii Occurrence.?A painter named,
Constantino Golden, who was engaged in
' repainting the St. Charles Hotel, said to a
gentleman w ith w hom he was conversing
"I shell die to morrow!" The gentleman
o.' com?o laughed at the idea and cone-iced
It a mere joke or some foolish present
tnent of Golden's, but the se ,ucl
1 proves it to have been rather too serious
a joke, and, if a presentiment, too true to
be branded as foolish. Yesterday Golden
went to bis work as usual; and while
painting in the window of the third story !
1 lie suddenly fell from his position to the
llag pavement in the back yard of the
hotel and
f the fall was accidental?, or he willfully I
j destroyed his own life, is a doubtful ques- !
lion. Ili* remark on the previous day \
would lend us to suppose that ho cither
committed suicide, or that there is truth
in presentiments.?New Orleans Delta.
_
Juvrxii.b 1'recocitv.?The Tyler j
I Texas) Telegraph, of a late date, has tire
i following account of a 'smart boy':
A good deal has been said of late about !
lite precocity of America youth, but all
that we havo seen of them is completely t
j outstripped by a Mexican 'boy' of San j
, Antonio, lie attempted to give in his
vote at the last election, but from his i
I youthful appearance, his vote was chal- j
lenged, and it was proven on oath lie j
was but thirteen years of age. The Ledger '
says he has a wife thirteen years old and
a child one year old, and for the sake of
gratifying curiosity, the editor of tlist paper
was led to consult a physician on the |
; subject, and was assured that this 'boy'
could not Iravo been exceeding eleven j
1 years at the time ofhis marriage.
What will our little shavers who exult
at the idea of sporting a puny moustache
before they hare attained the height
of a common walkingoane, thi::k of this |
extraordinary youth, who has so early
tak'-n upon himself the 'responsibilities of
lift',' nnil who rejoice# in the appellation
of Father,' whilst thy cannot procure a
cognomen inure dignified than that of
| Utile Bub.'
Guam am a Tchi'Iuancb Lectvker.?
\V? ace by the New York paper# that
George K. Graham, Ksq., aolong known
to the public a# the able editor of Grahain'a i
Magazine is engaged in advanemg thv
:huso of temperance by lectures upon that
subject. A speech delivered by him in
the Dunne street Church, a few nights
ago, is spoken of as a most eloquent
slid powerful effort, which drew down
applause even in the sacred edifice in
which the meeting was held. We have
no doubt that Mr. Graham will prove a
valuable auxiliary in the good work.
' I'll Thank th* Gentleman."?A
' Kentucky traveller dininar at a hotel in
Albany, was annoyed by tl>? showing off
of some of the members of the Assembly
who kept calling each other from their
i respective counties, after this fashion?
I'll thank the gentleman from Onondaga,"
dec.; whereupon the Ksntuckian said to
the huge darkey waiter.?
i "I'll thank the gentleman from Africa
i for a slice of ham."
This cooled off the fashion of addressing
' the gentlemen from , and so, end so.
It is announced that the lier. Edward
i Beeclier D. D., son of iter. Beecher, will
i soon issue a treaties on Theology, entitled
: "The Conflict ot Ages or t^dreet Do*
bate on the Morel Relation^* God and
Man." iNnaintaine the ore existence of
t man ere he became ft denizen of (hie
I eloudy planet.
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X minister Mgpr.
LANCA8TERYILLE, 8. C.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 1853
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
A PRINTER, to act ii, the capacity of Fore- I
man in this Office. One who has a perfect !
knowledge of the business, may hear of a
good situation, by addressing the proprietor j
of this paper. A very fair price will be paid j
to one well qualified.
A Journeyman Printer can also find employment
in this offlca. A permanent situation
and good pay.
We genearlly pay our letters, and
would thank those writing to us to do the
same.
?<o >
i-ir We received no papers from Charleston
by Fridays' mail.
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Court here adjourned ou Thursday
evening last. We have never been preeent
in any or our towns during the sitting of
Court, that we have even the citizens more
orderly, and well behaved, than we have at
this time. It speaks well for the good conduct,
and temperate habits of our people.
-ruo n. *
A PRESENT.
Our thanks to Mr. John Fester, of I?ands
ford Mills for the present of flour sent us.
We found it excellent.
LARGE OTTON STALK.
We have in our office, a cotton stalk
which grew on the plantation of our esteemed
friend, Cnpt. James M. Ingrain. We are
confidently assured, that it measures 15 feet
in highth. The largest part measured 8
inches in circumference. Nogro lien, the
carpenter, swears it is no cotton s'alk. His
conclusion is formed from the unusual size.
See the advertisement signed Jaa.
M. Steel. We are told by one who ought
to know, that the mine on the place is very
rich indeed.
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The "Giraffe," published at Raleigh
(N. C.,) and edited l^v Yy^.AfcWtufcirii^fTried.
We hope the Proprietor may realize a
support commensurate with the merite of
his paper,
HTTh r. Theatrical season in Charleston
commences about the lirst of November.?
Arrangements have been made to secure a
first class stock Company, and many of the
leading start will display their effulgence on
the boards the coming Winter.
tw Mr. NirKERsos, the Proprietor of
the New Hotel in Charleston, (the Mill's
House,) gives notice that the hotel will be
open f..r the reception of visitors, on the 1st
of next month.
t jw- a .-j ? j
iTO|uvateu vu nm:u
in their favor* before Tuesday. Our paper
goea to pre** on Tuesday afternoon.
YORKVILLE REMEDY.
The compoaitor thinks we sometimes
write illegibly. May be so. Soppoae we
will have to benr it.
?<X3 <W Ml \w
Particular attention is directed to
the advertisement of Messrs. W. M. it A. J.
Connors. We have examined their stock
of goods, and find it full and complete. Lot*
dies will find there every variety of goods?
Silks, PMuutillas Worsted goods, Ribbons,
Shoes,Gloves, die; and for gentlemens' wear,
they hnve a tine lot of ready mude Clothing,
fine calf boats, gloves, &e., Call and examine.
NED BUBTTLIVS OWN
W. wee? muck pleased to receive a copy
of this paper the other day, and hoj?e the
talented Editor, Mr. Judson, will continue
the exchange. Mr. E. Z. C. Judson (Nad
Iftintlitis) is one of the finest wntera in
America. "The Mysteries nnd Miseries of
New York," from hie pen,is one of the most
powerful romances ever written. Mr. Judson
is the sole Editor of "Buntiins Own"
! end every number bears evidence of his prolific
pen.The price is Three Dollars per year,
this is'not dear when the merit of the paper
is taken into consideration. Address Judson
A*Co., New York.
0. D. HELTOir, m,
On Wednesday last we had the pleasure
of seeing Mr. Melton the Editor of the
Chester Htandard. By his exertions Mr.
Melton has made the Standard one of the
best papers in the State, and with his brother
as assistant, the Standard gives evidence
of their united meritorious efforts. By the
by, oar friend C. D. M. Is a fine looking
gentleman?this puts no in mind of an observation
mads by a gentleman in the Court
( House, alluding 'o Mr. M. he inquired sf
os?"who is that fins looking roan V Some
' lady acquaintances of Mr. M. made some
observations also in oar hearing tho other
I day bat this we went tail.
OUR PAPER-ONCE MORE.
I* conversation with a friend tha othe
day, he said, that tha establishment of n pa
per io Lancaster, had proved ef more bene
fit to the District, than anything aver don
here. We agreed with him at once, for w
knew it to be a fact. We ean confident!
assert, that Lancaster has improved more i
every respect, for tha last twenty months,(since
the establishment of the Press here,
than she Has for an) forty months previoui
This improvement is of a diversified charnc
ter ; it exhibits itself in the general benrinj
and conduct of the people, the improvamcn
of plantations, the reading habits inculcate
by the young, &c.
Go to any section of the country, and w
will warrant Lancaster District is far bettsi
known to-day, than she was two years ago
Every man is fit for something, and, (ego
tistical as it may appear,) we believe wi
have been tha means of dofng much goo<
for this District. In all probability this wil
alwajibs our home. A man having nev
encumbcranccs every year cannot pull u]
stakes whenever he chooses.
With an ambitious spirit, we contemplate
miik ing still further improvements in our pa
per, but to bo warranted in doing eo. thi
people inu?t help u?. Although we mak<
our living by the paper,still we aro not tuis
taken i|i saying, we are contributing to thr
welfarij of our people?establishing a charge
ter for ^he District Kinds h.ve advance!
in vnli^ here, town property has advnoceii
and it cimnot be denied, that the Press hori
has bn?n in a measure the means of effectiii}
so desirable a result. Our desire is to pre
sent a paper, which will compare favorabl
w itli aiy in the country. To do this, w
wouldjlike to procure about five hundre
new s4>acribers. If each one of our pres
ent sulfccribcrs would aid us, only a little
this cc^ld easily be done. Friends will yo
do it !j
Air Willis Gregory of Hickory Ilea
brought us the other day, twelve names, an
the caeh Mr. Win. Robinson, of Plrasaii
Hill, brought us twe or three, and acvcra
other liends brought ns one or more each
Now ifjill will help us we will do the thin
right, mid no mistake.
To (lubsof tea or more, only #1.50 cucl
Merchants stand in their own ligl
when they do outadvertise. In cities, whei
news papers are common, every trndesma
knows the benefit to be derived from ndvc
tiding. In answer to an odvertisment wliic
appeared in our paper a ahort time sine
we have received at least a dozen applici
tione. A man came here some three or foi
mouths ago, and engaged us to advfrtU
some patent medicines he kept for aale.The
medicines were left on eale with a tin
here, and although they never were heard i
before, at least twice as much has been sol
since the advertisement appeared, aa the bi
for advertising amounts to, and in all prob
bility l*n tim*s as much will be sold befo
the term of advertising expires. To s<
goods, you tnust let it be know n you ha1
them for sale, and the way to do this, is
advertise iu a p.ijier which your customc
?f
B-fiT The following we find in a la
number of the Charleston Courier.?
"In looking over our exchanges publia
ed in this Slate, received by ycatcnla*
mail, we were much gratitfe I to jtcroei'
the very large number of advertisomen
that appearetl in each, not solely becau
it naturally pleases us to .see those e
gaged in the same lain rions business i
ourselves successful, hut because it inc
cales a progressive spirit and a pro*]*
otis condition of affairs?indeed, in o<
opinion, there is no truer barometer of ll
degree of commercial prosperity, to whi<
a citv, town, village or District has ?
?i .1 ,L. _.i i
utmru, uiftu IIJC cuiuniin
their resj>eclive papers.
The L&r ctuter Ledger.
In reply to the kind, good not ured reinnr
of our friend Bailey, of the lam-aster Isdfi
we would iny that we hnve no such rr.?/<o
tiUlilirs on our hand as he speaks of, til
if it be the fact that by dragging w*go
across the door, and other such capers, th<
annoy a man so much that he cannot wri
in day time, but must sit up until 1:S oYlo<
nt night penning editorials, we pray th
we never may be troubled with any tliii
of the sort.?Arulrrtun Adxucale.
This is a rash and hasty wish friend Ri<
Assuming froui the number of re*p?n*ibt
lies, that we are your senior, we are th
presumptious in correcting you. Of cour
we consider ourself to be a better jud|
than you are in a matter of this sort. V
have tried both states, the single state, ai
the married state, therefore we can spci
advisedly. We are very willing to adn
ttu.t it perplexes a man sorely to bava <
thia noise and eonfuaion ringing obont 1
enra, and yet we would not ba without tlie
little tell'-wa for tha wo,Id. A man with
wife and ehildren, baa something to wo
for, aomsthing to liva for?but what hai
"ingle man 1 Ilia whole deaira conaiata
eating and drinking?whnt%lae! No . o
haa any sympathy for him, and he hna no
for any body else. If he doea well, there
nr> one to rejoice with him ; if he haa bo
unfortunate, there ia no ooe to condole wi
him. The man with a wife and children h
aometing to liva for, and aa he peraoea I
work, he doea ao with alacrity and pleaau
We eau riae late of a morning, and wa fi
a warm break fmat which ia the work of 01
who earea for im. Ia there not eomethi
far being cared for ? A single life may
accompanied byjfl?s toil aad trouble, bat
assured friend MR, the pleaeara of havi
the society of a wife and children mora tk
compensates.
aiitit't ,
Godey'u Lamms' Book for November uai
I to hud lent week. The Editor, Mr. C
dry ??k? the question :?"H**? we k<
our peontee to tiie ptfbtte f Is not f
Book better now than it ever was r C
Uily yon here. We bed thought yet
ago the! there wee no room for iwprei
[ wet, etttl the Beek appears better er<
month. No lady should be without Go- ' *
dey's Indies' Book. To subscribes of the li
ledger, we will furnish it at two dollars v
* per year. L. A. GODEV, Philada
Gbamam's American Monthly Magazine. ?
? ?This is the titlo of an old friend, who h
y pays as a visit punctually every month.? g
n | The winds of November are cool, so our m
- | frisnd has anticipated the November visit *
) | by calling last week . Fn spite of Autum- 1 1
i. nal clonda.our friend wenrs a happy, smil- tl
s- ing face ; his conversation varied, aniniat- t
U ing and very interesting. Ho will visit a
t : any ens by being remunerated for his o
d trauble and expence. His price is only p
three dollnis a y<ar. in company with the d
e ledger he visits for two dollars. His 1
r lodging house is at ti
! G. R. GRAHAM S Philada. *
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s Eclectic Medical Journal.?The Octoly* ,l
i Number has been received. Publish** 'n ?
I j Cincinnatti, O. by w
v t DR. R. S. NEVTON. at
a 1 ni
Soil or the South, for October i? well tille
ed with valuable agricultural matter. ^
j Price one dollar pyear i ^
s E1J.IS 6l LOMAX, Colnntbus, Ga. j
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-j CORRESPONDENCE. ^
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j Bull Skin, E. Fla. Sept. 7, 18S3. t
, j Mr. Editor :?Aa I don't take your paper, n
' yea may think it improper in me. to presume t
to write to you, but I have a friend here in
* Sumter County, that takes your pap?r, and '
" . 1 visit him occasionally, so 1 get to read it.
1 I tliinL it w.u tuiniAlliiiA in AiktiihI lant. I
p rud the |>oetry from Tank's Own Hard, us
he praised his village beauty, and Mr. some- j
b dy wrote a long piece about Ids Mary of
' the Indian Ivuid, and somebody claa about .
11 the belle of Lewisvillo. Well, now I read .
and I study, and I think of our Ellea of the (
^ Withlacooehee, then I wish 1 was a poet,?
^ well I ain't, nor 1 can't sing ; t:ien I wish I ^
' could write like those lawyers of oid Curoli'
na, but I can't, yet whan I think of those r
'* little things. I say they sannot touch our ^
Ellen. They are mere pigmies?little sylphs .
floating about, just fit for popinjays, dandies t
' and big-bugs with segars in their mouths.to
break their shins over the ehnirs. or bent
their heads and skin their noses against the .
** doors nnd walls trying to catch them, like ,
" school hoys on a Mayday, trying to catch
butterflies. No, sir, those little beauties
cannot come opto our tllleu of the Withla- i
' coochee. Jast listen to a very imperfect doscript
ion of our Ellen,
ir I
She rises betimes, drvanes and g ither* her g
milking pail, steps off as lightly and nimbly (
n as a hind,singing her morning hymn, which
tf the lark?for there are larks in this country?
delight in trying to imitate, She goes into
II the pen, milks the cows, rrturna, puts away
M the Milk and Intlps tnamtua about the break- '
rp fust. Breakfast over, helps to wash and put (
.11 sway the things. Now down to sewing, if
re any on hand, if not, the goes to plattiug or
t(i plaiding the cabbage palmetto leaves, or making
hats for tho family, or to send to the
' * , , ..v . AJ W
ing comes on, she hears papa or hud raise
,f the herdsman's hallo, the kino to lowing,?
the calves to bleating. She rises, washes
'J* and scalds her milk pails, walks off majestiR
rally, singing her evening hymn so uislodik?
ously, that she throws the nightingale nnd
evening philoniel in the shade, steps into '
the pen, milks all but one?here is a wild
cow with a calf, she has never been milked,
|j. so the cow must be tamed. She coaxes arid
>r- tries gentle means, but the cow become* rcur
fructory; this raises Ellen's mettle, so she
lie seizes the cow-rope, throws it over the
horns of the cow, she draw s her tip to a tree
d* and lashes the head f*?t to the tree. Shu
than take.a the ealf-rojK*, throws it, and catches
the cow's hind foot in the noose,nnd fas- j
tening it to a sappling, tree, stump,or whatever
is convenient, nnd now milks her in
ka spite of her efforts t the contrary,
rr Now let us go to the Church, and see her
there, dressed in her holidays, purchased by
her owa industry. See, she moves a queen
ry or goddess, under the shadow of whoi i
te those dapper sylphs would feign take ahelter.
Such is our Ellen of the Withluroochee?eiie'a
the gal for a Kloridian. M.
Fort I .on* pelt J
lim October 11, 1151 J
Mn. Lkdcer :?A* it appears to bo your
business to advertise, admonish, instruct,
and give notice of all the tndes, traffics,?
^ manners, customs and doings ; siso, the goj
ings and comings, together with nil nnd sin^
gtilar, the transactions of the good people of
the village of Lancaster, as well as the surrounding
country, that it would be advisable
to appoint certain suitabls trust-worthy
agents, in different part* of the District, to
observe, pry into and ascertain what is d.?
^ ing and carried on,and give your 1 sdgersbip
( ^ information thereof.
jn Now if yoa think the above plan advisable, |
ne and think propur, you may appoint your
ne humble servnnt John Fly, for inspector for
js the upper part of the District.
?n 1 will inform your Ledgership of some
ith transactions .which have taken place near
iaa mv nart. since about Christinas last
!? There w*t a plantation to rent. Well,?
re two men, Montr*. W. A J.. watered into eood
, partnership, and rented the whole for a earMi
tain sum ; now comes the speculation :?
nji they agree to let out the place to aub-ienants
be ?one war to give money for one field, a seche
ond was to giv? some oats for another field;
ug a third was to give so much corn for a third
im field ; the fourth was to g ive a certain sum,
to be paid in fish at five cents per pound, for
it aDDaars that there ia a Aaherv am the ?
, ilea, -here they catch c*t-fi?h aad aoakara.
Well, Spring comae, and Mr. W. eata to
n* , tightening the hoope, scalding and eoaking
of barrels to pickle the Aeh, end eands a boy
'P* an a horaa or ?nol? with a wallet and three
be bushel aaek, with ioatraetione toaak the ten r"
neat when ha wight eaad the wagon for a
** ! load at ioh. The bay ratarned with two ,
re- makers which weighed exactly three quar- j
"71 tore of peand, md word that ho aead not I
4 *) * * 9ff>
end the wagon. So ended tb "P??0*
itlon, as ascertained by jor ?r*
ant, #OHN SLY.
Fort w>*rr. ^ h 18m>
Mr. I.kdorr ^ obaervatio??*?olng and
earing, I think it was about last of Auust
past that, that there can*1 ,nto ^ ?omlunity,
a splendid schei/?f frmn^ con*
olidnted lottery or lo/'ios of. Mimon.
'here were two mPn>uch captivated with
he idea that so m/ mon?7 cou,d *? obained
with so lit/. *? ???*y to form
copartnership/* try their luck. They
pened their Ak?t books, examined every ,
oeket and^'d* and col,ld just raise three ,
ollars nnd enouBh to P?y the postage.
>hey ftd not money enough to get two
iv\fJk in the $00,000 or $80,000 scheeme. i
pthoy atruek for the $5,000 prize. Their
oney would buy six ticketa, nnd they were
ire one would bo the lucky ticket. The
5,000 would make thoin rich, and they
euld then strike for the $80 or 100,000,
id be rich at once ; ao off goes their money
id presently here comes the tickets, and in
bout two weeks, tli? draw ing is over, and
ere is. the return ; three of the tiekcta
ave drawn one dollar each, making three
ollars : deduct 16 per cent., givea them two
ollars and fifty-five cents, ao they are alius
three dollars and forty-five cents. Such
ick disheartened one of the Company, ao
c sold his interest for one dollar and ten
enta, to a third man. Now the new firm
lade a hank of three dollars. In order to try
heir luck. If they make a fortune or fail,
ou may expect to hear from me again.
I am your humble servant,
JOHN SLY.
About Cuba.?-Ion, of the Baltimore Sun,
a ono of his recent letters, says :
"1 he Buffalo p.irty is everywhere g.iinntr
strength, and the country is thus beeoni
ng prepared to meet the great and pregnant
7ub;ui question.
"The annexation of Cuhn, ss a free State,
ins already become a popular measure at
lie North, and no party there will oppose it.
The question will be brought upon us in full
brcc, during the present adininistration, and
I is already known the hards and the nnional
whlgs will vote with the Softs, and
he niti-slavery men of all sli.idrs, in the ex>
ension of the area of freedom. by bringiug
nto the Union more free territory. Tli?
^iorth will, according to present appoarancis,
be united on this subject.
"Ureal Britain is about preparing the way
V?r the emancipation of the slaves in Cuba
isd thus hslf the work of the Northern |?en.
ile a ill lie done to their hands. It is pmbiblc
that even the next Congress will h.ivi
o face the question in eome form "
Hon. L. X. Keitt.
We eaught a glimpse the oilier day o
lion. Lawrence M. Keitt, our member t<
Congre.se, who ie as jolly as ever, and aecnu
to t?e in fine spirits. Judge O'Neall suepen
ded the regular business of the court, ";ir
brrre Irmptrf," in order to present to Mr
Keitt nn opportunity of returning his thank
? VMM* HSfVHtMl IUH
and after expressing his gratitude to tin
people for their support, proceeded to inves
tignts the question relative to the Paciii
Railroad, mid with a grand and elegant dii
play of his oratorial powers, he denounce!
the scheme as not only positively injtiriou
and highly detrimental to our institution!
but ss a pretext for the Northerners to at
tempt n redniposition of the taritf.?Hum
well Sentinel.
Remedy for Bote.
Mxseus. KniTons.?I am not a ferine
myself, nor have 1 over been ; but I an
a strong believer in Agriculture, as it is on'
of the most worthy and ancient pursuit
followed by mail. I expect to do what
can to procure subscribers for the Cultiea
tor, an I consider it should be in the hand
of every scientific farmer.
The Horse, the most noble of all ani
mala subservient to man, is subject to
disease called Hots which is sometime
verj fatal. The best and surest reined
which has ever, perhaps, been tried, is t
bleed from the mouth freely ; the bot
will let loose their hold froui the stomacl
to suck the bioou; in the course of ha
hii hour drench him well with fish brine
it' that is not iU hend uee 2 or 3 )>iute i
water well saturated with glauber or ef
aom ealte. I will warrant a cure if th
above receipe be follow in ninety-nine a
eee out of a hunhred, if the bote have lit
eaten t'?o far iu the etomarh or maw.
You are at liberty to dispose of thi
epistle as your mature judgment may di<
tate.? Southern Cultivator.
Homicide.
A man bv the ia ae of Meredith Welo
was lodged on Monday in the Sumtervill
jnll charged with killing Robert I* McKI
een in lower Salem on the evenlug of tk
i5tk inat. Aa the caae will underge iudi ;ii
nveatigation at the uext term of the Burnt*
Court, in the abeenee of any aaUsfcetor
statement of the affair, we forbear furth?
eommenk?Sumter Banner.
Estate or Paiaoaaas,?Three prisoner
escaped from the Darlington /ail, via: llrlf
man, under sentenae of imprisonment for a
anrrsvated assault on a female. Nelson Pei
Bell and Parmer, who were arreete
and to be tried at the preeent term for enm
petty offenrre. The eecepe wee ingeoioai
Iy enacted, and ir each a manner aa implie
no want ef vigilance en the pert of the /ail
or. There ien't the ehadow of donbt th?
the Indefatigable Sheriff will have ther
eafely cribbed again abortljf.
Mr. Jantee Mahan, veaidtng In Coepa
county, Miaaouri, kghnaii tniloa (rot
Boon villa, know aboet eightjr-tno mi
ned nil month* old. Mid living wk?> hi
fifth wife. lie hna twelve chtUTreo, *11 b
Ma flret wife, one hundred awl nine granr
ibMiau, aecanty eighd greet grand ?hl
dren?among whom ere My-three voter
ar The Columbia Carolinian baring J
made the following statement that "it ia ex- i
pected by the let of next month a Noithern j
mail will be assigned to the Wilmington I
and Manchester roots, and that by the 1st Tt
of Janoarjr the boats will he set aside,' &e.,
we state, on reliable authority, as it may be k
important to thia community, particularly
the mercantile portion, that no intention ex*?!*
either of the mails from
the Wilmington boats until the Manchester
road shall be prepared to carry the daily ' .
mail with despatch, which It is expected /
will not be the case before February next- V
Evening .Vo#*. 1
Coi.vmbia abd Avuusta Railroad.?The
South Carolinian aeva tk^t the Railroad W
between Columbia and Augusta is a fixed
fact. f
The house in which Benedict Ar- . m
nold, the traitor, waa born, in Norwich,
Conn., has been pulled down within a fewdays.
HT Pr. Ivea, foimcrly Bishop of Norlh
Carolina, ia reported to hare finished his
controversial w ork, containing hiw reasons
for going over to the Roman Catholic
^ faith.
jKJT There ie a lazy fellow in the west
who spells Tenneaae, 10 A C.
Acknowledgment*.
With thanks we acknowledge the receipt
; of the follow ing nmoiiiits in payment of subscription
for the Ledger: I
Jacob I'lylcr, Jscksonhsm to Dec. 21 '54
I'. B. I'crry, I^oiig Street, to Aug. 10 '64
James Ivy, Bclnir to Aug 16 '64 ^
Wm. Poag, Plenaant Valley, to Out. 12 '6* B
J. II. Wilkinson, II. Rock, to Ji n. 19 '94
R. Mostly, Hickory Held, to Murvh 25 '54 ^
Wm. Faile do do to Sept. 7, '64 \
N. Cooke, d? do do '54
John E. Cooke" " ** '54 _ . 1
J. II. McMuuus - " '54
John Fuile - * '54
Wm. E. Cooks ? '54 *
John L* Gregory, H 28 '64
Jno. Taylor " u '54
C. Ciilwoii, Hanging Rock, to Aug. 17 '54
T. T. Gregory II. Head, to Jtme 2, '64
li. Hammond, P. Hill. to Aug.ll, 54
T. J. Ktell.Wolfesvlllo X. C., to Oct 19 64
Mrs E. T. White. C. Store, to July 14, '34
J. White, Red Mound,Teno to April 19 '54
S. C.Valandiiigham, L Street, to Pub. 23'54
11. I.onsberry, Ih lair, to Out. 19 '63
A. C. Moore, H. Ilsud to June 19, '54
Ilurtleti Millsr, Hickory Head to Sept 7,'64
J. A. Cunningham, Iamc.-tster, " July 21, '5 '
IIon.J.I).Wiil?er*poon,York "lie M Feb.19 '54
' Hiram Twittv, H. Rock, to Jan- 19, *54
J. E. Robinson II. Head, " Oct. 24 '63 * J
Whenever iristukes eceur, those interest- A
sd will please inform us. fl
?-4? ? 1
Worms ( Worms I
f iar Various theories have been start el
> relative to the origin ot iutcatinal worms,
, and yet the question is still n vsxei >ne
among medical authorities. Of ons fact,
? however, alt are informed, and in which all
agree?the fatal nature of ihe influence they
8 exert on children. At this season of the
r . ?u. .U- -r %?<>riiis are most fret
quent as well ns most dangerous. We take
, great pleasure in directing the attention of
c parents to the Vermifuge of Dr. M'Lanr.
k It is one of the most extraordinary midij
clnee ever introduced to the public, end has
# never failed of success when tried.
Purchasers will 1* careful to ask
. for DR. M'I.ANE'S CEl.BIIUATED LIVk
KR 1*11.1 JS, end take none else. There ate
other Pills, purporting to be liver Pills,
now before the public. l>r. M'lane'e I.ivsr
Pills, also bis Celebrated Vermifuge, see j
now he had at all respcutxMe Drug Stores
r in ilia United States and Canada. AM
j The abwve valuable Preparation for sals
# by lbs Agents P. M. Cohen 4k Co., Impora
tars and Dealers in Drugs and Medicine#,
j No. 29 llayne Street, Charleston 8. C.
'* icrefula.
a ??
It has been remarked by eminesl r.isn that
in the varied catalogue of diseases to which ' 4
man is liable, there it scarcely one of such
ft inporUnce and of auch interest se Scrofula,
8 whether we look to the obscurity of its oriJ
fin, its insidious progress, the numb*' and
? variety 01 organs mat n attack*, or ita re
a markabl* incurability ami eater sive frtality..
Ii Scrofula lias baffled ths akill of the moat
If eminent physicians in this country and in
Kurop*. Dot thcrs is an antidots for ibis
j- diasass iu " Dr. UuytoiCt Extract (J YtlUw
Dock and SartmfariUa? which is proving
* itself a Sptc\lc is ths most severs eases ef
* Scrofula.
k" For sal*, by
>t Iff?Im. T. R. 4t J. R.MAG1LL.
? * COMMERCIALLATEST
DATBM.
From l.i van fool OcL I
Froiu lis vac. baft. Iff
From Havana Sept. Id
h Charleston Markets.
* Satvbdav Monti**, Oct 2ff^9f "**
COTTON.?There we* a good
*! for this article to-day, the sales having rwra|
,, rd folly 1400 bales, at *atrsM?e ranging*
y from te 10 casts.
,r Columbia, Oct. 31.
COTTON.?At the date of our previous
weekly report of the cotton market, we no.
_ tired that a uiiiat hut atead* HunuiJ bmmIL
. ad for tht articlo, il prieoa tarp.ng fion
n t6 8*
j MARRIAGES.
h Till Hymen IroHbioloao dolifbtod boor,
d Thrr* dwrit no joy io M?n'? roajr kc*?H
Th? world viaud!?ibo gardeo vh mm ltd;
lt And man, Um bormit, miphtd?till woman
n Mnilod.' CmmpMl.
MAftRIIO, ob Wadaoaday avaoiof, tbo
. 10th iaot.. at ttio Seobh Cm4, Jr tbo
*?Boa. Dr. fWM,Mr. D. R OOMMTOC'K.aod
" Jlba MARTHA VICTORIA COI.BIIRN.
? frand-daaffbtor of J. & Coibara, Kw,, all
of CbarWatoa.
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