The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-02-09
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DEAR Ledger You could not have
chosen n more favorable moment to ask res,
ldcnt OF the gay metropolis to jot down for
! the amusement of your readers. some of the
events and novelties of the season. The
week just closing, being the great gala week
ofthc year, when everybody and his wife and
children, come pouring into the city, to par.
ticipatc in its innumcrablc attractions, has
been so prolific of famuscmcnts, that the diff
lculty is to know where to begin to cnumcr.
ate them.
The RACES, over the Washington course
commenced on "Wednesday the ID. and con.
'Inu"d until to-day, inclusive. The road,
leading to it have been daily alive with
vsitors-mcn, women and childrcn-.,ld and
y"uug-littlc and big--sobcr and drunk ;and
any quantity Of equipages. from the farmers
! vegetable cart, to the richly comparisoncd
chalsc, with livcried coachmcn, four in hand;
all loaded beyond their utmost capacity Of &C.
commodation--and such Babel ofhallooinr
and Shouting,-singing and cursing-bctting
and gambling-loating md pocket-picking,
not even the oldest inhabitant " has looked
upon sincc--thc races of 1852. Many luck
less wight who has cause to remember this
week. will find himself on Monday morning,
when he comes TO balance his accounts
from the Monday before minus n pocket
book. \ beaver hat or two. or what il far
worse than either, character, lost through
To-" close proximity to the sharpcrs and
bIacklcgs. who at This time infcsi our thor
ou"hf>rcs The details of each DAYS race
have been regularly and ably reported in our
daily papers, and have doubtless reached
you.
Th" Jorkev Club ball Was TO have taken
place l''Si night at ~. Andi vs. Hall. The
country L.dirs always bear oifthc palm. from
, their city sisters on this occasion, and from
the bright arr:.y Of strange faces which ap-
pear daily on our fashionable promcnadcs,
There Is n" reason TO suppose that there has
been any falling of in their resources for
carrying on the same game. with success.
The musical world has run mad ut the vis-
it of Ole Bull, who has been giving several
grand farewell concerts at the Military Hall.
He is assisted by Strakosch, as musical di.
rector and conductor, and Signorina Adelna
Patti, child of eight years, who sings the
songs Of Malibran, Jenny Lind, and others,
with incredible ease and perfection.
Professor Anderson, the wizard of tho
North, is here again, forcing thousands of the
curious and confoundcd to ro!l up the whites
of their eyes at his incxplicabe, ncDmprc-
hcnsablc and astounding wonders.
This is positively the last week, (but the
advertisement docs not say how many,) of
The Sea Tigrcss, captured in Wellington
Sound, by the British Fleet, sent in search Of
Sir John Franklin. The lcyccs Of this fem
inine but fierce looking tenant of IIibcrnian
Hall, have been well attended, and all agree
| in pronouncing her an odd fish in the way Of
natural curiositics.
Ncafie, the eminent American tragedian, is
performing at the Theatre He has succce.
dcd in producing the Grand Dramatic Ro-
nance Of The Corsican Brothers." with n
new ret written ard prepared by himself
Reports of Cholera have altogether ccas
ed. The "Oyster Sickness" which was
mistaken at first for the real Asiatic E" was
confined to particular classes, darkics and
gormandizcrs, and the exclusion Of shell fish
and cabbnges, from our markets has banished
the principal source of disease from amongst
us.
Monday last Was the anniversary Celebra-
ton OF the South Carolina Medical Assoeia-
ton. The Doctors supped together, drank
toasts and made speeches complimentary to
each other and their guests. DIR. Geddings
presided, assisted by Lancaster's able Repre-
sentative DIR. X. f. WYLrE, since elected
President, who has been from il commence
mcnt, identified with the interests Of this
valuable and useful association. The an-
unal address was delivered by DR.. A. Coffin
Of Barnwell.
A large gang OF negroes sold Rt auction a
few days since at an average of SI83 each,
an experienced carpenter brought SI675.
Five additional Free Schools have been
instituted for the city, under the recent In
creased appropriation by the Legislature.--
The election for teachers is to be held on the
28th inst
Our City council has subscribed $4,000
of Stock to the new Fireman's Insurance
Company. The project takes wen, and Il
confidently predicted that the Stock of the
Company win be in great demand, and pay
handsomely. ~
Board at the principal hotels has riscn in
consequence Of the high price Of provisions,
II Is now two dollars and half per day at
the Char'eston.v and two dollars per day
at tho other Hotels. Even at these enor-
mOua'ntea. thsyare all filed 70 oyesfiowInQ.
had taken notes Of sundy local items
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