The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-11-15
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
To THE EDITOR OF LEDGER.
New YoRk, Nov. 9, 1854.

DEAR Sir The elections seemed to
have absorbed the attention Of our citizens.
Even the s"ered pulpit is desecrated, being
used rs rostrum for political harangues.--
With truth does the Church Journal ex-
claim "What is the meaning Of all this -
Has the old fashioned Gospel--which we
have been accustomed to believe was the
everlasting Gospel--been at length exhaus-
ted and worn thread bare! 7" Before this
reaches you, you will probably receive the
result Of the election by telegraph.
The oyster disease is not so severely ap-
pretended as when last wrote. Some
physician says, that its injurious effects are
the result of being taken in conjunction
with brandy cock tails. There may be some
truth in this. The fact is nine, tenths Of
the brandy in the sountry, is actually poison
ous. Cases have occurred, where importers
would send casks Of American brandy to
Europe, and after having the London Dock
brand placed on the neads Of the casks, re-
shipped to New York, and tho liquor then
sold rs imported brandy.
The oyster panic was exaggerated. A
great quantity have been consumed, ond
they are yet in demand.
Barnum has been offered $4,000 for the
copy right Of his forth coming autobiogra-
ply, which he refused. So says rumor.-
By-the.by, there wps great sale Of poul-
try at the American Museum on Saturday
last. A large number Of persons attended.
A couple Of birds down on the catalogue
~ "black swans" were sold for s99 pair
Of mandarin ducks, for $50; n pair Of
Japanese peacocks, 800 n pair Of white
swans, 500. Tom Thu NIB was present
and made some purchases.
A most horrible attempt was made in,
this city the other day, by colored wo-
man to poison number Of persons. Il ap-
pears that the woman in question, Sarah
Jane Williams, arrived here from Canada,
and took up her abode with another colored
woman, who keeps n disrrputable house
IN the rear Of 1913 Church Street For two
or three days, every thing passed OFT quiet
ly, until Monday night, when the woman,
Williams, had some words with the cook,
Catherine Williams, q white girl On Tues
day morning, while Casharine was absent,
Il seems that Sarah Jane slipped paper Of
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