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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

The Northern section of the state has
done nobIy. The Van Buren, men were
chuckling muc!, lasl week, over the deffa,
Of Senator raIlmadge III Dulches. But
this defeat is only partial, as il is believed
the Whis electoral ticket has a majority
in that county, while Silas virgins own
cnumv, ST. Lawrence. has gone dead n
san>t him, and el..ctrha Wing nenber of
COngress-Henr, Van Rensselaer,, Esq. a
son of the late PalrOon OF Albany.
We have not room for table of mem
hers of Congress elrc, to dav. Itappears
to be prcilv well settled Than the Van Bu-
rem party have gained six members. while
the Wings have gained four-havino mel
Van Buren gain of two. The wings will
probably have Il majority of eight in
the House Of Assembly. and of about
thirty on joint ballot"
Vrginia. a.-'rir Old Dominion, says the
Richmond Whi. of Tuesday last "is yet
in fog" The Glnbr, of Monday eve
ming, gives returns from I05 counties. ma
king the V. B, ma ioriry. thus far. 33l.-
Torhis statement ilappen'ls the following,
Notr,-We deem tproper to slate the
the Baltimore American, OF This morning,
claims To have heard from l04 countirs.
in which The Federal majority is upwards
of 1900; and the lnl"Iliscncer, of this morn.
ing. claims SO maj"ri,v. NotwithsIand.
ing this. we feel confident that The Denn
cratic party has carried Virginia. Many
ofour rc'urus are copied from Federal pa.
prrs.
The Baltimore American, nr Tuesday
morning. gives returns from LOG counties
AMI rites, >hewins Van Buren majorily
Of lGl. II aids The following remarks
"rheIc are is counties yet TO be heard
from whirh in 1886 gave Van Buren, ma
jnrily OF Pill :otcs. In various papers
from which the above table is coupled,
there is Il Discrepancy in the returns from
several counties, which can only be recli-
fird when the official returns are received"
The Aladi,uniar. Of the 10Th SAYS,
"Thcrc were returns in the Baltimore
papers. yesterday. from Southern Virgin.
la, which il accurate, would give The Stale
10 Harrison. But we have no confidence
in those returns. and scarcely a hope of the
Stale Washington county gives 25l ma
jorily 70" Van Bn:en.''
The Richmond Wing. in another article
says: THE Old DpmIniun has east hel
vnlr for Marin Van I!nren, in all human
probability. by few hundreds"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19
THE BOUNDARY QUE ;TION.

The MghlGnds.-The Gardner. (Mc.)
Spectator, contains the following extract
from letter TO gentleman in Gardner,
from Professor Renwick, One OF the euai-
nccrs engaged in the boundary survey -
- am happy TO be able to communicate
to you thai The result of my operations will
probably leave no other basis for the Brit
ish claim than the quihble whether the
Bay of Fundv be the Atlantic Ocean. ]
have discovered and eyplor 4 Il range of
mountains extending from the Bay of
Chalcurs, around The heads of the branch.
es of the ST. Johns to the Tcmiscouaa
portage, 80 that on thr British ground that
the Highlands are necessarily mountains
they can be met to ad anrage. The
height of these moun'ains. can only guess
at, until | make up I'll" calcula'inns.'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19
From ME South Carolinian.
TIE COTTON CROP.


~ 'I''"" '"s N1'c'es.I"S anu ',t'p'r'ah'
nes,Iy yrcronn,.nd + ,o ,Ls .,,nn,;u, -" =,
rhr nIan,ers Of ,bi, stnte We have no ~
dnub, lbr cron nr ,h;s vear will ho , .hor,
onr. and if this were rnnIe NANTES, n ,hr
world, by such an Investigation in eacb
Stale. as thai adonlel in Alabama ,I,e in.
forests or The planters wouIJ n. orr,,Iy
n,ono,rd hv :, yvbv canno, snmo -,
ihrm in ,bis Stair ann,;u, 9 c,mn,;,,ee
10 40 in Alabama m nakc similar enn,,;ries
:. n rho cron in Snm,l, CurnI;na. ,nJ .nch
D;s,rict Aor;cuItur,I Sncip,;cs .s owls,
make ,hc bcsr rcpor,s tbcv can, nm the sub.
icc,. to r!,c next meeting Of ,he Sra,. So.
ririv in This place We shall oIso hc
pruiiGed +, pubIish. and scpJ IN ,bn Cam
miItee in Alabama, onv ;nl,rno,;n, ,,,,
n,o, he ecn,nn,mn;r,,nj ~ -. f., ,hn, .,.,'.
,,"ss "r"s ~ N0''' 90 :" 10 ''' ''"' Pu'-
w. wor,J cho,f,u, ,o,;.o ..,,,o.,oJ
rho rumoc'u;,'as ,f ,bo roo,;,os ", " .'. r ~, :.
,n,, os,L Ser,onhor hu, ,I,., -, Ia ,',
nhserye ,b.u g Leu ,Lo r,no.s c,,,,.';,;
,Lo,n :, rr, rooo;v.J ,,,, r.,,II ""',;a ma' e''
,hosr nancrs whc,. the Letter WINS roc.;,sJ m '
=, A., o. ,o,,
WIN io'"h"'' '''''' Oe'' u lo4o.
Col. a. II. PEMBERr"N.
Dear SIr:-inpnrsnance of Resolutions,
passed by meeting OF Planters. held in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19
From the GresnriHe Mountainrtr

From The GresNtHfc M0unfHiRrfr
The Courl of Sessions and Common
Please continued The whole week out al
Spartaui,ureII c. II. A grear deal Of un-
finished business remains Oh docket. not
withsandng rhe ussihuity Of the presiding
Judge. Ii is supposed that extra Courts
will he ordered for Greeuyillc and Spar
,anhurgIl. 10 held s0uIe lime during the
nexI Sumner.
An unusual case of hom;ci,Ir was tried
at Spar anbursh. A man by the name of
Maybrrry Mitchell was arraigned for The
murder of Henry Stone. il appeared by
evidence that these men had been frienrls
uniformly up 10 the fatal hour in which
The latter received his death blow. Stone
was intoxicated, and by abusive language
provoked Mitchell TO strike him Il blow
,ciM his fist. which ielletl him to the earth,
and after lie fell TWO more blows we're in
llicted on his head. Mitchell was drag.
sed of by byslander, and Stone was
found 10 he quite dead, as soon as ap-
preached ny The crowd. His skull was
fractured between The eyes. and his neck
tlislpcale.l. The occurrence took place al
"A muster, where, of course, whi~kry was
plenty. The prosecution was conducted
by General W!,ilnrr Solicitor, and the
d. fence NY Henry q Eoho. and E. G.
Lei.ner. Esqrs. The Jury returned vcr-
dict of MausIausI,rer. Mi cheI was SEN
| fenced 10 six months imprisonment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

The Orange crop lIhiS year, raised in
this Territory. will be worth S200.U00.-
Hitherto that amount. and much greater,
lia, been pail 10 Havana fur that one ar.
tice of consumption. The profits arising
from the produce Of tropical fruits have
been very great, and as they become ac.
rlimaled in this Territory, they will MOI
oily aIlord an article Of luxury, but val
liable addition to onrincum". Ample EN-
couragemen,. in the price which fruits al
ways command, is afforded To the horli
culturSt. One gentleman residing on The
81. johns River, ii few year, ago purcha-
sed lew orange trees, whirh hy skilfl
management has become so productive
thai his income from oranges alone now
amounts to several thousands Of dollars
AS our population increases. we hope to
see manyol The fruits peculiar 10 tropical
climates inrnInccd on The plantations or
This river. The prize of wealth is TO the
most entcrprisins; aud no source of ~ wealth
promises IL competency 10 IN Industrious
man, with m"re chances Of surrcss, than
The acclinaiiun of tropical fruits. We
lrIsr sumc of our readers will devote their
attention to this branch of agriculture. II
is an experiment well worth trying Try
il. and few years hcnrr banaDnas. plan
tains, and figs, with he as common articles
of export from Florida, as oranges now
are. ar us sweet potatoes are from Virginia
and the Carulinas.-.1paiachicoia ddu.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19
From the Charleston Msrcary.
OUR SENATOR.

The suhjoined correspondence will he
read witt: interest, and al The same time
with regret by the citizens of Charleston,
that Mr.. CALHOUN found it necessary to
decline the invitation. A word ofexp!an-
alton is necessary in publishing. Mr.. CAL
HouN had so uniformly declined invita-
,ions of this kind, that twas deemed prop
er TO consult him before the formal action
ofa public meeting was had. The posi-
hilitv of inducing him to accept public
dinner in Chatle,lon, had been the sub ject
of general conversation, and the delight
with which his political friends here would
unite in renewing tn lin such idcnce Of
their confidence and esteem. was well
known. Accordingly soon after our cleo
lion. a number Of gentlemen addressed 10
Mr.. CALHOUN the letter which will he
found helow-his reply, which follows,
brearhes a spirit that will find a respnnse
in the hearts Of all true State Rights Re-
publicaEs.
CHARLESTON. Oct. 81, 1910.
JOHN C. CALHOUN, Esq. Fort Hill.
There is an anxious desire with many
of YOUR fellow citizens Of Charleston, 10
make some public testimonial of the CRATE
full sense entertained by them of your dis
ringuisllcd public services. and 10 manifest
their continued confidence in your polite
al principles. and the unbendins lirmness
and integrity with which they are main
tanned.
The changed aspcc, of the political hori-
zop has cast no shade over The democratic
parry of the CITY of Charleslun, for what
ever the combination by which a party
gets inro power, That party cannot long
continue to rule the people Of the United
States, unless their principles be those of
the great republican or democratic party.
Still it is the desire Of all men entertain
ing the same political opinions to take
.ounciI of each otber-~lhat those living at
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19
From tic Charleston Courier.
ELECTION.

This great contest has ben so decisive
Iy settled that The Washington Glohc, the
organ of the administration Il, The National
Capital, makes The following annuncialion
of Mr.. Van Buren's defcat-"It becomes
our duty 10 announce To the public that we
have received returns oi The clpcrinns in a
sufficient number Of States to render The
final result no longer doubtful"
Pennsyirania.-The Harrison majority
in the Kew Stone STATE, is slated by the
National Gazette, Of Monday evening last,
at 2IS, by the North American, Of Tues
day at lS6, and the Inquirer, ofsame date,
at 1S3 or l75, al the lowest calculaton.-
Upwards nf2S5.00O voIes were poled al
the elections; whereas at The late October
election tie number of votes was bu, 256,
1877. The Whie head quarters were illu
minated. on the evening of The 9ih, in Gel
ebralion Of the event.
Ncw York.-In the Cataract State the
Harrison majority. accor ling TO the Com.
mercial Advertiser, Of The 9Th, will be
swellerl to 1900, New York has spoken
with the voice Of niagara against The Ad.
minisration. Gov. Stewards majority
will be aboui 10000. We make the fol-
lowing exIrart from The Advertiser:
"Goveruor Stewards ma ajority will he
ahour the same as it was in 1888, perhaps
q few hundred less, in consequence of The
opposition of aportion ofthe bar, to The
new aud reduced fee bill of last session.
for which the Governor was unjuslly Gen.
sured; also in consequence of the school
f,nd question, which, strangely enough,
has been worked up in such n manner as
to drive the whule body of Irish Roman
Catholics, in compact phalnax, into the
arms of their worst enemies.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

Population and Property.-The books
Of the several marsh is employed to lake
lie late census in New York, present an
aggregate of 3l3,629. of whom lad 1924
are white males, and l53,530 are " hitc
females. The cnlered population amounts
% I5.G06. Of whom G,637 are males, and
9,U3S females. The increase since 1885,
has been about $4,000. The value OF real
aud personal property in the city assessed
This year, is SlS7, l2l 464 real, and $685.
72l. 500 personal total, .543. l6s {;
being a decrease of $l4 4,O2S.25 from last
wears vaIualiun.-.i american Sentinel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

Mr. CalEnun's term as Senator in Con-
Srrss expires oil the .llIi of march next
Or course an cIrcIiun will he held this
winter to fill the vacaacy. We have new.
understood whether Mr.. Calhoun will
consent TO continue longer in public life,
though we hope he will not retire. lfa
candidate for re- election. there can he no
doubt that he will receive the support of
nine ienrilS of :hc members Of the Lceis
lnIure. notwithstanding the information
which Mr.. Clay said las, winter he had re-
ccivrd tothe contrary.
Mr. Prasion's term does moi expire till
March 1913, but we have been informed
illal he has expressed a determination to
resign. II he does, there will he two Scna-
tors 10 Clect at the ensuing sessiou.-Pen
dictOn Messenger.
II Mr.. CALHOUN intended 10 decline q
reelection, he ouId of course have made
il known before this; and his not doing go.
lravcS no doubt illai the State may, las
she undoubtedly willy again avail herself
Of his ueStimaLle services. withoul any
declaration Of a candidacy on his part He,
of course. as usual. leaves the matter ep-
lirely to the State, and may do 50 very
safely, for she has far more at stake in the
matter than he.
Asto Col. Preston. we sincerely hope
that he information of the Messenger, as
to his "dcermlna:iuL 10 resgn.' MAY
prove correct Be this as it may. howev-
er, it is certain that The people have come
10 the determination no longer 10 tolerate
his munslrous, Unprecedented misrepre.
senlaIion of their feelings aud principles
and abuse Of their delegated poxer and
trust. And we have every reason 10 be.
lieve that their voice will he found as I'm.
animous. in the choice of his successor, ms
in lhe recollection of his collrause. The
pure & incorrupIihlr patri0I against whom
the "Preston Fuciion' have directed thcil
birtcres, hostility, is the very ore 10 mark
his exit with that striking contrast of public
character, alike encouraging to disinrercs.
ted and exalted fidelity, and cnu,rmuaro
ry Of sclfslncss and lrcachcry There i.
every reason to believe, however, thai So
far from desiring The office on his own ac,
cnunt, he would decline to be candidate
If consulted. But n" could moi but appre.
ciate highly, an unsolicited of him, at sucI
a'mc, and chccrIuIi: manifest that appre'
citation, by detcrrtinin" 10 serve, al leas
for the remainder of Inc present term. We
therefore earnestly hope. it, common will
all wr have heard speak nH Ia" suhjcci. .'iha
II choice of hm may lie sn nmlr-a choice
is honorable 10 the State, as 10 Iin.-
South CdrOiiRiuR.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

the whole ground has been carefully ex-
amined. and that The Commissioners arc
on their return. Their report will proba-
bly, come 10 us by the way ofW asflington;
and unit wc Get il. We mus, pm Up with
snch information as may casually fall from
those cor nected iIh The expedition.
am informed thai there is not a doubt
upon the minds VI the Commissioners,
that the line claimed by the Americans is
tlIr true line: and thar no person Who
makes the examination with the intention
Of ascertainiug the truth can arrive at auy
other conclusi II. This, have no doubt
is correct: ami all we want 10 bring this
irritating QUESTION 10 close, is energelic
and determined action on The part of the
government.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19
!ST JpstpH. Oct q

lirlanchoRy Disaster.--Thr " Ill srpnm
boat Leroy, plying between Charrahochr
and lola, collapsed her llue on Sunday last
near Blounrstown on her passage down
lhr river. killing the Captain. Engineer.
TWO white fircmcm, the steward. Ia free
man of colnr) and Il passenger supposed
TO he Mr.. Daniel RowlrIt. OF Apalnchico,
aud badly burning the I'd Pilot, aud he.
gro woman.
Dya passenger, Mr.. Willis Aston, learn
that The explosion was mosl terrific. blow
ing large fragments of the boat two hun
,!red yards from he river. The Pilot nj
the wheel, was thrown nearly Que hundred
yards up tie river, with the chimnies and
parts of The wheel house: he swan out.
however Without sustaining any INJURY
The berth occupied by Mr.. hlsinn, was
torn 10 atoms and he WAS thrown on his
feet into the middle of The Cabin. Captain
'rupprr, passenger, in anopposite berh.
was knocked out aud came too, with his
head IN the floor and his fret upon he on
pnsie side of the huat. Mr.. Rowlrtr, tho
passenger in the berth under him, has
never been seen. The mail and one trunk
arc all thai was saved, as the boat WIS i'm
medialcly wrapped in flames and con.
sumed in 10 0r ID minres. The boilers of
the boat were in an unsafe condition, though
the accident occurred through tho carrss
ness nf The engineer. who is said 10 have
been trunk-lliere was no water in the
boilers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

a distance should mce, together, and by a
better knowledge of each other, give to
each other stronger and more united sup
port.
Your presence among us al this time
would therefore he highly gratifying 10 the
Democratic party of this city, and with
the warncsr desire that you will accept
it, we have to extend to you in their be-
half, The lnspitaIilies of our city OIL vunr
way 10 Washington. and to request that
you will accept from them dinner, 10 he
given at such time as will bes, suit your
convenience during your sojourn among
us. We have the honor TO he
Very respectfully,
Nour ubctlienl servants.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

Hard Tim;s.-l is said that three thou
sand ,isi,ers al the Saratoga Springs
echoed bnck Mr. Websier's lamentations
of hard times. Only fancy how hard must
be rhe times furil,r three thousand vislers
at Saratoga Springs. Globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19
From the augusta Chronicle & Sentinel.
FLORIDA WAR.

1t will be seen by the subjoined extract
of letter received by gentleman in this
city from an ',fficer in Florida, thai there
is some prospect Of this war ,erTina'In"
al least for season.
GARy's FERRY, Nov. 5. 1910.
Gen. Arlrstead has had talk with
Tiger Tail and Tus-tc-nega. A deIrsa-
ton is To 20 TO Washington. accompanied
by Major Hitchcock. 9Th Infantry, Cap'.
Benjamin BealI, 2h Dragons, and Lieut..
.,rnstcad, 9Th infantry.
Gen. a. lnnks the war over; God grant
IL may be. Orders for all active opera
lion, 10 cease ill further orders.
Lieut.. judd, 81 Artillery, three or four
days since was fired on; he had two sol-
diers aud Two citizens with him, on The
road bctw cen PicnaIa and 81. Augustine,
both soldiers killed, both citizens wounded,
Lieut.. Judd NOT touched. This don't look
like peace. Tiger Tail says he will bring
in Wild Cat and Sam Jones by force. He
(riger Tally was at Tampa when l6JO
regulars parade'i, lie said their were not
men enough to prevent his taking the
post.
The above came to me by report, hutit
is true. Tue Seminoies think Of Texas
for home Yours, truly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

The Charleston Courier nfihe 12lh in
sranI says:-yVp lake pleasure in stating
that the Bank of the Slate Of South Caro-
lima Snutl Western Rail Road Bank, and
Planters and Mechanics Bank, will here
after receive ON dspos;t. the Bills Of all the
Banks in the St'te.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

The official returns Of The census, give
il reputation Of 46.3S2 to Cincinpati-44,-
l27 whites. and ,255 colDred. That city
contains 5.3l5 hoys aud girls in schools
an, 2.94l white adults VINO cannot read
or write,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

A new religious sect has sprung up in
the western parts nf America, particularly
in Marietta. They style themselves Hal
cyons. and the most novrl fea'ure OF their
creed is. thai "Aarnn's breast plate, called
bv the Jews Urim aud Thurmim, must be
retrieved before the resurrection Of the dead.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

Silk Cultare.-The importance Of the
manufacture Of silk as shown by the an
nuaI official statement of the commerce Of
the United States. From That document
it appears the value of silks imported du-
ring the year ending The 3O,h of septem-
her last.
Was, s23, 139. .s23
Sewing silk, sO9.524
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

The Norih Eashrn Boundary.-A Cor
respondent Of the Boston Mercantile jour
nal. wiring from Bangor on "Wednesday
last, says:
Two oflhe young men who accompa-
nici the Boundary Commissioners, have
arrived in this city. an, Informed that
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

CURIOUS ULATI0S.--An account
WAS inhen or the 18Th Of August Of tho
number of carriages OF various descriptions,
which passed King William street, Lon
lon bridge. from eight in the morning, till
.igIIi in The evening: From eight to nino
O'Clock 6O:3 from niue to ten 997; from ten
to eleven S95; from eleven TO twelve ,0l5;
from Twelve 10 one 954; from one 10 Two
SUli; from two 10 the 9O5; from three to
four 975; from four to FIVE 1858; from
from five to six ol2; from six rn seven III;
from seven To cighI Sy4; total ll,OlO.-
his averages 927 an honr, or Is in every
minute; and i, is fair to presume that there
is no street in the world where so many
carriages pass in one day.
On September lst, several persons were
engaged in order 10 ascertain The number
of fool passengers " hich passed the Same
place from eight in the morning till eight
in The evening, and the result was as fol-
lows:-from eight To nine o'clock, $500;
from nine to ten, 4 AGO; from ten 10 eleven,
4,3sU; from eleven 10 twelve, 1920; from
twelve 10 one, 5000; from one to TWO,
3.S4O; from Two TO three. 1900; from
three. 10 four. 4.4SU; from four TO five,
$3.50: from five 10 six, 4,4S0; from six 10
seven. 1915; from seven To eight, 6,720,
tulal, 53,5U5. This statement will be
found equal in number To 4,4554 per hour,
or n every minute. The number OF per-
,nus supposed TO pass in aud with carria-
yes (avcragng two 10 each) amounts to
20 ,020. hicI,, added to The above. makes
Il total Is, ,5ti5 passenger in twelve hours.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-19

The Charleston Mercury Of The Cd inst.
savs:-Oa Monday the 2Glh ul'., snow fell
ia great quantities. in New Hampshire, and
there was Il heavy storm of hail, rain and
snow. with au old mixture of thunder at
Boston.