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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-09
From Me Dnri". THcgrnpt rr'ra oi July 81
. INDIANS NEAR llt)NE.

we ha"" RECEIVED ti," following letter
from our "higin" correspondent thu. Editor
of the BrnnSwirk- Advncate:-
. BRUNSWICK, Tue S'l,v Morning.
Dcni Sir have Just learned. from I'M
antlIcnii" source. OF the murder of two t;lnli-
lies III Ware county. bv the Lilins Mr..
NIldr aud family were murdered on he
lIih inst, aud Nr. JoilH Davis and family
on the 9Th, nrt more rIIan twenty or tween
ty-tise miI's from WavnrsyiIlc
Mr.. DAVIS. is. & believe we'll known;
having formerly been member OF. tie Lee
gi>Ihurc,
Thcs" murders were pcrpcra,rd hv five
Indians, " hose trail WAS followed I,H III"
nttehhor> jnthr Dkcienokce swamp, where
TREY found The trails ~ large, and inica,ing
The vrlni'v of sn mrny lnLi,u,. ih,lIhry
were Obliged 10. return They cSr4lnatr
thar there ar" f.S i'anv as four or five hmn
drrh III the SCAMP. Great cAcitrn,-n.
prevails in Ware anh Canrlrm on Tie sub
lcrt'of these murders. aud from WAYNE,
vlllr. an express has been dies >patcrpd to oli-
tam pnr',cnjar INFORMATION: and a mer,iny .
! of tn" c1tiA us is to. be held to-mofrnw, Ia
take shch measures as.the urgency rf the
case may require.
! write rhiS in the greatest haste, think
.lnS it mIc possibly, in the absence Of rnnr.
!.parftnlar and recent .inclli i.cncc. Than ha /,
been received here, be Of SERVICE 10 you
l"u.; &c :.
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time, yoncs We're heard from the outside Of
1.-THE vessel, beng the first. sound ,nar. h.il
come to lhciriars save tile llowi6gs oi the
storm, and the pel'ngs ot hail On The not--
tom Of the vessel The schr. PulilsnL
Cnpt. Md.,hewson, having, di>cyvrred !ie
mrcck,'' after iopr hours Fearing. car'e d :
l"nesiI!c and took from, the wreck The we'll
ugh exhausted sufferers. Bun in what way
To .prorecd to rescue those in the taoilr
|lhcy knew not. 'ANhilc calculating upon
lhr uncertainty uf saccess, G. p'af,i Mat
rhems"Ir formed the quick resolve. :. nh Gar
rich il aud which entities him. not on!e
tn their. lasting arsi!ude, 'liu rauk, h'm'
high on the list of The humaiely travc::-
Walh ropc. r1'uilt his bo,lw'ri,c waves run
l,ire icarfulIy high a, tl,e time, y duv" un
tier tha vessel aud with lis 'iert ur felt lpr
the sky light, INTO W inch lhr thrust !hrnI, to
which they nric by vpe dove down, caught,
and were drawn OUT with the exception Of
the boy " ho. WIS unHblc 10 diNc.,,s' INV us
the Gapiain:s feet. A. hole. was iruiit;di-
.a1rly cuI. Trough the hnltomGf .hc vessel,
rhrnN. n which l,c was taken. out. " Nhtn The
IL" C vas cut. tue iii charge Of confined al
rc>.:lnbtr,l fl,t letting on of;tnln from an 'rll
SInt No biaineis attached In Cirpt. Minor,
he hnvinS used every prcrautI",r necessary, ,
save supply dI ballast previous to satlng:
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Domestic News:

): We .fcarn that a few days ago in York
District. South Caroiina,. TWO young men
halncd M Kre 'nn,t Harris We're stnbbt,lby
a .IearG fellow whp had run;iwav. while
they were iu TIE ;ict oil ,yiug liim,. IL. ,ht,i
made ;tiis escape bu' was soon arrested. aud
Ire has mo douhi ere Ihis paid wnh his'!fir
!. for this atlemp, on the lives "f Others. II
is'verW. doubtful whe,hcr the .ynung 'mcn
viii RECOVER. Since writing the above the
foHnwing statement of facts has been iiIr.
nished us Ivy orc nf the: Jury W hp sat our!,c
trial. Charlotte n &C. .J0wrnni. :.
MoRE.STaBMNe AND MURDER.-A Mr..
NJ kee last January, hired for. one ccar, 3
st;ut. hearty yahpg nrgro nah. wh" rrat cd
70 be somewhat dis0bi dicnt and ungovrrn-
: abfe; ;'i,d ili the ,cnursc Of the season had
runaway two Ur three rimes.., on;fhur>
:Aay.. the l2lh. inst, Ie again clrpcd.. and
AIR. M'Kee took with hin y Mr.. Wallace
Harris and went in.purSu, OF hiui "h Sal"r-
day night the 18TH. and iah6m 10 O'CLOCK
found Tim at Mr.. II. NJ: Whites " licr" H.
: lrad a wife. ,Al'Krr went into The kitchen
: aud brought him ON into the yard. whit"
Harris s,ond at thc donr. He rhcADrdcrrd
him to:cross his hands wilI' n view. tn tie
: him. which the fellow (Jnhn) did wi1h APP.
parent submission, but Immediately nji"r
wards made IT stroke at. M'kee with aknIr
and cut him in tho lower part III tho ahd"
men. n. then made stroke at him with
stick. the hoy then made II l,ngc a Iini
aud Stabbed him in the upper part oiibr ali
=. domen. John. then utllr. his escape. Sn,nr
noise being made reused MIR. White AMI
Mr.. Kimhrcl,' and wien they Cnnut 'ir;'
young MEN rIlcv we're h6!d;r" their inle>
tines i their hands. Mixes were soon
.pm. hnrk: bur ilarri>'s rcmaimch. "htrI led
about ~ hours; and iii" Dpr,nrs were. rh'n,
..umah1e 10 pm them back until tile oriiCr
. was. enlarged. A co,rpunv of mrn sue.
ceedcd ON, NInnuay: niehr, the l6h. in t.,
kincJpIn,, and IA Cour, was organized on
Tuesday Tire 7,ii. at the house of James
NJ 'Kcc, Esq. for tllr 'rin Of John. when
and where he was: found guilty of i't,
Iony,. aud as ordered tn he hung on Fri
day the 2Oth inst. az the forks Of the road
near Doctor Moorr's pIanir,ion Mr.. NJ
Kec died about O'Clock on Tut>la> .whil,
the Cnurt was engaged in the Trial; and Mr.
ful. from. thu nature of the wound and the
warunness of the season. .
The. cnnduc. nf the ow ncr Of this boy Nj.
Robert D: Spr,rl, is considered lau;Iall,
aud 'prascwarthy, 'i,s he IaS manifested
every disposition. that join, should bttror
to,triaf aud punishment for .as The State
'tloesnol p;ry inr ibe property of slaves exc,
cufed, II has been inn muGi, of Il practice uf
running them out of The wav m.jnsiic,. aud
The chances Of escape hereIoisrt Cor slaves
have heen more that of wlli,c,ncn, Owing
TO their ya1he they are rarely ever executed
for FeIonies:' -
Indian Land, YORK Dist., July1s, 1885
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C. MAcARBELL. Esq.
j: LY NJ AN,

LAW AGAINST FoB,cco.-'fhe following
hiuc-Iaw, II is sail; wnS enacted .hy tho colo
nics Of C"nncciicnt and Mas,achusel IS as
early as l6:W:;
"R'jt 'numted. r hat no person under thr
ace 20. nnr1any Other noI already hahilu
M"d 10 il. shall use tobacco. until he has
brought certificate from pIy <ician srat.
ing Ihatit i necessary for his hrIlh. whcn
hr Shrll receive Il license from the court
Those VIII" have. already addirtcG Them
selves t" this obnoxious weed are hereby
prnhlhI'rd from: using it in company. AT
their labor ar on their travels, unless they
:. are ut least len miles from any house. and
that only "nrr day, Under a penalty ~
siyp'nrr for each offence, of which III,
conSl!ahles are requested 10 give information,
TO the District Court. For the fourrl
breach. ot the law. the offender shall be i'm
prisQncd and kept Al hard labor for. time
specified, when his tongue shall be burnt
through with a red hot iron." -.
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Ir tn" County Coun Of 81: Lawrence.
N ". on III l.h ihst.. one Ezekiel Li,rle
was convicted OF the offence of biting. off
his wiir's. onenc: The manner in which
he accomplished his purpose was by strane-
ling his wife with both hands, until .,he
rons,ic proIruded from her mouth..> He
then took IL IN his own mouth and BIZ. off #
piece ncarly an inch long. 1t was proved
that She suffered Intensely blythe oprrati,n,
aud ii wfs obvious tina, her tongue was thus
seriously and permanently disallef, He
was ionhd guilty and sentcuccd to = yeors'
iinpI i>onmenr in the stale prison. -: ;.
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caught in the holt of the. aHoinit,s loom }1ti
'hr mrauli,ne. he beca,ue disengas sed 1iSisa
the frs, beit, when his head tlropped. ..Sa,f
came in contact with the a,ijoining Istsnl.
Which had heeI,. raised from the fl,or bv, The
Leh. G throw II. upon the ,oe aInn which he
.r"rair., were making: ~ also with the vial
over head .l6'hi> :ii a<,lioh he cbntin,,edlS66
'rev'lye.Miih surh velocity rIal the Syhois}n.
site of his.head, Including the hopes wktph
fad.nctii lroken by ih,. contact. was tbross,
!o'.t through. a. hole iff the top ut.,he .st,S..
(tlrr sea lp remaining w>l,ofe.nlh6 " wke.Iaavs
ing it ~ mc% bag. The pfgslarioeSnS,
-l;uhinS were also beaten oif.wicrc lie. .sE,r;@
. A!tIragh the ,,asliinerv vas sroo1t.sI
wit! rlu':. mmpsr. l.ase: iris supposed tfSSi
hr could not have, made less than r6u re3S.
lu,ions. rs
i. The Nhole. Was hut he work Of ann
slant, amt beIhr6 one could see how if,Ss,s
done. it Was ;,Il oyer. ''Fhr above. howsySr.
is supposed from variolis .cirerlrusi;nceSi T.,
be substantially: correct. His limbs. Ss.eaS,.
cai,iai'f. hIv broken, hu'.nee so badly nsss,,
destroy their shape. Iii: age:was twenty,
To thr friends Of Mr. Ball i miIlhe ar.tS;.
fvns 70 6aru that every respect was show,
to. his. renr'ins. Tie mills were -s,onDe;l
and proccSsion Of not less thnn.fice 'hnn nm
dr'h persons .fnllow!ed him ,o.his last resi-
ins place. Nashua 9'eLrgraph.
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ST. AUGUsrINE. Jniu O.,

:. 't' HUVUSTINE, july II.
Army Movements. ts.-Wr Icaru thar nns
company of Infantry is 10 lm Withdrawn
from this post. Capt Micklcrs Company
Of Monned Volunteers has been ordered ig
PaIatka. Iaicni. Mays Company us
DrnSuons. is 10 Garri Forts PeVtop and
lian:on. An. expedition. .is contemplated
by Lieut.. Cot. Harvey, to scour the swainps
about ihe head Of the Wilhlachooch he e and
IN. Ockawalla :. ::
II is, said that the wagon train.hetween
,Ncwnansvillr and F6ri While, was fred
upon a iow days since by Indians, land Can't.
.Jonctt wouhded.-Herald:.
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From the. sesennah Georgian.
:. KESUMpIlON. :.

The Savannal, Banks, we presume are.
ready 10 fesHne, and all tho o'Georsia Banks
are .ai,esa,u wiIlins:-: "a
:, REsU MPp,oH OF SPECIE PAYmENrs ny
THE CHARLhsruNBAs - Fire. following
is Groinslt Charleston Pa,riyt'of 9Th insi
-TLere can exis, ,io doubt, from Tie ar
.rynseHieuts NOW in pronrcss,rlrqt the Bank,
gene, ally al The NsrIb will resume specie
payil,enis about. the peiiud: dcsiyT:iied IL
Gov. Ritncr's' Proclamation. rs that pre-
.sriLed fut the PENNSYLVANIA Banks:io
wit, on tie 18th of August. Thc-rnnncr.
|: :cial TePula!ia" OF Charleston requires ,La,
She :sl'n'll n,vve'iu this 4n,,l,rr. si,luli;nc
.nuslH with the Northcnr Banks. An iun
derstanding with the. Georgia institution,
ran he.ob'aiitcd in time 10 elect ,hc'6bj-c,
|: l'here. c;n be n0 apprehension Of diStnr
hal1:e ny anticipating the period iixr.l mpn,
at the late C1tivrntiou. Our Banks have
since ."~aSly strengthened ihcmsel,rs. and
the de sisna!!i? ?n' OF Il Certain time for ,br re-
sumption will have IA t.hdcncy OF isclr IL
lpwcr ihc exchanges; while the act of RI,
sump''pn will restore, that pubic cnnfleuc,
which mus he fHIl6Nch by calling info i'm
mediate nciivitY tImse. large pecmni;,rv re.
sources: nov lying dormant ON ,lcpnSirc'i,
fife various institutions. Mr.. Bidi,lIr cn,,
no! hold'dut against genera, drtrrn,i:,a
lion 10 resume, and we have hut Illrlr ,ou.,
that before the expiration of the period q xcd
Fiii the' Prnclan'a'i0n of Gov. Ri,nrr, Iha
he will have sufficiently strengthened him.
Self from his fnnils in Europe. the proceed,
of hia shipments, as-tn be able To resume
in common wnh. the. orcr hanks i'm fl,t
country. =
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:. :. sMobrLE. Jurv :3S!

. Mobile. Jurv 3SY .
Snnmbost Explosion. n.-The.hoiler afitfie
Mar, Express exploded OF Wedhesia y, at
Blakcly, while. waiting for the mpil:; Abmi
two feel of The ccitrc. boiler was reni4.the
wheel house: blown tn.frae eineiits, and \. parf
Of the upper dock. The shiTnnev wa, cor.
rird ;hn'n one 1nnl..l fcri high. and. fell
into ''ic.river-pieces M7he pipes and deck
were thrown several ftrt.beviohd The hoa,.
There were :ah"nr twenty passengers, all of
injured. -. >. :.
The explosion, was owing to the INSULT:
cheney dt the. hoiler-it being las. we are
intorm"D one ef thc boilers Thai came frIru
Tie Tom, aud whirb E,rmerlv exploded at
tn" same place. .'fhe .ouly apology made
by those VIII" had.tie jpana ccrneni of the
boat, was tha, the' boilers we're old and
worn.. and il WIS the intention Of rI,a pro::
'pri"'ors tn harc<new. pnes.. The. hniler
whcrc the rent was. niatle.- is .uot ,Hicker
'llnn c"rninon sheet iron! ! 4: niorc rock
less r<n"sure ,oi humnn:lifa ihan-n view. Of
these hoil,'rs now. present. s, we have meyer
seen. .ti'd not man1 of. The :pnssencrrs
been At 'he pubic. House at the p1Inrn, Of
tho explosion. several lives must have been
Examiner. -: >.
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:C6Ia,AiUNlCATIGNS.


The following. GspuelnGi .assGnIbled at
Edgeii'ld CONT Housc on The g,h iusr aud
called f. b: .Bslc.ner to Tie Chair, and ap-:
pointed NJ. LahnE,Ie Seurrrary.. -.
JON" EIoai'nssw or,h, Esq q.;,ubn'u1ed The
tol!r>~Ii,5 HrcanbIe aud Rc.olutiolls. 10 tic L.
Me",'n-, winch. were Adopted. =:
Whereas The attention OF the People. Of
the U"i'ed' States is deeply excited upon
the great monetary dcrausemenr which.
now exists and has ez .ted for some ume
in this coulitry. ;fnd Whereas. In ipolsIlg TO
the causes wh.chrroduced III there is sA par
(WHICH AscribeS The present STATE Of things
to 14c want Of II. n .,iou;A Bank, and is de- =.
'er'"'iicd; itpossih.e, tore,cstablish, this dan
grrous li>tililIu,I, " -:
By il the, cl"rc II. solued,: 'Tha, the Can:
did''c> Iur the Gee ,a,ure from this Dis.
tricl be 'yspecuuliy requested to give heir
opinion, through the u,r'IIunl of the Edge
field Advertiser, nponthe policy, cxpcdiency-
and consliluttoualitI .of IA National Bank,
ana that each ami every Candidate answer
with direct Affirmative or Negative, the
following lutcrroS story:
. Are you or not III favor. of National
Bank
f's"l1ed, That the proceedings OF this
Meeting he published in tie Advertiser. :.
II. B: BELCnER. Chairman.
. JAMES MILLER. =
Nj l. AhORDE
j. ioLLiNGSW ORTIZ. =.
-. w II. h. NAYS. -. -.
TIiDS. SCURkY. =:
+. VI. I1tOr:l\ER:
i".. Dr,'M. Motley =
!. l.: ELsEl. -.
| J.C. ALLEN.
.. Gao. BusMELL:
:. D.. JOHN llUIEE.
-. ii. CuCkk OFT. ::
y. MOORE. = =
DAVID SrkOrHER :.
:. II, WATSON. =.
E.-SE tT!.E, - ..
80 j: ANDERSON. ~ 81: :.
u. 81 MD. -:
= Dr.J NICHOLSON.
JNO. GOMIkLlON.
- MM. GAkREF.. -.
|. j. B> .iiAkRlS.
GEO: HUiET, - =:
NJ. LABoRDE, Stcrt'tary. -: ..
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. A letter Published in the Lexington.
Kentucky observer STATES, thar Air.. GRAY.
son, though nominated as Tcxian Minister
tir the u s., had declined that ;ppont-
hent- and wh"" hr met hS dcnjh was. ON
his way 10 Baltimore as Naval Acrni, for
II" purpose Of procuring naval force for
Texas.
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From tie Charleston Courier,


CHEER!1G -IGNs.-We'ti5,s, rive that on q
.t"t, onr Wholesale mercantile firms already
has us. sim up, 10 froa! of oiie 'nfthc hobis
M brick stnres;iu Pearl-slree,,oppUsijtet tlie
SITE Of: the Great Hotel. .harr;l.. HaTes&
Go. have. hern the frs, to 'hahg ont trreir
banuer:on the Onward wall: ;i,,d.in relation
I" D"mrrous Others ~ the cry Is sill ,haSss
coue." =. =. -. II.
Our. aneieM. mart. .king.streer, isCfS
;assuspils the asI,ect tnf'lilTlitec1uraI asas
tIni .dar'p.lntyS III Ifrer.. Ripley q F0 aHd
. Mpilltt. Il Calder arg rapidly fe-conslract',
ins their Hire stores ,lt their respective tT,r:
ners-l,ob'iS tirocery is also aspiring
numerous 6ers are going up underline aus
p,crs OF. Cohen, Lazarus and ol her land
owners. .-... - :.
In Meeting street, Rame, will his con.
iectI0hary aud kaths, rs getting up larger
tIa li"rntrJi life fine brick stables are il,
progress Of construction nearly OPPOSITE. ,h,.
llotcl-Dou.las' noble store is neurly ready
for the d,spen>aIl"n Of good things. aud
lalv ; has already connencr,l oIernrinns.
4 friend. who. the great lcXic0grauiiier Il.
thcronlr'r> notwithstanding, would ..make
IL pnn,, aud yet nor "pick II I,ockei,.": on on
serving thai Mr., DAILY had rebuilt With an
additional story. remarked. that he was
Rising tdaIy) DAILY"
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:, Since wriiingihe :,lmve, wa nave rccciv cd
the Wilmiigt"n Advertiser, oi.the 9Th ult.
from '~hich,iI: ill'bc seen thatlhc Bank of
.Cap.";: Fear. rtsn'td specie payments .on
,hr Bath. h':' ..'., :. -.
Resumption m homes-The Rank of lie
State will resume specie payn!cnrs nn the
lst 3f August neXt We are proud IN say
The Bark Of. Cape: Fe;r Resumed on We'd
.nc:iay The, ,25 inst, Much has lrccn saii,l ii,
tome- and abroad Of The SOUND co,ditrnn
and pniirios tnini.gcinru, d these iu,tiru
tipgs. :. we now say. judge thcm; 6y. their
fruits. .NH'h, Caialina never .vapors. and
she Is cnn<equen,ly sonia ti,peS sneereil AT
d =, b bra saEls Inse.
e ..s"t "",;ts """etS trpty,y.. :'ur":. rH1nGgs
"'hcr expression rha,l a's4,ile..
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.THE CBors.-.rh",. Wcrurnpka, (Ala. J
Argus, lthe. 25lh u'I says, From all quar-
Icrs we have nolhiug bu good new, in rci;-
tion TO the crops. Wheat is alulndani. and
a nerter promise of cnrnhas nor graccd our
fields for years. Thee uoD. nlthonyh late.
j. in many instances. rcc!niiimg fast. hopi.s
are enrrriainrd. that although srIn,cd in
size. it inay YET turn. OUT more profitable
than at first expected"
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Mwder.-On Saturday lasj the bod, .or
Mr.. e.. Boyle. a ciIizrr Of This district, Syas'
found in The woods near his plantation: in a
condition when shtwrd:lhar he had been
beaten to 1caIh... On THURSDAY .s,;me of
his slaves WIRE errird by n court of magistrates
an 'irrchoIdrrs when four negro ,i,pu were
found guilty of the murder, and condemned
t" be runS on Friday the ION Of Anoust.
C0iumbiu IritScoye. Julv 81. ::
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Coming right.-Three. YEARS; AGO. tile
merchants Of North Carolina. we're in The
habit of hringing trum the North IN I'M.
mrn~c quantity of CottG nYarnS generally
ot a WreIchti lnniity, ,uipnn which ,hc con
sumtr paid no, only all the charges of
double transportation Ia and from the North,
bur. Il heavy profit .tn lllr Northern Manu-,
inr,.nc. Since that time. the num,:nu.
,fhcl"ries put III operation IN this stare have
n"Inniy slnppe'ith ii'nporIa ati0nol Yarns. .bnl
4'rHtucrl surplus f'r:cxporr;ri,n We
have heretofore noticed (ic Shpnicn,s of
warns from ii Factory in This place. and .nn.
Saturday last there arrived here tO.p)U lbs.
from one estalishnirnt..in the imrrriu.. on
itswar t" that great mart where all Things
lind heir value and a ready sale, New York
The periud cannot he di>i;mr. whrn.rhe en-.
tire demand lnr cotton clo,ns. as well ,s
yarns, in North Carolina, " ill., he suprIi,.d
by North Carolina industry Nothin. ronM
contribute more Il" the iuheprmlence AMI
prosperity of the State. There is no bn-i
ness, which. wrll:cnnhuctcd. Yields Il h,,ler
return than the cotton mmlufacturr, nnl no
place 'l'citer. adapted for its surct,S thai,
.Favc;viiic. :
':On the same dnv ihcro arrived here. also
.Lelween six and seven iuns uf Cnpper Ore.
from Gu'inrd--in wagons. for want of n
lter.conv"yancc.- fuWhsuiiee Obserrer.
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Fatat .4ccid.m.-hlr Thomas B. Ball, OF

Fotm 4ccid.m.-hlr Thomas B. Ball, OF
Athens. Vermont, was killed IN one of the
mills of The Jackson Corporaiinn on We'd.
nts'iay I,St, in y. most dreadful uranncr. In
repairing one hf,thc lnn"'s, it was necessary
fer oln pcrsnn.to hold. The belt which car
red II OF. from the shaft. TO prevent lis
winding up. This. MIR. Ball was doing,
when doubtless with "A view to make IT
"asirr:; as nc was obliged to hDrlit al al,
"lcSn''"f above his head, hc stepped upon a
part of the loom, in doing which II is. sup
posed that the belt touched upon Iilc drum
aal Immediately wound zip, catching him
by his arms and drawing him oyer The
drum htirr. a few revolutions with Ais
bQdy"round the drum, one of his; legs was
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-MuRDER.-Tht Enui.vilIt Herald states
on tie authority oI a gentleman direct from
ST. Louis, tha' Judge Don=hert of Ri.
'clIy ,nn County Couu of 81: l.o,,,s, was
murdered OH Saturday, l4rIi ins,., about
mile below that city by some person un
kno"n. The judge was on his way from
"a bridge, i'll the building OF which hi. wa,
concerned. lie was killed by discharge
uf bnck :shol, which lodged il. fhc side ochis
head penetrating ihe. BRAIN. .rhe greatest
excitement prevailed in ihe riIy, in:uon,..
qucnce oIit, and a circular bad been issued
calling on the ciijzrns 10 aid in The seatch of
the murderer. great many nccortin civ
,hrncd' Out and were securing thior0unrry
III every direction One intrvIluai. hail
been arrested and lodged nj Jail on suspicion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-09
NEW ORLEANS, Jmly2l.

lSf" 'k LlANS, JulN ~.
n. TisS,i in UiStrcSs Mhumnn Crmtt u.
TIL" schr K"iIa. G;ip'. Douglass. ar,,v d
yesterday from Hn>inrI. had 1t ny vovngc.
havlnc Lcrn as da. in making the Il ,Ilzc.
On the way, The crew, in then distress Tor
want "f water, '.:c, with >uinr oi the most
Iinkind and rhuu,an treatment we have
.IaIcIy heard of. llc particulars We have
derived from the loS ui the Roll;,, and. are as
iuilnw>:
en- the IL inst. in lat. IS 10 n. long. 81
q W, Capt. DouSla>> ,li~t:ovt,co Il san at
n"on, ST, ding 10 ,hc Snulhw ard and I,isl
ward. Being in distress, NOT haviu. Il,,i :,
drop Of fresh water for Two DAYS, Ius made
sail for Inc vessel. lie and his crew had for
two days been satisfying illeIr Thirst " ill
ani they looked forward with confidence
Tor supply. Al 3. p. NJ ON 'l,csanc da>
they wcrt.a lom9sldc the vessel which proved
/" b" ship Ehro, Capt. Waits. :ot I.,liowril,
eight days out from New-DrlrHns.
Thy Captain of his vGs>cIrrlir>cd to sup
pl% HE R!lkl, Erc;i,l>r. f,rsnolh, he might
run "ur aud he Obliged I" hra some FOR nm
self The nhre brsouSiir him. "ior Cod
AlmiShty:S slke," as tue log says, to lot
him have one. barrel, il .iu rnorc-hul he
>ltlI refused Al length. how ever; he pro-
pissed that they should have some ater if
they would exchange. cooks with him. =
. This They acccHed To ;rn.t received l.r>in ,
ole ;frr;.l about two thirds full. With 1h.s
pitaucr, The Rola continued her cnursc-
and 'cinS aided. by lbe rains, she was cna-
hlrd TO, make the. remaining eight DAYS OF
.Ipr 'nyaSc " illnut farther suffering. Ii
was afterwards .isccrraincd that ihu first
t,ilirpr hfI Ib, Fi,rI,