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WANDERER,
Havana Ite,na

ny the arrival of The Black WSr,is nj
Ne" Orleans, We have lIsvanx ds,.. ,,,
the 10Th. We take the following from
the Picoyune:
We tind in the Diaro de Ia Marina, of
'he 10th inst., full confirmation of the
statement in our Havana corrcs,o,yIeuc.
published this morning in references Ia tho
purchase Vt of the steamship Ocean I,irl.
10 rum bctwcen the ever fni,bfnl i.l.,i
and the Peninsula. The Go,erun.nl IL
appears, has taken mrasurs for the i,nm,,.
d'"te establishment of Lin,en,uai cam.
muaication between havana ...i CT,
shd u ls to avail themselves Of ia. co,,di.
','ns offered that capitalists vf III. fo.n.r
.ity nave already entered ON ths unley,x.
KING. IL was expected that the Ocean
Bird would leave Havana on be, FRI ,y,,
"o"ut TIE commencement Of next mon,i,
ater having been transferred 20 Sr..;,b
owners and the Spanish Hne: and tin,en
aa.s "aa been set down ms tue probable
Is further stated that some iiftccp or
twenty days after the departure Of III.
oesan n'rd, the Mejico would in all prob
asl'ty leave on similar voyage. Eve.
Eu'hg promised, says the Daro, that
steam communication with the pe,,iusuI.
was about TO acquire in a sbo,t time .
vigor that could not but redou,sI =, a..
great and mutual bsncia os tsv Island snd
the mother country.
Tho following articles Of a decree Ia
force at Havana, and os some ;n,s,es, 20 m
mariners, are published under date Of IA
sll inst: s y w
"ARr. III. Nor shall any ioreips sailor ,,
seaman be received or e,apIoyed ON l.o.,j
o. ea;,,'y any other vessel lying in ,hi. port,
Without producing a paper examined by
the Consul OF his country, IL he be . for.
ee'Sner, or by the Captain Of the port. IL
he belong 10 this nation penalty CIV dol.
lars, to 10 paid by the Captain Of the ye,,
sci breaking this prov ision and ,l.is f;na
shall be doubled Il the reception Of tI,a
individual shall have been made ana, ,h.
closing u the register Of the vessel.
Arr. s2. In no house, either public
OF private, shall any seaman, national or
'ore'gn, be harbored OF allowed 10 pass
the night, without exprsss license kom
the captains Of their respective vessels. en-,
sm'ned by the captain Of the port, under
the penalty Of eight dollars; nor dali
anything be given 10 them on credit. IN.
der the penalty ofiostsiting whatever may
be 40 given 70 them,
AR. 30. For ths disembavcat;op ofey.
esy foreign seaman, the couaul of Lis escn,
tsy must draw up and ye.ait 10 the com.
m'ssayy authorized hy tho Spanish I;oy,
ernmsnt md whose name mag Ls ols aim.
% at the Office Of the captain q the port
tho necessary document. This docnn,spt
.hal! be laid before uss captain q he povs
hy the said eommissasy, ssd the former
keeping pcssess;ou Of Il, hall iasus tbs.
necessary Tor the ssnbscstiop, and on re,
ceiving this Last back, he shall endorse
the inst, naming tho vss&sl 10 which tia
seaman belonged, and slaaH return h ,o
the coesul by whow \ vas issaed,"
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'h0 'o''"'S ie'ter from judge W ith
ers to tie Kansas meeting in kershaS,
will bc read with interest:
NORWOOD, Feb. 90, 1855.
Col. Jas. Chestnut, Jr.-Dear Sir: |
approve the object O. the contemplated
meeting on Monday next, aud would At
tend it, il | could remain ut home.
a practical issue with our enen,ics--one
that could be directly approached, under
stool, and solved !y our peoples to be
found in the Kansas matter. We never
could have obtained California as a slave
State, If lis CESSATION had been an honest
and an honorable one. The South and
South West can secure Kansas, anL ought
to do it, The vassboud pIilanlhr, py of
The Northern people has offered tie issue;
let us meet IL, aud comfort the eacmy Ia
the vigorous proccs Of colonization, and
then (f thcy ignore it, in tie measure Of
ultimate resort.
The enemies of the STAKEHOLDER, have
cunningly avoided, from the foundation Of
the Federal connexion, any is, ue that was
likely to combine the upl,oldcrs Of the
rights OF slavery, and call forth their pow.
er IN spirit and in act, Mt one and the same
time. They have dealt, ns far ms they
could in the abstract - in stra,egy--and
such modes Of hostility rs would steer
clear Of collision, face 10 face. We have
now before Us this latter relation. Ii is
what we always needed. We can tri-
umph in this instance il We will. H. that
attempt | will afford what assistance can
and that Is moley upon proper scale Of
contribution. am willing 10 do my share
towards forwarding some representative
Of the rights, and interests, aud sentiments
of South Carolina, to the theatre Of con.
test. believe that IL Kansas can be pre.
sented to the Congress as a slaveholding
State, admission or rejection will settle
the question Of anion or disunion for years
at any rate, aud ] vial, 10 see this aucs-
ton settled in my life time, The knavers
and hypociits amosg the aholtionists will
scud before the blasts Of such question;
what the hair Drained fanatics may do,
cannot predict, but the sooner we SEQ il
the better. such is my rsco,d, whi<h !
commit 10 you.
Very respectfully.
4. J. WuHERs,
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REv. DR.. PALMER, OF ouru CAKo.i.
SA.-We are gratitied to learn that the
first Presbyterian Church of this city
which is now erecting a magnificent
church edifice on the site of the one burn.
ed down, opposite Lafayette square-l,as
lately given second and unanimous call
to the Rev. DR.. Palmer, Of South Carroll
na, I" accept the pastorate Of that church.
And ~e learn, with no small feeling nl
satisfaction, that the call is likely to be
accepted. Iir. paIner is solid man,
Hnd one Of the most distinguished pulpit
orators OF tins country, This is just the
place for q man Of his abilities and power
Of doing good, and We mo- ardently hope
New Orleans win lie so fortunate as to
make so valuable an acquisition to her
permanent pop puiation.--N. g. Bassefis.
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We quite agree will, the editor of IL

We quite agree with the editor of the
Nashville G4seHe where he says,
"a man that has soul worth six
pence must expect to have enemies. 1t |.
utterly impossible for the best Of men 10
please the whole world, aud tie sooner
this is understood, and position taken in
view or the fact, the better. DO right
though You have enemies. You cannot
escape them by doing wrong. And il i,
little gain TO barter away your honor and
integrity,and divest yourself Of moral cour.
age, to gain what Nothing. Better
abide by The truth--fown down oil oppo
si,ion, and rejoice in the feeling which
must inPire free and independent man."
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eosFespondenos Of the Charlestou Stan,
dard,
Z Nsw YoRk, March %. ls5e

=. ~. oN"s AoTCu <I, 1000.
The suit Of Barnum yersus several mold
srs q the Jerome Clock Compsny's notes
which were endorsed by "tlle Napoleon
OF Si'owlHen, ;, sxcites the public mind in
great dRgroe. Bxrnum is in the predic.
ament Of tho xinled pugilist, who, obliged
10 rest from bis laboss, aud recuperate his
wasted energies, is called 10 .;;,se be
fore he is ready for another "round,' y
Having filed so large a space in the are
na OF the speculative world, it is not to be
wondered at that his real or pretended
DOWNFALL should attract great deal of at
tent'on. But his i'll fortune occasions one
uepflvatlon-th contemplated grand To-
"os'cal and Equestrian Establishment, OF
winch the lovers of lions and horses fond.
~ dreant, will not, in all probability, be
constructed before several years 10 come,
IN consequence Of Barnum's catastrophe.
We are threatened with being rairoaded
80 death in the city. A gentleman by
The name of Sharp, diflidently requests
the Legislature TO allow him and his asso.
.clates to construct double tracked rail
road in broadway; while another bash
iul parry desires the autocratic prcrogative
OF 'unning locomotives from the Park, or
a'Htery, directly through the metropolis,
up to Harlem river. One of the most
anti democratic sights to he seen in this
city, is that Of a stiff, formal, arbitrary
car, gliding along with an obstinate
straight forwarIness and compelling every
other vehicle to turn aside, or take the
consequences. The sovereign people
whose sovereign mis- representatives have
fastened five or SIX lines Of city railroads
upon us have given in their testiraons
against tbs utility and accommodation Of
railroads running through their respective
avenues, and also give it as their opinion,
that the parties applying for charter,
should not be allowed to run rail nui.
ssance through our beautiful Broadway.
Mr.. Henry liaight, the princely owrer of
the magnificent st. Nicholas Hotel, is
about to enlarge that palatial establish
ment, for the further accomn oda,ion of
Its guests. There are more inhabitants
now, Of this hotel, than there are in many
towns and villages abaut the country, ana
certainly more building material was used
III lis construction than in all the houses
constituting each town, of one hundred or
more, visited 10y your correspondent with
in the past six years.
those encouragers Of rrpid changes in
style-tke milliners and dress ma Eers-
have opened their superb Spring Style
stocked stores, and we shall soon have our
most popular promenades with peculiarly
pretty perisrinators. The size of the bon
net is TO be still smaller this snr;n1
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Communications,
IFor The Ledger.
sr. LOFTS, No, March 10th, 1856.

Sr. Lofts, NO., March 10th, 1856.
EDITOR LEDGER Perhaps a few line.
from this section Of the country might inter-
est you and your numerous readers.
A party ofyoung men, (ninctccn ia mum.
bcr) including myself. bound for Kansas,
left Charlcston, s. c., on the Sir October.
arrived in this City on the ii h, and ure now
waiting for a Boat 10 carry L. up 10 For.
leavcnsworth. We have had quite finc
time Of il. SO FAR, everybody cheering us a.
we came along, and promising to keep the
bal! in motion. by sending out more Young
men. II the South intends to maintain her
rights, now Is the accepted time; t,.erc are G.
noush Of young men, who can loave home at
any moment, who ought to be on the road TO
k'nsas. Whole companies Of Aboliiionis,s
are arriving there every day they say they
intend to make II a free State. win tho
South submit to this Send us a few men
from old Lancaster, I know she has sonas
ready to maintain their sights,
The following is taken from the SsuSsv
Herald of the 10th, paper published In this
City:
During the past season, strenuous efforts
have been made TO induce Southern people
to emigrate TO Kansas. Tempting induce
ments have been held out to Young
men TO settle in the new Tcrritory.
and We observe that large numbers have
concluded to try their fortunes in that land
Of promise and piebald politicians. Among
the first TO move in this matter was the Chi.
rnlric State of South Carolina. The Kan.
sas breeze has stirred tho Palmetto branchc.,
and aroused the spirit Of such men AZ FOL.
lowed Marion through the swsn,ps, in tho
dark days Of the Revolution.
Yesterday We had an interview With Cart.
w. >. Brewster, Who had just arrived frrm
Charleston, with company Of nineteen
stout and intelligent young men, en- route
for Kansas. These men are not mere nd.
vcnturcrs, but are mechanics, ply sirians
lawyers, civil engineers and merchants. who
design locating in Kansas for the purpose or
following ihcir occupations, and making Il
thrir permanent home. We learn that nm.
other party Of tWrnty five, from, the sam,
State will be hcrc in - day or two. AZ far
az we can judge, they are just such men q.
Kansas requires at this time. We giv. ,hs
NAMES OF the party now here. They iutsad
starting Tomorrow for Kansas,
Capt; w. $. Brcws,or. MsS.rs. De Tre-
,hir, Albright, krpu,e, Mayer, Coart~n.y,
llarhy, swim, Kelly, Grirr,on Cr,,.s 80
honn' Jenkins, =. II. 4 q. Il. T.. Alexander.
Yeats White, Green aud lIolucs."
81. Louis is great City, aud Is growiox
into Importance every day. She has pop.
uiat'on Of 10000. II is very cold here;
The ground Is covered } ur 4 inehc. with
snow. The river is onee ,nore open, ~ that
steamboats, can run upas high a. Fort l.e.y-
enworlh. will write again A. soon a. I
arrive in Kansas. AMI keep you aud your
leaders informed how the Yankees are play.
ing their games.
nv
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The Chancellor Of The British Ex~h.quer,
IN statement made TO Parliament I, estimates
The cost OF The two years war with Russia
a' Gi3,56l,O ZOO, ar about 100000 900, Add
to this sum equal amounts for France. Rus.
sia and Turkey, and we have a total of
ssoo,Ooo,oOo. II will take, perhaps, one
thousand million Of dollar. to pay all the
expenses OF the war.
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SNOW.

We were visited On Saturday. says the
Ne"hcrry Mirror, Of the 2s,h, between u
and ! o'clock, by quito anow STERN. I,
fell from cloud passing over from a.,
North. The snow fell So fast that IA.
ground was partially covered in a few min.
utes. The snow drops were Peculiar 70,
their size and their resent lance To hail
The cloud socn PASSED over and the sun
shown out bright aud beautiful ~ ever.
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The Anderson True Caroiinian informs
us that the tine Merchant Mills of F. C..
HARRISON, of Andcrsonvil,, were on ih.
s5'h ult, destroyed by fire, together xi.h
their contents, about 100 bushels of " heat
and number of barrels Of -four. II is not
known how the fire originated.
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BANK RonBERY.-On Thursday night
last, about o'clock, some daring thief or
thieves, by means of false kew, entered
the office Of MIR. Geo. G. Gibbs, Acen,
for the "Planters' Bank of Fairie id :"
AMI stole therefrom package Of money,
containing, we are informed, shout six
thousand four hundred dollars, IN bank
bills, chiefly Of the Banks Of Cna lesion
and Fairfield. Mr.. Gibbs was just about
starting by the Carolina for South Caro-
lima, to settle Up his accounts with the
Bank, and had taken the money out of
the safe, and packed it, with his books, in
the bottom Of his trunk, preparatory to
going on board the boat. Being called
out short while he left his trunk locked
in his office, the night being bright
moonlight one, and the street being
thronged with people. But the thief.
who was, no doubt, aware Of his purpose,
and had watched his nations, took al.
vantage OF his short absence, and entered
the office by means of false kew forced
the hasp Of the trunk, tumbled the clothes
out upon the floor, and carried off success
fully the package containing the money
and books. No clue by which to detect
the criminal has yet been discovered, ex-
cept that the paper which enveloped the
money and books was tho next morning
found on the wharf Of Messrs. Bisbee and
Canova, Mt which wharf the Savannah
boat was moored at the time Of the rob
berry. The supposi,ion is, that the villain
left on that boat.-JackSonriNe Ners,
22d inst.
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Gather the corn just as 1t begins to lar.
deL; boil as for the table cut the kernal.
carefully from the cob spread them to
dry on sheet or clean floor, and keep
them thus ill well dried then preserve
them in a dry, cold and even temperature
ill needed for use. Soak the corn few
hours. aid boil till properly soitened, and
serve them TO your taste. Thus you will
have sweet corn all the year.
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The Assen,blv Of C.l,e.,r,, ~. :. !.

The Assembly Of California ha. passed a
bill liking tho salarics Of officers as feIlows:
Secretary Of Senate, Assistant Secretary,
thief Clerk Of Assembly, and Assistant
Clerk, tI5 per day Scrgcantnf-Arms, Gl5
per day; EnroIling and Engrossiug CIsri,
Si2 psr day; Copying and Journal Clerks,
9io per day; Docrkeepsrs, 90 per day !;
Porssrs, es Psr day; Pages. % per day.
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Tho Providence Pc. announces the MAJ
rage of "Mr. Jonathan Know Noh;pc,
Youngest son Of Ned Bun,Iinc, Esq. TO Miss
Temperance Freedom, only daughter Of the
Kick.poo Rangers"
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The Union, of Saturday, states that l.t.
Ter has been received from Hon. JAMES b.
cHASAS, late United States Minister .t tb,.
Cont Of st. James, announcing the fro i. that
he will leave for the United States in the
Steamship Arago, advertised to sail from
llavrc for New York an the 9th inst.
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LANCAsTERvILLE. sc.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL Q, 1856.

Severe sickness, and death, in The family
Of the Editor, is our excuse for the lack of
editorial, and any other impcrfcctions, that
may DC found in this number of the "LED.
GER"
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ATrRNpr TO BREAK JArL.--The priso-
ner, James McCombs, under sentence Of
death for the marder Of w. 7. Cross, made
an Intellectual attempt to escape from jail
on Saturday night. He got from his cell
into the corridor, but failed in further es.
fort. -Cdyuiipi6n.
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INSTRUMENTS OF DEArH-The grounds
belonging TO the United States Arsenal, al
baton' Louisiana, embrace an area Of a
miles. La the three magazines there are
$4,000 pounds nf powder, and 5000 rounds
OIL OF cartridges Tor spaii arms and canaon.--
Inc s'orcheases contain $4,000 maskoss,
nnes' earbines and pistols, 2,50O sabrcs,
'oV eanuons, 100000 cannon balls and
sheils' $4,000 pounds canister, and nccou.
uemeniA for 100000 men. The total value
OF the band and buildings. with contents, is
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A small piece Of paper or linen, mois.
tened with spirits Of turpentins, and put
into bureau or wardrobe for single day
two or three times year is sufficient
preservative against moths.
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The Virginia papers announsc the death
of Jons J. MrEEEIL, probably the wealth.
est man in that State. being worth fully two
millions Of dollars.
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CICERO ADAMS, ESQ

Formerly Of this place, has been appoint.
ed Magistrate for Edgcficld District, by
his Excel'ency Governor ADAMS, vice w.
w. ADAMS, resigned.
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BEArH OF CLERK az TUE CeURr.--Thc
Camden Journal announces the death Of Al.
Naodin, Esq, who has filled the Office Of
Clerk ofthe Court for several years.
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Why is a lawyer Ike a taiIori Be.
cause ho is always ready to commences a
suit.
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Judge Withers-Kansas

The following letter from Judge With
ers to tie Kansas meeting in kershax,
will he read with interest:
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To w. Il. FAaIEy, Esq.
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The Carpenters Tools" are now safe
~ stored is this city.
Great credit justly attaches to Captain
Shaw and his under officers, for the just
and manly course pursued hy them in
th's affair. Three cheers were given the
boat as she pushed off.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-08
The :" Startling Phenomena. T"

Many of our citizens, last Tuesday, the
1st inst, travelled up the Missouri River,
about two miles, to witness the "phenome-
ma" described in our paper OF that date.
1t is unnecessary to state that they were
g well sold." for it was .aprI fools day,
aud such ex,ravagant yarns should not
have received such credit. Our inform
ant, Mr.. John Parker and son, left this
city on the evening aforesaid, with % bricks
in their hats" and the rumbling noise
heard by him, must have been in his own
Uranium. 1t is even probable that he saw
logs and drilt-wood disappear in the chasm,
for men. in his fix are apt To- look through
glass darkened." In future, and especial
ly on the first of April, some of our credu-
lows. citizens will require more evidence
than that of Mr.. Parker and son, before
they viii walk on rough and rocky road,
for two miles, to see the immaginous phe-
nomenons of drunkard's mind.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-08
SMOKY HILL.
THE STEAMER PAcIrre.-The Persi.

THE STEAMER PAcIr1e@The Persia
announces the sailing of the Collins steam
er Pacific from Liverpool on the 23d ult.
Apprehensions are felt here that she has
met with some disaster and agents here
have decided TO dispatch a steamer in
search Of her. Mr.. Collins has chartered
and furnished with ample supplies the
Alabama for similar purpose,
and she will sail at o'clock this afternoon.
The Board of Underwriters have put on
board the Alabama 500 barrels of prori-
sions, that she may be able promptly to re-
lieve any vessel in distress which she may
fall in with; there has been also supplied
a store of clothing for the same purpose,
with extra spars, boats, casks Of water. &c.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-08

OUTRAGE IN BUFFALo, N. Y.-A
young girl recently made the acquaintance
Of young man, boarding at the same
house, in Buffalo, and with that inpru-
denc. so often fatal to the very purest, she
married him after few weeks acquain-
tance. In few weeks, it turned out that
the fellow was passing under an assumed
name. and this discovery led to quarrels.
He secured all the earnings she had laid
up, and after attempting personal violence,
cleared off: No attempt was made to ar
rest him-the public authorities and hui
manity dealers of Buffalo, having turned
their exclusive attention to outrages in
Kansas.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-08

BLACK REPUBLICAN ARGUMENTs.--
That our readers may Judge something Of
the sort of argument used against the Ma
tional Democrats of New Hampshire IN
the recent State election there. we copy
from the Concord Reporter, an abolition
concern, of the 9TH inst, couple of pa
ragraphs:
Every vote for Wells, is vote to sus.
tain the Border Ruffians' in invading the
Territory Of Kansas, taking possession of
the ballot-box. and butchering unofending
free State citizens!
Every vote for Metcalf is vote to sup
port the Constitution and the Union, which
are directly assailed by the leaders Of
Pierce e-Nebraska Democracy, who declare
that if the people of the North shall abide
by the doctrine of the trainers of the Con-
stitu,ion, and the fathers of our Govern
ment, that slavery is curse to our land
and should not be extended, the Union
will be as rope of sandr Witness
Orr's speech in this city on the 9TH of
February, which was indorsed by the
whole Pierce press in the Stater'
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-08
Plans Of the Black Republicans.

1t is evident that the Black Republicans
of the North will attempt to cast Kansas
into the Union, with the " Bogus Constitu-
,ion," fixed up at Topeka, by Lane, Rob-
inson and other traitors. 1t is more than
probable that such move will be success
fully made in the House of Representa-
tives, and an attempt made to force 1t
through the Senate, by the threat of re-
fusing to vote money to carry on the Gov
ernment Should such dastardly means
be resorted to, who can but foresee the
evil consequences that must inevitably
follow. We can say this much, and We
believe in so doing, we express the feel
Jugs of three-fourths of the citizens of
Kansas, that we will never be willing to
enter the Union on the terms proposed by
the Black Republicans. If we cannot be
admitted with constitution of our choice,
we will look to other sources than an aboli-
tfon Congress for government. The sove-
reign people of Kansas, are just as able
to govern and protect themselves as are
the galtan, Texans against the despotic
and tyrannicaf rule of Mexico. Before
the leap is taken, we caution them to
I" look"