The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-09-17

election appe ars to be the general topic,
and considerable excitement prevails it is
now my humble opinion that Fremont will
have the ascendency in New York, which
point Is now generally acceded to. Maine
has gone 10000 in favor Of the Black Repub-
Iicans, and it is also my conviction that
Pennsylvania viii 60 tho Black Republican
ticket, together with near the entire North
such is the lamentable state of things n.
present, that dissolution of the Union is
deemed n certainty, should Fremont be
elected President
After bidding our kind host of the Man.
haitian farewell, and placing our valice in the
hack, we lett for Jersey Ferry, and gazing
back, more than Unce, TO the spot where
for the last two weeks we had spent our
time so pleasantly. However, no tear "s-
capped our eyelids, and We were soon on the
Jersey boat, which conducts us over the
Hudson to Jersey city. Jersey City is in
Hudson County, N. j., and is situated on the
West bank of the Hudson river, opposite
New York this is a beautiful place, wide
streets, and contains some fine hotels, sever
al large iron foundries, glass mandatory,
and two banks; also ship building is cal
ried on here. 1t is The Southern terminus
Of the Hudson and Patterson Rail Road
Steamboats, ply between New York and
Jersey city, every half hour, during the day
and night; it's population is $4,000. Thence
to Newark by the Jersey Rail Road, this
city is located in Essex County, N. j., has
many manufacturing establishments, to wit :
india rubber goods, leather, paints, car
rages and many others; situated on the
Passaic river; it is well laid out and beau
tfully shaded, has two public parks, forty
churches, six newspaper offices, and numer-
GUS literary institutions: its population is
10000. Thence TO Trenton in Mercer
County, n. J. Trenton is the capital of the
State, and is located on the Delaware river
80 miles from Philadelphia, and 81 miles
from New York. The State House is n
fine stone building, 100 by 60 feet, and com.
mnnds fine view Of the river the State
Lunatic ASYLUM aud Pcnitcn:iaay, are both
located here, and here the Delaware is
SPANIEL BY bridge l,i00 feet long
Trenton is famous in revolutionary his
tory, as The spot where General George
Washington, after crossing the river, defeat
I'd the enemy, and took goo Hcssiars pris-
oners lis population is 500. Thence to
Philadelphia, thence to Baltimore, by Phil
ndelphiu, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
Road; thence to Washington, by Washing.
ton Branch Rail Road thence to Richmond
and Petersburg, Ly.Ri, hm"nd, Fredericks-
burg, Potomac and Petersburg Rail Road +;
thence to GoIdsborn,by the l., P,tcrshurg Wi
mirgton and Wrldcn Rail Road; Of The
above places | have given you notes pre-
,iously. We now proceed 10 Charlotte. n.
c., by the North Carolina Rail Road to
Raleigh n. e. Raleigh is ,hc Capita! of the
State, aud is located in Wake County. The
State House is fine building, Also . Assy-
lums arc located there. IL contains several
banks and newspaper Offices, is wei laid
out and tastefully shaded, its population is
1900. Thence To llllsboro, n. c., but,
however, before reaching the latter point,
we came up with the train for Raleigh i'm
mcdiately on the track, with her whistle
u blown off, fortunately slrc was discovered in
time TO prevent n collision, and drawn off by
our engine 10 the turnout, when we left her
and proceeded or our way 10 Hillsboro,
which is pretty little town. Thence TO
Greensboro, N. c., " hich is located in Gull
fnrd County, and is a beautiful place, con-
tanning nm Insurance office, bank and news
paper office, and an excellent Female lns;i-
tntion, and some pretty Residences. Thence
to Lcxingt, u, n. g., II is LOCATED in David.
son County. Lexington is quite thriving
llace, with some fine buildings. Thence to
Salisbury, N. C.; it is located in Rowan
County, and is considerable place. with
some beautiful residences and hotels, and
has three newspaper offices, its population
j. 1000. Thence 10 Charlotte, N. C., II is
located in Meckicnburg County, and is quite
thriving place, contains two newspaper
Offices, two banks. and also branch Of the
United States Mint, and has some fine resi-
dences aud public buildings, is the .crmi
nus Of both the North Carolina Rail Road,
and the Charlotte and South Carolina Rail
Road, its population is 3,Ooo. We arrived
safe and sound in Charlotte, n. C., and stop
ped ut Kerr's Hotel, where 10 quite short
space OF time, we seated ourselves at his
table, and the way his provisions vanished
for few minutes was astonishing, our mp
petites were soon appeascd. Shortly after