Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-20

| Army proper S;6,6l3373 2o
Volunteers, 22.725 ,33l 90
Navy 1920 .204 40
Indians 1,l69,324 90
S39,G3s, ,235 II
E;re.-The Anderson Gazette. of Friday last,
says" We learn that stable belonging 10
Mr.. Olley Mattson. l9 miles S. Z. Of this
place, together with FIVE or six head. Of hors'
es was destroyed by fire few nights ago
there is every reason 10 believe it was the
work fan incendiary.
Lieutenant Gencral.-lt was currently re-
ported in Washington (says the Charleston
Erening Neacs,) that Gen. Houston WILDE APP
pointed Lieut.. General if The office be cheated,
and that members are fnvorably disposed 10
such''a movement.
Increase of The Armg.-The WASHINGTON
Fountain ofthe 18th inst has The following par
agruph-
1--WE tearn from the highest authority that
the President. in executing the law for the iu'
crease Of the regular Army, Git the bill as it
passed the House yesterday shall pass the Sc
note) intends to accept volunteer companies
and regiments, and to grant commissions 10 the
officers of their own choosing, Instead ofresort
ing to The slow process of enlistiug recruits and
appointing officers Of his own selection"
Mail Ro5ser-Wm. Ii. Wisner. clerk in
the Posi- Office at Pos, Jarvis, who had pleaded
guilty 10 Two indctmedlS for robbng the mail,
(says the .:Ilarleston Eecning Nelos.) was OK
the lllh inst, sentenced by Judge Belts, IN the
U. S. District Court Of New York, to twenty
years Imprisonment in the State Penitcnliary,
b cling the shortest time allowed by law.
Salaries of English Diynitaries. The Lord
Chancellor receives ns his salary, fourteen
thousand pounds year, aud the Chief Justice
of the Court of Qneen's Bench. ten thousand
pounds. The London Police Magistrates re:
ceires one thousand pounds year, each one.
Agcs of distinguished men IN England
/, ::
no"se'iy u,,''"S '',' .1A,ne ;,1 ~ u a'"e's -
hnS'and' Ine DuNe o' We'"ns''i IS sese"
y seven seven yeas oa inid LyhahnrSt' ~ 1,'i "a.
n.e' y ooi'nsI e ooSsp' pnaiH taI", Ha ~ '-ot'
- ptou "' "AA. - :" 49, w. -
"A fire was discovered in the Jail
~ las, Er;J,v@ and ,he alarm Given in
a;,;,ons Fnr sone ,;me 4, w.s
,h,,,as, - ;,nnos.;i,le III va lie h6iI,lino
lA. - ,r sn,na ;ndia;G
.soss : lshl ii. !. M,
es:.s, 2 ~ =.
;Ss 81, nb71sd Ths En mes were On a
~, .n,,, anI ,re,e effic;e,Iiv 5nse,l in ex.
,;na;i;sb b;no the fire. z. -
Ibe jail was fred by one Of lis invoI
untary ipmaies.-Comeica Journat 18Th
inst.
. y.
Fire and Loss of Lif.-Our citizens
we're aroused from their beds Al abuul
half past 3this muruDg, by The alarm of
fire. On repairing 10 the spot. we found
lthat !he fire had brok Ell. oul on the preini
iscs of. Mr.. &c. Pankniu, well known
| Chemist ard:Druggist Of this city, resi-
| ding on the North SIDE nf Market street,
between Meelins and King street. The
Ehouse, which is of brick, was entirely
CONSUMED, except The walls, and with il
The whuIe of the furniture and nearly all
The valuable Stock of MIR. Panknin. How
The fire ORIGINATED is moi known but il
spread with Such rapidity, that Mr.. Pank.
NJ, ,,,,s h.,alv able ~ make bis escane
through The door of his store in portion
EonI,- oF his clolbes. when the exlensiun OF
the fau,es 10 the stairway prevented lhe
passage OF any other persons, aud his wife
and ramilv,were .compeIled 10 make their
escane from 81 front window of the second
storv bv means of a ladder, placed there
| by the spectators Tor thai purpose. a
negro rirI abou, Is wears old, who slept
in 1he bou.e i missing this morning. and