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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-08
[F,omths Chambers .Hsrala:]
!, STRANGE AFFAIR. -, -,

On Tuesday -mornins last, our Usually,
tquiet village was thrown into commotion
by the circulation of repor, thai a. iwid-
ow- woman named Reeves. who resides
within lwo or three miles oflhe town, had,
on that morning, been terribly beateu?ant
otherwise maltreated by lad whom she
had permitted TO remain in.h her honse the
nigh previous, and who represented J.
himself Ia be travellingto Columbus, Ga.
/, was rumored that he had even made
an attempt on her, chastity, which she re-,
PEELED, aud scuti1e ensued. in which the
widow was considerably worsted, by.
scratches and blow over the head with a
stick. She then commenced calling to :
her neighbors, when the tsupposed) lad
fed. Several persons started Lin pursuit.
Of the indiVidual-some with dogs iotrack
him, and olbers "takin5 il just dry so.."t
He was finally oyerhauled below c. usela,
on The Columbus road, aud brought, back
10 this place. After arriving here. the voice.
femme appearance, and Department.. cfe-
ared strong suspicion that the individual
dressed 10 bereches belonge to The feminine
gender Suspicion which, upon further;
examination, proved 10 be correct !; aud. :
though she at first stood out nantufLy that
she was man. she finally ".ackDowledged. !.
the corn, and gave her name as Margare +
Pearson-staling that she como from or
near Fayenevile, Ga. and assumed fnen's
clothes to enable her the better 10 escape
from the i'll usage Of a bsaslly step fa-S
ther -. 80
Mrs. Reeves was Immediately sent for =
and confronted with the accused. Mrs.
Reeves (without, however, knowing that
she was not what she seemed to be-a ::
man, at once declared the gill 10 be tho
person. The romantic Margaret admitted
that she had spent the uighl at the house
Of Mrs Reeves, and tha, she had taken :
supper and breakfas, with her I; but ear
nestly denied that she had commilted;an
assault upon her of any kind. The wid--
ow was greatly aslonished when told thats
the piece of humanity before her With
pants on was female, and her feelings
seemed TO be somewhat mortified by that
fact. She did not swear 10 the statements
made by her. and consequently Margaret
was released from custody She id.nots
however, leave the village-being pro- 2
vided by some. Of our citizens with q :
dress becoming her sex anda place to Z
stay at. All this was on Tuesday. On 3
Thursday Mrs. Reeves returned to- the
charge made the necessary affidavit be-,
fore magistrate, and had:the: GIRL arrested;
but subsequently, refused to: prosecute
her,land she was ain Sc, at liberty.
This strange adventure has furnished
matter for a vast deal Of gossip, aud a
thousand aud one stories. We look upon
the whole matter, so far, as. a curious
mys,ery--oue.that may hereafter be. clear
ed up. ...z..s-.. ~.
Margaret Pearson, as .snes calls herself,
SAYS she is about sixteen years of age.
She is not bad looking in the face
with black hair and eyes-iair and very;
tall for afemale. we understand one of:
fH. =
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FROG THE AR nay.
Headquarters Armyef Occupation,
MatamOras, June 3, 1916.

81 Sir: respectfully enclose herewith a
8 field return Of the forces ia and near Mala-
Smoras, both regulars and volunteers. The
corps known to have arrived at Point ls-
abel, Of which no returns have ye, been
received, will carry the entire force under
nv orders to nearly 5000 men. am ne
Acessalily detained at this point for want OF
suitable transportation TO carry on otfen-
siye operations. There is not steamboat
al nv command proper for the navigation
OF the Rio GranJe and without water
transportation, consider it useless 10 at
tempt any extensive movement. Mea-
sures have been taken TO procure boats of
suitable draft and cription, and one or
two may he now expected. In The mean
time propose to push battalion of in
fantry as Ear as Reinosa, and occupy that
town. For any operations in the drec.
lion of Monterey, it will be necessary 10
establish large dopo, at Camareo. which
i shall lose no time in doing so as soon as
proper transports arrives, unless receive
further instructions from the department.
.a trust the department will see thai |
could uot possibly have anticipated the ar
rival Of such heavy reinforcements from
Louisiana as are now here. and on their
way hither.. Without large means Of :rans-
portalion, this force will embanass rather
than facilitate our operations. cannot
doubt that the department has already
given instructions based upon the change
in our position since my first call for vol
un,eers.
q Our last accounts Of Aris,a. represent
his force 10 be halted at Coma, an exien
sive haiuenda on the Monterey road, aoou,
OOmiles from this port. He has pickles
covering the roads leading TO Matamoras,
with view to Gu, off all communication
with the interior. The departmental au-
thorties have issued decree deuouncing
as traders all who had intercourse with
US, or with those who do so. am, nev-
er,heless, disposed 10 believe tina, in some
quarters at least our presence is not un-
favorably received. We have no iutelli-
gence from the city Of Mexico. Ordnance
stores, aud other munitions of war, are
continually discovered in the town. Five
pieces of cannon, and very large amount
ofballs, shells and ammunition generally,
have been brought 10 light.
Lam, sir, very respectfully, your obe-
'dienl servant. &. TAYLOR,
Brevet Brig. Gen. S. A.. Coming.
TO the Adjutant General Of the Army.
=. Washington, D. e.
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i9atl0n OF the Mississippi ana is .etoats
tributaries, as paramount 10 all others
and hence, had directed their attention es-
speciallyto it. "a .:ss II.
The result was tllatlte Committee had !.
come to the unanimous conclusion, that
Congress had the power under; ilie Con-
stitulion 10 improve the snapis saiioD, aud
that .aid power was embraced IN the
clause 10 regulate Commerce among The
States, and that it is restricted 10 The re-
moval of fthesobstructions which endanger
or impede its navigation. That was The
unanimous opinion Of all but Que meInber
Df the Committee, the Senator from ;Eou-
lsana. who thought such restrictions en-
,irely TOO limited. The report: was ac-s
:ompanied by a Bill. containing some four
,r i've sections. embracing several points.
such as Board Of Engineers. to consist Of
,hree-one to be of The Corps, the olher
,vo Civil-to make careful examina-
,ion udsurvey of all matters relating to
The improvement--alI the public lands,
iying on the waters of the MississippiaDa- !,
Mississippi, Arkansas aud Missouri rungt
for cultivation or subject to inandatioas
are made liable to eutry at a5gradnaf Iel
duced price, un,il-the yearsIs63, when ali
unsoId, are 10 be ceded 10 the States ia
which they lie; s.ot Il {.
The startling fac, is. sci forth in this
document. that from the wear 1920 TO-
1927, the losses caused by silags alone.
amounted 10 the enormous sum Of one
million, three hundred and sirty t,oos ttou-
sand, .fvs hundred doltars-whlei from 81
TO 1882 the loss was only 1881, 900, and
all by The beneficial action Of snag :boats.
There is no doubt that the Mississippi and T.
The tributaries, are capable of beng made
perfectly safe, and kept free from :alisim-
pediments; and The West ought dosre.
juice, that The South has come eto the rsscue
on this subject. ..si71-4 .f;t,,s
- ---- - & ,.s.,:.
The Union of TIE Peopie.-Th he manner
in which the Government has been sup
nor,ed bv the neonle in ,her war with Mex-
ico is something ON which every American
NAV felicitate himself, The people. with
out Distinction of pariy, have rallied 10 the
aid of.ihe Administration, and have eyin-s
ced a spiri, Of patriotism from the. outset
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From the N. o. Picagunc.


CAPT MAY.-The annexed letter from
Capt. May. should have beeu several days
in the city; but has only now come to tho
hands of the committee. 1t explHins itself
aud is couched in the language of IA brave
man, Modesly AMI courage are accompa-
nying virtues:
PolNr Isabel. iToxas,) May 81, lS46.
Gentlemen 81 have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt Of your fallering let
ter of the 20th inst. together with the beau
tiful sabre and belt bestowed on me as
mark Of commentator for my conduct IN
the engagement of the 9Th, between our
troops and the Mexicans.
The high estimation which you have
been pleased 10 attach TO my services on
that occasion. bears with it, to me, all adj
ditonal value, as il is an expression ofap'
probation from friends of my early youth
In battle, opportunities are afforded a
few to perform deeds, which if successfully
accomplished, are attended with so much
brillancy. as 10 render less conspicuous
ether deeds-equalty merilorious.
In The action Of The 9th ii was my good
fortune NOT only:to be one OF this favored
few, but to be supported by officers and
men, whose galanlry would insure sue
cess. ]. is due to my brother officers 10
say, tha, any one Of Them would have glo
ried in the opportunity of leading to the
charge thai you have thought proper TO
notice in such handsome terms.
avail myself, gentlemen, Of this op'
por,unity to eypress to you individually
nv warmes, thanks for the complimentary
language which you have addressed to me,
and my grateful acknowledgements for the
token of distinction which you have pre-
sen1ed 10 me.
Respectfully, your friend, and obedient
servant, G. A. MAY,
Capt. 81 Dragons.
To James Jones, NJ. D.; JOHN. Harr'
son, M. D.; A. J. Wedderburn, NJ. D.;
A. J. Pickrell, Esq. &c., &c. &c.
Quite Heroine.-The Indiana Volun.
teers (says the Cincinnati Courier) were
mustered into service at New Albany on
Friday last. On Saturday, one Of the
companies from Vanderburgh county, lost
a handkerchief. On setting dnwn TO mess,
he observed it sticking OUT of The bosom OF
one OF his comrades. He Immediately
took hold Of il, when, to his surprise ne
discovered that his messmate was female.
On inquiring into this strange proceeding,
she stated that, being very poor and wish
ing TO go to her. father, who resided in Tex
as, she resolved 10 join one Of the rolun-
teer companies. She afterwards crossed
the river to Louisville, and her fellow SOL
diers raised a subscription to carry her TO
her father.
A slock company has been formed in
France, with capital of 5OO,00Of., for
lhe destruciion ofrat and mice. WiLl.not
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(says the Covinston, La Adyocate.) who
a short time since abandoned his wife aud
family. residing in Washington parish in
this State, aud lookup" With another
woman, was waylaid and shot with buck
shot, which took effect in his back, some
Of them passing through his right lungs.
The opinion of the physician is that he
will not recover.
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From the N. o. Jfersonian.

From tDe ". ". JeUeTSontQn.
The following letter from Major Gene.
raj Tay,or. TO Governor johnson. received
iby Col. Labuzan, Aid TO His ExcelIeucy.
will be read with interest and gratica.
fion: -
Headquarters Army of0ccupafion,
lMalamoros, June 10, 1886.
Sir-Yourl letter ofthe 4lh inst. by Col
Fea,herstone has jus, been received. The
arrivals of the 5th and 9Th regiments OF
Louisiana Volunteers, furnish newEEepi-
deuce of the patriotic enthusiasm OF the
State of Louisiana. 4 am sorry 10 say
that ,he entire want Of amy suitable means
of transportation prevents me from EN-.
glowing the volunteer forces actively and
usefnlly as desired. You have alIeady
been advised through Col. Winthrop, Of
Our extreme embarrassmenl;in this partic.
ular. and 10 what an extent my opera
tions are lhwarted, aud how much valu.
able time is lost by The simple want OF a
few small steamboats,. hope, however.
that this want will soon he at least par
,ially supplied, and that shall be able 10
push forward as far as Camargo, unless
otherwise instructed by The General Gov
efnment.
need hardly to cay. that the regiments
of Colonels Peyton and Featiermore, tho
beyond the original draft, wiH be recei-
we'd, and trust soon 10 be ablelo employ
their services in way agreeable 10 hem
selves. aud efficiently promo'ire of the
ehds OF The campaign.
have not yet been favored with the
instructions Of The Government as 10 fu
;urc operations, but in view of the large
force understood 10 be now organizing for
service in this quarter, under the late law,
authorizing the President 10 accept the
services of $4,000 volunteers, ] cannot
suppose that any more troops will be re-
ouired from ,be Stale Of Louisiana.
beg leave 10 refer you 10 Col. Labu-
zau, the bearer Of Ibis, for what litlle news
we can furnish from this quarter. We are
all anxiensly awaiting further action Of
The General government.
l am, sir, very respectfully.
Your obed't. servant,
q. TAYLOR,
Bl. Br. General, U. S. "A. Cong.
Hon. Isaac Johnson,
Governor of Louisiana.
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From the NJ Orleans Piedyu,,e.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
aEv0LUTIoN IN JALIsco.

REVOLUTION IN JALIsco.
revolution has broken out in the I'M
porlant department. of Jalisco. II com
menced The morning OF the 2Vth may 10
the city of Guadalujano.
The battalion ofLagos followed by other
bodies of military aud the enthusiastic Po.
pulace. attacked The palace of The govern
or. The attack was SO prompt, that Inc
defenders had scarcely time for single
discharge.
The cry Of the assailanls was. "Long
live The Republic, and death TO foreign
P lnce"-General Francisco Duque pro-
posed parley, with view to spare Inc
effusion Of blood. =,
Commissioners were appointed, ano tne
kresul, was, that Gen'l. Duque, with the
officers aad forces under his command
were allowed 10 retire with The honors OF
war and proceed 10 Mexico by the route
the vctors should designate. Don Jose
Maria Yancy was al the head OF the m
surrection, aud at meeting Of the lnsur.
gents a formal "Acta" was drawn up aud
signed on the part of the garrison.
The Isl article disowns the call oil a
Congress, as made by Paroles, as an open
attempt against the sovereignty OIL ma
ZION, with view to establish throne IN
Mexico 10 be filled by foreign prince.
The Cd declares that new Congress
shall:he summoned, the members 10 be
elected by the peuple according TO The
electoral laws of 1924.
The third article provides that Congress
shall assemble for four months alter The
lihera.ing forces shall have gained posses
sion of the capital. !,
The fourth guarantees the existence OF
The army. :,
The fifth declares traitors whoever shall
oppose the meeting Of the above Congress
make an attempt upon the liberty OF its
members, or dissolve or suspend It's ses
sioas, or pretend 10 oppose the Constitu
lion which it establishes.
The sixth article relates 10 Santa Anna
viz. As he had the glory of founding the
Republic, ,lhe Garrison ofJalisco Proclalms'
the said General as the Chief in the grand
enterprise for which the plan has been en-
tered into.
Tho 9th Article appropriales the fourth
part of the products aud revenue towards
the prosecution Of The war with Texas
and North America.
The three remaining articles regard the
administration OF the laws in the Depart
ment. and are Of little general importance.
E. Clumpido is recognized as provisl-
.oual Governor of,he Department, but he
is TO take an oath to sustain tho republi-
can form of Government which may be
adopted, $40 repel the infamous usurpation
made by the Norlh Americans" 10 pre-.
vent Mexico from falling a victim 80 TO-
reign influences. and-otherwise 10 conform
10 the national will, as manifested accord
ing to the above plan.
A decree issued on the 23d declares the
city of Guadalaja. to be 40 longer in a
state Of siege.
pvrruHe rum -:f'ucutan--DyES3heI arr
val Of gentleman in the barque Tarq"in,
from Yucatan, we learn that the U. States
brig Somers, Com. Ingraham, received
dispatches from the YucaIan Congress,
tkeir nemroLityin The pending
,oar, and Offering their services 10 furnish
The Somcrs with whatever the vessel might
require.
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Docs he a0ant it very much.-i machauic
wenl TO the house Of a farmer 10 buy some
wbeaI. and enuuired- the priac-s,D-- -.
want il very much :" enquired an honest
negro who had thecharse of the granary,
"cause massa say.if sou want il very much
sbe price is dollar and half; but if you
want j, none at all alno.t, you may hav"
II for one dollar"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-08

The Post Office Department has strictly
enforced upon Postnaslers The duty Of fer
reliug ou, cases of writing on newspapers.
The pnsiage on newspaper with wrl
ting on it, is above forty cents-the fine,
FIVE dollars.
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The Star. published in Kane Counf".
Illinois, states ;hat twen'y-tour horses were
stolen in lha county ina few days, and
near that numberof horse thieves have
been trapped, tried, convicted and sent to
the State Prison Tkis is wholesale horse
stealing with vengeance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-08

General Vega, now a prisoner o! war at
New Orleans. has asked permission of
the Gnvernmenl, through Gen Gaines. 10
leave New Orleans and visit different
parts of The United States. The Uninn
inIimates that his wish will bG acceded TO
without difficulty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-08

EfOctors Tile title Of doctor is thus
defined by Texan editor ; A doctor Of
divinity is :he ,iron,l of God !; a ductor Of
law isihe freud of the devil; aud doctor
of physic is the friend of death.
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firoud on the Rerenne. large guam
TRY of Syrup was lately imported from the
West Indies into New York as Molasses.
paying a duty of only 4 2 mills per ID.
Scme Oil has since been examined. aud
found to contain from SIS l-2 to So Ia per
cent of cane of granular sugar, The duty
on which would be 81 2 cents per lb.
Government has thus been defraudod out
of en- enormous amount Of revenue.
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The Oregon 1Fsaty;-This import
an, instrument, duly signed by the Presi-
dent and rallied by the. Senate, will be
carried 10 England by the steamer Great
Wt,tsrn, which left N. York The 23d ult.
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Barren York, 10 Going Snake District,
was murdered while at work in his held
with linle son and a negro boy. Fouror
five guns were fired al him.. The murder
ers had mol been arrested al the last ac-
counts. The body of Cherokee named
Sequ neerur was found a short distance
from Going Snake Distrci abous'he !nld,
die of May. Gen. arbuckle has refused
TO deliver Ellis aud Wm. Starr TO The
Cherokee authorities, on The ground tnat
he must be first tried for the murder OF the
Vose family by the United Staes court
Farmers and their Children.-The pa
ramounl duty of The asricul'urlsl 's 10
elevate his class, and place himself IN The
position to which he is entitled. No IDEA
more fatal 10 the supremacy OF the farmer
ever possessed him than that OF educating
some one child in particular for what IS
deRominaIed learned professions. Let
Agricullurists educate their children
thoroughly, regardless of any such partial
unfair and. unjust consideration. AS
asricuIturists, let them educate their chill
dren Tor agriculluralisls. Let them not
give bread to one aud serpenis 10 The 9th
ers. Let them bear in mind that education
adOrns and improves The cullvator Of the
soil as it does the lawyer, the doctor or The
divine. 1t is false notion and unworthy
.lhe cilizens of a free republic, that ednca-
tinn was not necessary TO the cullivator Of
tie soil When we reflect thar this free
country. and thai freedom can only be
preserved by the pure light that is reflected
by knowledge. can the cullivator Of the
soil hesitate moment to put his shoulder
to The wheel I? he loves his children,
educate them ifhe loves bis country, edu-
cate them. II is duty he owes TO both
children and country.
Curious Statistics.-Some industrious
collector of statistics has taken pains to as.
certain The number Of Churches, Clergy.
men. Commandments, DC, in The United
S,dles; and from The result of his lahors
we extract the following, which will be
read with interest and surprise. The num-
bers and amounts far exceed all our pre-.
vious suppositi MS.
Total number of Churches, 25. 5.065-of
these 625 are Catholic. Value of Church
property. Sl00,O00.000, Number of Min.
isrers. 80. .563; Catholic Priests, 709.-
Number Of COMMITMENTS of all Churches,
4,T06, 6,545; Catholic Communicates l,07I,
500; Baplisr do 1883.
Politicians and those who live by poll.
lies, aLour 50U,000-whu do not attend
Church.
The numler OF Lawyers in. the United
States is estimated a, 10000.
The number of Physicians and Sur.
eeous, at 25,0O0.
Professors. Teachers, aud Schoolmas-
Iers. 1000.
Rogues in prison. estimated al 10000;
rogues out of prison. no return.
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A stock company has been formed in
France, with capital of 500,00Of., for
The destruction ofrats and mice. Willrnot
some Yankee send Them cargo OF cats
90 speculation.
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Teras Salt.-The Houston Telegraph
saws that the section Of country lying west
of the Nueces, bordering on the sea coast,
is intersected by numerous shallow inlets
and bays. into which the salt water of the
Gulf flows during winter, but in summer,
owing TO the intense solar evaporation,
they become dry, and are covered wltb,a
crust of sal. three or four inches thick.
equal in every respect 10 Turks Island.
which is the best for preserving meat aud
fish. The dryclimate Of western Texas
rain seldom falling in the summer months
makes the process ofevaporation exceed.
ingly rapid. aud millions Of bushels may be
procured for The mere trouble Of collect.
ing il.
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TGeneral La Vega, whom the public
prints have had pretty much in every city
In the Union, is now in Washington city.
according to the N. Y. Herald H says:
La Vega, the Mexican captive general,
is in Washington. He probably thinks
the Halls of Congress are equal 10 the
Halls of the Montezumas. This gallant
general is fine looking man, with pair
of magnifcen, mustache. We have in our
possession an excellent Daguerreotype
likeness Of him.
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The Infantry .Srord.-A change of
Swords is suggested by many officers in
ouf army. The Riu Grande correspon
dem of the New York Spirit of the Times.
in one of his letters writes:
The infantry sword for officers must
be changed. We want a light but SER
vceabIe sabre with a sling belt We
might as we'll have Ioasling fork as our
present sword. II trips you up when
marching. and would not kill flea with
out three blows. Where would poor Jor-
dan have been If gallant Lincoln had not
provided himself with sabre and ground
il? With blow for each he cut off the
heads of two Of the enemy. and saved his
brother officers life. With our 'regula
lion sword" he would uot have scratched
the skin"
Wepresume tho suggestion will DO ac-
ted upon.
The Washington Union says, that the
last dispatches from Gen. Tay lor lend no
counrenance 10 the report That General
Arista had proposed an arnislice to him..
1t further adds-"They say nothing Of
The proposition for an armistice, nor do
thew state that Gen. Arisla is stationed at
Monterey. On the contrary, they repre-
sent Arista as being oa this side ofMonle-
rey. Nor do the extend his force 10 l5,-
900 troops.
: iHwder.-on Wednesday, the l7th
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! iH,uder.-On Wednesday, the l7lh
insl "a man BY the.name of q, sibley,