The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-02-15
News Items.

The Camden Journal learns that Mr..
Burrell Outlaw, recently wounded in au af-
fray with MIR. Nelson Newman, is better,
and it is supposed, will recover. His re-
covery under the circumstances, will be al
most miraculous.
Col. Isaac ID. Wilson, of Society Hill is
nominated in the Iaurensvlle Herald bv n
correspondent, "Laurens," for next Cover
nor. Col. Wilson seems to be one of the
most prominent gentlemen for that office.
At the masonic festival, at Warren, X l.,
Dec. % last, the number of the gentler
sex so greatly predominated in the mystic
temple, that the danger was suggested that
some aspiring damsel might, by vigorous
coup d et0t, install herself as Right Wor-
shipful Grand Mistress of the sacred mys-
teries, and enter up II Judgment of custer
against the legally constii utionnl authori-
ties Of the Lodge. Happily no such radi-
cal innovation upon the Ancient Order was
consummated !
1t is said that the Speaker of the House
Of Representatives has already signed
checks for S270,oOO, for payment Of the
s1larics of members, which will relieve
many creditors"
it was currently reported in Washington
the day preceding the election of Sprakrv
Of the tl"usc, that ten thousand dalIurs had
been sent on there to Il irusty Black Re
publican, to be used in purchasing votes to
secure the election Of Black Republican
Some Of the German Journals announce
seriously that company of English capi-
t"lists have made m application TO the King
of Naples for concc rSion for The cx, ini-
tion of Vcsuvius. The principal seat Of
the fire Of that volcano is ii: waited several
thousand feet below the level of the sea.
waters into the crater, the fire would he
completely eXtinTuishcd, and the operation,
which would cost only 2OOO.OOOf, would
restore to cultivation of land ten times that
value
The barque orion, of New York. has
been seized rs n SLAYER. She was captured
by n British vessel, and delivered TO the
American steamer Mystic. Her Captain
was imprisoned at st. Helena She had
upwards OLA thousand negroes On boqrd.
J"hn w. Walker shot John Owens dead,
Monday, at Wnycsbor0ugh, Ga. and the
Sheriff, in attempting to arrest him. shot
Walker dead, and wounded Walkers wife
and child.
DIR. William BOYD has been convicted of
stealing two slaves, and sentenced 70 four
teen years Imprisonment. The deed was
committed in Maryland, soon after the liar.
per's Ferry outbreak. The slaves were
found in wagon which he was driving Il.
bout the country, as his pediing bI sncss
rs cloak for disseminating abolition docu.
mrn'S aud running Off negroes.
The W ashngton correspondents OF both
the New York Times and the Charleston
Cour'e state that Mr. Bates, Of Nilsson !.
and Mr.. Cameron, of penns, lvania, have
been respectively agreed upon ns the Re.
| publican candidates for Presidency and Vice
! Presidency.
a new dime has been issued from the
| United States Mint. IL differs from the
old coinage in some respects. The god
dcss Of liberty is in IL sitting position, as on
the old coin, but instead Of the cncirclinp
sturs. there are the words United States
of America. The words One Dime, ON
the other side Of the coin are in a wreath
of cereals, instead Of the old fashioned
wreath Of leaves.
The average weekly consumption Of cot.
ton IN Great Britain through last wear was
the largest ever known, being 4Il2O bales
per week, against 81 ,Sl9 in 1883, 1851
in 1857, and 43,52O in 1856
The free negroes who have recently left
Arkansas to avoid being sold into slavery
have published an appeal to the Christian
world t" protect them. They say indiana
shuts her doors upon them Illinois dcnic,
prairie homes to them; Oregon will not re-
ceiv" them, and Minnesota is debating whcih
er or not she shall admit them The, com
plain Of being forced into n cold climat,
suddenly from warm one, and present
sad picture Of the distress that they sufTe
from hasty legislation.
We learn from the Spartanburg paper
that the Commissioners Of Roads for Spar.
tunburg District. on last Mond ay, subscrib
ed 100000 to the French Broad Railroad
Bethel" post office in York District, ha
been discontinued All mail matter nten
d"d for thai point, until further notice, vii
be sent TO "Xeno."