The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-02-28
Philadelphia Cosspondence.
AUGUSTUS.
PmLApELpHfFEB. 18th 1856

A very deep interess felt here in the
result Of the contestlr United States
Senator which has gSn quite exciting.
After an annimateC struggle General
Cameron, formerly imocrat, (and who
was one of cur UnitdStates Senators a
few years ago. disseminated as the
caucus nominee Of IL American party,
which, when united IS large preron-
derance in our State Gislature. Anum-
Der of the members ! that caucus, how
ever withdrew from deliberations, and
refused to be bound its decision. The |
convention OF both Hhses of the Legisla-
ture assembled yestday, but failed to
elect, the vote stos thus: Cameron,
American, received ! votes on the first,
aud SO on the seconb nballot-Brackalew,
the Democratic cauct nominee, received
% votes; Williams, be nominee Of the
old Wing party, re4iv'd 8 votes-and
thirty-four votes were sc,ttered among a
variety Of gentlemeL Sixty six votes
We're necessary to an dction. The Con
vention adjourned by o,e Of 81 yeas 10
Ga nays, to meet two Seks hence. Itis
impossible to foretel thGesnlt Of this sim
gular condition of thing, but as General
Cameron is one Of the INST energetic and
indefatigabIe politicians living, and will
use every possible exenioito win the prize
at stake, the chances 1s that he will sue
ceed. 1t is scarcely fithin the bound of
possibility to elect ally other man, and
the point in doubt i; therefore, mainly
whether he should bd dchosen, or the cleo
ton be postponed until next year.
For some fourteen ,ffices in this city, in
the gift of Gov. Pollok, we understand
that there are two thousand applicants
from Philadelphia a ,ne. We are grow
ing TO be nation Of office seekers. The
malady has spread wider and wider with
each new year, and from present appear
ances, the time is approaching when the
man Of mature age, who has neither
sought Or held an office of some kind ol
other, will be the rarest cu riosity that Bar
mum could possibly select for his museum.
many o. the most worthy deeds Of man
kind, but it is rather lamentable that 5,
much of it should be directed into the no
IticaI channel. Legends of asprants bu
inJure, if they do not ruin. themselves b,
their 'nJudicious pursuit OF political hon
ors: and thousands more do much mon,
harm than good to the country by thei
occupancy Of stations whose duties the,
are Tot competent to properly discharge
The telegraph gives us short summa
ry of the news by the Asia, which ha.
brought European dates to the 3lst inst.
Matters before Sebastopol remain un.
changed. The English Aberdeen Minis
try had broken up, and the Earl Of DerL,
had tried, but unsuccessfu.ly, to form ,
new one.
The special election for State Seuh;o
has resulted in the choice of Henry c
Pratt, the Wing and American candidate
by majority of 2,a42. The vote of tn,
District was about 10000 less than at th,
last election, when the combined Viii,
and Amer lean vote was LOGS create
than the Democratic vote.
a warm rain has set our streets all n
hoat with water, and swept almost entire
" away all restigcs of,lhe ice, snow mn,
mud, with which they have been encum
bered. The Sehuylkill and Deleawar,
are becoming much swollen, and appre
tensions are entertained of a destructiy,
freshet.
An individual has been arrested n,
town. who is strongly suspected Of having
peen one OF the party Of three va.lians
who, several years ago committed a yer,
cruel murder of the boy Lehman, in th,
upper part OF this city. His two accom-
plices have long since been tried, sentene
cd and executed, and If the impression,
OF our policemen, as to his identity ar,
correct, he will ere long sllare their fate
An unfortunate case of sonambulism
occurred up town last night, the hero o.
which in his nocturnal rambIea walked
out OF third story window. The force
OF his fall was somewhat broken by a.
lighting upon one story shed, and his
injuries though severe, were prevented
from being fatal.
a statement Of the value Of The prop
erty owned BY the city Of Phiiadelohia
was presented in Councils the other day.
1t amounts to over Sic, 600, 900, without
including the public squares. Tie annu.
al revenue derived from it rs stated TO be
over 100000.
A man named Edward Virtue, becom.