The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-08-12
Ifor the Lancaster Ledger I
MoEGANToN, n. c., Aug. Sd, is.

DEAR LEDGER :-Whcacv or am ov,r
from Lancaster if it be only 100 miles. | |
think Of yHar pager, and since | have \
number OF friends to write to, | take advau. |
tage Of your columns, by your permission
Nrd write 10 all at orcc. ] left Monroe I,s, |
Monday wiih Gcn'. Walkup and arrived ,t
Charlotte same evening, nothing happen
cd on our route but small shower. which |
by the bye, is daily occurrence lately.
Charlotte is a brisk place for business and
seems to be improving, though at present
like all markets is rather idle, I brIiov.
the Bank is in state Of disquictudc about
something or other relative to the debt ard
credit account Of some Of its officers. bn, il
will be settled with perfect satisfaction to
all concerned
On Tuesday took the cars for S,Esbrrv
and after pleasant ride Of hours orr;vcd .
nj The Rowan House, where ! remoin.d
until "Wednesday morning. Durinr mv |
stay IN Salisbury. ramblcd about Iookinr |
up some novelty or othcr, and accidentally |
hesfd OF Myers Steam Still, where tncv !
make 1900 gallons of old Rye per dav, Il
IS Oh mile from town, very pretty dis.
lance TO walk, and of course. alihouob Jo
mol indulge in "Paddys Eve Water" wo,L
'u over 'hd examined the machinery it is
IKE any ihIng except 4 still. and thcrcfnrc
snail not attempt TO describe it. Sutli,o :,
say "hhe IN operation the liquor pours
out III n stream rs large rs n mans arm
might add that the grain is thrown into
s'is' n'''' ana you sec no more of it until i,
comes forth ready for USE 1t is convcrcd
through elevators to all parts of the bonso
Inc pest part, think is that bv ,roucb
ie"dihg from the still, Il large hog pen, con
t'''"''s s'N or seven hundred head of hogs.
Is furnished with the mash or refuse ief
"''er suinng and by this means larre ou,r-
.'y OF pork is made from what otbcr,yi.o
might be thrown ~~-r.y. NJ. MYERS, inc
froprietor invited me in TO his store room,
ana while there asked me if I beIin,od
was standing on WIiskey. Ircp,iedI did
'o' An"" now TO answer him. lie raised
small trap door and exhibited under ,bc
moor ooX IL feet square, filled to the brim
ana pointing to similar door he remarked
mat mere was another box Of the somo II.
mension also full. The house wos fuod
WIN puncheons. | suppose the stock on
hand to be 90 or 10000 gallons.
Inc "Verandah House" occupied by Dr.
Happoldt, is splendid brick establishment
near the Rail Road, and is convenient for
passengers going to Raleigh TO dine, but
'hose coming TO Morganton usually put m
"' the Rowan House" in order to meet the
stage. The line from Salisbury to this
pace is well stocked and runs tbronob !,
"a hours, distance of so milcs IIon
salisbury Wednesday n. m, and arrived
mere next morning at 7. We dine at States
vile and reach Newton at 10 when suppe,
IS ready for passengers.
There is charter for Rail Road from,
salisbury TO Ashcville contracts have hon,
sold to within % miles of Morgontop md
inc grading nearly completed to StatesviIIo
MAJOR Henderson, one of the board of n;
rec'orS' told me that the cars would rnn n
tne iatter place some time next snrino
Mofganton, however, like Mop,oo . =,
u'ie'nmH' She subscribed at first 100000
winch has been expended on contracts bc-
yond 'he limits of (Burke) her county: and
'"e road cannot progress without nm odd;.
tional sum Of S22O,OOO, one tIi,d of which
TINS county is required to make. bu, she
feiuses TO subscribe, therefore, the question
ol taxation comes before the people nex,
thursday 9Th inst, and some of the lead
ing men think it will not carry. Indeed. it
ought to be completed for think this tho
greatest grain country l ever saw. A Mr..
ureenioe, has made $50 bushels on 4 aCres
OF ground, and 25 bushels to the acre il n
common average. Another reason, this il
the section where all the eastern portiop
VI Tue State pass the Summer. The Stage
H-weeKly cannot transport the passengers
as speedily as they wish, nor indeed so com
fortabiy. The way Bib last week footed IN
TO $500, which is out fraction if the cars
were running. The view from the obscrva
tories Of private dwellings to the mountains
Is delightful on all sides you behold the
dark green SUBMITS of Natures pyramids
Toward the west you see Whiteside. To.
wards the North, but more remote, Table
Mt. rises in grandeur, and as you gaze upon
It, immaginaiion fans you with the pure
breeze from its cooling streams. sympa-
'hlze with you in that sultry latitude and
could extend n few cubic feet of noun.
tain air MS far South as your Sanctum, /
would feel as one who had performed be.
hevolent act to languishng humanity.
cannolleave until the 10th inst. After re.
turn to Monroe, may write again.
CAsToN