The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-07-20

balance In her hand she has taken her roost
on the top of our City Hall, but does not
vouchsafe us any nearer visit. If they are
voters, can muster little small change, or
have friend In the Board Of Aldermen, they
are not likely to suffer much.
Somebody has handsomely said that "the
seasons Of the year come in like masquers;" !"
but there Is more poetry than truth in the
line five apply it to the present summer
There way no mask at all about il; on the
contrary this pcrsoniiied maid of whom n
thousand pretty things have been said, show
ed us on her first advent, her ruddy visage
as ardently glowing as it is wont to do in
the most unmitigated dog-days. June was
cmphatically hot month. Our feelings are
pretty respectable thermometer; and judg-
ing by them the mercury stood at fever heat
the greater part of the time. The Goth, 9th,
and 2sth, were hot enough; but the Wednes-
day and Thursday Of the preceding week
were almost insuiferable. There were six
teen persons killed by sun-strokes. The
There has been no cholera in the city pro-
per; but couple of well authenticated cases
have occurred in Ravenswood, a small place
on Long Island, opposite the city.
destructive tornado passed over the
Northeastern section Of the city on Friday
afternoon, the like of which We have not
seen in many years. II was accompanied
by violent hail, some Of the stones being as
large as n good sized hens egg. Hundreds
Of window pancs were broken, signs were
blown down, chimneys thrown over. The
most serious damage that was done was the
prostration of four wooden houses on the
North side of 4ith street, opposite the Crys-
tai Palace. a number Of workmen who had
taken refuge in them from the storm, wers
buried in the ruins; three of them were tn
ken out dead. These buildings belonged To
DR.. S. p. Townsend, 'thc real original ia
cob" who has invested in real estate the
money he has made by Quacking his SarS.-
paria through the country.
The city of Williamsburg, which lies just
across the East River from New York, n
little above Brooklyn, suffered even more
than New York. Two Of the churches had
their steeplcs blown down. In one Of them
the pupils Of the young ladies' Academy had
been giving literary entertainment, and the
audience had not entirely dispersed when
the storm struck the building. Strange to
say, with the exception Of one or two who
wer, grazed by the falling timbcrs, none Of
them sustained any injury beyond terrible
fright. Scarcely n house in the village es-
capped damage of some kind. Glass was n
premium the next riorning, and glaziers
were in demand.
Another serious accident took place on
Friday last The steamer New World, one
Of our fine Albany boats which had enjoyed
the full confidence of the travelling commu-
nifty had one of her fues to collapse as she
was lying at the dock, about twenty minutes
before starting. Six of tho hands were
scalded, three fatally the passengers. owing
TO the Captains presence Of mind all escaped.
The boat had not her full pressure Of steam
on at the time and no cause can be assigned
for the catastrophe, except that the fue may
have received some injury from lightning
the evening before. several Of those on
board having thought at the time that il had
struck the boat Accidents of, this descrip-
tion have been unpardonably frequent in this
quarter during the present season. II seems
as If steamboats, and railroad cars were Mo-
tOchs that were never satisfied with the blood
Of victims.
The Crystal Palace was exposed to the
full force of last weeks hurricane, and stood
the gale without even trembling. No better
test of its strength could be desired. A
small iron building by its side intended also
TO be used for the Exhtion, was swept to
the earth. 1t will require some days to re-
erect it; yet this will occasion no delay in
the opening of the Exhibition. The whole
exterior of the building is finished with the
exception of the dome which is not yet Who'll
ly enclosed, and the ornamental work which
they are now engaged in putting on. In
the interior considerable yet remains 10 be
done but five hundred workmen get over n
vast deal Of ground in a day. They are now
fitting up the various sections in n manner
appropriate to the contributors for which
they are intended.
There is little doubt that the Palace will
be opened to the public on the 18th July,
rs now announced. The Inauguration cere-
monies are to take place on the preceding
day, in the presence Of select company
consisting Of the holders of season tickets
and invited guests. Among the latter will
be the President, who Is expected to take
part in the exercises. Season tickets will
cost 80; the price Of single admissions has
not been determined.
Contributions have heen received from
most Of our own States aud from number
OF the countries Of Europe. Italy has sent
collection Of paintings and statuary such
rs has never before been seen On this side OF
the Atlantic. England, france, Sweden,
Prussia, Austria, Turkey, and Denmark will