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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-15

4 prominent undertaken of Indianapolis Indi-
ana, is busy making very large stock of cofins,
in view OF the approach of the cholera, and
appears to be enjoying himselfvery much. Among
the hundreds of wooden overcOats there is not one
that fits the proprietor Is that suggestive of life
Insurance
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-15

A London paper says: Travellers in Italy, Ger
many, and on the Rhine, are likely to be scarce
this summer, Every one is changing his route de
uoyage, and turning his thoughts towards the
ever he can fly furthest from the impending con-
| fict.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-15
WHAT Will THE CONGRESS- DO ?

Ali that is the question, lis an easy matter
to meet, but not easy to come to an understanding
The public is not over saguine to the result OF
the much talked of Congress. Is it likely that
Prussia will give up the long coveted Ebe
Duchies, for which she has made SO many sacri.
fees Will Austria be content to cede Venetia to
Victor Emmanuel, and Will Italy be satisfied with
getting Venetia and giving up all idea of Rome as
capital? We think not.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-15

FoR New YoRs.-The fast and favorte steam
ship Huntsville, Capt Ryder, leaves for New
York on Sunday morning at o'clock, having su-
peror accommodations for first,class passengers.
Persons bound North who can not,af1ord to pay
full prices have most desirable opportunity, as
her accommodations for second-class passengers
are of the first order. Her agent is Mr.. Geo A.
Fosdick, corner of Camp and Natchez streets.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-15

A Philadelphia pekpocket very recently took
fifty $4O0 bills from the breast-poeket Of pedes-
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-15

a LEAF ToBAooo.-D. 3, Morphy, auetioneer, calls
the attention of the trade to the thirtysx cases of
leaf tobacco advertised to be sold this day at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, in the Rio warehouse.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-15
OoNFUsIoN WORSE coNr0uNpEp.

However, this is not all, new difficulty is loom
ing in sight, and threatens to make bad worse.
The inhabitants of the Moldo- Wallaehian princi-
palies, tired of looking after sovereign, have at
last chosen Prince Carl Won Hohenzollern as their
hospadar, contrary to the wishes Of the protecting
powers. His higbness has arrived at Bucharest
and has been received with great enthusiasm by
the Roumanians. The sudden arrival of the young
prince in the principaities has taken the protect
ing powers by surprise and the Sultan is in ter
rible rage at the impndence of the prince and his
subjects in daring to act without his consent.
The Sultan is backed by the Gar for once, who is
equally indignant for it is evident that the Prince
of Hohenzolern has not gone out on hts own hook
but is secretly backed by the clever Bismark,
who is now, doubt not, rubbing his bauds with
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
The Impending Stru gglc.

All the signs, SAYS the Richmond En-.
quirer, indicate that the country is t,
witness scenes Of extraordinary political
bitterness and violence. Tho Radical,
have no purpose of yielding, without n
lfsand death struggle, their disunion,
revolutionary policy. and the party supre,~
macy (which they hope thereby psrma
nently to establish. They have resolved
to war upon the Administration with all
their power, and with the combined re.
sources of slrs.agem and open attack.
They have succeeded in keeping their fol.
lowers in hani, better than WAS expected.
Most Of those who have been accu stoned
to party fellowship with them, seem still
disposed TO obey their direction, though il
guide them where Satan drove The swine.
The Republican phalanx, as represented
in Congress, is but little broken, and the
madmen are the captains.
1t is already understood that they pur.
pose, through tho Senate, TO reject all
important nomin atoms which the Presi.
dent may make; and 10 dispute his right
to make removals Eny more than ap.
pointments, without the. consent Of tie
Senate. This is to deprive the President
o! the power OF patronage, and to en-
courage their adhercnts in Office to i,in
in th" war upon him. All means calcu,
lated to inhame the popular mind, are 10
hs diligently employed. Speeches arc
prin ed aul sown broad cast. The "R,.
construction Committee" sends out ut
brief intervals, patches uf its So called
eyidet ce, made up Of the tales Of gan,
gre"ed partis'ns, disappointed place
hunters, anu bad men grown desperate
because tLeir day is passing with the re.
turo of regular authority aud v:r,uous
rule. Stories, such as these can pour into
desiring ears, are uigr-l with all the
adJnsants Of sensation, and dispensed 10
the country as the managers dret.
The treatment varies with the locality
and he "xigencv. The elections in Now
Hampshire and Connecticut, which are 1T
hand, call fo- tie game of policy. The
President is there krdly spoken OF, in
order that his friends my not lie driven
of. There is no issue between him and
Congress- that will no'. it is alleged, be
am'csb!y accommodated, if the RepubIi.
cans viii all hang together. The Post.
master G'na'al has he.n entrappel into
writing m endprscmen, OF th. disuniau
progrnrny", which assists the II ,dicsis
greatly Mthe canvass. The e!ecuon once
over. and the victory won. it will be
claimed rs victory "f Thad. Stevens,
and defeat OF the President"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
Lost Records.

We publish in this paper ,ne late Acs OF the
Legislature on the subject OF pep etuating ties .
tmony OF lost deeds, notes and other papers.
This promises to he II troublesome, aud in many
cases. an expensive proceeding; and wherever
difficulties, arising from the destruction of pp-
pers. can he arranged without suit, we would
advise parties for their own benefit, to make
such arrangement. A cheerful renewal of OBJ
legations, or acquittances, where the originals
have been destroyed is not only the most hon
orab'e course, gu! will be Ear the cheapest in
the cad
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
"The Buro."

The New York 7rib"ne, (Grscly's pnper) says
that the Frecdmens Bureau has dccid cd that
pc-sors "Eiring out" former slaves since Jan.
uary l, 1863, and having talk en- notes therefor
from those who hired them, have no porer to
collect the amounts He'd for in said notes,
the bureau recognizing the free lom OF the ne
gro from January ! 1868 bat that the frc,,E
mans claim for bac" ray since that date is a
matter for decision by tie courts, thus leaving
those whose notes have been given for the hire
OF negroes since that time no choice but To re-
fuse payment either to the former owrcr or
the ireednan unit! the matter is adjudcate
by the courts.
The Tribune calls upon Congress to clo,he
the Bureau with authority for the enforcement
OF these claims in favor of thc free Omen.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
Scene in the House of Repre-
SentaiiVcs,

In he House. OF Representatives, on
thursday. My. Smith of Kentucky, rose
to personal explanation, and sai thst
he had been attack FL in An article in tle
Pitshn,g G"zene raii.c,ias on himself
anil Co. Johnson, Representative elect
from Arkansas, whose adinissio on 10 the
courtesy Of the tl,or Of this ll,uss he
had unsnccessfully attempted in Dsee,n.
Der last "nd February last. II, dill NJ.
know the author nor the promptinys OF
the article. II WAS read NJ. Smith then
proceeded to say .,ba, the doctrine which
had been uttered in this House Of the
un'emHb e and dnmnalls hcresy that the
States were without the Union prompted
just such articles as that read At the
clerks desk.
Mr.. BroomaIl, (Rspublican) OF Penn.
syiv"nia, rose to point Of order. Tho
gentleman has no right to ch arac,enzs
the opinions OF this House as a dsmua.
bic heresy.
The Speaker sustained The point Of or.
der.
Mr.. Banks, (R-p,) OF M,a-TLs
question now recurs whether lie GENTLE.
men shall be allowed To procse1 in Or
der.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pal oij.ct. We
have had enough Of il.
M Smi,h.-Very well, I will give you
more of IT,.
The House then voted as 10 whether
Mr. Smith should be sllo we'd 10 proceed,
The House refused to allow him TO 90 on
yeas SO nays 10.
Mr.. Smith rose to another personal er'
planation. lie said that il had pssn OBJ.
served on the floor that the remark made
by him few moments ago that "you
will get more OF il" applied to the House.
lie desired TO say that he intended il for
the gent sman from Pennsylvania, (Mr.
Stesens) He had a regard for this House.
but not for the gentleman. (Mr. Stsvsns. }
lie would say. further, that he wss good
and true Union mao. as good ss any 90
the other (repabIicap) aide Of the Hoass,
and he was always opposed. add would
be forever. to tho doctriae 81 secession.
Mr. s,evens.---l have no reply to make.
AS have said before, what no ssotlsman
could utter. no gentleman can answsr.--
(sepsatign)
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
Prescntment of the Grand Jury.

The Presentnent OF the Grand Jury, sub.
mi,tcd to the Court just before its adjournment
on Tuesday orlast week, shows that that i,npor.
taut body was fully alive to the interests Of the
country.
In reference to the public property in the
District, they recommend that the old Jail,
which was destroyed by Sherruan's army, be
rebuilt, and that the Commissioners of Public
Buildings apply the appropriation OF one thou
sand dollars, made by the Legislature for "ee
bu'ldngol log Jail, TO that purpose. T"cy
state that the walls of the old jail are but
slightly in iureG. They recommend the sale of
the East half of the Lot on which the Jail stands
and that the proceeds bo applied to the repair
of the public buildings.
They present the Roads and Bridges in the
District as being in very bad condition, and
recommend that steps be taken TO correct the
evil
They advert to tie dcstituton and suffering
OF the District Poor, aud suggest that the Com.
mssoncrs of the Poor, against whom great
complaints arc alleged to have been made, be
required to discharge the duties of their station.
They make as many AZ 'hirty'eisht djstinc,
prescntmentS of individuals for sunlry offences,
including horse-stcaling, retailing, disti.li ng.
grand larceny, &c. sad CONNER tary upon
the mOIals of thc~times.
True 3hs were found against William Lancy,
Mrs Plyler rmd Leander rlylcr, for The murder
Of Marion Plylcr. The first has n&gis been
arrested. The two latter were admitted to bal |
by Ju"ge Witncrs. This homicide occurred
several years ago. The accumul,ti,n Of bust.
ness on the criminal side of the Court, as indi.
Gated in the foregoing suggests tue necessity
for speedy action on the part Of the Commis
sion"rs of Public Buildings in providing Dis.
trict Jail.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
Important Decision.

The New York H,rald, OF a receut date, has
the following important intelligence on the sub.
Ject OF legal tender. "a decision on the sub.
ject Of the value Of United States Treasury
notes, making them equal in every respect, in
legal contemplation, to similar denominations
in gold, has just been rendered by the General
Term of the Superior Court. The decision goc 5
further than any other yet made in this tate,
former adjudicatIons merely going the length
OF establishing that contracts made before the
passage OF the act, Of S62, and providing for
payment in the then legal currency of the
country, could be satisfied by payment in Uni.
ted Sta ties Treasury notes. The agreement in
thi' case Was to pay freight money in gold or
silver dollars on delivery OF cargo in New York.
The vessel arrived here in June, and the freight
money, amounting to thirty.two thousand six
hundred and thirty dola,s, was rendered in
Treasury notes. TAe offer was refused, aud
payment in specie demanded. This was refu.
sed and the controversy carried to the Superior
Court. After the usual preliminaries the case
was brought before the General Term, aud the
decision, wCittea by Judge Mcneil, lays down
the law % be that all debts can be satisfied by
q tender Of payment in United States Treasury
notes.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28

The President declines, for the present,
to order the restoration Of the SEA- Island
plantations to their former owners, even
in those cases where the owners have re.
ceivsd at his hands full pardon for past
offences. His reason tOr this is probably
to be found in the fac, that it would
hardly he wise to restore, here and there,
a plantation on those islands, while all
the Others were held at the same time by
the negroes. Such result could no, fail
to breed disturbances, and perhaps very
serious ccnsequ, nces.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28

There will be tolal eclipse Of the
moon on the evening OF March 80. [,
begins at hive minutes past nine o'clock
is at its to,a! at twelve minutes past Ten -,
aud begins to disappear a, fifty one min
utes past eleven. II is visible throug hout
the United States.
The Texas Reconstruction Convention
10 still at work on the State Constitution.
The grsa. majority Of the ultra Sou,he ern
members voted for provisions placing the
freedmen On an equality with the white,
in reference 10 civil rights. punishment for
crimes and testifying in the courts. The
Indian committee bsve reported in favor
Of treaty for mutual benefits with tue
Creek and Cbickssw Indians.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
Federal Taxes.

A correspondent of the Columbia Phrnir
writes rom Washington, that. the internal rev.
enue for the upper part of the State Of South
Carolina, is to be assessed and collected a.
soon a. the organization OF the Offices can b.
completed. No taxes will lie assessed or col.
lected on any subjects of taxation prior to 3oth
May, 1865, which is the date OF the establish I.
ment of the collection districts in South Caro-
lima, except the taxes on incomes, which will
be collected for the incomes OF 1864, and since
All manufactures, distilled liquors, and other
subjects of taxation, produced or accruing since
sOth May, will he assessed and taxed. 1t is
thought in the departments and elsewhere here,
that the oath OF Office will be SO modified, at
least in regard to postmasters and revenue OF.
GERS, that there will be no dGicrlty in obtain
ing Southern men who can take it.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
Frt Ran Washington.
WAsHINGroN, March Is.

WAsHINGroN, March Is.
SENArE.-Mr. Riddle (ofDel., Dem. }
from the Committee on Printing, reported
a resolution TO print 10000 COPE. of,he
report of the Joint Committee on Recon.
s'ruc'lon, with the accompanying test,
mony, for the use Of the Senate.
Mr., Davis (of Ky, Cou.,) said al
= would like to know upon what principe
OF justice and importantly the evidence is
Taken. "A gentleman from North Caro-
INA, one OF the truest and most honorable
patriots in the land, gave me this iufprma
tIon IN relation to that State. lie in
formed me that the evidence of some men
connected with the Freedmen's Bureau
Had been taken. He addressed letter
to member Of the committee, REQUESTING
that witnesses, whose names had necn
.uggested by those Who claimed seats in
the Senate and House, should be allo owed
TO give their evidence before the commit.
wac" iasI coHSelSed with him he
had received no such privilege. II inst,
intelligent and important Committee
would seek for the truth, the whole truth
and nothing else but the truth, in relation
10 THIS matter, the enquiry would be n
subject Of deep interest to the country
and The result Of their Ia5ors, should he
presented to the county. But If that
Committee proceeds upon the principIe Of
auPpress'ng evidence, suppres,ing the
truth and silenc,ng, or at least reeusing 10
hear evidence, in behalf Of the gentlemen
VINO claim seats IN the two Houses from
the eleven excluded States, |, for one, am
opposed to publishing at the public ex,
Pense the results of their labor. do not
believe, at least have very little faith in
'ne various letters aud information read
TO the Senate by the honorable Senate,
from M:ssacs usetts ard presented to til.
BODY. | have no confidence whatever, or
very little, in the testimony which the
men in the employment o. the Freedmen's
bureau glSeNn relation to the state of
public sentiment in Tie Southern States"
Mr.: Davis said that as sample of the
klnd OF evidence furnished by those EN-
Ployed by the Freedmen's Bureau, he
would read from speech made few
weeks ago by Gen Clinton y. Fisks, IN
G'ncinraI, and published in the Cincinna,
Il Commercial. lie characterized the
statement in relation ,o tie treatment Of.
negroes in Kentucky as false and caumni.
Gus.
-Four members Of The Reconstruction
Committee, Messrs. Grimes, Fessendeu.
johnson and Williams, in reply TO Mr..
Davis, said that every man who had been
named to the committee by the applicants
Tor seats in Congress, mad been examined
by .he committee.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
WAsHINGroN, March lG.

In the Senate, Mr.. Stewart, of Neya.
Ca introduced preamble setting forth
that suffrage TO the negroes seems to be
tie main inpediment to the restoration
OF the Southern States, and CONCLUDING
with resolution stating as conditions
that the FRANCHISE shall be bestowed upon
negroes and that no claim shall be alloweI
FOR any negro owing to his former conii
tion Of servitnde the Confederate deb,
repudlated, etc, and that after these are
agreed TO the Southern States are entitled
to admission, and general ann es,y shall
be proclaimed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
Payment Cf Debts.

Paying Of debts l., next to tie bless
ing OF God, the best means in he world
to deliver you from thousand temp,s.
tons tc sin and vanity. PAy your debts,
and you WI not have wherewith To pur
chase costly rrlles, or perniciou. pleas
ure. Pay your debts and you will net
have anything to Jose to game.trr.-
In one word. pay lonr debts, and you
will relieve The wants nf those YOU owe,
and through necessity will abstain from
many iudulgencies which viii certainly
end in the utter destruction both of soul
and body. Pay your debts fist, before
you purchase the vanities Of this iif-, aud
thereby be considered au hcueat man or
woman.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
WAsHINGToN, March le.

SENATE Mr.. Sumner presented the
petition Of citizens Of New York, earnestly
asking tha' no State that rebelled should
be admitted AS governing partner into
the Union without adequate security for
the future. Referred to the Committee
on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Wilson presented the petition of
several coIored men, who represent that
they were once the slaves, Of Geo. w. p.
Gusts, who, in his will, feed them, and
provided for their support frompropsrty
left by him. They ask that portion of
the Arlington estate be set aside for their
benefit. The petition was referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee. .
Mr.. Fessenden rose to personal ex.
plaration. He found in the National
Intelligeneer Of the l7th inst, a letter
from Wsl.iam A. Graham, a claimant Tor
q seat ia tbesSenale from North Carolina,
in replySso Isis (FesseOdenS) remarks a
few DAYS ago, concerning the nature CT
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
At the old Stand.

Mr. J. B. Boyd advcrtiscs in this paper late
arrivals of new goods. at his old stand under
the Ledger Office. Mr. Il, is 30 well known
as clever aud m?da;,n" ucrclant, that
his old customers viii douht'css hail his rcap
pearance in our Village with pleasure.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
"A Propositions.

Any person sending US Club of FIVE new
subscribers TO ono Tost Office address, accom-
panied with the cash, will receive a copy of
the paper extra for one year.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28

SOMETHING NLw We rtIl attention %
the advertisement at the Dnplrx Elliptic
or d"ub'c Spring Skirt Tnou!h recent
invention, il has become very popular. and
il rapidly obtaining the prcf,rpac. ov-r
other kinds in sise. The rods in it are CON
posed each Of two delicate grd well.tem
perrd steel springs, which are ingrniously
braided together edge to edge, the lower
rods he ,v,er, and having "A dauble covering
This peculiariiy of construction makes this
skirt very strong and durable, aud also so
exceedingly n"Aibe that it rapidly adapts
itself to the form ofths wrarer, and allows
of any amount OF doGbIicg and crushing
without injury TO its shape Tee skirts
are unqnesi,onably the ligate,t, most desi.
rtble, comfortable and economical ever
made. These are advantages which ladies'.
wac have experienced the discomfort and
inc convenience single springs, will duly
appreciate.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
Mr.. JONES CROCKETT has our

Nh. "ON ho ,NItUNNEII HIo OUT
thanks for file of No'thcrn papers. Mr.. c.
has just returned Il ON New York, where he
has been purchasing n stock OF goods, which
he will soon he ready to EXHIBIT 20 the public.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28
NAsHINGToN, " March II.

The House Of Representatives last nigh t
defeated the loan biz by a vote of sixty
four to seventy. This is regarded as con
demnation fthe Secretary Of the Treasu.
rvs 'stnanciaI policy. The bill would give
him very large powers; bu, it ia sup:
posed that it viii he revised and passed.
The ds'sat of it occasioned great excite.
ment.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-28

We direct attention to the Medical Card OF
DR. ". j. White, who has located in our
Village.