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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-20
For the Lancaster Ledger.
Railroad Meeting.

Pursuant TO previous notice. portion of
the citizens of Kershaw and Lancaster Dis.
tricts met Mt 5. F. Clyburn's Stors, on Sat.
urday the 9th inst.
On motion, Capt. VIM. Mungo was call
cd to the Chair, and J. T.. SowelI request
ed 10 act as Secretary.
The Chair called on Mr.. ]. X. Shaw, and
P. I. Hammond, Esq, to address the meet.
ing, who responded with few remarks, on
the advantages Of Rail Roads and the ne
cessity of prompt action Of the people in
tersstsd in Rail Road from Lancaster via
Bishopvile TO the ~ f. Rail Road.
After which subscription was TAX en- up
and handsome amount obtained.
On motion, Craddock Mossly, Esq., and
II. Mothershed were appointed delegates
to the Rail Road Convention, to assemble
at Sumter on the 4th Of July, and the
Chairman and Secretary were added to the
number.
Resolved, That the Camden Journal and
Lancaster ledger be- requested TO publish
the proceedings Of this meeting.
WM. MUSGo, Chm'n.
]. f. Sowell, Sec'y,
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From the Sumter Watchman.
Railroad Meeting.

The citizens vi the town aud vicinity
convened at the Court House this day,
for the purpos. o; considering matters
connected with the proposed Railroad
from Lancaster Court House 10 GouTdin's 5
Depot.
Mai WIN. lIavnsworth was called TO
he Chair and Ormsby Bianding. E,q,
appointed Secretary.
Maj +. b. Fraser offered the following
re. ''n;ron, with remarks supporting it,
which "as adopted
ReSoiVed, That a COMMITTEES Of fity
bc appointed by the Chairman Of this
meeting To solicit subscriptions. to build
Railroad from Lancaster to Gourdin's
Stsli"a on the North Eastern Railroad,
via BIshopviIle, Sumter and Manning,
and that the said Committee be requested
to repor. to the Delegates from Sumter
10 the Railroad Convention to he assem-
bled At this place on the 4,h July next,
before the meeting Of that houy.
Also, the following Resolution, which
WAS also adopted:
Resolved, That we tender TO the Dele.
gates of the Railroad Convention, to as
sembie here on the 4th Of July next, the
Eo'pilalities Of the Town, and that com
mittee consisting Of Sky be appointed
uy the Chairman I" cnnier 1iih The citi
zens OF the Town OF Sumter, and make
suitable arrangements for their entertain .
! ment.
COMMITTEES were appointed under the
above resolutions
Col.J d. BIsnding offered the follow
ing Resolution which WAS tabled.
Resolved, That the Delegation from
Sumter to the adjourned July Conyen.
ton, Le Increased to fifty. Of vhom the
Delegates sert to BishopvilIe pisass eop
stltute n part. N1sses
On motion it was ordered that III >
proceedings be published, aud that the
meeting now adjourn.
WIN HAysswoRTH, Chm'n.
Omsby Banding. Secretary.
Sumter, 5 c., June IL, 1860.
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Charles Summers .erent speech is n
curiosity that has no parallel. at least on
Senatorial reco,d. P.daruv, -gotism "a.
;aitons hypothesis. mslicr. rhapsody aud
Nerbosity STRIPE and -mblaznn It with dis
gusting spicuousn.ss Ills chronic Ills.
temper, a. e, implacsb!e hatred ui South
Carolina, posons almost every paragraph,
and struts throughout with ludirrous AR
rosauce. The full reservoir Of his vitu.
pera'ion is poured oul upuu South Caro-.
lima, tie brave Palmetto State, rnwrraih.
eel "hh the sacred memories Of Fort
Mouttrie aud Camden aud Cowpens. aud
whose history towers proudly anurg tks
"oLlest. Well, indeed, Eiay MassaclIu
se,ts blush, Ms her memory reverts 10 tue
d ys when Webster aud Chuaie honored
the chairs now occupied by Sumner aud
Wilson. Well may she snppIica,u for
that spirit thai nnirnat.d her then, aud
made her voice responsive 10 the man.
oates OF the Constitution in The DAYS of
IhomH. JEFFERSON, as sbe witnesses the
drbas-meu. OF her once brilliant History
-as she allows her sentiments To he mis-
understood toy the polished misrepresen.
ialion # Summer aud the stimulating
dernngoguism Of Wilson. Well may she
regret as she pnrsues the nalignnut AL
dress OF Senator Sumner, that her views
are assumed to he reflected more by the
f'enz'ed. defamation of the aboIiiionistio
'h"oiogian Than the dispassiona,e, areu.
mentauvs logic Of the practical states.
man more ty the fanalicisp Of the opn.
donated moraiist than the self immolaling
spirit Of the true patriot. The speech Of
our Senatorial essayist mskes apt the
lines, that
"rhc ruling passion, he II what il will,
The ruling passion conquers reason still"
boston Post,
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point to Lancaster can be completed (by
means of the facilities afforded BY the South
Carolina railroad in bringing up the iIcn)
by the time that the sections below will
have brought the road up to Camden. This
will insure us 4 road in about two years
time whereas by the other route We must
wait our regular turn and in all probability
it will be four or five years before the road
reaches Lancaster G.. II.
To this we kRow that some will be rea-
dy to say that Camden is not in earnest and
her purpose is to break up the whole pro-
ject, &c. To all Of which we answer that
such may be the case but when bona
hde subscription is rendered US by honora-
which plainly show us that their interests
are involved in the matter, reason and com
mon sense drive US to the conclusion that
the tender is made in good faith. If our
information is correct, and such is the de-
sire and purpose of Camden, the reasons
for Lancaster to favor that route will be
cntltled to great weight. We are quite
willing however that the route, as to Blsh-
opville or Camden, be determined by the
largest subscription in proportion to dis
tauce.
Since the above was written and IN type
we have received the communication, sign.
ed Camden, which we publish on another
column.
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The Baltimore Convention.

special dispatch to the Charlestcn n
.Hercurm dated Washington, June 18th
says: : An intense excitement prevails here
with reference TO the admission of the se-
ceders to the Baltimore Convention, on
Monday next. 1t is the staple of political
conversation, to the exclusion of every thing
else.
1t is understood that Gen Cushing will
decide nobody admissible at Baltimore, un-
less his name is upon the list entitled TO
seats ut Charleston.
The Douglas theme is to raise the qurs
ton of Mr. Russell, Chairman of the Dele
cation from Virginia, under which the Char
lesion Convention adjourned, vacated the
seats of the seceders. That resolution was
as follows:
Resolved, That when this Convention ad-
jOnrn, it adjourn to re assemble at Balti
more, on Monday, the 18th day of June
next; and that it is respectfully recommend
ed 10 the Democratic party of the several
States to make provision for supplying al!
vacancies in their respective delegations to
this Convention when it shall re assemble.
a struggle upon the Interpretation,
weight, and effect of this resolution, will
follow. If the Douglas Interpretation is
maintained and the seeding delegations en-
cluded, the delegations from Virginia, Ter.
nessee, and Kentucky, with parts of other
delegations, will quit the hall, and Gen.
Gushing will resign the Chair.
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SENATOR HAMMoND's SPEEcH.-The late
speech of our distinguished Senator NAV be
found on our first page. 1t presents the
whole question of Territorial rights and the
relations of the States in nut shell; is in
fact clear and concise analysis of the ab-
sorbng subject of the present Congress
and the deductions form a solid mass ofcou-
stitutional truth in refutation of Judge Dou-
glas' sqnatte sovereignty heresies. 1t
should be read by all who wish to keep
posted upon the politics of the day.
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What Camden is doing.

We have learned through private sour
ces that Camden is making !audable exer-
tions to nave the proposed road from Gour.
din's Ferry located through that town, and
that the work of subscription is going for
ward a: a rate which will make her dan
gerous competitor OF BishopviIle for secur.
ing said road. We take it that her dele
cation will be admitted without difficulty
in the approaching Sumter Convention -
for to deny her the right to compete in an
honorable way for the road, would be exer-
cising toward her course of prescription
which We do not believe that that intelli-
gent and liberal minded body will for a
moment entertain. OF course Camden will
have much 10 contend with Aside from
self interest, which usually governs in such
cases, the sympathies of that Convention
will be entirely in favor of Bishopvile and
justly so, for the project Of cOnstruc ting
this road originated at Bishopvle, and the
people of that vicinity invited the surround
ing Districts to cooperate with them be-
fore Camden had responded to, or noticed
in any way the efforts that Lancaster was
making 10 construct road from Lancaster
to Camden. None Of the Districts inisrss-
ted will favor cutting off Bishopville, ex
cept upon pressing reasons. 1t may be
tbnt both places can be accommo1 lated, and
we should De glad il such will be the final
result
The route by Camden presents some ad
vantages which should not be overlooked
IL Is a more direct one, and the distance
from Gourdin's to Charlotte will be short.
ened by perhaps eight or ten miles. Inde-
pendent of this, II presents to Lancaster
other especial advantages. We have heard.
bu, do not voueh for its correctness, thet
Camden designs making aproposition some.
what 10 this effect that the Kershaw sub
scripsion (Which will be at least $3.50 ,00O)
and The Lancaster subscription be devoted
TO that portion Of the proposed road, which
Q above Camden, and the road from that
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From the Charlotte Bulletin.]
Railroad Meeting.
CHARLOTTE, n. G., June IL, 1860


In obedience TO u call Of the Intendenl
OF the town Of Charlotte, n meeting of the
citizens was held at the Court House, 10
take INTO consideration the propriety of
constructing IA railroad from some point
on the North Eastern Railroad, S. c., to
Charlotte, N. y, aud also to appoint del.
ega,es to an adjourned convention Of the
friends OF that enterprise, to be held at
Sumter Court House, S. g., on the 4,h
day oil July next.
On motion, j. b Kerr, Intendent, was
called 10 the chair, aud Samuel J. Low
RE, requested to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting was ex
planned by DIR. Z. j. Fox. who then Of
tered the following resolutions for its con-
eidera,ion
ReSolOed, That the proposition to con-
siruct railroad from some point on The
n. + Il L., ) q, to Charlotte, n. & AS
proposed 10y the people Of Lancaster,
Sumter, aud other districts along the iine
Of said proposed road, meets our most
hearty appreciation, aud is looked upon
as AL enterprise which promises Results
of the highest Importance to the interests
Of ihIs cOnmunlty.
Resolped, That we are pleased 10 see
that the citizens Of those districts, are
making the proper move in the matter,
III the calling VI a convention of those in-
terested on the subject, to be held at
Sumter Court House, on the 4th of July
next.
Resolved, That in answer to an invita-
ton tium the friends ot the enterprise,
the chairnan o! this meeting appoint
twenty five delegates TO represent this
community in said convention, and that
they be authorized to pledge our co ope
that Ne will do everything in our power
10 promote ns success.
la support Of the above resolutions. the
meeting was addressed 10y Hon. J. w.
Osborne, Gen. J A Young, 5. J. Louvre,
q. }. Fox, Y. Bryce, DR.. T.. N,e
Hutchlson, aud 5. w. DAVIS.
On motion of Gen. John A. Young,
The resolutions were unanimously adop.
ted.
On moiion oi Gen. Young. it WAS
Resolved, That the chairman be re.
qnesIed 10 ill up the list of delegates at
hls leisure
On motion it was
ReSOiUed, That the chairman be added
To the hst of delegates.
Resotred, Tha, the proceedings Of this
Injecting be published in the papers OF
this town.
The following gentlemen were appoin-
ted hy the char III obedience TO the 81
resolutions {: Taos. J. Llolton, + II. Brit.
ton, ". j. Yates. DR.. c. j. Fox, Hon. J.
w. Osborne, Gen. }. A. Young, JOS. Ii.
" llsou, L. ii. Br-m, s. w. Davis, WIN.
Juhustou, Y. Bryce, DIR. NJ. NJ Orr, ii.
l.. Alexander, DIR. w. } Hays, 5 J Low
RE, J. ii White. DIR. IL. NJ Pulcbard,
w. j. Karr, w. a Ovens, ;. Z. A!exsn
der, DIR. +. Nye llutch,son, Jas. Ii. Car
son, JAS. Ii. DAVIS, DAVID Elias, john l..
Bruwn.
Never have We witnessed more enlhu.
s'asm, more unaumlty OF sentiment, III
any meeting winch has ever Uceu held IN
this community, tor the consideration Of
any proposed enterprise, than was mani
tested on the present occasion.
J b. kerr, Ch'n.
Samuel J. Lp~r;e, S,c'y.
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ARCHBISHOP HUouKs' ADDR Ess.- The
editor Of the Fayetteville IN. C) Observ-
er, writes from Chapel Hill, June 9Th:
| arrived here yesterday afternoon in
time to hear the annual Sermon to the
Graduating Class, which was delivered in
the evening by Arcbb;sop Hughes OF New
York, the highest dignitsry Of the Ro.
man Catholic Church in the United
States. 1t WAS u plain practical discourse
Oh tue duty of loving God and OF loving
our nelgbb"rs AS ourselves. have no
doubt that there WAS some disappoint
nient in the large audience which assem-.
bled TO hear him, for a, very elegan, aud
eloquent effort MAS undoubtedly expected.
But the Bishop is not much OF an orator,
nor at all remarkable for any particular
polish in mis- style, at least in sn extempo.
raneous effort, AS this appeared to be-
But he mad. up for any DEFICIENCIES in
these respects 10y deep earnestness aud
strong good sense, aud right judgemen,
of the advice which it became one of his
holy calling to give To large body OF
Young men just nhou, to make their debut
on the stage OF life.
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CHARLOTTE MovING.-It will he soon
from the proceedings of a public meeting
held in Charlotte, which We publish in this
paper, that the people of that town cxhibi,
decided interest in the proposed connec.
tion by railway with the North Eastern
railroad at Gourdin's Ferry. Delegates
haze been appointed to the Sumter Conven
tion. llef en,erprising citizens cannot but
see the importance to Charlotte of this un.
dertaking
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-20

None but physician knows how much
reliable Alternative Is needed by the people.
On all sides Of US. in all communities every
where are mu!utudes that suffer from com
plants that nothing but an Alternative cures.
Hence great many OF them have been
made and put abroad with the assn rance Of
being effectual. But they fail 10 accomplish
The cures they promise because they have
lot the intrinsic virtues they claim. In this
state OF the case. Dr.. J. e. Aver g. Co Of
lowell, have supplied Us with a compound
Extract OF Sarsapari!la, which does prove TO
bsiae long desired remedy. Its peculiar
difference from other kindred preparations
10 market 70 that ID cures The diseases for
which is rece mmeaded, while they do
not We ars assured Of this fact by more
than one ofour intslligent physicisns In this
neighborhood aud have the further evidences
OF our own experience Of It's truth.--Tsun.
essee Farmer, hashriLie Tsnn.
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Special Notices.

SENIOR HAMMOND OK SEWING MAcHisss.-
The worthy South CsoIina Senator has had quite
varied experience in the use Of sewing ma
chimes, but has at last found the Grover K Ba-
ker Machine TO be the Nc plus ultra, as the fol-
lowing letter to the manufacturers evidences.--
Hear him.
! take pleasure In saying, that the Grover &
Baker Sewing Machines have more than sus-
tanned my expectation. Aftes trying and re-
turning Others, have three Of them In opera
ton IN my different places, and after four years
trial, have no fault 20 fnd. ]. IL. HAxxosD.
Testimony from such sonrce can not fail Of
doing the manufacturers good service. Their
machine, being very popular at the South,
must merit all the encomiums passed upon II,
and purchasers should, at least, examine them
before purchasing another kind.
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by BishePville. glance at the Map, com
pairing the distances, and a comparison Of
the Beaver Creek ard Liberty Hill panta-
tions with the pine barrens on the Bishop
vile route, together with n comparison of
the Town of Camden with the neighbor-
mood called Bishopvie, might set that
question ut lest for ever, il il were de,erm-
ined 10y practical considerations.
CAMDEN.
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The American Medical Association has
adopted a series Of resolutions /; recon-
meDding to State Legislatures a law pro-
hibiting the sale of poisonous drugs, such
a. strychnine, morphine, arsenic, &c, IN
less ordered by physicians that the word
'Poison" should be plainly written upon
such articles, and that persons purchasing
them should leave their names and resi- :
dsnces with the apOthecary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-20

CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND APPEYprx.-
We are much indebted to our attentive
Representative in Congress, Gen. Mcqueen,
for bound volumes of the Congressional
Glove and Appendix for lS5S-59
Senator Chesnut also has our thanks
for valuable papers and documents.
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The Augusta Dispatch says: We notice
that Judge I.ongstreet has bsen appointed
by the President so represent the American
Government in the Commercial and Stats.
teal Convention, which Is to meet in Lon.
don, on the 18th Of July next
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-20

RELIGIOUS NoTICE.-Rev. Mr.. Mason.
is expected TO preach at New Hope Church
on the I'd Sabbath, and at this place on
the Sd Sabbath in July.
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Gbf Tehqrt.
LANCASTERVILLE, sc.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 90, 1860.

COURT OF EoUIrY.-The Court of Equi-
ty for this District convsnes mex week.
Chancellor IngiTs will preside.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-01-18
THE MARKETS.
CINCINNATI

From the Gazette of this morning.
demand continues quite limited,
and the market dull. The only sale of Importance
was 900 bbls extra, delivered at Lawrenceburg, at
$3.50. The receipts are light.
HOGS-The receipts during the last "a hours
were 1900 head. The market is dull and prices
dropping. The sales were 11S1 head IS ,20(96, go.
PROVISIONS-A general dizziness prevailed to-
day, but holders remain firm at extreme rates. The
demand fell off. The sales were confined TO 200 bbls
Mess Pork at SIC; $50 bbls Lard at Zoe; and 10
hhds bulk Shoulders at &c Sacked. Nothing done
in Bulk Meat for future delivery.
GROCERIES-No change. Sales 800 bbls Molas-
ss at 46@464c, and 90 hhds Sugar at 82c.
WHEAT-Continues firm, and in good demand at
SI,25@1,2S for prime white, and $1,20@1,22 for
prime red.
CORN-The market is firm, with a good demand
at 55656c in bulk. Sales 800 bu in bulk at 55c;
800 do do at SIC; 800 do white at 5sc delivered.
OATS-The market is dull, and prices are a shade
lower, we quote them at 4Sc in bulk. Sales 800 bu
in bulk at 1870; 1900 do in sacks at Acc 500 do de
at SOC.
RYE-The market is dull, and prices are dropping
The millers have Withdrawn from the market, and
distillers are unwilling to pay more than 81 sales
225 blu at LOG, from store
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State Beard Of Equalization.
COLUMBUS. THURSDAY. Jan. II, 1860


The towns in the county of Lucas, returned
at an aggregate of 1888, 190' were passed as
appraised with the exception of the city of To-
ledo, appraised at S3,229,050, which was re-
duced 25 per cent.
The villages in Muskingum county. apprais-
ed at an aggregate value of S1e3 ,224, were
passed with an addition of II per cent. The
city of GAINESVILLE, appraised at 1,547,528, was
passed with an addition Of 8 per cent.
The towns in Jefferson county, appraised at
nm aggregate value of SI.0S1 400 were passed
with an addition of 8 per cent.
The towns in Columbiana county, returned
at an aggregate of s9I4, 239, were passed as re-
turned.
The city of Plymouth and towns in Scioto
county, returned at s I,419, 500, were passed as
returned.
The towns of Tuscarawas county assessed at
S761, S66, were increased s per cent.
The towns of Warren county, assessed at
1882, 143, passed as returned.
The towns of Washington county, assessed at
$1,321,2o4, passed as returned.
The towns of Wayne county, assessed at
$726s122, were increased 8 per cent.
The towns in Williams county, assessed at
1852 ,936, passed as returned.
The towns in Wood county, assessed at
S211 ,971, were increased 10 per cent.
The towns of Wyandotte county, assessed at
$780, 66, passed as returned.
The towns of Ashtabula county assessed at
S442, 205, were increased 10 per cent.
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ASHLAND. OHIO, JANUARY IS, 1866
s&rWe are indebted to Comptroller TRIAL
for a copy of his Annual Report.

The TRAGEDY AT LAWRENCE,
MAss-One of the most terrible calamities it
has been our lot to record was that which oc-
Cured at Lawrence, on last Tuesday afternoon.
Some seven hundred persons, were in one of
the large mills at the time, when, without pre-
monition, it began to give way, and the whole
number, with a few exceptions, were buried in
tho ruins. One hundred and fifteen were kill
ed outright, and many more seriously, if not
fatally, injured. Many of the victims died in
excruciating torture, their bodies being shock
ingly mangled, and some were literally roasted
alive.
Such a tragedy should excite in the public
mind, something more than a passing emotion
of horror and Indignation. 1t was not an &C
cidcnt against which ordinary human care and
precaution offer no security. 1t was no "mys-
terious Providence" such as, by some convul-
sion or apparent anomaly of nature, sweeps
multitudes of human lives to destruction. 1t
was a reckless sacrifice of life upon the altar
of a mean and criminal cupidity. The Penn
berton Mill, whose fall was the occasion of the
catastrophe, was insecurity constructed origi-
nally. 1t appears that the work on the build
ing had to be entirely suspended before it was
finished, so hazardous was it deemed to continue
it Instead of being taken down and rebuilt
in a substantial manner, some mechanical ex-
pedients, which, as the result has shown, were
entirely insufficient, were resortei to, to
strengthen the walls and prevent their falling
from their own weight. The mill has always
been regarded by competent architects as emil
nently unsafe, and the foreboding of the catas-
trophe which has resulted in such fearful loss
of life has been entertained and freely express
ed in the community. A building of this de-
scription is filed with heavy machinery, whose
working would have the natural effect of loosen
ing its connections, and is crowded with human
beings with utter recklessness of consequences
which it was almost impossible not to have ap-
pretended.