The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-01-24

was stilled with the poke. At all events
upon breaking into II room he was found
"Pon.'he foor3 shosfngly burnt and in an
insensible condition. lie was from Mary
land and was highly tteemcd ana respect.
ed by his fellow studats and all onne,ted
with the College was about 81 or %
years of age and haJ the most gratifying
prospects of briltiat future before him.
ohe oi his fellow st1ents Informed me that
no was one OF the mst handsome ns well
as talented and oxcehnt yonng men he had
ever known, and it ppears that he had re-
cently formed matimonial cngageme mt
win young lady oAhiS city, of wealth and
responsibility. The pair were looking for
ward to speedy a1 h ppy union, when,
few weeks since, IL lady met with a Sc
rious arciient while tavelling in r ,ilroad
car Which renderedhn amputition of one
Of her limbs nccessar and from the effects
oi which she has nofet, an per haps may
not recover. These Iad. occurrences strik.
ing'y and affcctingIv illustrate how speed
~ ana how rudely, oe brightest prospects
OF happiness may be blighted forever. and
how unstable is the bunllti"n uppa which
all earthly hopes res
trial is now Progressing in the Crimin.
al Court, ag inst our lite County Treasurer
and his securities for emb zzlcmcnt Of
portion of the Tax bcouging to the State.
which had been coIleced. His term Of Of
flee expired in 1853, api yet Il large amoun,
due the Commonweah, has not yet been
ptid into the State Treasury. The pro-
caedInSs are insttutedunder the act of 1915,
which makes the oiluce alleged against the
defendants, punishable by imprisonment in
the penitentinry. ltis the first prosecution
instituted under thtt act, but if we arc to
Judge from the frequency OF such occurrcn-
ccs, II IL high tne that decisive measures
were taken to punish, and, If possible pre-
vent these pecuatbns of the public funds.
IL Is burning disgrace that so many Of our
public officers to whom have b,ea COM
mitted trusts, of tlc most resp lnsible char.
acier, should Appropriate the public monies
TO their own private aggrandiGement. The
whole matter has been completely systema-
''"'r "o'' III u''ec' ue''"nce "i the laws o'
the State, and thN common principles OF
honesty and occupants of high stations
pocket what are tehnrd the p;ckingS" and
"stcaltnss," to whidl they have no legal title
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of u drin,;n, him., viii. r., ,., ,,,.,,,,,
inr to ,ie.t him from ,t,, ,,or;,os n. H.,
prnb,biv h,or ,okin, lo.soo. :, a.. 80.
of war from D,vv cro,.L.,,.. a,,,n,.
A man was arrested ,bo o,h.r d,v e.,
seIlin, louor to mi,or. I, or,oar. ho ~.
n reguIar establishment 6,,od nm r,. ,h.,
purpo.e. in In. rear of hi. ordinary ,,,.. .
business Wa can furnish no,,l., Loro ;
appears vile enougb for nnv ,nrnose h,
the man who .oud desccpd :, s,ch h,.;
nos, II, to svs,em,,i.,,,v nar.;st :, doh,,,h
ing mere chilJr,n. mus, bs , wretch IF :, I,
deepest dve.
Our city Government has determined I,
ss,,hIi.b ,h. F;,. .l,, T.ao,L T..
and has advertised for PROPOSAL, tn erect il
| do not clearly understand lis system q
operation, but relieve that a larpe numb,
of stations are to be established thr,urhuu
the City, from either of " hich intellirenc
of the breaking out of a fire can instantl