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Pretty Incident.

We heard very pretty little incident, the
other day, which re cannot help relating
Ay"ung lady from the South, it seems. was
wooed and won by youthful physician liv-
ing in California. When the engagement
was made, the doctor was rich, having been
very successful at San Francisco. 1t had
not existed six months, however when, by
an unfortunate Investment, he lost his en-.
tire cheap" This event came upon him, il
should be added, jnst rs he was making rea-
dy TO claim his bride. What does he do
Why, like an honorable and chivalrous
young fellow, as he is, he sits down and
writes the lady every particular of the un-
happy turn which had taken place in his for
tunes, assurin" her, that if the fact produced
any change in her feelings towards him, she
IS released from every promise she had made
him. And what does the dear, good girl
do! why. she takes 4 lump Of pore gold
which her lover had sent her when in pros
Pcrty, as keepsake, and having it manu-
featured into n ring, forwarded it to him,
with the following Bible inscription, engrav-
cd in distinct characters, on the inside:
"Entreat me not to leave thee or to re-
turn from following after thee; for whittier
thou gocst, will 60, and where thou lodg-
est, | will lodge; thy people shall be my
people, and thy God my God where thou
dicst | will die and there will be buried :
the Lord do so 10 me, and more also taught
but death part thee and nc"
The lover idolIed his sweetheart more
th ever, when he received this precious
evidence of her devotion to him both in
storm and sunshine. We may add that for
tune soon again smiled upon the young ply
slcan, and that he subsequently returned to
the North to wed the sweet girl he loved,
and who loved him with such an undying
affection. Nay, more, the happy bride and
bridegroom passed through our city not
long since on their way to the home of the
latter in the golden State. Reader, this is
all true. Young ladie. who read the Bible
as closely rs the heroine Of our incident
seems TO have done, are pretty sure TO make
good sweethcarts and better wivcs.-B Boston
Paper.
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In conclusion. I would state that It Is NOT
my purpose to stir up strife, or produce pub
lie excitement, but as Mr.. Sutherl.nd's corr
duct was so strange, and so "ell calculated
to injure me and my family, and withal so
oncourteods and ungentlcmanly, i may JUST
add, that l feel bound, in self defence. to-
state thus publicly, the affair If, after this,
MIR. Sutherland is satisfied, I am. II not, n
further exposition can be made. / at pres
ent, withhold the publication of the cirti6-.
cate Of Mr. s. to me, as he seems so ayerse
to it. In case, however, should find it
necessary, feel at full liberty to publish It.
in the ledger" "Journsl, alag" aud .Che-
raw Gazette" Thus far, Mr. s. ha. pub
lished his own act, and Of course false i'm
pressions may have sone forth against mo
and my family. ........ a. a
Most respectfully, .-.-.
ELI C. BISHOP.
."."Camden Journal" and "Cheraw Ga.
zettc," will give the above ono insertion.
Silt f.. c. B..
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DR.. M'Lsna's Yormifnpa

eV During practice of moro than 90
years. DR.. MclAne had attended innnmera-
bic patients afflicted with every form of worm
disease, and was induced to apply all the
energies Of his mind to the discovery of n
yermifuge, or worm destroyer, certain in its
effects; the result Of his labors is the Ameri.
can Worm Specific, now before the public.
which is perfectly safe, and may be given,
alike TO children of the most tender age, or
to the aged adalt; it purges mildly and sub
dues fever, and distroys worms with nvari-,
able success. 1t is easy OF administration
and as il does not contain mercury in any
form whatever, no restrictions are necessary
with regard TO drinking cold water, nor is it
capable Of doing the least injury to the
tendcrest infant. An incredible number Of
worms have been expelled by this great yer-
mifuge.
e-Y- Purchasers will be careful TO ask
for DR.. M'LANE'S CELEBRATED LiV-.
Err PILLS, and take none else There are
other Pills, purporting to be Liver Pills,
now before the public. Dr. Mlane's Liver
Pills, also his Celebrated Verniifuge, can
now he had at NIL respectable Drug Stores
in the United States and Canada.
The above valuable Preparation for sale
by the Agents +. NJ. Cohen & Co, Impor-
tcrs and Dealers in Drugs apd Medicines,
No. 20 lIayne Street, Charleston SC.
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Nj ISC E LII A N L @ i S.
The Rechabites,

The Independent Order Of Rcchabites
Is founded upon the principles lad down
by old Rechab and his son JChnadab.-
A succinct and entertaining history of
their platform" may be found in The
35th chapter Of jeremiah. The Recaa
bites are mentione several times in the
Old Testament, but in nearly every case
by different names, the reason for which
seems to be to escape the persecution that
was heaped upon them by their enemies.
The organization Of the Order is of com.
paratively recent origin in. this country.
In the Old World it extends to n time to
which the memory of man runneth not
back. And although the RechaGites in
point OF age take precedence oven the Sons
yet in consequence Of the mystery with
which the former seemed to be clothed
the latter have far out Stripped them in
point OF numbers, il not in usefulpess.-
Inc OBJECT OF the two Orders is precisely
the same-the reformation of man; 1t
would not be difficult matter to coisoIi-
date them. The initiatory ceremonies
and other matters are different. The fees
IN the one are regulated by the aoe of
candidates-while in the other only one
fee is required for all ages. Like the Sons
the Rechabites have their troubles, anil
serious are some of them. But within a
Tent Room, even when questions calcu.
lated to excite and arise high feeling arc
under discussion, great care is taken that
no improper word be spoken to wound a
brother. Leaning their lessons from a
vice teacher, they endeavor to live aud
act up TO the motto Of Temperance, For.
titude and Justice" "Nor is this a mere
cipher Let the iercest enemy of the
Order watch, keep close look ont upon
The movements Of the members, and he
VIII be forced TO feel that there u some
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We sincerely regret to prcccivc from
the suGjoncd article in the ALJcyil.e
Banner, Of the 22d inst that Col. +. W.
SELLEcE, its able editor, is dead. We un-
dcrstand tlIat he had been very sick for
some week.:
1t becomes our painful duty to an
nOuncc the death of Col. Frederick W.
Seleck, the editor Of this paper who breath
ed his last Oh the morning Of Tuesday,
the goth inst. The deceased was in the
twenty-nimth year Of lis age, and has thus
been cut off in the prime of manhood.
Colonel SeIIeck was native Of tho
city OF Augusta, and there his boyhood
was passed. Removing to our village
about ten years ago, as clerk in the
store Of the Messrs. Wardlaw, lie won
the confidence Of his employers by his
strict attention to business, whilst he in
gratiated himselfwith all, by his singularly
pleasant and winning address. Upon the
breaking out Of the Mexican war, he
joined the volunteer company from this
district, under the commend Of Captain
Marshall, and was Immediately elected
Lieutenant. In that capacity he passed
through the war with great credit, and
his name has become matter Of history
---as the hero ofthe GOrita de Bien, the
hrst American who planted his countrys
standard on the walls Of Mexico. At the
close of the war, he returned to this dis
trict, where his fellowcitizens exhibited
their appreciation Of his services by elect
ing him to the Office Of Ordinary, which
he held at the time of bis death.
Nature had done much for Col. Selleck
Gifted with a fne person. an engaging man
uer'a clear and active ssIpa, aud a compan.
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CROPS.

THE Farmers, in n large section Of our
District are husily engaged picking Cotton.
We are told that the dry spell we had in the
early part of the season, which was succeed
ed by such copious rains has been the means
ofshortening the yield to : remarkable extent
The bolls being mostly on those branches Of
the stalk near the ground, the sun has but
little action npon, consequently great many
will never mature.
The rains, however disastrous to Cotton,
have brought out the coru crop wonderful
Iy. hay quantity Of corn can be purchased
from 30 10 IS cents per bushcl.
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Acknowledgements.

WrrH thanks We acknowledge the receipt
Of the following amounts in payment Of sub
scripton for the Ledger:
w. NJ Adams, Lancaster, to Dec. '53
w. b. Johnson Landsford to Dec. Z "a
J. B. Kirkland, F. Rock, to Sept. u '5l
w. B. Twitiy p. Hill, to Feb. ~ '54
Maj. X. S. Moift, Camden, Sept IL, '53
N. J. Craig, Jacksonham, to Oct IA '63
John NJ. Crockett Lancaster, to Aug Is 80.
NJ. Crenshaw, Long Street, to Feb. 9 81
w. ]. Mcllwain, Lancaster, to Aug. lS 81
Jon. Duren. p. Hill, to May 10, '5s
G. VI. Alexander Pinevill, TO June 9, '54
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0R. GUYSOTS'S Improved EXrRACT
u of YELLOW DOCK d. SdRSAPI-

NR. GUYSOTS'S improved EXrRACT
u of YELLOW DOCK d, S4RSAPA-
RILLA, put up in the largest sized bottles,
contains more of the pure Honduras Sorsa-
pdrillu than any other preparation est.nt,
which is chemically combined with thes Ex-
tract of Wild Cherry, thus making The, rcm-
cdy more thoroughly efficient than any 9TH
er Sdrapdriiid before the pnhlic. Al tho
same time il Is perfectly free from all mine.
raj poisons, which cannot be sIid of any
other nf the Sarsaparilla compounds. The
Invalid should beware If poisons! lcrcu-
ry, iron Quinine, Potash, Iodine, Sulphur,
Arsenic, and many other mineral and metal
lie poisons, enter into and form the active
basis of most of the Sarsaparilas and ::ana-
ceas of the day. Guysott's Compound Ex-
tract Of Yellow Dock aud SarsapaIilla does
not contain n particle Of these substances
as any one can ascertain by applying the ne
cessary tests.
Let all poisonous Sarsaparilla preparations
alone, and use Guysott's Improved Extract
Of Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, " hich is
thoroughly eiiica.ious, perfectly harmless,
and purely vegetable. All kinds Of disease
yield to its genial influence. . ...
Sold by Il. X. g. J. r. MAGILI. ....
Aug. Oath 1853, 29--lm.
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yellow FEVER IN PHILADELPHIA.-
The Philadelphia Sun, in recording the
fact that the Board Of Health reports two
fatal cases of yellow fever in that city, last
week, remarks that the disease exists still
IN the neighborhood Of South and Swan
streets. TO which locality il was brought
by the barqne Mandarin: but il is Of mild
type, and, in .sost instances. yields to
medical treatment Many houses in the
vicinity have been deserted, and several
factorics closed. -
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ASoTHER SLAVE CssE AT CiKcISNATL--
Three slaves from Virginia, on their way
South with their owners, have been land
ed at Cincinnati, were brought before Judge
Finn, on n writ Of habess corpus, and their
liberation demanded, nnder statute Of Ohio
which provides that all slaves brought into
the State by their owners shall be free AZ
ter an exciting trial, which lasted till near
midnight, the slaves were reminded 70 the
eustody Of their owners.
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LANCASTER RAIL ROAD.

SATURDAY. Sept. PA friend, who re-
turned from Camden list night, informs us
that $4,000 have been sub scribcd to the
Lancaster Rail Road. and that it is the be-
lief Of the people of Camden, that Kcrshaw
District will subscribe IN additional 3lOo,.
600 We hope they may. Let us have a
railroad TO some point. On Saturday next
the books will be closed
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Every Man Needs The Bible.

If 1t be true, that God holds each man
directly accountable to himself, that every
one must personally give account of him
self to God, then every man has n riyht
to know for himself what God requires of
him, and upon what principles he is to Lc
judged. II priest cannot answer for me.
he caunot learn for me. Ifhe cannot stand
b,tween me and Jehovah, he has no
right to obtrude himself between me and
Gods word.
a man may as well propose to eat for
me and promise that | shall not starye.
as take from me my own portion of the
bread OF life and assure me the health of
my own soul. He NAV as well stand
between me and the spring, and tell me
he will drink for Inc and in> ure Inc against
furnishing, as stand between me and the
fountain o; living waters, and mock me
by saving that my thirst ought to be
assuaged by his drinking.
My heart burns with Indignation when
| hear my Bible, my blessed Bible, de-
nounced as q dangerous book Dangerous
to wnau to soundness of faith 2 TO purity
of morals9 1t is the faith. 1t is the onIy
cflicacious work on morals. 1t is DANGER
GUS to sin. 1t is dangerous to the claims
ct priestly despotism. 1t is dangerous to
the system which takes mans mind and
soul and conscience out his own owner
ship, and passes it over bound to the
control Of a priest. 1t may be dangerous
TO Popery, but it is the life of Christianity.
--ReV. u. L. BurroWs.
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ORIGINAL POETRY.
FoR THE LEDoER.
THE RINGLET.

THE R1NGLET.
THE young Were all dressed for party of
pleasure,
And never were people more happy than
these;
For hope, that doth promise good things
without measure,
Gave all that was wanting the young heart
TO please.
lover
Who thought her being too good for
the earth ;
That the world whore she lived, and the
heaven above her,
No equal to her could ever give birth.
Gay dress and bright jewels rs ever were set.
Did glitter in bracelets that Europe had
made;
But the ringlct, the ringlet-thc long float
ing ringet,
Threw the gems of the artist far, far in
the shade.
l praised the fine ringlets of onc-thcn an
other,
And said something fattcring rs each one
did pass;
When saw through a window, a wife and
mother,
Who seemed to be brushing her hair at
the glass.
That woman was tall and straight rs 4 line
Her figure was flultless, but her cheek il
was pale;
Her eye clearly indexcd heart that wa.
kind,
Her expression of goodness told many 4
tale.
But time, the relentless, that nothing doth
spare,
Whose hand is not stayed by defiance or
tears
Whv smites-all unmovcd by curses or
prayer,
Had stamped on her dark head the sipnct
ofyears.
had seen her long ringlets oft wave in the
breeze,
In my youth, as together we rode DER the
plain;
But time had determined they never should
please,
AS they then did, the eye of mortal again.
But by some magic power known TO woman
alone,
As she brushed them and curled them one
after another,
Times work disappeared, and before me they
shonc,
As dark as in youth ere a child called her
mother.
When she came and sat down midst the
young and the gay,
But her eye it was vacant and moist with
n tear;
She saw not the present, but though, of the
day,
When the sun of lifc's morning WAS rising
and clear.
On mem'ry's bright canvass were many
things dear,
The home of her father, the days of her
youth,
The scenes of first love came near and more
near,
Until the ideal was material truth
Again she turned to me the maids timid eye
And the blush of the young sutTtlscI her
pale cheek
Could be mistaken again heard the sigh,
n..h t.Il l.
would not speak.
May my right hand drop prlsicd, my brain
lose its power,
And from me depart all the rights of the
free
Should l ever forget for a day or an hour,
The woman who curled the dark rnglcts
for me-
TANKS OWN BARD.
Lancastervillc, Sept. %, 1853.
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.-sS" We arc indebted to the " Southern
Baptist" for a copy, in Pamphlet form of
minutes of the State Convention of the
Baptist Denomination, in South Carolina"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Noffoa.

NHE Subscriber hsvisg changed his busi-
ness, In a measure, requests all Indebted
TO him TO come forward and settle. n they
do not by the Lat Of November next, their ae-
counts will be placed 10 the hands q sn OF
fcer for eelleetion. Ed. KENNEDY.
September seih, 1853. Stiff.
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f.Eusst-
EXCUSATORY.

lMroRTANT business requiring our person.
nj attention, must be our excuse for the
small amount of editorial.
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COM NJ E RCI AL.
LATEST DATES.
Charleston Markets.

SATURDAY MORNING. Sept. %
CoTIoS We give the following quota
tons, Liverpool Classification, Ms approx
mate to the range Of prices during the past
week. We quote Inferior to good Ordinary
81 10 l0i -
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M A r RIAGES.

Till Hymcn Lrot his love delighted hopr,
There dweit no JOY in Eden's rosy bower!
The world was sad!--the garden was nv lid;
And man, the hermit, siphed---till woman
smiled Campbsu.
MARRIED, On Tuesday evening, 10th
inst, by Francis Mchteer, Esq, At his own
residence, MI. ROBERT MONTGOMERY
to Miss MARY third daughter Of Andrew
and Sarah Nesbit. all Of this District
In accordance with the All-wisc plan,
For every woman there's q man
BY every man wife may be won,
So haste you and do as We have done.
C.....
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CoLUMslA, Sept, ~.

, COrTos.-Our previous weekly report Of
the cotton market closed on rather dull
and dropping demand for the Article, ut pri-
ces ranging from St TO 10 u.
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DEATHS.

DEATH's but path that must bs trod,
IL nan would ever pass to Con.
Porneu
DIED. 10 the city Of Charleston on The 4th
instant, after short iIlness EDWARD q.
FALkER In the ssd year Of his age.
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-" BE the rest forgot;
For it is joy to speak the best
We may of human kind"

Wo would rather dwell upon his high
sense of honor; his respect for sacred things
his admiration of the good, the beautiful
and the true :" his affectionate regard for
his mother his devotion to his family, and
his libcrality to his friends. We drop tear
to his memory--thc chivalrous, the noble
minded Peace to his ashes.
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THB LANCASTER L1BDGER

lonable disposition, he possessed in an emf.
nent degree, the qualities which fit men for
success in life. He had his fauts-and who
has not? We would rather dwell upon his
virtues
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The New-York Post says that the ex-
hibi.ion at the Crystal Palace will close
on tie lst december. Notwithstanding
the stock has declined from $3.50, the
price at which it sold some months since.
to S77,6o, the Post says that even with
the present rate Of receipts the company is
clearing $1,000 per day, while the value
OF the building and lease, which is for
two years longer free more than the par
value.
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STATE OF SoUTH CAROLINA, !
Lancaster District. (

We whose names are hereunto subscribed
cheerfully certify that Mr.. f. G. Bishop, Of
the above State and District, has been well
known TO us for man. years, as n highly
honorable and order-loving citizen, and that
we have me- er known anything in his public
or private conduct, which would detract from
his character rs such and we take pleasure
in stating that he has a genteei and highly
respectable family, and that he has used
more than ordinary effort, in educating and
raising bis children-chieAy daughters---re-
specially, having employed private teachers
(lAdies,) for several years, who were highly
educated. refined, and Of the first respecta-
bility and, TO our knowledge he has treated
them with the utmost care and tenderness.
and done all in his power TO render them
comfortable and happy. under all circumstan-
ces, and rs such we feet bound to recon.
mend him to oil who may feel themselves
Interested
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The certificate referr cd to above, I have
the honor 10 hold, and would here state ,Iat
If any person wishes to see it. they can do
so by calling upon me, and leave it to dis
eliminating and impartial public, TO Judge as
they like. that man that would II US impose
himself upon an unsuspecting family, unde
the prctcnco of gentleman, and for their
confidence, publicly insult and slander them
and then be so scrupulously afraid If his
acts being exposed to public view.
10 correct false Impressions which NAV
have arisen from this matter. among those
who may not know me or my family, Of
Ter the following Certificate, got up by my
friends, and signed by gentlemen of the first
respcctability, who have known me from in
fnnsy.
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lSignedl
John w. Twitiy, JM'cs r. Magin,
John w. Ingram, Edmund Spence,
w. e. Cauthan, N. ID. James f.. Curcton,
w. w. Mobley, N. ID. r. l.. Wylie, NJ ID
3. J.. Strait, M. ID. Jas. ID. McIlwaine.
q. McC. Witherspoon, Jones Crockett,
A. Mayer, Jas. NJ. Ingram.
August 30, 1868.
We are intimately acquainted with the
gentlemen who have signed the above cir
.i6cate. and hesitate not TO certify that they
are gentlemen Of wealth, responsibility and
nndoubied moral character. aud we cheerful
" concur in the sentiment shove e. pressed,
In regard to Mr. Bishop and his family.
}. ID. HALE,
- Present Sheriff l.. ID.
l.. s. esJ.A. STRyvMAN. CTk @ y
(s-,~1 ~ s,'P. D. O. s.
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Advertisements sent in without the number OF
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ordered.
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