Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-05-07


nunerical gain hy the wl:ss--say thou
sand rules-us far as heard from; bul they
do not YET show that The aggregate najori-
~ Ilbe whig.
Tie Augusta COnslilutionalist of the
3Olh inst. says:-We received tile fallow-.
Ing letter yesterday from our Correspon-
dent in Milledsevile.
IL have just understood that inosioul-..
raseous murder was recently committed
in Dmly co., Official information hasbeer
communicated lu HE Executive Depart,
me,ii. Two women AMI one child were
,,eruerpd-one slut in a house antt The
mler woman anl child. taken of SOME
distance and beat to death with lighI-w0Od
knrls. The latter containing This news
cu::rs from Pimler'"wn, Lee cnlnfy.-!r
is reported to have hern ,lone Ivy lntian--
hut il is ,uulnc,l. The Governor has noI
The letter by him. at this writing or ! would
furnish ynI with The uanies, date. and To-
calily in The county.
..A meeting i. sruken nfto take place Gor
tlrlrgarrs To Tie Baltimore convcnlion.-
Our Senator. Col CurhberI, ,hink will
br appointed. Hc is from This circuit,
AMI heirs already in Washington, can
readily attend without drIrimenl To the
public interest.
Alille.scviile, April %, I past II O'clock"
Fire-Between | and 9 o'clock this
morning, flames were discovered issuing
lrum The front of The two story wooden
building in S,atc-srrcei, West side, a
little above Queen street, occupied asa
Gro. cry. hy Mr.. William Neve, aud
owned by Mr. Alex BalIand. This with
Il small womIen trnemeut 1u The uarlh of
il. owned by Mr.. David Lalar. were en-
lireIy consumed. There was S2O0O in
s,lrancr in The Columbus Insurance Office
on Mr.. Balluml's House, aud $1,000 in
the Georgia Insurance anil Trus, Compa-
pany nm Mr.. LaIilr's. On The stuck nf
Gurcrics there ere $1,000 insured in tie
Charleston Insurance and Trust Company
and S3)O in the Insurance Company oi
Columbia, S. Carolina.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed on
our Engine aud Hose Companies for their
emergv and activity on This occasun. for
by their cxerliors, the wind being hi.h,
this part of the city WI, saved from an
extensive conllasraIiml.
We have nni been able to ascertain wle.
lher The fire originated from accident or
rsisn.-ChaslestOn Patriot Of dprit IS.
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Pennsyiraniu--Ju,l as the Legislature
of this SIalc was about to adnurn sine dir,
on Inc lliIi inst. according iua resolution
a'lnprd by both Hnnses, Il message was
received FROM the Governor, notifying the
members tn attend an extra sessiun on the
uexi day. The object oiilIis extra session
was to provide the means 0f paying The
in'rrrsr of The public debr, and also moneys
due by The State, for work done on canals
inI rail roads. The interest ofthc public
debt hirh will I've due htfore The COM
mencenlcmI of the nexl Stssinn, and which
The Legislature WAS alb III to adj nm
wilhuut pnviding for. amonnts to SSUU. .000
and llr sums due for public works amount
l. 81 ,473Y33.
The Message caused considerable ex-
ciemcnr when il was read, and :hc Two
houses immediately y ajlonrner!, sine die
They mel the mexI day in extra SESSION.
An ellnrt 10 procure M immediate adjourn
ncni sine die failed. and an adjournment
ill some dry in May, was agreed upon.--
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