The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-23

Correspondence Of the Lancaster Ledger
New YeisK, June l6. 1853.

Correspondence Of the Lancaster Ledger
New YoisK, June l6, 1883.
We have had n streak of weather here
which was decidedly spell, 80 we were
not only weather bound but spell bound
for II whole day indoors. The month Of
May did some raining as most people re.
member; but June, after sunny fortnight
the start, concluded to have n splurge that
ploits of May into the great deep of water
Last Saturday will be remembered for some
while as the day of the deluge. All the
streams in the city were swelled to tor>
rents in no time. In my own street pariic.
nlarly, the creek was 80 high our Bridget
could not cross to the corner grocery for
the milk, bread and tea goodies, and we
had to wait, supperless, till the stream
| should run by, and whai made the matter
peculiarly veXatious was we had dstin-
guishcd visitors from Boston. The Light
Infantry Of that Juvenile city arrived at our
municipal domicil in the height of tie
| storm. We marched the company up
Broadway and showed them to Mavor Tie
mann then We omnibussed and ferricd
them over to the city nurseries on Randalrs
Island, aud n wetter set Of light infants
never received the delicate attentions Of n
nursery before.
Speaking of guns reminds me that all
our wars are ended. The Britisher conclu-
ded to call off his dogs and apologize +; the
Mormon resolved on the valerous discretion
of running away, so we cant have fight
and the hot blood We got up over the coun-
Gil fires Of our political clubs will have no
help for it but to cool off without n con.
test.
We have been enforcing, not only the
right of visit but the right of search, n lit
tie on our own private account. Marshall
Rynders, whose "lynx-eyed vigience" takes
but moderate amount Of sleep, thought
he smeled big rat, or a little "niggor," or
at all events something black in the yacht
Wanderer, n private pleasure vessel which
has been rather suspiciou,ly fitting out to
take party Of gentlemen all along shore
OH IL bender. The Marshall had her tho
roughly overhauled but finding only hams
pickles, sandwiches, biscuits, baskets. bot
ties, in shor. all the deicacirs of II coast.
ing trip, but Nothing that looked like Africa
Or the slave trade, he let her go again with
an apology-fvr all the world as England
does.
Our city court is now engaged on its
third trial of Cancemi. the murderer Of
policeman Anderson, aud some startling de-
veiopmen.s have come out this iine-Such
as ,ampcrin. with an important witness, of.
tering him $1,000 TO leave the country, and
then, failing in the bribery. smuggling upon
the pi.sent jury the tool who Offered the
br'bc--a keenness of practice which Mr.
Blankmann, counsellor for the prisoner,
sharpened himself mp enough to attempt.
The arrangement, however, was discovered
on the first hour .of the trial, the Cffy uding
juror had 10 step out, and the case, by
agreement, now goes on with eleven jurors
Tria' b. Judge and jury has come to be lit
tie better than Trial by Punch and Judy-at
all cNcnts il is very much Of farce in this
city. This "Pailadiuu, Of individual liberty"
=" sly led b. our fathers, has d, generated to
be the mere shell uf equity, which is used
as cover "to shove by Justice" No won
der the proceedings Of some Of our courts
should make a conscientious lawyer crazy,
aud less wonder still that the frat intended
victim Of his insanity should be judge
upon the bench--as in the case Of Chancey
Shafler, who with not exactly n Judicial
oath on his lips. attempted to shoot Justice
Steers while in lis seat in court the other
day. remember Mr. Shaffvr as the most
efficient shou;er ut camp meeting near
this city Two or three years ngo.
Our postmaster Fowler (the gallant
man has appointed woman to clerk.
ship in the post Office. her place is at the
delivery where ladies' call for letters. ! saw
tho postmaster at enc OF the lectures in be-
half OF woman and the extension Of her
sphe:e two or three moRths ago, and he
probably was "struek under conviction"
then. No doubt a large portion of our pos
tai work could be done just rs speedily and
well by women as by men and probably
the country wouldn't be done for IL this
example was largely initiated and exten.
ded
There are plenty of adjourned Congress
men running around our streets at large
They are flush of funds and seem to be
passing As many bills as if they were in
Congress assembled and had quorum.
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