The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-07-20
THE LANCASTER LEDGER
AN ExrKamESr NOT TO BE REpEArrp.-


Young gentlemen who carry pistols on the
Fourth of July to make noise which were
exceedingly abundant on Monday One of
them we noticed was exceedingly ingenious,
hiring at such times and under such circunf-
stances as were best calculated to make "a
muss.' A sober dog could not seat himself
quietly on his Launches to look at the mov-
ing thousands, but the pistol would be made
TO speak close to his ear, impelling him in
his terror to find new point of observation.
Quiet hack horses were astonished ut its
roar, as they stood ruminating on the mel
ancholy fact that there was no "lndepen-
dence Day for animals like them. MhassT-
er the crowd was thickest there was heard
the detonations of the pistol, frightening the
women and children, and scattering them
like frightened sheep. AT length the inge-
mus owner ofthe pistol encountered his des-
tiny. He was over curious in the investi-
CATION OF the various phenomena of sound.
Finding an empty barrel laying upon the
sidewalk, he pokcd, the muzzIe Of his pistol
into the bunghole, and pulled. Tho explo-
sion satisfied him. The barrel flew into q
thousand pieces. One of tho stavcs in its
flight struck the entcrprising young gentle
man III the face and sent him beels-over-
head into the street. The number of stars
that danced around in the sunlight was
amazing. He gathered himself up, with
the blood trickling from his jaw, and the hue
of his countenance rapidly changing to black
and blue he seemed to be satisfied that he
had carried his Investigations far enough
We thought so too. We saw him in the
afternoon with one eye tight rs drumhead
and great swelling on his face as he wan
dercd about among the crowd, victim to
his experiments on the nature Of sound
Albany Register.
If subscribers to journals, like church
mem Gers, in stopping their paper" were re-
CURED to produce an editorial certificate be-
.ore they could subscribe for another, there
would be some curious developmcnts-as
for example: awe certify that A. b. stopped
his paper, because the editor refused to al
low him six columns for personal indica-
ton which concerned nobody but himself
We certify that C.. ID. refuses the paper be.
cause the editor did not publish The obituary
notice OF relative, which de did not get,
but which he ought to have detected in some
exchange paper We certify that L. F..
wishes to transfer his patronage to another
paper, having taken this paper six years
without paying n cent, he felt himself insu-
ted 10y having bill scrt to him by way of
reminder, postage unpaid We certify that
ID. Is. III his own opinion, is poet of the
hrst water; but the editor unfortunately diff.
ier'ng from him in his opinion, is regarded
oy HIM rs wholly unqualified for his office"
MEXICO AND THE UNITED SrArEs-The
"Universal," published in the city Mexico,
ailudes TO the rumors which hare been CIR
culated IN that country and this, that the
lrrSc increase of the Mexican army provided
Tor by n recent decree of Santa Anna, con-
templates declaration of war against the
United States. These rumors il pronounces
entirely groundless. .In short" it says at
the close OF its article, "Mexico has no idea
OF declaring war against the United States,
because aware Of her position, and especially
because she respects the eternal law of JUS
tice; but she is endcavoring to place her
army on respectable footing, with view
to repcl more promptly any invasion which
may DC brought against herself by another
nation, under a notion Of physical supcriori-
ty, and the known tendencies to illimitable
expansion, of which certain people make so
unscrupulous n boast,
TIE FoukTH OF JrLY IL I.oNDox.-Wc
learn that George Peabody, Esq, the cmi-
nent American banker, has made arrage-
mcnts, for the celebration of American In
dependence in London, upon Il most liberal
scale. A magnificent fctc will be given, to
which the Americans IN London, the official
representatives Of the United States in the
vicinity, and prominent gentlemen of various
nations will be NATURALIZATION Transcript
sSy" VIZ learn that the steamship Roam
Oke got aground Friday night while descend
ing the James river ut Deep Water shoals,
about two miles from the Grove wharf The
night is represented rs being extremely dark
at the time of her grounding. The purser
Of the Roanoke came down in the Curtis
Peck Saturday evening for the purpose of
obtaining steamboat to &C to her assis-
tancc.-Norfok Argus.
DEATH oP A SrRAHGER.-A gentleman
from n. Orleans, by the name of E. w. Diggs
was found dead in bed at Capon Springs,
Va. Of consumption, on Friday morning last
He had with him n very large sum-3O or
$4,000, principally in drafts, certificates of
deposite, &c. all of which was duly taken
care Of He was buried at Winchester.
To SUBpUE A CAPERING lloRsE.-It is
said in The Ohio Cultivator that bucket or
two of water given horse to drink Just be-
fore riding him takes from him all disposi-
ton for capering and renders him perfectly
sedate.
~ Philosophers say that shutting the
eyes makes the sense Of hearing more acute
A wag suggests that this accounts for the
many closed eyes that are seen in our church.
es on Sundays.
aV- A Lecturer addressing an audience,
contended with tiresome prolixity, that art
could not improve nature, when one Of his
hearers, losing all patience set the room in
roar by Gxclaiming, "How would you look
without n wig?"
s4Y- At a greenfnch show lately held at
Ath, in b elgium, one hundred and sixty three
birds esponded to the calls made on them
10 sing when ordered. The first prize was
gained by n bird which repeated lis song FIVE
hundred and thirty three times within the
hour.
Jay" A lady in New York on the 4tb, was
looking over the edge Of n steamboat into
the water, with her baby in ber arms, when
the infant gave sudden spring, and jumped