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FATAL ACCIDENT.

On last Christmas day, says the Chester
Standard, Mr.. N. Mills of this District " bile
riding nh unbrOke horse near Lands Ford
was thrown and SO badly injured that he
died in about two days Aftcrward. 4. II.
Fudge Esq, acting as Coroner held an In
quest on the body, result of which was y
verdict according to the above fncIs.
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THE ELECTION.

An election for Sheriff and for Clerk of
the Court for this District, was held on
Monday last. A good number Of per-
SONS were in attendance at this place /;
life and animation apparently prevailing,
and also, much spiritual manifestation
exhibitcd-more of the last, we regret
to say, than we have noticed in our streets
for Il length Of time. The votes arc TO be
counted on this day Wednesday, and a
statement Of the polls will be given in on r
next.
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Touching Scene.

No n with the feelings OF a man could
have witnessed without emotion. the scene
which transpircd upon the adjournment OF
the court which tried Paul Barron.
His case had been on trial for about
seven hours without intermission, during
all which time he must have remained in
terrible apprehension Of a felon's DOOM
When at last called up to hear the yer
dict Of the court, and the presiding Mag
istrate announced the judgement to he
mot guilty" the poor fellows countenance
exhibited at once the gratitude which he
could not refrain from expressing in words.
In a voice tremulous from excess OF emo
ton he reasserted his entire innocence, and
thanked the jury for their patient and i'm
partial hearing they had given The case OF
a stranger about whom they knew moth
ing, and said he could not express his graf
itude as fully as he wished :or bis " poor
mothcr"-who was in An lauce-was
waiting with a joyful heart" to take him
to her arms.
After this he rushed to his mother,
pushing by his late fellow prisoner who
made an effort to speak to him, and threw
bis arms around that devoted old crea.
lures neck weeping and sobbing like a
child.-Pee Dee Herald.
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NEW STATE CAPITAL.


A resolution passed the Senate At the
last Session of the Legislature to the effect,
that the Commissioner of the New State
House be requested TO lay before that Body,
a statement of the number of persons eID-
ployca b hin, aud their Respective dn-
ties, salaries, wages, &c. AS the matter
involved is of interest 10 every tax payer in
the State, we lay this report submitted by
the Commissioner, before OF p, .dcrs. 1t
may be found in another pat of this
paper.
From this report a fair estimate may be
made of what the building will cost per
year until completed; that is, the cost Of Ia
Dor, TO which may be added. for material,
from $40 900 to $50 600 annually, accord
ing 10 circumstances. The final cost of the
building will of course depend upon the
time taken TO compietv il, which is various
ly estimated at from five to twenty years.
II is the opinion of Gen. Jones, the Commits
%sioner, that it will be completed in aLOnt
-four or five years from this time; and the
cost will then be between two and three
millions. Even this is extravagant, and the
worst of it is, the debt is being saddlcd up
on n future generation the bonds for car
rying on the work being sold and made re-
drcmabie at about twenty or twenty FIVE
years. Ii may be, however, that by asy>,cm
of wise Legislation, our financial affairs
may be SO conducted, rs that these demands
convenience, or burden 10 the State and
tax payers. Ii is estimated, and not with
out reason, that the Bank of the State will
soon DC in II condition to pay a large surplus
into the Treasury and this is one of the
means looked to, to meet the large deb; ac-
cumulaiing for the State House.
Our ncighb0r Of the Chester SiqlGa'd.
dcv0tes n long editorial in his last issue
upon the matter of the New State. louise,
ard hesitatcs not TO "brand the whole upc.
ration, as il has been carried on. rs outrage
2"sly and stupcndously, cxirayagant and
urwarrantable." Referring TO the las, Leg
- allure, hc asks, where were the anti appr"-
p~riation mcn-thOse wide muuthcd politi-
clans who arc ever ready TO vote gym all
appropriations Columbia is an cXtrlya-
giant place, and men who have stringent no
tons of economy at home, are apt, when
they get TO the Capital, to imLibe something
Of the prevailing sentiment. The Standard
seems TO have taken some pains To calculate
the cost of tho structure, which he cstima-
ties as follows:
I'VE have made some calculation respecting
the probable cost of the New State House,
founded on Gen. Jones Report and worked
them out by the rule of suppOsiiior. The
cost of labor per day docs not amount 10
less than 5000 for each day in the year. or
S230,0oo per year. The material used can
not be valued nj less than 100000 per mn.
which will sink one fourth of a million n
year aid five millions in 20 years, besides
interest. The question now is are the peo-
pie willing 10 this We hope not"
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DEATH OF JONI b. LABoRDE, ESQ
We learn with regret that our friend, Prof.
LaBorde, received Yesterday the painful
Intelligence from Kansas Of the death Of
his eldest sor.. Mr.. LsBorde, il is well
known, was one Of the band OF gallant
young men, who left Marion District last
spring to serve the cause Of the South 10
the struggle for her dearest rights, He has
done his duty nc5ly, and fallen in his pa.
triotic efforts a. procure for his section
equal rights under the Constitution. Tho
sympathy OF the community is with his
fsmiiy in their distressing bereavement.
-SonM Carolinian.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Our neighbours :: Ebenczer, York Dis
trict. appear to be deeply sensible of the i'm
portance Of having good Schools among
them. They have both o good male and
female school. and We refer to a notice of
each in another part Of our paper. John r.
Shurlry, Principal of the male Academy,
has a high reputation as n teacher, having
taught the Furman school, near Winnsboro,
fer several ycars. The Yorkville Enquirer
alludes 10 the Female Academy and its ac-
compiished lnstructress, in this wise; Miss
HEERY, We learn, is one of the family Of
our much loved and deeply lamented teach
or, Rev. DR.. Henry, Of the College We
Tan vouch for it that her qualities as n faith
ful, conscientious aud thoroughly compe.
tent teacher arc unsurpassed and we think
that the Academy deserves additional atten-
ton and a very general patronage, from the
fact that Miss HENRY is a native Of South
Carolina, educated as few women can be,
at hume. We ought 10 see to 1t earnestly,
that such talent and such training be fos-
tered and encouraged. The little village Of
Ebenezer is blessed with all the qualities
which should attract patronage, and We con-
fidently recommend the Academies to our
readers. ~
Mr. Griffin Walker will sell alikely negro
girl at the Court House on the 2lst inst.
Capt. w. McKenna has some choice ne.
groes for hire. See his advertisement.
Capt. J. ii. Ingram invites all persons in
debteo " him 10 q settlement. This il tho
season for a general settling of accounts,
and all should strain an ~efrorlto make both
ends meet.
We direct attention to the advertisement
Of superior Stock, to be kept at the planta-
ton of DR.. J.. w. Ford, seven miles East of
LaIeasterviIIe. An excellent oppcrtunity
for those DESTROYS OF improving their breeds.
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Esd
Commissioner NetO State House

Blue RIDGE RAILRoAp.-The work on
this road except the tunr filing, bridging
aud masonry, has been discontinued west
of PendIeton. The road will be compile
ted TO that point as early AS possible
The grading has been Discontinued under
a provision in the contracts between the
contractors to that effect, for what cause
We have not certainly learned, The hi
rectors will meet shortly, when something
defiuite will he determined or. Our con.
fdsnce IN the ultimate completion Of the
road is unabated, and we are inclined TO
the opinion that the grading will be re.
suiDed at an early day.
Next week we shall have something
further to say I'll the subjecL.-Keowee
Courier,
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FOR CONGRESS.

1t is said that Col. Orr will decline n re
election to Congress after his present term
expires, and already the lanes of several
gentlemen have been mentioned in conncc-
ton with the vacancy. The Grccnvillc
Patriot dominates Col. II. \. Dawkins, and
the True Carolinian brings forward the
Hon. ID. Wallace. Il. o. y. Vernon, Esqr,
and Col. James Farrow, havc each been
nominated, in the same contingency, through
the Carolina Spartan.
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AvgnAGE DuRAnox or HuMAN LIFE

AVERAGE DuRArIoS OF HUMAs LIFE
Prof, Buchanan in a recent lecture be.
fore the Mechanics Institute at CINCINNATI
said that in the latter part Of the sixteenth
century one half Of all who wero Born died
under i've years Of age; tie average lon
geyity Of the whole population was bit
iS years. In the seventeenth century
n half Of the population died under IL
years. But in the first sixty years Of the
eighteenth century one bali Of the o
ladpn lived over n years. In the latter
ISty years one bali exceeded 30 years OF
age. AT the beginning OF the present CEN
fury one half exceeded 40 years; and
from 1888. TO ls45 one half exceeded 80.
The average longevity at these successive
periods has been increased from Is yean
IN the sixteenth century up TO 4s7 by
the last reports.
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THE EIGHTH OF JANUARY,

Yesterday, says the Charleston Standard
of the 9th inst, passed Off with the usual
obscrrauces. The streets were dotted with
frequent professions of soldiers aud fremcn:
and in the evening an unusual glare oflight
and occasional strains Of music or bursts Of
mir'h, indicated that Us for MS concerned
them. The various organizations of the city
Which, date their existence from the eighth
Of January, we're doing their share towards
y proper %recogniiion Of It's relnrn.
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TARIFF ON TEA AND COFFEE.

We see that Mr.. Boycc of this State
has introduced n bill in Congress- proposing
to reduce all duties of n high standmd to
20 per cent, and plscingeTc and Coffee,
now on the free list, in lie same schedule
AS these commodities Rlay now be INCLUDED
in the list of articles regarded rs necessaries
Of life, any measure that would tend to
lessen their cost, is both important and de-
sirublc.
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To THE PIANTING INTEREST GENERAL
LY.-It is c yond a doubt that the crop
Of Cotton, both of Uplands and Sea Is
lands, is decidedly short that the expense
Of production is enhanced by the increased
value Of labor that lands planted in this
staple invariable dete,iorate annually in
production that white England is rolling
IN wealth, you are the "hewers Of wood
and drawers Of Water for the balance OF
the world and that as long as planters
are compelled to, or do force the sale OF
their produce, they will invariably be the
sufferers. The provision crops throughout
the world are r~epresentated as being IN.
usually good. A general peace exists,
with but trfling exceptions. The silk
crop Of France is almost a total failure /;
money promising to be very abundant /;
the world needing more clothing every
year. Why should not the cotton planter
realise an increased price for his produce 7
Planters, think The matter over seriously,
and take a friends advice, and not be in
too great a hurry to turn your cotton into
money. Cotton will DO cotton this year,
and 20 mistake Cnorlssfoa Mercury.
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SHOT.

We regret To learn, says the Anderson
GoEet'e u Adrocdtc, tha. William, a son of
iohn n. ilsTkncss Of our DISH lc,, was nc
sidcntally shot during the Holidays, by
his companion while l. nting. The load
entered his neck and SIDE and produced Sc
we're wounds. Promit medical attendance
uas nlaai"Sl ~-I-. .L-l--, -.-...,. L..
was doing well, with every prospect Of re.
covering IN n short time.
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L OF NEGROES.

Twelve negroes belonging to the Estate
Of Edward Yarbrough, deceased, were sold
by the Commissioner ip Equity on the 9th
ins, for 9,37s dollars, being an average of
7sl so cts, per head. One fellow brought
] $50 dollars, and another ! ,2o5.
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HrGu PRIoes.-Another instance Of
the very high prices which negro proper
" is now commanding, is furnished blythe
sale Of the estate Of VIM. Il. Anderson,
by the Commissioned in Equity, in this
District, on Tuesday. A woman. twenty
one years old, and her infant brought
sl30i ; and a likely girl. four years old,
s75l. A tract OF land which, Ave years
ago, could not have been sold at 50, was
bad Oh st $40 Per acre. Workable En-
gnirer.
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REPORT

OF the Commissioned Of the New State
House in obedience To the Resolution OF
the Senate, passed December 10th. 1856,
in relation to the number of persons ems
ploycd by Hin and thei, respective Du-
ties, Salaries, and Wages.
OrfrCk of ComaissIoss EN- OF Nav STATE
House,
December lS 1866.
To The Honorable Senate of South Carolina:
In pursuance Of tho resolution Of the
Senate OF December 10th, 1856, requesting
the Commissioners of the New State House
"to lay before the Senate ut his earliest
convenience n statement Of the number of
persons employed by him, and their respec-
tive duties, salaries, and wages" ] have
the honor to lay before your Homo. able
Body the following statement:
For n condensed general view Of the me-
chanics and laborcrs employed upon the
construction of the New State House from
November LIST. 1855, TO September 80, 1856
! beg To refer tn the " Exhibit No. g." ac-
cOmpanying the annual report of the Com.
missioner of New State House tor 1856.
" shelving the amount of white aud black
laborers employed monthly, during the cur
rent year.
There were on the S0th Of November,
1856, employed in the construction Of the
New State House 1873 whites, and 32l
slaves making n total OF 504 persons, whose
duties. salaries, and wages were as follows,
viz
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Gyt Iehptr.
LANCASTERvILLE, s. C..
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. IA, 1857.
The Hon. A. p. Butler will please accept
our thanks for favors received.


We have neglected heretofore to st ate,
that Maj. J. D. Wylic received an appoint
ment as Magistrate at the last session of
the Legislat ure, to act in this District and
for the Village. Any business entrusted TO
him, will doubtless receive prompt and faith
full attention.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

II will be seen that later dispatches from
Europe report II still further advance in the
Cotton Market. The political news is also
important, significant of an approaching
Country.
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ExTRAoRDINARY MErEoR.-On Satur-
day night about 8 o'clock a meteor dash
ed along through the heavens giving a
light equal to a m~id-day's sunshine. II
appeared TO us al Clinton about the size
Of an extraordinary nail keg, and it lett a
shining track All spanned about two
Il birds across the horizon Ten minutes
afer the explosion the rel ort was heard,
Ne ihp Judge rhe explosions TO have been
l2O miles o the e%artl,'s surface.
: [Oii~ton (N. C.) Independent.
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STATE CAPITAL BURNT.

MoSrPSLrER, W., January 6, 1857.
The State Capital IN this city was des-
by fire to-day.
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MARKETS..

CorroS has adceaced one quarter Of a
penny under the news by the steamship
Persia. The sales during three days pri-
or to sailing ofthe North America amour.
ted 10 So. 900 bales, Of which spectators
took 2l,0OG and exporters 5000 bales.-
The following arc the quotations 4:
Mddling Orleans, ....... 500.
Middling Uplauds, l'lod.
The Manchester market WAS better.
Flour WAS better and Wheat bad adj
vauced 2d.
Corn was quoted al 81.
Cons,!s commanded 90 "a TO % s.,
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ADVERTISEMENTS

vii be inserted at the following low rates:
One square (Of l6 lines or less one insertion,
81 or, II continued, rs cents for the first in
s~ertion, and no cents for each subsequent imscr.
Jon. ~ Sec Fourth Page for deductions in
ror of standing advertisements
The number of Insertions must be written on
each advertisements, or they will be inserted till
ordered out and charged accordingly.
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MINISTER FROM ENGLAND.

WARmNoToS, January 2, 1857.
Official information has been received,
by Government that Mr.. Viilers has been
appointed Minister from FngIand to ihis
country, and that he Is now on bis way
here.
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WAsurNGroN, Jan. I, 1857.
WAsuGNGroN, Jan. 7, 1851.

Tho President communicated to tho
Senate a letter from the Atlantic Telegraph
Company proposing 10 ccntract with this
Government on the same terms and con
dilion rs with the British Government
The President leaves the matter TO the
judgment of Congress.
a bill was reported which provides for
an increase of pay of the army officers.
No business of importance was done in
the House, and both branches adjourned
till FRIDAY.
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Soldiers Of the War of 1912.

AsHlNGroS, u b.
A Convention Of the soldiers of the War
of 1912 has been held here, aud resolu-
tons were adopted, urging Congress to
pass the Revolutionary Pension Bill. A
committee was appointed TO devise means
To erect n monuWent to the memory of
President Madison. A vote Of thanks was
returned TO Congress for their having con-
fcrred upon Gen. Winfield Scott the litlc
oil Lieutenant General. After adjourning,
the members CT the Convention called NJ
dividually upon President Pierce.
WEsHINGToN, J an. o.
In the Senate, Mr.. Seward introduced
a bill authorizing "a contract 10 be made
with the Atlantic Telegraph Company,
upon slfniiar terms as hose accepted by
the British Government. Referred.
The Invalid Pension bill has passed.
A debate occurrd upon the Iowa con
ed.
In the House, a resolution vas offered
and adopted, appointing a comm;ttee Of
tive TO investigate the charges OF corrup.
ton upon members Of Congress, as prefer.
red lay the New York Tunes, with full
powers to send aud demand the presence
Of persons and documents. Great sensation
wa produced in the House during which
Mr.. PANE, Of North Carolina, said that
he knew that brides had been offered by
one member OF Congress to others, but de-
clined TO reveal the names Of either par
ties.
Both branches Of Congress have adj
inur.l IN Anpluy
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Congressional.

WAsnISGToN, Jan. 6, 1857.
In the Senare, Mr.. Mason, Of Virginia
was elected President pro tenn, in the at.
sence Of Senator Bright. A debate ocs,
Cured upon the Iowa contested election
case.
In the House no business of importance
was transacted.
WAsuINGroN, Jan. I, 1857.
In the Senate, yesterday Butler intro
duced a bill providing for the establish
men, ola Navy Yard at Port Royal, South
Carolina.
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Thu LANCASTER LEDGER.
Published every Wednes lay Morning
w. Nj. O IN N O r. S
EpIToR y PROPRIETOR.
TIE S:

II the expiration cf Six Months, 49, $50
AT the end of the Year, -------.-. SOC
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WHITES.

l Chief Architect 1T. SO 900 90 per yelr
| Assist Architect at...2 400 90 4"
l Dramghtsman at.....l 800 90 q"
| Brick lnSppctor and
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ShcriG's sale OF Real Esto1c.

Bf Sirtus of a Sd writ of Ven Di Execution
issued from the Court of Common pleas II
Clermont County, Ohio. and to me directed.
VIII expose TO sale at public auction al the door
ol t 'he ne, Co"rt no1se in jackson, jackson cOun
~, Ohio, at ~ o'clock NJ, on the
9th DAY OF AUGUST A. j. 1857.
The following described real castate, situate in
the county Of Jackson, to wit: Eighty acres of
land; In Lot Number fourteen, Townshi0 Mum.
Der Seven, Range Eighteen.
Levied upon as the property Of the Cincin.
nsti and Chicago Rail Road Company of Indi
ana at the suit Of William C, Mellen, and ap.
praised at $1,000. '''' r
BANIsTER BROWN, Shf,JC
Jhly }, io51-td prs fee So so
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sHERIFF,s SALE.

Henry shull
VS.. Iack Co m r. pto,o
Jacob Dickson d wise.A
by virtue of an order Of sale in the above action
Issued bysaid Court and to me directed. win on
MONDAY 10Th DAY OF AUGUST
a. a. D. 1921, at o'clock p Mg at the door of the
Court House in said county, expose to sale At pub
nc nc auction, the following described premises Win
me 1ne appuI'enances to wit; In-lots Numbers Eleven
Twelve Fourteen and Sixteen, in the town m Rsva
VIE, as designated and laid down on tie Recorded
rat o. said town of RaysyilIe said above described
I4ts ying and being in the counties Of Jackson ard
FInton in the State of Ohio. To be sold as the
property Of said Jacob Dickson and wife, at tie hi,
of said Henry Shull. '''' T1''
Appraised as follows:S said lot No. Eleven nj 5000.
said lot No. Twelve at $40; said lot No. Fourteen
at SlOj said lot No. Sixteen at So.
BANISTER BROWN, ShffJ.C.
july 0'lo7''-ta prs fee SO IS
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Embrace the present Opportunity
And Secure "a Picture as Is
a PICTURE!

D. I. EDWARDS, has the pleasure to an.
nounce to the citizens of jackson, that he
intends stopping for short time, and has taken
rooms at the lsham House, for the purpose of
taxing Ahabrctypt pictures, in = pew mode, and
colored to represent life. He invites particular
attention to his new style of pictures, called
Meainotypes, which aresipcTSoT 70 any thing
ever made.
TO put these sew pictures wi4hin the reach
Of all he has reduced the price of Picture and
Case, to One Dollar, guaranteeing them to
be superior to any thing YET made in Jacksno.
large assortment OF LoCkets, Breastpins,
and Fancy cases on hand. Call early end se4
cure one of the life like pictures.
April 9, 81, 3-tf
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hing, TSiHaming and ITantua.
making.
SCIOTO & HOOKING VALLEY RATL
ROAD CHANGE OF TIMES
Es& @M q 49,

10 take effect Wednesday, Dec. 10Th '56.
AaiI train will leave Portsmouth daily (sup.
6ay exceptes) 30 a. NJ. and arrive at Ham.
cen ~ ~ A NJ. Returning will leave II amden
al ! W p N. and arrive at Portsmouth 10 Pm
70 accommodation train will leave Hamden daily
&ouhuay excepted at % A. NJ. and arrive al
Portsmouth at 9 P. M. and arrive al Hamgen :,
6PN at
Freight train leaves Portsmouth daily (Sup.
day exeepted) at s Is NJ. arrive at jackson 10
NJ Returning will leave Jackson >, IgI5y
and arrive at Portsmouth at 45OpN.
Passengers leaving Hamdeu by a. NJ. train
VIII connect with tie splendid new steamers
Bos tona and Kentucky daily for Cincinnati at
NJ. Fair through $500.
E. POND, supt
Jan. %. 81. 44-tf