The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-07-13
THE LANCASTER LEDGER

we heard the other day good and true sto-
ry Of Connecticut parson. His country
parish raised his salary from $500 per annum
to $4OO. The good man objected--for three
reasons. "First," said he, abecausc you can't
afford to give more than three hundred dol
lars. Second, because my preaching isn't
worth more than three hundred. Third and
last, because | have to collect my salary,
which heretofore has been the hardest part
OF my labors among you. If have to col
iect an additional hundred il will kill me !"
A ScoTcH paper notices an old woman
living at Glasgow, who is 100 years of age.
She never took = doctors drug In all her
life, nor was a lancet ever applied to her
frame. She is perfectly free Of affections of
tho chest, during the last century of her life
she has been perfect stranger TO pain, and
her pulse does not exceed 10. Her grand
father died at the age Of l29, and her father
died in the laoth year of his age. g..
LIFE AND DEATHS ON THE RAILRolp.-It
is stated that the number Of persons killed
or injured on the railroads of New York
during the last year, was six or seven times
greater, in proportion to the whole number
conveyed, than in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland. The number
killed and injured in New York was 5l3, and
in Great Britain and ireland TOO. Ours Is
great country" always ahead of England
in everything.
THE UNITED STATES PREPAID ENVELOPES.
I'm pursuance of official orders, received
from the city of Washington by George F.
Nesbitt, ESQ, large quantity Of the United
States prepaid envelopes were shipped from
New York on Thursday, by Adams g. Co.'S.
Express, to the postmasters Of the principal
cities in the Southern and Western sections
Of the United States.
eB THE Horliculturists Of Paris, says
correspondent of the New York Express,
have succeeded by artificial crossings in OBJ
talning natural rose nf blue color, which
is the fourth color obtained by artificial
means-that and the yellow or tea rose. the
black or purple rose. and the striped rose,
being all inventions, and the result Of skill
full, scientific gardening.
Eg THERE are in the city Of New York
10 parks, valued at Sy.I5i 900. OF these
the most valuable is the Battery. which is
sst down at S3.0OO.OOO. The city H.. II
park comes next. which is worth two million
hve hundred thousand. The largcstiS Tom.
klns square, the extent of which is not stt-
ted. The next in size is the Battery. cover
ing about elarcn acres after which comes
The Park, not far from lCt acres.
~ IT il well known in Boston, that the
popular articles in the Olive Branch and the
True Flag signed Fanny Fern, are written
by Mrs. Harrington, formerly Mrs Eldridyr.
OF Boston This lady is the daughter of NJ.
thanlel Willis, ESD. for many years editor
and publisher of the Boston Recorder. II
Will tie seen that Fanny belongs to Il liter. ~
family.
DIVORCE IN OHIo.-1'he Irgisl turc or O.
10 has PISSED law grating divorces on
such u number of variant and frivolous pre-
texts ~ crn scarce ftil TO afford csc D., for
any badly matched pair who may desire 10
avail themselves of it. PARTIES belonging 10
other States -an, by residence of .ne wear
have all the benefits Of the Ohio law. though
the cause OF divorce may have occurred else,
where: and decree of divorce in any court
o1 another State is ground for like deere,
0f divorce IN any court Of another State, il
gronnd Tor like decree in favor of the same
party IN Ohio. The law is only one remove
from The sociaiistic theory, which allows the
marriage contract TO be terminated at the
will Of either of the parties.
MELANCHOLY SUICIpE.-Iye learn with
regret that Mr.. John Crawford committed
suicide, by cutting his throat, in tn, lower
part OF this District, on Saturday last The
cause, we understand, was mental dcranue.
ment, under which he has been laborinp for
some months past. Mr.. c. was worthy
and respectable citizen, who deserved and
received the confidence and esteem of his
neighbors. He leaves 4 wife and large
family OF industrious children to mourn his
loss Edgefeld Advertiser.
A MAMMOTH MULE.-A mule Of extroor.
binary size hns Just been brought to this ci.
ty, and Is on exhibition in Chalmers stree,
next door to Hockaday's Livery Stable. He
measures fully 1871 hands, or feet 8 inches
In height, and weighs upwards of 3,20O
pounds: and as he is only five years old, is
expected to increase considerably in size and
weight. He is perfectly symmetrical in bis
proportions, remarkably docile, and in all re-.
spects m extraordinary animal. Charleston
Mercury.
MAMMOTH Ox.--An OF, said 10 weigh fou,
thousand two hundred and forty-two bounds
Is now on exhibition mt Pittsfald. in ths
neighboring county Of Pike. He in called
Z" Young America" is 10 hands high, meas.
ures 10 feet inches from the ears TO the
point Of the rump, and is perfectly symme.
trical in his proportion. His owner SAYS h,
is only four years old. He was raised in
Old Macoupin--a county justly celebrated
for its fine Produets.-Ahon Telegraph.
Az .Anti-Beef eating Association has beer
formed in Philadelphia. Tine meE,bers
pledge themselves against eating any mea,
which costs more than eight cents pound
THE Postage envelope stamps sre now be
ing issued. The price fixed upon il s3. u
per hundred being three cents each for the
postage stamp and twenty cents per hundrel
(or two dollara per thousand for the en-
velopes.
AT meeting recently held in London tc
promote the formation OF n commercial col
lege, Lord Hanowby said, "He knew a goo,
deal about Liverpool, and he knew that Il
an agent theirs had his choice Of an Ameti
can and British ship, hc would not think
that he WIS doing hi- duty to his empIoye,
he did not select the American ship, as be
in safer and better found"