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mate at the villa of the Marquis of Has
tings, and it was there first learned her
extraordinary story. Yesterday met her
in the Pennsylvania Avenue, and 10 my
surprise, she recognised me. She remains
in the city but few days however, and is
now on her way from the city of Mexico
to London. She is beautiful. and though
her life has been chequered by melancholy
and disastrous incidents, she appears to
have lost none of her pristine buoyancy of
spirits: nor have the united attacks of time
and sorrow made any impression on the
elegance Of her form or the brilliancy other
personal beauty.
In reply to a good nalured remark that
] made in relation to The sweets of matr-
mony, she said II know little of the rap
lures on which you dilate. There was a
time when could appreciate them; but
suppose that If listen TO your sex, 1 shall
be obliged to take another husband. But,
oh rae! dread the idea, for it appears that
fatality attends me, All die whom
love and the man who takes me next must
possess more courage than the Austrian
troops did at Jena!" do not doubt that
the widow, ere the lapse Of a couple of
months, will have her fifth husband!
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Negro Wit.--"Jake," said gentleman
10 an old negro, who was rather Iazily
engaged in clearing the snow from bis
premises. Jake, my old boy. you DON, se,
along with this job very fast" IVY mas
sa." replied Jake, scratching his WOOL
pretty considerable for an old man,f guess;
and | couceit myself, datI can clear more.
snow away in desc ERE short days, den de-
spryest nigga in de city could do in de lon-
gest summer day as eber was"
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So WE THINK.-An exchange paper
commenting on The close of the year, and
of the mental and physical toll which the
editor has undergone in order to serve his
readers with an instructive and useful sheet.
and of the scanty recompense Of that toll,
concludes in the following sensible and
manly terms: THAT man who has a fam
lily and does not take a newspaper, neg
lects most important and responsible du-
ty. Incur humble estimation. he does not
properly esteem tie interests OF his child
rem"
From the very first establishment of
newspapers in this country, this unIenia-
BILE fact has been rungin the ears of parents;
yet how feebly it has been responded to-
Many, it is true, have availed themselves Of
the intellectual light shed around the fami-
ly circle by well conducted newspapers;
buI the number, comparatively, is insig-
n6cant. Point US out the man who does
not take newspaper, or borrow his
neighbor's and we point to man who is,
in regard 10 pleasing and scientific knowl-
edge, hundred years behind The age in
which he lives, and whose children will
grow up destitute of moral culture and in
tellectual grace,-N. o. Picayune.
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Never glue It up, Girls.-Mr. John Ay.
rentein lately led to the altar in Pbiladel-
phia, Miss Rhoda Graysop, after contin.
ued courtship Of thirty; four gears. This
shows what mdy be DONE if vie only stisk
tdin
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.Rppreaesices Wanted.

nNF. or Two Apprentices to the Printing
" Business. will be taken at this Office.
Youths from II to 16 years of age, with tol
cradle English education, who can read and
write well, will mee. with encouragement
Jau 9 1880 40
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PROSPECTUS
OF THE FOURTH VOLUME OF THE
EngeffelD aD0rrtiaer,

P1ERRE Fs LABOHOE, Edft0r.
In entering upon the duties of a public
Journalist, the Editor deems 1t neces-
cary to make known his political princl-
ples. This he will do in as brief a man
ner as possible. He is Of the slraitest sect
of the State Rights School of politics.
On a strict construction Of the Federal
Compact, depends he believes. the value
aud the very existence Of the Union. To
promote this greatobject,he will labor faith
fully, and with zeal untiring. lie is op-
posed 10 a United States Bank, believing
i, to be unconstitutional, inexpedient, dan
gerous. and peculiarly oppressive to the
South.
Heis in favor Of the Independent Con-
stitutional, Treasury scheme. He believes
il to be the safest, the cheapest. and the
most simple plan for collecting and dis
bursing the public revenue. which has yet
been proposed.
His paper shall not be a mere political
party sheet. Agriculture and general
literature shall meet at his hands, a due
share Of attention. He will endeavor to
make iudicious selections for the farmer,
and will cater for the delicate appetite OF
the lover of polite literature. In short, he
will use every exertion to make his paper
as miscellaneous, and as useful as possible.
He will publish articles on all subjects of
iuterest,
"From grave to gay from lively to severe
During the season of business, he will
publish every week, the prices current OF
Hamburg, and Augusta, and occasionally
Of Charleston and Columbia.
TERMS.
The EpeETIELp ADVERTISER is pub
iished every Thursday morning at Three
Dollars per annum, il paid in aduance-
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents if not paid
before the expiration Of Six Months from
tho date of Subscription-and Four Dol
lars if not paid within Twelve Months
Subscribers out Of the State are required
20 pay in Advance.
j No subscription received for less than
one gear, and no paper discontinued until
all arrearages are paid. except at the OPP
sion Of the Publisher.
All SUBSCRIPTIONS VIII % continued un-
less otherwise ordered before the expIra-
zion Of the year.
Any person procuring five Subscribers
and becoming responsible for the same.
shall receive the sixth copy gratis.
Advertisements conspicuously inserted at
623 cents per square, (l2 lines, or less,
for the FIRST insertion, and 433 cts. for each
continuance. Those published monthly,
or quarterly will be charged 81 per square
for each insertion. Advertisements not
having the number of insertions marked
on them, will be continued until ordered
out, and charged accordingly.
All communications addressed to the
Editor, post paid, will be promptly and
strictly attended to.
w. F. DURISOE, Publisher.
Feb Z, 1889
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"Do you snore, Abel Adams!" "No
Seth Jefferson, do never snore." "Iiow
do you know Abell" because the other
day | laid awake the whole night On our
pose 70 seei" "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-02-28

Improved Pink Saucers.
Anl1R IMPROVED PINK SAUCERS
RUUU for dyingSilk, Stockings, Gloves,
Feathers, Flowers. Tiffany, Gauzes, Grapes,
Cambricks, Muslins, &c. &c.
Just received and for sale at the Edgefeld
Medicine Store.
July Is tf24
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Maiden Name "a tall, swarthy, mid
die aged man, witfFa bushy black beard.
full a weeks growtbsedged bis way up to
the bar, and tapping Codnsellor--on
the shoulder, said to him Place your
honour. I'd he getting wIitessgainst Lar
ry Douaghue for triae he'd beoYing mo-"
"What might your name be?" replied tho
willing counsellor. "Flannagau, yer
honor;" answered the eager client.-
what is your other name?" con,inuedth
counsellor. "Och, my maidensname is L
you WANT. sure Thin me maiden name rs
Patrick at your honor's sarvice."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-02-28

CURE FOR A LIVER CoMPLAINT.-A
gentleman of Baltimore, who had for a
long time imagined himself dying with the
liver complaint, was advised by his physi-
clan. DR.. Crawford, 10 make an excursion
into the state of Ohio. After an absence
of some months, he returned home in good
health; but, upon receiving information of
the death OF his twin brother, who had ac-
tually died of a diseased liver. he immedi.
ately staggered. and falling down, cried
Out he was dead man; and had, as he al
ways expected, died of the complaint of
his liver. DR.. Crawford being sent for,
Immediately attended; and ON being inform
ed fthe notion which had seized The hyp-
ochondriac, he took hold Of his arm, and
feeling his pulse, exclaimed, o yes, the
gentleman is certainly dead, and it is no
more than probable that his liver was the
death Of him. However, to ascertain The
cause, will cul him open before pulrefec
ton takes place. He called for carving
knife, and whetting it as butcher would
do TO open cad calf, be wen, to him
and began to open his waistcoat. The
dead man became so horribly frightened,
that he leaped up with the utmost agility
and crying out murder! murder! murder!
ran of with speed tha, would have defed
whole college Of physicians 10 have
caught him; after running considerable
distance, until he was almost exhausted, he
halted; and not finding the doctor at his
heels, soon became composed. aud from
that period was never known 10 complain
of his liver, although he lived upwards of
twenty years after it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-02-28

EFFICACY OF PRAYER.-The prayer Of
a righteous man availelh much. We havo
indeed, no reason for hoping that our tardy
devotions can open the gates ofheavea Cor
a sinner whose day of grace is faded into
darkness, and who has gone 10 his account
in unbelief and final impenitence; but Of
those who yet live, it is hard to decide who
have absolutely "sinned unto death" and
we are still less able to determine how Of.
ten the devotiops Of the faithful have oh.
lained for those, whose case was most tn
be despaired of, fresh and efficacious VIZ
sit from the Spirit of Grace and Comfort,
and little farther respite TO recover their
strength, before they departed hence and
were no more seen. 1t was memorable
saying of Ambrose to the mother Of Au.
gustin, when she lamented to him the M
disposition which her son at that time dis.
played to all religious feeling, have never
known the son allowed to perish, for whose
soul so many prayers aud holy tears inter-
ceded." Nor when we hear. in like man
ner, complaints from parents and teachers,
Of example and entreaty thrown away. on!
the levity and stubborness of those whose
hearts they have desired to soften and
ameforate, can we avoid sometimes suss-
peclins that their pains might have had q
happier effect, if His help had been duly
sought for who only giveth the increase
either to the earthly, or'spiEilual husband.
man.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-02-28

Buck Wheat FLOUR,
TUST Received. good article. put up e1.
% pressly for Family use, and for sale by
C. A. DOWD.
Dec S, 1888 f44
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A very pretty dun.-The editor of an
Indiana paper makes what we call mo-.
wing appeal to the purses ofE&iirts patrons,
and one that ough, to be feltinthe spirit
of the question once asked Of a benevolens
gentleman, who said he livery sincere
ly for the misfortuues Of a neighbor-
"Have you felt in yourspocketsg" was the
query. The editor 10 whose case we
are alluding. saysshe is in very particular
need of few. hundred dollars, juat to stag
the stomach fsome creditors ofhis. This
is certainly ahsargument that should be at.
tended 10. .-Coprier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-02-28

Teras-TheTexianC Cohgress adjourned
the 24th ult. A law passed authorizing the
loan Of SI,OOO,0G0, 10 the United States,
besides the S5,000,000 loan authorized To
be negotiated.
The seat of Government is changed from
Houston TO some point on the Colorado Ri
yer, and will be located near Lastrop.-
The next Congress will meet atsfhe new
seat Of Government. aj.-Asa Brigham
has been re-appointed Treasurer, and J.
w Simmons, Esq. is appointed Comp
troller. Both appoint mems confirmed.
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HEALTH AND LoNGEvlTY.-The char
acler of the early riser, says Macnisb, is
the very reverse Of that Of the sloven. His
coun,enance is ruddy. his eye joyous and
serene, and bis frame full Of yigor and acti.
witty. His mind is also clear aud uncloud.
ed, and free from that oppressive languor.
which weighs like nightmare upon tha
spirit of the sIuggard.
The same writer in another place OBJ
serves-The most striking instances OF
the good effects of early rising are to be-
found in our peasantry and farmers, whose
hale compilations, good appetites. and Wig.
orous persons, are evidences Of the benefit
derived from this custom, conjoined with
labor; while the wan. W healthy counte-
nance and enfeebled frames of those who
keep late hours, lie long in bed, and pass
the night in dissipation, study or pleasure,
are equally conclusive proofs Of the PERM
cious consequences resulting from an oppo-
site practice.
One principal advantage to health re.
sulting from early rising is, that il drives
US 10 bed early. He who rises at four,
will moi long sit up till eleven, or twelve.
or one Nature may be wroneed for a.
time, but her demands are so impcrious,
that few will persevere in resisting her.
even when fashion is with them. So long
as people are permilted-or rather permit
themselves-to lie in bed till six, seven, or
eight O'Clock in the forenoon, so long will
they be unable to resist the tempta.
tions 10 sir up to an hour which is uniavora.
BILE to health. But when they have sue
ceeded in rising at four, uniformly. they
will be apt soon to learn 10 retire at nina
or ten. Hence arises the greatest share
of gain which is derived from early rising.
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! I32
220
Al
l406
Total.
Houssos, Texas, Oct.

HoUsfOS, Texas, Oct. 2.
Oar market is now literally drained
rhcre is nolhing like competition, and con-
sequenrly prices have become exhor"it-
AMI, as will appear below. Step into a
provision siure and inquire for flour,
bacon sugar, coffee, or. indeed, any thing
else, and The ready reply is, We have
JUS, sold the las, to a gentleman going 10
Austin"
Flour is scarce. and selling at S75 n
$50 per bbl. Pork, $50 per bbI: +; Beef
$40 $50 per bh.; Curn Meal. Sc S.
per Dbl. !; Sweer Potatoes, Sc n So; Irish,
none; Corn, in the shuck, 81 per 100
ears; by the sack, none; Coiiee, SOC. "A
GOc. per h.; Sugars, 42c. a Soc. per lb. {:
Butter. in market, 81 25c. 81 soc. per
Ii. i; in firkin, none; Eggs. 81 SOC. a
- 00c. per doz. Chickens, $40 SIS
per doz. Lurl, &c. 75c. per ib.; /; Mo
lasses, 81 SOC. 81 OOc. per gaslon.-
Telegraph.
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BALTIMORE. Oct. s.

Most Distressing Shipwreck.--Captain
Little, Of the ship Glasgow, at this port,
from Liverpool, reports that on the 18th df
Sep embrr; in lat. So 10, Ion. 81 20, wind
light frnln the westward and halllimg, he
discovered at a distance the appearance of
"A raft with something on il bore up, and
sen, his boar; and took from it three hu-
man beings, with scarcely any life in tIl.m
-,uok them OH board, aud Learnt that
they were the only survivors of a
crew of 10 men, belonging to The ship
Arab. Capt. Robertson, of and for Hull,
from Hull, from Baizc, Honduras, with ii
cargo of mahogany. During the gale of
the 18th of september, she as disma<ted,
and finally went entirely Iopieces. Those
saved were on The side Of the poor, hrins
d planks ~ feet long. 'fhey had heen ON
this raft 3 days wilIrouf any Thing except
TWO cocoa NUS, which they found, and
were in most wrctched anfsIaiving con-
dition when taken oil, and would NOT have
survived another day. There were orisi-
naIIy nine upon the raft, including the
mate, hut they had previously died, or
becoming deranged for want of food. had
jumped into the sea. The names of those
saved are William Westwood, carpenter,
of Yorkshire, England; John Arsley, IA
Prussian; and Halvor Haralscn, a Nor
wcgiap.--Patriot.
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We received, some weeks since, a COM
municatiou by an anonymous writer, CIV
ing an account Of visi, which he nude 10
some young ladies, and Of udicrous ad-
venture which befefl him, while in their
company. lie tackled on 10 his communi-
cation, an essay against tobacco chewers.
As his article involved facts of a personal
nature, we did no, feel Justified in Insert
ing it in our columns. He has written 'us
alettet, not very respectful, we think, ask
ing publication of his "piece." We enter
tain for this writer wilhof, a 'hame, no
feeling of contempt, as he might suppose !;
but we say TO him decidedly, that we must
decline his communication. Juds sing from
his style, we would say that he must be
very young man. We recommend to
him, more careful preparation, whenever
he writes for thepress.
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PnrLApELPuIA, October 10.

Specie payments ngni" Suspended.-
Circumstances prevent us ir,m dwelling
upon The subject 10 day as fully as we
could wish, bur there is one thought at
least which urgently presents i'sclI.-
Whatever he lle immediate causes which
led to this suspension, orwE'alever the pal
liations which may he brought forward III
regard to it. one thing is clear-eilIer that
The banking system is SO radically vicious
in Itself that, while amusing the country
with dclusive shows of prosperity il tends
constantly to mischiefs Of the most dis
crcditable and blighning character, or that
under its present form, it is entrusted 10
those whoare utterly incompetent to lis.
management, and have the guardianship
If machine which they con(essetIy can-
not control 10 the prnducii"n of lasting
good. The suhjec' seems tn narrow itself
10 this. Ii stands irlep-ndenr of all other
cunsileralioms.an fil is now 10 form par
ties, they can ouIy divide themselves upon
the TWO views of the case which we have
presented. Is it necessary for the prace
and welfare Of the community TO ,lcInoIi>h
The credit system altogether; or afe there
modes in which il eau either he amended
or superseded, 50 hal the advantages NAV
he gained without, the evils which now af
flicr us wuI, pero'Iical regularity? Such
are the questions upon which the penple
of Pennsy ylvania arc TO form their opinions,
that they may be carried into effect as
snon as may he consistent with calm and
enisl,enedjudsmenl 1t is no Ias'y topic
of au hour to be lightly or inremperately
dealt with; but a matter Of deep and eu-
during concern. affecting both tire public
and their prosperity. By the act Of sus-
pension, the charters oflhe existing Banks
will be al The disposal of The Common
wealth, aud there is nothing in the charac-
ter of any branch of its government which
is likely to interfere with that course of
con,lucr which may ultirnatel he resolved
on "a hest calculated to promote the sener-
al good, care OF course being taken not to
interfere with individual interests further
than may he actually necessarys-Pem-
sylponian.
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meanwhile, remained at Guyaquil, proba-
bly, watching for the favorable moment TO
return and place himself at The head of ALI
other revolulion-for which, it IS said, n
strong disposition exists among the people.
The loss of tile ChiIli;ius in the invasion
exceeds 400O men; l6U0 lett Callao for
Chlinn The 10th OF June, with what mnn
ey was then collected, and about lOOU
more remained in Lima, to carry off more
money and oU.0U0 loaves of sugar which
the planters were ordered to deliver iu
August.
The'U. S. corvette Capt. Clack, was
expected daily at Callao from Guayaquil.
The Falmouth Capt M'Ceever, was IA,
The former place. The exploring expedi.
lion sailed about the 10Th of July, sup
posed for the Sandwich Islands.
NEW GRENADA.-An insurrection had
broken out in Paste, one Gr the provinces
of this republic, headed by a priest, and
fomenled by number Of maconteus and
agitators. General Harran had marched
from the capital TO iput il down, and as,
sistance had heen offered from The repub-
lie of Ell Ecuador.
The Executive had sanctioned the de-
cree permitting the transit Of diplomatic
and consular corresdoudencr free of pos.
iage. across The isthmus of Panama.
Com. Advertiser.
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" Died out Of the city.
ELECTIONS.

NeiO Jsrsey.-The majority of the hd-
minislra'ion party in the popular vote Of
this Stale is, according to a table in the
Trenton Emporium, about l4U0.
Pennsylvania. Returns from every part
nflhis State, show great gain for lhr Adj
ministralion. The majority will undouhI-
edIy be very decisive.
Ohio.-We have enough Of returns
from this Stale, to prove that the Wings
are ulicrl y prosIra,ed. The Republicans
have. by The returns received, secured ~
Senators and Rcpresenlarives-,hc Wings
%. Fifty five is majority of both
Houses. 7'he Cincinnati Gazet,e .(W hig,)
says, that the Van Buren, candidate
in Hamilton county are elected by
majority of 100; last year it was only
2U0.
ltis now confidently predicted that Mas
suchuseis will go for the Sub-Treasiir,
policy in Novemhcr.-Charl.s. Mercury.
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From tic Courier, Oct. 18th.
CITY OF CHARLES ION.
OCTOBER II, lS3SS

OCTOBER IL, 1889,
Alta meeting of the Committees lrom The
Union Bank, Stale Bank, Bank OF Soulu-
Carolina, Louisville, Cincinnati and
Charleston Kali Road Bank, and Plan
ters. and Mechanics Bank, held this day,
II was Resolved t. recommend 10 their sew
eral Boards to suspend Specie Payments
forthwith, and thar the following address
to the Public, he published in the several
papers of this city, with the concurrence OF
The above named Banks.
The several Boards having coucnrred in
the recommendation Of their Committees
the address is as follows;
"fELLow- CITIZENS: An unexampled
crisis has arisen-lnreatcnIng, it not linieiy
provided for. TO bring upon this comniunI-
ty the greatest distress--lt therefore be-
comes the imperative, thous b painful duty,
of those whose interest it is To " alch over
the monetary concerns and credit Of thu,
State, 10 adopt such measures as are called
for by the present emergency.
Your Committee feel the deep RESPONSE
ty which has dcvoived upon them, aud are
auxlous TO justly 10 the Stale, aud to the
world, the course oi proceeding which may
be adopted Oh This OCCASION. They lhius
il proper To observe that the Banks OF this
city have in good faith, notwithstanding Tie
extraordinary pressure OF tue Times, pune
,ually aud cheeriu!ly redeemed their pa
per and, al the same IInle, .hurded such
accommodation To il suffering community
as II was III their power ~ give, ahd they
confidently believe, that but Tor events al.
together beyond their control, would nave
continued 10 do So. IL l., knuwu 10 our
fellow cltIZens, that the Banks 0t Pmiadel-
piia, with the Bauk Of the Uuitcd States
a, their head, and the Banks Of Balumure;
have suspended specie paymenss, which
must from Necessity, be followed oy th"se
of New-f ork, aud our other commercial
cities. The effect would be tif moi pre-
sen,ed) 10 draw for shipment abroad, ete-
~ dollar from the Banks Of this city with
out The power on their part oil replenshlng
their cullers except at the most rulnous
sacrifices, involving for want OF accoinnu-
datiun lo tie ci'izeus e,ery mad al all con
ncc,ed " III The agricultural or comuer-
ciall concerns OF the country iu uuparul-
leled distress.
"Yuur committee state the fact that by
the last steamers since the suspension, in
the cities Defore alluded to, larse drafts and
amounts have come on and ire now walt
ing to know the result OF the proceedings
OF ,lIs uleeling. krl your Con,lnltee be.
Geye trat thew WIFI ir Il few tE;tyS In. s,l-
bowed by many others whose objec. is reek
less specula,Ion, regardless OF The rullipli
ed ills which they bring upon this country.
With feelings, therefor e. Of great paili and
distress, but called Tor by what they con-
slider an irresistible necessity. Your Cnn-
mittee are satisfied that the measure ac-
companying this address adopted by this
meeting, is the only step which could have
been taken at this extraurl nary ]uncture." t"