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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-05-04
l2o Bales Cotton.
ESTATE SALE.

Rf order Of y. 7 Hammond, Ordinary
- Hnd iu persuaRee of the will 81 W1n.
Aehrnna deceased, will % ssld at !sncas.
'erv'lie on Monday 2 4 das of Nav 1859. a
par, OF the personal Estass7fh h.aid Wa.
hsh.na4' Soes.-nng 0fsre'nass,i of 4oejs
- h'ti7 gins some 'cr0ckerywase, 81 Of
nonne's Desks, showcase siroa a,lsnts
" OF foddsEicosl, and ahoG, 100 Bales Of
lotion and many other art,clss.s ~ n
Terms ercdi; of monihA. nnrcbaSs.
10 gave. note eiEh good aud safIi.ient sure.
ues' WITH Interest ffom day " sale.
e. u. NOH HrfilOP, :,
u NJ. BELK, bSrs.
May 2. 1850. lan
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-16
FORT ABERCRoMBIE, July, 1859.

FORT ABERCROMBIE July, lS59.
On the 4th day of July the first regular
mail stage to the Red River arrived at Fort
Abercrombie, with the U. S. Mail and two
coach loads of passengers for the British
settlements in the north eight days after
the pioneer steamboat, "Anson NOrthup,"
had returned from her first trip to Fort Garry,
and unfolded to social use and value the
long hidden scroll of navigable waters, on
which Nature has written the pregnant
prophecy of future States and peoples.
The establishment of stage route to the
Red River, and the opening of navigation on
that stream to Lake Winnipeg, are the first
accomplished links in the chain of active
commercial communication, which it is the
ambition of the people of Minnesota to
stretch across the Northwestern wilderness
to the Pacific Ocean. And when the gen.
tlemen at Fort Abercrombie told me that
the Anniversary of the nations proudest
day had not been celebrated there in the
usual form for want of certain indispensable
blank cartridges, l could not help thinking
that the rumble of BURBANK's & Co.'S four
horse coaches, and the snort of ANsoN
NoRrHUp's little steamboat, were better
echo to the mllion-throated voices of the
day than all the sulphurous rancor of artille-
ry. These two events, which thus salute
each other in the midst of the wilderness,
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VOL. XI.-NO. 2l.
Written for the Pioneer and Democrat.l
THE GOLDEN YEAR,

To the far.otf Colchian shore, the Argo
Crept Ger the storm-grey sea to touch the
Fleece
Which goldenly cleaned out upon the deep;
And when the sun went down, strained eyes
did gaze
To where the glittering ripple touched the wave,
And marked the goal of long and dreary toll.
As Jason sailed to grasp the Golden Fleece,
So, cycles LATER toiled new Argos filled
With hearts expectant of the fancied joy,
To where the Western sands tossed in the spray
Their more than Atran wealth, and where the
land
Glowed with the throbbing veins of virgin gold
So men for years have sought the Golden shore,
A few to grasp the gold, and more to fight
Alternating want and danger dark,
Aud some to stretch in death their wearied
limbs,
In savage wilds, adding their ghastly bones
To the grim thousands there.
Thus ever men
Have wasted youth and strength in distant
hopes,
The while the earth they spurn behind them far,
Cradles brighter gold and surer yield,
Than sun -scorched sands reveal, through dewy
toll.
In truth, Gods earth doth bitterly reproach
The wandering race /; for every year she calls
For human toll to ease her of her wealth,
And where man toileth not, she pants beneath
Her own wild wealth of bloom and waving
grass. there,
Thank God! that man has learned the lesson
And surely found the gold beneath his feet.
Daily the full, golden sheaves, royalty
Roll to the sheltering barns, mid joyous song,
Like glittering conquerors, victorious borne
Into the bosom of imperial Rome.
For every field of grain hath poured its tide
OF waving affluence to the sun.browned hands,
And loved the stronger hearts of those who
toiled,
And braved the fervid sun for daily bread.
Gods sun and shower have dressed the MUIR
murinp land with
With ripping smiles have met the thankless
God.like hand of grace and kindly look:
Have poured golden tide of wealth and bread
Upon the universal man, and left
HIM no complaint.
And yet the Good Right Hand
Which nursed these fields of bread and watered
them
With tenderest care-bringing the kindly sun
To breathe his warmth and stir the germ OF life,
Till tn inert grains sprang into merry stalks
This Good Right Hand works on, by man
ignored.
Remember you who murmur bitterly,
Because you suffer for yonr own mlsdeed,
In looking every where but unto God;
Remember evermore this Golden Year;
Remember how the earth hath smiled with God,
And let her smiles flow through thy thankless
heart
As the soft flow of summer waves upon
a flowery shore, or as the pleasant sound
OF summer wind among the summer trees.
ALROY.
ROSE TOWNSHIP, Sept. l, 1852
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the camp on Elm River, where we remained
on the day following Sunday The day
was spent in jerking buffalo meat, a process
which consists simply in cutting the meat
into thin slices and drying it in the sun or
over a fire,
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Pembina-An Agreeable Change Monotonous Scenery
The Red River Valey-A Blueberry Feast and
Remi Observation-Disclosures and its Substitutes
Straw berr s-One of the Party goes Berrying, and
Loses his Way-Searching for Philosopher.
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THE EXPEDITION TO FRAZER RIVER.
Letters from Col. Mobiles Party'

Burbank's Stage Lne-The Anson Northru2-Fort
Acknowledgment Davis-English Noblemen
and Scotch Lasses-A Present Fact and Future
Inference
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Red River Scenery-Bad and Good Roads-Embryo
Cities-Lafayette, Dakota, and Sheyenne-The
Sheyenne.
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Editorial Core pondence of the Pioneer T. DeTaocrdt.
CAMP AT ELM RIVER, JIly IL, 1859.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-01

OYSTER TR4pE.--The oyster trade Of this city Is
now q most important branch of business. During
the last few years it has increased most wonderful
ly. To give some idea of the extent of this trade
we have only to enumerate the amount of labor
and capital engaged in it. There are 900 vessels
engaged in bringing the oysters to the city, varying
in capacity from 20 to $50 tons. There are be-
tween 800 and 2 500 men engaged in opening and
packing them in rs different establishments. The
opening is generally done by negroes, and the
packing by white men. Some houses open 5000
bushels per day, and the daily opening in all the
houses amounts to II 900 bushels. About one half
of which are sold in the natural state, and the
other half are spiced and placed in Theoretically
sealed cans. The tin consumed in making cans is
valued at S250,000, and 300 men are employed in
their manufacture 200 carpenters are engaged,
ing boxes for the There is 81 900, 900 capital
invested, and the value of the trade is over 3d.
100000. The cans, with the oysters, are
packed in ice and sent all through the Western
country, and the spiced oysters are sent to Aus
traiia, California, South America, and other dis
tant places.
THE CRY SPRING.-The city spring on Calvert
street has been Overfowed for several days past
covering the floor TO the depth of over foot, and
rendering it impossible for persons to make use of
it. The members of the First Baltimore Hose Com
pany accordingly fired up their powerful steam
engine, the "Alpha," yesterday morning, and pro-
ceeded to the spring for the purpose of pumping
out the superiuous water. The attempt more than
fulfilled the expectations of the members, the
CINE had been at work but short time when the
floor was made perfectly dry.
PAYING TAxEs.-From the time of the opening of
the Tax Collectors Office yesterday morning until
its close, the was crowded with persons
anxious to settle their tax bills
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LA w INTELLIGENCE.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-Hon. VIM. Fell Giles
Judge The Court engaged in the following business
yesterday:
Andrew Flanagan and others Robert Turner. Libel
to for work and materials furnished the steamer
Susquehanna Before reported. Further argued by Pc
rne for libellants and Barroll for defendant Under
clrid.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. William L. Marshall
Judge There was no business of public interest trans
acted in this Court yesterday.
CIRCUIT COURT BALTIMORE CITY-Hon VIM
George Krebs Judge. No business transacted in thi:
Court yesterday of public interest.
SUPERIOR COURT-This Court was not in session yes
terday.
SUPREME COURT UNITED STATEs-Thursday
Dec 3O-Nicholas St John Green ESQ., of Massachusetts
was admitted an attorney and counsellor of this
No 30 The owners of the brig 'James Gray appel
ants rs. The owners of the ship John Fraser
steamer General Clinch." The argument this cause
was commenced by Mr. Cushsng for the appellants and
continued by Mr. Mitchell for the steamer Genera
Clinch.n
Adjourned until yesterday, II o'clock.
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Also. the position assigned Cooper's Island on the

Also, the position assigned Cooper's Island the
latest Admiralty Chart.
Traversng the sea in the immediate vicinity of
these reported dangers without perceiving any in
dcations of land shoals or rocks, we sounded with
the deepsea lead, obtaining specimens of the bottom
from depths of two and three miles. By the appli-
cation of glass tube to the sounding apparatus
specimen of water was obtained from the depth of
$500 fathoms, 31s miles; this, | presume, is the
only specimen of water ever brought up from so
great depth. Its specific gravity, carefully de-
termined, was nearly that of the surtace-water,
being l.O266 at the temperature 1880 +. The
face-water OF the locality ranging from lO265 to
l.026S at the temperature 1880 F.; its analysis will
be interesting.
Before the departure of the next mail we shall
have prepared a chart showing the track of the
Cooper from San Francisco to this port which,
the department, accompanied by report more in
| detail.
| The specimens oc the bottom are sent in advance
| to be subjected to microscopic examination.
In these researches have been cheerfully assis-
ted by Lieutenant Thorburn and Mr.. Kern, to
whose Jealous exertions such results as have been
obtained are largely due.
From Captain Pichon and other officers of II. l.
| M. corvette Eurylice, now here, we have received
much attention with offers of service.
The officers and crew of the Cooper are in good
health and spirits.
have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
JOHN NJ. BROOKE,
Lieut.. Commanding United States
Schooner Fenimore Cooper.
| The Hon. ISAAC ToucEY
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

Correspondence Savannah Republican
HAVANA, Dec 25 For the first week after nv last ad
vices the Sugar Market rather active the
Since them however the sma1ness of the stock hand
has prevented anything like extensive operations. have
however heard the following particulars of two contracts
for the coming crop follows: 900 boxes crop good
current quality 500 boxes No 49, 900 boxes No. g. 200
boxes No. H. and 600 boxes No s. at So 1H per
10 arrobes net with $500 cash advance and another of
1000 boxes the first to arrive from celebrated
l3H reals Whites IL reals Fellows Nos 16 and IL
reals seconds No. II with $4,000 cash advance.
The stock here is estimated at only about 20 900 boxes
Some small parcels crop have arrived in town. but
the samples are not yet placed upon the market
Yesterday, d. 5. Nos. IL to u held \ reals
per arrobe and other numbers upon that basis.
Moasses.-(Clayed ALI that has arrived of crop
has been readily taken at to Az reals per keg of 5
gallons to despatch the vessels previous New
Year.
Rce.-With 1900 casks American a1oat Rice is de-
clining. las casks per Ellen Hayden, from Savannah,
sold last week at IL reals per arrobc whilst 200 casks
steamer Isabelle, from Charleston sold IL per
arrobe.
Yellow Pine-A cargo from Pensacola sold at s27 per
and another at SOS per feet.
FreighS very dull only two Spanish vessels chartered
this week, and no others of foreign flags. Nominay or
nearly the rates to British Channel 81 81
to United states so to IS cents per box.
Exchanges firm and tending upward. ] quote sterling
ID to l3S per cent. premium New York, Boston, &c.
3h per cent premium GO day bills New Orleans short
51 per cent prem. SIS. s., O. B. S. NJ
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A Train of Cars Swamped in a FIoOd--FOrty
Lives


AUGUSTA, Dec. 3l.-Fortv persons were killed or
drowned this morning in the train from Columbus
to Macon, in consequence of the heavy flood pro
duced by the ncessant rains of the last few days.
The cars were completely submerged.
[sECoND DESPATCH
AUGUSTA, Dec. 3l.-The morning train to Macon
ran off the track at Adams Mills, in consequence
of culvert being washed on by the heavy food.
}. II. Miller, engineer, the fireman, and wood-p
ser, and Conductor Smell, were killed, and several
passengers were drowned. The number and their
names is not yet known. About thirty persons
were aboard the train, and about a dozen were
saved. John Peck, train hand, brought the
news. His accounts is rather confused but further
particulars are expected.
The morning train from Macon, also. ran off the
track two miles from Columbus, and the fireman
and woodpasser We're killed. Geo. Smith, the
engineer, had his jaw broken. The passengers were
uninjured.
THIRD DEsPATCH.1
COLUMBUS, Dec. 31.-The train due here this NOR
nng from Macon, run into culvert near this place
killing two of the hands and inuring the engi-
neer.
The train going to Macon with "a persons on
board including the hands, fell through the bridge
sixteen miles from this city, killing II persons
The following bodies have been recovered Two
Misses Grices of Salem, VIM. II. Smell a train
hand; lady and three children of Texas; two la
dies from Columbus, names unknown. The other
bodies had not been recovered. Twelve persons
only were saved. DR.. Walker, of Columbus Dr.
Phillips of Alabama, S w. Baker of New York,
Conductor Smell, gentleman from Texas, and
another from Alabama, and four others, names not
ascertained.
Among the killed it is believed is Thomas O.
Bren OF Charleston, Laura West of Georgia, Mr.
Van Ness, and Celeste Sharp, and W. B. Dupee,
the latter of Houston county.
BOARD OF FIRE CoMMrsSIONERs.-This body met
in their room in the City Hall Yesterday They
concluded to purchase the steam fire engines Alpha
Comet and Home. The several companies will keep
the engines and run themFas at present, until the
new system is prepared to go into operation
There was no other business of Importance trans
acted,
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81 TRUSTEES SALE OF PROPERTY ON
III POPLETON STREET--By virtue of a decree OF
heCircut Court of Baltimore City affirmed by the Court of
Appeals, the undersigned Trustee will offer public sale
the premises DAY the 18th day of January next
O'Clock, p. NJ,
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND the side of Popple-
ton street. beginning II feet Is inches north from Ramsay
and running thence north Poppleton IL feet
10 BIB inches, with depth of 60 feet to foot alley
The lot subject ground of per and is
improved by good w o-stoy BRICK DWELLING HOUSE,
being the eth house north of Ramsay street.
Terms of s;le--CaSh day Of sale
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dNTSEHENTS

HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE.-Last night the theatre
was crowded it being the benefit of John T. Ford Esq.
hafpas two O'Clock this afternoon there will be per
ormance which the comedeta entitled BeUare
will be performed Monte Crso will be given at night
FRONT STREET CIRcUs-There will be performance
this afternoon and another at night The manager is
daily adding new attractions to his already excellent
company and deserves liberal patronage Cinderella
will be given.
BIBLE PANORAMA.-This fine work at Temperance Hall
will be exhibited for the last time th afternoon and
1t will be taken to the city of Norfolk Monday.
INDIA PANoRAMA.-Two exhibitions of this work will
be given, in the afternoon and the other night
The scenes represented those which absorbed the pub
lie attention at the time of their occurrence and vivid
impression is given of the deeds of herom and the terri
bic cruelties which took place during the mutny.
WASHINGTON HALL.-Prof. Ahrend will conduct the
SeNtete concert at Washington Hall tonight. Lovers Of
good music will do well to attend.
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From Neo York Papers of Yesterday
prn0raSS tha T,i,

SAVANNAH, Dec. 3O.-The Wanderer case was con-
tinued to-day. Capt Christy was recalled and tes-
titled that on Dec. 2, he went from Brunswick to
Jekyl Island and saw negroes landed by unknown
white men. He supposed the number was about
three hundred. Some of them were put on his
steamer and conve yed fourteen miles above Savan
nah.
Other witnesses were sworn, but the testimony
was unimportant. The case was then adjourned il
consequence of the illness of one of the prisoners
The Republican of this morning says that two O
the recently imported Africans have been arrested
at Macon and brought to Savannah. They were
en- route to Southwestern Georgia.
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Sbippinq SttslIiaentf.
PORT OF BALTIMORE, DEC. 81.

,.~"---.-
c.,,,,o. r,.or,, AKR lived ED :. , DID,.
,osTi" " nttne! iluMcS' - ,ours from BOSTON
mdse' to H. D. M?arS Reports oil New Point, ship Star
ch3r WIND ID, East-Teather thick and rainy.
Saila9 via Hampton RSadsmsSano TO Barri Muir On Fri
PM fI,nrla, T,lt, ,p" M ii a. i'Jo On ~ an an
Years fell from the bow? overheard 10" rome atn
anG Yv S made me- tn racayd E boat MAS
for eG three quarters an hour when the body WAS raP
draws q feet water andwas owedup by eamtugs Hercules
AJAX anu hell'lhce or-,nrn
,.oor,or p,,,;,o., L Cl'ft, ;i, r.,.
Rark SEAM Gould BosGH-S , R4iP vs. Co
NG seGr Ontario Lacbum, Newberp C-Jomos Corner
Sc,r Emro A,,eI;o uorli,,, pos,or yri,,;or, p,l,
Son,
% i h p 1heIi N.ci & nos Fiercf
p.u,. s.,.,, c.,,,, - SAILED.
B Bi E SeIal' G GSsa P"nol p
Sclr Emma Amelia ilardinG, Boston
ser 'ohh iT Piy IT'S E ESW 3 3rN r1,,opr
c+aorti Ri.lda AZ En- i.'SH bN VII
SteamShp City of Norfolk, Parker Boston, 18th inst
Sbp naSd E Ro f El Nup;nso. i$t MI
Sch. Shropshire, SHROPSHIRE Boston, 9Th inst.
Schr Maitland. H e%bb 18th ~ inst inst
Brig Atalanta Garter f$arItadoes oh inst '
~, u,
''"' io''i''' N NEWmP VII, ~ - -''h ilsV
Shin Magellan Walden for the United States sailed from
Sbin W,rv Ro,ipson TTarlino y,s lo11,, ,,,o, ~ 1
VI p amJ ~ ' 'H7' was lo'liH su'iio 1T jar
Vi sh ,faH l NOV fet cor, C,,.,, ,., ,;-,, .
London 10Th inst ii'" o'o"S"' was uise"'s'ns a'
New saH d Fl Pf n5 Sampson" from Philadelphia arrived a"
SSr S"nerher Shelooh sailed from Barbados Sth inst
francisco, Is 9 TO nave Deen the vessel seen going into
Pernambuco LIST INST withower mass sprung by the bark
Savannah, 27tli inst. :,
! EASTERN PORTS.
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From the above table it will be noticed that the
number of licenses issued in 1885, is GS less than in
1857, 7 more than in 1856, az 113 more than in
1855 During the year 1855 Re largest number of
licenses were issued in the nj! nth of November and
the smallest number in March, The total number
of marriage licenses issued during the last four
years, in the city, is 6,412.
Divorce SrATIsTICs.-The following table will
show the number of applications for divorce, the
number granted, and also the number of applica-
lions dismissed withdrawn in the different
courts, during the year 1858:
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The Reputed Revolutionary Movement In
Cuba-The Difficulty between Spain and
Hyeyicn

WASHINGTON Dec. Late and direct intelli-
gence from Havana reiterates that much excite
ment prevails there concerning the Presidents mes
sage, but affords for the belief that revo-
lutlonary movement is contemplated The general
tone OF the advices is such to warrant the asser
ton that the intervention of the French Govern
ment has not been requested for any purpose.
While it is repeated that the authorities at Tam
pco have, through the efforts of the Captain Cen
era OF Cuba, satisfied the claims of certain Spanish
subjects, this being isolated case, the additional
statement is made, that the difficulties between the
Government of Spain and that of Mexico are in a
ialr way of an early adjustment.
From another source of information in this city
there were doubtless good grounds for the recent
Geographic statements from New Orleans, con Germ
ing tilibuSterinp movements AGAINST
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ETP ET

fire was discovered about O'Clock yesterday
ing in small two story brick building Mulberry court
between Fremont and Rock streets owned occupied
by Mr.. John Long a hominy mill. The building and
its contents, consisting of machinery and stock
trely destroyed Mr. Long has a policy of insurance in
of the Virginia offices for $4,000 upon the building
and machinery and also of 5000 upon his stock,
which will probably cover his loss. The flames also
municated and slightly damaged small house adoin
ing the above owned by Mrs. Malburn and occupied by
Mr.. l.. Berger, camphene establishment His loss
upon the stock is very slight, it removed by the
fire department and police officers who promptly
the spot The fire is supposed to have originated from
boiler in the hominy mill of Mr. Long the hands were
at work in the mill during the night
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE

Peter Medstaf and Alexander Sampson, yesterday
arrested by officers Dunlap and Insco, the charge
stealing five decoy ducks two oars, and other articles
valued at SO, from Stats Point the Anne Arundel
Shore the property of Mr. Franklin Cheers They under
went an examination before Justice Boyd, and
mitted to Jail to await the action of the authorities of
Anne Arundel county.
John Vandaniker arrested by officer Suffer- charged
with assaulng James Brooks and also with rescung
prisoner from officer Brooks. Justice Logan held him to
bail for Court
Officer Brooks arrested Rebecca Thompson the charge
of resisting officer Brooks while in the discharge
duty. She held to bail for Court by Justice Logan