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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-03-18
Correspondence Of the Ledger.
49, CNkLEsroy, March s, 1852.

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Mn EDIroR:-Our city, during the win
ter, as well as at the present time affords
many places Of amusement where one
may passsa pleasant evening, or while
away a dull hour; and first among these
several tabular performers who have drawn
good houses; but none of them created
SO great sensation as Miss Julia Deans,
a very beautiful and gifted actress, who
led captive not only the young but also
the older and mai rietf. AT the conclusion
OF her engagement a bracelet and pin were
presented to her by a committee of gentle
men among tho committee; fg-
ured some. Of the married men of
the city, and whether these of grave
fathers escaped a curtain lecture from their
better halves, for this youthful gallantry,
has not as yet transpireP, but if they did
not, they have more docile wives than
somep that | root Of The wax fig
ues representing John G. Calhoun, Dan'l.
Webster, Gen. Scott; DC, are well worth
seeing, especially, that of Mr.. Calhoun.
which represents him in full dress and
also another (of the same illustrious states
mani as heappears after dead. The ar
tist had shown great talent and deserves
encouragement. They are the production
OF Mr. Vannuchi, oi this city. We have
panoramas, circuses, DC, all Of which seem
to meet encouragement But the most
curious Of all the exhibitions which we
we have had and which, grieve to say,
has been we'll attended, are the lectures of
a Mr. Miles, IA man from the North, to
which Ladies' only are admitted. In these
Lectures, which are gratuitous, the various
diseases Of females arc discussed with a
freedom of expression and explanation,
bordering on the indelicate, nay, yioloting
Our, hitherto, old fashion ideas of decency
and propriety. i heard olio % tic most
distinguished physicians of the city say
that hewould not have dared to har. o;v-
Ell such course of Lectures; said that
these lectures were gratuitous, SO they are
out tie Lecturer "a cad any of his audi
'nce who may feel themselves afflicted
With any of the diseases he has mention
~, to call upon iiin at his foOs.s. WHEN
md where, he prescribes for 1hem. And
what do you think is the prescription -
me Of" Bannings' braces" which a wo-
nan who accompanies the lecturer has
or sale. And itmakes no difference who
herthe disease is in the heel or head IA |
weak spot no doubt with the majority I
ms audience,) Bannings' braces win ef.
'ct 2 cure, and he has SO fully, put this
otion into the noddle of somc of our fair
ty danes that they walk about our street
ncased IN leather and steel like Of
a. The NEST wonderful quality of Ban
'ngs braces is yet 10 be told, tbs this, \
'st ihe sams kiad Of brace which will ef 4
cta cure on q poor woman VIII have no
'eet on arichroue; thus, a Twenty Dol
brace will cure the poor, twenty-five
leRf those in comfortable circumstances, ,
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There are in the United States not less
than 2o7 colleges and professional Schools.
OF this number 100 are colleges proper,
4s theological, " law, and 27 medical
s,'hools. Out Of the aggregate, Pennsyl-
vania has 2l-consisting of colleges, 4
theological, 2 law and 4 medical schools.
The number of volumes contained in the
libraries Of the college, exclusive of those
OF the professional schools, as far rs esti-
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pEcIsIoN IN MAaIsrRATE's CouRT, DE-
FORE O. w. STYLES, Eso.-In the case
of II. j. Butler vs.. James Jones and J.
j. Kennedy, ia case for the recovery
of 35 cents, demanded and taken by the
defendants from plaintiff as toll at the
gate erected by the the defendants near
the South Carolina end of the bridge
crossing the Savannah river between Ham
burg and Augusta,) the decision was adj
verse to the plaintiff.--Edgefeld (!S. c.
Idpertiser.. ..-H '--r.... ID.
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A legal friend Of ours, the other day
was about entering haberdasher's shop
in Broadway, when a young buck, with
large moustache and small income,
born like Jupiter with elegant desires,
drove up a pair Of spanking bays, gilt,
tering with their splendid caparison.. "a
'Ab, G--,said he how de do .
how de do! How d like me horses .
Fine animals, but very costly. What do
you think | gave for the pair1
a Iguess you gave your note said c..
= Good mawning " responded the blood,
good mawningr
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ARREST OF CURAN IxvApER.-Capt.
Henry Robinson, who acted gsilantly aJ
the battle ofBuena Vista, and who subse-
auentiy left Cincinnati in company with a
number Of Others to join the expedition Of
Lopez against Cuba, was arrested in that
city on the Cd inst, by the U 8, Marshal
and taken to Columbus. 1t is said that
no Is suspected Of being connected with
another expedition Of a like nature. He
will probably be arraigned before the
United States Courtto answer the charge
has decided upon bringing the teEeeapil
to Howth, in preference to Kingstown, o.
any othor part Of the coast. Tbs selec-
ton is made in consequence OF bold, deer
shore in that locality, and fits Being out
of the track of vessels anchorihps. and the
trowling Of fishing boats. Mr.. c.. p. To-
ney has accepted the appo;ntnnpt efnnan
aging director for Ireland. -
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but1 Thirty Dollar is required for the re-
lief of the rich. Ye'Gods what hum
bug and yet theLadies OF his class made
him aspresent Of . oliver services as. a mark
of gratitude for his invaluable instructions,
or TO Use The lahgdageio iof one Of his pupils
"for letting her know all about herself" ,
Our Court has been in session since
Monday last, Judge Withers presiding)
IT is dragging its slow length along, being
much. delayed by the non,attendance Of
witnesses, jurors, DC. The criminal dock
CT is large, and will probably occupy the
next week, as.tbere are some cases of i'm
portanee to I've tried; but much of the de-
lay and loss of time, which will be expe-
rienced this court may be justly attriLu-
ted to the act of the Legislature changing
the time of holding the Court from May
to the I'd Monday in March, an act not
only uncalled for but which was passed
without consultation with those most in.
terested in the change or even apprizipa
them thst such change was in contempla
tion. Il s En.eJ ~
Tonight the Medical College has it.
Annual Commencement. One, hundred
and FIVE young NJ. DIS willtto morrow b,
turned loose upon the community with Ii
cense to Kill or cure. The celebration
will be, no doubt, be very brilliant, ,asG ed
dings is to deliver one of the addresses an,
the Hon. NJ, King the other. The celebra
ton ought to be brilliant indeed, to driv
away the melancholy feelings which aris
in the mind at contemplation of the suffer
ing and misery these one hundred and fiv
young Sawbones will infict upon poor hr
mannature; thank Heaven the most {
them are from the country. CrvIs.
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SHocKrSoMuRDERs ASDC CoErrs,,S;x ~
THE MuapERs.--A respectable man nasrs
'u'tus Brewer, and his wifs, were bd
brutally murdered on the 24th uIt
Grecnsburg, Ky, by FIVE meu,y q.
biacked their faces, aud thus ~ "a
proceeded TO the dwelling of ~
ceased, and created noise an,...''.
their chickens, which induced Il he s pp
s',specting victims 10 come out. $lse,, ts,a,.
wero knocked down with clubs. NJ
Brewer was insfapfly killed, and his wife
so badly beateii 'iak. she survived bui A
short time. John eollins, who ins,igatets
the act, his son-in-law, Reuben Clarke. bi.
brother-in-lag, John Clarke, his brother in
law, VIM. Hood, and Turner CLARK who.
lived with Collins, though not related to sl.s
Others, have been arrested, aud all Of them
but Collins have eonkessdd their guilt. and
aliedged that Collins instiSated them to
the honid deed. Coalins aud Brewer were
members Of the same church, and az the
same Division ofthe Sons Of Temperance.
bvt recently had law suit. iia9z' "zA7
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KERpIsa TINE aIru ,,p Ts, .,n -, >

!
KEEPING TIaE WITH THE TgLEoRApn
I'VE Witnessed curious experiment
yesterday at Morsc's Telegraph Office
which We had before heard of but had
never seen. 1t was nothing less than the
tricking of the clock in New York city,
heard and seen at this end of the line.
Ihe experiment was most perfectly per-
formed, the regular vibrations of the pen
dulum in New York, being registered on
the paper at precise intervals, and heard
by striking of the pen-lever at the same
instant. ~
This IS done BY an operation similar to
the method Of telegraphing itself Iii
well known that the Bringing in contact Of
tho positive and negative poles Of the bat
terics, forms what is termed a eircvit, and
PftS''s's's characters IT the pleasure of the
persons so bringing them together One
of these wires is connected by very fine
wire to the pendulum of the clock, partak-
ing ofits motion !; the other is fastened to
the side ofthe clock, so that the pendulum
shall strike ID in swinging back and forth.
When tho pendulum strikes, the two
wires being brought together, circuit il
formed, and n stroke Of the pendulum
makes dot upon tie paper, and this Is
repeated as otfen as the pendulum strikes
ti'e wire in the side OF the clock in New
York it IS heard even moro distinctly in
Buffalo than in the Office wl,ero It is
placed. - 9sse-s I,ea 49, s.8
Lest evening q similar ssperiment was
sssccessa'lly tried between Bangor Me-,
pRd hapspkse. VIA, by conncetitg the
rites 81 p9rss's and Speeds Kne, ar this
Tcibt and Chen proceeding as mentioned
Aslcck sslAps d ono place, { and being
heard IN anotksf. between . and 1000
miles away. q iseertainly something scuri.
o''A n thislfage Of masels,-- B46ala |
ffpsyss. 2arf'
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We direct The attention of our readers
to the advertisement in this paper of Mr..
n. B. Reich, we have seen some Of lis
painting and can assure our citizens that
it is well executed and trust his work will
sufficiently appreciated to give him the
patronage of all those who may wish
painting done.
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The TELEGRAPH SUPERSEDED. "A
Bostonian has invented an apparatus by
which; he says, mails Of any weight may
be transported between two places, say
Boston aud New York in Is minutes. The
editor of the Transcript, who has seen the
invention, sees no good reason why it
should not be practically successful. No
particulars are given. ..... "a.
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ELECTION OF JuGDEs IN VIRGINIA.
The Virginia House of Delegates has
passed the bill to elect Judges by the peo-
pie, on the fourth THU sday of April, and
making their term of Office commence ON
the first of July. .a. ..- ..
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FRAUD IN GOLD PIEcEs.--It Is stated
that number Of ten and twenty dollar
gold pieces are in circulation in Pitts
burg, having holes first bored through
them, and then 50 nicely filed up as 10
render detection very difficult. A stran-
ger, a few days ago employed machine
for drilling gold pieces in order 10 abstract
aportion Of themetal The hole was az.
terw"rds to be closed with some other
metal, a sNAky ! {
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We are glad to see tho spirit of i'm
provement still going on in our village
Mr. Cureton is putting up large aud
Commodious building next to our friend
Hasseltinc's, which when completed will
contribute much towards the appearance
of the place. -.
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Several editorials prepared for this pa
per have been unavoidably crowded out
in order to make room for the favors Of
our frieuds. ....a
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: LFor the Ledgcr.l

lIDtEOR
Dear Sir Happy, .ttrice happy was
1 on receiving and perusing your paper.
Long has been desideratum, that a pa
per should be published at your present
place Of residence. I have received the
second ana third Tais.s,bess, and have
read them carefully and with much salts
faction ! find your periodical just what
anticipated -replete with interest, and de-
Quoted to its far off readers. Friends of
stzEncaster J ] coptulated you upon the
= late and almost inestimable Accession to
your deserving and enteSpiziDg village.
81 hope every lover of home, literature, pa
, triotism ssd phylanthroSy win in the Ian
guage ofM'C. Or Tank, send in his awild
horses" aad bet old Lancaster keep eace
with any ofhs adjacent Districts. Just act
your perts web, and my word for. Il, the
Ledger viii prove 10 be an interesting and
valuable papers. i know. .thers are preiu-
dices against your Distsics, and many. are
disposed not to uiaEks cid Lancaster with
the FIST class Districts in the State. There
is good deal Of truth, in the saying Of
my very esteemed friend and brother
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EARLY CoSrRAcrs KoR Hoos.l1 re-
Louisville Journal states thai eon.f..d'
are altcady making for hogs TO Be psssea
next winter. Ono lot haye b4en oc,,s,..os
ted for 100 head at s4a5 NET, and and.
ther for Ioohcad ~ ~ nes, bod. ~ b
average 400 pounds, aad q Be ld4livzFed
at Madison between The l6tb and cod, of
December next,
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= WAsfSsEaS, March. Nj tn Sfpmorsl
rs 70; a misunderstanding ben reeh Louis
Napoleon and Mr.. Rivcs, or that Mr..
RiiSss recall hss been requested, or that
tits contemplated to recall him, are who'll
y untoundeds The recent dispatches
nom France give no cause Tor supposihg
that friendly relations will be in any way
Interrupted -
&Thc, United States Stock issued to for
eigaeFs during the past week, amounted
to eighty-fouf thousand eight hundred
dollars. "' - 81 tsah .r5E
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Eighteen thousand five hundred dollars
OF the bail forfeited by VIM. L. Chap,in.
indicted for aiding slaves to escape from
Maryland, has been paid into ths Treasury
of that State. l. .. I...
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a person born on the 29th ult, when
arrived at theage of04 years, win have
seen only his or her sixteenth birth day.
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The democratic and whig convention 2
Connect'cat,held Last week, both resolS
to adhere to tho eompromise moss
the wings adopted Notwithstanding
70 President Fillmore and bis cSf;aR Jf
the democrats declared slsoir detoss.;o ,Sod
TO Sustain the nominees ef the. ), "a Z ure..
Convention, from whatsvee kars n,a-.
Union they may be taken5 l,,, ( s an'.
''gs - ~~-s---softls a. |
FoaRKsr AM wntss-The sun a. I
va afsnesA for asssnlt and sibstA. 7 "a
sssn.leS'edi ss ssS by The Jury awarding ,Alia
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Tnnrasttr :Ir6grr,,.
Lasacasteryille, s. G.
THURSDAY, MARCH IS, 1859.

Hon. J. A. Woodward-we thank YOU
not only editorially; but personally, for
your fayors. ........ & ..,4, ..... d.
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""fu "'l'on fieHfiere 'ueVVtee or 10tiy alpg
fashion can never realise,--thes l,nroba,
.tion. of. ell good men, every where the
consolitory refectionssof ! sSing hinder
the most trying lcircpmstances discharged
his duty!Aand the smiles Of an approSiiihsc 10
God!! ~ ~
"Honor to whom honor is due,3 .jis
the motto Of ah u ~ LAxARr1sE.s
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In conuclsion we would say, whatever
may he the opinions Of some, fperbaps
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-07-29
CAMPAIGN REPUBLICAN"
Rail Road Enterprise.

The meeting at McLaran's Mills last Sat-
urday in favor of a vigorous comple,iJn
of the Mobile and Ohio Rail Road with a
branch to this place, came off in fine style.
The large number present, including full
representation of the fair sex, seemed deeply
interested in the able discussion of the Rail
Road policy generally, and of the special
and striking benefits certain to flow from the
successful completion of the Mobile Road
1t is out of our power to give any thing
even like summary sketch of the many
effective addresses delivered on the occasion,
each Of which developed some striking ar
gumcnt or illustration Of tue subject, while
oil combined presented an array of facts and
an appeal to the public spirit of the coun-
try which must surely tell on the 21st Of
next month.
Capt. VIM. Barksdale led off on the occa-
sion succeeded in turn by Geo. R. Clayton,
James Whitfield, Col. Jno Gilmer, Klebel
Kilcreasc Esq, Rev. J. T. Russell and Isham
Harrison Jr. The interest manifested on
the part of the people with the zeal and elo
qucnce animating the speakers who are tc
canvass the county, give we think strong
assurance of favorable result in the cleo.
ton soon to come off.
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-07-29
Murder of Col. Craig.

The Washington Union of the 18th inst,
publishes letters, received through Senator
Dawson, Of Georgia, confirming the accounts
of the murder of Col Craig, of the United
States Army, whilst in command of the
military escort of the California Boundary
Commissioners, by two deserters of whom
he was in pursuit. The following extract
from the letter of Colonel Magruder, details
more particularly the circumstances under
which the murder was committed:
The circumstances of his death illustrates
the character of the man, and are briefly
these Col. Craig, on the morning of the 9th
inst, when about one-third of the way across
the desert from this side, met two deserters
from Camp Yuma, trying to make their way
into the settlements. They were on foot,
and armed with percussion muskets. The
Colonel and his party were on mules. He
pursued the deserters, taking with him two
sergeants, who, like himself, were armed with
pistols and sabres. He followed them two
or three miles, urging them to surrender,
and stating to them that he did not intend
to use force. At length the deserters halted,
and Col. Craig, taking off his sabre and PTS
tol, and handing them to the sergeant in
their presence, dismounted, and unarmed,
approached them, addressing them at the
same time. The Colonel's mule having
strayed at that moment, one of the sergeants
went to catch it. In the act of doing so,
he heard two shots in rapid succession
Turning his head, he saw the Colonel and
Sergeant Beals fall
They then commenced firing on him
when he put spurs to his horse and fed to
camp. A party was Immediately sent out
The body Of Colonel Craig was found, and
near it the sergeant, who had been wounded
in the leg, the same ball killing his mule
The wounded sergeant stated that Colone
Craig was fred upon when within few fee
Of the deserters received the shot in thl
front and lower part of his body; did no
speak, and expired in about ten minutes
lie was buried in the desert, at place call
ed the "Alamo Wells" Thus terminates
the career of this most gallant and most hon
orable and estimable officer.
It is gratifying to know that the murder
ers were subsequently captured and will NEE
the punishment due to their atrocious crime
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-07-29
The Female Institute.

The interesting and graphic account given
by fair correspondent of the late examina.
;on Of the pupils belonging to the Columbus
Fomale Institute, with the accompanying
exercises, leaves us the simple privilege of
attesting the truth and justice of the appeal
in its favor Those who desire the thorough
education of their daughters upon the old and
approved principles of patient-training, in
all that relates to the full development of
moral, intellectual and artistic excellence,
can find in the location of this Institute, in
the high character and attainments of its
Principal, and in all the appointments of the
school, every auxiliary for so important an
end. The modern system of educating by
steam, finds no favor with the modest, ex-
emplary, and conscientious Principal who
has charge of the Institute, and if, therefore,
there is less noise and putting in it than be-
longs to the mechanical system, it is because
with unWearied assiduity, untiring fidelity,
and quiet industry, he is discharging the
high duties of responsible mission, instead
of seeking merely the rewards of popular
nOtOriety.
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-07-29
From tn Southern Recorder
MILLEDGEvILLE,
July 16, 1852.

~ AOO-'
At Convention of portion of the Dele.
gates to the Constitutional Union Conven.
ton, consisting of about forty or fifty in
number, held in the Senate Chamber, on
Friday the 10th inst, and in connection with
other persons present, the following proceed
ings were adopted:
On motion, Edmund II. Worrell, dele.
gate from the county of Talbot, was appoint
ed President of the Convention, and Jack
Brown, delegate from the county of Ma
rion, Secretary.
The following preamble and resolutions
were introduced by Mr.. Clarke, of Newton,
and were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, we, portion of the represen.
tativeS of the Constitutional Union party Of
Georgia, in the Convention held on the 18th
inst, in connection with other members Of
the party, in Convention assembled, prefer
the election of other candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States
than those now before the country; and be-
lieving that majority of the people of Geor-
gia desire that they may have the oppnrtuni-
ty of voting for men to whom they can more
cordially give their support than to the pres
ent nominees.
Therefore ResolUed, That we recommend
to the people of Georgia who prefer the S,
lection of other candidates for President and
Vice President, to appoint delegates to a
Convention to be held in the city of Macon,
on Tuesday the 18th day of August next, to
take such action as they may deem proper
in reference to the ensuing Presidential cleo
ton.
ResOlued, That whilst we would not at.
tempt to dictate the choice Of the people,
we would respectfully suggest the name Of
DANIEL WEBSTER, of Mass, as a can
didate for President, and CHARLES j,
JENKINS, Of Georgia, for Vice President
ResOlved, That committee of eleven be
appointed to prepare an address to the people
of Georgia, setting forth the reasons in be.
half of the policy recommended, aud that
have induced this body to propose the same,
and that the President of this Convention be
Chairman Of said committee.
ResolUed, That each county be requested
to send twice as many delegates to the Con-
ventiOn as they are entitled to members IN
both branches Of the General Assembly.
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-07-29

CLAY, CALHOUN, AND WEBsTER.-The
New York Express, in recording the death
of Mr.. Clay, says:
1t seems but yesterday that we heard Mr.
Clay's voice in the Senate, in all its sweet
ness and power, as he recorded the death
and recited the virtues Of his associate, John
G. Calhoun. "He was, said Mr.. Clay, "Of
my own age" A solemn stiffness pervad-
ed the Chamber-Mr. Clay paused-his
head dropped upon his breast, and the as
pect of the speaker indicated the powerful
workings Of his mind. He felt that this
was the last time his voice would be heard
in the Senate upon an occasion so solemn
and interesting to the whole body. Clay
and Calhoun, co-labOrers for forty years,
from the war Of 1872 to the death Of the il.
lustrious Senator from South Carolina, oD-
posed through life, but meeting upon the
common level Of the grave, and in the CON-
mon receptacle Of the tomb-and destined,
let us trust, to renewed associations in the
world Of spirits. But one man remains Of
the great Senatorial trio-Daniel Webster.
Seventy years have passed over the great
Senator of the North, and who shall say
how soon the summons Of death may come
to him-the surviving monument Of those
three powerful intelleets Of the land