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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-09-07
For the Lancaster Ledger.

MR. EOIToR.-h delegation OF five from
our quiet village on Friday evening last for
White Plains, for the purpose Of opening
II Masonic Lodge We arrived ut Taxahaw
late the same evening, and were kindly re-.
ceived and entertained by Mr. Amos McMa.
nus. Taxaha~ is n small place of three
dwellings and one store. 1t is said TO have
received lis name from the following cir
cumstances; A Sootchman, who lived on
small stream near by, called Tuckyhaw or
how, not being able 10 p onounCe the word -,
! called il Taxahaw. The Post Office in for
mer times was also called raxahaw, but at
the present time is called Hickory Head
The name Hickory Head is derived from
some Old settler,wl'o acquired the sobri3uet
Hickory Head, from (perhaps) the peryersi.
ty Of his nature. The next morning we
ieft for "ihe Plains" The air was bracing
! and the morning lovely--a drive OF two
hours, over a country Presentinga very pic
turesque and varied scenery, carried us TO
the place Of our destination. We were cor
daily received and Hospitality entertained
by our brother the Rev. Mr. David and his
admirable wife; aud in all its fulness, were
made to experience the influence ezerted by
the Mystic Tye, which unites the Brother.
hood in one--a tye which makes the stran-
ger at home in a strange land. and surrounds
him on epery side with warm and true
friends.
AZ ten o'clock 4uiae asuuber was 10 al,
tendance. The Lodge was opened and or
gaDizsd by Bro. John ID. Wylie, W.. NJ.
pro ten. Out Of considerable number
Of applicants. seven were duly initiated
We predict for this new Lodge bright
and prosperous future, and long career Of
usefulness. The officers are Bros Robert
ii. McKinnon, W.. M, l. ii. Blair s.. W..
apd Amos MesIanus, j.. W..
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Sunday School Convention.

We are pleased to announce that 4 Sum
day School Convention will be held at the
Methodist Church at this place on the 9th
and 2Sth inst. 1t will bc represented by
delegates from all of the Churches within
the Lancaster Circuit and the Catawba Mis-.
sion. The object OF the meeting is to con-
slider the Sabbath School interest in the
District, and 10 devise plans for improving
the same. A sermon will BE- preached be.
fore the Convention on the subject Of Sab
bath Schools, by the Rev. A. J. Cauthen.
1t is expected, also, that several addresses
will be delivered during the meeting. A
cordial invitation is extended to the public
to attend, and we trust that n general inter
est will be awakened TO this important
means of instructing and benefting the
rising generation.
We have on file for our next issue, an
excellent article on the subject of Sabbath
Schools, written by n gentleman connected
with the same
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Special Notices.

HoLLowAT's Pills certain Remedy Zoe In.
digestion and Liver complaint Arm.
strong (2D, OF Edgartown, New Jersey, suffer-
ed more than most people from indigestion, ac.
conpanied 10y liver complaint, several very
clever medical men told her she was in a con.
sumption, and her friends despaircd OF her ever
recovering, as she hal tried every thing they
though: likely TO benefit her, without success
At last she tried liolIo"ay.s Pills, which quick
ly assimilated with the blood, removed the oh.
noxious matter, and thoroughly cleansed and
renovated the system. The result is, that she
was perfectly cured, aud now enjoys the best
OF health. These Pills are also certain cure
for all diseases Of the stomach and bowels.
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LONG GRABS" >"
NEMPoKT. Ann. 2l- 1870

NEWPORT, Aug. II, 1859.
Having consumed five days in Boston,
made for this place by way of Providence,
stopping in the latter city part of day and
looking about the land OF Roger Williams.
Providence is an old settled region, the city
having been commenced in 1893. The
first Baptist church fouDied by Roger vii.
liams, was built in 1886. The present build.
ing is large aud commodeus one. de.
signed visiting some factories in the sub.
urbs, particularly the Eagle Screw works,
bat was disappointed in getting carriage
after dinner. The Landlord said he had
sent 10 four or five livery stables. and the
carriages were all gone TO Funerals. | then
had no other means of conveyance. than
what took with me. and having exercised
shat stock" pretty faithfully for some time
past, did not circulate as fully as wish,
ed to have done.
was bound TO see the State House
which Vas not great distance from the
city hotel, on broad street where sto pped;
n new and capital house by the bye The
State House and Court House is the same
building, and that is the case in Newport.
The legislature meets twice a year in the
winter in Providence and in the spring in
Newport Browns Univerity, the College,
was near the hotel, that is within a mode
rate walk and that was also visited No
exercises in the College were gong on, be-
ing vacation time. (and such was the case
at Harvard College, The buildings arc
neat and substantial aud will accommodate,
as the Marshall Informed me, over 400 stu
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my pocket safe, anG 4 am going to hold on
to it," He does not care a dime for pos.
terty he will say let posterity do as he
has done.
once knew Il man who was an old fogy
in the true sense of the word, for he was
of the '99 moulding. He would give his
children no education, from the fact he had
none himself. He said he had made good
deal of money and his children could do
the same. The. same Old ,fogy would go
into. his blacksmith shop and make wrought
nails TO mai! his flooring. When really the
iron cost as much, If not more, than the
nails. So YOU perceive if we follow the
foot steps of old fogyism. we will neither
buy guano nor build rail roads.
Mr.. Editor. since 1, have seen such aston
ishing stimulating effects from the use of
Guano, am very anxious to see our peo-
pie walked up on the subject Of a railroad,
notwithstanding old Fogyism will be ready
to raise his voice against it. lie will say
this route will not do, nor that one. He will
tell YOU. it will pay no profit to the stock
holders. He will tell you that oil the goods
that will be needed in Lancaster Dis,ric,
can he brought up on few car loads. Old
Fogyism never looks at any thing indirectly,
bu, directly. Let hun loan out one hun
dred dollars for twelve months, and then
pay him back one hundred and seven dol
lars and he can understand that But let
him invest his money in rail road stock, by
which his property will be enhanced in val
ue from 25 to 100 per cent, or let him
make two or three dollars as easy as he in
former times made one dollar, and he will
not count that anything. intend to pur-
sue him with "sharp stick" and battle him
down if can. Then think we can build
rail roads and make all other necessary i'm.
provements.
Nr Editor, will relate the success of
one Of the Darlington planters last year, to
stimulate our planters, then | am DONE
This enterprizing man made bales of cot
ton to the hand, weighing 45O pounds per
bale, and got tho top Of the market for n
great majority of it. Nearly 800 bushels
of corn to the hand from SO TO 100 bush
els Of peas and many potatoes raised
mis- own meat, besides some to spare. The
same planter, when he plows his cotton the
first time, pows every other row. Then
the hoes follow and Thin out, and the cot.
ton chopped out of two rows is put into the
middle of one row, then n Sc: Of plows fol-
low behind and cover it up in the middle
of the row. This is done To get the brne-
tit Of the cotton chopped out for manure
Can any of our planters beat this for econ
omy T.. a. J.
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a HorTid Crime.

We are informed that the people of the
North eastern section of our District, known
as the wild Cat" region, are greatly excl.
ted in consequence of the well grounded
belief of /" murder having been perpetrated
in that section a few days since, which in
point Of bru talty, challenges the most dia-
bOical instances Of atrOcity known TO the
annals of crime. The victim was a young
girl, abont thirteen years of age, the daugh
t.r Of Alvin Massey. She died suddenly on
Thursday night and under circumstances
plainly indicating that she was poisoned -
Suspicion rests upon Dan, a slave OF the
sud Massey, rs having administered the
poison. His motive for SO doing, it is said,
was TO screen himself from the consequent
ces of an intimacy which had for some time
subsisted betweep him and this girl, the
criminal character Of which must in tho
course Of nature have been revealed in
few months. We forbear TO mention fur
ther details of this outrageous affair until
legal Investigation has been had Coroner
Hunter left here on this tMonday) morning
for the purpose of disinlerring the body
(Which was buried on Friday) and holding
an inquest Warrants have been issued
for the arrest of Dan, and also for Sal, who
is in some way connected with the afftir,
but up to this time. we have not heard that
they have been apprehended.
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The Aurora Borealis.

We are Informed that on Thursday
night of last week, the luminous lights pro.
ceedlng from the Aurora Borealis We're seen
with great briliancy from this place. The
greater portion of the visible heavens MAS
covered with ared and yellowsh tinge, from
about ~ o'clock to about 3 or 4 o'clock FRI
day morning. The reflection upon the earth
was so bright, that upon first seeing it, sew.
eral persons supposed it was day and that
the hour fo: Using had come. Its whole
appearance is said TO have been very beau.
tiful, and 50 unusual spectacle OF course
excited some sensation among those who
viewed it. We regret that our dcvotous to
the drowsy God prevented us from Witness
ing this singular phenomenon.
We learn from our Northern exchanges
that these lights have been seen frequently
of late from that section, and of course
they appear there with much greater vivid
ness and billancy than from here. 1t is
said to have effected the telegraph wires rs
far South rs Washington.
different from that produced 10y atmosphere
ic electricity, generated during thunder
storms. The last never remains long upon
the wires, but soon discharges itself That
produced by the Aurora, PASSES along the
wires in continuous stream, and rescmb-
ling in its operations and effect, the gnlva'!.
ic battery. This fact, together with the
known influence Of these lights upon the
magnetic needle, connect the phcnomcnon
directly with magnetism.
The last very brilliant exhibition of the
Northern Lights was ut dItiereut times du.
ring the year 1897. They have IN all cgcs
been source of great terror to the ignO.
rant and superstitious, and supposed 10y
such to portcud some dreaded event. We
have, so tar, heard no spccuations as to the
probable calamity which the present exhi-
btion of them fore tokens
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At one o'clock the Lodge SCALED OFF, and
our delegation WAS escorted TO Rev. MIR.
David's for dinner, where we partook Of
bountiful repast, to the excellency of which
the ample justice did by each one bears tes-
timony.
Dinner over, we were invited into the par
lor and there made the acquaintance of
some of the beautiful and interesting young
ladies of White Plains. We adjourned
thence to the Music Room, where we made
other acquaintances and heard some weet
music. The "sweet sounds 'discoursed BY
Misses jamie, Polie, Efie, &c, and the a.
greeabe and interesting conversation OF
Miss Lou and others will long be remem-
bered and form an interesting episode IN
cur life.
White Plains Academy is situated IN
Chesterfield District. just without The linz
| its of our own. The Academy IL IN quite
flourishing condition, numbering over 100
students. Mr.. Robert III. Mckinnon is
principal, assisted by Miss Jane Henry, Mr..
| Richard Evins and others whose names |
did not learn. Mr.. McKinnon is II gradu-
ate of the 5. G. College of the class OF AZ,
and bore off the I'd honor Of his class -
The community may jnstly be proud Of the
institution, and regard themselves peculiar
~ fortunote in having secured the services
of MIR. Mckinnon, the accomplished gem
tlenrn and thorough scholar, and his able
and competent assistants.
At the call of duty We turned our faces
| homeward, 10th to part with our Brothers
and newly formed acquaintances. Many
were the bright eyes, smiling faces and iai-
ry forms, that accompanied US on our way
that night Aud like the "Mil O. the
Wisp" iuto many troubles did they lead US
| Much too were We tossed ABOUT by fence
corners, trees, stulnps, aud soforth, till We
reached Mr.. Erwin Robinsous, by whom
We were kindly welcomed.
With many recollectlons OF his generous
! Kindness, we bade him adieu and left for
homo early The following morning.
"QlD NUNC."
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Arrival of the Arago.
FAMlnEn, PoINr Sept.

clNi ~
The steamship Ardgo, from Southamp.
ton, August 24lh, WAS boarded oil Cape
Race to day 10y tue yachts OF tue Asso.
c aled Press.
LIVERPOOL CorroN MARKET.-Co;ton
VAS duh, aud the market generslIy un.
changed. Sa!cs Tor three days 1000
bales. Some circulars SAY that theIe MAS
"a decline prucIparIy Vn interior qualities.
Prices were easier, but quotations uu.
changed.
LoNDoN, "Wednesday Noon, Aug. 20.
AdvIces iron Pans state that The Aus.
trlam PIonIpo1enl'nry 10 tue l'eaee Con.
ference bad ANNOUNCED al the recent la
rich Banquet lnat he had strong faith IN
the tiuni success of the Conference.
a telegram from Florence says : The
Tuscan Assembly had received With great
enthusiasm a prup"sI1lo" to Danish forever
iron Tuscany the House ot llapsburs
Lorraimu.'
There are rnlnois lr"m Pans, ui doubt.
tul authority, hu"cveI, ln,I Gems. Cau'
robert nmL Mel had not been continued
as Senators.
The Paris Bourse on Friday WAS ti.u.
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The FARMER AND PLASTER.-Thisj jour
nal continues to come To us regularly at the
beginning Of each month, well stored with
valuable knowledge and hints for the farm.
Ing community. 1t is one of the best jour
nails of the kind, published in The South,
and is better adapted than any other to the
farming interests Of South Carolina. We
advise any of our friends who desire good
Agricultural paper, and one that is likely TO
repay them an handled foid, TO enclose one
dollar 10 Farmer and Planter" Columbia,
S. c., which will secure it TO them for the
space of twelve months.
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aLONG GRABS
NEWPORT, Aug. %, 1859.

NEWPORT, aug. ~, 1893
To day have been circulating little
aud picking up some ideas of Information.
This morning after breakfast went to the
beach in company with Mr.. Buckley, of
Richan6, and after procuring n habit, which
this time was red flannel from head to foot,
again pitched in and enjoyed the lashing
of the waves against me until prudence in
.dicated to come out. There was n large
number of persons, ladies and gent emen, IN
at the same time and every one appeared to
enjoy the sport. It is said that Newport
possesses the finest beach in the world. ]
cannot say how this is-my experience of
lsca bathing being limited At any rate this
is rs good as the most fastidous could de-
sire or wish for.
passed part Of the day in the public
Library. It owes its origin to n literary So
! cieiy which was established in this city, or
iginnlly debating society, the formation of
which was encouraged by Bishop Berkeley.
! Afterwards the energies of the society were
directed to the collection Of books. a
handsome contribution in money was made
by Mr.. Redwood, and The citizens OF the
place. 1t is called the Redwood Library,
after it's principal bencfactor The build
| ing was completed in 1850. The Library
| is said to be rich in classical and theologi-
cal works. | noticed n copy Of the Bible
| in 1887, and another in 1908. II also con-
tains many fine paintings and portraits.-
Among the latter are Mr.. Calhoun, Patrick
! Henry, Wm II. Crawford, VIM. Writ, DIR.
franklin, Bishop Bcfkley, Commodore Rod
gers, Perry and Decaier, fnil length por
trait Of Washington and Jackson This
place boasts of its painters. Gilbert, Stew
art, Alston, Charles B. King and others
Crowds of persons have been pouring in
the city to day--extra boats with full car
goes have been arriving during the day
The military and fire companies from the
ncighboriug towns and cities are prominent
among the arrivals. TO night and TO ihor-
row the people are expected b. the thou
sand. The occasion is called the '.rc-union
Of the sons and daughters of Newport and
Rhode Island. Banners, flags, Transparent
ces'and arches "i evergreen are s'erywhcf"
l" be seen Inc city and people are a'i'e
with the excitement have never seen so
many flags IN my whole life. The decora.
'o" has oceh entrusted TO 'o'. he"'' "'
nos'o"' VINO Is 'o"ho'Seu' III 'he ou''
ness. Many Of the private houses are dec.
"r"'eu WIN nays ana appropriate devices
"'''""e - '"e ""'" mere "'''o'"'
:" ""' .'',"" no'"'' '"'Se ''i''''fy no.
"'' VI =! '"' ""'
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On our first page, will be found an article
credited to the Columbus (Ga.) Times, pur.
porting to give letter from Tarleton TO
Col. Buford, containing the terms Of capitu-
lation offered by the farmer TO thetatter, just
before the battle which took place few
miles fyom this place, called Buiord's defeat.
We know nothing Of the Authenticity ofthe
document, further than is vouched for in
the article referred to.
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time The men sat with their hats on. The
spirit moved no one-ho not one to speak
thought of the "old Sheriff" because one
Of the men favored him, in appearance, but
not in speech, for he would have said some
thing. After sitting ono hour in perfect 81.
lence, the older men got up and walked out
which was signal for all to depart. fell
asleep the last Is minutes, but was told 1
lost not word. For not syllable had
been uttered.
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GJt I>r0qtl.
LANCASTERVILLE, S. G.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, stPT. !, 1859.

ORDINARY's CoURT-On Monday next,
the 18th inst, it is expected that the will of
the late Hon WIN. McKenna, of this Dis
tris,, will be brought before the Court of
o,.I;"~-y g.. .~L...> I" eU,o'um rUiui Inc
will, it is known to most of our readers,
will be stoutly contested.
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CHARLES DICKENS WoRKs.-Thc " ell known
firm Of T. B' Peterson & Brothers, 3O6 Chcs.
nut street, Philadelphia, have just commenced
publishing a remarkably cheap edition OF these
unapproachabe works Of fiction. 1t is called
"Petersons' Cheap Edition for the Million, OF
the entire writings of Charles Dickens, Boz"
and will be issued complete in Twenty eight
weekly volumes. One volume will be publish
ed regularly on each and every Saturday, until
the whole number of volumes-twenty. eight
is completed. The low price fixed by the
publishers for them are only 25 cents a volume,
or the whole twenty eight volumes for five dol.
lars. A complete set will be forwarded zee Of
postage, ty Mail, to any part of the United,
to any one, 10y the publishers, on receiving a
remittance of five dollars for tho twenty. eight
volumes or a remittance of three dollars will
pay for the first fourteen volumes or a remit
tance of one dollar will pay for the FIRST four
volumes. The volumes will be neatly printed,
and each volume will contain l6O large octave
pages, printed on fine white paper, and neatly
bound with paper cover. The revised uniform
Edinburg edition, from which this is reprin.
ted, comprises twsnty-eight volumes, the cost
Of which is seventy.6ye dollars aud this edi-
tion will contain every word Of the Edinburg
edition. We advise them all to make a remit
tance Of Five Dollars TO the publishers, for the
entire set who will send them complete TO any
one, free Of postage, on receipt Of that sum.
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Physicians are generally 10th to speak
word in praise of what are called patent med.
icines." Indeed, it Is an article in the code of
medical ethics, that physician who sanctions
the use o. such remedies cannot be onsid.red
member Of the RationoI Association. But
there are exceptions to the most stringent rules,
and many OF the disciples of Esculapius have
actually been compelled. by the force OF facts,
torecommend the use Of Dir. J. HoSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS, for those diseases which
are particularly prevalent du ring the summer
and fall. They have ascertained that there are
no remedies in the phamacopia which can
compare with this wonderful compound for
arrangements of the system. Thousands Of
families residing along the low grounds Of the
Western and Southern rivers, are now conyin.
ced that they have found medicine peculiar
ly adapted for their ailments, while in other
portions OF the country, during the summer
months, the demand for the article Is equally
large. sent
Sold 6y druggists aud dealers generally.
~ See advertisement 10 another column.
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THE SOUTHERN GUARDIAN.-The pro-
prietor, Charles p. Pelham, Esq, offers for
sale half interest In the establishment: of
the Southern Guardian. The paper, it is
said, 5as a large and continually increasing
circulation and business. Address Charles
=. Pelham, Columbia S. c.
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Cotton are 1000 bale al ic for mIddlIng.
Quotations generally ars easier, but with
out change III ngmres.
NEw luEK, Seprcm1rr ; The Cotton
market IL depressed; ,a.c, Of - day 90
bales. Midding- plants are quoted at
II ic Fioar Is dcclmng, sales OF 1900
Ubls
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FOR TAX COLLYC rOR.

ha EDIroR--please announce Mr.. Wm.
ROBERTSON, Candidate for Tax Collector
at the ersuing election and oblige his
friends. WAxHAws
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HymeneaI.

Married, on the evening of The 3Isl ult,
by Rev. J.. w. Criier, Mr. Tho,. Is. With
ers, of Fort Mills, 5. g., aud Miss Martha,
J daughter OF REV. A. Ivy, Of the Indian
and