The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, February 13, 1867, Image 2
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COPIOUS A C'AKTKK. |
WEDNESDAY Mu USING, Fob. 13, 18*iT. j
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TKRMS FOR SUBSCRIPTION. |*
For one year, in advance, - - |3 00 I I
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The Georgetown Railroad.
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Wa copv from tlio Pee Dee ((ieorgei |
town) Times the proceedings ??f a meet- (
ing of the Stockho'ilers of the above ;
Road, which must he of considerable ini ' ,
terest to our readers. It will be teen i
that preparations ar? being made for the
immediate surrey of the route to L rncas- I
ter Court House.
This bears the impress of earnestness (
ou the part of the people at the other
end of the route, and should stimulate i
corresponding efforts in this direction.?
There never was a lime when this section
of the State stood so much in need of
something to revive business, and invigo
rate the peop'e, as it does at present.?
The burdens of private indebtedness, and
the doubt and uncertainty in reference to '
our political relations, are well calculated
to depress every department of tfade, industry
and enterprise. Added to this,
our population, white and black,has been
thinned by emigration to the West, leaving
us scarce of laborers and adding to
the burdens of taxation! Nothing could
more effectually counteract the injurious
effects of the causes enumerated, than a
Railroad. It would stimulate energy and
enterprise, revive tlio flagging spirits of j
thtt Hftnnla un*ntt?onrfl J tv% <^11 ? '
r?r._, f.~ ........g. on.,.. IUIIII U|? j
the gaps lately made in our population, I
aud add to our material prosperity in n
number of war* not now conceived of.
It becomes Os, then, to second the af*
forts of the peoplo at the other end of
the route, and unite with them in carry*
ing forward an enterprise that is pregnant
with such promising results to both
sections. Let public attention lie directed
to the matter, and although circumstances {
are not now encouraging, an earnest ef (
for', from all sections interested would '
soon develop that the project is entirely 1
feasible.
IB,U> m j
Brushing Up. ,
We are pleased to note evidences of (
Improvement In our Village. Mr. Hoyd's i
Store room, under the IjtJger Oflioe, is ' '
being enlarged an l refitted up, adding '
greatly to the appearance and corveni |
enco oj 1110 premises. i tie cornier on '
M ain Street, opposite Dunlap'a corner, j I
lately purchased bv Messrs. Davis & f
liuev, has been pulled down, and a new
and superior building is in process of
construction. Oilier changes for the bet- ,
ter, on the same side of the street, are t
contemplated. The services of a skilled 1
and industrions mechanic, like our friend
Pennington, are invaluable in a place
Deeding repairs, like our Village.
Small Fox. J
This loathsome disease, we understand, <
is prevailing to a limited extent among i
negroes in the lower portion of this Dis '
trict One case, originating in that quarter,
developed itself in our Village last
week. Prompt steps were taken by the J
town authorities to have the patient, to ,
gethcr with all who were in the same j
house removed, and there are now no ap
prehensions that the disease will spread ,'
in this community. Prudence, however, I'
.U.. !.-*. 1 ?? I '
wuum uim 1110 uium ion* f
be adopted by all, both in town and |
country.
Price of Cotton. i
It is the prevailing opinion among the
principal dealers in this country that cotton
will advance before April to forty
cents per pound. Present prices, in for
eign markets, is said to be based upon
the supposition that over 2,000,000 bales j
will be produced in America the present '
year, but it is believed thai so soon ?? ,
the true state of things is appreciated in
Europe, that the staple will range to20.1.
It would be wise for those who can do so,
to bold tbeir cotton a little longer.
People always measure a man's business
bv bis advertiBiiic. and it will, nine
time* out of Un, prove correct. If you | *
trade wiih a meichant that advertises ?
liberally, you may not feHr of being bit. t
The man that spreads |?ia wares before '
you through the medium of a newspaper : '
characterizes himself, at once, as not car- f
ing for In ties, and it is from such persons ?
you must expect to get the beat bargains. , r
We direct attention to the new advertise
meats in to*dny's paper.
The mails above on Saturday, having r
failed to come to hand, we are without j
our usual variety of news matter for this g
paper. fl
Tiik sradt of Flokida.? Florida hat
proclaimed a general pardon and amnesty (
to all who during the tale war violated t
the peace ai d d'guity of tie State. ?
[communicatee ]
Unconstitutional.
Messrs. Editors: If it ii not Very 'nh*- j
ormtiln.ionul," I eliottld like to eek * few (
|iie?lions through your ^o^er :
1st. Is H Constitutional for a State to
'e|iii>iiate her own money, or that which is
.lie same, (by ntt Act of the Legislature,) j
ilusc to take her nun iruuey for hur own ,
axes? Or is it the object of u few ti lake '.
in iiuen/nru ?>f t* verv ti.mir lhn furmur !i
s """ u
?I.inter produces and frame a Tax law to P
mnsunte it all ? I I
'2d. la it "Constitutional" to force ooe
:'.tuen to return to the Tax Collector and j 1
>av the taxes of another, who is eutitled to |
ill the privilege* and immunities of a citlten,
(nave voting and sitting an juror,) eiua- j
ily because lie in his employ ?
3d, In it Constitutional to fore citizens !
f South Carolina to pav United State*
Revenue Tax, when the St ite La usreprulentod
in the United States Congress ; or
s the high Court of Errvrs nfrnid to med1!e
with this because it tbuches United i
Slates authority 1
4th. Is it "Constitutional"for the cotton
producer to pay to. the internal Revenue
Collector fiom 25 to 75 cents on every
liale of cotton he marks "U. S. Int. Rev.
Tax l'uid." with a little niece of hMcrmntr? I
- I O0 - ?
when the law nay*, "the Collector will affix
to each bale or package the melalic
slntnp"?used to denote tax paid ? Then,
too, m it right to charge some ?0, others I
25, nnd others 75 cents, when 15 cents p?r j
bale is the 'aw when the cotton is carried
to the collectors office or his agents ?
Now instead of declaring the Stay law
unconstitutional, so also the suspending of 1
the Fall Term of Court, why do not the
Court of Krroe? go t.trough the vvuole
routine, and make a clean sweep 1 Why
lenvo any undone ?
And again, of what nse is the District
Court! the grandest humbug ever imposed
upon any people ! Oh, yes ! that increases
taxes nnd hrlps the people to the nmouut
of $80 or |S'0,0li0 a year, in the tax bill.
l astly, :s it not down right folly to talk
of Constitutionality?amongst any of the
late Confederate States, when Congress
ana the Executive by a stroke of the pen
made the Stale cull a Convention through
its Provisional Governor and change all ?
what the Constitution?look to 1865
mai'lb ridge.
February 10, 18t>7.
Washington News and Gossip.
MILITARY nt'LB ?ANO'rncn GOLD BULL.
We understand that a distinguished
member of the House was engaged'yea.
lerday in the religious work ot preparing
* bill of* impeachment, which he will en
leavor to precipitato upon the House and
country at an early day, the principal
feature of which is to declare that upon its
passage by the House (General U. S
Lirant becomes President ad interim ?
Should such a lull pass the House, the
next thing in the programme is to legah
ize the transfer of the subject to the
Senate for trial after the organization of
ihe Fortieth Congress, so that the ad
interim may consume the remainder of I
dr. Johnson's presidential term. <
The genius who has concocted this i
>ull for the gold market has undoubtedly J
rot his agents in New York to take ad- I
rentage of the rise. We hope Mr. Mc I
Bulloch will let the "dust" ascend to the
iHtural point where such dangerous leg
station will carry it, in order that the
>ui?ine*s community may learn wisdom
hereby.? National Republican.
I'OI'UI.AK Oiei'LK AHI KK.
We notice that evidences are multiply
ng of tbe tlisp'easure of the people at the
:oun? of certawi members of Cor grtss.
ivho ar.j not only doing nil in their power j
Lo make the rebellion practically h sue
but are neglecting or badly mis. |
managing the material interests of the
:ouutry.?1bid. >
stagnation or BrsiNKfls.
A private letter, dated New York, Jan
iiary 20, 1607, was received yesterday
from a distinguished gentlemen, who has
die mean* of knowing whereof he writes,
ind who Says :
"Let me tell yon that the wild f'enzy
>f Congress is producing its natural fruits
itagnxiion of trade and business of all
kinds, depreciation of values, and a geti(
ral distrust of Government and every
i?ody iatbe order of the day."
This is truly a cheering prospect for
the business men of the country.?Ibid.
SKFOItTKU VIKWS OK SKOUKTAKY STANTON
ON TIIK RITCATIOM.
The Weahirgleo correspondent of the
Boifton I'ust send* ill? following to that
ournal :
"Hon. Jolin Covoda called upon Sec
etary Stan too ye?t erday, and there en
iu>d a long and friendly discourse on the
\tutu* of the country. Mr. Stanton ap
>??red ?erv des'rou* of diacutning the cur
ent eventa of national import, and es !
>re*"<ed himself freely. He confessed that i
rom the very ouUet the disputation* of
ha executive and legislative branche* of 1
he Government had canned bim the | i
iveliest alarm, which, atnce the move <
nent toward impeachment, had incraated i
o an apprehension of revolution and an- I
trchy. The hnrden of hi* remark* en |
n regard to certain ante of the President |
ind Congress, and he pointed gloomily |
o the de'etariou* effects of bach upon the <
ta'.ion. In parting with Oovode, Mr <
itanlon remarked: **I aided to place i
wo tnilliona of men in the field to put <
lown the rebellion', three hundred thou
and have Intten the duet, and an equal ,
kllllltlAr AfA OfirmlAA lltVABullAi** lliA l? ? 1 I
iad yet, with nil this tremendous effort
md corresponding aacr'fice, (be country, i
n mv judgment, t? shadowed with gloom
if a darker hour than *11 incident to any
rieie of the late war." 'Una Utter ex1 |1
irefaion of Mr. Stanton's solicitude ia 11
iren me with scrupulous exactitude by a
entleiDMn minutely acquainted with I
aery circumstance in the premise*, and i
ho further aaera that the Secretary <
wemed comp'etely unmanned when he i
lltered the laat remark, and abruptly. I
urned from bis ?isitors to conceal bis 11
nnolioo." it
t- L?'
Geo. Grant.
? despatch to the Hc uld gltrei the t
following concerning the position of Gen. e
Jraiii : . "
%
Gen. Grant was to day on the floor oT
;he House, In conversaTirn with Mr. Wil- J
ion, of Iowa, Chairman ul the Juci:C>ar> j ^
Jommitlee. in conversation with some |
L>f the radical members, he gtnted, with j '
rtfl^rmiCi. IO tfltt 8t?t?J?<?t Of lus gOtflg to | r
tin- Paris Exposition, that "lid would not {
lie found ten hours away from this city 1 1
For n year to come." He spoke of the 8
President's la'.e trip as a mistake, end
said, in substance, that no men, however j
distinguished or venerated, could depart '
Iroin the right track and carry the people !
with him. in reply to one of the metn | .
hers that he (Gen. Grant) would lie drop- j
tied quicker than a hot potatoe by the |
people if he nhoiild deviate 'ro.ii the right
track, he said, "I do not douht it."
M embers speak of his conversation as
unequivocall v in favor of the C? ncression j
al policv. Ho favored the continuation
of Gen. Dix, as he was less objectionable i
tli a it tlie next nomine*. would be, who
would be a military man, end that the
Senate would l>o forced into the'position
of appearing unfriendly to soldier* inter
esla . He said that Gen Dix was not '
wholly averse to Congress. Gun. Grant '
occupied the seat of Mr. DoulwtHI, of '
Massachusetts, and for some time was en 1
irairml in Vurs-i I inn U'ilK \f ? 11 nonar '
-
ol the itmn State. The report that a 1
hill w?? to be introduced to day provid '
ing that ha should he appointed acting !
President in care of the impeachment and 1
removal of the President, and 'he revival !
of M r. Kelso's resolutian, declaring that I '
the impeachment and removal of the }
President were necessary, are supposed *
to he among the reasons why he was '
present. These may also account lor the 1
fact that not a single Democrat c member
was seen to pay his respects to him.
From the Charleston Mercury.
Paunwku. (J. II.. Jan. 28, 1807.
Editors Charleston Mercury:
Mr Dear Sirs?I have just learned,
with great regret, that Mrs. Sarah Howe,
of Orangeburg C. II., lias been sold out
of house and home hv the Sheriff, and
that she is now dependant* on the kind
nesa of her family, all reduced hv lh?
war, for a scanty support.
1 am sura this aunourcemenfwill touch
the heart of everv aold'ar who lifts passed
,nn the road from Orangeburg to Pranch
villa during the war. Mar devo'ipn, her
tendernesa. her self sacrifice, can never he
forgotten. From the first to the last years
of the atrnggle she was ever to be found
on the railroad ministering to the wants
*n<1 necessities of the troops; the sick
and wounded first, the hungry next; and
rnanv a poor soldier has praredthe food
(tod to bless (lie kind heart and ihecenerous
band thai ministered lo their wants.
Nothing deterred her from this duty of <
Iovh and patriotism, because slie was laboring
in the cause of her country. The <
Slate should rescue her, but, alas ! the <
Slate is too poor.
Without consulting her (and I am sure i
no one will be more surprised than she <
when i?he reads this note in your paper). <
I propose that everv soldier who feels I s
that she has cheered and comforted hitn'j r
an Ins weary way, will contribute a small *
amount to buy a home to shelter her in I i
htr declining years. A mite from each
to whom she has ministered, will keep her
from want and dependence.
. Contributions mac be sent to the edi (
tors of the papers in the South who will ^
publish this notice. Very respectfully j
your ooeuieni servant,
A. T\ ALPRICII. j
From Florida. ? A telegraph to the
New York 'World' art* : ?
An official letter from Florida tart the 1
Indian* of If>o Everglade* are determined
to keep tlie negroe* in their tribe ** *la*en '
denting that wbite man'* lawn are appli- 1
cahle to tbain on the subject of tdaverv.
The negroe* claim their liberty, and have
appealed to tba military for asaitVence.?
It is feared there will ba (rouble in Flori- <
da regarding tliie matter. ^
It ia offpiallv reported that the (read ,
men throughout Florida are renewing |
contract*. Largo mi in hern are entering |
land*. There wan a large emigration i
from Soufh Carolina and Georgia for the i
pnrpona of obtaining work, orcolon'zing |
on the St. John'* Ki*#r, or South thereof. i
General Kiy had arrived from South i
Carolina with a colon* of 800 headman. |
The colonization agencies in the Southern 1
O... ? *
Dimes seamen 10 oe very popular.
^ ? - A
Milltok Pkrsoks Rtarvrd td
Pkath.? A Calcutta correspondent of
the London Timr*, dated December 7th.
crises some painful details of the recent
famine in the district of Onesa, in Indie.
A government commissioner lies prepared j
e report of which it said :
A picture more heartrending, Orel*
more hideous, could not be given. Joe
commissioner estimates the deaths in
Orista alone mi 600,000 to 000,000, end
in some places he admits that three fourths
of the population have been carried off ?
Drissa bad five millions Add the roor
lalny of iJidnapore* which was as severe
ly visited ; of (jranjam sod Chola Nag? '
pore, whicli were terribly, yet more mild .
ly, dealt with ; of Calcutta, whose ho*,
pitmIs still tell so sad a tale, and of the
nther districts, where the ttqutlct, at least
jf starvation, carried oil many? and re- ,
member thst the deaths are etid going
in at llie rate of a hundred a day, and '
you will agree, with the rough estimate ; '
generally a< cepted here that the Dim
her of victims will not be under ft mil
lion.
ilt-rrati roR York I ?We learn from
a reliable source, that on Haturday last,
a lady living near Hock Hill, in tkia Die |
trict, gave birth to a daughter : forty- |
four liaiirt aflnrenril* ?t ? ----- I ?- I '
. ~ - -* -*?o |(nn i??r i n in \
another daughter nod a ton. Tun wc:ght* i
sf tlia infanta warn, mpertiralr, 5 8 4,1, t
anil 8 ' 4 pound*, nnd tlmv nra nil with t
their inotber, 4 doing hi well n* could be I
npecled. The husband of lliia lady in . i
Her aeaentj yeara old.?Enquirer.
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JJlU. -lLLl'l J't l JJJ'."
GKNHHAL GRANT TO OB Tkiwokah*
''rksipm'kt.?In HtitictpHiioa of hi* (John*
on'e) leitiovel, set* the New York Her
Id, hi till events, it Is given ouk from
rVdslilngioii that d law will probably ha
tensed \?J Congress Twoviding temporarily
i?r th?j promotion of Gen. Grant to the
iVlitte llousn as Acting President ?
nun wliom very iiHine carries with it the
ifesttg# of public confidence and success.
"With General Grant in the Executive
hair we know that the present unreason
ihle, impliceble and defiant rebel States I
vould speedily realize their true oilnation;
hat thay would he without difficulty re?
irganized on the basis of the amendment,
md that with, if not l.efcre, the return
>f December they would all be reinstated
h Congress, and harmoniously co.opera
ing witl* the North to carry on the great
*ork of the new Union. We are sure
hat the South would limn fall in with
he new ideaa and new constitution or
his new epoch.canting out all the remain
US dregs and dry bone* of that old, torr.
lowti fabric, whose corner slona. like that
>f tjie defunct Jeff. D ivis Confederacy,
?ns African slavery.
Nkoiw roi.iOKU*M ?*,The great pro'
deni of llio equality of human rights."
is styled by Mr. Stunner, is being praeli- ]
rally testrd in VYashington cilv, tinder
lie impetus given by the p issage of tlie
tegro etiflTragu bill, the metropolitan
tobce commissioners been just received
tn application for a petition on (lie force
!>y a colored man, who ia backed by the
recommendation* of a dofen or inore
white*. It is stated on good authority
[hat tida will be at once followed tip bv a
demand on ibe pa it of llie black citizens
[>f the Diatrict for a proportionate abare
of tlie clerkship* in the department, and
Further that oerfect equality as to seat*
will be inaisted upon in tha churches and
theatres.
Commrrcial FaII.URKJ.?In the New
York Times we find aome interacting end
significant statistic* with reference to toe
commercial failures at tit North for the
past year, as well aa for tha proceeding
years.
In 1802 the aggregate, liabilities of
tbo?e who failed was, in round number*.
$2.1 000(100 ; in 1803 the agereea'e
w?? $8 000 000 ; in 1804 it was $3 500,
000; in 1805 it was $1 7.500 000. while
in ihuu wie aggregate wo* *?7,tH)0 OOO
II thus appear* that the aggregate ??f lt>%
btiilies of those Mho failed in 1800 in
nearly ?'X tuns* a* great as in 1802. and
nearly linen time* an great a* in 1865.
This is a frightful ioore**e, and Indicate*
that the termination of the war wa* but
the commencement of financial troubles.
Snow in M as* AcntbKrrs.?A letter
from Berkshire, Massachusetts, dated
Jantiary ?3, e:?y* :
The enow out here is twenty five feet j
deep. We are hitiied in *dow ; literally
covered up and frozen in. ITp to the 1
window sill* ; up to the shoulder on each j
tide of the doorway; aiop of fence*;:
"jver the gate*, end almost over head and |
uri, lies the snow The shrubbery am! ;
nnaiter fruit tree* have disappeared, mk (
inder the sea. The road* are impassable,
>xcept where relays of Irishmen ere kept
tlmosl daily at work.
St'icin* on a Railiioao Thai* We
egret ty learn that Mr. McOonnell, (of
he firm of McDonnell ek (lo^dlett, Cireen
ril'e, S C.,) while in a s'ala of mental
iherration, committer! suicide, on \V*d'
teeday, on the Greenville train. He ep
jiied to Uondortor l?n.?rj,fe laaaea for per- |
niaaion to or" into hie room. which wa* j
jranted, and, a short liin? afterwaid*. f
*U*n Mr. I. enlereinhe room, he lound
he unfortunate man lymjj on hi* face, on ,
he floor, with hie throat cot from ear to ,
tar. An inquest wu held on the body
it lie'.ion.
JoHNttox Mcar bk Plt our or tiik
Way.? When two muleteer* meet on
?ne of thoae <l*ni?eroua ehelve* of the
loud p:erclnj? Ande*( aave the New York
Herald, where only one can p??e el a
lime, it romeiiinae happen*, when neither 1
party will hack out, that the weaker mule
and driver are hurled to destruction a
mnng lilt rocks, thousands of feet below.
[>> such a pass President Johnson mid
Congress now stand confronting each oth
sr; and here, lo<>, if neither part* will
i?iv? wiit, the *e*k?r will be displaced to
clear lite track.
Mtssnarppi Lvoibi.atvrk. ? A despatch
from Mississippi tavt :
Genera! A'corn, United States Senator
elect from Mississippi, lias addressed botli
branches of the Mississippi Legislature,
advising them to accept the Constitutional
amendment as the lesst of Congressional
evils. A unanimous vote rejecting It wst
tlie response.
Kbiiaskd.? We ere ple*s-d to learn
from the Kmgstiee Stor. ofthe.TO-h, nit,
that Messrs. J. S Heck and J I'. Bar
rmeau. who were arretted by order of The
military, on account of the death of the
negroes in the burning of the ivingsteee
fail, base been released 'rnm Castle
Piprknef, upon the requisition of T. B.
[?og*ii, I) Strict Judge, lor the transfer of
,be prisoner# to the civil authorities.
rilna'* P . - S 1 r
'inf i iii.? n K?>uii?in?ii irom i
Worthr-m Ohio?*lw*)? regarded a* a
iplandid manager? triad a plantation in
Vliaeiaaippi, tin* Miwn, and raporta that
!> ia out of pockat altoul $12,00(7 avtr
li t crop, and, to u?a lea own langoaga,
la* **lat out." I In taya tha "enhrrad man
may fight nobly, but thay don't work
worlb a d ?o." *
Kauar row tm* bourn.?lai Naw ;
Vork, tara the World, laava to tbo am ail
politician* who now diagraca our national
Jongraaa tha odiooa la*k of'kaaping opan i
ba nation'* wwnfcda ; and lat thw grant |
ttatropolip proa# har right t'? lhat proud
naina by atratehing forth bar atior-g arm
to I if*, up tha failan. to ootuforl tha aoraly
tfflictad, and to aa?? tha mjrriada who
are raady to pariab !
THlf oiiAT^ONDON DJSASr?B. |
Detail* of the Awful Catastrophe on
the Ice Laks ia Recent'* Paik.
The new Bremen steamer Union arrived
at Ne?* York on Saturday thorning, hav
ins left Bremen on the lJlih *n.l South
ainpton oh the 16th of January, ?t 2.30
P. M, Bhe brings the Gentian mails, a
full cargo of merchandise, nod two bun
dred and seventy psssengers.
Tbe most interesting feature is the fol
lowing description of the dreadful Accident
on a skating pond nt Regent's Park, Lon
don, ' ^efly referred to, heretofore, by
Ore cable, from tbp London Timta of the
10th :
Yesterday one of the most awful
calamities ever known in the metropolis
took place in the Regent'* Park, where,
by tbe eimultMN?<rir giving way 01 the
whole of the ice on the lake, at least two
hundred people were thrown into the water
at once, and from twenty to forty persons
drowned. * The scene* were most
startling and harrgwing
Women rushed About on the hank*
screaming out that their children or hut
baods or brothers were drowning, and
imploring help to saCe them. Rots and
girls stood hysterically crying ant! Wring
: i- ?'t s t
iuir winr iimiiiK, hihi exclaiming, v?n,
look-at father ! O't, father,*fatlier I'1 and
giving expressions (o oilier heartrending
exclamation*; and strong men convel
sively appealed to those who had no
means of help, and pointed out friends
Miid relations struggling in the agonies of
death. Only those who, like the writer,
were on the spot, and saw with their own
eyes what took place, can form an ade
rpiate idea of the calamity which in an
instant placed two hundred person* at the
very gates of death, almost within arms'
reach of those who were related Jo them
by the closest ties, hut who were yet, in
most cases, obliged to stand l>y and tee
them fighting desperately for life, and
gradually succumbing or wait-tig passively,
clinging to piece*, of ice till tliev he
came insensible ami lost their hold.
Hy had past three o'clock the ice I
showed unmistakable signs ol break tig
up It was cracked I* such an extent
that there was not a sound piece of more
than a foot or so broad, and the cracks
were clearly marked hy the water which
rose through them. These alarming
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and many who had sense enough made
the ol their way ol]*, expressing their
(Tpinfou as they did so tlmi iIih ice would
not last many minut<4 lunger. Ettu these
in many instances gov a welting in.get.
ting out of d ?nger, tor with hardly an
exception the ice had parted from toe
shore right round the la^e. Not with
standii g the warning signs, more than
two hundred persona still remained on the
ica skatfhg and sliding Shortly before
four o'clock thru* children ami two men
went through the ice together at about a
dozen fee', from the south wenlern shore
A gentleman immediately pl inged in and
brought to the shore the three children,
who clung round <o as almost to drown
him. I Tare one of tho Koyal ilunisue I
Society's men exci'.eJ a grv.iUdeal of in
dignation. lie went a foot or so into the
water, and there waited until ili? rKil.lr*t.
were brought to liim, and then, with
another, cl*iiu?-?l to have rescued tb*m?
Oue of the men who h *d fallen in scrambled
out, and the oilier whs taken from a
boat by a loan! Humane Society's man.
Immediately after this several other pern
pie fell in, bwt they were aoon got out ??
>oine*h*t awakened to their position by
these accidents and the shouts of the peo
'pie on the haul**, a few other person* left I
the ice, not, however, without in inoM j
cases falling through when near the
shore.
At this time a dorm people on the
north eastern side, near the host house,
who were standing close together walchi
ing the misfortune* of the others, next fell
in together. This was witnessed form all
parts, ami created a panic among all who
reluaiued on the ice, and they ail, with
one accoyj), rushed towards the opposite
shore Iief>re this movement commenced,
ntimhrrs were seen dropping through the
I ice in el! parts. As the frightened gronpe
insde for the bank*, the whole fie hi of ice
gave two or three heaves, and then as
! multanaoualy t>r<?k? up over tint wliola of
the broad p*rt of lite Ink*. !n an inatant
Iwo hundred men and children were
thrown into the water. A" fearful cry of
Jinmay proceeded from them n? they fell,
which waa ining.eJ wt?h a loud ahrut of
i horror from lit* tboeaand* who lined ti>?
1 bank*. Than all tM confusion and di*.
traction. For *?v*ral minute* nothing
| effectual wa* even thought of, and there
> in the water could he *een children of
from eight lu twelve year* of as*, cling
injjf to the edge* of the broken ice, crving
every mouie.it in fri^ntij voire* fur the
a**i*tance which thoae who witr.e**rd
their offering* wera powerle** to render
them, and >n a brief tint* firing up thair
hurt lea** of I fe with a few last faint
wave* of Hie hands above the water
Tlmee who witntmsed the** scenes cried
and shrieked witn ever greater ashibitio*
of fee: ing than tli* sutfererwihemMlves
The firat *hock over, man rushed wild
ly about, seising upon everything in the
?hap* of a rope or *par to throw to th*
struggling and drowning', hut hy this
time all direct cow at on tea tio* with th*m
was cut off hy tha general breaking up of
the ice. and very few were reached for e
long lime. A err was raised of "the
boat*, the ImatsT' and hundred* of wilt
ing worker* ran off to return with tb*
boat* on tlibir aliouklera. but when ihev
got tbeio u.U lb* waf?r the graateet <JitH
anli? *m experienced io forcing them
through lit* ice. Hop** were rapidly
joined, and then on* and of aaeli being
carried ncroaa (ha bridge, they vara
atre'ebad from shore to above end dragged
alpng. A faw persona managed ?v grasp
iham, but they could not ba dragged
aalior*. and had to remain holding on to
them tiH the boat* piekad them upy?
Some of them failed to hold on long
enough, e?d lha tpe-tainr* vara liorrifiad
to aCa, atery now and than, a mag
, thoroughly exhausted gradually relax hie
I hold and aiak. Maty inuaoce* of iodi*9
fcL. 'I ..'UHl'.t. J?L..!-Li'JSL'J..I1 JL1 ?**>
vidual gallantry look place. Une man,
at the uiuet iifpnineul risk, plunged in mix)
brought sever.; I chtld<en sateiy out. A
gentleman, Who broke through near the
southwestern shore, fell so. that liia head
mix] chest rested on h Urge block of ice,
while liii feet were in thi water. There
lie lay, kinoking !:;n pipe, for a longtime,
while the boats were farther out, picking
up as fast aa possible 'those in a worse
position, lie began, however, to realize
his position, and, removing bis pipe from
his inoulb, be called out, "X30 to any
one who will fetch me out 1" Several
abortive attempts were made to reach
him with rope*, poles nod ladders. A
ma7 with the aid of a ladder reached a
small piece ol sound ice, and endeavored
to throw a rope to bim, but it fell short,
lie then managed to push forward the
ladder to a piece of ice hwlher oat, end
standing ?n the former he again threw
the rope. In doing so he fel', and in
cimging 10 me ladder lie hurl liiintieil end
wh? drawn ashore. A gentleman then
got inVo en esnnpe filled up wilt barrels
al the end. When pushed out as far ae
possible, lie got into the water and endeavored
to pusb ibe escape along, but be
did not succeed. Eventually, a man stripped
to bis shirt nnd imoser*, arrd a rope
having been fixed to hm waist, he detper?
nlely fonght bis way through tlie ice, and
seizing the skater round the body, tbey
were boih dragged to land amM iremenjOtis
cheers. A inan named Moore, who
received a medal two years ago for sar?
ing people under similar circumstance*,
was verv active, and saved several per
sons. Just as one of the boat* approach*
ed a sulTerer be sank, but a voung man
i* it.. >.?. ..I ..I - r.i :... l -
? ??o piuii^cu nun uim IUIV IUV
water, and brought liim up. The num*
ber of victims will resell from 30 to 40.
The Crashing Seven
A Northern paper of a late date re*
minds us of the curious feet, thsi almost
every decade in the history of this country,
ending with the figure seven, has
marked the beginning of a financial
crash or severe depression. It saje :
Historic fstalisin, if net actual sign* of
the tunes, incline many to believe that
1867 is to be added to the periods in our
past history, m?d/ memorable by ftnsn
cial troubles. Willi 1 797 came the erssh
that wiped out the continental currency,
and in 1807 our troubles with KrAnce and
prospective war wiih England threw the
business of tbe rosmlry into confusion,
( while in 1817 we gut tbe legacy of the
war of wi;h England, which
was a tremendous financial revulsion ?
' That of 1827 was less severe, hut ten
years later it came in good earnest?the
smash of all previoua smashes, in which
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I i nr ? !M??o <e*r*??r?ia nil<l UUHI.O**
of tli? country want do an, not to rise for
nearly five rears. King Hudson reigned
over tlia Iviglieii railroad speculation of
184?, and famine, stalked over Europe,
and especially in Ireland spreading sufi
faring and causing wide spread failures.
A purely commercial ena'p emphasized
1857, caused l>y inflation and oyer trad*
iug.
Hut the crash of 1807, if one is ine?i?
table, which we neither proclaim nor a<V*
mil, will he '*l*ellon upon Ossa," Indeed.
The chasm is too deep and dark to think
of, much i*<e to look into ? ?b'f. /joui*
JitpuUican.
1 Siksulak Lawhcit (Jaowiso our or
lUuittKABr.K I>rr?AV!TT.? A most singular
lawsuit has just been instituted in
our Justices' Court. It is one that de*
! pieta, in unmistakable language, the de*
praved elate of morale that efh'ts iu our
| city. A slum lime since, two r.iea wer#
courting two girls in the same house,
c included to marry, and the ceremony
was arcorihugly celebrated. After (our
I weeks' conhabitation, both of the men became
dissatisfied with the objects of tbeir
choice. 1 bey baliered that each bad
made the wrong selection, and that ?
change of women would be more in keep*
ing with tli?'r peace and happiness.?
from tome cause the same feeling existed
! on be I * a 1 f of llm woman. A trad* wee
nfxikau of, and, aingular lo relate, agreed
: to by Vl purlin*. One of the men bad a
tielur looking woman than the other,
' and thought that tliia should bring ft
premium, lis demanded thirty dollars
lo boot. This waa agreed to, and lb*
money wae to be paid in two w*?k?.?
The chang* of wivea took place. Tbej
li?ed together for three week*, jet the
thirty dollars waa not forthcoming Tbe
u*>ney waa demaaded never*! time* bo*
not rareirad. Now the parly claimiaf
the tnooay baa engaged legal con nasi,
and inatituted auit in tbe Justice*' Court
for a breach of contract and the recovery
of the money. How it will terminate re*
mama lo be aeon.
Albany (.V. Y.) KnicktrbocJctr.
A Sot'TllKHM CaNDIDATk's platform*
?Jacob Siena, a candidate for Coogreee ,
fiotn Alabama, pute forth ft funny plat
I form :
You have * nta to no (b? priaeipula
that will govarn my kongreehnnul karear.
I am not tba paraoa to keneola or equlvar*
kait. My prineiptile ar thoaa of tlia ,
Amariean Kgul, wbicb, wbar tba karkue
?, oilara getbura togatbur. In ralaakuo
to tba niggur, I eoept tba eitoaeioa.?
Slaver) ia dad and ao will tha oiggura be
bafor long. I am in favor of a general
amnaaty to all tho 20,000 dollar loan,
eeein tbey bad nut^aa- to do with tba
briwgin an of tba waf, of filing in it wbap
it war brol. UootU of tbatc were did br
tha poor men, but tboaeofthat claea who
made aotbin by tba war relink suftlibuntly
puniehed, and thoaa who did, art to
be pardoned for gallin rich at tba aipeuae
! of the f#Italy un. All I mtt lo a ay u\
konltiution ia, that if aay.maa double mjr
loialty eot lotger ha ia a raiaurable tr?
tor, and I will fcik him m auoe aa fltrfl
guv urn meet ia reatebliahetl
DartATio.?;-The S >uiA*m Ckrulian
AAvcnt* at a tea that tba prapoeilioa to
ahange the Mmi of tha Jfathodiet Kpiaaopal
Uliatch Mouth, by tkoQeaefal (Jon.
faranca, hat beea defeated. The lay dale*
gat ion pro|KMitioo at an J* a chance of
abarihg tba aama fatt.