The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-10
Country Exchanges.

II is pity that some of our economical
legislators had not considered this question
Il little more closely before voting such eX-
travagant iiberdl;ty for the construction of
tha; magnificent monument of folly and eX
travagance, the State House, which is des-
tined to be, for all time to come, pcrpetu-
nj and "pcrmancnt tax upon the people. y
The Road may possibly pay-thc State
House mcrer and postcrty will feel very
sensiblv the folly of their grave and rcver-
end seniors"
The cdict has gone forth that the Blue
Ridge Road, 81 far as the State is concern.
ed, must stop where it is The State House
must be finished. albeit the comm on wealth
is bankrupted III consequence thereof, and
the people who are footing the bill, are
quietly submitting. This is patriotism with
II vengeance. II the Road goes overheard,
the State House should tumble too. One
may be Il great blessing and convenience,
whilst the other can only gratlty the pride
and cupidity cf its misguided and deludcd
supporters.
The Kcowce Courier reports the killing
of Panther by Mr. Edward Norton, meas
urine eight feet in length. 1t was killed
on Black Mountain, about 30 miles from
Pickens G. II.
The Chester Sandard contains notice
of an application for charter for railroad
to connect NcwberrY and Chester. The
STANDARD says:
"Those most Interested in this very i'm
portant enterprise are very sanguinc Of sue
cess IN securing the necessary means to
build and cQup this road. Such a road is
greatly needed and must and wW be built
We will refer to this subject again ut u
proper time"
The Sumter Wmchman has brief notice
Of the late Baptist Convention in that town.
The business transacted has not yet been
reported. From the Watchman's editorial
remarks, we select the following
The numerous Churches within the lin
its uf the State were, we believe, generally
represented. 1t has been an occasion of
much interest to the Church. and of much
pleasure and christian commiEgling of the
Delegates and our citizens generally.
The Introductory Sermon before the
Convention, in conneXion with large con.
grcgaton, was preached cn Friday morn.
ing by DIR. J. G.. Furman 1t is said to have
been an effort full of the beauty and pow cr
of pulpit oratory, and comportcd fully
with his previous reputation and the high
position occupied by him in the Church 10
which he belongs. At the conclusion of the
sermon, the Convention VAS organised
Judge J. b. O'Ncall was chosen President
Rev. J. &. landrum, of Sparlanburg, Vice
President. Rev. J. J. Brantly, Of Newberty,
Te'.e."'l, m, "'" j. - '"nS"n' "i urre"''"''
'"e io'NN'''e H"4""e' ol last week.
commences ''e story ""ho Is 'he Her "u-
'''''>'" ''''' "e'"H "so' !" PROMISES l"
oc c"P'''' S'orV ana VIII run 'hr""Ph SIN
zee" "u''"rr' VI '"' paper we gamer
''"'n '"e i'"4u"e'' "'e ""'cNeu items OF
news
We learn that the Male Academy, at Eb-
cne"T'' "."er '"e co"'ro' "' MI '"hh
w,s Grs,roysd hy fire. 90 on ~ S,,n,d,y ''''o' Inv,
The fire il sunnosrd In bnv. h,.n tbn r.
S",' OF accident. we have heard the loss
49,.
,oa u,",i,i, r,, y" 'ei',, NV P'''rp',
Church. in this District, on "Wednesday Of
last week, aud continued until Monday last
gracious outpourlng of the Spirit was
nI''''l'I'eu , "nu e.t's" persons e3nhec,eu
Latham, the p,stor wos ossis,ed no Rev
G.. Chalmers, and by Rev. J. |. Bonner, Of
the Due West Ieleseope.
The last issue of the Clarendon Banner
contains the vaIedictory of its late editor,
John w. Erwin, Esq, who has sold the Ban
ner office to Messrs. Henry ID. Machcn &
Son. The South Carolina press loses in
Mr.. Erwin. valuable eoajutor. tie states,
however '""' MS pen VIII not remain "h-
employed, and that in Withdrawing from
editorial life, it is with the view Of holding
more freouent communication with his
,L,.r .,..-., I:, ,r.
'''e"u" '"'o"s" '"e P"'''' press "e "e"
editors propose to devote their en'Ire ener'
gies to the work and appeal to the public
spirit of Clarendon District to sustain them.
me "O"" '"'o'''d 90" I" ie"PeFH"ce'
advocates the construction OF n railroad