The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-01-03
CORRESPONDENTS.
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE
To THE En-. OF THE LEDGER.

CHARLESTON, Dec. 30 1854.
DEAR SIR, Much has transpircd of inter-
est in our city since last had the pleasure
of addressing you. On "Wednesday last,
the C"ntennial Anniversary Of the Grand
Lodge Of Ancient Free A,,sons was cc!c-
brated with all the eclat which may have
been Imagined. A procession was formed
which marched to the new Hall of the South
Carolina Institute, where an interesting ora
tion wis delivered by DIR. s. II. Dickson.
who had been elected for the purpose. DR..
Dickson not only writes well, but speaks
huently, and would have pro!rd an able
champion at the Bar as well as u brilliant
ornament to the Medical profession. give
you the commencement of his speech
'One hundred years ago! What retro
spective recollections are kindlcd ut the
words. One hundred years ago the Eng.
lish flag waved undispuied over this great
country. France was an absolute monarchy,
consistently and sy Systematically misgovern-
ed, and Spain spread out a huge expansc of
tyranny in Two hemispheres. The people Of
the earth were nothing-the dynastics aud
aristocracy were everything. Social aud
political stagnation was tho condition of the
world generally.
This was the ,ull before the storm Tu-
multi and agitation and change have occur.
rcd, and on looking buck over the progress
OF century, we now find nothing of hu.
man Institutions and organizations rs il then
stood, except the association and brother.
hood in whose history we now commemO-
rate an important epoch"
The holidays are over, I am glad Of Il,
for my fears have been constantly aroused
that our city would BE- the scene Of an ex-
tensiye cundagralion. From morning un.
Ill night, and from night until morning.
there has boon an incessaut shooting Of FIRE
crackers, and other Internal missiles. Seve-
raj accidents have occurred. A lady on
King street had one Of her eyes put out,
also negro boy. The latter, to crafty his
curiosity was peeping through the crack of
n fence in BeaufIin street, when some mis-
cheyious chap placed cracker TO one of his
eyes, which with the explosion destroyed
the vision Of tho eye. Several other minor
accidents have occurred.
A young man from North Car )llna, who
was in low spirits, induced by severe at
tack Of dyspepsia, wrote n letter In the
Merchants Hotel TO tho proprietor of the
house, stating II was his intention to com
init suicide, and requested that his body be
conveyed to his friends In NC. Mr Hurst.
The proprietor, gave early notice to his
friends, who searched him up and finally
found him with pistol 10 his possession, he
was taken care Of, we understand he is get
ting better. A man in state Of intoxica.
ton placed the mussel Of loaded gun to
hts stomach, the other day, and cred il Of
by some means he died shortly after the
discharge.
Ous city has been, aud still IL quite lively.
We have the painting Of Waagh's Italia on
exhibition Wyman the Magician and ven-
triloquist; Mrs. Howard 1t the Theatre. and
last, but not least, Col. O. T. Patton with
the ~giant of the world" man measuring
= feet 81 inches, and .'the Nav Englasd
Beauty who is Miss Jane Root from
Connecticut, who Is enIy 10 years Of age,
snd weighs 1854 pounds.
have not time 10 write you more at tpres-
cpt 10 haste yours
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