The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-09-30
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interest occurred during the trip The corn
crop between Lancaster and Camden is
good, in fact they look as well as ever
saw them the cotton crop, howe, er, i, very
indifferent; do not recolcct of ever <, einr
n more gloomy prospect for Il cotton crop
IN my life; in fact it is dyiug for want of
ram. We had quite dusty trip, assure
you, and had it not been for some melons
and lunch which our better half, moro
thoughtful than We were, had pu, ny for
us, we certainly would have fared baGly.-
Next day left Camden at 80 minutes after
o'clock, +. ~, for kingsvillc ut Kings.
vile met with our immediate representative
IN Congress the Hon. John McQncen; he
looks to be in fine health and spirits and is
full OF life. In view Of Southern interests.
nc Is certainly the man for the post he oc-
cupies long may he live and continue 10
MI II. We also had the pleasure of seeing
the Hon. l.. NJ. kctt, and WAS much pleas.
&c with him; be appears TO be young AMI in
the prime Of life and looks rs though he
could continue the good work for many
years TO come.
Left kingsv:Ile for Wilmington, n. c., at
10 minutes after o'clock, j.. NJ. The
morning train 20 Wilmington run of the
track miles above that point; no p.rson
injured that heard of; the passengers got
on freight train and went on but missed
the connection and ihad to put up for the
night. They have had tremendous storm
ut Wilmington which had rushed the ,id.
water out Of the Cape Fear River and in.
Jurcd The Kali Road in places for ii miles
However, it was all repaired and we had
clear track and run through: we arrived at
wilmington 30 minutes after orl0ck, A
NJ, and left again for Welden at 10 minutes
after s. y. II. The storm at LVim;nutun
has been perfect hurricane, tearing trees
up by the roots and str.wing the corn in
every direction and IN fact for miles on both
sides it has been terrible Corn crops are
good from Camden 10 Wilmington. bu,
there Is no cotton naking. II miles before
reaching Welden we had Il collision by
coming in contact with the passenger train
from Weiden which was running at the
time 1T the rate of 25 miles IN hour. How
ever, we were running very slowly rs we
had just left Enfield, had We been running
ut the speed they were we must have been
all smashed TO pieces. We We're turning
curve and neither train could discover The
other until too late the crash was inevitable.
and 1t came like lightning with trcmun-
dous force, smashing things To pieces in he
most shocking manher. Both Engines were
thrown fOm Il ( tack and every car de-
tached, and strange to say, no one Was kill.
ed. Some Of the passengers were slightly
injured from attempting TO jump out and
some that did so was also hurt. The COL
Nslon took place ut Is minutes before
O'Clock, =. NJ, and only detained Us 2t hours
when we again got both Engines Oh the
track and chained the cars together rs well
as we could and again the whistle sounded
and we heard that oft repeated word "a
aboard" which heralded to us the welcome
news that we we're again in travelling
condition, and soon we We're on our way to
Weiden rs merry as crickets. Lost the con.
nection Mt Welden and had to ly over for
IL hours, stopped at the well known Jarret
House, took supper and got a good sleep
and at half after l o'clock A. NJ. left for
Petersburg, passed through Petersburg,
Richmond and Washington, nothing Of in.
terest occurring 10 mar the even tenor of
our way. At 6 o'clock, p. NJ. CFridav) We
arriyaI IN, ralt;p, h. I'D D "a.
where we are still sojourning at Barnoms
but rs we are only birds Of passage will not
remain long in this city OF Hills. Crops Of
corn looks well through N. c., Va. and
Maryland and the growing crop of Tobacco
looks fine and should the entire crop be SUI h
rs we have seen throughout N. c. and
Va, consumers Of the weed need fear no
scarcity as their quids will be repIenished.
We got in company with young man
from Geo, who is on his way to Nicaragua.
that land Of promise, the only hope now
for the extension Of Southern territory and
Of domestic slavery, and az Kansa is on the
very verge of being Ablitionized, the South
should at least look with jealous eye TO
Central America rs the last hope and resort
for the entension Of her much loved insti-
tuition which is engraited SO indiSsolubly
with her very existence. His two brothers
have been in Nicaragua ever since Gen.
Walkers advent in that country he thinks
Walker the greatest man that erer lived and
is confident of final success. Walker hasa
very large force Of determined and daring
men and is backed by some of the strongest
and most influential men in the u. s. Ills
.>mpany is called the Central American
colonization Society and are going as peace.
able citizens 'vhich will not be prevented by
the U. >. Gose.ument from leaving her
shore as Walker goes as, ,he legal President
ps'se ssps''ie of N.carayae 'ss:a /. saG