The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-14
News SgnRanmaFy.


writes home that The President will order
the gas works At Charlotte. aud the State
works At Gresnvile, which hsvs been
seized by the military, to be given up.
Il a reported that the Emperor Of Aus.
tria is willing to furnish Maxiupiliap with
any troops required, on condition. that
TREY be incorporated 10 the Mexican ar
my and their expenses paid.
General Grant was secidsntly shp, in
tue hand in New FORK, on the 21st, bv
the explosion Of new rife which he
vas examisg. The wound was no. SO
,i6os.
The 22d Of F.bruary--Washington's
birth dSy-ha, been made = legal boli
day, oy' the United State. Congress.
George A. Trenholm, E,q., ha. pr..en
ted the Or"ngsburg Female Seminary
buildings MS a donation to tie Episcopal
Theological Seminary OF South Carolina.
The Jacksonville F2o,idian says. Iii,
reported that there il no, less than si. or
sersn white women living with colored
soldisrs and other colorsd men in this
city. ., -,
The Legislatures ofP.npsylv.uis, Wis.
eonsin and Mippsrctla, have declar red a
gs'ns, the Presidents veto. This was to
have been expected, irasmuch NJ those
bodies are controlled by radicals. '..'
In his speech at the mass meeting b cid
in New York city last Thursday, Post.
master Gsnsra. Denni.on said that the
veto message Ct The President was ad,is.
ed and sustained by every msmLe. Of tho
Cabinet. .."
'Qtesu Victoria has written an auto.
graph letter to the Pope, thanking him
for the instructions he had given. TO hi.
clergy in Che Fenian mater.
Col. james Chesnut;aged ninety. .,h,e.
ysaIs, died at bis home in Kirkwood,
near Camden, on tho l7th ul,imo. He
was the father OF Gen. James Chssnut,
and Was highly respected by tho people
orCan,dep, among whom he resided 90
long.
The Chattanooga Gazette says: ave
learn from Par.is, living 10 the upper
counties Of Georgia, that the late cold
saaP has seriously injured the wheat
crop in that section by freezing it out Of
the ground. :;
The Post ofIic. Department lately ad
vsftised the letting Of over 700 routes in
Mississippi. Louisiana, Arkansas, Alsba
"a sud Georgia, but only ls4 we're let,
and'on ols routes the people ar. still
destitute OF postal facilities, because tho
test osih is in the way.
1t is ehsering to notice that tho subject
OF immigration to South Carolina does
not fail to receive continued attention in
The larger cities Of the North, and efforts
= induce emigranta to come hi.her are
being made constantly.
On Friday John w. Foruey, E.a,.
csi'sd by. ESprs.. box. which looked a,
If IL contained something nice, but on
opening it he found that some considsra.
bic friend had sent him, . dead duck
Not . canvass back, but an "ornary" pud
die specimen. r.a.,...
Tho Chsrlsston South Carolinian states
that on the 23d uItimo thr.. ,hi.,e.
were found dead behind the counter of
Ass'rs. Pratt & Wilson, druggist in King
street. in that city. 1t ss.ns that potion
had been put iu soms food and placed in
. convenient position which the 70 bben
had eaten Of. and died.
I, appears BY the record. 10 tn. Tr.,s
ury Department, that the revenue rscei,,
&c from the Souihsrn States from April.
1865, to- the first day OF this month,
AIN cunts to nearly t2s. 900, 900, princi,
Pslly derived from sband ,ned lsnds and
internal revenue. Louisiana has paid
over %, o0o, 900 Of this. while from vir.
ginis less than 81 900 900 has been re.
csivsd.
In the Noytb Cs yoi;n. .o;.t.,,. G.,