Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-10

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ilesrsrism In connection apith tie llte
Murder. ne following laie of Mesrict
. rlsm condensed by a northern papeF 4troml g
sthe correspondence OF the N. W Herald,
has, we learu,. .onlyso much found alton as
consists in the Mesmsrizs d lady haymssd
scHbed the Inufderersp the particulars Sol OF
robbery, aud The house TO which the spoil
was taken; ;:butthat our Mayor puts faith ,
in the N esmeric Disclosure. or expects aud
from it solving this mysterious affair
needs s1conGrmation.--Con Conrier:sEE,t
Marderers Discoysred BY Mesmerism.- - ~
Oce Mt. Lyons was recently murdered al
Charleston, and his house robbed. a lady
OF fthatcily, in state of Mesmerism in
,iuced by DR.. john P. Chazal, has de.
srribed Two individuals as having been
engaged in the dreadful deed, stating thai
. Two committed the murder. while one one
packed away the goods which were put
into black trunk. Size has given the di,
rec,ion the goods had taken, how they
were: carried of, aud has mentioned thar
the money is buried on the premises, &c.
Acting on this The. Mayer believes that
with The aid Of olher trivial c;rcumslan-
ces ELECTED during The investigation, he
has located the premises aud expects TO
succeed in solving Ibis mysterious affair.""
Floods In the Westtrn Riuers. The Mis-
sissippi River wasfourteen inches higher
atS,. Louis on the 18th ullimo than IL
: hadrbeen before tins season. i, was still
rising, waming only>a few inches of heing
as high as il was during the great food: of
1926. The whole leyee was under wa
ter, and business was entirely suspended
onthe wharf. 49, - - .E:r..3;.s
Illinoistown, opposite to ST. Louis. was
in a dep!orahle. condition. Snly one street
was passable, and it was covered in many
places. -. 81
The Old Ferry Company Illinois'own
had sust ained a'loss Of some 5O0O.oI S60O0
an the destruction of wood, wood boats,
.6cc. .5s.'5 i s55<..,s.:'
All the upper tributaries OF the Missis
sippi were fulfto overflowing, and every
hour extending. At St.Joseph, on the 18th
instant, the Missouri river had risen up
wards Of seven feet within the previous
]. .tael,ty four hours, and from the nature Of
the soil and the impetuosi,y OF The current
every artificial obstruction was being
swept away ;,houses, barns, fences, trees,
crops, &C., were carried of. Several lives
were lost.
The bottoms opposite Boonville, Jetier
son City, Rocheport, and ST. Charles,
were covered TO the depth of several feet.
and nearly every farm situated on them.
together with their stocks, their last years
crops of,obaceo, hemp. &C., and many of
their houses and barns have been over.
flowed and carried of. The destruction OF
properly has been very great.
The Wabash river was oyerfowing its
bauks on the 22d Instant, aud was two OF
ehreeifeet higher than it has been for six
teen years.
The River here, (says tue New Orleans
Bee of the 26lh ult.) was last evening Ia
feet 10 inches above low water mark. and
is as high as i, was 10 the year 1910. The
water IS running over the Levee opposite
the head of Race street, ~ the Second
Municipality, bul not to an extent to create
any serious alarm.
The only danger to be appreheuded and
that is serious, is The breaking of the Le-.
wee between the city aud Carrolton.