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TilE L IAXOTH LEDGER. Publishedevery Wednes lay Morning; JJV W. M. CONNORS i KDlTOit AN U t'ROi'KlRTOR. O^o T K KM S: In advance, ! At the expiration ol Six Mont lis, - - - :.'.? ?< ' At the end of the Year, ? - a.ot. ADYKIifisKMEXTS Will be inserted at the following low rates: j One 8((inire (of 111 lines or lcss,^onc iimertion, : fl ; or, il continued, 7o cents lor the lii.-t in- j tin 1 ' ' .... . .... vauu I?'I VIIUII l>UUM'qllVlll inscr- ; ion. See Fourth I'm." !*.?; dediu tioi.s in vor ol .-.taitdhin advertisement.*. The number ot insutiioiis must be written < n | each advertisement, er tls-v will bo ins *i toil till #rdcreirt>ut and churned nciot dinjrly. Correspondence of the Charleston Standard. ..... ., i \\ asliiugton, May dO. General Ch.v says lie is ready t<> he j lieve anything of the Diitish Government after tlie lejeeti- n (. lite I'alias Clarcn dun treaty ; ami heme lie credits the rumor tliat New thai-mla had ceded to that Government tlie h-lattd in the L'anama | Day. This rumor hud treated a livelv I sensation about the While House, for al- 1 ? ..-? ?... : ' - wimj "in; vni luici^n ruiauons in <i en I- ! ical position, and neither Mr. Cass nor j Mr. ]>uchauau know to what quarter to I turn bis nlleutmu first. The Chinese j question, which, in lk<> President's ? pin- I ion, is one of as much moment as any which has l.een pr?-so?ite?l during his Ad ministtation, has occnpvd much time; nor was it dismissed until Into this afternoon when Mr. Commissioner Heed's instruo j lions were completed and delivered to hint, j These instructions were written out by Mr j IWtchannn himself, who works tintitingly, j and relieves den. Cass of a large portion of the labors of the State Department.? The Utah difficulties hava also been the subject of much dcliberatii n?tho K'-.n sas am! many minor uialteis liavc received aUention, but to all lluso have been added our central Atueiican issues with England; and th.s new report from (Jrar.nda complicates in no sumll decree diUi cultios which previously existed between tbo two countries. The effect of :Iiaction on the part of Xow (Jranu !a will be to hasten the "cri.-is,"1 and bring matters to a speedy i-sue. Secretary Cass \\a?j just completing a State paper for presentation to Lord Napier when the late in w> reached him, when he threw down his j pen exclaiming, '\My (iod, sir, England j is so progressive in her disregard for nea ly stipulations,tluit the imagination can't keep pace with her." All the eld man's war spirit lias returned to !.;:n, and he is now fearfully pugnacious I learn too that the President Rial Cabinet syinpa thise in all his feelings ami sentiments on this subject. If the cession has been made, a war message will be s.-iit to t!?? t ex'. Congress?and a lccojnineiidati* n that we pronounce the Clayton Bulwcr treatv no longer of any validity or \il.dity. Look out for hot work if Knglanl at- ; tempts (o liold this western key t > the ; groat transit route. Mr. Morse, our Lite minister to (! rami da, says that ho knew thi* island t? he i twico offered to the IJriibh minister, who , declined it on the ground that hi could , not accept under existing treaty stipulations; and lie urged the late ndmiui>irn tion to seize upon it if indemnity was iefused our citizens for losses sustained dur ing tho Panama rir?ts. This however tho administration failed to do, and now tho prize lias been seized by another while we delayed?hesitated?diplomati?rcd. Such is our policy, and such has always been England's. P> Tho excitement exhibited by the ci'.i *ens of New Orleans, on the occasion ot Gen. Walker's arrival there is pretty generally shared in hero by all classes of society. Every ono reads eagerly everything connected with the surrender and capitulation of thy'gi eat lillibustor?and the ini pression is Walker will create a furore throughout tho country Ivaniioe. From the Camduti Journal. j Moffat Monument Committe The following card will fully exp'ain it 1 Cs-ftlt* r\l*r roo<l..ro . 1 -1 1 wwii iw vim ivii.ivi-, mm ?u iivcii <: ) no more at litis time lltan invito tlio hearty co-operation of our citizeus in the uiulor* taking :? Tito undersigned Cominiltee, acting at tho suggestion of many fiends, and in ac cordantfo^with their own sense of duty, as , SR1'.- duo alike to the memory of tho lamented t dead, and an incentive to the living, would ^ address themselves to their fellow citizens of Kershaw, Lancaster and Sumter, and lo all who feel an interest in the glorious deeds of the l'alinetlo regiment, as exhibited on the plains of Mexico, to show a : respect ior the chnructei, ..ud uppicciaiiOii . of the military services of the gallant Ma1L; jor of that Uegiinent, Keith Stuart Midlie wns one of the people with no antecedents but that of a respected ances- ] try. He rose from comparative obscurity to occupy with honorable distinction a position high onough to satisfy theainbi-j lion of llie most aspiring. All that served under him bear tcsti- i tuony of bis kindness as a man, and bis gallant bearing as an otlicer. We deeiro to give opportunity to the i people to show that claims such us he presented to their admiration, will not go! unrewarded, and lio forgotten, l?nt along j with Dickenson and Can ley, worthy corr.- j peers, will rise with equal proportion, a I Monument to convey to those that come | after us, tho impressive lesson of virtue, j Lcourage and patriotism. In this we desire no necessary delay. Tn the course of nature his aged mother, who taught hiin all that was noble and good, will pass away ; how gratifying to her would be this manifestation of gratitude, ere her eyos are forever sealed in A. M KENNEDY, ) W. THURLOW CASTON, V CommiUee W, CLYBUItN, Jr. ) Wo seo it announces in sonte of our exchanges, that I lie clergy cc*t the Uni ted States (<12,000,000 annually; the lawyers #70,000,000, and rum #200,000,000. (Tljr Trinjrr. f > LANUASTERVILLE, S.C. WEDNESDAY MOKMN?it .U NK 10.185":. The Weather.?Monday and Tuesday of this week , were dceidcdly tlio warmest dais of the season. Summer has at length eome upon us ii. jroud earnest, and we hope to hear, favorable reports of the effects ?.f the warm sun, so lon^ iieedcd, upon the ;jrowin;j crops. . l'uovi: i:r< r. .Vaiu.my ?We direct attention to an advertisement of this institution in another part of our pn| er. We doubt not that it fully sustains, in every rospevt, tire teprcs. ntations made of it. 'I.axcasi r.i:."?We publish with pleasure his notice of the I'ie-Nie, very modestly tendered, but possessing none the less nit rit upon that account. We will be pleased to hoar from lilin at any time. RUSSEL'S MAGAZINE. We are indebted to tlie publishers for Ibe present issue for June of this new peri. I ociieal : nie>o for the back numbers f..r April ami May. liming; just been received, we have not had leisure to examine it, and must defer a further notice, than merely to acknowledge its reception. Those persons w ho have enquired h>r it at this ollico, at 1 length have an opportunity of seeing it ? We w ill take pleasure in forwarding the I ' . , . ; tfiniea of any who may wish to subscribe I for it. It is a work which already ranks, high aiming the literary productions of the ' countiy,and as a Southern enterprise?an cflhrl to build tip ami rcsii-citate a drooping Southern literature, pr. sents peculiar claims t > our mi: port. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. ?1M ?' <t i i." v-oiiege is :ti ] n nt \\ itfout n head, ; though :.s ?f le.irn, the exercises have not | heeii seriously interrupt)d. A meeting of j the Hoard of Trusters Is called for to-day (loth June) and it i* presumed th.it ;. President will he elected. It is dillicult to say upon whom the elioice of t! e Trustees will fall, though -otia sup" stioris have heeti I m..de iitul intieh speculation indulged in from vvitlo ui. A eerrespomleut of the i'.dr! hold Herald urges, in*very atron?f terms, the re election of Dr. Tiiornwell. 'i'lie Carolis ^ iri 'I'iaus u"j?e? the s? lection i t the lion. W ini.un I'n-ton, w hi sc health, it is said, has lateiy heeii miraculously restored. A correspondent of the Charleston (Ynriir slight s!s a name well known in the medical and scientific word: Samuel Henry Pi. Lsoii, M. D.. LI,. D. It is hy r.o me.ins eer- . tain that either ol these would accept the | Presidency, audit they did.it would prelaw ( bly Lie at a saeriliee of feeling and interest i and under a strong sense of duty. ANOTHER IIAIL STORM. 11 does seetn that calamitous \ iMta'.ions upon the crops, truly disheartening to til classes of persons as well as to fanners, are far u.ore numerous tl.is season than is usual, 'rite section of country Soulh-West and South of this, in the neighbourhoods contiguous to Camp Creek, I fry Creek, linngiiig Koek, Kuss-1 i'laecaml Flu Rock, ' was visited with a storm of hail on Friday j evening last, which dealt immense destine- ; lion to the crops. \\ heat, which promised j so lair is represented as Icing almost totally destroyed. In cotton fields, where the ' storm was most destructive, scarcei) a vestige of the plant remains. W e understand j that they aru now , generally, being planted ; in corn; some few persons are planting cotton again. Corn, although stripped and heat down, may jet recover. The trees were almost entirely shipped of their foliage. The hail stones arc said to have been very large. It also loll in great quantities, measuring after tic storm in places w here it had drifted, some four feet tieep. The full extent of the section injured, we have not learned. 1' seem* to have commenced j on the Chester side of ilio Catawba, ?fi>sain j a littie below Hooch's Ferry, extend-I ing in a South-easterly direction, ho an to , take in the neighborhood* indicated, in breadth, it covered an area of from two to three mile*. P, S. Since writing the above we Iiavc received from <'a|>t. Ingrain a Rlntemmt of the eoiir.se taken by the storm, which does not dilfer from the above, except that its general breadth is given as seven miles.? 1'iue Tree Church, in Kershaw District, is the last place indicated in Capt. I'm. report. How ninch further it extended, we cannot say. In addition to the destruction of the crops, a great many stock of various kinds, poultry &c., were killed. The Wheat Choi*.?We receive, says the Western (Charlotte) Democrat, the gr.itifying inteligence from all directions that the Wheat crop never looked better or at forded a brighter prospect for an abundant i harvest. Wo have had delightful weather, ' and farmers any that if it continues a week ar two the harvest will be unprecedently large. In view of the great scarcity of corn this is cheering new s. Death or Mu. Gamble?We learn that Jns. F. (iambic, of Wionsboro, died on Wednesday last, nfior n short illness. Mr. (i.is well known throughout the up-country as tho proprietor, io^ a long tirno, of the Winnsboro Hotel. - LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS. Many of our reader*, formerly residents of Iouicnstcr?residing out West and elsewhere beyond this State, it is presumed, i would feel interested in hearing ot any ' change or improvement that may take place j i about the County Seat of their native l)istiiet. In consideration of this, we will oe- : easionally chronicle whatever transpires in j the line of corporate improvements, private I j or District enterprise, lit the absence of a j I etter subject, we will oiler n few remarks now, which may or may not bo nppropiiatu j 1 under the above head. Persons who h.iva nut r.... . "" x > months or a year, wouU miss the ! itc iawbu House, on Main Street, that was us, oil as a Hotel for many years and whieli lias lately been pulled down. It has only been a few years since the present proprietor of ! the premises. Mr. J. A. I lasselliue, made im j portant additions to the bouse, fitted it up entirely anew, and it was w elt suited to the purpose designed. It made a good appearanee and when pulled d uvn tbe first of the present year, it might well have been called . into question, whethet the move was an | ; ini| roving or a retrograde one. This, bow- I i ever, can l>e better determined when the , priva'c residence, now in course of construe- j liot) on the spot, is completed. The wreck j lit tin* lioti'l, :i good part of it being new material, served to improve various lots on j oilier streets. Some of it w as not pulled j low ii, ami sonic was disjoin!. A and moved ! oil" on rollers. Speaking of hotels, w e will I take occasion to remark, that l.aiieaster is j I sadly in want of a good hotel building.? i The advantages likely to accrue lion liavj a good house in the place for that purpose, j ! well stocked ami kept, would be imiuens.? j sufficient, certainly, to warrant the building of one by a Company. Should the investj mint not pay, (and we have i.o reason to : ; doubt but that it would if properly conduc j ted,) the Company would still be more than j compensated for any loss likely to be sits- ' tained, by the general improvement and in. creased business tai i.it.i s to lie ih ivi .1 ' ' un ! i,. " The family residence of Mr Jones Crockett, on Dunlap Street, opposite the Court Mouse, lias lately been completed :in?1 , adds materially to tire looks < f tlial p..r! ol ! the \ iilage. It makes a good appearance, | is commodious, well built and constructed, i j designed with an eye to neatness and du- ! rability, ami is, altogether, us handsome a ' building as is- often met with. Avery neat single storv dwelling is about completed J on a l"t of ('apt. J. M. Itigiiuns, in rear oolite jail. This, we presume, is for sale or rent. ('apt. I . who is famous as an <>nter; prising gentleman, it is expected, wiil conj tinue to improve other vacant lots of his. 1 The fence, we notice, between the jail lot ; and the Methodist Church lot, complained ' of by the grand jury at the last term ol our I Court, has been rt bui t. Various other hnildirg improvements are being made in i that direction, upon lots belonging respect* 1 I ivolv to It. K. Allison, J. II. Adams', T. S. j UhMJi*, Dr. liii.ir, J. \\ tliiam*, i^?| , ana per hap* others that do not occur to us now.? ' We believe ijuite i \teri?ive improvement* are in contemplation by Messrs. J. A. lias- ! M'lliuc niii J. 11, Cureton. to be made upon ; I be premises lately occupied by J. < > ill chat, M- | Tli * is u large b>t, susceptible of being divided into several. The I'rcs-A bytvriun ('butch lias lately undergone a I brushing up, and tbe inside appearance/! greatly milled to, since the Yoat i f ] uint > was given it. This vv?s ih? result of and ( i Holt <n the part of the ladies of Cuicas- I tcrrille in anticipation of the arrival ot th?j>n I new Minister who is expected. W e heard , several months ago that he was coining. Directly Hast of the Court House, about : the terminus of Dunlnp street, w e find a | very neat little building apparently, lately put up, which is the property of \V. IJ'elk. Another is in course of construction by direction of the same gentleman ? South-Kast of the C. II. beyond ('apt. Ale Kenna's, is a Very pretty lot on the left 11.1 / II l> l...I I., i w iTiiiiuu "\ja*i wiuvc. ii ui'iuii^a iu j. ** j Cooke, Em|., who tliiiiku that he will "nquat" ; there norm; day. A few hewn mil* scatter- j ed about, is some evidence of his intention, 'l itis is about the extent of the corporate limits and here we might very well stop, , but as the Village is extending farther, we must be allowed the sauie privilege in resped to our remarks. Adjoining the one last mentioned, is the Kx-Sheritf, J. lJ Iiaile's lot, a small part oi which is within the corporation. This has been lately improved jind the result is n very desirable residence, tastefully constructed and somewhat in accordance with the modern plan of building Cottages. The lot adjoining ibis, on the U Ir.ing improved by ourself. Still farther on, away yonder, on the right of the road, is the lately improved place of .Mr. A. Males. This is sliP convenient enough to the Village, which is his place of business. From this,back to Mr. W. I building lot*, some of which, at least, would : have been improved before this, b id not ; the price put upon tl cm nerved a? n draw. I I nek. They arc Mill for sale, how ever, and : ^re considered moat desirable locations for piivntu residences. Kvery advantage that can necrne from n residence in the Village, ; is nft'orded hero,in conjunction w ith the quiet and other important domestic adjuncts of a I "Rural Retreat." The water is excellent, altogether different from that in the Village, and a more healthy locution cannot be found i nnvulirriv VVn i.n t'. rr.'il it. ovnn uitli the ' chance* in favor of being able to nettle to * greater advantage, pecuniarily, in the Village. Having reached tho ouUkiils, it would Beem thnt wc were through?and ao we are for the present. Ambabmador to Russia.?Tho South Carolinian, understands from a gentleman (who has aeon the letter) that President Jiiichnnan hns tendered this appointment? not to Gov. Wright, of Indiana, but?to Hon. P. W. Pickens, of South Carolina, and this in the most complimentary terms. Whether Col. Pickens will accept, is not known. His friends will probably urge his claims to the United States Senate. 31 r iu 5 d f 11; r 11' r r It. Iloors.? Lately, as a lady was stepping from the ears of the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railroad at Napoleon, her dress caught on the st< ps and, the ears being in j motion, she was drawn some tbiity feet be- | fore Iter hoops gave way. Sho waa not seriously injured, though the hoops Were bad- ! ly wrecked. Tf'i.KcnAS H Orncr.?We are pleased, i says the Camden Journal, to inform our rentiers tliat through llie untiling energy nnd exertions of our w orthy friend, Chief' Marshal Juo. K. Witherspoon, the Tele- j graph w ires ure now up uiu! the oitiee open lor business. The line has been ptirehased . to Columbia, and is now owned by the sub- 1 scribers in Cumden, and held in the name of Mr. \\ ithir-poon, as agent ft r the parlies interested. Washington, June, 1.?Ciov Walker lias j nrrhed in Kansas. In his inaugur.d address ' lie sat s the 'J'errilorial laws shall beenlore- ' ed. The (jovi'inor of Massachusetts has re- ' i'ustd to remove Judge Luring. Dining lite Washington election there , wits shooting, stabbing and bloodohcad, 1 Iti .Marines were ordered ottl, and proceeded t?? j the polls, ami were attached l>v tlie mob, wlio were preparing to lire a Swivel, when 1 the ntnrir.es charged and took tlie swivel,and J fired upon the rioters which was returned, : and when the uiob dispersed it was a:seer- 1 taiiicd that six were killed and fifteen wounded, one Marine w as shot, the rest were in- i noeent persons mid rioters, great exeitr inent nreiailu iiml 11.. \t ,:il ? i , Miv t'luiiuvi UlC aim UUUIT ! arms. \\'Avi!rxfiTt.N. June 1!.?A company ? I 1 Artillery Iront Kurt Mcllcnry wits i rdercd out to relieve tIn* Marines and arrived at ton o'clock, and placed as n "iiard over tlto Mayor s house and o*herthreatened places. No other disturbances liavc liecn ascertained.? MioKt persons were hillid : ltd lille'j \M tnidcd. I ke Anii-Anicrican ticket was elected, and also have a Minority (Viliucil. I'ivk lltMUUD 1)oLI.ai:s Ukwakd.?The fiti/ens of Henderson county, North Caro- ' linn, have issued a Hani Hi.I tillering a reward of I' ve hundred Hollars for the arrest ofavillain timed Mlcsbcrry Jidirsott. who, committed a rape on a Miss Mary Springs j ... ...... * . n I j . y IJII Mil* XJU II I. Sr.i.l Johnson is dc.-ciilicd as being about 2 1 year* < !' age, 5 feet. 1 1 iridic* in height, weighing ItiJ llis ; hair nf an auburn color. I'j'rs blue, and i'i lair. lie is stoop I shouldered, n lid of a down-mist eoiintt n. lu'*1 ; walks with his eyes upon tin- ground: pin k spoken ntid illiterate. Ho Imd un j when lie lett, :i block wool li.tt, pretty Well | worn. There is great excitement sind in- i silflt lo.U in | l?.l..l.-r.?-l. .? li.fu ll.o .1.U'i ? m.? I done. I'iikl or Nli.icons.? At the Coin mis- j niotier s on Mon.I.ty i st m>l, at ( eotge* town, S. t". Unity lime negroes, old ni.d young, were sold lor an average priee of so to round. A few .Share* of tin- Bank of t ieorgeto w n were also soli!. nnd brmiulit *31 die. per hliare ; the juir value being ?23. A big < >.x in now on exhibition at S| lingIiel<l, Maita. The Republican nay a it in about tin* size ?.f one of Sand-, Nathan A Cut. biggest elephant."!, ai d moves phteidly about, much at one of tin* elephant* would do. It ii Paid to lie the largest frainid oX J in the world, and wii</h*, though far from : fat, l 200 pounds, measures. nix feet seven inches in height at the should* r, "iris ten I . . i IV- -t. and it thirteen feet in length from stein to stem ! Well fatted, it would weigh in the neighborhood of 5,1)00 poumh.. The Mikacle.? lit v. John \V. M. \\'j| IImus of Baltimore, a Baptist Clergyman, who wan recently reported by the Balti- i iitoro Clipper us having publicly declared before hut congregation thai a lady w ho had been ufltictcd wan miraculously cured thro* baptism, give* u flat contradiction to the statement. The only misfortune to be regretted is that the lady ia still a child of ?f. Miction. The Vicksburg, Miss., papers deny the | truth of the report, that fc'.H>,OOU hud been subscribed for the purchase of a plantation ' to be presented to Kx-1'residcnt I'ierce.? i They say thai no moveinent towards that object tins been made. Captain Charles H. Davis, tho United 1 States Naval ofliccr who interfered for the ! release of Walker, was, until a few months since, at the head of the government Nautical Alumnae Oflice at Cambridge, Mass.? He is well known froin his connection with j the Count Survey, m,d from his Various contributions to scientific subject*. Our new hanking house ban been finish- j cd, for the* use of llie Branch of the Bank of the State, at thin place. It is an elegant establishment, with till the modern improve- ; incuts and latent style of architecture.? j Camden Journal. Two Duei.*, but Nobody flugr.?We learn Iroui tho Augusta Constitutionalist that two duel* were fought on Wednesday morning on the South Carolina aide ol the river, a few hundred yards above Hamburg. 1 The first took place between .Mr. Phillips nnd Mr. Moorelicld ; tho second between ! Mr. Brother nnd Dr. Appleby. Messrs. Phillips &. I'rallier are tho editor* of the Icifavctto (Alabama) Tribune, and Mr. Mooretudd and Dr. Appleby, editors of the ; i?ufny ctte Herald. The distance was ten paces, and pistols ' the weapons used. After the first fire in each duel, mutual friends succeeded in adjusting the difficulties between the parties. . Fortunately, neither duel was attended with any injury.?Ch(irlf$t?n Courier. Death or an Editor.?O. H. Wells, Esq. ! who was editor mid proprietor of the Green- j villo Mountaineer Tor nearly twenty-live years, died at the ros'denee of Mr. W. j Heine, of Charleston, on Sunday last, of coinsumption, aged fifty-two years. The Vorkville Military Preparatory Shoo! has completed its number already for the j OCXt Session, nnil it is vt'h regret we learn that many have been excluded. So worthy an Institution must he enlarged. Our I viuiiiL' friends have cur:ied with tliein inanv i . * ! kind remembrances.? Chronicle. ]5.i!) l'on (ii'SMjs.?A New ??ik Court lias decided that the retailing of scandal is an actionable olVcnce. Damages were re. covered i:i a recent ease b>r circulating a glanderous report, though the defendant stated at the time that he <li>l not know j whether the story -was true or not. This j w ill make Mr. "V'.'.ry little cautious , u itli his long yarns. To lit IIuxu.?There are two culprits to be hung in this State on I'rid >y, the Jtith instant. One is Chesely I'oatii^ht, cou\ie- 1 ted and to be liung in (latiideii, and the I other is Price, i\ ho was convicted, and is to i?e hung in Union. ? ?r.? ?? llmi, ? [fo! ion tiie IJi.ui; Hinur.?On tlie i.m insi., an r.ugine was uuiiiti'i 'i mr me first time ri tin* Ir;??.-k of the Mm* Kidge j Railroad, and made n short excursion ' through our tillage. The eilizens manifest. ' eil an interest in the matter, by gathering I ia considerable numbers to witness tlie J scene. The work of laying down the track j is under the supervision of Mr. Jacob llur- I riss, who is pushing it forward with a great | deal of energy, and in a few days more hi* ! company will be over the hills and out of! sight, on their vay t>> the great Tunnel.? ! .1 rti/erson QtlKT has ensued ill Washington eity, and although the eveileineiit has not yet j abated, no further ilislurhanees have oecurred. The "American*" held a meeting on Tile.stlliy liiyjhl. !:l ullieli tho speakers ill" | dared the lirin^ upon and kiiiiny of muthI pi-r.s.iiia by tl.c Muiine*, to be a cowardly massacre. Iii<}uc>ls wire In M "ii se\? i.?i bodies mi Tuesday. mill measurt - Innc been taken to iiiino tlie matter under judieial in- 1 t estimation.? Charleston Standard, llh inst. j Tin. ("omi t ? Professor .Miti hell, of < "inl iunati, in u reeeiit lecture on astronomy, ! ridiciil?d the i lea of a collision of a cornet' with (lie earth, ami reiiuuked la relation lo | the illea that the enrtli may, after all, he I destroyed hv n eoiuet. that he could not teli. Lot tin,I "if we live to meet such a catastrophe wo should pns* tlie syje of I Methuselah about'.en millions of years!"? J We think hut lew people v.ouhi he eontent to mail mi loiio f?r such a spectacle. \i-r\oui |>,- | lo niu 1 il>e ciair i|/e. '1 here is a good chance tor them to tlie pc.tceahle j ami in the good o'd. fashioned way. l'lnkfixXLT*?Vistcidiiy a .Mr. FVaster, fiom l'"..irliel(l, m l.o Los hi en blunl front I.is hiilh, went on Loaiil the boat in i ha rye ot what lie supposed to he a pcritlcinaii, fm iin; purpose ui y>'U:n' o\.r I<> ^t?:: i >i. . ? Isl i.id. During the short passage this geullcuwiiiwna \cry ass.duous in his ullt tlliolls ( Mr. Fi'.'ihti r. lint when the hoat lal.d. d, Mr. PcHStcr suddenly u.i-scl his fiict.d mid a line gold watch, which tie had in his fob ' pocket when he w,iit ou board.? CA?zr7#.? h>n M-rcury Statue ut W'ashim.Tos?(j.u IJr. gg. of North Carolina, under :t resolution puss* > cd hy the legislature . f tli.it Slate, haft i contracted with \V. J. Ilub..rd, of Richmond, lor the easting of a bronze statue "I Washington, alter the one now in the Capitol of . Virginia. The work is to coal !?ltAilK>, and, W hell finished, is to be | laced in f I out ; of Hie Capitol at Itulctgli. J m iln.it Pucks ton Pno\isio.ss.?The i he- : raw Gazette says tliat in that place Corn meal sells at one dollar and a half a bushel nnd It.icon at eighteen cents a pound. The Gazette calls upon the charitable lor assistance for the poor, who must suffer in the time of so great n scarcity and so high a price for provisions. At an election hoiden on Tuesday, the following otlicers of tlie town of Sumterville for ensuring ycur, were chosen: luleiidant. J. H. Waring; Wardens, T. Hughes, J. Heap, I)r. Gaizer, and i T. Jirown. For the Lanca-ter Ledger. Dear I.edueii :?Our inueli tnlkud-of Pic-nic cnine off on Thursday the 28th, ult., to the gratification of all who or.jnyed it ? We were disappointed upon assembling to find that you Were not among us, for wo anticipated a new pleasure in entertaining you. A stranger would have been struck with tin* simplicity and novelty of the daj.? i nere w its iii> iormainy, no ceremony, nor none of lh? niceties of high life to bar sny ono from pursuing his own pleasure or contributing to tho pleasure of others. Ail wns life and sgreeableness, every one seem, ingly bent upon spending one day in tho Waxhsw* free from gloom and eares, erinui il but tiic one desire?enjoyment ; nr.d in justice I must nay, like Aaron's rod, it h id a most consuming tendency. Seated on cushions arranged under tho (all water Oak 1 sur rounding the spring?our thirst occasion, ally appeased by iced lemonade, and our ears greeted continually by the sweetest music of sweet voices. A running fire of pleasantry and elnt-ch.it was kept up until about ten, whon some ono proposed lishing, merely as a dt vcrluemrnt, a pleasant interlude between luncheon lime and dinner. The laidies and Gentlemen, armed with hook and polo immediately set off for the pond. Hut hero, as in many of the ordinary vocations of life, wo must not take our real or apparent success as ths only proof of enjoyment. Ono lady, however, caught :i eooter, another got several bites, anil though dexterous with the tackle failed to catch, another yet more successful, caught a craw-tish which being bona fide fish, in name at least, was preserved by the gentleman in attendance as a trophy. Some one proponed trying the branch, which being n ! quarter further up, offered some induce- I mcnt. After fishing lor some lime at the ! branch with Jike unauccess, we returned to i the common rendivotis?the spring: where aa soon as the usual compliments were passed upon the successful anglers and other bandying* and pleasantries had been gone tkrongn, with a zest that would have done justice to the court of good king I it'll i ; some one proposed arrangements for din" ~ ^ "" * '''I ??* ovi.Mrlnnou litis f'.mef may suppose that we had a long table set with plates, knives and forks, and nil the nccompnuinim-nt* of a hilile d'hote, but no, the eloths were ?oread upon the green sward, Mid the l.'idies wore seated around on cushions in groups of three's and fours; each group being provided with a single plate, knife, fork, and a gentleman to wail u; on them. Thus attended they made, as we believe, a faithful ami a hearty repast, proving that "there is no rest more grateful than that offered by the green turf, unless it he that rest beneath it." That to enjoy yourself at a pic-nic, it is indispensable to throw oil' all the formality which common respect and politeness does not exact. Vou imiMl know that we labored under adverse circumstances in getting uj? the picnic,?the crops were bad, the farmers were busy, and it rained on the day before the gala day. But nothing foiled, vve had determined to exercise, as the last Alternative. Cunte qui conle, the profitable prerogative once enjoyed by the Kings of Kngland; viz : "the right of purveyance and pre. cinption,"?the right as it suited our ease, to press cuttle into our service, and to buy prov isions at our own price, without assent or dissent from the owner. But thanks to the laidtcs of the Indian 1/uid, it mi o; Iters in attendance, we were provided with a han......I I'll l..r ?i... c.?i. . | I,.. It I)...!,. ..? iv? ?v. , % I.IU..UWUI gloriously nnil though we did not notice particularly the baskets that were picked up, we believe llieui to have been miraculously (till. The evening, as some one remtuked, Was passed still more pleasantly than the morning. There were several ' decks" on the ground, and diiVerctil parties Were engaged at dillcrctit games. All expressed themselves upon leaving as entirely Satisfied, it not surfeited, with tiie pleasures ot the day. About 3 o'clock it threatened raiu, and at tiie instance of .Mr. and Mrs, J as. Miiler? ever kitidar.d hospitable?we retired almost I'll maw', auitougii not exactly siitn /< .? rrgUs to that gcnUcmans house, wlieie We li.nl our fortune* told by the Indian '1'uru p. took several hand* at ditl'crcift game* ol cards &.c.,&c. 1 atu sure a parly never en. joved themselves more pleasantly for a short lime, oe\er before met with more kind, yet unassuming attention. All will doubtless agree wjili me tli.il .inch enjoyment should be encouraged ?mong our people; " It lengthen*, it strengthen:*, thin teuvbiilic lite," and lends a milder and a blighter ray to our social existence than can be gathered or treasured ft out the busier scenes ol the world. We are under no obligations to hu inanity to be entirely engrossed with the useful and to wander through lite world constantly "gazing on the ground with thoughts lh*t dare not glow." No, it i<> the crow ning blessing in the constitution of hunianily that man cull at tituca throw oil lite dull core which overclouds his nature, can spurn the clay cold bands which round his being cling, elevating limine,f above the sordid herd whose only thirst is gain and w hose only ambition is sell' aggrandizement, to mingle freely in that social and domestic enjoy merit, destined as his only earthly bliss. let us cultivate and encourage such highly social and unsophisticated pleasures,then we will experience the full intent of life and liberty, and will be bound together by the strongest tics of sympathy nud brotherhood. In conclusion we would say to the'sdies, we thank you for your kind favor and attendance,? May you live,(J, woman ! a thousand years, the glory of earth and blessing to man. LANCASTER. Individual Enterprise and its Results. A large portion of maiikm 1 fail to improve their condition mid to enjoy n pur lion of the luxuries of life, simply because i'-ey p",> deficient in individual enterprise. A prosperous iimn is sure to net quickly | mid ob'ain n result either good or bad, I which neither elevates biir. too much on the one hand, or depresses him oil i the other, lie goes steadily forward \ treating life as it is, as a succession of Imps I and mishap*, ill which the boldest uaviI gators are the most successful. Thus some men w ill gain a prize of ever, a forlume, in a lottery, while thousand-through timidity ami fear ol losing a little, which they are sure to consume in some way, live to on u if tV?A ? ' si.- : ?1 1 , , j >uu nutvw v i tucii iieigiiuorit? Messrs. Shah tic Co., of Atlanta tieorgia, distribute through tlu'ir Lotteries, one ol which it drawn every Saturday, million* of dollars every year. Uy sending them ton dollars for a ticket, or a proportionate sum for a half or quarter of a ticket, any enterprising person may obtain one of the prizes, which range from twenty do'lars to sixty thousand. M M M j Mklamcholy Akkaiiu?One day last week, while a little daughter of Mr. dc Mrs. I KM Harrison, of Longtown, Fairfield District, w;ts at play in the yard, a trough foil upoi. her and broke her neck, killing her instantly. She wm a grand daughter of Dr. John l>ouglas, of this District, Ah J was ar. uncommonly active and lively girl. Oh, how sad and melancholiy it must fas to the parents' h. arts, to b? thus shockingly torn asunder from such near and dear little tiee ? Cheater Standard. I dpgrii|il)ir. ! Appointments by the P-esident Washington Juno 'J. The following appointments have been made h\ the president : Hon Wm. A. lviohardson, of Illinois, Coventor of the Territory of Nebraska. . Ex-Governor Wright, of Indiana, Minister to Russia. 11 C. Murphy, of New ^ ork, Minister to i the Netherlands. \V. Tliompson, of New \ ork, Consul to Southampton. (iahtiel Heurat, of New York, Consul to Bordeaux. .1. K. 1 tiller, of Illinois, Connsul io lire Gen. Walker. New Orleans, June 2. (Jen. Walker left this city this inorni ing, fur Washing city by the way ol the j river. 0 Election in New Orleans. New Orleans, June !i. There was n<? opposition to the American ticket yesterday for Municipal officers. Washington News. # Washington, June 3. Judge Williams of Iowa, is appointed associate Judge of the Supremo Court of Kansas. Governorship of Nebraska. Washington, June 3. lion Win. A. liichnrdaon, of Illinois, lias been ?p|>oiuteU (Governor of Nebi.ia ku. | Execution of Col. Crabbc - M New Orleans, June 6. L iter advices received hero from Mexico, confirm tlie report of the execution of j Col. Cratbr. ? Mormons. St. Louis, June 2. The Leavenworth Herald *a\a it has i learned from Mr. WiiliiituH, hIkj liati h it Salt Lake, on April loth, t'i;U Ifiighaiit Vciing wiih carrying things with a Inyli : hand, and driving the fieiitiles awav.? Judge Stile*, and the United Slate* M.?rI sh : I a?.d the Surveyor (iclieral, Willi a ' largo niimher of emigrant* have been obI ligcd to leave the Terril> iv. A ttii it.met it'a i.?Two pcrsous A and I It have &U00 which the) propose dividing xjnally between each other in the loji iw mg uiantier. 1 here are 2U0 acre* ol land which the) denign buying. A taken idOO worth > ) the poorer end at $2.7o p<-r acre ; 1> taken C-dOO worth ot the betti?r smhI nt Xil 'JA !? ? 1 !..? .?ss/w?? is now now litany at res will e.nb cgCvivc. StKYIIIMNE?WllltKt.Y.? It is now :ts * j tin* wiiter verily b;lio\ea, u common pi.?e* , lice to use thi* deadly poison (St rv eh nil . ) ' in tin* manufacture ot ivliukuy. it is ic| Miried to tm lliu sini|ile reason that h ! Im-diel i f coin, from which, by an honest distillation, about two and a bait gallon* i of wbiskey may be obtained, is made to j \ield between four alid live gallons. I i I < >1jio it lias been carried so far as to bavu I caused a vast mortality among the bogs I fed upon the swill or still slops, and excited audi just indignation among the p? p e. as to have caused the passage by the legislature of a law making use of it a i felony, punishable by iuipriaouuient in the penitentiary. Our Virginia Legislating j lias passed stringent laws tor tbe protecI lion of the people against tbe selling of ' unwholesome food, such as the flesh of I i . - i !-i i ? i * t iiiiiiii no ? iiit'll navy tJleU iVi ., iVC. Hint 11 I !> but rijjlit, lliey xliould protect them in thin :niUei of their drink*.?Rich worn/ Knquircr. says a j -ker, ''mIiv don't you 1 got your can cropped?llicy are entirely ' i?>o long f.ir u man ?" M And your* replied l'.it, "ought to l.e lengthened?'bey | are too rdiort for an as*." j TIIKTRIUMIMI OF 1'IIU.OUX; V. ; a mi i-tirol;a a\dmakv uoloueu Mi'i/rrrroK Philology or tlie ncquieilion of language* , i* in ilacll a very hnriutcas and tniuaing pursuit for thoee who have time to xpaie, mid not enough of br.ifiK to devote theinsrlve* with any proapccl of miivcvmi to the creation of original idea*. lint the importance laid upon n knowledg of the dead language* by ' nil the Kurnpean colleges, and by too many of our own, is supremely ridiculous. It i? j very true that an acquaintance with thu j work* of lloincr, Pluto, Sophocles, and Ciccero may be desirable; but have we not translations of these in thu Knglish tang no and might it not profit us somewhat more to have carefully rehearsed and studied the noble teachings of llacon Sliukespere, Mil* ton, Ixii'ke and Webster? If a man ha* but one idea, though he may have half a dozen different tongues to exprsss it in, he has hut one ides after all. Klihu Ilurrett, for example, "the learned blacksmith" of (Worcester, can converse and write in over half a hundred different languages and dia. lecla; hot he has never been suspected of any inotliniite sappply of brains?and up to the present moment?wo are unacquainted with any river that has been set on fire ' by his genius. ( Philology pursued for its own sake is * rank humbug and nothing else ; hut when u i mastery ol tongues is used, as Professor Holloway boa used it, for the dissemination 1 of new ideas iiud truly vnluable discoveries 1 among all tribes and nationsllies of men wo recognize in it eno of the noblest instru I w. ....oMinia*nu arm groauul lor th? ! ansisUnce it imparts. Whether the Ioog and laborious scientific researches and experiments which Hollo1 way had to undergo before he succeeded in perfecting his universal remedies, left htm time for the personal acquisition of all the ' languages now spoken upon earth, we do not know, and were we fpesklng of an ori dinary man, should think, ihey could not > possibly , hut in our estimate of such a character m his, the common standard of I