Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-12-08

ray>street, dealer in ivory, was employ
ed in cutting some piano keys the saw
was Interrupted by some resisting SUBJ
stance, and on splitting the piece OF iyo-
ry, an English rifle bullet was found. As
the piece was from the centre of the
tusk, il is presumable that the bullet
was lodged there when the animal was
quite young, especially as no trace Of the
passage of the bullet can be found, al.
though dalk line or seam runs longitude
nall in the neig!borhood. .saThe quite,
coat of the ball was much corroded. H.
". Y. Com. Adv.s
The Aztec Club..-The American
army officers, since .,heir entrance into
the city Of Mexico, have formed club,
called the Aztec club.
The object of this club is similar to
those of the miIi.aryclubs Of England
that oil cumingstogether in friendly in>
tercoursc. Every general officer Of the
army, with the exception of one, Isl
member, and the. clubs promises to be
one of mutual and-social benefit to all.
The following arr. its officers: P resident,
Gen. J. A. Quiiman; Isl Vice Presi.
dent CollHarney I; 2d5Vice President,
Capt MagruderS; Treasurer,S. Andcr.
son !; Secretary, E. Hamond, Esq; COM
|mi,tee of arrangements, Capt. Grayson,
Major IAN Buren, and Lieut.. Grafton.
Anacrati2n.-Lieut Thomas J. Ny
ers, Of the Massachusetts Volunteers,
and "a printer by trade, has asked and
received his discharge from;his company,
and annexed: :himself,o a,beauliful Mex
ican Senorita near Monterey. 1t is
said she bfingsShim the. pleasant little
fortune Of 900, and that he intends
10 establish.a newspaper at Monterey on
sthe strength oft. Good luck and chap.
pinsss attend him aldGll ,Asa wife !. Die:
:last ofWhom aIseia deserves our con- aus
Stations, lor printer luyati tiably make
good Aashinl lAss tssS:
.,sto1lls ioia see
|Iaoas wsl Isa sIaas my ss.lIig sssn :ssaaa
sYile Some
a,gltsr Wee onssix 2ot HIS
a ilfafl illiafs DO ond iftee1S ore
re MI oss his part
aies goo aof Sh9aflf
ievcnnpb braid shfef aiasband sffof t5iiiriag
in asgood slyle5as lierneigh lte ltes
the fault sienlifely her own. His5heighs
bor has a neat, capable and industrious
wife, and that makes the difference. His
wife, on the other hand, is whirlpool
into which great many silver cups
might be thrown, and The appearance
81 the waters would remain unchanged.
No Nicholas, The drver,is is there 10 res-
tore the wasted treasure. 1t is only an in
suit for such woman to talk to her
husband about her love and devotion.
Somebody says, ''lhat some people
are 50 constituted, that thsre is very
small inlet by which other peoples wit
can get access 10 their brain and you
have to convince them, by argument,
that there is certain joke to b. laugh
cd alto LEI of good joke, aud
then have to explain wherein the joke
consists, before ii can be understood, is
exceedingly pleasant.
Inflated Eorse Collar.-A horse
collar has been invented in England
must BE- regarded as a very great im-
provemcnt. 1t consists Of a tube Of
lndiarubber or other suitable substance.
inflated willlair like a life preserver. lis
advantage is that i, fits the horse exactly,
easily, without undue pressure upon any
part, and leaves the breast and the
joints of the fore leg free from jolting
and sudden pressure TO which the COM
mon collar subjects them.
Capt. Phil: harney, who lost an arm
II, Churubusco, is a nephew Of Gen.
karney, and IA native Of New York.
His private income is $4,000 per an.
mum, and like Gen. Taylor he follows
the wars for the love of the thing
". Y. Globe.
There are few officers in the army
moro highly esteemed than the gallant
Captain whom the fate of war has thus
curlaied. He was some years since
one of Commission TO visit Europe,
to report upon the Cavalry tactics oflhe
several governments oflhe old world. In
The prosecution of this duty, IL portion
Of the commission visited AIgers, where
they were hopitabIy entertained by the
French officers, among whom was one
Of the sons of Louis Philippe. Soon after
the return Of the commission 10 France,
a number Of the French officers who