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TI1E LANCASTER LEDGER. . mimm TrwwwMWM??i????^ ^ ^ ^^???????? M XII. * SATURDAY MORNING, NOV., 25, 1865. KUMBER 12. Ml ( it . .. . . 1 THIS LAMEASTEB LEDKEH Published every Saturday Morning. ,j BY (OWOHS ?V OlUTEIl, t EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. ? W. M. CON NOES, D.J.CARTER, ?] TERMS: For one year in advance, - - f'J.OO ' For nix months " " . . - 1.00 1 No name will bo entered until the subscrip- c tion price is paid. I ADVERTISEMENTS . Will be inserted at our dollar ami fifty rents C per sounre for the (lri-t, and one dollar p;r ' H|umc lor each subsequent ir.se: liow.- A I equal a lo consist of the space of tkn links, , Brevier type. No advertisement considered | less than ? .i""""" _ I The number o! insertion* must be written On each advertisement, or they will be 'tiscrted till ordered out and charged accordingly. Fetni-Mont! 1 v. Monthly, or Quarterly Adver- | tiscincnts, will bo charged one dollar and Jl/tj y t en fa per square (or each inset tion. , Liberal deductions w ill be made in favor of advertisements of three months, or longer , standing. ' tjjr" Announcing candidates (or Ollice Jive dollorji. I 1ST Communications rccommciidiug candii | dates for ollice ami all others of limited or in. ( dividual interest, charged at advertising rates All legal or ofticiul notices must l?> paid for by the individual authoi i/.ing lite publication of ' the same, w ithout rvfereucc to their ollieial ' capacity. i?r Aiinouiiccinentsof Marriigesor Deaths; | Notices ot Kelfgious Meetings published gratis j niul solicited. Obituary Notices exceeding the announce- ' incut, will be charged for the overplus at rcg- 1 til.tr advertising rates. | Tributes ot ltespcct, rated as advertise- | meats. JOB WORK , 1 Will be executed with neatness and dispatch and on accommodating terms. | CST" THE CASH fur Advertising and Job Woik will be required in all instances as soon as the work is rendered. Written orders, to eccure attention, must be accompanied with < the cash. I Flour, Bacon, I.ard, Sorghum, Ac., will be received in payment of subscriptions and ad- | Vcrtising at the market rates. Also clean cotton and linen rags. . Front the Columbia l'hoenix. The Proposed New Code. i We continue this morning our synop- , is of tbe Report of the Comioitle on the , Codo : mastch and Skkvant.?'The Code pro- ( vides, that when the servant shall depart , from the service of tbe master, without ( good cause, he shall forfeit the wages due ( liiin. The servant shall obey all lawful , orders of the master or his agent, and shall he honest, truthful, aober, civil and. j diligent in his business. Th? moderately correct servants under elgl.* | ^ teen years of age, and Ite may discharge , a servant for wilful disobedience of his or bis agents lawful orders; or for habitbal , negligence or iudo'ence, and for other , causes named. The master shall not be ( liable for vol untHi v tressj.asses, torts, or , misdemeanors of his servant. The ui.is, ter's right of self defence shall embrace his servant, and it shall he his duty to protect him from violence by others in his presence, ai.d to render him moral aid and assistance in obtaining redress lor injury to his rights of person or property The master may command his servant to aid luar in defence of Ins own person, family, premises or proporty, or the1?erson or property of any servant on the premises of the master. We extract the following sections en tire, as they aro of groat importance to all parties interested : The servant may depart from the mas ter's service for an insufficient supply of ' wholes >me food, for an unauthoriz"il b it tery on bis own person, or ope of his family, not commuted in defence of the person, family, guests or agents of the master, or to prevent a crime of aggrai vated misdemeanor; for habitual drun kenness of the master; invasion of the t cci jugal rights of the servant ; violent end menacing conduct of the master; or ( !.? ! .ihi.-e to pav wages when due . ur. J j ||tt fMOfOt WlgM dilQ lot MtVllW ' ! !?*r?*<I to lilt t Iu => 11( his de; arliiM'. I 'lie contrail f ?r service 8'ia'l not ln? rn iiiii1 imI bv the death of lit master, < vitllOUl the atMten t of ||C 8?S VHItl. \\ iiyes I lilt) iii si-rv urn * 11 i'. lie j.i. rr.-ii in ;tI, iliit'r dolus nr demands, ex opt '"iiner a I i xin-ii-t*-. 'in < i i" ' f liif iii-?ifl*H"'tMii'\ cit , lie master's properly I > pi\ de'us ami i UiiihihIm i^hiu-i mm Wt. n wmniifii'. y discharge 1 fr? iii se'vioe, the servant hall lecover wajjfs fi r the whole period ( >f service, according lo the contract, , whether or not his wages have been paid o the period of tiic. discharge. it iiiit wages iiavt) not been paid to the day of iia discharge, lie may regard hia contract "escinded by the discbarge, and recover wages up to tha: time. The master shall receive into his pni plovment the servant with whom be has uade u contract ; but any of the causes whivh may justify him in d'schargir.g h lervant sha'l justify him in refusing to receive him. The master shall, at the expiration of die term of service, at the request of the servant, give him a certificate of character. The servant shall not be linble for contracts made by the express authority of bis master. A servant shall not be liable, civilly or criminally, for any act clone on the prenf sea of the master, by the command of the master, in defbnce of the master's person, family, guests, agents, servant, premises, or properly. II* shall not be liable for any tort committed on the premises of the master, by bin express command. Hoist: Skiivants.?The rules and regulations prescribed for master and servant apply to persons in service as house* bold servants, conferring the same rights and imposing the xame duties, with the following modifications ; Servants, in the various duties of the tiouseho'd, and in all the domestic duties of the family, shall, at all hours of the u iv or mgnr, ancl on all day* of the week, promptly answer all calls and obey and execute all lawful orders and com* maud* of the family iu whose service they are employed. Masters and their families shall, after ten o'clock at night, and on Sundays, make no calls on their servants, nor exact any service of them, which exigencies of the household or family do not make necessary or unavoidable. The wages of household servants shall, in the absence of any agreement, he fix f>d by the Judge of lbs District Court or Magistrate, and be payable at the end if each month. It is the duty of this class of servants to b- especially mil and polite to their mn-t-r-, ll?er families, ai d gu?>t<, and lliev shall receive geii'he and kind treat* 114*111. . In aii contracts biiw.cn master and tenant !?.r service, the toiegotng regnU lions shall be stipulations, unless it siia.l l.e oiherw ise prov <!e i in the contract ; oid the following form shall be a eulh ie:.l i'- :.tract. nni?->- -> me i.e. n.i I infill l"- nirt le l?'i*e<n ilit j>hrc.. ! (name "f acrvnnt) do huiehv agree aiiii (iiNuitt of m;??lei) to lie li'a^lnre in leri iki** wor.ia, "linuicliuld urv^iit," or 'aerfant in husbandrya* (lie ckm) inav lie) fr .in the date hereof, hi the wh^m >f (here insert the wage* lo be paid bv he )?*r or mouth;) and ir. consideration hereof I (name of muter) agree to re eitre (he said (name of servant) a? such i lervant, nnd to pay him the said wage*, ' iiia lay of 186 . Witn-ea : [Signed] A. 11. E K. C. I). I approve the above contract thia lay of 180 . [u a] Judge of the D.strict Court, or Magis 1 rate. Mechanic*, artitana and ahop keepers 1 ' -i--ii i- i* * * -i * luiiii u? iicoDtcu uv me JuJ^e , i* ? ( (/ hi hi il -.ball p ?y them* t i mull', ten itn.liim, unit il h feiualft hiee liui.'-tfi*. Willi regard lo H|i(iieiii it iiivi of tlie :??ililr?*t? nf trerdmen, t)i?* lol owing sec* inns Hie recommended A child of c h ied parent*, or of pa rents if whom one shall lie h person of imIiit, over the "ge of two years, iiihv he IioumI by lite fnltlef, if life he living in 11- District, or in case of l.m death or alat-nee frmii the District, hv the mother, hi hn appretil'ce toHiiv respectable white nr colored pers-m, w>io is competent lo make h contract?a i.iialo,fnii^il lie shall attain the age of iw.-i.n one years, and female until she shall attain the age of eighteen years. Illegitimate children, within the ages above specified, may be bouud by the I mother. Colored childrerl between the ages mentioned, who have neither father nor , iimuier living in Hie IJIMTKl 11) w tl'Cti | llioy are found, or a hose parents are paupers, or unab'a to afford to them a comfoitable maintenance, or whose pa rente are not leaching them habits of in, dustry and honesty, or are persons of notoriously liau character, or are vagrants or have been convicted of infamous offences, and Colored children in all cases whuiG they aro in danger of moral con lamination, may be bound as apprentices ivy the District Judge, or one of the Magistrates, for the aforesaid term. Males of the age of twelve years And females of the age of ten years shall sign the indenture of Apprenticeship, and he hound thereby. W'ueii the apprentice is urder these ages, and in all cases of compulsory apprenticeship where the infant refuses as sent, his signature shall not be necessary o the validity of the apprenticeship and the master's obligation of apprenticeship shall be executed in the proaence of the District Judge, or one of the Magistrates, certified l?T him. and filed in the office of ill* 1 >i?trtcl Court. The indenture of voluntary apprentice ship shad be under teal, and s'gnsd by thn masters, the parent and the apprentice, and attested by two credible wit? nearer, and approved by the District Judge, or one of the Magistrates. A nd now comes the important provisions to the great majority of our readers, via : the contract for service. We annex the most important provisions. A'l persons of color, who make con. tracts for service, or labor, in husbandry, shall he known as servant* and those with whom they contract,shall be known as masters. Contracts between master and servant for more than one week, shall he in writing, and attested by one white witness, and shall be a|>()roved by the Judge of the District Court, or by one of the Magistrates. The period of service shall be express, ed in tiie contract ; but if it be not ex pressed, ft shall be until the twenty fifth day of December of the year in which it is made If the rat* of wages be not stipulated h> ilie parties to the contract, it shall l?e tlx.*.I by the IHstrt Judg*,or Magistrate on app !?saiioii of one of lite parties, 011 notice to the other. A person of ue or, who has no parent living in tlii* Distiict, Hud i* ten years of age, mikI is not mii apprentice, may make m valid contract for one years labor or nervice. Contracts between servant* and mam lers may be set aside for fraud or unfair* lie**, notwithstanding tbey bate been approved. Contracts between misters and servant# shall be presented for approval WlfliMi ftvAnltf Have aft er ll.aie evcoaliAo ; ?-? ....... Contracts shall not La binding on the ierv-.nl, unless they are in writing, and have been presented for approval within ihe time aforesaid. For any neglect of the duty to mako * con'rncl ma herein directed, or the eva- I Lo sion of their duty hy tl? employment of I on persons of color, from d ?v to day, on the ,ni premises, the Dartv offending shall be [?' guilty of a misdemeanor, hi d be liable, ^ on conviction, lo pay a sum not exceed Hr itt? fifty dollars, and not less than five be dollars, for each person so employed. 111 For the npprotral of a contract, the _ following fees shall he paid down lo the District Judge or the Magistrate, as the Case may be. ^1 I For a contract of one month or less, for each servant, $00,50 cents. For a contract not exceeding three months and more than one month, for each servant, $1.00 For a contract not exceeding six months and more than three months, ? for each servant, $2,00. , is . Ut I ror a Conlrirl ?if r?n? voor ?n.. time more limn six month*, for each ser* vant |3,00. I For a contract of more than one year, X for each year or of a year over one year 01 for each servant, ?3,00. ? w Three fourths of which fees shall he paid hy the master and one,fourth by j the servant. ^ Government of the United States. I 1'iesideut?Andrew Johnson, of Teuii. ( Secretary of State?W. li. Seward, of I New York. ( Secretary of War?Elwiu M. Stanton, 4 of Pennsylvania. Postmaster General?\Ym. Dennison, of Ohio. Secretary of lire Navy-Gideon Welles of Connecticut. ] Secretary of lire Interior?James liar- t) Ian of Iowa. h Secretary of the Treasury?Hugh Mc f Culleugh, of Illinois. I Attorney General?James Speed, of c Kentucky. President of the Senatb?Lafayette S. 0 Foster, of Connecticut. h Speaker of the House?Schuyler Col- J' fax, of Indiana. f, John W. Forney?Secretary of the e Senate. u ri SUPHEME COURT. ? Salmon P. Chase, Ohio, Chief Justice, a 1. James M. Wayne, Georgia. ^ 2. Samuel Nelson, New York. 3. Hubert C. Giier, Pennsylvania. 4. Nathan Clifford, Maine. l 5. Noah II. Swayne, Ohio. J G. Daniel Davis, Illinois. ^ 7. Samuel Miller, Iowa. C 8. Samuel F. Field, California. * LIKUTKSANT ORNKRAL8. g Will field Scolt, Virginia, ?' TJIvsses S. Grant, of Ohio. J Adjutant General ? Lorento Thomas, si Delaware. Judge Advocate General?Jos. IIoli, D. C. Quartermaster General?Montgomery C. Meigs, of Pennsylvania. Contebcrate Generals?Gen. Lea " is president of Washington College, Va. Gen. Beauregard in Superintendent of a i New Orleans railroad Gen. Wise is *t j present sojourning in thin city, with his | son in li?, Dr. Oamett. L;ent General J Kwell Iihs been spending the summer I months ?t Warrent<<n, Vh. Gen (Gov ) j Wm. Smith ia at hi* residence in the 'same place. Genet.I Humphreys is Got. j ernor of Mississippi. Gen Loveil is farm ing. Gen. Tappan is merchandizing in Vicksborg. Gen. Hate is practicing law nt fulaski, T?nn. Gen. William Maury is similarly engaged in Nashville, and General ^ttle at Galh^^fchGeneral Henning is a lawyer at Cn|^^u?, Ga., and Gen. K. II. Anderson has also returnl ed Gens. Hragg and Har? dce^fOHBrating Alabama plantations. Gei^MMWiris banking at 8avannah.? Gen. \ Martin farmtngln Mississippi. { ' Gen. Forrest running a saw mill on tbe ( Miaatasippi. Ueneral tilanchard it plant- ' in# in Louisiana. Gent. McGowan and fl Kliiott are candidate* for Congreaa from c South Caiolina. Geo. Crittenden i* at itne in Kentucky. Gen. Cbealbaiu is ii is fHrni. Gen. Mabone at Ports ituih, Vh. G<*n. Hiickner is trying to _n :o?ef bis confiscated properly. GeD. li. Anderson is awaiting a pardon at (~ asliville. G-i;. Wade Hampton is reranging bis farm. (Hen. ll'liiard is at . nne in Alabama. and Gen. Jordan wri le ig for the uiagizine*. Richmond Paper. UKlKiS, MEDICINES, &o, " WIIW vI'llOPI IIILMI II AU nnr\T *" ml111' uovniuuu ii/vo v;i i I El) A NEW AND LARGE A rocK OF M DRUGS, LO,, &, O., &LO. r ND EVERY ARTICLE THAT IS 1 junlly kepi in a Drug Store, all of E liicb will be sold ^ S, Low as Possible. 01 liT Orders from the Country will be n irofullv attended to. g The following are a few of the articles hich will be sold very cheap : H' 'anners Oil, Blue Stone, Winow Glass and Putty, Kerosene )il, Lamps, Morphine, Opium, jj .audanum, Paregoric, Castor 1 )il, Salts, Extract Logwood, 'oppcras, tr j] H. F. HODGSON. n Camden, S. C., Sept. 16, 1865. 3in. ci 'ottoii Plantation to Kent. ! [ OFFER FOR KKNTOR LEASE.MY j I, L Plantation, situated on the main road N i-ading front Lancaster to Camden, lying j tl elween Salrin Cunip-CroUBd and Hanging ! g lock Creek, und known as the Spring ! I 'luce. On the place there are about Four i < iundred acres of laud in a good state of ( ulliv.ttion ; one half of wblcn ia fresh land I e nd nil of it highly productive. With or- j y inary attention, it will produce fine crops ' J1 f either Cotton or Provisions. The f?-nc. ug ia in excellent condition. Beaides the | latilitig land, there are seveinl hundred crcs of fine pasture land, all under good j suce. The \ lace is well watered, und in I very reapeel well worthy of a visit from ] ny who may wish to rent. It will he I'll led for one year or longer if deatred. 1 ! s ill lake pleasure in showinir the nlace. S nd may be found at my residence one mile u elow Hanging Rock ('reek. a JAMES M. INGRAM. ? Oet. 7;h, 18G5,?5-tf. * Estate of Miuor Clinton, dec'd- o I^ERSONS indebted to the late Minor L Clinton, E*q , dec'd, will make pay- ^ lent to the undersigned, nl the Oliice of '' tie Commissioner in Equity at Lancaster ? !. 11.; or to my /vltouiey, VV. M. Connors, '"T o All persons having demands, of any j| rude or character, against the Estate of aid deceased, are hereby notified and re nested lo present the same, duly attested, i my said Attorney within the time pre cribcd by law. . K C. BILLINGS, (.Qualified Executor. ri Sept. 28, ?l-3m. _ _ tj ll.iNoaic. * vvl" The regular Commnnieatinna of ti Jackson Lodge, No. 63, A.'. F.'. M.*. s are held, as formerly, on Thursday n or before H e Full Moon in every month, i prompt attendance of the members is reUOstcd. By order of the I^nlge. p T. S. RIDDLE, Sec'y. ? Sept 7, 1865?3m. J I GAMDEi TOlIK SUBSCRIBF/R has escape A man's raid, and is prepared t irs and others who feel disposed vill be supplied with the best < md atteritive servants. His Stat llllirc of nmvondor October 21^1865. 7-Ct. !Nickerson s Hotel, Columbia* S. V. rllE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING leased the large and COM MODIUS BUILDING known as the "Coluina Methodist .Female College," will oped as h FIRST CLASS HOTEL, on Sepruber 7ill. T. S. NICKF.RSON, Proprietor. Sept. 28, 1805-5-10t. For Sale. WILL SELL FOR CASH (privately.) n FINK LOT of CATTLE, BROOD. ARK8 and MULES. Ap.lv to T K. CUKETON, 7 miles North of Lancaster C. H. Nov. 11, 18(55 10?tf. ;teai ill notice: IAIIK SUBSCRIBER RESPECTFUL. LY INFORMS THE CITIZENS OF ancaster District, that he lias again reITEAM GRIST MIIjI*, u the same stand, six miles East of Lanister Court House, apd is prepared to do rinding for the public. My old customers will find the same triet attention to business. Grateful for w-ir past patronage I solicit a continuance r the s uite. tifclO. SI NIC LA I It. October l!8,18G5. 8-fiU OUTI1 CAItOl.INA? Linens 'er IJislricl. [ > V I). A. \VI LLl AMS, lCsijuiro,<Jrdia*r C) rv for said District. Whereas, Martha Copelnnd has nppiied > me for l.cttcrs of Administration on nil ?d singular tlio goods mid chattel", rights rid credits of Copeland .Massey, late of the ?i?tri?*t aforesaid, deceased. TllCSK arc, therefore, to cite and ad* mnisli all and singular, the kindred and (editors of tlio said deceased, to be aud ppear before ute at our nest Ordinary's lourt lor the said District, to be holJrn at >incaat?-r Court Mouse oil llie 2Sd? day of iov., iust, to show causes if nay* why ic slid Administration should not bo ranted. -?-? *? i (riven under mv hand and seal, ' L. S > this, I3lbday of N veiaber, in tho aw )^iar of our Kurd one thousand iglit hundred and sixty-five,end in the 89th oar of the independence of the United dales of America. I). A. WILLI VMS. O I. D. Nov. 18, 18'i5.? (pri iics fee 81. Every one shuald hive a Copy. NT K H X A L REVENUE GUIDE. fAEING an abstract of the Internal Revenue ami direct (or land) tax laws ol the United tales, with Schedules ol Taxation, License*, tamp Duties, Exemptions, showing the rates nder the various Laws since July 1, 1862, nd intended lor the general information of te Tax payer ; to which is added an Abstract f the Acts o( Congress, passed during the I'ar, relative to Abandoned Lands and to tlier matters o( general interest. By C. J. Elford, Attorney at law, Greenville . C , Assessor of the Internal Revenue Tax >r the Third Collection District of South Car* li.ia. The Book w ill contain about 72 pages, and ill be issued in a few weeks. Price 60 cents er copy, with a liberal discount to the trade, inlets must be accompanied with *,he cash to ?cure attention. Address, G. E, ELFORD, Publisher, Grccuville, 3. C. Nov. 18, 1865. Dr. J. II. Willicrspoon especlfully offers his professional services to lie people of Lancaster villo and surrounding ountry. lie can he lound at his office oppoIte the residence of J. A. Hasseltinc, or at lie residence of his lather Col. J. II. Witherpoon. September 2, 1866.?tf. The Amnesty Oath, Blank forms of the Amnesty Oath may be enchased at this Mflcc, either by the hundred >r by the single blank. Single blank It) cents. I V th.. or. -* O47'^' HOUSE, INT, S. O. ed the conflagration of Shero accommodate his old customto patronize him. His table ihe market afl'ords, with good >lc3 are roomy with an abunE. G. UODINSON.