Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-04

, virginia, anu iatiy eutOr OF Inc ConSl
luton, newspaper published 10 Washil
gton City and Baltimore, has been MOTH
!. naled;by 1.-THE President as Charge d. A
faiIes ,oslhe. Argentine Republic, "a yer
important position just new, as the affair
oftbat nation appear to be in most d.
EEplorable condition..
WashingtOn's Bhshda y.-One bundre
and fourteen, years ago from tomorrow
The morni1g'ss sun first beamed upon tn
form of him who during life, was FIRST il
war, FIRST 10 peace: hand even after death
10 ages yet unnumbered, will continue t
be FIRST in the hearts of his .counlrymen.'
And well does il become, not oni,
Americans, but man throughout the civil
an occasion with due honor, and ponder
in profound retrospec,ion over the SCENE;
which The birth Of the 22d s6f February
1872 brought forth. T.helonsue ofeufosy
al this late day, however; may be mute
ia a!luding to Washing,on-the name
alone is a talisman sufficiently bright ic
shed forth halo Of glory wherever and
whenever spoken; and in declining TO prose
ON The theme, We can only mentally excl
asm -
"Come, expressive silence: Muse his
praise" 10
From an old Almanac, il appears that
George Washington was born February
llth, 1872, old style. The old style in
this almanac, is in column the llth, which
corresponds with The 23d ofllle new style.
The 22d is generally celebrated for his
birth day, and up to 1900 was PEI fectly
correct. Iii days .only being allowed be
tween thet TWO sslyles, but now, nearly IL
may be allomed.-Charleston Pat iot
William Coiiett, a son OF the celebfaied
political writer of thesame name, has it is
stated. been forty years,in the Queens
Prison for contempt Of the Court oil Chau-
ncery. This contempt consisted in his
inability 10 deffay the eosis and fees Of
that Court. in trial had against him.
,thich inability is called q refusal, and
construed 10 meansa contempt; and this
.isiaw andjastice In Engl -by ytheg Grace
OF God deiendertolhe Faith and Patriarch
of all modern philanthropy In. {, {, ssi q
Lead Nine IN: ezas.- AAceordin ing 10 the
I .aostosi Frlegf avery valuable lead
mine has Geen. discovered on asmalr rtfibIifs'
.tary of The Trinity, sabont ;tsSeniy miles
west Of Dallas. This i,mine was first
discovered bysa party or surveyors who
were. engaged in#running the lines of
Mercer 3 colony One!ofihepanyifo
a: black rock which oticedwas reninafl... rem infl :.
kably heavy. and :hs placed in camp FIRE;
ina short time a;larse portion Of twas
melted, and pure leads;wa Obtained
sufficient TO run a considerable. nifimBer Of:
bullets. The editor of the Telegraph is
ofthe opinion that there is very extensive
region OF country extending from The Trim
ity to the San Saba valley, which contains
as valuable lead mines as those Of Missouri
or Wisconsin.
y Zodiaeal Light.-The phenomenon is
attracting great deal of attention in New
York.. BY its assuming diAereu, shapes.
sometimes s,retching,i in broad luminous
transparent band. from the extreme west
TO The farthest east; and then spreading in
a volume all over the 6rmamenu the sia,s
shining through with undimmed lus,re,
the while.
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Mount Heclc..-The latest advices from
Iceland, state that The eruption or Mount
Hecla continued with great violence. Tie
lava run. from the South:weslcrateri in q
large stream, and had already covered a
space 6flhree miles, and hesped up a mass
id plain at the foot of the mountain,
thirty or forty cubits 10 beighl.s No farms
had been destroyed by Tie lava, buiI:. lie
ashes which had fallen into the II meadows
had already exercised 'lnost per1icious
effects upon the cattle. especially The cows
10 some districts many had perished.,
Much uneasiness is felt a,the duration of
the eruPtious, as the lava, when i, receives
fresh supplies, always approaches nearer
The cultivated lands. :,,.s @..-.,I!.
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Statistics Q flas Sc. Charles Hotel.-We
have been at some little pains to come at
the population of The ST. Charles Hotel.
and ofher statistics in relation to the
establishment, and have ascertained that
there are no now less team fue hundred
and t.co regular boarders, besides one hun;
dred and serenity employees, servants,
&c.--near 700 in, all within the walls Of
the building. This would form quite a
village in the country. -. -,
The daily CONSUMPTION Of some Of.
principal articles of food is as follows:; 500
lbs. fresh beef. $50 lbs. mutton. "a turkiss,
SO chickens, 80 pairs wild ducks, 80. dozen
robins orolher small birds, l207 lbs. llain,
s to 10 thousand oysters, 100 10 l30 dozen
eggs, 20 salloos. milk, $50 foa8ses bakers
bread, so lbs. coffee, 10 Lbs. iea. t225 LBS
sugar, 6 bills. pola.oes, rs lbs. cali beef
and pork, besides ahjy!quanlity Of yenison,
bear, grouse, and olher stems entirely y y
too tedious to men,ioh,s as they say iin
the advertisements. go ~ 80,
Hits UNNECESSARY 10 saw that the town