The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-05-18
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.

seserai 1ofu Wawnes, ana 0thef small afti-
cles, among which wete two musical boxes.
MIR. Rogers having discovered the theft the
next morning, Immediately lodged infbrma-
ton Of the fact at the Police Office. On
Monday, one of the watches was offered for
sale by q negro boy. Sam, the property OF
Mr.: lizard Bull, to the proprietor Of shop
in Market,ssreet, who being acquainted with
the robbery, ana suspecting the negro, gave
immediate information to Mr.. Rogers. The
premises of Sam, who resided in Society
street, were then searched by the police, and
the stolen articles all discovered, concealed
in hen coop. In the examination, San,
confessed having entered the store and Sc
creted himself under the counter, until the
family had retired, when he appropriated the
articles, and made his escape from back
window.-C. Standard ".
THE BIsaoP-The Carot;nian after n
hattering concurrence in the recent election
Of the Rev. Thos +. Davis, as Bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, for the Do
cese Of this State, in which however this
journal docs not conceal its prediction for
the Rev. p. J. Sband, il saysl
"We are, moreover pleased TO learn that
the Bishop elect will probably make Col
umbia his place of residence. We must be
permitted to congratulate him, rs We'll rs
the Church, on his promotion to the Epis-
copal ofi'ce-an office which we well know
he is emineatly fitted to fill with acceptance
to the whole diocese"
R- A most melancholy accident occur
red on Sunday afternoon just after Church
Service, which resulted. We regret to say, in
the death of very interesting little girl Of
five years of age, the daughter of Mr.. A. r.
Stillman, residing in Mazyck-st, between
Broad and Qneen-strects. 1t appears that
the child had been standing at the Piazza
door, but seeing relative on the opposite
side of the street had just started to join her,
when pair Of horses attached TO carriage
whose approach, being deaf, she had not
heard, knocked her down. The driver
promptly stopped his horses, and, it is be-
licved, the wheels did not touch her. Be
that, however, rs it may, when taken into
the house, it was discovered that she had
received some serious internal injury, and
Notwithstanding medical assistance was i'm
mcdiately obtained, and every care and at
tention bestowed that skill or affection could
suggestJthe unfortunate little sufferer expir-
ed at about eight o'clock the same evening.
Chds. Courier Of the lOih.
W- The American Medical Association
commenced its session in New York on
Tuesday. A discussion arose rs to the
place of meeting next year. nr Condie pro-
Posed Philadelphia but il was finally unan-
imously agreed that the next meeting should
be held in ST. Louis City. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Presideut--Dr. Jonathan Knight, Connec-
ticutt Ht-5n
Vice presldents-Dr. Usher Parsons.
Rhode Island; DR.. Lewis, Condit, New Jer.
sey; DR.. Henry II. Frost, South Carolina;
DR.. II. l.. Howard, Ohio.
Secretaries.-Dr. f. L. Beadle, New York;
DR.. Edwin Lamoine, Missouri.
Treasure.--Dr. ID. Francis Condic Peuna.
About three hundred and fifty delegates
were present snr
San Accommodating the heavy blow
which prevailed on Sunday last, a party con.
sisting OF six persons, ave men and lad
about fifteen years of age, started from
Mount Pleasant Village for this city when
between Castle Pinckney and Hog Island
Channel, the boat capsized in sudden flaw
by which two Of the party were drowned
Henry Tally and the lad Charles Krauss, In
the employ Of Mr.. Ciaussen, baker. The
other four were saved through the strenuous
exertions Of Major Crews and Mr.. John La
Roche, who at some personal risk to them
selves, went out TO their Chas
Standard
.. EDWIN DELEoS, Eso.-The Washington
correspondent Of the N. Y. Daily Time.
says that Edwin DeIeon, ESQ, formerly CO
editor of the Columbia 9. c. Teiegrdph, ant
recently co-editor Of the Washington SouLh
ern Press, will almost certainly be appoint
ed Consul TO Melbourne, Australia, which |.
nearly or quite as valuable now as a Liver
pool Consulate.
@ IL 10 little singular, says the Port
land Advertiser, that of five Of the Presiden
tial candidates-one, Webster. is dea.. an
other and the successful candidate, lost hi,
little boy soon after his election by mos
distressing accident, and his own and wife.
lives were saved almost niiraculously while
the third fourth and fifth, viz: Fillmore, Cas-,
and Douglas, have ench had to mourn IN,
loss Of their wives since the canvass. Sure
ly death strikes in high places.
PoPULArIoS.-William Durby. Eso. bo,
published in the National Inteiligencer ,
statement Of the probable population of IN,
United States nl950. Should the increas,
Of the future be In the same ratio rs the past
II appears the aggregate population will ther
be 196,973,O00 souls. ~
A JooMBs LAwYER.-A man in New
York named Fitzgerald, is under indictment
for shooting his wife, but the general impres.
sion Is that the act was accidental. Fitz.
gerald was brought up for trial on Tuesday
when Mr.. Palmer said athat the prisoner
had no friend but his counsel. He had en-.
gagged counsel, and given him nm order to
sell his goods and chattels, TO take out fee
Tor himself, anu return ;.is rest 10 ..:..: 81;
he has not seen the counsel since: he hayino
left the city," The District Attorney said
that the statement was correct, and that the
lawyer referred to after possessing himself
Of all the effects Of the prisoner had abscon.
ded, leaving the prisoner entirely destitute
and friendless.
PAST, PREsEsT AND FUTURE PRooREss--
The editor Of the St. Paul Minnesotiau
writes: We were at one time one of the
only three white men residing within The
limits Of the present State of Iowa, which
now has population Of over 40o, 900. In
our own beautiful territory we have made
many trips between Prairie du Chen and 81
Peters, and from Traverse des Sioux, when
the hotels we lodged at were In the open air
and our table furnished from the supply we
carried, or from the game we killed on the
route. Yet, with the blessing of God. we
t1ss h. a.. l..