The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-06
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The Elk XPREsIDENTs.-Three of the four
ex-Presidents Of tho United States were in
New York city last week-MesSrs Van
Buren,, Fillmore and Pierce-and all ofihem
in excellent health. Mr.. Van BureD is aged
7s; Mr.. Fillmore aged 60; Gen. Pierce
aged SIS.
A SMALL MrssIvE.-The Japanese exc.
cute their epistolary purposes on n gigantic
scale. Their letter accepting the invitation
to dine with the President is said to be IL
document Of great dimensions, enclosed in
All envelope about foot in length, and cor.
respondingy broad The contents, on un-
folding, expanding to even ample propor-
tions. huge paper VAS thickly covered
with the curious cunfgurations of the isle"
or highest order of Japanese writing.
The Sumter Wdtchman in view Of the
fact that an adi"urred meeting Of tho rail-
road Convention lately held ut Bishopvil'e,
will take place at Sumter on the Ith of Ju-
ly, proposes that public barbecue be CIV
en- bv the citizens of Sumter on that day
and a general invitation be extended to tn e
citizens of the Districts interested in the
proposed road.
At a late meeting of the Fishing Creek
Agricultural Society, E. J. Mcdaniel, Ed-
tor Chester Standard, was unanimously
elected to deliver the Anniversary Address,
on the 3rd "Wednesday of August newt
Several ESSAYS are expected, and Mr.. Julius
Mills was elected to deliver a COMPLIMENTS
ry Address TO the ladies'.
The Winnsboro Register SAYS We have
received letter from Mr.. VIM Carlisle, of
Ridgeway, stating that on last Tuesday,
violent sale of wind passed over the Dntch
mans Creek plantation, on the Estate of n.
A. Peay, during which Mrs. Campbell, wife
Of the "verseer of the place, was endeavcr-
ing to bring one Of her children to the
house, and in passing n dead oak, n forked
limb blew off, each prong passing over her
head and shoulders, and struck both arms II
little above the elbows, knocking her down,
while she still held her child by the hand
and although the limbs would have meas
ured, some ten or twelve inches n circum.
ference, the child was not in tho .east in.
jured, aud Mrs G. escaped, with only
tery slight flesh wound on each arm. Ex-
cept the blowing down Of some fences, our
Informant has not heard of any injury done
by the wind.
The kingstree Star SAYS Ebeneezer J.
CocKFIELD, of whom we spoke some time
since Of having drowned his child, has ell
in Jail on Monday morning last with his sus.
penders tied around his neck and fastened
TO the bars Of the window. lie evidently
choked himself to death. II is rather re-
self in the manner ir which he did. His
head was not two feet from the floor aud
he had the full use Of his hands and feet
and could have relieved himseIf had he
been so disposed. We aav it is rcmorkn
Bile, because it is natural for Que to relieve
himself when he can, from SO unpIeus-
ant a sensation rs choking
WASHINGTON, May 3i.-A dispatch was
received here To day from Jack son, Miss.
signed A. NJ. Kimble, WHO is not recognized
by the party receiving it, which SAWS that
the Democratic State Convention. just held
in Mississippi, WAS the largest ever conven-
ed in that State. The Convention unani-
mously sustained the action of the Dele
gates to the Charleston Convention. II was
also resolved that the Delegates chosen 10y
it should be fully accredited to both the
Richmond and Baltimore Conventions.