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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-01

lhe age OF young lady is now ex.
pressed according to the style of skirts, by
saying that "e'ghteen springs have pass
ed over her head"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-01

These are questions Of vital importance
TO our corn, growing farmers, and should
oe practically answered-rot guessed at.
B. G.. SIMoSDs.
Henesee county, n. Y.-[Genesee Farmer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-01

a lawyer asked a Dutchman in court
what ear marks a pig had that was in
dispute. "Well, he has no ear marks
except very short tall" was the reply.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-01
Bullluraus.

Theory may all be very we'll, but
young doctors and lawyers always prefer
practice.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-01

A Yankee with the yellow fever, may
very properly be called Il northern man
with southern principles.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
FIRES.
DESTRUCTION OF A RoPE-wALK IN DRooXLYs-Loss
$4,000.

DESTRUCTION OF RoPE.wALK IN DRooKLfs-Loss
$4,000.
About A o'clock yesterday morning a fire was dls,
covered in the upper story Of tbs jenny house aa'hsd
10 the rope walk OF Msssn. Decsyee & Walker, sit'
uated at the hesd Of johnson street. near the Myrtle
avenue Plank Road, f.. d. The combustlble nature OF
the material the baildnq caused the flames 70 spread
District were promptly on the ground but they were
unai lie to obtain sufficient supply Of water, hnvngto
depend tho prvse ciserns aud wells in the Vicinity
which gave out and last resort tney i9rmea
a line 10 the Eewtown Creek, nearly half mile dis
tant BY this tine the flames had attained TOO much
Roadway for their crippled efforts TO be Of mneh avail
and the whole Of the rope walk and buildings con-
and machinery were totally destroyed. The entire
lose Is estimated q, 5006 which there Is inaar
ance to the amount Of $50 OO0 divided among several
New-foIs insurance companies Ihe hre Is hnppossd
OIL the plemiaes we've out ut oclocks whSn tho
wstchmsu went through the buildings
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

FIRE AND LOST OF LIFE IN ORANGE.-A fire broke
Mohdsy afternoon between and o'clock in Orange In
small story and half building In the OF Willow Hail.
which s.royed well two adjoining dweings The
building in which tie fire originated not intended or
dweI end occupied the first floor blacksmith
shop BY Jonshsn Hobs Who with his wife ard six children
ly.o In the UPPER pert Many conflicting statements in
circulation to the origin disaster bat appears that the
ire caught the stairway leading tho upper thus
emitting oft tire although tbs second
not eight feet from the ground MIRA Hoos Ia SAID bad
recently been confined with twins and She with The infants and
other child perish ed in the ape Another child dsu Oh
Of Patrick Bue about 10 years DID, who happened be In
The the time also severely burnt that she died 10
about two hours after.
TIL. gill beug rescued tina. Hobs who
Ing hoss the tine, set fire to pile hayngs the stall.
way then locked the door and away Others say
the fire caught by sparks from the anvil Hobs Ia Newark
Monday evening and stated that his wife and SIX children
had tesn bum ed In Orange before he could have
the particulars OF the affair Officers In pursuit. Of him. and
he will undoubtedly be arrested
Ceroners jury summoned before A. H. Freeman ESQ.,
which adouIre until yesterday morning dispatch sent
TO CooIer Benjamin Of Newark who will assist in the nyess
ton.
MsyoI Peron Of Orange sent for assistance to Newark and
Engine Com snie Nos snd and Hose Carriages Nos and
went up ard rendered efficient service Chief Engineer White
more as.bted by essrs Marsh and Thorn succeeded In gen
the remains OF the bodies from the ruins.
The buildh owned by Mr. Albert Psrson, and
insured In the hec ancs Company OF Newark an
the Ciln, Insurance Company OF Orange each Th
loss IL about 4 ,soO.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

Tbe Norfolk street. Baptist Church the Kew Dr.
Armitages, was crowded to excess on sunday ai.ef-
poop. hundreds being unable obtain even SANDING
room, caused by the announcement in TIE IRlBuSk
that the Rev Mr. J. o. Rogers, the Sweet Singer OF
Ira.l and pastor Of the Cherry street Mariners NJ 4.
Church. would deliver a discourse there. The object
of the gathering was to gain funds toward the pur-
cba,e of the edce for the Mariners Society the Rev.
Dr. Armages congregation having decided TO build in
tte vicinity of the Central Park.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

CspTURE or YoCsc BUssLAR William II.
Corsin aged about nineteen years, was yesterday
rested chare ed with having the prevousDghs bur-
elariouily entered the store of ID. w Esans the Cir
Book man, at No. ca Broadway. The Young msa
confessed the crime and says that be gsinei Submission
10 the store ehrorgb the basement Corkic WAS for
meIly employed in the store, bat having been dis
charged resolved to rob his former employer Conss
quently, on Monday afternoon he secrstsd himself In
the basement and at night after the store elossd
gained admission to the first floor by removing tbs
register IN the floor. He then scared email amount
of money which had been left in the drawer and about
81 coo worth of watches and jewelry from the shov
case. With this amount Of pluudes hs secured his
eacare, and at once proceeded TO friends house In
Mulberry street. Here he aroused Mrs. Ellen Daw-
ecn an aged Irish woman, 70 whom he gave tho buo-
die containing the stolen goods and requested her to
keep then for him until monicg.
Mrs. Dawson took charge Of the bundle bat next
morning she suspected something qlesr about IT. snd
accordingly Satisfied her curiosity regarding its con-
tents by taking sly peep through a hole which she
made in the paper. She was perfectly bewildsrsd By
the amount of gold sud jewelry within, aud hastily
summoned Paddy Brce, who also took peep. He q.
or ce concluded ii at it stolen property, and foh
with conveyed it to the Fourteenth Ward Station
House, and surrendered 1t TO the proper authorities.
When Mr. Evans made known his loss TO the police hs
was met by the comforting assurance tina. bis property
wac safe aud ready to be dslveredto him. He at
identified the goods aud also the prisoner who had by
that tine been secured. Young Corbin, having con.
fe sed that he the perperstor of the robbery was
before Justice Kelly, at Jefferson Aasket.
where, after the proper examination, he was COM
mited to answer.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

At a meeting of the stockholders Oh Tue oimaen aia
Amboy Railroad and TraDsportanon Company hsi. -
Bordsntown on Saturday, the Z8lh nit, the ioi,o"g
,srsons ver. unanimously reelected Directors for the
ensuing wear. Edwin Stevens, Benjamin Fisb, John
s. Livingston. John W. Mckle, John L. Mcknight,
William Cook, Joseph p. Bradley. Al subsequent
meeting Of the Directors elect the following officers OF
The Camden and Amboy RsilrOad and Transportation
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

The JAPArEsy ESBAssr.--The q. sesn ffigsts
Niagara has been ordered ee. ready for ssa ia
weeks. She is now lying in ordinary az ts- b Ook-
I'm Navy Yard, and when ready to sail VIZ % 10
Papama sad sriiye there in te to tais the Jspaasss
Commissioners Zone after THAR visit TO the ga ted
Steeee.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
SUPREME CoURr-czAxnnGs--MAr l-Bsr.r. Justice

SUPREME C0URT-CyAsBEss-MAY L-Besrs Justice
BosNxr.
DECISIONS.
Oakley Beach agt New.York and Erie Railroad
Company -Bil Of exceptions settled
Solomon ii. Hanford OF al. agt. Leopold Haas ct al
$50, costs Of examination Nc, allowed.
Before Justice MUM.
John q. Van Icon agt Fora Bradley.-Mo.ion de.
lIed without prejudice, payment OF I'll costa
Elihu Blake agt Isaac L. P.s,,.-Mo,ian granted, on
payment Of costs, &c,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
CITY lTENG

ARRIVAL OF MoEnor,.-Fiye handisd and oiOesy-
four Mo'mons arrived ye.terdsy mnn,cg 10 ths shiP
Unesrsriter Capt. Roberto, from NyefYoot THO
Ureerwri'er took her pilot from tbs boat Ednasd
Blnnt, No. 3 when 265 miles esst OF Sandy Hook.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
NEW-JERSEY TELLS.

SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Caleb G. Ward, a prominent
citizen of Newark, NewJersey, DIED suddenly at his
residence, the 3Oth inst. Of disease OF the heart
ur. Wsrd had beer long and avorably known as an
active member Of the Wing party.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

observation-disclosures Bennett Of NO. ~ N ,dNli
Tuesday neninz left for short time loes
ing the eoOf ser her Shortly ansr on Ies'nns ne .o.
city his coat The thief attempted TO run swsy ea
pursued oecsslosed his arrest The sccused
W0 gruittsd for examipstign By Justice Kelly,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

Company were elected, Edwin A. Steveus Posi-
dent; James s. Green, Treasurer, and Samuel j. Bay
ard, Secretary.
The statements of the Philadelphia Banks, for the
pact two weeks, compare 90 follows:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

CoRREcTIos-Mr. Abernethy desires to disclaim all
intention Of speaking con,emptuousy Of his pastor reported
in THE TRIBUNE Of April 81 aud he says That he merely 10
than In New. YORK
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

For EunorK.-Tbc Hamburg mail steamer II tn
ncnla Capt Schwenses, le. yesterday afternoon Tor
Southampton, Hsvrs, and Hamburg. She takes ocs
273 passengers and $50, coo 10 specie
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
fAiraIiisenantl

SHoCKINGLY EypRDrrIOpS The :" Lightning
Calculator for be works by elecrcy aaskinxy siek H
bes.. ali In adding bag, eoann. Of asass -
before him JRAsE DsSs tAss night ba. two) Tns Asras'
NOON Tax WHIov CorSs sst tinsl THiA Asrsasoos.
HsIe ale extraordinary attractions.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

II stated ths. NJ de sasmsrca, the Msdhd bssser hss
become joint contractor to complete the Atlantic and gfesi
Ne,en Railway, thereby n,UIug tho junction Of the New
Yofk and Erie and Ohio and Mstppi lines which orctcd
TO add lse 70 he prospects undertakings by securing
through traffic from East to West.
The iii LOS Central Ra'rosd, O, a town called Mas-
tcoD II crossed BY tbs Tere sue and Alton Railroad
Every day, ut about p m, is seen at this point one
space al matter that Can be witnessed anywhere. IL
is that of fonr tsir coming from four different direc
tons arriving AT tbis point at the same time 10 second
every day. They can be seen, they approach, for
ten miles Ia each direction, the prairies there btng
smooth, broad expanse stretching away 10 hs horizon
without any inequality TO obstrnct the sight. AZ they
arrive they approach their estchers within twelve
feet OF each other, though exchanging SITUATIONS,
when, gracefully backing, though bowicg an adleu,
too OF the trains 60 the switches while the other
two scream swsy over the iron bound prairie The
ave off and away. Toour mind more snperb triomph
Of man and machinery cannot he exhibited anywhere
than of Nation, on the occasion mentioned.
In relation 10 the movement in Cotton, w. L.
Wright & Cos Circular says:
again below the corresponding week OF las.
ear but these regarded as IF any consequence;
hey mut continue limited scale during the remainder Oh
he season -
Exports are moderate this weekto Great Britain. 600
bales Her far to 2237ot0 bales and 1t IL
consideed probable that export $4,000 bLes more
eore September To France we have already sent $50 600
0tO0 bales to other foreign ports which viii not be made up
rem this comfy and lead to additional demand In the
CRdPThs drouth Ia, been followed by rain aud succeeded
by cold wesher In Tennesee os reported to have
injury to the plant Efforts making to pnt large
the weather. Andes OF another large being
put foith.
enD last "A
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

WHY STUMBLE on A PURSUIT OR TAKE ONE
F.Scr when PhIsaOlo VII paint ,a che one he
whl,h nature hes beat adapted you. Exsmossion, dy
fVwLSs wxLsA Ne ~ bsssAVss
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
-
RScetptA af Rr0Anee.

Total ~ al Rsu May LILO MS bbla Flour ls Ss .'.n
pAs Provision plsI Ashes 10 pks' Lard W ess' seed
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
IAASertiaementl

Every Gentleman and Lady should read DIR.
JoDe interesting and letter pahid % In sd9s
Tribune, under ffsfsesonal Notices.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

-Reeeptf-Increase al the port5, compared with
last year, 746 900 bse Eyporflncresse to Great Britain
$4,000 bales increase to frence. l13o; decrease to other
sorsirn ports 70OaO Total increase In exports 600
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

ByAn FIcHr.-On Monday afternoon "Oid Adams''
had lively little encounter with one Of bis grizzly
bears, named " Col. Fremont" These animal, have
been go long Gagged Up during their passage around the
Horn that some of them rather object 70 the hunters
od.tue famlisri,ies While exercising ten or lfssn
of them in the ring, at bis menagsIie In Thirteenth
street, Old Adams icarishsd his whip unpesss nty
oIcse to the ears Of Col Fremont Thereupon his
bearsbip spyang spon hin, and caught his arm in his
teeth, mapgipg it considerably. Thero was much
excitement among the audience, bat the mighty co.,
qusror Of the ursine species gently demonstrated with
the "Co - Esing scns moral suason aud considerable
uascle. Tia bear found sod Adams an ugly Gus
toner, and gladto rsnqush Ais hold Of that
individual. A laoera,ed arm is but trihe to man
whose scalp and skull were laken OF in 81 aar en-
counter, and whose brain Is now exposed 10 view n
tie resnt of she contest. The performance proceeds
az usual every day.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

FATAL POISONING CAsE.-CoroDer Jacsuan was
yesterday summoned to hold an inquest at No. 259
Hudson street, on the body Of married jewish lady
named Mrs. Peyser 1t appesra that early on Monday
morning the deceased was suddenly taken with frgat
ful pairs and excessive vomiting, exhibiting all The
symptoms Of poisoning. Drs. Waterman and krack-
owitzer were Immediately sent for, and TO them the
dying womsn stated that she believed she had been
poisoned and desired them to examine the matter she
had thrown from her stomach. Toe physicians pre-
scrbed the usual remedies bat in spite of all their
ertops the lady gradually failed, and before night
pfes,bed her lsst BY the directions of Coroner jack
msn, DR.. Bou'on made postmortem examination Of
the BODY. ard found in the stomach and iutssnss ev
ident traces of metallic poison. Thoee organs were
preserved for the purpose Of sGbecng them 70 chem
zeal anay sis which viii be made by Professor tinker.
Mr. Peyser, the husband of the unfortunate lady,
was examined by the Coroner when he stated that he
believed his wife died from the ee s of arsenic which
she had accidentally TAKEN Mr. Peyser has been very
much troubled By the rats the premises, AMI had
placed poison in different parts of the house intended
for their destruction. Ho thinks that his wife had IN
advertenty partaken Of some of it with her breakfast.
He and his wife had alwaysl lived happily together and
not the slightest suspicion attaches to Mr. Peyser The
Coroner impannsled jury who, having vie we'd the
body, the inquest was adjourned till the result Of the
chemical analysis can be obtained. The deceased had
for some time kept an extensive millinery establishments
at her residence and was mnch esteemed in the neigh
borhood An intense excitement prevailed in the VI
cnity WREN il became known that shs had been poi
soDed. The account given by the husband regarding
the atsl occurrence perfectly satisfactory, and this
Coroner did rot feel warranted in OBTAINING him.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

ASUPPosED MURDERER ARREsrED-Captain Dow
pg Of the Sixth Precinct, yesterday arrested man
named John Slsttery VINO Is alleged TO be fugitive
murderer It Is charged that he is guilty. of having
caused the death of man in Greene County, n. Y,
and for which oense lie arrested at the t@e aud
confined in the Troy Jail. Shortly after, he managed
escape, and fled to this city, where be obtained en-
ploy men in brush factory in Pearl street. This fast
became known to Troy officer, who came down to
sues. him, bat could learn no tdings of him. Siace
then officers from the Sixth Ward have visited the
place feveia times but the proprietor has always de-
MED auy knowledge OF su:h man. Yesterday, Cap
tain Bowling search the place himself when
tire proprietor told him there no sdch man there
The Captain proceeded up stairs, where there wass
large number of men at work, who told him that he
was on the wrong scent, and laughed at him for his
trouble The search was continued without success,
till just the Captain leaving the place. when no
removed the lid of bar rel, and there found the gen.
tleuar h, was searching for. The men with whom hs
had been working had evidently been led to bsiieve
that he was desertsr from the Navy, and had no idea
Of the o.uss with which he is charged FOR they GER
ta;plv would rot have been guilty Of attempting to
hide murderer. The prisoner viii be sent to Troy
Immediately
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02

September to April inclusive, 3 p. m. to a. u.
Msy, June, July, August, 9p. m. to a. r.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-04-11
The Public Printing! $50, 900 Book Or
dered to be Printed.

Mr.. Gurley, of Ohio, recently made a grand
flourish in the House touching the "reforms'
he intended to effect in the printing depart
ment OF the Government and, no doubt, some
believed him to be sincere. But what will
our readers think when we tell them that,
within a few days past, at the instance and on
the recommendation of Mr.. Gurley, Chairman
of the Committee on Printing, ten thousand
extra copies of Gov. Stevens report (printed
by order of the Senate at the close of the last
SESSION. were ordered to be printed by the
House. The cost of this book will be upwards
of fifty thousand dollars, and the Government
will pay tDice for the composition. This will
materially help the Republicans to "take care
of their wounded" to use an expression Dor
rowed from Mr. Thos. Ford, the House Prin-
tor. The members generally could not have
had an idea of the immense cost of this work
at the time they voted to print it, or certainly
they would not have been willing to reprint
so costly a book at a time when they seem in
capable of talking about anything but the
%enormities of the printing plumber" We
think the fact above stated will convince every
honest and rejecting man that the professions
of economy and reform SO loudly made by the
Republicans Eof the House is a mere scheme
to cover the corruptions they intend to perpe-
trate before the close even of the present ses-
sion.
That Gov. Stevens report is a valuable and
interesting work we have no doubt but hav-
ing already been printed for the use Of the
Government, its republication is a piece of the
most wasteful extravaganza that has ever yet
characterized the public printing; and, if this
system is to be adopted, you may reduce the
prices of actual printing 80 per cent, and yet
the expenditures in the printing department
will run up to millions of dollars! The
wrong is not in the printing law; it is not to
be found in the prices paid for composition
and press work, but in the extravagant orders
SO frequently made by Congress- Washington
Constitution.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-04-11
Washington Matters.

hAoh1N6IONJ April U.
Statements have been received from Charles
ton by the State Department concerning the
recent capture of the brig Jehossce on the
coast of Africa by the British sloop of war Fal-
con, under suspicious circumstances, which
will be Immediately sent to Mr.. Dallas for the
purpose of making a demand for reparation if
the alleged facts are sdbstantiated. The cargo
of the brig and previous connection of some ofthe
parties with the Wanderers slave expedition,
create misgivings as to her true character.
The Pacific Railroad Committee is ~yascilla-
ting as to the bill to be reported. Yesterday
one proposition was made to designate which
pass of the mountains it should cross, and an
ohter requiring it to run through Salt Lake
City. This will be voted down.
The Committee assemblies tomorrow for final
action. Mr.. Aldrich, of Minnesota, has stead
lily advocated the proposition to authorize the
construction of three roads, leaving capital to
seek the best route. He believes that a bill
providing for only one will be defeated; yet he
is aiming to secure the best bill possible on
the basis determined on by the committee.
The Telegraph Company will accept the bill
as amended by the House Though they-osnsid-
err it hardly fair to limit messages% Califor-
MIA to So.
The Secretary of War has notified the Chair
man of the House Committee on Military AT
fairs that he is now ready to recommend tho
raising of a volunteer regiment for Texas.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-04-11
A Bankrupt Treasury.

Nothing could be more humiliatingt to a com
munity like the people of Ohio, than the fact
that their State E~xchequer has not got one
dollar in its vaults. The people pay their tax
es promptly, Notwithstanding the immense
amount of money that is drawn from them fo-
public dues, but still through the prodigality
of their public agents, the Treasury is bank
rupt! The legislature was well aware of this
fact before it adjourned, and yet while it was
busy in making appropriations to be paid out
OF, it took no steps to replenish the Treasury.
Such conduct would be regarded as immoral
and dishonest, in the every day affairs of life,
and should not be resorted to by the law-ma-
king power of a State, under any c~ircumstan-
ces. The Republican Legislature which has
just adjourned did not seem to be in the least
concerned at the condition of the Treasury,
but went on appropriating money to be paid out
of it, as though the vaults were full. We are
now in the fifth year since the Republicans OBJ
tanned the control of the State Treasury of the
great State of Ohio and she has not to day one
dollar with which to discharge the current ex-
pepses of the State Government. What a hu-
initiating condition is this for.the third State in
the Union! But such is the fact, and it is the
Legitimate fruits of giving the political power
in the State to the Republican party-States-
man. tsl