The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-06-23
Summary Of News.

From all accounts, It appears that the pre-
sent prospect of an abundant crap are very
flattering. There are. however, some COM
plaint from one or two sections, that the
rust is making Roadway in the wheat crop.
The scarcity Of corn makes this particularly
distressing, as the farmers are looking for
ward to the coming harvest with no small
degree Of anxiety. ..s.....
Statements from the South and West re-
present the sugar and cotton crops as never
more promising. n..... .... ..
HINT Observation-Disclosures of Soda, ,sown
underneath trees, In showery weather and in
small quantities, will produce most beauti-
fal verdure. The herbagc in plantations so
treated becomes excellent food for kline, and
is in fact, preferred TO the ordinary field
grasses. ..a .".- .- 80 ." ... .
A new journal, with peculiar recommen-
dations is about to be established in Circle
vile, Ohio. The editor in his prospectus
says: "Our terms are two dollars year
Gentlemen who pay in advance will receive
first rate obituary notice in case of.death." I"
CoLp WEArHEn-A letter from Carlisle,
Schoharic Comfy, N. ", dated June II ,says
that the weather there Is very cold, and that
the mercury that morning at sunrise was on
ly one or two degrees above the freezing
point At Boston the weather is also cool.
At half past two o'clock on Friday the ther-
mometer indicated temperature of 67a 30l,
at ten o'clock Of so, at which hour the Au-
rora Boredlis In the North and Northwest
wns very brilliant At sun rise on Saturday
morning the mercury WINS down to 49e sO'.
A mechanic at &Sysyi!!s, Kentucky, has
invented n smoothing iron that Is heated BY
few Goals in the interior, having dampcr
TO regulate the heat from that of boiling wa
ter to red hot glow.
Col. George C. Washington, of Montgon,-
cry county, Md, has field of rye which aver
ages seven feet In height.
CoSTLAGRATfoS At WEruMKA, ALA
Loss OF S4oo'ooO.-A telegraphic despatch
to the Augusta, Ga Constitutionalist, dated
June "a, furnishes accounts of destructive
fire which occurred at about two o'clock ON
Saturday morning, the 18th, at Wetumka,
Ala, in IN old warehouse. In the short
space Of two hours the entire business por-
ton Of East. Wetulnpka, involving q loss OF
from three to four hundred thousand dollars.
Of which only about ninety thousand was
covered by insurance. was destroyed. Il Is
strongly suspected that this dreadful con-
iiagraticn was the act Of an incendiary.
FIRE IN SAvAxHAH.--A Fire occurred In
Savannah on the 18th inst, at FIVE o'clock
this morning, in the large carpenters work
shop belonging to Mr. Lopez Cohen, which
with its contents was destroyed. Mr.. Co
hens large brick dwelling on Jones-stroct
was also burnt, together with nearly all the
furniture therein. Mr.. Cohen's loss Is esti.
mated at about $4,000. The house ws.
insured for $4,000. The adjoining brick
house Of Mrs. Jenett, likewise was consumed,
and another injured. The loss is about ss7oOo
They were occupied by J. 6. Watkins and
the Rev. Thomas Rambert. The furniture
sustained also considerable damage.
REVERENCE ron THE Samantha the
year 1858, at Tewkesbury, q certain Jew.
one Saturday, fell into cesspool, and would
not allow himself TO be drawn out on a Sat.
urday on account Of his reverence for thu
Sabbath. Richard de Clew, Earl of Glou-
cester would not allow him to be drawn out
on the following day, being Sunday because
OF his reverence for has Sabbath. And 40
the Jew died. Chronicles of London.
EARly.-They have wateTmslOns in New
furk, brought from EIeuthsFa.
The 6TEAMER SoUrH-CAnonA.-The
Wilmington Daily journal desires 10 know,
why the propeller SostA Csroliaa Il 70 be
sold, and tbs Charleston and Liverpool line
Is TO he abandoned.
we understand that the line u not to bo
abandoEed, and that the steamer sos1a Car
'ina is TO sold, because her model docs not
sait the Charleston bar.
/. The Nswhery Aehsalsarsi Soslesy, win |
seid lis annual meeting at.NewberTy c. H. |
"a "Wednesday. 2sth Jaly next
- The Cincinnati Commercial ..v.
hundreds Of barrels Of whiskey come these |
ally, :, 70 go forth as brandy and other spirit