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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-11-25


'or, il malc, ten dollars. aud il a female
three ioi;srs.
With ,.,.,d ~ o,; ~ a..
c,iIdr., of freedmen ,hs ,,l,v;n o-
,ions are Recommended
A chill ns c,Io,ea ,,,s,,s ,o,.
rents of whom ors sh.II l.. ,son of
cp,or ovor tho nae. NJ 49,. ~
Lourd NV ,bs t,i,.. r l.. u.;, :,
lLe district. or in cas-. ,f Il. dss,b -,
absence from the District by the mother
as An apprentice 10 any respee,abl. whit.
or colored person. who is com,a,sn,,o
make con,rac,-a male. until b. shall
attain the age of twenty on. wears and
female until she shall attain the ace Of
eighteen wears.
IIleoi,ima,o ch;ldr.,. w;,h,n ,ho .o,
above specified. NAV bs ,o,nd h,,L.
mother
Colored cb;,drer be,woon ,ho ,ao.
mentioned who bave ne;,hs., t.,hox g..
mother living in the D;ur;, !, vh;t;,
they are found q, ubose ,aron,, 49,.
paupers or unable TO .frorJ ,o ,bsm
comfortable main,enancs n, vho.
rants a,s no, ,e,cbiro ,hor ;,.h;,. .e;-
dus,rv and honesty or ara ,s,son. of,o
,oriousIv had charac,s, =,
or have been convicted Of Infamous og.n
ce., and colored chiId,e, IN .u oaso.
where they arc in danger Of moral con
,amina,ion NAV bs boupd rs ,,,,.r,;o,.
ov ,be D;s,,ie, Judgs q, On. of ,ha
Magistrates. for the aforesaid form
Male, of the aos or ,ws,vs r. ,,
females of the ace Of 70, ve.rs sh,,,
sim the indenture Of aon,en,;csshi, .nd
be bound thereby.
Wnen the apprentice ia upder these
sges, and in all cases Of compulsory ap.
prem nliceship where the infant refuses as
sent, his sign ature sh all not be necessary
TO the validity Of the apprenticeship and
the masters obligation Of apprenticeship
shall be executed 10 the presenc CO Of the
District Judge, or one Of the Magistrates,
certified by him, aud filed in the Office Of
the District Court.
The indenture Of voluntary apprentice
ship shall be under seal, and signed by
tho masters, .he parent and the appren.
tce, and attes,ed ty two credible wit.
nesses, and approved by the Distric,
Judge, or one Of the Magistrates.
And now comes the important provis.
ions to the grea, majority Of our readers,
viz: the contract for service. We annex
the mos, important provisions.
All persons of color, who make con.
tracts for service, or labor. in husbandry,
shall be known ss servants aud those
with whom they contract shall be known
| aa aa,a.s
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-11-25
Dir. y. HI. WilherspoOn

respectfully offers his professional services to
the people OF Lancas;erville and surrounding
country. He can be found at his Office oppo.
SITE the residence Of j. A. HAsseltine, or st
the residence Of his father Col J. III. Wither-
spoon.
September ., l86h.-tf
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VOLUME XIV.
THE LANCASTER LEDGER.
published every Saturday Morning.
BY
CONNOseS s. CARTER.
EDITORS AND PROPRIEToRs.
w. M. CoNGORs, D.JCARrER
TERMS

lERMS:
For one year in advance, S9.oO
For six months /" M
NO name VIII be entered until the subscrip-
tion price is paid.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1856.

ment of England about the Fenian movement
We consider it exceedingly unlikely that the
Secretary Of State has become British spy,
and we do not believe the allegation OF the
London newspapers. II is not necessary that
any information concerning the Fenians should
come from the State Department All their
proceedings in this country are open and above
board. There is no concealment about them.
We published the whole history Of the move
ment in the columns OF the HERALD some time
ago. and the Fenian sorators" are surely loud
mouthed enough. The London Times laughed
at our account Of the affair, and treated it as
q practical joke. II has found out since, how
ever, that there was no joke about it. and it is
now as scared as 1t was facetious few months
ago. The charge against Mr.. Seward was
probably limited to some of the attaches of the
press by Lord Palmerston, who always loves a
joke, in retaliation for the nice expose made by
the State Department at Washington OF the
completely of the English aristocracy with the
cause of the rebellion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY.

Advertisements for the WEEKLY HERALD must be handed
before ten O'Clock every "Wednesday evening Its cir
cuation among the enlerprising mechanics, farmers,
merchants manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the
country increasing very rapidly Advertisements in
serted the WEEKLY HEs will thus be seen by large
portion of The active and energetic people of The United
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

MUcH ADo Asour NorHINa.-Joyce Heth, In
breaches, and Oily Cannon, Of the Opera, are
making a grest fuss because their .sdvertise-
ments were excluded from the HERALD. On
the very same day that their advertisements
which are only worth few dollars-were left
ont, the advertisement Of much better quack
doctor than either Of them was also refused, al
the rate Of two thousand dollars for one inser-
ton. because we have not room enough for the
daily news which our readers require.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03


REAL Position or ANDREW JoBNsoN.-.We
notice that some Of the politicians are going
around with the statement that the President
has declared in favor of tho democratic ticket
in this State, and has directed that the patron
age Of the Custom House and other govern
mcni Offices shall not be used to aid the re-
publ:cans. II il claimed that this much was
accomplished by pean Richmond on his recent
visit to Washington. The truth OF all ills is
simply that President johnson informed Dean
Ricl mond that he is deyoting his efforts cxciu-
sivcly 10 the restoration Of the Union, and had
no time TO watch the squabbles OF the parties.
His reorganization policy WIS well defined, and
he intended to stand by II at all hazards. lie
certainly would be gratified 10 have all parties
support It, and aid in restoring the Uuion in
all is glory. But Mr.. Johnson did not even
alludc to patronage. Richmond, no doubt,
had considerable to say on that point, to all of
which the President. we presume, attentively
listened without Offering word in reply.
II is impossible to tell what tho result will
be in the State, or what may be done hereafter.
Eut one thing may be taken as settled-Andy
Johnson is not another John Tyler If either OF
the political parties desire 70 obtain the benefit
Of his prestige before the people they have got
to rally 70 his support. Now that both parties
stand essentially on the same platform, that
party which is the most efficient and shows
itself the most earnes. in support Of his policy
will win the race. This, in the end, will lead
Al, OF Mr.
johnson for the Presidency in 1863 The party
w,s:;;ch does that will rule the country for the
next quarter q Ishtafy. .N~r
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

SrApr Tuysrrs During tho past three months re-
pcated announcements made In tho German papers
10 the etIe that certain Miss Ote Genee would
cross the Atlantic and make her DEBUT N tho Sadt
theatre tho said Miss Gentc being represented
an actress Of immense talent Il was stated that Miss
Gencc had established reputation Of being an ointment
comedcnnc throughout Europe tina, She could not be
cxcellsJ comic actress and as such had appeared
with immense success not only in TING principal German
c,ie.-x prcs1cn, Hamburg, Prague Sc-but also in st.
Pcfsbars and Paris where she Is sad to have appeared
In Tho French vaudeville with equal success as In Cor
man comedy. This actress appeared last night q the
stadt theatre, which on this OCCASION. 9 @lfse, was
crowded y oYSruQHtR. Il does not appear tuab
Miss 0tnse has had the opportunity 10 make
her de VS. at any OF the royal theatres or
al the Theatre Imperial. Sire doubtless has been
very successful to q certain degree, and YQl n
great deal Of favor among the and certain classes
Il l. probable that she will be equally successful In this
city among the Masses the performance OF last night
ind,- sted A comedy entitled, Husband Of Fifteen
Years of Age translated from the French was repre-
scnted which In itself devoid OF aiT richness, but
VIII enertains by her peculiar style of comic acting
She appeared In the role OF Richeeu. the husband,
which was rendered In o rather original style Her
figure Is rather too dminuve for the personation OF
male characters but IL r. Just fitted for the role Of Rich
eeu In another play The Three Tripets 10 one ACT,
she appeared three Characters representing seIes ~
lIdicrous scenes and opposite cbaractcrs AZ comic
actress Miss Genec has her style o. scunB !" 10
ORIGINAL, but not always true personatiou
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

Mr. and Mrs Barney Williams, the celebrated delinea
tors Irish and Yankee character their fall
and winter engagements Mrs John Drews Arch street
theatre, lhadclphu, the 18th insi. Mr. Thadd II
uovrr, the we'll known journalist and huedfeur viii act
their agent N4t3
faIoncl George W. Palmer, two years connected with
the War Department Washington, afterwards Provost
Marshal for the Thirty first Congressional district until
the close Of the war and recently Assistant Comissary
General yesterday appointed fommssary General or
the state Of New YORK, place Of General Chamberlin
resigned Mr.. Palmer Is quite young man, and
delegate to the recent state Convention.
Our Paris correspondent, writing on the 10th ult
rays:-Mr Juiah r. Benjamin who arrived IN Paris last
week. rs nj present the quot or Mr.. SiideiL Jake
Thompson stops at the Grand Hotel
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

HooiEYs MissrRxLs. -since the opening OF Mr..
Hooeys new Opera House in Brooklyn u has been doing
business that would surprise most Of our establishments
in the same line in New York In the four weeks com.
mcncng the sth Of September and ending on Saturday
last the aggregate receipts were ss being the largest
,akcn minstrel hall outside o. san crso
and i In mari double one-mnstrci aud pantomime
combined Tho success attending the experiment shows
,ba, \, urcd only spirit and enterprise To develop tue
rcsour, "a OF Brooklyn in the amusement line.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

O.vMf1c THxArRK-Iast night there was presented at
this theatre the double novelty Of play and
Lolah, Of novel construction and extra
ordinary scct was the OF the and Miss Rush
ton the name OF the other There naturally full
house. The play had been loudly trampetcd for It's
traordinary effects; the artist had been loudly
natural law for such made and provided We should
nc open to the charge Of compromising felony II we did
freely and fully declare that the play is atrocious
hopciossly bad In all respcctsof the kind that neither
The DDS in the third tier the In the orchestra
rions IL IL like q leaf from the Pirates Own
Book; where intends 70 be witty IL. recalls
the d'ficatc feciiics Of Mother Goose. The nrst
style OF the old Chatham str0et drama and
includes murder and one attempt at rape by .
drunken captain on lady passenger. BY way OF q
hring incident" the captain threatens 10 throw tho
ladys child into the If she does not comply with
II wishes She does not comply, and he shoots her
through the head and lady and child fall into the
together In tho second act fourteen years iater) w0
he oh Id Lolah an island. where she Is wor-
scenery aside * dead waste Of dulncssa dreay
ccssion of nsipid speeches II IL wonderful that
tncn could be induced TO learn u by heart.
In tho third art Of course, tho
rcribn.ion Lolah In restored civilization from her
island and her hand Is sought by an English nobeman,
rro-cs ~ be tho b'oodthirsy mariner OF the FIRST
act II aid that 1oah kills him IN an approved
slyla. wo dia stay 10 500 but credit tho story.
Ha-ng the first and second acts give II as our
deliberate Judgment that man, not prize drama
st could anything bad 10 be out OF place IN
with comnncndable ease and did no She did not
exhibit any evidence Of particular powes or ability % an
She large In person, inclined 70 eseoonpo'm
and has pleasing face Tho scenery u rrmarkaDy nne.
but cycites an inevitable regret that any management
should have utter want or taste as 70 waste 20
much good pa nj on such play
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

Av.srAS srxaxsHir LSss TO ESoLA,p AND FRAscy. =
The we'll known steamships Arsgo and Fulton, OF tho
only American steamship line which maintained commu
nicssion with England and France. having been thor
oushy rc,ed about TO resume the service In which
they have won so much popularity under The United
stncs flag The vessels viii sail from pier No 81 North
rvo, New York FOR Havre, calling nj Southampton
The irst inc Arago the 25h Of November Tho pros
rnt ~ a very favorable moment Tor the resumption NJ
this national line al steamers aud We entertain no domhk
bat thai u will be hbersLly aVpp0rtel
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

Bo roN, Oct 2, 1868
The r. rscrp st,ics that Gov Andrew declines
the PInsldancY OF AnLsach NolIeos
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

Is SECRETARY SEWARD Brrisn Sry -
The most extraordinary ch,rgc vet made 10y
The British press az ,ins Secretary Seward is
thas he las gwen information to the govern
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03
General Briscoe to be Tried by Military
COmmission To-day.

The Lynchburg safe robbng will come up bsfore
the military commission Of which General Green Is Pre-
sidcnt tomorrow The evidence against Briscoe is OF
conclusivc yet he has been studying copy Of
the charges to-day with view TO stubborn defence. An
10 the despatch yesterday located him in the One
Hundred and Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers He
brevcttcd from the Ono Hundred and Ninety ninth Penn
syyania afft N
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

life. Thus the DebdtS might see itS anticipated
storm rage with sufficient fury at both the pos
sible points. .~-.-.
But though all this Is possible-though we
could break down the Mexican empire by
raising our little fnger-snd though We could
give Fenianism such assistance that its success
would be certain, and still do no worse to Eng
land and France than they have done to us
yet II is our intention to show that we are
moved by very different spirit from that
which animates the governments Of those
countries. We have 4 full retribution in
our power; but we do not take il, because 10
do so would be TO initiate the acts which we
have denounced as national ouiragcs. We will
keep our national obligations 10 the least
point, and do what we bonorably may TO pre-
serve peaceful relations with other Powers.
But even with this spirit we see in the future
dangerous complications between the two
European governments and our own. and we
see no means 10 avert them but by an inter-
national Congress that shall put on a proper
bass. "a between England, France and the
United States, ti'e affairs OF both continents
Is SECRETARY SEwARp f3rrrrsn Sry -
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-17
"OUr or THE LAWS or DEArn.n
The Escape Of the Tribune Correspond
eris from Rebel imprisonment
Arrival Of ressrs. Richardson and
brown, accompanied b. Nr. Dn'is,
Correspondent Of The Cincinnati t!H-
,,,ob 70 TIE y. y. Trbme.

Special Di.p,,cb to TIE y. y Tribne.
NASHVILLE, Monday Jan. &c, 1863.
Albert Z. Richardson OF The y. y. TEBrSr,
with Vim. f. Davis. correspondent OF Tie
Cincinnati Ca-cle and Clerk OF tlo Ohio Senate,
arrived here to-day. Ihey escaped from tho Rebel
Peuitentiay at Salisbury, y. g., on the night Of
Dec. IL. in company with Junius II. BroWr also OF
TIE y. Y. TRIBUNE.
They came $40 miles, by IA circuiious route
through the mountains, before reacl,rs our lines.
- miles from Knoxville For The first % mJes
they were assisted by negroes; aienFard by Union
men. TLcy received the most devoted Hrdnc's,
their good friends sccreting them IN the woods and
il bans, and sometimes in ihor houses ny day, and
plotting them through secluded pathways b. night,
along the entire route al the peril Of their lives.
They found snow a foot deep on le mountains,
and suffered much from hunger and from cold in
regions where they dared not build frs.
4 hundred miles from Knoxville they joined 20
Union refugees, who were oil tie way 10 tlc Union
lines under mountain plots but The next night, a.
Kelly's Gap, they were surrounded by Aclols and
compelled, al a moments notice, TO separate into
two parties. Tho horscmen were pilotod IN The
darkness from the Rebel camp by young lady,
and they rode by forced marches Of such severity
as to kill many Of their animals Mr.. Brown, with
/ the other footmen, under an excellent pilot took
to mountain paths, and reached our lie. oil Satur-
dey.
Mcs.rs. Richardson ard Brown vrre captured
While Coating on lay bales in the Mississippi
River, opposite Nicksburg on the night Of May B.,
1868, after their boat had been exploded and burned
by the Rebel batteries, and half the persons o. the
expedition killed or wounded. They have since
been confined in seven different Rebel prisons. Mr.
Davis was takon while with Shcrman'S army, near
Rcsacca, Ca, May IS, 1868.
The Richmond authorities rcfGscd al proposals
for their exchange, declaring that they should be
held during the war as hostages and for retaliation.
They left seven thousand prisoners in Salisbury,
suffering the greatest barbarities from the Rebels.
They represent that there is The most earnest 10y
atty 10 the Government still prevailing in the Rebel
lines throughout Western North Carolina and East
Tennessee and that the people, many Of whom
have had their SONS and brothers murdered, and
their houses robbed and burned by the Rebels, are
looking and praying for the advance Of our armies
Hundreds of the citizens are lying out in the woods
in almost every county, waiting 10 enlist in the
Union service.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-17
The Rebel Press on Flair and Peace.

From The Richmond VI big Ian. u.
The press of the United States, not less than
fhst Of tie Conederscy ia pulling It's brains 70 know
what IL the meaning " Francis J.. BARS mission 70
Richmond il thst be called mission IN which the
missionary come ~ h. O8n Gccord and j. sent OY no
body at all. Blairs enterprise ~ cmiuenuy and pecu
LaTly OF that description.
lie cones without credentials and nobody asked lin
10 come. 60 nr st least 80 we can understand. The
Views lie shall express end the propositions be has 10
make, are liz own views and bis own propositions.
Not sO however tie Information he may pick up or ne
observations be may naAe These VIII not Ions vt any
tate, remain bis own property. They VIII be d--
uibued 20 the Whole world through the medium OF tie
NewNOTk pTess a. sOOD as be th0h have returned 20
Washington. 4aukeedom just at ibis time is hard
pressed for men 10 ~! up the call 81 three hundred
thousand men. lately made by Lincoln. Blair has NO
authority 70 propose eny terms and Lincoln wiz hear Of
sone but absolute submission Bair vii propose aJ
soUte submission and il viii Of course be TcJected
Then he wi publish % the North the fact that the
Rebels have rejected all oyeftores. and by that means
IL hoped that the North win be induced 20 send forth
teeruits moro literally That the North - hard run or
recruits, does not admit OF doubt The beses Of all
traffic in human flesh: Gov. Andrew Of Mas
fechutetts Is already 40 SayanDab buying up negrOe.
Sr the sbsmbes. 20 substitute for Yankee who are
suite particular about keeping their Sins whole This
Of tseI Is proof enough that there is supei fluffy OF
eonscrpts there. lis tale that Blair may tell may
possby help the draft In addition tothe refusal by
Our authorities ~ ace9t The only toms Lincoln may
eter he VIII dscOfcr rs every asee has discovered
fvr the last four gears that we aIr - bad way here
end that Grant IL quite as near taxing Richmond he
vas last Msy
nhVtDoT RIea' "Jcut u uiS - q" puDt 10 ga
u We cry peace which is raised in certain quarters
and persisted in with a pcr'inacity which leaves
doubt that those who camOI for i would take il at any
eernwouldf IN fact rather prefer 10 take "a on the
terns which Lincoln offers itihai IT, absolute subm!s.
eon. Those genticmep know that Lincoln will not
receive deputy from ", lfen 20 anything have
otay. Bnt 40 matter. Blair has been here on peace
hNsioa. ana as there II no peace, the TACT VIII afford
ample grdaad o. as-aIl the Government The pfaee
~Hn'd last Summer did f6aHc mcLfbro1ght az 10 me
soHt oJ ruin. What q feather ia Bsifs cap il would
De 70 produce another such (rOr. Ihcv wish CppOr
tgnity 70 operate tie dscOatcnto6 In certain STATES
snd produce q disiAtegrsti0n Of the CoDfederacy.
hat purpose tie Executive hopes 10 accomplish by
Drnglng this man hare are az loss 10 uuderstnnd
,lhee lie comes clothed with diplomatic character
Dut docs not seen at bc Yankees Anticipate all the
goo which rt fear nd siD derive. 1Bs TEBiNE ~.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-17
FROM Norli oi;ua.

Parties from North Carolina report tt"' no
now Rebel ram on the Roanoke river. is nearly rniNh'd
uitr snbmatnc indictments are on their way 20 fi.-
month 10 see ii the Albemarlc be raised In tn. l"
resist this expected attack iicm the new lnn NhSh -
10 move with tho Rebel ram Gt kinssOn above New
bern whchis now IN good condition, and only waiuns
for the loodtides which the Spring showers VII ms.
Ths expected arrival OF ore OF the light drought "si
TORS in the waters of North Carolu, has siier III" Ms
surenee that arrangements have been made L. he't
these rams which are very Formidable .
Descrtors from Wilmington s'ete that torl f'i'r
was gari !sOned by unwilling coiseilpts AT Tue t'"V
recent attack was made, who were an1uosto SUM-
the fort had an opportunity beea ofiefci. . s., r.
Military and Naval officers in No Ill C.roaI' aIo
very open ard severe In condenhine tle ials,. =, ~
nosscss;nr OF r Fisher after resistance Oh to l"t "a
lie enemy had been made impossb!c. .rr
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-17

Prom ITO Riolmond E1aulaer. Jon. n

The Yankee .gunboats, upward Of fifty In
number, are again visible of Wilmington. and were
yesterday aid TO he engaged ina vigorous shellng OF
the woods near Fort Eiator There ia rmor that an
attack has been commenced against the Fort itself but
the War Department had last night received intcli.
gence Of H. The Yankees will not lake Fort Fisher.
We learn that tie Piedmont connection viii
be in running order today or tomorrow.
From The bichmo nd Dpttch Jan. H.
An official dispatch received yesterday says:
bout fifty vessels are In sight mostly opposite the
point Of The former landing Of the enemy. lie weather
Is fair and the sea smooth"
There was report last night that the cncmy's feet
had begun the bOmbafdmcnt Of Font Fisher. JheIe
was. however. no official dispatch ON the subject.
They will find the fort IN much better condition for
resistance than when Butler made his attempt upon IT,
We learn that Tie two valuable Brooke guns which We
lost in Fort Fisher during lie last attack were bursted
By being loaded and fred with shell which did mol
der used in Them the Brooke guns require shell OF extra
ordinary strength The lel used nt Fort Fisher
crushed in the grps. md the fragments becoming
TANNED, caused the guns 10 burst
FroIa The Richmond Enquirer, Jan. 4.
OF rumOrs about u new md more stupend0us
assault on Wilmington, founded upon Tata MoIgana
vision seen far 10 seaward by distinguished OIL
Ger who double, OF the speedy evacuation
Of Richmond. based on the soplages Of The hydrsnts
Of these startling developments IT " needless 20 tpedF
because these with nsly more, VIII 10 rye on The
streets tonOrIow sbonl ne Lou, when ClTisAns come
out Of tluIcb.