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

THE PAY NoTHrEes--Aoother new or
der has been established In This city. under
tho denomination Of :. The Pay Nothings.p
The requisite qualifications arc. that tho
candidate for initiation shall owe everybody
and pay nobody.
They hold their concl,yes in the open
streets, there being no building In the city
large enough to montain them.
Unfortunately for us, NE have made the
acquaintance Of a number of these indisidu-
ais.
ELECT on OF BIsHops.-The Columbus
Times says: DR.. George F. Picrce, Of Geo.,
was elected ON the first ballot DR.. Johp
Early Of Virginia. on the fifth; and Mr., H
u. Kavanaugh, Of Kentucky, on the sew
cnth ballot. DIR, Pierce is justly regarded
rs one Of the most brilliant pulpit orators
in the Church. He is, however, too we'll
known to our readers to require sketch at
our hands.
DIR. Early belongs to the old school of
Virginia gentlemen. He is tall and portly
in person, and though past the prime Of lie
still enjoys uninterrupted health and much
Of the elastic vigor of manhood. Ills 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 viii un.
qucstionably make an efficient srpcrinten-
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 his
faculties and of robust health. He has
sound practical mind, and enjoys the conf
dence Of the Church.
DAxDIEs Va, MscIASIcs. is amusing
to see creation of broadclotIi ,patcnt.leaiher
hair and bears grease, snccr rs II passes the
sun-hurned Eborcr Tailors, sboe-makcrs
and hattcrs can manufacture the onc-t
is only Latu,e that can turn out tho man.
There is 10 surcr evidence of an alb
scnce of brains, Il, when dpnkeys in rcgi-
menells bray at labor. Tho crop of fools
this year is rs extensive rs ever.
CURE Foa FEvEa AND AGUE.-A Jlvan.
nah (C;,.) paper gives the following cure
"Olivc leaves hlve bccu used successfully
in the worst eS,-es of fovcr and aguc They
arc nude into dcc1ction-,s,y two handful-
boiled in quart of wntcr.iill reduced by evap.
Grafton to about u pint. Given In doses OF
| aInut ,,in., ,,i. -, ,I H.. -
hours"
a f.shonably drcsscdl lady drove up to tho
door. of "a leading hotel in n. Y. on Thursday
afternoon, aud after stating that shs WAS
from Boston, was duly installed into very
comfortable snitc of rooms. Sone t:ir.c
hours afterwards an unusual nois. was heard
to proceed from bundle, which, upna cx.
animation was found To contain a ine ,u,k-
'ns boy OF some four months old. Upon
searching tor the woman, she WAS no ~ ,erc
to DO found. Its said one Of the prppr lors
Intends adopting the little nuoccnt a. his
own el,itl. s.---s--- -,---.--- --.,,--
/ Mrs. Mowatt, tile aceon,plishrdauth ,rc.s
and actress, win bs married on tho Gthnf
June at Ravenswool Long is!anI ofwhich
place she writes 80 pleas ,ntly in her au.ol,;.
"graPhy' The marriage cerennny will Lu
very elegant aud the company select one.
Bishop Wainwright, of New York, has
been compelled to suspend his labors o., ac-
count OF illness.
u Is said that there arc ten thousand soldiers
DOW on their way foDf Spain IN reinforce
the Island of Cuba.
An explosion of powder took place at tbs
Hopewell Copper Mine, in Meckl.nbure
county, on the goth inst, by which two
men were killed, and, another severely. il
not fatally, ,injured. The personalities were
MARSHALL MCKoy. the Superintendeut of
the Mine, and Captain vARKga, late Of
Greensboro North Carolina; the Injured
man Is a Geamnn--na,nc not given. The
explosion occurred In tho counting room,
where the three mon We're ms well as four
kegs of powder, one of them oren. A spark
from the Dntchman's pipe diI the business.
The Charleston Curier saya: We are
gratifiea to learn that two Planters Of thi,
State, sevcraly handed yesterday to tie
President Of the Calh0,,n Monument As.
soeiation the sums of $500. Ono thop.apA
dollars fFpm two individuals In one dav,
clearly demonstrates that the testimonial
TO the memory of Carolina's great statesman
will be specify erected.
We learn from the Charleston Courier
that the requisite number Of shares for the
Bridge ncross the Ashley was taken yrster.
day, and the books hase consequently been
closed. The Company win now forthwith
eomrnencc operations. and we eoagrituIa,s
our citizens on the cordiality with which the
enterprise has been greeted.
An important discovery has lately been
made By the Ohemisla and Is nothipg
lees thaa the lcaves Of coffee ARE better
than the berries TIE essential principle.
oftea and coffee arc the same although chem
lists siiIl call that from tca illcinc. and that