University of South Carolina Libraries
THE LANCASTER LEDGER. * . - n > " +~ " * ?? .. ? i . . ???? ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i , _ mj VOLUME XIV. SATURDAY MORNINQ, DEC., 9, 1865. NUMBER 14. . THE LANCASTER LEDGER. .. Published every Saturday Morning. i BY ' COIVNOKS Sc CARpK, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. W. M. CONNORS, D. J. CARTER. TKRMsi For ona year in adraace, .... $2.00 ?or six months " " .... * ) .00 No name will bs entered until tbe subscription price is paid. ADVERTISEMENTS Will be inserted st on* dollar and fifty cent* per seuare for the first, sud on*'dollar pjr square tor escb subsequent, insertion. A square to consist of the space of tin links, Brevier type. No advertisement considered less than s square. The number of insertions must bs written on esch advertisement, or they will bs inserted till ordered out and charged accordingly. Sciui-lfontHy, Monthly, or Quarterly Advertisements, will be charged one dollar and fifty 'eentt per square (or esch insertion. Liberal deductions will be mads in favor of advertisements of three months, or -longer Standing, ?.v auawuHDg i-anuiuates lor Uffice five dollar*. ' w Communication* recommending csadi. date* far office and all other* *f limited or in. dividual interest, charged at advertising rates. All legal or official notices must be paid for by th* individual sothorizing the publication of tho same, without reference la their official capacity. ' tar Announcements of Marri tges or Deaths; Notice* oi Religious Meeting* published gratis and solicited. ' 1 Obituary Notices exceeding the announcement, will be charged for the overplui at regular advertising rates. or Tributes of Respect, rated as advertise* men is. JOB WORK Will be oxecuted with neataess aad dispatch and oa accommodating terms. jfW THE CASH for Advertising and Job Work will bo required ia all instances as ebon as the work is rendered. Written orders, to aeeure attention, must bo accompanied with tho cash. I'lour, Bacon, Lard, Sorghum, Ac., will bo received in payment of subscriptions and advertising at the market rates. . Also cleau cotton and linen rags. ' ' Government of the United 8t*tee. President?Andrew Johnson, of Tenn. Secretary of Stale?W. U.Seward, of New York. ~ * '? Secretary of War?Edwin M. Stanton, of Pennsylvania. ' Postmaster General?Wm. Dennison, of Ohio. ' Secretary of tba Navy-Gideon Walla* of Coooacticut. ' Secretary of the Iotarior?Jatnaa Uar lan of Iowa. ' Secretary of tba Treasury?Hugh Mo Cutleugb, of Illinois. ' Attorney Ganaral?Jamas Spa ad, of Eantucky. ' ' President of tba Senate?Lafayette S. Foster, of Connecticut. 1 v Speaker of tba House? Schuyler Colfax, of Indians. ' * ' John W. Forney?Secretary of the Senate. i SITRBMK COURT. Salmon P. Cbase, Ohio, Chief Justice. 1. Jamas VI. NVajne, Georgia.' 2. Samuel Nelson, Net* York, 3. Robert C. Giiar, llanos)liaoia. 4. Nathan Clifford, Maine. 5. Noab U. Swayne.'Obio. 0. Daniel Davis, Illinois. 7. Samuel Miller, Iowa. 8. Samuel F. Field, California. Lttt'TENAWr OKNKRA LB. ' j Winfiald Scott; Virginia. Ulyssas'S. Grant,'of Ohio. Adiutant ?TL # wv. A UUIUA9, , D?U*ar?. ' Judge Advocate General?Joe. ?Joltf D. C. a 1 Quartermaster General?Montgomery C. Meigs, of Pennsylvania. A French men wiping to speak of the cream of the English poets, forgot tlia* word, and said ' de hotter of de poets." A wag aaid that he had fairly churned up the EnglUb language. r . - '? * Menage of Governor Perry. Tbe following message whs communicated to the Legislature, yesterday, by hie Excellency Governor Perry : " * Exkcutivk Department, ' South Carolina, N rveinl^r '27, 1 805 To the Honorable the Senate and " House of Reprtientatives. Gentlemen : In obedience to your directions, I forwarded to the Secretary of Stnta a C?rLifi?d Ounv nf llan ro? ,fi-u i i. rj ?- | of ibe Congressional amendment o( the Constitution of the United States abolishing slavery. I bad previously telegraphed Mr. Seward tbat the amendment had been adopted by yv>u, and in reply lie stated tbat the ['resident and the whole country are gratified tbat South Carolina lias accepted the Congressional amendment to ibe Constitution abolishing el a very." I have likewise communi ated to the ['resident your resolutions in relerence to" the postponement of the sales of lands in Beaufort District, and have the grautica I liou of iufornimg )ou that I hare heard, f through our agent at Washington, that these sal as hate been counlerma id--d. 'In fepftfe to my letter to the Secretary of ibe Treasury, in relation to the State of South Carolina assuming her portion of the direct lax, aud giving her bond lor the same, I Lave been informed that ibis ' CHDoot be dune "unless sanctioned l>y hii Act of Congress.'' The letter of the Acting Secretary of Slate is herewith sent you. 1 have received two communication* from Londou in refereuce to n.e bonds ot South Carolina due in England, which are herewith tent you for your considera lion. The bondholders proposes "that the whole arrears and the divideuds to , January, 1665, inclusive, should be fun i ded into a bonded debt, carrying the same rate ol interest as the bonds or stocks, on , which tbe arrears have accrued. That , a linking lund shall be established (so j | cumulative) of two per cent, per annum, which, on a live per cent, stocks, will pay | off the debt in twenty five and three* quarter years, and on a six per cent, i stock, in twenty four years." You will | probably receive a cjininuiucatioti from , the South Carolina lUilrosd Company in i connection with this bonded liebt, as the ; , State hat endorsed two millions of the boftde of that Company, winch tall due i in January next, and no provision bus been mad* fur their payment by the Cempaey. 1 forward you also (he resignation of the State Auditor, James Tupper, E--j , with hia views a* to the continuance uf the office. lie thinks Ibe ofli -e unneces. , aary, and at tome future time he will make a report on the various matters connected with the otlice. I hope you will appoint an early day , for the inauguration of the Constitutional i Governor. The commission* of the mem* 1 bers of Congress have lo be signed by him, and if they are to be in Washing i ton at the opening of the session, they will have to leave here in two or three days. I have been instructed bv the President "to remain in the exercise of my functtona as Provisional Governor, until : , relieved l>y bis express direction." Hut , after tbe Governor elect has qualified, 1 shall recognize bint as the Chief Magisi (rate of the Stale, and make all of my ' communications to bun m?tead of the , legislature. ' , 11 IT DBDBV mr a UIIU I | Extraordinary Dinskii 1'artt.? A New York correspondent of the Indian* poliRt Journal invi : A queer p*rly ant down to dinner the other dnv nt Deliuonic<>'e, emorncino Ale* U Stephen*, Horace Greeley, Roger ! A. Pryir, Theodore Tilton, of the /iule ( [iendent, John 11. Regan, e* l\i*lfTi>i?iai 1 General of the Confedeiacy, Onor John | i on, editor of the Anli Slavery Standard , end Henry Ward lWcher. Tlitjr ha I n ( Iniiy end animated conversation ahnot the war, reconstruction and the future of the coaulry, and seemed to agree admn j 1 raid/ id their coacltuioua. j* Prom the G o nville Moonlainepr. ( Order ia Regard to Horses. &c. We publish hfelow a recent Order of tien. Oiltroore in regard to the possession if horses, mules, wagons, and other ve Itic'es claimed ?3 Government property. I'he information published is from the official document kindly furnished us by His Excedency the Governor. I'he letter preceding the Order is self explanatory. Uk a rights Dkpart't South Carolina, ) Hilton IIkad, S. G , Nov. 7, 1805. j To fioi'inional Governor, B. f. Pert)/, Cul'iinbiti, S. C. My Dkar Sir?1 received, some few | tla\s since, your letter of the 26ili Octo J , btr, ull'iuo, and have given llie matter tl.erein referred lo due attention. The eviis and frauds coin pla ined of in your District, and near the North Caroli iih line, were all committed, as appears by the papers, by otlieers from the De pertinent of t^rlli Carolina. I have telegraphed to the C mimander of that Department, requiring him to put. a stop to such proceedings and bring tlio offenders to justice. My General Orders No. 00, of the Otii instant, will, I have no doub*, meet tbo necessities of ihe case with this com mand. I have directed General Ames to see tlinl all hucli corxluct is stopped within the limits of Ins command. I lih\e lite honor to be, Very respectfully, your ol>'t aerv't, Q. A. (rILLMOKE, Major General Coiuiuaudmg. 11 e idq'hs Departt South Carolina.) lliiton Head, S. C. Nov. Gib, 1865. j (Jrnernl Orders Xo. 60. Mules, horses, wagons, nod other veliirie*, that have been left with, or loaned to llie people of Soutii Carolina for their temporary. use, under the permi ssion granted in General W. T Sherman's or iler of April SOih, 1805, will not be ta Len possession of by the agents of the Treasury Department without authority from these lleadipjarte-s, or higher Mili tarv authority. Complete lists of all sticH property, whether belonging to the United States bv reasons of purchase, capture, or impressment, or to the late Confederate States, with the names and resid-nces of the persons having it in possession, will be made out by District Commanders for their respective districts as soon as practicable, an^i forwarded to the Chief Quartermaster of the Depart merit. All'animals branded "U. S " will (>e regarded as belonging to the jjmted State-*, and will l>?s laken Hccountof. Animal* branded "U S." with "I. C. or 8.* beneath, will be regarded na having been regulafly and properly disposed of by lit* United States, and will not be taken account of except upon the evidence of fraud. In I lie absence of known marka I or brands of the late Confederate State*, 1 evidence tliat animals do not rightfully beiong to (be parties having thein in ' possession, must I* good to justify their 1 being taken possession of by the United 1 States. All canes of doubt will be taken 1 account of and the evidence reported. The loan of ih.s property was not, as some persons erroneously suppose, a part of the convention between General's Sherman and Johnson, and it is liable at j nnv lime to ne cai;e<i in lur llie use and benefit uf the United States. Tii# immediate attention of District Uotnmander* will bo directed lo the ext* culion ofgk^f order. l>y conftnand of M?j (Jen. Q. A. G1LLMORE. 1 Official: \W. L. A, Hchokr. A-s't Adj't. Gen'J. j Look Oit rou Him. ? When you find i % mfcu writing Ins Advertisement and stick I I'g it ti|i hi tl>?9 pod office, or in hotels, J jr on street p-nn, instead of publishing < i In* town paper, look imii for bun?the < rety ad fdiutvn UimI he ia too clone fisted ( o *it*mI miiIi to aJvanUge. Thia is the l 'frozen truth." i r m Jost of the and the Resources.of | the Coantry. T1 The Washington correspondent of the tli Chicago Tribune Ins figured up the cost *j jf toe rebellion. The "publ:c debts be- in fore the war was $90,807,828. On the to 3ret of July last, it was $2,757,253,275. a The receipts of the Government during tl the war, exclusive of loans, Ac., were w fr7y 8.740,781 It is estimated, however. g< that before the war balance can be fairly fr struck, the national debt will swell up to In t3,000,000 000, and that the actual a- In mount expended in suppressing the re It hellion whs about $3 350.0U0,000, or an T average of Hboul $838,000 000, a year, tl i'he expenditures of the li>st year of the w war were about $475,000,000 ; in the a second, $070,000,006 ; in the third, it $916,000,000 ; in the fourth $1,215, w 000,000. rt The total expenditures of the Navy o Department during the four years of the b war was about $350,000,000 and that of tl the War Department about $2.G50,000,- a 000, of which the Quartermaster'* 1 >e A partment alone expended about the sutn g of $1,400,000,000. j' 'l'he interest on the public debt on ll oc|?iemuer in, wi'M l oa,UUU,UUU. ttilj)- 8( posing tlie principal lo be increased to t>< $3,oQ0,Q0u.000, lhe interest will be, say v 144.000.U00. it is estimated th.it the annuel expanses of the War Department for the future?supposing the effective strength of tbo army to bo about 125,000 men ? airt be full $100,000,000 ; * the expenses of the Navy Department, $25,000,000, nnd for the civil service, in- 1 eluding pensions, etc., $01,000,000?tua? I1 king the aggregate amount ol expend:- M tures tequired -341,000,000. To meet this greit expense, the in'.er 1 nal revenue receipts will annually amount " to $324,000,000 ; and the receipts froin customs lo $76,000,000 ? making the 11 annual receipts $400,000,000. This, af '' ter pnyiug the annual detn ?nds upon the " Praastiry, wiil leave $60,000,000 ? which " sum, it is believed, can be annually ap ? plied towards the payment of tbe nation al debt. P The following despatch *?s received by Gov. IloUen : Washington, Nov. 27iht 1865. * W. W. I/vlden, Provisional Governor : Accept my thanks for the noble and efficient manner in which you have dis> charged your duty as Provisional Governor. Vou will be sustained by the Gov em merit. The results of the recent elections in ' North Carolina br've greatly., damaged " the prospects of the Stale in the restora- U lion of ita governmental relations.? l< Should tbe action an'd spirit of the Leg islalure bo in the same direction, it will '' greatly increase Ihe mischief already done, and might be fatal. It is hoped the action and spirit rnanh Tested by the Legislature will be so direc f led as rather to repair than to iucrease lb# difficulties under which the Slate has S already placed itself I ANDREW JOHNSON, 1 * President IT. 8, Om IllT.? We clip the following para> ^ graph from a late number of the Char ^ IpiLon flirn/?ijf/?n ??n,l mi ?ja *? ?^ ? " *"v * w u realers for wbat ii is worth. We ars ?s rery willing io disbelieve tbe story : MWe bare, f??r several davs, been in possession of a report that Major General 4 Sickles comes to assume command of our C> State, with power and instructions from m ihe President ef tbe United Slates to re 'j sonvoke the State Conve ition. It is al, (] eged that tbe puip ate of ibis ex'rnordi* ( asry step ic to obtain from tbe Conven j ,ioft tbe adaption of two distinct measures: ( first, tbe repudiation of the 8tate war ? lebt; and, secondly, tbe nullification (as tlihniitlifiliAlt fr/ktn lliu rl<nAkh ftf |I>a (\m i W?M >wv ? v J'V J VI tllU 'yi ^ finance of Secession. We believe that his report, singular as it may appear to noel of our readers, u well founded." The Value ok Nkoko Testimony.? ^ lie Alliens ((ieorgia) IVatchman says j ml ihe oilier day a gentleman in ibal ciniiy, being greatly provoked at the t< solenCe of a iegro woman, administered 11 i ber, in the presence of two negro men, j sound Hogging She forthwith reported io case to the provost marshal. Hut n bile she was absent on ibis mission, tbe ^ siitleman aforesaid remarked to 'be ( eedmeu tliat lie would be arrested and I ned heavily unless they would relieve , mi, wbicb they could do l>y swearing i iat be did not strike tl;e woman a blow. ' his thev agieed to do, if he would pay teiil a half a dollar auiece in silver. Lie an soon wailed upon by a tile of soldiers, tid leqmrel lo appear at headquarters nmediu'.elr, which he did, taking Ins finesses along with him. lie was ar ; tigned fot assault and battery, and at nee introduced his two witnesses, who? eing sworn, testified Le liad not touched ( te woman 1 Of course, he was discharged i i.d the woman severely reprimanded. 1 tier the negroes had left the otlice, the entleman stated the case lotlie marshal, i ist as it actually occurred?assuring him j1 tat he did not emidov tho witnesses to I , :reen Li in self Iroin punishment, but jlely lor tlie purpose of illustrating llie | alue of negro testimony. I Vikoiki\ Bat.lki iklcu?Virginia is ist recovering from the terrible effects eft upon litr by the war. But few traces re iiuw seen upon tlie renowned battle* lelds of Hull Kin. At Manassas June, ion the fortifications have nearly disapieared?a scarcely distinguishable line lone marks their existence. At Urialow he graves of the fal'en are levelled with he ground, and the lies of the long line f stockades, from Burke's Station to the btpidan, bare been made into railroad es. From Alexandria to Culpepper, owev.T, the country is still barren, al lost a d> sert, hut at Orange Court Uouse e\v houses and fences now fill tlie places f those deployed. The Oranga and Jexandria U til road is being put in reair. Nkgiio Skrmon*.?4,Dar are" ssij a able orator, addressing his brethren 4 two uads tro' dis world : De one am a broad nd narrow road dat leads to perdiction, ?d de oder a narrow and broad road bat leads to sure destruction." ' What's dat |" said one of his hearers. Say it again." ' I say, my bredern, dar is two roads o' dis world. Da one ain a broad and arrow road dat leads to perdiction, de dder a narrow and broad road dat leads ) destruction." ''If dat am de cane/' said his sable uestioner "dis cullud idiwidual takes to e woods." DRUGS MEDICINES, &c rllK slJHSCLIHER HAS OPEN ED A NEW AND LA ROE TOCK OK D R U G S , f tp/R^ <?fag IcO., &,o., SlO. iNb EVERY ARTICLE THAT IS sually kept in a Drug Store, all of Iticli will be sold Low as Possible. I Orders from (he Country will be i trefoilv attended to. ' Trie following are a few of the articles 1 hieli will he soid very cheap : 'aimers Oil, Blue Stone, Willow Glass and Putty, Kerosene i >il, Lamps, Morphine, Opium, ' .audanum, Paregoric, Castor HI, Salts,- Extract Logwood, opperas, II. F. HODGSON. Camden, 8. C., Sept. 16, 1816. Sm. i IOUTII CAROLINA?Lancaster District. BY D A. WILLIAMS, Enquire, Ordinary fur said District Whereas, J. T Kennies1?" line Applied o me fur Letters of Administration on all nd singular the goods and chattels, riglitk lid ciedits of R. E. Cuto^', 'at? ?f l'?& )istrict aforesaid, deceased. THE$K are. therefore. to cite and nd uonisli a.I uud singular,* the Itindred and icditora of the said deceased, to be and ppear before m?* at our next Oidinsry'i) 'uurl for the said District, to be hold n at jiinciister Court House on tl:o 14th duv of December, next, to ahow cauhe/if any, why lie said Administration should Dot bo granted. . jIVI'.N under tny hand and Hex), thin, 27th day of Nov , in the year of our I^ord one thousand e>ghl hundred ?ad sixty* five, and in the 89th vear of Iht independence of the United Stales of America. - < '* > i). A. WILLIAMS,O. L. D. Dee 2. [printers fee ?4 SOUTH CAROLINA?Lancaster District. I_^Y D. A. Wl LLl A.MS, Ks<iuire,Ordint 1J rv for said District. . Whereas, Nancy Ghent has applied to me tor Letters of Administration on all **d singular tne goods and chattel*, rights md credits of John Mings, lute of tho District aforesaid, deceased. TilDSlO are, IhcreUre, to cite and adinonislt all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to bo and wppeitr before me at our next Ordinary'-* Court tor the said District, to be holden at Lancaster Court House on the lStb day of Dec. next, te show cause, if any, why the said Administration ehould not bo grnn'ed. y i Given under niv hand and seal, L. S > this, 28th day of November, in the f j year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ?ixty>five,and in the Syttj year of the independence of tho United Slates of America. I). A. WILLI \MS, () I, D. Nov *J8, 18b5.? (printers fee $4. SOUTH CAROLINA ? Lancaster District. BY I) A. WILLIAMS, Kstjuire, Ordinary lor said District. Whereas, J T. Kunnlngton hna applied to uie for Letters of Administration on all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and cr<dil* of Abijnh Catoa, late of the District aforesaid, deceased. TllKSK are, therefo e, to cite au4 admonish all and singular, theTt indred ami creditors of the said deceased to he and appear before me at our next Ordinary's Court for tho said District, to be holden at I nil.I I Ia..? !-- ..l J ? .... v?ui> nuuno wo kill! 1-fttH OUy OJ Decern her, n? xt, lu nhtlw cause, it'any. why die Huid Administration bhould not be grunted. GIVEN under ray hand and seal, this.27lfi day of Nov , in the year of our Ldri| ene thousand eight hundred and sixtylive, and in the 8'Jtli year of the independence of ttie Uuiled Stale* ef Aaienca. - ; D. A. W1LI.I VMS. O. L I). Dec. 2. [priuter* fee ((4. SOJJ HI CAROLINA?Lancaster District ?Y I). A. \V 11.LIAMd, Enquire, Ordinary tor aaid Dintiict . \\ HKREAS, R. C. Potto lias applied to me tor letters of Administration on all and singular the goods and chattels, right* and credits of William Culp, late of'tliu District aforesaid, deceased THESE are, therefore, te cite and ad* inonisli all and sing ulur, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be holdcu at Lancaster Cab ft Douse on the 19th day of December, next, to show cause, if any, why the said Aduiiuutration should not bd grunted. ' * '? GIVEN under my hand end trts.il, this 28th day of Nov , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nixly* live, aud iu the 89th yeur of the inde puadrnce of the United Slates of Atnarica. i D. A. WILLIAMS, O. L. D. Deo 2. [printers fee $4 SOUTH CAROLINA?Lancaster District. ||V I). A. WILLIAMS, Esquire, Ordinary u ior n.i'fl 'JiKirtot. \> ifbrca>, N B Craig lias applied to m? l'?r Letters of Administration eu all mid modular Ilia goods and chattels, rights nod credit* of Joseph Strata, lata of tlio Lisirit-t aforesaid, deceased. TIIKSK art, tlierefore, to cite and adrnoni-h all and singular, the kindred and i-rrdnors of the said deceased, to ho an I jppear before me at our neat Ordinary's L'ourt for the said District, to be holden at l.ancn*(tr Court House, en the 1'Jth d iy of December, next, to aliov cau-e. if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. IJIVKN under my hasd and seal. thi% 23th day of No in the year of our Lord one thousand eight bund rod'and sixtyfive, and in the d9th vearof the independence of the' United Stales bf America. D. A. WILLIAMS, O L. D. Drc 2. ]printera f?? $4 ALAR.UK Supply of BLANKS fur sale for canii, hi litis orties, embracing Lawyer's, Magistrates, Sheriff's, die.