The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-05-16
CORRESPONDENTS.
Philadelphia Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9, 1856.


PHILADELPHIA, May 9, 1855.
Wr. Eaitof:.--
The United States sloop of war st. I.ouis
returned to this port an The evening Of The
9Th inst. S,eis commandediby Captain w.
Ingriham, who won 80 much 'm.tfited dis
tinrtion by his brave conduct in the Koszta
'ftfair This is his first visit home since that
orrurrencc.
Our Stdte Legislature adjourned on the
9Th inst. End u irumher of the members are
now in this city on their way homewa,d.-
The most important measures of the session
were the passage of laws entirely restraining
the sale Of liquor on Sunday md preventing
1t from being sold ut any time in less qnan-
tity than one quart, or being drank upon the
premises where soda bill for the sale of
the main line Of State improvements. which
fixes the minimum price ut S7.50o.0oO,-,hr
charter Of number Of new banks. AMI re-
charter of many old oncs,-thc f'ilnrc to ell
ect n U. s. Senator-togrthrr with the usu-
al large amount oflocal legisl&sion.
Prize fighting continues To De ftvorte
nmnsemernt with some Of our pugnacious
citizens, and arrests for it are not nnfrcqucnt.
Wehave not. however. any such shining stars
in the profession as IIyer rnl Sullivan. and
therefore their valiant deeds do not become
10 fully known to fame BY the reports of our
vcra>ious itemizcrs
Our police have recently been busy in mr..
resting rs "vagroms" the numerous strny
goats and swine browsing upon the outskirts
of the city, in consequence nf new ordi-
Nance Peremptorily prohibiting them from
running at large.
Nothing of especial interest is doing at our
theatres. Mrs Farrcn is playing at the city
Museum, and Miss Eliza Logon at the Wal.
nut to to!erably good houses The "Star
Company" Of the Arch continue very attrac
tive.
Our newly elected city Councils have been
duly organized, and Sam" appears to have
more strength in them than was generally
supposed, In the select branch. his nomi
nee received fourteen out Of the twenty fonr
votes east, and in the lower branch maicri-
ty Of some six or eight votes. As our Com.
cilmcn are the dispensers Of $4,000 600 or
$1,000. 600 annually, the post is one of consd
erable Importance, and although no pay is
attached to it. not n few Of them seem to
thrive amazingly BY the occupation, and
whether guilty OF speculation or not, the.
are generally supposed to be.
The dsordcred state Of our finances and
the general alarm felt in consequence ot il
having attracted the serious attention of our
citizens Of NIL parties, better set Of men
were nominated at tho recent election. and
il is hoped more economical spirit will b.
Infused into their transactions.
A German shoemaker while afflicted with
the loathsome disease of small pox. and in
n state of delirium, committed sncide the
other Hay by hanging himself with hand.
kerchief to bed post the other day. His
physician was just about making arrange
ments to have him conveyed 20 the lIospi-
tai.
Adam Sch nG. who suddenly disappeared
from the city abont seventeen months since
and had not since been heard of, and whose
wife VAS arrested u week or two ago on sus
picion of having murdered rim, in consc-
quencc Of the discovery Of some bones in
the neighborhood in which he had formerly
resided, has returned t" his old locality, part.
ir TO dispel the mystery which had attached
to his fate.
Fortunately the proceedings against his
wife had been dropped, by the discovery that
the disinterested bones had belonged to n
subject dissected by physician-but as the
case was originally reported, it formed one
"f the most complete chains Of circumstan-
tial evidence that could well be conceived ::
but it turns ont that the grentest crime his
wife hnd committed after all was that Of
man having been seen ~ huggin' and kis.
sin Of her." IA one of the gossiping female
witnesses described il.
Onr ladies' just now are oil busily intent
with the momcntous task of ofcOmpleting their
spring suits by obtaining suitable mantilla.
There seems to be a certain charm about the
name, and e. cry fair one is resolved that if
she cannot have man, she will have man
tilla anyhow. The price, the style. the 'pla-
ces of buy ing. the varieties of these articles
form the great staple Of their conversation
just now. and for the time being verify be-
licve they hold n higher place in their affcc.
tions, than Their great masculine rival.
Our city looks very beautiful just now,
and is improving very rapidly in every direc.
tion. NcHr'y all the new buildings erected
are very fine 'es, and delightful residences
mt chs ap rents are growing plentiful upon
the outskirts.