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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-11-02

MARRIED, 10 winnsbOro' on Thn.sdsy
evening the goth inst, by the Rev. Mr.. Po,,
tor, Mr, MANSEL HALL, 10 MIss JANE
FERGUSON, late OfChss,sr District Nav
the flower Of tho hoaey moon aey.r fade.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-11-02
~- Tag FOLLOWING noI;ie ;nv;,,,;o,


~ THE following polite invitation we
received last week, and take the present op-
portuDity for rendering our thanks to Mrs.
Kennedy and Mr. Gamble for their kindness
The American Hotel is a favorte stopping
place for L.ncastarians, aud those who have
stopped there speak in most favorable terms
the attention paid to guests by its WORTHY
proprietress aud superintendent
CHARLESTON, s. C. J
October 20 1853.
Editor Ldncdsier Ledger:
DEAR SR:-Should you find II convenient
at any time to visit Charlest on, You will
confer favor on the undersigned by ac-
cePting the hospitlliies Of the American Ho-
tel, corner Of King and George streets.
On your arrival you will please mention
the fact that you are member of the corps
Editorial and oblige
Respectfully yours,
A. KENNEDY, Props
;. w. GAMBLE, Sup't.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-11-02

MARRIAGES..

~ I'LL Hymen Lrot his love delighted bepr.
IN There dweIt no joy in Eden's rosy bower.
me world was sad'--the gapd6a was "a ia.
ANA man, the hermit, sighed--tiil woman
smiled, C.,..I.,
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

Office of Boayd Of .4dninis8r0s0ys Of Tie J
Louisiana Institufe Jfor khe Deaf, .and ;
Duub, and me Blind.
Baron RoueE, 2sth June, 1853.
Sealed proposals will be. received until
Wednesday, the 18th day o. August 1853,
for the necessary Brick work and Carpen-
tiers work, in the ereetionof the buildings
for this institution at Baton Rouge an d
Tor the materials foI same Proposals will
be received for furnishing all materials for
the Brick work, and erecting the same
Proposals are invited for the performance
invited for the delivery Of the Brick, Lime
and Sand together, or for the delivery of
either Brick, Lime or Sand seperatejy.--
Proposals are invited for furnishing the
required lumber In whole or in part
Proposals are invited for the Carpenters
work, in whole or in part.
The Lumber at present required consists
only Of the floor and ceeling joice, the raf.
tiers, girders, and studding lumber, for the
door and window frames, and the shea ting
for the Roof. The present design Of the
administrators is to erect the building and
have it under cover without finishing the
inside. For this purpose, the amount Of
Lumber, which they now propose TO con-
tract for, will be about 100000 feet; the
quantity Of Brick, about 100000. Con-
tractors vii, be required to give satisfac~
tory security for the performance Of the
work as well as for the delivery OF mater
lals. Plans, specifications, and drawings of
the Brick and Carpenters work. as well
as the bill of lumber, and synopsis Of
the covenants and agreements to be entered
into BY the contractors, may be seen at the
Office Of w. s. Pike, Baton Rouge, to whom
all proposals will be addressed.
rThe New Orleans Daily Pieay4x,
Delta and True Delta, will please copy once
a week, for four weeks. The Natchez Free
Trader, Vicksburg Wing, and Baton Rouge
.Adpocsts viii also insertion one month once
a week. june 29-lmo.
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The following resolution was proposed
and adopted.
Resolved, That the commissioners APP
pointed TO receive proposals and superintend
The building Of the Parish Jail, are autho-
rized to enter intoa contract with builders,
and 70 require OF said Builders Bond with
security, IN the sum Of fifteen thousand dol
lars for the faithful performance Of the con-
tract. And they IRE hereby authorized to
give checks or drafts for The amount Of mo-
ney, as the work progresses Whereupons
The President appointed Messrs. John B.
KIeinpeter. l. s. Taylor and r. Aibour,
commissioners for the building Of the Par.
ish Jail
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted
Resolved, That the Clerk of The Police
Jury be directed to insert in all notices Isl
sued to the Different 0verseer Of Public
Roads IN the different Road districts, copy
ofthe laws shewing that they are compelled
to report to the Police Jury, at every June
session, the number Of hands and number
If days worked on their respective road
districts. And the same given under oath
before any Justice OF the Peace. and the
amount Of the fine for neglect Of comply
ance with the law. -
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned
sine dr. THOs, DEvALL, PEST.
WM HuBBs, Clerk.
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"A Nv ERTISE ME- N r 8.
John NJ. Davies, Zones Il Co.
104 and LOG
WILLIAM ST. COZ. JOHN. ny.

IMPORTERS d. GsntIefben's Furnishing
L Goods, Hosiery, Gloves, nus ienders,
Cravats, Scarfs, &c, selected In France,
England. and Germany. by one Of the firm
resident in Europe, whiclI.ensures ID pur-
chasers the newest aud fuost desirable
good in the line also. maautactlirers Of
the celebrated Patent Shirts. Stocks and
Ties Of every description. Purchasers will
find the stock well worthy their attention..
July / 1mo So
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A Deppty-Sheriff in Springfield,
Massachusetts,, recently levied an at
tachment on a travelling show that ex-
hibited there, and the following was
copied from his return by virtue
of this writ, | this day attached seven
horses, three wagons, one grizzely
bear, one Christ and twelve Apostles,
one tent with fixtures, and lot of
animals called the Happy Family y
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Sunday Morning, j iJuiy 9, 1876 8.
EE~see Police Jury Proceedings
in another column.

ttg'The attention If our merchants
going North, Is asked TO the adver-
tisement of JoHN M. DAVIES, JONES x
Co, In another column. They are
very heavy dealers in gehtlemen's
furnishing goods, and manufactures Of
the celebrated patent sl,irt--No 104
and 100 William Street, corner of
John, New York.
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Plank Road Notice

OFN u We BdlD1I R0Ieke and LIt1sk07s
Plank Road Company e.
Sealed proposals will be received until
Wednesday, July 9th 1853, for clearing off
the road, Of all distractions, from Cypress
Bayou to Olive Branch, 30 as to make it
forty-Gve feet in The clears q
Proposals are invited for the whole, OF
any part Of the work, and bidders are re-
quested to propose for the work at a given
price per mile--running measure.
BY order of the Beard.
ALFRED SHIPPERS, Seeretnyu.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

1.-THE news from China gets
more important than ever. The prob.
ability is I hat the wealthy and popu-
lous city Of Nankin is in the hands Of
The rebels, and the fate of the Mant.
chou dynasty is sealed though we
must not entirely lose sight, of the
partial successes the imperial forces
are said to have occasionally met with
The tea and silk trade seem to be all
at an end, and tho greatest embarass-
ment to mercantile transaction of all
kindsis said to be felt everywhere.
In the Northern district of China,
there is a complete stagnation Of bust
ness. At Shanghai, the British Con-
sui has been compelled to take on
himself tho responsibility of despatch
ing vessels without the usual permit
from the Chinese Superintendent Of
Customs. This measure was necessa-
ry by reason of the want of money to
pay the duties and port dues and for
which the Consul, on receipt Of securi.
~, renders himself Irresponsible.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

The Library of Congress, it is said,
will be ready for occupancy in the
course of the present month. "A large
number of books have recently been
received, both from Europe and the
Atlantic cities Of the Union forming,
together with those which were saved
from the cpnhwration, collection of
upwards Of $4,000 volumes.
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1 M .4l l!l=1 ll
anime the Conits Bridge, and repors tht
probable cost Of building d new bridge. ol
fepairsthe one now Standing Your Com.
mites after having examined the bridge
carefully beg leave to report as iollows:---
That they find the Bants Of the Bridge are
of cypress timber, and sound and think thai
the bridge can be repaired 50 as TO be made
as good as new; say TO last ten years, at .
cost Of seven hundred dollars.
isigned. Gro y. TauDFAt,
w. l.. GAMpBELL,
SsrH Dawn.
spFotrrcA 1f0ss Resolved. That the fol-
lowing repaifs shall be made to The Bridge
across the Connie, near Major Roberts,
The sleepers shall be made of heart Of white
oak, 10 BY l2 inches: sufficiently long to
double OH the Bent IL inches The bents
Of the old bridge being rood. shall remain !;
excepting The bent That has settled below
the levelof the rest Of the bents. (which
Is the third bent from tlie east bank which
shall be replaced with n rev ore. and rails
ed to level with the balance Of the bents.
The panks is to be .. inches thick, Ii feel
long, eight inches wide, Of the heart Of oak
Of cypress, to be spiked on the sleepers
with Ave inch spikes two spikes in each,
where Il crosses the sleeper. There shall
be at ten feet, peice Of timber, three and
half inches thick. inches wide, Is feet
long The railing she'll be the heart Of oak,
Or cypress. 4 inches sauare, with braces 81
the same size. to be nut Of, posts Of the
SAME, three feet high moftises to be 8,
inches deep In thesraii, and The rail to be
spliced on the posts to be braeed on The
out side at saeh cross timber with the same
kind Of material. The posts to be plarikad
up with one inehplank, To be spikedon The
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The lady TRAvELLER.-Java pa.
pers say that the celebrated lady trav-
eller, Madame Ida Pleif1er, has left
Amboyna and the island of Saparoea
accompanied by ten natives, with
whom she proceeded to Makariki, and
thence by foot through Ceram.
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The human voice has been heard
across the Straits Of Gibraltar, dis
lance Of M ore than ten miles. This
only happt ns in peculiar states of the
weather. The sound Of a military
band has been heard at a distance of
seventy mi les of a clear frosty MORN
ing.
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Things.

morning we are generally confounded
and Supplied, by the forest Of things
that make the editors table; groan---
notices of which have been crowded
out from day to day, during the week,
and now that The week il drawing up
to n close, and about to expire, they
all come rushing upon us, to convince
us how little we DO do after all A
large hook, over our table bangles with
miscellaneous foreign Correspondence
bits Of weather twisted fragments
Of paper with notices, Of things unno-
ticed, all Of which must be cleared off,
10 give place TO the fresh receipts of
nnother week, and the ghostly looking
collection of unembodied ideas are con.
signed to the flames, and vanish out
Of the back chimney.place, into smoke,
md thenceto nothingness from whence
they came. What grieyes us most in
this connection, Is that "Fillibuster"
must 40 unnoticed, and the force Of
"a Citizcn'ss keen satire, must be left
alone, aud we must writhe under their
influence until another week comes
in "a Citizen in yesterdays Ga.
zetie, makes us feel the force of his
pen. when he says, "As to the erratic
and luminous slang Of the editor Of
the Comet. il falls harmless against
me- the truth of this is apparent.
But what does "a Citizen mean when
be talks about helping the ladies "out
ofa dilemma and being able to do
ii, without any Of our assistance or
"horid attempts at WITT"
We desire another epistle from "a
Citizen explanatory; we do not like
such doubtful compliments. We have
never attempted to help the ladies out
Of "a dilemma" when we do---if
wit" will get them out we shall GER
.tainly cali On a Citizen to MD us. The
most valuable receipt for getting out
Of a dilemma, is that used by the
imam who butt the bull Off the bridge"
take the animal by the horns. --------
A German by the name Of Hoffman,
wandered of from his residence in
the North end of this city, on Thurs
day, and was found drowned il the
Comite river on Friday. hoffman was
in state Of mental ALTERATION brought
on by family difficulties Of a very ser
ious character, but of which the law
can take no cognisance--and if it did
could not furnish relief----On
Friday the Wharf boat run into the
steamer Eclipse, tearing away the left
side Of that elegant water-crah. A
batch Of our runners were despatched
|
to learn the extent Of the damage, and
some Of them say the pilot of the
Eclipse is to blame, We would not
forestall public opinion, and therefore
ask the people to suspend their opin-
ion until the case is examined. -
"Filibuster' will be attended to in
time. The National Sab
bath.-Our contemporary Of the Ga
zette says, on this subject I'VE are
exceedingly happy to say the ancient
custom ofcelebrating this day, pre-
walls all over the country to consid-
cradle extent" On reading this par
agraph we tore up our article on the .
Iubjeet, and consigned the fragment to |
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

tsus 3tHtG guHhf f-op w
COMMISSIONS Tor collecting
$l2.940 at s per cent. 627 90
Making the total amount Sl3,5G7 90
Your Committee, believing that the above
amount will cover the whole Of the current
expences Of the year 1863, which is ali res
pectfully submitted,
Isigpcd. }. B.. KLFtspETen
Serb DAVID,
J.G WASHINGTON.
On motion, the Jury then proceeded TO
the election Of Parish Treasurer, ID fill the
unexpired term Of William Hubbs Ard
on counting the votes, II was found that /.
Shoppers, was unanimously elected
Whereupon, on motion, the President ap-
pointed Messrs Trudeati, klenpeter and
David Committee to receive the Bond Of
Mr.. l.. Shoppers, as Treasurer of the Par.
ish. for said .nexpired term.
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted
Resolved, That Messrs r. Il w. G..
Walters, be, and are hereby authorized TO
procure from the Surveyor Generals Office.
at the expense of the Police Jury, copies Of
the 5th Township Maps, in the vicinity Of
Baton Rouge, according to the late surveys,
or OF such OF said Townships as have been
returned TO- and approved by the Surveyor
General. And that they be requested to
complete the Parish Map ordered by the
Special Committee OF the Police Jury, on
the 18th July, .1s40.
The Commute TO whom was referred the
Sandy Creek Bridge, made the following
report, which was adopted
We find the Bridge across Little Sandy
Creek, In bad condition,--we think It
would be cheaper to repair the old Bridge
the frame Of which is sound We would
recommend the following repairs; which
would make the Bridge safe for three or
four years. To put braces to extend from
the mud sill, two thirds of the way up to
the posts, TO be well spiked with iron spikes
to the mud sill and post and to put two
posts in place OF the pine post that was put
under the bridge last winter, and level the
sleepers. The bridge to have a new cover
ing of white oak, clear of sap; to be well
pinned or spiked to the seepers, and
ha ndrails to be put On and braced The
above work we believe, will require about
one hundred dollars The work to be let
put to the lowest bidder.
All of which is submitted.
Signed w. L. CAMPBELL,
SAML. w. WATKfss.
The following resolution in regard to the
Eorgoing, was presented and adopted
Resolved, That the sum Of one hundred |
iollar be, and The same is hereby appropri-
tied to repair the bridge across Little Sandy
Creek, agreeably to the foregoing report
And that Saml. w. Watkins, Robert Dyer, /
Samuel Goodrich and Samuel Kelley, be,
appointed Commissioners to carry out the
,aIne. 80
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Iva are authorized 10 announces
CHAssFzR IRE N III Tx, assa. candidate
fofsthe Office Of State TREASURER subjett TO-
the decision OF scosls ention. N
IT, We are authorized u. announce AtJs
BUSTtN DuP[ANTIf t II Us Il candidate
Tor Auditor n pub1is Accounts fof the
State of Louisiana. :. Subject 10 decision of
the Democratic Cof}Venfiofss
* ---4A~ra--4 -l4A--e 1874
I u-. We are authorized tosannounce H..
NJ. PIERCE ssh candidate for Assessor Of
this Parish. g.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

A letter from Madrid, Of the 4th
ult., says: Yesterday some masons.
in dilnolishing an old house, situated
outside the walls, near the Port St.
Vincent, discovered IN the wall Of one
of the cellars Ave lafge vases Of silver,
full Of gold coins, Of the age of Ferdi-
.taan Tho Sixth and Charles The Third.
1hsvaiao "a tlc treds ureis about GA
600 lcnelisli
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sealed PropoaMls.

Office Of Board Of .Adminisnatoys Of he
Louisiana Institute fw Me Deaf, uni
DnDlb, and ME Blind.
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are pleased TO say, lsays the same pa
| peri that our worthy Mayor, whose
energies have long been employed in
promoting the good Of our little city
has, as a means of protecting the
peace and quiet Of our town, revived
an old ORD finance where is the lamp
post that WAS to have been placed on
the Steal 1-boat landing l---------Maj
G. A. Hoy has been appointed by the
Governor delegate to the New
York Worlds Fair. A number Of
Our citlseps will be present at the great
exhibition Louisiana will be well
represented .------We depreciate the
manner ilI which the loeofoco press, is
abusing orr staunch Democratic friend
the Hon. Thomas G.. Davidson; il il.
Illustrates IN large scale ''the ingrat.
itude Of man" A man positively
breaks iihself down III the traces Of the
party, and then because he can do no
more he lis abused. This example
should be an example to Democrats
who are n w, positively impairing their
health in The service of the country.
"A Washington correspondent
says THE Hon. David Starkweather
is here. and Will take commission
TO the SarI dwich Islands if it is forced
upon him. "
The cd 1tor Of LIZ Sema,ne publish
ed in New Orleans is engaged in writ
ing wor k on the subject Of Spiritual
Manifesta1 ions. He says
"la REVUE Sr1RITuELLH est IN ira
vail de cefur, dame. de conviction ct
damour c'est CONNIE TN fable re-
mercicne1t d Ia Providence qui a hiep,
youllu qutE nous ftlssions i'm dies pre-
miers apEeles .parmi eeux qui com
prennent la saiiitete ct les consultations
des Manifestations Spiritaeiies."
-----A chronological Professor in
Philadelphia, says: "The head of
Spring the Murderer, was q bad head:
the eveldpnents were characteristic
of the ,pai,-the perceptive faculties
were strong the reflective weak
Every thing considered, this is most
remarkable discovery.
u
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

4 Tie New Yukts yonan'a State
u eifsjsraiios Convention assembled HI
Rochester on the 1st INST. Tie pffns
ciple subject Of discussion was u to-
whether men should or should bot M
perluittedato hold Office iii tie ooieyy
--4tIers vas If course nud TILL, and
Che more the women talked the less
thsy ,eolld agree 10 III lust thsR Com
sveudon adjoafnM 70 nsxt day without
taking l1e vote.
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Tuesday Morning,

The Police Jury of the Parish Of East
Baton Rouge, met agreeably to ADJOURN
ment; present, the same members as on
yesterday, with the exception Of VIM. L.
Burnett. The President called the meet
irg to order, the minutes being read, were
approved.
The Committee to whom was referred the
matter Of the CONT. Bridge. made the fol-
lowing report, with accompanying speci6-
tons; which were adopted:
REroRT.-We the Committee appointed
at the las. session Of the Police Jury to ex-
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s13,5G7 90
Making the total amount

Your Committee, believing that the above
amount will cover the whole Of the current
expences Of the year 1863, which is ali res
pectfully submitted,
IsiWcd. } B. KLrtsrEren
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-05-07

iJDfIfINs Al M AN .,
IFKtb MuNkDE * CO. I" cHe Ff'ee
~ Sure, No 81 Magazine street. corner VI
tras ser.
", would uform our friends, aaa lhs p
he Ia general, tia. our pfossn' ''oeA "
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, &C.
is un.qualled in extent and beauty BY lha. Of
any other establishment in ihs United STATES
To be convinced Of ,...s statenen', 1t is only
necessary 10 call and examine. Our immense
sales. are brought about By the simple I'e'
being known, that the prices We place up.
goods /. unifosuly low, and the qus'hy OF
ra..b article il guaranteed who !, Is represent
cd TO be. Perfect .al. faction IL what We am
a, in dealing with our customers.
All our clothing IL manufactured al our e.
,ablishment, Ne. A4l Broadway, New iofN'
under the immediate superni"ndenee OF one
of our firm, who spares no pains IN securing
the mos, desirable s,,les Of goods. IL ~ WIN
The fullest coniide,ae Of being able to give
.ati.l.rt,on, .ha, we invite all who may be IN
van, of articles in our line TO call ana caaiii'
me our assortment.
The following is only partial lis. Of aru'
elcs:
Froet and Dress Goats --Fr. and Eng BLACK
,,o,b Dies. and frock coats: do do blue, brown
a, - - A 80, .5..,i ,,n,ks. do do black
mulberry nv" g'e'" ~" ~ a.iJan b,nur
brown, nuio.',y' o'''r. " s,s and zane,
eioth io'sas. if, n,'o hus. siwain,a rnr
eoior'd sio'n "a,s'pe eor,s ,,"Iha,,y nm,
Nno" 49, 'a .sas A. hla,k and Gnc,
co p do,.tiu Union sacks; do extra super
nne dfab and fancy eolorcd waking coats
e,df,np,on, gray, mixed, and silver grey sae'
and poikss French BLACK, p'u', o'oH ~ , In.
olive beaver sac I'D 'r,ve coat u" o'"'
brown ana silNet-if'Y' ""'"'s -.
40. '''o,"''' N's 49, I,ab r,o,b and hca,,
coats 40 sutoinhc u'1o wv" ""' -
Walking eoN's """ ~"s I''N1 ',,','
CON ra,S ahu ""'s'Hs oo"''' w ''"''
aud dr"o P''o' c''''l s'es
Blanket Goals French .uperiine hlre br.n
ard gray sac- aud palet"'s' 20 @" eA'l' l''
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D1A1lUW ARE.

- RICHARDS, No II Chm,res street,
IL. Importer api l'huicsalc deoier N For.
.ign aud Domestic liafd~arc, ha> received :.
ycry large addition TO his pre-, iou,ls extensive
stock OF she, Hardware. Iron, etc, which he
oife,slo country merchants on the most iafor-
able terms. The following comprise part OF
the stock
800 tons Swede Iron. assorted
100 tons Hoop, Band Boil hand sheet Iron
20 tons east, german. and blister steel,
goo casks trace, log. aud oN chains
1870 casks hues. assorted, Carolina, Louis
lana, grubbing. etc,
5000 kegs nails, assorted, wcymeuth ard
anchor brands;
1000 dozen axes, assorted, Collins, Hunts
aud other mggrs;
800 dozcn shoycl4 and spadcs, assorted
Amc>, Rowlaud'-, and other make,
100 tons Slavery u Co.'S castings, consist
'ng OF pot, ovens, spidet-, hredog-
eaullrons. etc. etc
Cologne Mn Stones, Niii liens, and Bolt
ing Cloths; together with full assortment o
shelf hardware, cutlery, guns etc.
.Ncm orleans. jan, $. 1853 n2T-6m