The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-03-21
CORRESPONDENCE.
Philadelphia Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, March IA, |

the cholceot Alderman considerable inter-
est IS felt, rs the station is quite lucrative
in some localities. 1t is amusing To wit
ness the efforts Of some Of the a<piramls
for this station who are totally unified
for it in every particular, aud whose
claims" could only hc established 10y
constituting the popular belief that Alder
man have large stomachs, into an argu-
ment that because man has large aL-
dumcn he should be an Alderman.
In the Warl in which your correspon-
dent has the distinguished honor Of "ex-
ercising the privilege Of a fireman." we
have AN aspirar Of this ch ractvr, but as
some of us are foolish enough 20 require
some slight mental qualifications in pref
erence to mere rotundiry of body, We shall
probably have sharp contest and march
our opposing forces to ballot Loxes with
the stirring inscriptions Of brain" upon
the one and "heIIy" upon the other ban.
ncr. While we hope "brain" may u,-
unrph, it is perhaps of but little conse-
quence, for practically, our Aldermen
have SO simpIitied the legal code that lit
tie or no skull whatever is required 10 AL
misster it.
A late Pittsburgh paper states that
sccre: organization exists among the
blacks Of that city, having for its objects
the abduction Of the slaves or servants oi
Southern gentle mcu travelling through
that city, and pledged to adhere to each
other hy oaths OF the most sacred clarac
,~~'...Nteo- ri",r ucc6 IN operation anon.
some Of the negroes Of this city for snmc
years past. The leading man uf the o.
SanzaIion, n c"nrcd man who had ac
cunuiatcd a handsome little fortune, died
last summer. In his house he hal sevc.
raj 'alse partitions for The conceaiiIent of
iuyIives.
Louis Napoleon is quite anxious TO 20
TO SebaSi"poI in s'penn;en the military
operations there, but England and Aus
tria both advise him against dciug so.-
Neither of those nations would much
relish the idea of seeing him come ont of
this contest with great military ecin. IL
would be but poor consolation even 10
overthrow n Nicholas hy establishing n
Napoleon--if indeed, we can SUPPOSE
the nrpheS Of his uncle to possess 1.-THE
ofthe brilliant military talents which male
the great founder of his house the terror
ofall the P"ten ates of Europe.
The Americans in Paris. gave splen-
did ball Oh the 22l "f February, which
was attended by nearly all the Foreign
government, and the most distinguished
in literature. the arts, and politics, to be
found in the city.
The Uuucd States steam Frisate SIS
queianna returned tn our Navy Yard,
where she was built. on the morning IL
the / lth inst. The SuSqne',anna is the
largest war steamer yet alloit, and has
attracted the unl1unhed admiration OF
the seaman of all nations who have seen
her. In June, 1851. she Sailel from Mr.
folk to take her place i'll the Est In lin
Squadron, and ha1 since circuinnavigated
the globe, made u long cruise in the Chi
M seas. and headed the expedition fla
pan. Wien in China she sailed up T.,
Nankin and afterwards seventy five miles
higher up the river to Wooln, place
never before visited by "outside barbari.
ans." On her return home, sbe made
very 9ui.k time. She has been absent
from the United States on her present
cruise three years and ten months. Her
complete success Ms war steamer is very
gratifying to our mechanics after the mis-.
erable failures that had previously been
made, and il is to he hoped that more oi
the same sort will be built to ornament
and strengthen the American Navy.
The commencement Of the Jefferson
Medical College took place on Saturday
last, when two hun,liea AMI fihy--even
students, from all sections Of the country,
graduated. The exercises took place in
the Musical Fund Hail. hut the room,
though very, large was at an early hour
crowded 10 overGowing. Among the au-
dicnce were 4 very large number la
dies.
: The commencement OF the Female
Medical College took rlacs she sameday.