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GENERAL Jan. DELIvERY.-l esterdav
afternoon, four prisoners, one convicted at
the last Court (FloydD and under sen,
tence of death, broke Jail through the aid
Of Wall, awaiting for Larceny. and escaP
ell beyond limits of the city before 1t WAS
known that they had broke Jail. Pursuit
was Immediately made by the Sheriff
and several officers with a number OF cit
izens.
About mile from town. Floyd was
overtaken by Mr.. S. A. Harris aud Gen.
Young, and brought back to the jail,
where he has been safely imprisoned.
Wall, Stockton and free negro man,
(the two former confined to await their
trial unLer the charge of larceny, and the
latter for u misdemeanor,) are "e: at
large.
/, appears that Wall succeeded in pick,
ing the lock of his cell, and then liberated
his fellow prisoners, who coag.ega'ed IN
the Debtors room on the I'd floor, and
when the servants had passed the room
to ascend to the Sd story TO supply the
prisoners with water, they quietly made
their escape.
As soon as the alarm was given every
effort was made to recapture the party
but, as we have already stated, only
Fio,G ias 6eeu reiahkcn.- Charlotte But
ietin.
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New YORK, July i9.-The 81 :. ship
City Of Washington, Capt. PErRl from
Liverpool, Wednesday, July 6, ant hav
ing touched next day at Queensown,
Ireland, arrived here Oh Monday.
LIVERPOOL CoTToN MARKET, July6-
Sales today of $1,000 bales. nearl, all
to the trade, at advancing prices. On
Thursday the market was firm, and 500
bales were sold.
LIVERPOOL GENERAL MARKETS. Bred.
stu0s are dull and prices nominal. Cen
is steady with an increased demand ,r
Yellow. Provisions are 1nil prodnS
is unchanged.
GENERAL lNTELLIGENCE.-A BATH
was soon expected on the Adige.
1t is reported that .he British mai
steam ship have been requested to max
preparations for carrying an armament.
Ancona has been declared in state q
siege
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Special Notices.

Common sense rules the mass of the peo-
pie, whatever the msnamed anj misashTope
philosophers may say to the contrary. Show
them good thing let its merits be clearly
demonstrated, and they will not hesitate to
give II their most cordial patronage The
masses have already ratified the judgment of
physician, concerning the virtues Of Hostel,
ter's Biters, as may be seen In the immense
quantities Of this medicine that are annually
sold IN every section Of the land. 1t Is now
recognized as greatly superior 10 all other rem.
edies yet devised for diseases of the digestive
organs, such as diarrh9a, dysentery, dyspep.
sia, and for the various fcyers that arise from
arrangement Of those portions Of the system.
Hostctter's name is rapidly becoming house.
hold word, from Maine to Texas, from the
shores Of the Atlantic to the Pacific. Try the
article and be satisfied.
Sold by all druggists in the world. sB-see
advertisement IN another column. Ju
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The HUMoEs or WAR.-The first reg
iment of Zouavcs, Quartcred for n few DAYS
at Castenedolo, covered the walls of that
little town with pIacards to this effect:
HANDSOME REwAED.-Lost between the
town of Melegnano and the river Mineio.
Il little corps ddrmCc, composed of about
two hundred thousand men. When last
seen IT had on n white coat tmay be dis.
tinguishcd by its good legs, uncertain eve,
and carefully waxcd mouStache. 1t an =.
swcrs to the name Of Austrian army.
\ handsome reward viii be paid TO any
person who can give any news concerning
It 10 the First Regiment of Xouavcs.
Castenedolo, June -, 1859.
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TABLE OF Distances. the IoIiowing
table, OF distances IN English miles will
he interesting to all readers in following
the reports Of the war moScments. and
will serve to ties, the accuracy Of different
maps
Turin to Paris, $50 miles to Vienna,
45O miles; TO Milan, 81 miles; to Parma,
l35 miles To Florence. 200 miles to
Geneva, los miles 10 Ar,SAndria, so
miles {; to NerceIi, IL miles +" Mortara,
% miles. A.irssaudril To Nrrcrlli, 80
miles ; to N"vara, 3S miles ; 10 Milan, ~
miles to Mouara. "a IN les 20 Pavia 33
miles {; TO Noghcra, 90 miles to Genoa,
81 miles.
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SHERIFFS SALES.

DY virtue of suudry writs Of Fl ii to me
ID directed, ] will sell before the Court
House door Mt Lancaster on the first Mon.
day 10 August next, within the legal hours
of sale the following real Estate TO wit
500 acres Of land more or less, whereon
defendant lives adjoieing lands Of Robert
]. GardnGT, Darling Gardner and Others,
levied on and to be sold as the property of
Alfred Gardner at the suit Of David X. Hell
ton, for James p, Heton, real plaintiff.
Also, 500 acres, more or less, whereon
defendant ives and adjoining lands Of John
Stayle, A. y. Coffey and others, levied on
and to be sod as the property Of John II.
Hood, st the suit Of Mary Moore against
Thomas o. and John II. Hood, defendants,
Conditions cash, &c.
HENRY HANCOCK, s. Id.
July IL, 1889. 3tpfSl.75 each.
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\ MEMENro OF JoHN WEsLgY.-An
interesting memento Of John Wesley was
presented 10 the Trustees of Trinity Col.
Iege Two weeks ago. 1t consists Of n tel
escope and an electrical machine which
were once the property Of Wesley. The
telescope is not large, but IS 10 good orler
and is an excellent instrument for its size /;
the electrical machine derives its only in
terest from It's ass ociation of Mcihodisis Of
North Carolina far beyond their CONNER.
cia or scientific worth.-NorM Crol;nu
IdrOcatc.
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Equine REVENGE On Saturday AFT

EQUINE REVENGE On Saturday after.
noon, man in The employ Of truckman,
named Snowden, residing in the Neck,
was harnessing II horse to a wagon, hav'
ing first punished the animal for some
cause or o:her. The horse went quietly
between the shafts, when, rs the man
stopped to adjust the martngaIe, the
morse bit him in the neck, making his
teeth meet in the flesh. The horse seemed
determined to infiict all the punishment
possible, for after fixing his teeth in the
quvering muscles Of his victim, he tore
away the flesh f-op the jaws, arteries and
windpipe The wound was u frightfu one.
Most fortunately for the sufferer, the arle-
res were not severed, or he would have
bIed to death AS j. is, should erysipelas
epsue, recovery would be highly probIemr
stical. Our informant states that the
horse was not, vicious and not in the
habit of biting. The animal felt that he
had been arbitrarily beaten. and sought
his own opportunity to revenge the indig-
nifty. Wo says that brutes do not reason {?
-Phijadelpkia North american.
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The Latest, via Queenstown.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon.
don Times writes that the French Minis
ter o. War AN! Gen. Pelssier have hal
another conference Tor the purpose Of con
centrating measures to complete the or.
ganiza,ion Of the army of the Fast.
A general disarmiug of the citizens OF
Trieste has been ordered.
The Aust;ians, it is believed, have 200,
600 men in line on the Adigc
Information had reached Vienna that
Garibslli's men bad violated the neutral.
i;y OF the Tyrol 10y entering one of the
most prominent passes.
Gen. Windischgra,z had gone TO Ber.
lin 20 acquaiut the Govcrnmen, Of Prussia
with this fact, and to propose that they
should send IA German army into the "
roI.
kossuth has issued q proclamation
calling upon the lluugarisnS To rise Cor
their liberty, aul Stain. that he will soon
be among them.
The Lcaiidc RtSSc saws that Prussia
has called out An army Of 100000 men,
which will be reinforced hy 10000 Fed
rral troops, and thinks, under the circum.
stances, that France should tot listen To
her proposed mediation.
II is reported from Bonncs that Gari
baldi had defeated force OF Tvrolese
ChasseurS, 5000 to 5000 strong. driven
them hry"nI the S,cora Pass. They sui.
fcred severe losses.
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH NJ FoIsoNIHG.-
A man named John Charles, resident
OF South Carolina, engaged in negro sci.
ling, died very suddenly on Tuesday at
the house formerly known as the "DIle
hay House." in consequence Of having Ia.
ken quantity of Morphine in mistake
for Quiuine. He had been attacked with
a chill in the morning, and took from his
T9edioine chest dose Of What he suppo
seG to be Qninine, but unfortunately he
mstook the bottle which really confined
that article, and took instead large
quantity Of Morphine. physicians we're
called in soon after the mistake was dis
covered. but the unfortunate man died at
about one o'clock in the afternoon of the
same day. gs body was sent by express
% his relatives in South Carolina by the
5, p NJ, train Of Tuesday Montgomery
1drertser.
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New Advertisements.
LAND FOR SALE.

7 offer for sale my home place, , miles
i above the Village. This tract contains
1921 acres, of which there is. about 100
acres in wood land--60 or 20 acres of good
bottom land, the balance fertile and produc-
tive. The improvements new and in per-
feet order, a well of good wnter, beside ru-
merous springs through the farm. This is
o rare chance and | invite purchasers to
come and examine for themselves.
Terms easy and made agreeable to the
purchaser.
r.. X. CURETON.
I.ancaste. Village, July 25, 1859. 3m.
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Mr.. AND Mrs. SIcKLEs AGAN.-The
New York Tribune of Tuesday morning
says that Daniel f. Sickes, who shot p. u.
Key some time ago in Washington, has
again become rcconciled to his wife, and is
now living with her IN full love and harmo-
ny. The Tribune also states that this act
on the part of Sickles has estranged many
from him who were his devoted friends du-
ring his trial
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Sons of Temperance

1t will doubtless be cheering to some
Of ous readers to learn that the Division of
the Sons has been rcorganzed in this vii.
lage. The following Brothers have been
elected officers for the present quarter -
Thos. S. Riddle. w. p, David J. Carter,
w. A, John J. Graham, X. s., WIN. Settle,
F. s., James NJ. Pennington, Treas, Eli
Beach Con-, w. w. Dratiin, A. c., Jacob J.
Beach, I. S, Rev. John w. Crider, Chap
lain.
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THIRTY THREE STARs.-The flag Of the
United States now has thirty-threc stars
Oregon making the last. BY the act of
Congress, approved 4th April, 1918, the flag
was to be OF thirteen horizontal stripes, al.
ternately red and white, and the Union
twenty stars in blue field, and, on the ad.
mission of every new State, another star
was to be added, and this addition ordered
to be made "op the 4tb Of July next sue.
ceedng such admission"
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For the Lancaster Ledger
Indian Land Bible Society Apniver
SarY.

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Robininson TO secure, if possible, a copv Of
his address for publication, the result of
which ] have not been able vet 10 ascertain,
but ain in hopes it may be published for
the benefit Of Bible Societies generally.
The following officers We're elected for
the ensuing wear
Col. w. w. WALKUP, President.
mo J. i"EIE"' wee President.
RnuT n W,,,rn .rron.m,
r,,ou,ir, c,,,,i,,. u y ur
ESQ. Rev. W. &. PATTERSON, Rev. A,
lvEY, Jas. MILLER, ALLEN Morrow.
The following delegates were elected to
! rcp'escnt the Society in tho State Bible
Convention to he held in lo-kviIe, s. C..
on the I'd August, next Col. W. w. Wal.
kup Rov. \. lvey, Jno. J. Porter Capt X.
VI. Sims, DR. i. l. Johnston.
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the Foreign Bible cause, and $63.25 was
forthwith realized for that purpose after
connected themselves with the Society.
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Law Notice.

THE undersigned have this day formed
i n copartnership for the practice ef
Law and Equity in Lancaster District, un-
der the style of
Kersh W & Conn mars.
Mr. Kershaw may be consulted at Cam.
den, :. C., and Mr.. ConnOrs at the Office
of the Firm, at LancasteryilIe
J. B. KERSHAW,
W. NJ. CONNORS.
Lancaster c. II. June 20, 1859.
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A BARGAIN.
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE

I OFFER my House and Lot for Sale in
Il LancastrrviIle, containing acres, n com
Portable dwelling House ant.oihor out bull
ding-, with n spring in the lot. Those
wishing to purchase will apply as | am de-
termed To sell.
The remaining part Of my stock Of goods
are offered at or below cost
All those who know themselves indebted
to me are requested to paw before fall
JAS. ROBINSON.
June l3, 1859, l9-tf.
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New CHURCH FpIPIpE. learn
that new charch sdifice is to be erected
for the use Of the Episcopal Congregation
Of Camden. The site selected is a bCauti!
ful one, and fine church, as this will no
doubt be, will add much to the beauty Of
Log town. the favorite locality Of opr
town. Camden Journal.
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THE MARKETS.

COLUMBIA, July 22.
Ill bales were sold this week, at prices
ranging from 7 lie. A choice lot would
command I a more.
NEw York, July 81.
Cotton; market active mt an advance Of
Ia t i; middIing UPlands l2 cents per ID.
Flour, declined Is Il 35 cents Wheat has
declined 9 a 3 cents. Corn, declined.
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ExEcUPED.-Thc Newberry ConSerrdiia
informs us that Fanny, the woman that ad-
ministered the poison to Mr.. Stewards FAM
lily was executed on Friday last. The wo-
man made Il confession before she went to
execution. Her object was to kill no one
else but Mrs. Stewart foi The reason that
she intended 10 visit her summer residence
taking Fanny with her.
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DISSOLUTION OF
CO-PARTNERSHIP.

NHE partnership heretofore existing under
| the firm of NJ. DRUCkER g. CO., is
this day dissolved by mutual consent. Eth
or Of the partners, will sign in liquidation .
Mr. NJ. Drucker can he found at the ol d
stand TO settle the business ofthe firm.
NJ DRUCKER,
T.. SOMMERS.
Camden, July J..
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Referring to the Above Circular,

OF Ncssr~ VI. Drucker & Co, We solicit
the friends Of the old firm to continue the
patronage so lihcraIlv extended to VI. Druc-
kcr u Co, To the new firm. trusting that
by close attention /" business, we shall
merit the continuance of il.
Our Stock will be always complete in all
articles kept by the old firm.
kOOPMAN q SOMMERS.
Camden. 5 c. Jnly B.
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THE UNDERSIGNED

Hereby tender their sincere thanks to
their friends and the public generally, for
the liberal patronage bestowed upon them
for many years, and in retiring from bust
ness, take pleasure. in recommending their
successors. Mcssrs Koopman & Sommers,
asking for them the patronage heretofore
extended to themselves.
VI. DRUCKER g. Co
Camden, 5. G., July /, 1859, 2itf.
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CoMMESDABLE HUMANITY.-The planters
on the line of the South Carolina Railroad,
from Branchvillc to the Columbia, a dis
tance Of sixty miles, withdrew their hands
from the field on Monday last, owing to the
prevalence Of excessive heat.
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New CoTToN.-The Albany (Ga.) Pa
triot chronicles the Grst open boil of cot
ton, which was seen OH the plantation of
d. A. Walker, Esq, near that city, and was
open July IL.
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COUP DE SOLIEL.-The Charleston Cou.
rier mentions four cases of sun stroke on
Monday last 10 Charleston three of them
proved fatal
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Supposed SLAYER.

New York. July 2l.-The ship AfiaH.
tic, Capt. SILVIA, was seized TO day on
supicion of being fitted out for the African
slave trade. She had cleared for the In.
dian Ocean.
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Obituary.

Departed this life, in Charlotte, N G. on
the 10th July, 1859, (after brief but Sc.
we're afflction) Elizabeth B, the wife Of
Edward II. Britton, and native Of Char
lesion, s. C., aged Al years and 6 months.
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Kings Mountain Military School
YORKVILLE sc

The tenth session Of this heathily 10.
Gated institution, will oprn on MondaY. tho
18th of August, TO continue four months.
IermS.-For Tuition, Books, Stationery,
&c.-Board, Lights. Washing and Fuel,
$50, payable in advance. No pupil rcceiv-
ed under twelve or over eighteen years Of
age, or who cannot cad and write. Circu.
lars containing regulations and full infor
nation concerning the School may be seen
mt this Office. or obtained by addressing tho
Principals at Yorkvile.
Maj. VI JENKINS,
Capt. A. COWARD,
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Tue WEArBER.-Yesterday was the
hottest day OF the summer. The thermom.
eter rose as high as 100 degrees - Caro-.
inian of 10 inst.
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Announcements.
FOR SHERIFF.

The friends of Capt. J. B. COUSART,
announce him candidate for Sheriff for
Lancaster District, at the ensuing term.
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T E R NJ S 4:
ADVERTISEMENTS

Will be inserted at the oilSwiUg low rates:
One square (of l6 lines or less,) one insertion,
81 or, if continued, 10 cents for the first in
sertion, and So cents for each subsequent inser-
ton. cB- See Fourth Page for deductions in
favor of standing advertisements.
The number of insertions must be written on
each advertisement, or they will be inserted till
ordered out and Ghassed accordingly.
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Hon. Jacob Bon ron venerable and
distinguished citizen of South Carolina, died
in Charleston, on Sunday last,
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sSt9- See advertisement Of DIR. Sanford.'
LiVER lNVIGORATOR in another col
pmn. iy
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Gen. J. Jones, Columbia, $. c.: ExGov.
J. II. Means, 3uckhead, $. c.; Gen. ID. F..
Jamison, Orangeburg, s c.; Col. |. j. vii.
son, Society Hill, :. G.; Gen. r. G., NJ.
Dunovant, 90 Depot, :. G..
July Goth, 1859 23-4t.
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lR- The absence of the Editor, is our
excuse for the lack of editorial matter in
this issue of the Ledger.
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WlIE SUBSCRIBERS 1--WE FORMED
| \ LIMITED co PARTNERSHIP nn.
der the name and style of
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-06-11
.pARApIsE-"OvER THE Left

One of the surveying party of the railroad
route across the lsthmus Of Tehuantepec
has written home to the Salem, Mass
Register the following description of the
country he is in, and the life he enjoys,
aud the many luxuries he daily and hourly
Deprived Of every comfort, subject to
every possible annoyance, almost nothing
that hearty man can eat, not ut all that
an individual can relish, warm water from o
half dried up bark to drink, dry, parching
heat, for it is the height Of the ten months
DRY season, aud no relief in anticipation for
l don't know when. have been for weeks
almost cripple, with ulcers all over my legs
not able to wear shoes or stockings, nor
even bandage; but they are now nearly
healed. have had the intermittent fever,
but am convalescent. You may try to
imagine how 1 Jared in the camp. Half Of
my party have been in camp at once, disa-
bled from field duty. pine for home-I
am wasted thin, more SO than ever in my
life. The wild beasts are nothing. We are
more anxious to see them than they US
and occasionally We are grati6ed at the
sight of tiger. puma or American lion,
tupir, &C., crossing the path and hastily re-
treating, or reposing in his lair in the wild
rccesses of the rocks, whittier our line Of
survey takes US.
But the insects are Observation-Disclosures,
scorpions, taran,ulas, garripatos, nijuas,
moyaquils, feas, etc. l could fill page
with their names. They give US no peace
day nor night. The party come in from the
woods covered with ticks. They fasten
themselves to the skin, bury their heads,
and when pulled off leave their heads in.
The chigos insinuate themselves under the
skin, generally about the toes, under the
roots Of the nails, and lay their eggs, and
ere you are aware Of it there is a sack full
of eggs as large as pea, which must be
carefully extracted, or you have an ulcer.
1t is necessary daily to examine the feet with
great minuteness, and you never see ma
tive or group of them but they are picking
out chigos. The moyaquil is worm which
eats its way to the bone, and, if not dis
covered, grows to the size Of your little
finger, and you loose leg perhaps. But
the heas are bad enemies to peace. You
fight them in vain; you scratch and irrltate
and tear your flesh; you 60 to bed and get
up again all night in bed and out again
you are distracted, crazy.
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STRANGE ADVERTISEME

We find in the GAINESVILLE Courier an ad-
,er,isement of solomon Sturses, ono Of the
wealthy men of Ohio, in which he sets forth
his reasons for Offering for sale his vast
landed property. lie advertises the subject
thus:
81 will therefore sell at low prices and
on easy terms Of payment, all Of my
real estate; and have great deal more
than | want, ought to have, or DESIRE"
After enumerating number of tracts
which he wishes to sell, he goes on in this
wise.
81 have also some eight or ten fine i'm
proved farms in Indiana, and one of go
acres near Gnlena, in Illinois, that wish
to sell. | believe no man has a right to own
moro land than is necessary for his use and
that of his family. God has no doubt wise
ly ordained that land sharks should be
cursed and | can truly say that am e1-
ceedingly anxious to sell all my lands and
get clear Of the curse"