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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-10-21

sume II. -Four causes will contribute tc
make cotton ;:ring gnod prices this season
Isl. The crop Of last year and ihls'. are
both small ones.
2nd. Large amounts Of capital have
been invested in new Cotton Factories in
this country and Europe, which capital
must be rendered productive by the use ol
The raw material.
3rd. The provision crop is plentiful
one. whichwill enable farmers and others
to consume more largely Of manufactured
cotton goods. :,
4lln Our reduced tariff will enable the
manufacturers of all the world. 10 give
better prices for our cdt,ou, because they
sell lo us on Betiet ietrtis. IL
While, however, these causes are IHeVi'
table in their results, and while we are
firmly persuaded, that cotton will bring
good prices, we arc far fIom advising any
+ our farmers to hold back.
Fifteen years acquaintance with several
of The largest planting interests 10 this
State, has convinced us, thai in the main,
il IS always best for the. planter TO get ON
his crop as soon as convenient, and 10 take
The market a. it runs. AT another time,
we may perhaps present some calculations
On this subject E,r the benefit ofour farm
ers, who may mol have considered ihe
matter for themselves. Extremes may
I've quoted TO day at from So 81 cents
South Cardfaidh. a
A nrivate correspondent in the l1w
cnuntry, gives us the following iYforma-
ton in reference 10 The result of an agrI-
cultural contest amous suine Of the plan
,ers in Eiberly colinty, who for number
Of years past have been United in an as
socialion for their. mililual benefit. ard for
The purpose Of efieciins Improvements in
the different branches of Agriculture. =.
A, the beginning Of lIie past season, The
Society," offered a silver cup, worth $40 as
:, prize for tn. erestes, crop of corn eScee
diuI ~ bushels. which should he made
on Que acre anil one worth $50 for,the
greatest, exceeding 100 bushels. The
highesl prize was taken by WIN. S. Ba-
kcr. who made ipun one acre, 81 bushels
The next highest Was q. B. Dean, II
bushels-3i. N. Yarnado. Senior. 65 3ush.
-4,h. +. II. .Bacnn, 60 bushels--and SO
ON ,inwn to IS bushels, &liicli was Tile
smallest crop made. Our ininrrnant states
Iih1! several would have made over one
hundred bushels, had there .ijl 6eenaan
bad season. tloi, Wet ,Se
SUPP lst;l The sea board scfapssT ktsssss
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State of South Carolina.
Ed r; SD Dis TR
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
. r. Hughes Declaration in
vs.. Foreign

Paschal 'TtIIman. HuHCt"1te0e:
gYyHe Plaintiff IN the above case having this
day filed his declaration in my Office, and
The Defendant having neither Wife nor AT.
torney m known to reside within the limits Of
this S,sle, on whom copy of said Declera-
,;on with n rnle to plead can. be served on mo-
,;on Griffin, Plaiuiiff's Attorney, ordered that
sa;J Defendant appear and plead TO said Dec
i.ra,;on lara within year and a day from the date
hereof or Judgment wilfbe awarded against
h;,n bv:defsult. T.rG. BACON, Clerk:
'CIerk's Office. JAM, 30, 1916. ~ :
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existence a rninher1ul yeirsI>a We
rhink mi wear has passed, lhai they
have nnI m1!e Improvements IN their
modes of rnltivainn. This is Il lair evi'
drnce of the advantage 10 he derived from
rhlS Kind If aSSncatiDn. Cannot THE plan
,ers in Ibis sccIiur ul liir country be per.
suadet 10 '.go aud do likewise !'-Chat-
tdhoOct6e.
"Iodian Corn irins."-I'he celchra-
led Elinu Burrit. The American Black
smith, who Is al present engaged in pc
destrian tour through England, has iuF
nished lhe editors of the British papers
with lis; of 26 receipts for making va'i.
Gus articles of food of Indian corameal.
These receipts (Mr. Bufriu slysl lie ap'
! piled for and received from ladies in vlrl
! Gus parts of the Unun. "rrey are mol
extracted from books. but penlIel by their
own hands. from their own personal expe
rirGce in converting corameal not only
into food for the common penple. hui lnlo
luxuries that would tempt the most las.
tidious palate"
Mr.. Burritl calls his communication "An
Olvo LenfIrom the Housewives of Amer.
ica to The Housewives oi Great Britain
and Ireland" IL conIaius recei ipss for
Johnny cakes Indian pound cake. butter
cakes. corn dudsers. hue cakes, corn mul.
fins, Yankee brown bread hasty pudding
corumeal pudding, baked aud boiled pu'l'
ding. Indian dunpIngs, green corn pud
d,uss, homminy, &c.
Il Fee-TIade Pie.--The inliabiant
of DENLY Dale commemorated the ac
cotnplishment Of Sir Robert Peci's free
} trade measure in somewhat singular man
ner, not by The erection Of a colossal stat
ue. bui by the raising of gigantic pie
. which was placed Or Il wagon, and draw
} through the Town, and rlIemce 10 Slsset
. amidst The enthusiastic cheers of thou
:. sands Of spectators, aud The enIiVenin
i noles Of three bands OF music. On III
o return of the procession 10 DENLY Da!s
}, the pie was cut in due firm, and portion
e OF il freely distrbuledto all whp desire
II 10 parake Of it: particularly among III
a working CLASSES, for whom it vas origiHall
s designed. This immense pile of culinur
2 archtccture-lhe device of woman's a
e aud skiIl-measured S yards IN cifcum'r
1t ence, 7,feet I'D inches in diameter. aud
le inches in depth. |, was composed ot'lN
Is sacks of -four, which is equal to "a stoi
4 lbs; l0U lbs. of suel. % lbs. OF butter
lbs. OF lard, 4 sheep.l lamb. half a ca
2 geese, 2 couple of ducks, 5 couple
rabbits, 5 hares, 5 brace Of pnrtridges,
IS pheasant, a dozen Of pigeons, 5 fowls, al
a. sundry smaller birds.
ut - r7'
New and Valuable Discouery-We q
he ,iced yesterday lhe discovery Of ne
nd preparation by Dr. Morton, which is
lat tended to alleviate the suffering of tho
ry who are forced ID undergo painful opel
he iiunsir surgery and dentistry, as well
ali Io facilitate the work Of operalors. L
be effect Of This discovery isslothrow the :
ais tient intoa state Of iusensiblisy, aud wh
ed unconscious my operation eau te >
m, Grnr1 Niithbut yoecessnrl. - 4
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iIoss ailif J'iss devOur then, wilt'E2fenei req
;ividiiy, and the, ,puuIlty. soon. So isly tlle'r
keeu appeli,cs. from The, inslrucl,h'lily ot
Their numbers fnr millions upnn mIlil"n'
are ,Uured uul llo,n a field III live or SIX
DAYS. Sr. Awetk. in the New Orrans
parers. thinks that vigilau attention
nlirh, arrest them, II may debut The
trials made in l6il, with sulPhur--'orch,
fires. &c. against The bore worm, seemed
mere drop ino the aucket, Tor few
fell into The fire, but in an hundred yar1s
thousands would rise from broom corn,
pea vines, &C., the SounS pea VINO me.
seemed 10 love ne2t 10 the cotton. lie
saws he Intends To Try The torch lights mex,
wear, upon The bona worm: but nc VIII
fail! Every plant believe has lis enc
nv /: and man should exercise his reason
to remedy all e3ils-perlaps there IS a
defence sci against them: The best !
have found out is The fullowlns-plan'
early. manure your land, work ii out we'll
and start il 10 boiling as soon as possible
and if prairie. dn rnl have any disturbance
of the cotton root by. pulling away the
d;rt. IN other words, plant reasonable
crop, and sci your cotton 10 bearing. ''lln
opt wide in the drill, ifa good year you
make enough, and if a bad one you make
some. IT, you have the Tarver seed tney
mature earlier, but fall out unless picked
as fast as opened. Excuse this very has
tily written letter. merely giving you a le"
crude data upon which 10 make out you'
opinions.
Your Friend, &c.
! GkEEsvILIE, Butler Co, Oct.5, '46
Mcssrs. Editors.-I have had my at
ten,ion called to the various newspaper
withrespec, 10 our present Cotton CROP
|, appears that you des'Fe ihe various sec
tons of ihe country to give you 'ni"rna
,ion on This subjeci. | have travelled Il
!, f,ur or FIVE counties within the last te
DAYS, say part Of fLowndes, Dalias' WI
coS. Monroe and Butler, and l have ne
conyersed with the first individual VIII
thought they would make half a croT
yery few over third aud some MOI mo!
liam fourlh-in the neishborliood
which reside | do not think more than
third Of a common crop will be made,
mos, of the planters will be done Plckki'
in The course Of, ten or fifteen days. III
5 5 delegation who attended the Association
y Claiborne, said tina, the destruction by Il
I: bore worm and caterpillar is general
!. far as their knowledge exeuds.
J. Yours respectfully,
II A PLANTER.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
POSTSCRIPT.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA

Fhe Tuesday evenings mail brings US intel
llSence ofthe arrival of the steamer CAMBRIA
on Cape Cod beach, where she run aground
on SATURDAY night about IL o'clock. On the
news of the accident reaching Boston, two
steamboats, were Immediately despatched to the
aid of the Cambria. Up to Sunday evening, no
paper had been brought ashore except one COPY
OF Wilmer s. Smiths European Times, from
which the Boston papers compiled their news
THE OREGON QUESTION.
The accounts carried out by the Hibernia,
IRON this port the lst OF April, excitedl a good
deal OF attention. The message of Mr.. Polk
was not considered warlke; indeed, some of
the writers profess to see the best guaranty for
the continuance of peace in the expense to
which the United States will be put by arming
Tor the conflict. The speech of Mr.. Webster,
IN favor OF the 10th degree, had been much no.
tIced and freely commented on.
Matters in Ireland wer~ growing verse =, d
worse. The accounts of the famine in that
counttyare truly deplorable.
The printing establishment of Messrs Steven.
son q c.. printers to the University at Edln-
burg. has been destroyed by fire. This estab-
lslhment was remarkable for its rich collection
of characters in all the Asiatic tongues, espec.
idly the Chinese, and the estimated amount Of
the loss is large.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
ELECTRIC EXPLOSION.

The Baltimore Sun publishes n letter
giving an account of an 'electric shock
endured by Professor Olmsted, which was
not in the list of his intended expert
ments. The letter says:
Professor Olmsted was preparing ex-
periments for lecture with the large
electric machine. Among other articles
of apparatus he had an elliptical glass
receiver of the capacity OF between one
and two quarts, mounted and arranged
for the Introduction of various gases ana
the passage of the electric spark through
these various media. He first exhausted
the air from the vessel; then ne P'aceo
drop or two OF ether on ihe StoP-coCN
and opening the key it flashed INTO vaPor
forming an ethereal atmosphere through
which the spark passes win oeauuI1l
green light. Thinking TO make the light
more vivid, he condensed air WITHIN Inc
vessel 10 the amount, probably, OF twice
its volume.
He then held the vessel by the stop
cock with one hand, and presenting the
brass mounting at the other end to the
prime conductor, turned the machine,
when a most violent explosion took place
The report of which was heard as far as
The library building. The glass was
driven in every direction to the remotest
corners of the room. Some of the larger
fragments struck three of the glass CYL
inders of the machine, completely de-
molishing them. The fourth was struck
upon the angle, where it was strongest,
by some unknown article, with such force
that il was pierce d with a well dehned
hole, like that made when pistol bali IS
fred against window. Fragments OF
glass we're left sticking in the thick brass
osthe prime conductors, and in a word the
marks of violence were most extreme.
The Professors escape was providen-
tial. AT first he was stunned and deaf
ened by the report, but soon recovering
he found his face cut in various places
with the fragments of glass, and his left
spectacle glass struck by something
which had driven it against and into MS
eve. He was alone and in dark
room, but soon succeeded in getting as
sistance, and after removing the blood
stains as we'll as he could, made the best
of his way home.
Dr.. Knight, who had been sent for,
soon made his appearance, and exam
lining the eye pronounced the coats un.
injured. Small bits OF glass worked
their passag out from time to time, and
by the constant application of cold water
and keeping the eye out of the light,
inflammation was avoided and the eye is
now almost we'll. The scratches he re-
ceived were very inconsiderable.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
IHb HNQUIRNR.



Extensive preparations have been made
~ the citizens and military of New Haven
Or celebrating Election Day in the usual
manner. AS in the present instance, where
20 choice of State officers has been effected
" the people, the law requires that on the
,econd day of the session (Thursday,) both
Houses shall go into Convention for the
purpose Of electing Governor, Lieut.. Gov
arnor, &c. 1t is probable that the Conven-
ion will assemble at an early hour on thai
lay, SO that the committee which shall be
appointed to proceed to Hartford to inform
cur democratic State Officers of their cleo
ion, shall have time to fulfil their mission
and return by three O'Clock P. Mat which
lime the military will receive His Excelien-
cy and suite, and escort them through thu
city. On Friday, the oath Of Office will be
administered, and the Governors Message
will be delivered. We intend to furnish
cur readers with Gov. Toucey's document
together with the organization of the House,
&C., in an Extra, at the earliest possible
moment.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
DIED,

IN thIs village, the Goth ult, Mr.. Arche.
Jus fisSeiI' a revolutionary pensioner, in the
sSth year of his age, ~ '''e
lin, aged ~. o''-
In Cornwall, on the 3oth inst, Mr.. Abel A.
very aged 81, revolutionary pcnsioper,-
(Iarti0rd papers please copy)
IN NHlr"ttTllic on the morning Of the 5tb
INST, Mrs. abigail S.. wife of Trumbull Ives
anu ,n u"usA'eF OF tol. lhaddeus Crswold, aged
In Goshen, on the 22d ult., Capt Timothy
Collins, aged II.
In Sharon, AIrs. Della Crosvencr. wife cfRcv
Mason CrGsyenur - > ' :
Al New Milford, on the Both ult., of cons,nn
ton, Rebecca, wife of Solomon r Hin ,rad
So. Aini' 'seo
AT hudson, Ohio, Mrs Huldah Chamber.
laln' widow of the late Deacon Chamberlain of
Sharon CT. ol
In Clinton, April 27th, Mr. Elnsthan Hy,s.
aged 9i-a revolutionary pensioner.
IN New Haven, April 29,h, Miss Rebecca
+, r, benson, aged 80, daughter of the late
Charles Denison, Esq.
aged SO. ~N'i"i''
In New York, on the esd nft.. Albert sedc
WICK, Youngest child of VIM. D. and Fl;zsho,h
S. Combs. anu Hii%"oeth
, IN the Insane Hospital. Brattleboro, w.. m
the 26th of March, Susannah T. MarsbaU ar W,
81 years. daughter of the late Harvey Marshall
1o IN Ashford Conn, on the 1st inst, Mai.
J T DAVIS, aged o.. 1t is belived that MAJ;
l -: was the last surviving commissioned officer
ph 'ne revolutionary troops of his native state.
hhooe Island. He also served for thirteen
years IN the Rhode Island Legislature.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
MARRIED.,


In West Hartford, April 22d, William sto;
rer, Esq, Editor off he Fountain, to Miss Jeru-
81 a, daughter of the late Solomon Olmsted.
Esq. OF West Hartford.
In this town, on Monday evening, by the
Rev DR.. Fuller, Mr.. Henry Roland Raw, and
Miss Lydia Ann Kilbourn, daughter of Mi.
Benjamin kllbourn, ali of this town
In this town, by Rev S. Merwin of New
Haven, Mr. Sheldon Morris, to Mrs. Amelia
Sawyer.
AT Milton, on the 9Th inst, by Rev. J. r.
Norton, Mr.. josiah B. Corbin OF Cornwall, to
Miss LYDIA A. Page, daughter Of Daniel Page,
Esq. OF Milton.
=, At New Hartford, April 18th. by Rev. 0Ir
Miss Horriet Fl. Merrill; on the 13ib, Mr. SCI.
emo" on l.: Lyman, to Miss Martha Spencer: on
me 20 AIR. Chester NJ. Deming, of Canaan.
to Miss Ellen Woodruff. """"'
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
SEVERE REBUKE.

eo,.tor Westcot of Florida, took &C.
oos;on, last Wednesday, in the discussion
Of Mr.. Jarnagin's resolution callhg ."
.ho President TO communicate to Cogress
account of all disbursements from
,ho Secret Service Fund since the Attn OF
March. 1926, (Which was very properly
ro;ac,ed y to administer TO Mr. 1ngerso!'
rcbuke, not more severe than just tie
EXPRESSED his entire conviction that "'ne
;o,nu,n,ions made agains. the Pres'ue"'
and the distinguished Senator from mas
s,chusetts in reference to The use OF '"'s
fund improperly, whilst the latter was
Secretary of State. are slanoors u ."e
silliest and most pitiful character. Sir
said Mr.. Westcot, will not, as Senator
by any vote of mine, permit any sucn
onaocious scandal against any high Elk
eartiye officer of my country, OF any
political party, and especially against
r;,izen who holds as high place before
tbe world as does the Senator assa''eo
md of whose reputation and lam
abroad Composed to himasl am on olmos
every political subject of party conlos'
7 "a an American, feel proud say
will, not consen, that such gossip shall
the foundation of call upon the pre'
tdept, or any rction whatever OF tn
chamber. :,
Mr.. Ingersoll, we believe finds no d
defender or apologist. AT least we he'
no voice raised 10 vindicate or pallia
his conduct.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
THE " NOTICE"

The resolutions giving notice to Great Brit
ain OF the termination of the Joint Occupancy
ofthe Oregon Territory, in the form reported
hy the Committee of Conference, passed ooth
Houses Of Congress on the 23d ult., as stated IN
our last, This is the most important measure
which has been before that body during the
nrasent session-a measure which involved the
r,,a.tion of neare and aydr between the two
most powerful nations on the earth. 1he mo
tice, WAS sent to Mr. McLane. by the steam
or Of the 1st inst, to be presented TO the Earl
Of Aberdeen, on behalf Of this government
The respect due to foreign power, and the i'm
rortance Of the occasion, in the view OF the ao-
n;n;stration, requires the observance OF this
form, which seems to be consistent withreason
and Dronricty. The New York True Sun states
,,ron what If considers "reliable authority
that if will not be accompanied by PROPOSE
t;o,. but Mr. McLane will be instructed to
ranpyy the assurances of a sincere desire 10 el-
4act an arnicable and immediate adjustment Of
the pending controversy.
What the course of Great Britain will be IS
vet in futurity, but the indications now war
rant much confidence of a satisfactory result
At all events, matters are rapidly approaching
q crisis. and the action of the government oil
Great Britain on the subject will be watched
with deep interest on both sides of the Attain
lie. So far as making the 10th parallel inc
division line is concerned, both nations now
appear to he agreed; but in regard TO the navi-
cst;on of the Columbia river, and other pr'V'n'
res which are claimed by our transatlantic
reieAbors, the breach appears to US as WIDE as
ever. These must be settled by negot'dhon'
precisely as if nothing had previously been
done in the premises. From the tone and tenn
Der of the British press, swell as from the de.
hot. In, u.IiurnUHr, A. '0"i" S
ora resolved upon securing the navigation o.
the Columbia at aHAaso'd'' But we nope
and trust peaceful and honorable Termination
IF o,r difficulties may be the result.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
THE OREGON CONTROVERSY SET
TIED.

Letters by the Great Western from
high sources, say that the Oregon ques.
ton is settled, and give the details, viz.
lat. 40 to the Straits of Fuca, and thence
through said Straits to the Pacific leaving
the whole Of Vancouver's Island 10 Great
Britain, the navigation of the Columbia
for term of years, &c. We understand
the fact to be that the arrangement made
through the medium of several gentle.
men at Washins ton. pnd which we an
novnced perhaps two months ago, but
which was retarded by the uncourteous
manner in which the offer of arbitration
was rejected, has now been recognized
and confirmed. The forms Of diplomacy
will be gone through with at Washington
as we presume,-for the formal negotia-
ton has never BY 4NMifG Eoantie, though the
generous confidence existing between
him and Lord Aberdeen has doubtless
enabled him to render important aid in
bringing the controversy TO favorable
issue.
The President, we have reason to know
is ready and will be plomp! to except the
terms stated above, and the Senate not
less prompt in confirming what he does.
Now let the dogs of war bawl and go TO
Sd, 4O-the prey hasescaped them. The
"na,ional heart needs not now to be
prepared for war; N, Y. Journalof Com
nlerCe.
The Union copies The above paragraph
from the Journal of Co mmerce and an
other from the Sun of New York, stating
that the Great Western brought the new
of the settlement of the Oregon question
md says it has heard nothing of the set
Element in England, or of the despatche
> said by the Sun 10 have been sent out b.
the Caledonia. and has no reason to be
2 NV
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
Fire in Sharon

A hwelling house owned by Mr.. Josiah
Johnson, and occ&pied by Messrs. Lemuel
and Sidney Carr, in the north westpart of
Sharon, was destroyed by fire on Saturday
last. The fire caught in the roof, from a
defe utive stove-pipe. Considerable furni-
ture was destroyed with the house. No in
auranCe
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
TMYSTERTOUS.n

MARlLLA, my wife, left my resi-
4NA d"nce in Torringiord, q miles
north OF the meeting house, on the night
OF the 2olh inst, between 8 aud 10 o.
clock, IN my absence, leaving three small
children IN bed and asleep, and has not
since been heard of. II is ascertained
that she went south as far as the meeting
house, but nothing further is known of
her. She is at times partially deranged;
short, and every way small 30 years old
but apparently some older. Any infor-
nation concerning her through the Post
Office in Torringford, will he gratefully
received. WIN. LAFOCG
Torringford, April so, 1916.
u Editors in this vicinity will confer a.
favor on the friends Of the family by copy
ing the above.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
LETTER FROM w. TOILET.

How natural that we should seek out some
ark of safety, when we are attacked by disease,
and especially if suffering under Consumption
or severe Cough or Cold. We recommend the
Health Restorative as the sure friend and un-
failing remedy in these complaints, and from
careful observation, are convinced of its supe-
rlor efficacy and the truth of its recommends
Nons. The character of its testimony is so
S'rons' that the most stubburn prejudice must
yield before it 20
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
Revolutionary Soldiers.

Under our obituary head will be found
record of the decease of several individuals
who were actors in the eventfnl scenes Oh
the revolution. In a very few years, not
one will be left 10 tell the story of their per-
lis and hardships. Let the living relics OF
the DAYS of "American chivalry" be cher
ished and we'll cared for; for when they
have left US, "we meier shall look upon their
like again"
MIR Archelus Bisseu, who died on We'd
nesday last, was tie oldest resident of this
village. He was soldier of the Light
Horse in Col. Sheldon's Regiment, in the
Revolutionary Army-and was one of the
Guard which accompanied Gen. Lafayette
from Litchield to Danbury, en- route from
Boston TO New York, with military stores
sc, On the alarm occasioned by the burn
ing of Fairfield and Danbury, he immedi'
ately repaired to that section of the State
and, in common with his fellow-soldiers
was engaged in several skirmishes with the
enemy on their retreat. Subsequently, Mr.
B. was member Of Col. Van Schaik's Re
giment at Ticonderoga and Grown Poin
at which latter place, his brother, Luther
Bissen,) a member of the same company
with himself, died of smallpox. Mr.. Bis
sell supposed himself to be, by several years
the last survivor of his company in tina
northern expedition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-05-07
Correspondence ofh. Tribvne

New Brunswick, N. J, May 8.
l understand from gentleman lust from
Washington, that there was a grand fight
in that city since left between a Member
oil Congress and another gentleman N Az
ter some words, it is said that the NJ. G. broke
two decanters over the poor fellows head,
Members will have some amusement, dnr'
ing the recess. R,eHrr,rr