The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-08-17
ficient to transport them to their rice-field.


there seemed to he no other resource, it was
determined to hand them over to the Com
missioners of Emigration, and apartments
were prepared at the Aims House for their
reception. When, however, this information
was conveyed to the unfortunate sons of
Confucius. they testified their despair in the
extravagant manner Of their nation and unan-
imOusly declared that they would sooner die
than live on the aims Of barbarans. Two
of them gave practical proof Of the SINGER
ity of their declarations, the one with a rope
and the other with a razor but fortunately,
through the timely excrtions of the worthy
host of the Shakespeare, who was apprehcn'
sive that his house would be turned into m
accldama, the nscks of both were saved
The celcstals were at length pacified by the
promise that another effort would be made
to get thcm home q subscription has been
opened, to which, through the medium of the
newspapers, the charitable are invited to
contribute. Push a Chinaman to the wall
and he will not long hesitate about "shuffl-
ing off this mortal COIL" and making his
quietus with bare bodkin," or any other
convenient instrument.
The intelligence received from day to day
of tho unprecedented ravages of the yellow
fever in New Orleans, has excited the liveli-
est sympathy among all classes of our peo-
pie. AS a large number of the poorer
classes are among the sufferers, it has been
thought that we of New York ought to con-
tribute something for the relief of our Sis
ter city, with whom we entertain such init
mate relations. Several meetings have been
held, and committees have been appointed to
take the matter vigorously in hand. Already
S4,755 have been raised; and when the
committee Of twenty, who have volunteered
to call on the principal merchants in the
New Orleans trade shall have reported, it is
probable n very handsome amount will be
found to have been collected. 1t is proper
to say that DR.. Hawks has taken prominent
part in this praiseworthy movement.
The Atlantic sailed on Saturday last, car
rying with a large number of other passen-
gers, JaI ,es Buchanan, u. S. Minister to
England, and Pierre Soule, Minister to Spain
The latter gentleman on Friday evening, re-
ccivcd fine serenade from the Cuban SYM
pathizers in the city, to which he replied
with his usual eloquence. This will be an
other thorn in the side of the Spanish court
Of our European Ministers, there are now
but two that have not received their instruc-
tons; these arc Ex-Governor Vroom, who
goes to Prussia, and Ex-Governor Seymour
to the court Of the Car. The latter is now
in the city and expects soon to start.
Julien, the celebrated musician, and mana
ger of the world-renowned promenade con-
certs, has just arrived in the city. He was
to have been serenaded "a favorite mode you
will perceive, of testifying our esteem,) last
evening by Dodworth's Band, but for some
reason it was deferred to future occasion
| imagine the soaking rain which poured
down from ~ o'clock till after midnight, was
rather too much Tor their oatgut.
The Cry ystal Palace still continues a CEN
tire of attraction. Yesterday there were
3,3S4 admissions on single tickets. For the
benefit of persons from the country, whose
limited stay in the city would prevent them
from getting the full value of season tick
ct, the Directors have just issued n new tick
ct for S5, which is good for two months
They have also published Il notice to all ex-
hibitors who have not yet appeared, that
unless they fit up the spaces allotted them
by the 10th of this month, it will be forfeited
and assigned to others. Most of the arti-
cles, with the exception OF those in the paint
ing gallery and Machinery Arcade, are now
in their places.
There are some splendid Pianos in the
fair, of both American and foreign manu-
facture. One Of these is remarkable for the
ease with which it is played. The perform
er, instead of going through a long training
and practising day after day, has only to
learn how to turn n crank and he can dis
course music which Herr himself could not
surpass. What n great labor saving ma
chine will young ladies' find this mechanical
piano to be. No more torturing their little
fingers to stretch an octave no more over
loading their precious brains with quavers,
apoggiaturas, and all that stuff; simple
grind, and the music comes out ready made.
Close by stands musical table, which, by
simply being wound up, delights the ear
with its sweet melody; its price is $3.50.
There is another piano so gorgeously fin
ished that it must not be here passed by
The tone is superior, but ii is the case that
attracts attention and admiration. This Is
iniaid with pearl, shells, and precious stones
in such manner as to give 1t the finest ef-
feet. Capt. Degroot, of the Prescott House,
is said to have offered $4,000 for this instru-
ment.
An object which from association attracts
general interest, Is pair Of stockings, de-
scribed in the card attached TO them rs "knit-
ted by Mrs Begg, Of Ayr, Scotland, (sister
of Robert Burns) at the age of eighty-two
years, and contributed by NJ. NJ. Keane, to
be sold after the exhibition and the proceeds
applied to charitable purpose" They are