The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-04-06
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.


W We clip the following from the Ma.
tional Era
Some time since we saw brief paragraph
in Southern paper, announcing the eXecu-
;ion of n white man in South Carolina for
killing Ii slave.
Being rather incredulous, as we had new.
er heard of such an instance, n letter was ad-
dressed to gentleman in South Carolina,
for the purpose of verifying or correcting
the statement. From the reply received, we
are permitted to copy the following extract !:
Il have just heard some of the particulars
OF the man who was executed for killing
his slave in Bennctsville, Marlboro District
He was between forty and fifty years of age,
mad six children, was a bad neighbor, and
cruel to his family and slaves. He was pro-
we'd to have killed the mother of the slave
for whose murder he WIS executed, and who
was eight years old He had chained the
little girl to his horse in the field, and whip
ped her severely, although she did not die
| till ten days after the punishment would
rather you publish the PARTICULARS than not
for his execution reflects credit upon the CON-
munity. He died, expecting = reeprieye or
pardon to the last moment"
The editor of the Panola (NIiss) Picayune
says he has seen machine for the purpose
of picking cotton which bids fair to be very
useful to the planting community. The ma
chine in question is not perfect one !; it is
only II temporary one for experiment, to test
the principle, but from what the editor has
seen of it, he has no doubt it will be perfec-
ted so that it can be made to pick from five
hundred to eight hundred pounds of cotton
per day. Ii is simple in construction and
light in weight, and is the invention of Mr.
Burdine. If the machine, when perfected
can do what is claimed for it, it will be of
immense benefit to the planting interest
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE We regret to learn
that on last Thursday night, the large and
longir z II John T.. Pattcn, Esq, of Asheville
NC. were ntirciy constituted bv fire.
We learn from the Spectator, published,
ut Ashcvilc, that there were in the stables
at The time of the fire, fourteen mules, three
horses, one yoke of oxen and some six or SC.
ven shcep-all of which perished in the
flames. The mouns and yells of the agoni-
zed beasts in this fiery ordeal, are said by
those who heard them, to have been hideous
beyond description.
Mr. Patton estimates his entire loss at
$4,000. The fire was no doubt the work of
an incendiary but us yet no clue has been
found as to the perpetrator Of the villainous
deed
We learn from n correspondent that Ches-
terileid Jail, with eight persons confined
therein,was consumed by fire at three o'clock
on Tuesday morning w. w. Campbell
and the Jailor having been aroused by some
persons outside, had just time to make their
escape. Our correspondent has not given
us the names of but two of the unfortunate
individuals who met their death in this hor-
rible manner-Damely, John Parr and -
Hall. A man and his wife, who were on a
visit to one of the prisoners, Were also burnt
to dcath.-COurier.
Since the above we learn that the follow
ing are the names of those consumed:
Vaudeville III Hall, Robert Dickson, John
Parr, Francis n. Hall, VIM. Grooms, NAL
com Martin, .Irs. Martin, wife of Malcolm
Martini, John Martin, brother Of MaIcom
Martin.
In the Superior Court at New York on
"Wednesday, verdict of six thousand dollars
damages was rendered against MIR. Bowen,
of the firm of Bowen g. McNamce, in that
city, for a written slandcr on Mr.. Fowlcs,
salesman, formerly in their employ. II ap-
pears that Mr.. Fowles left Messrs Bowen
& McNamee, with letters Of recommends
tion from that firm, and subsequently obtain
ed n situation in Cincinnati After some
time. however, the slandcr complained of
was written, the plaintiff was discharged
from his situation in Cincinnati, and claim
ed damages from u New York jury, who gave
him $4,000.
.g" We find the following in the Wash.
ington Correspondence of the Charleston
Courier:
BY the way the contract for the Charles
ton Custom House has been modified BY
Secretary Guthrie, so rs to require that the
snperstructure shall be of marble. This de-
cision mUy involve an Abandonment Of the
contract with Learned and Dokin, the origi-
nal contractors, the Government having de-
termincd to exercise the discretion which
the contract allowed.
BUSINESS LTKE.-The following advertise
ment We take from New York paper:
LAST OFFICES T } FRIENDS.-A J..
Case, Sexton and Undertaken, 397 Grand,
between Clinton and Suffolk sts., opposite
the Mechanics and Traders Bank.
In this service, equally necessary and So
lemn, il may be well for the living to be ap-
pi'oSu 40 'uoHc DtiOIc HOuT OI neeU ar
rives, that il may not find them without the
proper information.
sD" From the New York Sachem, we
take the following funny advertisements, and
appropriate criticisms:
The Tribune, thc organ Of ali she moral.
ty Of the town, ontains some remarkably
pious advertisements among others we no.
tice the following:
"nNTEp-3y young widow lady Of
PEP" essing appearance, situation IN
some christian grntleman's family, to take
charge of his domestic establishment. She
is well qualified to superintend the manage
ment OF young children who may have lost
mothers care. Best OF references given
and required.
Propossessing appearance, neatly allied to
the cnarge Of the domestic establishment of
! a christian gentleman, as u superior attrac-
tion to modern moralists, possessing small
| sized children. In the Herald we discover
n complete answer to the forlorn lady's de-
sirps with the slight exceptions that the ar