The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-05-31

THE PAY NorHrNes. Another new or
der has been established In this city. under
the denomination of The Pay Nothingsr
The requisite qualifications arc. that the
candidate for initiation shall owe everybody
and pay nobody.
They hold their conclaves in the open
streets, there being no building in the city
large enough to montain them.
Unfortunately for us, NE have made tho
acquaintance of number Of those indisidu-
ais.
ELECT on OF BIsHoPs-The Columbus
Times says: DR.. George +. Pierce, ofGeo.,
was elected on the first ballot j: DR.. Johr
Early Of Virginia. on the fifth; and Mr. ii.
u. Kavanaugh, Of Kentucky, on the sew
onth ballot. DIR, Pierce is justly regarded
rs one of the most brilliant pulpit orators
in the Church. He is, however, Zoo well
known to our readers to require sketch ut
our hands.
DR.. Early belongs to the old school OF
Virginia gentlemen. He is tall and portly )
in person, and though past the prime Of life
still enjoys uninterrupted health and much
Of the elastic vigor of manhood. His full
stock of snow white hair contrasts finely
with his ruddy face and coal black eyebrows.
His chief quality Is his energy. He has
commanding business qualities, and will un-
qucstionably make an efficient suPsrinten-
dent.
Mr. kavanaugh belongs to the old school
of Methodist Divines. The frosts of many
winters have settled upon his head, but he
seems to be in full enjoyment of all bis
faculties and of robust health. lie has n
sound practical mind, and enjoys the conf
dcnce Of the Church.
| DASDIEs vs, Msc:TASIcs--lt is amusing
to see n creation of fbroadcloth, Patcnt-!eathcr
hair and bears grease, sncer rs II pisses the
sup-burned kborcr. Tailors, shoe-makcrs
and hattcrs can manufacture the onc-it
il only ratu,e that can turn out tho man.
There il 10 surcr evidences of an alb
scnce of brains, tn when dnnkeys In rcgi-
mcne,ls bray Mt labor. The crop Of fools
this year is MS extensive rs ever.
CURE roa FEvEa AND AGus.-A Javan.
nah (GtI) paper gives the following cure
"Olve leaves have been used successfully
in the worst c,scs of fever and agnc. They
are mme into a dccoction-,s1y two hauifuls
boiled in a quart OF watertill reduceJ by evap-
oraton to about n pint. Given in doses Of
about n wins-glassful every three or four
| hours"
a frshonably dressed lady drove up to tho
door of leading hotel in N. Y. on Thursday
afternoon, and after stating that sha Mas
from Boston, was duly installed into a very
comfortable snitc Of roo:ns. Sons t:lrec
hours afterwards an unusual noise was h .ard
to proceed from bundle, which, uppa cx-
animation was found TO contain Il lin. ,uuk-
Ing boy of some fur months old. Upon
searching tor the wo nan, she was no Were
to be found. ltis said one Of the propr ,ors
Intends 'adoptins tho little innoccn, s bis
own gi,sl,i, ----.---- - - ~
Mrs. Mowatt, The ncconlpiishci auth ,rc,s
and actress, win b, married ON tho Gth.uf
June, nt Rdyenswool, Long is!aul ofwhich
place she writes 50 pleas ,ntly in her au!oh;-
"graplly' The marriage ccreinnny will bc
very elegant and the company a select one.
Bishop Wainwright, of New York, has
been compelled to suspend his labors on ac-
count OF illness.
IT is said that there are ten thousand soldiers
DOW on their way f,on, Spain 10 ycinfurcc
the Island of Cnba.
An explosion of powder took pi.lcc at tho
fiopewell Copper Mine, in Mcckl.nburg
county, on the goth inst, by which two
men were killed, and, another severely, il
not fatally, ijurcd. The persons..killed were
MARSHALL MCKoy, the Superintendent of
the Nine and Captain yaaKER, late of
Greensboro North Carolina; the Injured
man is Geaman--nanc not given The
explosion occurrcd in the counting room,
where ihe three men were rs well as four
kegs of powder. one of them orcn. a spark
from the Datchman's pipe did the business.
Thc Charleston Cuticr soys; We are
gratifici to learn that two Planters of ,hi.
State, sevcrally handed yesterday to tie
President Of the Calhoan Monument AS
scciaticn the Gums of $500 One thopsanA
dollars frrm two individuals In one day,
clearly demonstrates that the testimonial
to the memory Of Carolinas great statesman
will be speedily erected
We learn from the Charleston Courier
that the requisite nu,nbcy Of shares for the
Bridge across the Ashley was taken yester-
day, and the books have consequently been
closed. The Company win now forthwith
commenee operations, and We congriiuIai,
our citizens on the cordiality with which the
enierprizc has been greeted.
An important discovery has Iaiely bccD
made By the Chemists and Is nothing
less than the leaves Of coffee are better
than the berries Tie essential principles,
oftca and cofae arc the ,althonxs. chem
lists stll call that from tea thcinc. and that