Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-06-12

The connection of non slagesholding STATES
in The Union with slaveloldi"e Ststes
sinyolVesthe former as the aber ofslayery
and that every abolitionist. 'enould: make
ii one ofthe primary objects of hisasltation!
ito, disolye The American Union! p .ssSsss.s 3
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e: THE.tWESTERN WATERS.
TIE lNississippi.-The 81. Louis Re-
porter of Wednesday week says: =;
"Fberiyerroses yesterday ahouts six inch
esnndis stillrising: Ii has already entered
mauy of'!he stores on the wharf, and from
present appearances The first floor of but
few ofihem will escape inundation.-Illi-
nois town isscarcely visible. The Amer.
ican, bottom; is covered with water. TO the
bluffs, except in a few spots or ridges. The
rivers above are still rising.
=, The village Of Cahokia, a few miles be-
low this city, on,he Illinois shore is almost
entirely inundated" -,
In addition TO The ABOVE, we learn that
at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, the
water had reached within l3 inches of the
floor ofthe old warehouse of the American
Eur Company, which is The most elevated
building on the levee.
The Missouri river was reported as ri.
sing fast, aud The bottoms from the mouth
of the Usage down, covered with water.
The OslUego was out of its banks and had
spread over The bottoms in some places
near the mouth, two or three miles wide.
The Lexington which left Weston OH the
10th instant, reports rise Of five orsix feet
behind. Ibis is supposed to be the spring
flood from the mountains; which; al the
presenth high stage Of the Missouri aud Mis-
siSslppl, will do great deal Of damage.
The Illinois river was reported as very
high aud rising;a rise ofthree feet had
taken place at Peru within a day or Two
past; there was more than eight feet water
on the Rapids, aud the waller in numerous
places was out of The banks and over.
speading the country
The Reyeillereports the death by drown.
ing OF a drover named John VI. Bnrnwell,
who lost his life on his way to St. Louis,
IN attempting 10 cross small crock iu the
bottom about a mile from the llIinois,own.
A thrifty negro man, by the name of
Sancho, who had been to this city in>kis
lillle wagon, purchasing provisions, was
returning through the bottom; when he
suddenly found himself, wagon, horses and
provisions, all swimming !! He was OBJ
liged 10 let The horses go, tie the wagon to
a tree. and s,Oim 10 lllinoistown for a skiff,
in which to, go aud save his goods.
The people are bringing over their fur.
niture and goods in the ferry boat, and
The scene opposite is most desolate.
The rise now is within foot Of that of
1886. and the massive foundations ofthe
gass Works are quito covered"
The sWabah is said to be very high,
covering the bottoms. Itistenmiles wide
al Viucennes.
Mysterious observation-disclosures Davis
was called upon on Sunday by several per-
sons, who Informed him thar on Saturday
night about Eeleyen O'clock, Young man
named Edward Moran, an apprentice to
Daniel T. Adams; painter, ia Poydras
street, died suddenly and was buried al
an early houton. Sunday mornius, and that
there were circumstances connected with
his sudden death aud burial, which led 10
The suspicion that the boy had come to his
his death by unfair means. Ia conse.
quence of. these Representations, Coroner
Davis examined the body on Monday,
aud post mortem examination was had,
whichawas attended by several medical
men, when il was found that the deceased
had received a severe kick or blow on The
leit side, where, on opening The body.
quantity of coagulared blood was found
lodged. The coroner held an inquest on
the body, and OH examination of The eyi.
dence, The Jury returned a verdict that
The death Of lhe boy was caused by .bIows
or kicks received on the left side of The
body just below the ribs, inflicted BY
person:or persons, so far, to the Jurors IN
knowH1n consequence of these proceed
ings. and Of certain representations m ade
to the CORNER, he Informed Recorder
Baldwin OF all the. facts connected with
the case which bad come to his knowl-
edge,swhereupon the Recorder issued a
warrant for the apprehension of Adams,
who was brought before him yesterday,
andsinformed Of The nature OF the charge
made against him, and then remained un-
tilthis morning, when an investigation of
this melancholy affair will take place.
We have heard many stories ofthis mat
ter, ,,bu, abstain, in such serious case, from
saying one word which can excite any.
prejudice, one way or The olher.-N. q.
Topic. 't
Abusing a Child-Unparalklled Bar
baritg.-The Hartford Courier says: On.
Monday last. Cynthia Roberts of Hart.
(ordiwas brought before Justice Mann, on
lwosconplainls for assault and battery, on
SarahA mn Bunpell, little girl about z
or g years old, who was boun out to SER
yice,to VIM. j. Roberts, The husband of
Cynthia, by the. Selec,men of Farming
rEIbo 1;ri to,t;f, a., 81, :, .,