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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-12-02
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. for Sale
ON A LONG CREDIT!

Edward I'd Avery In Equity Lnneas-
George F. L. Massey. ch@0ge Investment
OF Wards Estate.
In pursuance Of The decree Of the Court
of Equity made in above case at June Term
1857. will offer for sale at Lancaster Court
House on the Ist Monday, the 7th day OF
December 1857, the following valuable real
estate, belonging to the late DR.. c. l.. Mas
sey, deceased } viz:
All that rdiuabie and productive pIan.a-
ti"n or tract of land situated in the Wax
haws, upon which Dr. q l.. Massey resided
containing over 1000 acres, bounded by
lands of james f. Cureion, Robert &.
Vaughn, estate lands Of Thos X. Curcton
and - mile creek
Also 500 acres, more or less, situated in
the Catawba Indian Boundary, bounded by
lands Of JohE J. Porter, Mrs. Massey and
others
Also 500 acres, more or less, called the
Pnry Woods tract, lying on Ilannah's 5
creek, bounded by lands Of 5. B. Massey,
James f.. Currion and others.
Also One HouSe and Lot of land in the
Village of Lancaster containing 20 acres,
more or less. bounded by lands Of James Ii.
Witherspoon, S. B. EmmonS, WIN. Stevens
and the Chesterfield Road.
The said lands will be resurvcyed before
The day of SAFE and Plats made thereof
The WaNhaw tract is altogether very de-
srahlc and productive plantation and rank s
as next best to the "Girdrn Spot" The
land will bear thorough examination, and
the terms will be satisfactory. Purchasers
are invited with confidence To look, TO hid
and TO buy. No such inducements will be
offered soon again.
TEGMs, a credit Of one, tw o, three and
four years, the purchaser giving Bond with
good surclies, with interest from day of sale,
payable annually and a mortgage of tie
premises.
JAMES II. WITHERSPOAN,
G.. f.. H.. ID.
Lancaster, Nov. 4th 1857, 39-4tpf S6.75
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TIE MARKETS.

COLUMBIA, November %.
The market for cotton opened dull aud
dropping yesterday, and few hundred
bales changed hands at IOtal0i, and n
choice article los cents.
Charleston, November 81.
There Was avery good demand for this
article, to-day. and holders realized fc nd.
vance on the quotations Of the morning -
The sales reached 1000 bales ut the sub.
Joined prices. viz: :--6 bales ut III ii at
II; 26 at 70; ZIG III TIA a. lli: S22
nj Ilf.and 800 bales Mt i2c.
AUGUSTA, November 81.
There has been an advance of tc since
the VanderbiIts adyees, The sales Of the
day arc ! 600 balc..
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NEGRO AND OTHER PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

Pf order from James II. Witherspoon.
ID Ordinary for Lancaster District, will
"licr for sale 10 the highest bidder on the
I'd day of December next ut the late resi-
dence of II. J, Gregory, deceased the whole
personal property belonging 10 estate of said
deceased. consisting of
ONE VALUABLE NEGRO BOY,
one Wagon, Buggy and harness, Horses.
Cattle, Hogs, Corn, F"idcr and Cotton,
plantation and Smith Tools. 3 Guns one
lot of Carpenters Too.s, one No Cooking
Stove, three Stills and Stands for Manuiac-
turing Whiskcy, Household and kitch-
en Furniture, and many other articles too
tedious Ia mention.
Terms known on day Of sale
T. Il. GREGORY, Admir-.
Nov. IL, 1857, IO-2t
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PLAN OF THE LOTTERY.

The Numbers from ] to 10000, CORES
ponding with those Numbers on the Tickets
printed on separate slips of paper, are cncir.
cled with small tin tubes, and placed in one
wheel.
The first 36s Prizes, similarly printed and
encirc.ed, are placed in another wheel.
The wheels are then rcvoIyed. aud num-
Der is drawn from the wheel of Numbers.
aud at the same time n Prize is drawn from
the other wheel. The Number and Prize
drawn out are opened and exhibited t. the
audience and registered 10y the Commissions
crs the Prize being placed against the NUN.
Der drawn. This operation is repeated until
all the Prizes are drawn out
APPROPRIATION PRIxEs.-The two pre-.
ceeding and the two succeeding Numbers To
those drawing the first 3 Prizes will be on.
titled TO the 81 Approximation Prizes. For
example: if Ticket No. 1880 draws tho
100000 Prize. Tickets numbered Il24S,
ll2i9. ll25l, 1852, will each be entitled
10 $500. Ii Ticket No. $50 draws the
$4,000 Prize, those Tick cts numbered 5is
5!9, sol, $50, will each be entitled to $3.50.
aud so on according To the above scheme.
The 5000 Prizes Of so will be determ
ined by the last figure of the Number that
draws the 100000 Prize. For example, if
the number drawing the $50 900 Prize ends
with No. !, Then all the tickets where the
number ends in | will be entitled to s1O-
II the Number ends with No. 2, then all the
Tickets where The Number ends in / will b,.
entitled 10 $50, and so ON 10 0.
Certificates Of Packages will be sold at
the following rates, which is the Fisk:
Certificate OF Package Of 10 Whole
Tickets, $50
Certificate Of Package of 10 Half
Tickets, do
Certificate Of Package of 10 Quarter
Tickets, 90
Certificate of Packages of ln eighth
Tickets, 10
In ordering Tickets or Certi hcates.
Enclos, 'he money To our address for the
Tickets ordered, on receipt of which they
will oe forwarded by first mail Purchasers
can have tickets ending in any figure they
may designate.
The list of drawn Numbers and Prizes
will be sent to purchasers Immediately af.
ter the drawing.
B- Purchasers will please write their
signatures plain, and give their Post Office,
County and State.
eS- Remember that every Prize is drawn
and payable in full without deduction.
~ All prizes oftl 900 and under, paid
Immediately after the drawing-othcr prizes
at the usual time OF thirty days, in full with.
out deduc'iol.
All communications strictly confidential.
Address Orders for Tickets or Certif.
Gates TO
s. SWAN g. co, Augusta. Ga,
tH- Persons residing near Montgomery
Ala, or Atlanta, Ga, can have their orders
filled, and save time, by addressing s. Swan
g. Co, at either Of those cities.
9g~ A lust OF the numbers that are drawn
from the wheel, with the amount of TIE
prize that each one is entitled to, will be
published after every drawing, in the follow.
ing papers New Orleaas Delta, Mobile
Register, Charleston Standard, Nashville
Gazette. Atlanta Intelligeucer, New York
Weekly Day Book, Savannah Morning News
Richmond Dispatch New York Dispatch,
and Paulding (Niss.) Clarion.
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Sheriff IS Sales.

Rf Virtue of Sundry Wrts of Fl Fas TO
- me directed, will sell before the Court
lionse door ut Lancaster on the first Mem
day IN December next within the legal hours
OF sale the following property to wit:
Five hundred acres OF land, more or less,
whereon deien. mt lives, adjoining lands of
NJ. {. Heath, Esq the lands on ~hieh "
f. L. Mcdowell lives and other lands, lev v.
led on and 10 be sold us the property of
james Steele at the suit Of Mickal Filhow-
er.
Conditions cash &c,
HENRY HANCOCK. S. l.. D.
November 18th 1857. 40-3t-Pf Sl,7J.
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n 0 II | G. f.
White Plain. Academv

If GIVES us pleasure 70 inform oil who
Il may be concerned, or interested in the
cause Of Education; that Mr. John Evans.
SEN, will open n house of entertainment
neT White Plain, and will be ready to ac
c"mmodate any person who may wish to
attend the examination of the school or at
any private time to visit it. The present
Term IF the School will clos the 9th and
ielh Of December. AT which time Mr.. r
II, hckinnon, graduate of the s. e. Col
lege, will deliver Literary Address. before
the audience. Chesterfield must no more
bear the name of tie long sleeper. The
very brilliant prospect which now surrounds
us gives shining evidence that the good
citizens in this vicinity, have been awaked
to their own interest.
Z. DAVID.
Nov. 25. 4l-It
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Business Notices.
HoLLowAYs OINTMENT AND PILLS

HoLLOwAY's OINTMENT AND PILLS
What are their Credentials They arc ap.
proved by the most enlightened governments,
sanctioned by the highest medical authority
Let no victim Of seoriula, sal, rheum, or any
ulcerous or eruptive malady, fancy a cure im.
possible. IL Is never too late to use Holloway's
Ointment for external complaints, or his Pills
for internal disorders. The public are hereby
informed Of a sure test whereby to ascertain
the genuiness, or the contrary Of these medi.
cines. This consists OF a Water. mark, the
words, Holloway, New York" in semi-trans-
parent letters in every leaf Of the book of
directions, around each box aud pot. Without
the Water mark, none are genuine. 76
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81 NEGROES
FOR HIRE.

We will, on the day of sale, hire the
negroes belonging to said esttte for the
year 1853, 81 in number, consisting of men =,
women and children. Amongst the num-
Der there are some good Field Hands, Cook
and House Servants, &c. Terms made
known on the day Of hireing.
CYNTHIA p. BELK, |rxo..
JANE h. MOORE, hHee'
Nov 25th, 1857
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Assignee's Sale.

NE will sell at the residence Of w. 3.
w DUNLAP in York District, on Tues.
day aud Wednesday, lst and ID DAYS of
December next, the property assigned by
w. is. DUNLAP for the benefit of his cred.
t"rS. Said property consists Of TWO
tracts Of Land,
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ONE THOUSAND ACRES s.

1t is well improved, and contains some of
,he choicest farming lands in the District
he np. Lands are we'll suited to the culture
"i Cotton, and the Bottoms cannot be sur
passed IN the production of Corn. The
other tract Is situated on Fishing reck, and
contains about
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manufactured by FLEMING BROS, of Pitts
burgh, Pa. There are othe: Pills, purporting
to be Liver Pills, also his celebrated Vermifuge,
can now be had at all respectable drug stores
None genuine without the signature of
lS1l FLEMING BROS.
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Obituary.

pIrD in this District, on the night Of
iM 22d inst. JAcoB PLyLER, after an ILL
ness which had confined him 10 his bed the
greater part Of his time for nearly twelve
months, aged about TO years.
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FOURTEEN SLAVES

Eight Horses. -Four Mules. Wagons, Car
rI"grS, Corn, Fodder, Household and kitch.
en- Furniture, and various other Articles
One of said tracts is situated on Six Mile
Creek and Catawba River, aud contains be-
tween NINE HUNDRED and
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FARMING PURPOSES,

and the HOME TRACT, containing about
NINE HUNDRED ACRES, is we'll improv.
ed Amongst the negroes is a good Black.
smith, aud many young and valuable Ne
GROES.
For The personal property, credit will be
allowed ot twelve months with interest
from the day OF sale-notc with at least
two good suretics 10 be given.
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MANSION HOUSE.

CAMDEN, S c.
'THE SUBSCRIBER returns his thanks
i to his friends and the travelling public,
for the liberal support which he has re-
ceivcd, and pledges himself that nothing on
his part shall be wanting to make their stay
pleasant and agreeable,
AT THE OLD MANSION.
His Table will always compare with any in
The up Country. With good cleanIy aud
airy Rooms, and attentive servants with n
desire 10 please.
His Stables will be fonnd in good order,
attended bv a faithful; Ostler. Ills Omni.
bus Dek llb, attached to the House, runs reg.
"ariy to and from the Depot, and to any part
of the Town.
Drovers can always be supplied with
go"d LOTS and STABLING. with water
conveniences for their stock, and provender
furnished at small advance on market
rates. 4. G. ROBINSON.
Proprietor.
Aug, 26, 1857. 2s-Bm
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S IT Ii G. AROLIN A.
LANCASTER DIST
IiHNCHO EN DINTKICT.
BY James ~ Whherspoon Esquire Ord.
nary for said District.

BY James H. Witherspoon Esquire Ord.
nary for said District.
WHEREAS, Col. James Steele has
anpIied to me for Letters Of Administration
on all and singular the Goods and Chatlies,
Rights and Credits OF Augustus w. T. Steele
late of the State Missouri, deed.
THESE are, therefore, to cite and ad non.
ish all aad singular, the kindred and credi
tors Of the said deceased, 30 be and appear
before me at our next Ordinary's Court for
the said district, 10 be holden at Lancaster
Court House on the I4ih day Of December
next, to show cause, IL any, why the said ad-
ministration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal,
( L. y. this s0th day os November in
Z ~ The year OF our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and ffty-ssyen and in
the o2nd year Of American Independence.
JAMES II. WITHERSro0N,
o. l.. ID.
Nov. 30, 1857. t2-2t---p & % o0
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blanks! Blanks!i

a SUPPLY Of blanks on hand at the
Ledger O'dce, that will DO sold e1clusiyeIy
for casa Person, will oblige US by no,
asking sor them on ap. Jther terms
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Notice.

A PPLlCATI0N will be. made TO the
"A Legislature of South Carolina, on or
before the nth Of December next, for an
act Of Incorporation Of the Presbyterian
Church Of Lancastsryille. A.
Sept 10, 1857. si-3m.
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Il III Il L. A n I'D =

VIII be sold on credit Of one, two and
three years, with interest f. ON the day of
sale-payabIe annually; purchaser to give
note with at least two good suruties and a
mortgage of the lands if deemed necessary.
All who want good land good negroes,
horses, mules, &e, had better attend bar.
gains may be had. BE sure and attend.
l.. ii. MASSEY, Assignee.
NOV 4tb, 1907. 3S-5t
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New Volunteer COMPANY.

According TO announcement previously
made, The members OF the New Volunteer
Comp: ny met at the-C Court House on Satur-
day the 2S II ult, Mt eleven o'co X, a III.
On motion, b. J. Wnl.rrspoon was called TO
= the Chair, and J. J. Graham was requested
to act ~ Secretary. The Chairman ex.
planned the object Of the meeting; after
which it was resolved that the Company be
organized by the election Qf officers. The
following named gentlemen were daily
u elected:
Is. J. WITHERsP oos.. Captain,
Il. WADE, lst Lieutenant,
X. NJ. SINS, I'd
J. {. FOSTER, 81
On motion of J. X. Lark, the following
members were appointed as Committee
II draft Bylaws and select uniform, &c,
viz: }. X. Lark, J. X. Wade. X. NJ. Sims, !.
&. Foster, ii. J. Hancock, Joseph Adams, J.
Is. Ficmming. J. VI. Walker, WIN Garsidc
J. \. llasscItinc, John Bailey. On motion
tn" Charm: n was added TO the Committee.
On motion of X. NJ. Sims. J. J. Graham Wa.
''S~''SS VI tuc oH mo-
ton it was ordered that the Company meet
on the 10Th December for drill, and to hear
the report Of the Committee OH bylaws
aud uniform. On motion of ii. J. Hancock,
Resolved, that the above proceedings be
published in the Lancaster Ledger; no fur.
:hcr business, the meeting adjourned 10 meet
"econd Saturday Q9) December.
B. j. wiTilERSPOoN, Chm.
J. J. GRAHAM, Scc'ry.
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A S S ! e n E E'S SALE.

I WILL sell at the residence of J LIE.
L ROY DAVIS, in York District on the
9Th and 9Ih days Of DECEM BER next, the
property assigned 10y said J. l.. DAVIS for
the benefit of his creditors. Said property
consists of
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APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

jlOO prizes amounting to S32O,OOO
Tickets $40; Halls IS; Quarters $3.50
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B L A G. X S NTH

TERMS OF SALE FOR TIE LANDS
"A credit OF one, two aHd three years. with
interest from day of sale, payable annually
the purchaser To give note with two good
suret'rs and mortgage of the Premises.
SEVEN young aud likely Negroes will
be sold Tor cash the bllance of the Ne
groes and the other personal property will
be sold on Il credit Of twelve months, with
interest from the day of sae-purchascr to
give note with tw, good surc.irs.
The sale will be positive, and those con-
ccrned, and all desiring good bargains, had
better attend
J.. II. MASSEY, Assignee.
ID. &. RODDI,
agent of the Creditors
Nov. 4lh 1857. 38-at
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A TRACT OF LAND.

in Chester District containing about ONE
HUNDRED ACRES various parcels Of
land in York District. containing about SIX
TEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE
ATpL'S
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or THE PLAN or
SINGLE NUMBERS I
5,400 ? r | Il ES!
or THE PLAN or

NEARLY ONE PRIZE TO EVERY NINE
TICKETS.
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME!
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NINETEEN NEGROES,

Eight Mules, two Horses, Wagons, Car
Tiagrs, Buggics, Household and Kitchen
Furniture, Piano, Books, se;t Of Blacksmith
FOOLS, Cotton Gin, Thrasher, Fan. Hogs,
Cows, Sheep, Corr, Fodder, Cotton, and
various other articles. Some Of the lands
nrn chni,... Enr
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5 8 0 A CIR e S.

Il - tnlrr"bly we'll improved aud very fer.
liIe-being suited TO the production us well
Of Cotton, as Corn and other grains
Amongst the Negroes is "A good
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{. +. a.. ID.
Lancaster, Nov. 4th 1857, 39-4,.pf S6.75
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11

SOUTHERN rEMs.--The following is
from the Los Angeles correspondence
of the Bulletin
Maj. Blake of San Diego, with about
fifty men. is out visiting the Cahuillas,
the San Luis Rey, and other Indians
in the mountains, inquiring into their
end ton. He found them friendly,
but suffering for want Of means of sub.
si>tenc". \ party of Cahuillas lately
ran off about fifty horses from SanBer-
nardino.
A man was killed at San Bernardino
several days since. under the fol owing
circumstance A man by the name
of Mcdonald, who had got tired of The
sbrethren,' was about moving with his
family to Los Angeles. He was walk
ing along when he was assaulted by a
man by the name Of Perkins, who, it
was reported, was a 'Danite,' that had
been hired TO kill Mcdonald for gal
lon of whiskey. The latter had knife
with which, in the scuffle. he stabbed
Perkins mortally, SO that he died in a
short time
A store-keeper near Fort Tcjon,
known as Irish john was robbed a
week or two ago of $4,000 by two
men who entered his house In the night
time.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11

GERxAgsIN New YoRK. There are
no less than 100000 German inhabit-
ants in the city Of New York. The
fol- wing statistics are given regarding
them:
They have Upwards of twenty place
of public worship, upwards eff fifty
schools, ten book stores and FIVE print
ing establishments, German theatre,
German opera, and concerts innnmer-
aole. Many of them are practical fur
riers. surgical instrument makers, man.
ufaciurers of pianos and fancy articles,
grucers, bakers. confeetioners and ho-
tel keepers. There are several Ger
man daily, weekly and monthly news:
| papers.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11

Coop GRIT-The Sierra Democrat of
Saturday last. comes to US printed on paper
as yellow as "gowld" Of which circumstance
the editor speaks as folloEss
The reader will perceive "by reference to
another column" that the Democrat is
printed this week Oa yellow paper. The COM
plexion of the sheet is in no measure that
of our prospeets-as will be conceded after
glance at the array of new advertisements
ia thfs number. The explanation is, we
have paper On the road. in the railroad de-
pot, on the levee, stuck in the mud, weather
bound or becalmed, somewhere between this
| and Vigilantedom-as we are assured by
D. s Lord & Co. that a supply was Slapped
two week vgo. Wen have white paper
next week, if we have to chew up both our
! shirts TO make it,
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11

A MORMON SToRY.--A man by the
name of Nash emigrated to Utah last
summer, and settled ia Provo, south
ern colony. taking with him his daugh-
ter, a beautiful and interesting girl of
some seventeen summers, who had
been much sought by the propagators
of the Celestial Kingdom She sue
ceeded, however, in battling the anti
auated and anointed r0ues among the
Saints, and preserved her purity until
after the death of her father and only
protector, which occurred during the
past winter, The Bishop of Provo, a
creature named Carter, ofhciated at
the funeral of Nash, and after conclud-
ing the prayer over the dead body Of
the father, turned to the weeping girl,
informed her sne was now unprotected
and mast become his wife! In less
tnan ten days she was forced to yield,
and now swells the number Of Carter's
sspirituals' to seven.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11

He that has never known adversely,
is but half acquainted with others, or
with himself Constant success shows
US but one side of the world For as
it surrounds US with friends who will
tell US only ouI merits, SO it silences
those enemies from whom, alone, We
can learn our defects.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11

'My bruddcrs.' said a waggish color
ed man to crowd, 'in all afflic,ion, in
all your troubles, dar is one place
where you can always find sympathy
sWhar, whar:' cried several.
I de dictionary he replied, rolling
his eyes upward.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11

'YEs,' said aunt Wiggins, 'iarnin' is
a great blessing, and I've marked it
time and ag'ln, how much better. as a
ginerl thing, children turn cut who
have had good schoolin'. There was
Mrs. Grimes sons, they never saw the
inside Of shool house in their youth,
and see what miserable ends they came
to. Two of them took counterfeit
money and was put in prison, another
went of a mackerel catching, and was
in the eknoctial gale, and the fourth
stole horse, and ran off and listed in
the sarvise, and the last they heard of
him, he was stro'ling preacher, way
off in the Ohio settlements. My blcs
sed mother told me if size couldn't give
me nothing else, she'd givc me good
edicalion, and so she did
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11

GEoGRAPHIcAL.-The SIX great CT
ties of the United States Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and New Orleans, are as
nearly as may be on direct line run
ming in a northeasterly and southwest
erly direction. ST. Louis and S .cra-
mento are exactly west of Washing ton
city. Boston, Erie, Detroit and Chi
cago are nearly on the 42d parallel OF
north latitude, which forms the boun-
dary between Oregon and California.
San Francisco is directly west of Rich
mond Monterey west Of Norfolk, and
San Diego west of Charleston.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11
A WAC ON A PLEASANT Place

A WAC ON PLEASANT PLAcE-
John Peenix, of California, when en-
route down the Mississippi for New Or
leans, wrote the followeng description
OF stopping place, at the Junction of
the Ohio and Mississippi:
Cairo is small hole, at the junction
Of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, sur
rounded by an artificial bank, to pre-
vent inundation. There are here about
thirteen inhabitants, but the popula-
ton is estimated at three thousand,
that being a rough estimate of the num-
Der of people that were once congrc>
gated there, when five trains arrived
before boat left for New Orleans.
They were enjoying the luxury of
small pox at Cairo when we arrived ;
they are always up to something of the
kind; continued succession of amuse.
ments follow. The small pox having
terminated its engagement, the cholera
makes its appearance, and is then fol-
lowed by yellow fever for the season.
Sweet spoi Dickens has inmortaliz-
ed it under the name of Eden, as an
evident misnomer, for no man worth as
much as Adam could remain there by
any possibility.