The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-29

~'o P'aSe, "ilWn siSnt VI tHc 'hei, anu ~
is said in times Of high freshets tie whole
place is covered with water. The burg"
consists of one Hotel, two stores and two
railroad depcts. The Hotel is kept by Mr..
- EIkin, who is n jolly and obliging
host and is said to keep much better
House than the outside appearances of his
establishment would indicate.
The cars upon both roads were pretty
we'll filled /; principally by visitors return.
ing home from the Springs or mountains.
but not few were up-country merchants
going North to lay in their Fall supplies.
We had hoped that the tide of Southern
country merchants in that direction was in
"a great measure stemmed by the patriotic
feeling in favor of sustaining home mar-
kcts, which pervaded all classes of ou. peo-
pie several months ago. But such seems
pot to be the case the country merchants
sny that they would Trade in Charleston
we're the stocks as complete there us they
're in New York that Gs respects some
banchcs, Charleston is rs good n market
a New York, but that in fitting up gene
ra stock they can do better in New York !;
ana that it is nonsense and would he ruin.
Gus n them TO believe tnat the people who
talk SO loudly about this matter will sus-
tain hem any better simply for buying in
n So,thern market that they talk ami re-
soivein favor of the Southern dealer, but
buy wherever they can obtain the best bar
gains.
The crops both Of cotton and corn along
the line of the railroad from Uaion TO Col.
umbiaare generally poor The cotton in
some places near broad river along which
the road runs for considerable distance,
seems 10 beailrcted with a sort of black
rust that is DOING it much damage in the
way of stripping the stalk O! its leaves and
shapes. In several fields the cotton vas
opening rapidly and hands were engaged in
picking.
On the cars We met and conversed with
an intelligent gentleman from Charlotte in
relation 10 the prospects Of the "South
Carolina Cei.traI" in that direction lie n-
formed US Of the arrival of the surveying
party in Charlotte and that the work of
surv.v bod Lo,rr ,I..aid u,,, $780,.
ronuIar in Charl,,,. ood ha hnI;o,.1 ,,.,
when put TO vote, the town would decide
to make corporate subscription in its ia
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tribulcd TO il.
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seen so little stir and auiruatiDn about the
streets Of our capital rs there IS at IA is
tune. The most that is going on is in the
way Of preparation for the Fall season
The Hon. l.. NJ Krit Was mere Monday
night on his way to the Springs and was
honorcd with serenade at his quarters at
the Congaree. lie responded handsomely,
according TO reports received the next day.
for although H. Tic city, we nd no, hear
the speech Taking poli,.c. in ih. rapye
Of his discourse, he took tie positiou TINT