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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04
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TNROM the subscriber, nj Boiling SPRINGS
a Barnwrll district OH the Ii,h ri, +,
pAHh BAY MAKE, 3 years old this spring.
with u star IN her forehead aud one white hind
foot; her ioie'"p has been cut of and par,y
srn"n ont; she carries iIer head rather low anil
ii'nrsls out her nnse when travelling. She wa.
in very eo"'d order when she left. aud had ON a;
Tho time lnlier made of cotton cord. Who.
ever wi! return said mare. il found. TO the sub.
scrbcr. or will send any information relative tn
her either 10 Richard CAN'T, Esqr. OF Barnwell
L. H.. or :" al Hay NJ The Springs. shaIi b..
amply rewarded for his trouble.
John w. DOUGLASS.
Boiling Springs, April 81, 1872.
april u C. ~
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that previous to his sailing, at special
Conr, Of Oyer and Terminer. al NASSAU.
The nineteen mulincers and murderers OF
The Crenle were brought up and all dis
charged by proclamation, with liberty 10
go where they pleased.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04

Deah Of Gen. J. Il. Ftn'0ick.-Thc
following letter from lNe Hon. Lewis Cass,
our Minister in France, addressed 10 the
Secretary Of War, communicates The pain
ful intelligence Of The death cf this brave
and gallant soldier at Marscilles -Nddi-
sonidR.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04

Ssssfsls IS sIss hasllis sofi,
,sHe appIieaat los ssa sA siot
.shgn lnkens but iii lila i esssss So
esires. atsd aiSHbes lsress'ey.
4 stases sllas sing of the con-
rents III se Isl az requested by q
pefsesS q his 81 ltance. by the name of
MI. S:Il for The letter and di-
seeI Il % lss:I Morris) a, New York. He
;,Jss Morris left here for that
eiss ie ship Sutton, which vessel sail.
Monday. We mention this name
ssit!l ,he view Of putting The police OF New
York on their guard, or that MIR. Morris
NAV clear himscifof suspicion, II the state
men, of the young man is incorrect"
From letters received, itappeurs that
the draf, is genuine, hu, that there Is Tor
rerv connected with the affair, as it was
made PAYABLE in Boston. and the name oi
the person TO whom il was made payable
is endorsed The young man was com
milred to iail for further examination.
TChar[es,on Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04

Aaother Forgery.-Sonle days SINCE a
letter addressed 10 George I. Matthew'S
nos, marked at Charleston. s. e., was re,
ceivea at the Pos, Office in THO place; and
another, a, the same time from Charles
ION. signed George T. Matthews, request
ius the Pos, Master TO forward letter, n
any in the Office. TO The direction OF sand
Matthews, 70 Charleston. These two let
,ers, coming toge,heriu one mail, end from
tho same office. raised suspicion in the
mind Of the Pos, Master here. and ne con-
clu,ied to wait further advices. a lew
days sufficed. to unveil the mysiery--'he
contents Of the letter. five hundred dollars.
were the proceeds Of forged or altered
check on the Bank Of Hamburg, 5, c.
The forser having sent rhe check from
Athens. Ga. to Messrs. Wm. Bearing q
Son. Of Charleston. 10 SELL. and send the
money 10 Hamburg. TO George 7. Mat
thews.
Thus by mere fortunate circumstance,
Messrs. bearings will lose nothing; Ham.
burg not made ca,s-paw of, and Mr..
Matthews expectations be lowered. until
the time arrives for an sleralion a few feet
Hamburg Journal.
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enution.-Thc New Orleans Crescent
s,;,v notices tina, the New York "ChrlstIan
Advocate aud Journal" hns lately taken a
s,,,,nr Abolition Tone. We have examined
INTO The charge. aud find i,true to. the 'uii-
es, extent. We are glad tosee that cor
Sssn.,n,I,n, Of the Southern Christian Ad-
,.or,,e has called attention 10 This iact.-
Thatpapes has aa immense c''eusasiaa e,a d. ..
the South, and is in position 'hereio'c 10
exert the worst influence. Gtea' nu'i'pets
OF them arc taken in Charleston ana 10 10
other parts of The State. we irust .nai
the Methodist Society here will ioos 70 u
aud make their influence 10 be selt, u 'ne'r
brethreu of the North are bent upoi, 'urn-
ins the crsaus Of the Church into inc We,
i,;clcs of Abolition, ani weapons OF 'i'o''
unholy war uPou us.-Char. Mercury
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04

TIE Death Of Bishop COnscsll.-We
sllear,a ina, the Ugh, Rev. Bishop Couweil
sElar,ed this life oa Thursday evening
an aJvauced age. This venerable
sEle Catholic Church had been
isieti aslaacss for many years prior
hi Ssss IN Sc was esteemed aud be
Iosed sss sieSed the advantage OF
ss;s 81 III ylence.-PhifddeL-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04

sF lTo = sssil "a.
6e ys5se laffs aps Barker,
d; Tie ntig RloT1s0g Stars N sfs on
Sunday rom slassasi aIpitEIs siP
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04

More Finareisriag.-Wc clip from The
Charleston Courier Of yesterday, The fol-
lowing sketch Of piece OF fnanciering.
the capital for which was furnished in ihi,
city, but who all ;he partners olthe hrm
are, is ye. TO be developed. The facts, as
far as we have been able to collec, them.
,re as follows: Mr.. E. C. Scranton OF
'h'> '>.ci,y, bought at The Merchants Bank.
caee. on the City Bank oe New York. III
favor o! IA. Hosmer, merchant ot Bos-
ton. wntch Mr. Scranton enclosed IN lei
ter 90 Thomas Bis'-,p. Of Athens, Ga, and
deposited The letter ia The Pos, Office in
this city. The letter. howe..r did not reach
Mr.. Bishop, having been abss..e,ed from
the Post Office in this city. A,hetr or the
mail, and the check was frs; heard ,f in
Charleston, when il was sold by MIR. h
Dearins, Of The house Of Alossrs. w. Dear
ing g. Sons. who received il in very Ia
miliar letter, purporting 20 be from Wm. B.
Wells, Of Athens, directed TO him individu-
ally, and requesting him to negotiate the
check aud forward the amount $500. re-
serving the premium) 10 Mr.. George T.
Matthews, a, Hamburg.
Mr.. Dearing Immediately obeyed his in
slruc,ions. enclosing the money TO Ham
burg, aud advised Wells of,he fact. Wells
upon the receipt Of the letter. Immediately
came 10 this city 10 ascertain something
about the mailer, and on calling on the
Postmaster at Hamburg, found the letter
and inc!osure. and also letter from Mr..
Geo. r. Mathews written from Charles
ton, requesting the Postmaster 10 forward
the letter TO him at Charleston. But as
The letter containing the money. and that
from Mathews arrived al Hamburg by the
same mail, the Postmaster concluded there
must be something wrong, aud detained
them until Mr.. Wells called. MIR. Wells
then repaired Immediately to Charleston,
aud the sequel is told in The following para
sraph.--EAasasta ChrOn s. Sentinel.
Mere Fashionable Fmaneiering.-A few
days since. gentleman Of this city re.
refsed a draft for $500 on the City Bank
.or New York, drawn by the Mechanics
ISank OF sAugusta, with Instructions 10 re-
IS sespdssto Hamburg, s. c., d.
Mathews. A letter
Z: q Hamburg,
"a se I'M All lfcss-
ess IS tsS ii 81
Ii: y; Fess sssss
,sSYss IS lssssF ssgs 81
tl5e eaSs ast liss si sIiolSs l.isfir
vras I'LL slEc "a sss Wsss
IS EsrS sIns 81 Isansbnrg Pspst Gslise
.,s,S i = iS,5G IN iackare stlbsssEntesis
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"LEGATION OF THE u. S. .
PANS. 26.h Nlnrch. lSl2. {


"Sir: il is with regret ! announce 10
you that have jus, received letter from
the Consul OF The United States al Mar
seiles, who Informs me that Geo. Fcuwick
died al that place on the l9'h inst.
Tho General left here short time
y;ucc in tolerable health, DESTROYS Of seek
ing milder climate. understand he
took cold on the journey. aud nlIcr his ar
rival ar Marseillcs was struck with apo
plexy, which Ief, him some days in lin
serins condition. but which eventually
was fatal 10 him. He retained his facul
ties to the last, although he los, his power
Of speech.
II am, sir, very respectfully.
.Your obc'lient servant,
"LEWIS CASS."
Hon. J. C. Speoecr, See. Of War, Wash.
ington.
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like. Each IS looking ont for himself. and
no Que OF HEM cares for the country
Bal Sfdie Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-04

XII. Eeit further enacted, Thai this
AZ, shall commence and be in force. from
and after the Grst day Of May. one thou
sond eish, hundred and forty two; but that
,bs Governor of ,his Stale may, by PROG
,ama,iou. suspend the operation, oil the
49, ,,,,;I the end of the succeeding ses-
s;on n ,be Legislature f,his State. when
o,er over he shnll be officially informed iha, the
Erocu,ivc of New York, shall have bona
sSs consented to comply with the demand
eS The Executive Of Virginia. for the sur
render of Peter Johnston Edwaia eh'an'
and Isaac Gansey. as iusll'ves rom JUS
lice, and he satisfied that the law oil ne"
York, of,he sixth of May. eighteen nun,
tlrsd aud forty, entitled An Act TO eN'ena
the righr of trial by jury" bee" repeat
ed by that State.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

and 1t was natural that he should be-
come wrapt in thoughts of his loved
and long lost SON. The memory of his
infancy and childhood came UP, and
his sweet boy laughed be his side as
he trudged after the plough, or nestled
IN his arms when the days work was
done. But now he was returning to
his solitary home, and none that loved
him would greet hifn; and what would
he give could he meet his wayward
but still cherished John. Thoughts like
these were crowding on him'; and the
old man wept like a child as he rode
through the woods A robber rushed
from the thicket, and seizing his horse
demanded his money.
The stout farmer, under other cir
cumstances, might have offered resist
ance, but now he had no heart left, and
as he delivered his purse, he could rot
refrain from disclosing the thought that
nos rushed upon him: hope nv
son is not robber.'
The villain, who had already the purse
In his hand, tossed it back with intense
emotion, as he cried: .-...
FATHER! if you had governed me
when | was a boy, should not have
robbed you when / am a man '!!'-and
with these words he plunged into the
thlcket and was out of sight in an in
slant.
Mr.. wilson scupsof anguish was full.
He had met his son; he had heard his
voice; had been called father by his
own boy; but, alas for him, his, boy
was highwayman, an OUTLAW, and, as
his last crime, had plundered his own
father! And more than this, his son
had planted another dagger in his heart
that never would be drawn. His long
lost son had indeed come back, but on
ly to tell the care-worn father, that ear
y Indulgence, prompted by parental
love, had made his son a robber! Oh
could he forget those words; they rang
IN his ears as he pursued his journey !;
they startled him as he tried to sleep
after he came home; they followed him
into the field by day, and haunted his
pillow by night; the weeks were long,
and the months dragged on, and with
sorrow the gray hairs Of the old man
were brought down to the grave. He
never heard from his son again. Pa
rental indulgence ruined the son, and
flial ingratitude murdered the father
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
GENTEEL LoDGIN S

Does not the following account OF
the society Of Geneva correspond with
the notions entertained in some Amer
lean cites
For the space of three years i had the
opportunity of closely observing the
different ranks of society. Awaiting
myself of the privilege of foreigner,
instead of conining myself to one par
ticular class, I mingled with all whom
| found agreeable, without troubling
myself about the distinctions .laid down
by the inhabitants of the town. In
spite Of their liberalism, the Geneyese
have an unusual share ofpride. The an
cient patfician families, who are no
bles, are 10 less Jealous of their ranks
than our. French dukes and peers.-
One cannot live in the loares part Of
the town (Which, by the by, is far the
most agreeable quarter9 without incnrr-
ing the contempt Of those who reside
in the upper part. The streets in the
ncighborhood of the lake, are occupied
by shoplleepers, while public function
aries, bankers and persons Of fortune,
throng the streets to which there is no
access except by steep ascent.
On our arrival, my mother hired
very pleasant lodging in an airy situa-
ton (the Place du Molardl and our
windows commanded a delightful pros
pect. Pleased with the arrangements
she had made, my mother described, to
a lady of her acquaintance, the advan-
tage Of her lodgings, and mentioned the
reasonable rent at which she had pro-
cured them; but she was astonished to
find that her friend listened to her with
marked eanlness. -eWas ] not right
to close the bargain immediately" in
CURED my mother. Ono, think not, =
replied the lady. "Why? I am sure
we shall be exceedingly comfortable.
Very likely-The air is delicious,
purified by the Rhone, which flows al
most beneath our windows. Very
true.-The view of the lake is enchan-
ting.-So it IS; but yet you cannot
possibly live there cannot guess
your objection. Why, the fact is, no.
body would visit you; it is the lo,ver
part of the town, which is occupied by
the shopkeepers. You must live in a
more genteel situation,''
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Every body to whom we mentioned
the subject, was of the same opinion;
and we were accordingly obliged to
give up our pleasant lodgings and look
cut for others.
After some trouble, we, at length,
succeeded in procuring apartments in
a little dirty narrow street. Only
Slight wall separated the house from
the common jail. But our friend re-
Jolced to see us installed in this disa-
greeabie abode, for she began to fear
that we should not obtain lodgings IN
the tine quarter Of the town.
The rooms communicated with each
other by little steps, which, owing to
the scahty supply Of light that was adj
mItted to them, were sovery danger
Gus that we every moment ran the risk
OF breaking our necks. The paper on
the walls was Of large lowered pat
tern in very bad taste, and, moreover,
none of the cleanest. However, we
had 10 choice, as there were no other
good lodgings to be had.
Ny mother was much annoyed at
being compelled to make this sacrifice
to. gentfFity, BY way of consolation,
her friends informed her, that she was
in possession of the room which once
belonged to Calvin, !" What an obi
GUS drawing roomln said my mother.
-" Never mind that! Your bedcham-
Der was once occupied by celebrated
man.-But ii is SO exceedingly dark
He had light enough towrite all his
books in it.--But this proximity to tie
jail is ipsupportable, The noise of the
unfortunate prisoners, the barking of
dogs, and the oaths Of the jailers dis
tufb my rest.-Pooh, nonsense! Cal
vim slept soundly enough heren'-It
was useless to complain, and, in spite
of every inconvinience, we were forced
to be satisfied with oursgenteel lodgings.
-Ducrest's Josephine.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
From the Christian Family Magazine
THE ROBBER son.
By REV. s. I. PRIZE.

In the north Of England, not many
years ago, there lived a hard working
farmer, whose heart was divided be-
tween the world and ar only son. Ri
sing early, and pushing with untiring
industry the labors of the field, he was
steadily amassing handsome proper
ty. But he labored not for himself
He was ever willing to forego the ordi-.
nary comforts Of life, for the sake of
laying up the money which he thus sa-
we'd, adding yearly to the sum which
he would leave behind him when he
came to die. 80.
q So stern was this farmer in his intsr-
course with his fellow-men, so harsh in
his treatment of the laborers whom he
employed, SO repulsive to the poor who
sought aims at his gate, that it was hard
to belleve there was any tenderness in
his heart where affection could take
root. But his great weakness was fond
ness for his boy. He dotted on his son;:
thought nothing too good to lavish on
him; INDUCED him in all the hayward
ness of childish temper, and suffered
no one to control his will. But when
the severe labors Of the day were over,
he seemed to become father, and with
his son on his knee, OR sporting around
him, he gave way to the strong impul-
ses Of his unsubdued heart. The future
looked bright to Mr.. Wilson, only as it
brought before him the pleasures he
should find in the society and improve
ment of his son. John was now his
fathers pride, and Mr.. Wilson never
cherished though. that his boy should
be otherwise than kind and dutifnl,
fulfilling all his hopes, and yielding a
rich harvest of comfort te His father in
his old age.
John was promising lad, active,
intelligent, and amiable. Had he been
set to work at the proper time, and re-
quired always to obey; had his will
been restrained by properecounsel, and
suitable truths .incnlcated, perhaps he
would have shamed his father only by
showing how much better was the son
than the sire. But his father loved him
too much to make him work; and low
ed him SO much that he never saw his
/ faults. While Mr.. Wilson was hard
at work in the field, John was left to a.
muse himself as he pleased; and as it
was lonesome to ploy alone, he found
company with idle boys in the neighbor-
hood, who readily helped him to spend
! his time. When he became old enough,
the boys led him off, fishing and birds
nesting, and in these excursions they,
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
CHAPTER III.

Siebert had fought with all his might
until canon ball shot through both his
knees.
sHurrah for the emperor!' cried he,
as he fell on the snow.
He turned next to an old man who
fought near him. Take me away,
said he, sthe wolves will come and eat
me up if l am left here tonight. Let
me be put in one Of the wagons OF the
Doth, so that / may kiss my mother and
brother once more
'The old soldier handed his rammer
to another, and taking up Siebert IN has
arms, was about to comply with his re-
quest, when another cannon ball came
and killed the old man on the spot.
Poor Siebert was obliged to remain
on the field all night. The next morn
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
Mr.. EspY's VENTILATION.

We copy from the philadelphia
Pennsylvania of last week a highly
interesting account of an experiment
to test the efficiency of DR.. EspY's Com
f,ical Fentillator, in regard to which all
sufferers by smoke viii do we'll to look
at the advertisement in another column,
The two great acknowledged ills of
life have heretofore been "a smoky
chimney and scolding wife, II,
henceforth, any-lnan' schimney smokes,
he Will have nobody but himself to
blame for it. Nay, in banishing from
earth one Of these ills, the benefcent
results of DR.. Els scientific ingenuity
xviii probably go far to-rid households
forever of the. other: for the dear sex
are too mild ever to scold, but for the
provocative Of the smoke The Doc
tors image should have niche in ey-
cry mans hearth, among the house
hold gods. Among the ancients, he
would certainly have been one Of the
greatest of the Lares and Penates.--
Globe.
EsPY's EENrILAToR-An exper-
ment with Espy7s Conioal Ventillator
was made last week on board the North
Carolina, in presence OF Commodore
Stewart and the other officers of the
court martial.
GA figure of the instrument, as used
for the: cure of smoky chimneys, is Civ
en- in another column; but for ships,
Professor Espy uses a large canvass
bag, surmounted by cone Of canvass.
This bag, IN the experiment, was 40
feet long and IS inches in diameter,
reaching from above the upper deck
down into the hold Commodore Stew
art put silk pocket handkerchief into
the bag below, and the current of air
was sufficiently rapid 20 carry the hand
kerchief up through the bag, and out
of the mouth Of the.caR above. The
Commodore then tried his hat, and it
also went up, but was prevented from,
going ont by closing the bag below,
and rot alloging:the air to enter.
"Small fakes OF cotton were then
used, and they were repeatedly tound'
to pass up to the top.of the tu6e 40
feet) in less than five seconds, showing
that about fifty thousand cubic feet of
air were discharged in one hour from
the hold into the atmosphere above the
upper deck.
During the experiment there was a
strong breeze; with less wind the dis
charge would have been less, and with.
stronger wind, greater. IN Gains,
the instrument has no power.
I" 1t is unnecessary for us to speak
ofthe utility of this invention. It's SIM
plicity and cheapness, and its entire eff
fciency, will speedily cause it TO be u
Universally adopted, not merely TO veE'
tilate ships, but TO cure any chiinne,
VIII ioh smoles hen tie wind bic VS. ,
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

ing he was made to swallow some bran
dy, and carried away as we have be-
fore stated.
The poor child oore the double am
putation with great fortitude, and lived
long enough to receive the cross Of no.
nor which Napoleon sent to his colonel
TO be RENTED to him, but not long en-
ough to have his last wish grati6ed,
that of embracing his mother and bro
Their.
We will now take look at the Office
LOT the Legion of Honor, and passing
over many and many parchment
granting honor and renown to those
who distinguished themselves in war,
we will look over one which is as fol-
lows
Napoleon, by the grace of God and
the Constitution Of the empire, Empe-
ror of France, King of Italy, etc.
According to the account which has
been given us of TIE distinguished con-
duet and the remarkable bravery of Ma
RE Joseph Siebert, (born on the 26th
Of January, 1776, at Auberviliers) at
the battle of Eylau, Prussia we name
him by decree of to-day member of
the legion of honor.
SThe above named will enjoy all the
privileges attached to the said dignity,
IN execution Of the 87th act of the con-
stltution, concerning military rewards.
Given under our hand at Preusch
Eylau, the 9th of February, 1867.
Signed, NAPOLEON.
HUeH MAREr, Sec'ry of State
Note By the Translator.
The cross of the legion of honor
seems to have been considered by the
French as very suitable recompense
for the poor child's suferings and con
sequent loss Of life, since the foregoing
account IS given in the Journal DIES En-
fans, without word Of comment on
the system which made the blood and
tears ofmillions the price of few rib
bands and decorations.