The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-09-06
THE LANCASTER LEI}GKR

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The last news from Liverpool by the
Europa shows further decline in cotton Of
an J. -'S
Another victory. overthe Russians is re-
ported to the effect that Bomerssnd had
surrendered, and that two thousand Russians
had been made prisoners. s-=
The Yellow fever IS still on the Increase
in the city of Savannah. During the last
Week OF which we have had report, there
were sixty interments from this disease
against thirty-two from all other diseases.
In another column we give the details of
the Mexican news in relation to the. l,ndinq
captured SC, of the Ftench count d, Boul-
bon. Mexico is in, a very unhappy condi.
tion Santa Anna will shortly, it is thonght,
have to slope" His Serene Highness will
doubtless line pleasure for tho remainder of
his days, fighting cocks, ia some one Of the
islands of the gulf
There was destructive fire in George.
town on the 9th ult. 10000, " ofta of prop.
erty was destroyed. Awriter to The Char
lesion courier says -r
" The amount destroyed must be over
90 ,O00.s Most of the Families were not
able to save their relothing. All of the hous-
es in town being occupied previous to the
fire, leaving none for those burnt out to
sheltef themselves under, necessarily causes
much distress. A great many things were
saved from the fire, and then sto,en-it was
the work of some black hearted william
The town was set on Gre in three different
places, the others were put ont without any
damage being done.
.@Yours, sc, Xix"
. Oa the SINE day of the fire in George
town above noted, tornado occurred ut
louisville. The fourth Presbyterian Church
Was blown down while the Congregation
was worshipping, and twenty -four persons
were Killed and sixty FIVE wounded Con-
siderable damage was done tl,oughout the
City. 49,, Il. ..
The Grand Jury of the u. S. Court for
the District of North Carolina has present
ed the State of N massachusetts, as a nuisance,
for her opposition to the return Of fugitive
slaves, under the law. The Jury might IA
wUil have prcscCted the other New England
states; in fact, the whole North is nuis-
ance.
CASUALTY the Charleston Mcrcur,
Chronicles the death Of printer by Il, g
name Of Thomas NJ. Knox. Laborino
under delirium induced by Yellow fever,
he jumped out of the tl,inl story window
OF his boarding house.
A bill is before the city council of
Charleston Ito prevent tie storing Of
guano in y-place wiiIiip tile city, in the
vicinity Of any inhabited houscs, without
the knowledge and written consent Of the
inhabitants thereof
llEALTU OF CHARLESTON. -"There have
been six deaths from yellow fever for the
past "a hours.
j. ID. DAwsoS, NJ. ID. G. r.
This is the report Of the city, Register
on LIST. Sept. inst. 10 esnnexion with this
etake the following frpm the Mercu-
ry." -
The FEvER. We regret to state that
the number Of new cases during the last
two days las considerably increased
A"S 'Spo'h VI 1'O feOS'otcI ShOWS dl-
so large increase of mortality. We
cannot too strongly impress upon all un.
acclimated persons the importance Of liv-
ing with careful regularity, OF avoiding
all unnecessary exposure, and, if attached,
wasting no time apdstrengtl,, in qua TX ex
periments upon themselves shnt 1T once
calling in medical advice. With these
reasonable precautions, a man has no need
to look upon yellow Fever as formida.
ble enemy.
|. We of the country are indebted alone
to this excellent Journal for information
as to q e progress Of H,e disease and risk
run by strangers in The city.
Z "a patent has been granted by the
French Government for making sugar
from pumpkins it is said that the guam
tity produced will be at lea,t as great a.
could he obtained from an equal wsight
Of beet root. This invention comes in
good time, when it has been found that
5eetroot can be more profitable employed
in making brandy than sugar"