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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17
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Front The Charleston EUe. NeicS: :,
GREAT SPEED ON LOCOMOTIVES
We often see heralded- in the papers.
Great Improvements New lnven,ions:'
and Patented Locomotives by which d
speed of some forty or fifty miles has been
attained. On a more ,Iece6t occasion we
have published "A New English Loconiot-:
lve," running on trial trips sixty and sixty:
six miles au hour; the reader is hence
led to the conclusion that ingenuity has
discovered some new duplication Of lie
mechanic powers, producing thess Won:
derrul results. A Locomotive is a ma:
chine which is itself moved by a Steam
engine. The expansive power OF steam
IN the piston originates the motion, which
is Communicated by rod TO a wheel. the
revolutions aud faction Of Which impart
adhesion and velocity to the whole con.
lrivancc. 1t is self evideDf, therefore, that
with expansive power sufficient in a piston.
of proportionate dimensions, almost any
speed may be acquired by an increased
diameter o. tie ,6heei. A larger or smaller
piston contains more or less Of the power
of steam: and the rapidity of The stroke
imparts The like velocity TO the wheel. A
wheel. therefore, Of ten fee, diameter, with
the same number of revolutions per min.
ute, must pass over double the space that
one Of five feet would perform.
The John G. Calhoun, on the South
Carolina Road, with wheels Of Eve aud
half feet diameter. has or trial rip rum
at speed of mile in one minu,e. orat
the rate Of sixty miles in one hour. BY an
increase therefore of her boiler 10 furnish
The quantum of steam necessary, and Of
her rislon to attain the power. and doub-
ling The diameter Of her wheel to clever
feet, a velocity of one hundred and twenty
miles might be Obtained in one hour. The
.enlarsins of the driving heels. however,
involves the elevation Of the whole ma
chine, which may be SO high above the
track as TO becnme hazardous a, these
high speeds, without wider, gauge. The
wheels, however, may be enlarged 10 such
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

Statistics Of Methodist Episcopal

Statistics Of Methodist Episcopal
Church North.-From the official min
ules of this Church for 1917, Just phb-
lshed by Lane & Tippil,, we gather
sumo rather interesting statistics, though
not in one respect of the most gratifying
character. There is decrease OF men,
bership amounting to 1874, of this
number 12, lS4 are whites. There are
twenIy,four Conferences in union with
The Church, OF which the Baltimore
Conference has the largest membership,
viz: 52,35S white and 16,5S7 colored.
Ohio stands next numerically, having
white membership of 6l,6S4, and COL
orcd 5l4. Philadelphia, New York
and Pilsburg are next. The Vermont
Conference has the smallest. The total
membership in the twenly>four Confc-
rences is, white 60O. GAL; coored 90, ,9Ol;
Indians ZIG; total 63l. .53S. There are
1926 travelling preachers, $40 super
animated, 4,9l3 local; total 1855.
These statistics do not include The South
ern branch of the Methodist church.
Ncw York Com. Adv.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

Rules for a Man.-1. Marry nota
woman who cannot make shit or cook
a meals victuaIs.-Such a wife would
keepa man pooE all the days of bis
life. .-....., - g
=, z: HIarry o1iIo"== THINKS
herself better than every body else;
because it shows want of sense she
will have but few friends.
8. Marry not a woman who is fre>
quenlIy finding fault with others, because
she will be eternally scolding.
a. Marry not woman who is fond
of spinning street yarn because suci
a woman will never be contented at
home. :,
S. Marry not wdm:n who is id
the habit of slandering her neighbors,
and giving ear to the gossipping she
hears; such women make the very
worst Of wives.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

Editors.-An editors duties, (says
somebody even in case comparatively
unimportanl, are enormous and anthank-
fu those he praises, ''love him less ihah
their dinner )" and those he finds fault
with, "hate him Ssacrse than the
devil
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

letter from Mexico; dated September
%, which relates at least one incident
connected with the capture of that city,
which has not before come to our knowls
edge. Itappears that on the 18th of
September, after The fortifeations at
Chapullepec had been carried, and
Gems. Worth and Qui,man had fought
their way into the city, land when our
Spartan band anticipated a fercer strug-
gle during the ensuing day than that
which they had just encountered, Com
missioners were despatched from tie
city of Mexico, on 1.-THE part OF the
municipal authorities, 10 Tacubaya, to
agree upon terms of capitdlalion wilhthe
General.in>Chief. Trey arrived about
midnight and continued their interview
until near daylight; without accom-
plishing any thing. Gen. Scott infornl-
ed them that he would sign any papet in
the city that he would odt OF it I; and
that, as they had caused him all the loss
and trouble they could. he intended his
army should now march into the city in
triumph, unrestricted by any terms of
capiluIation Whatever
Gas from Rosin.-We some time
since alluded to discovery made by
B. F. Coston, Esq, by which he was
able to generate gas from rosin, which
gas produced light not equalled by any
now known, for brilIisncy, strength and
economy. He was employed by the
Government to light several light
houses by this plan, and in every case
was fully successful. We learn that
more recently, Mr.. Coston has been
the means Of organizing The Sylvic Gas
Light Company, Of South Boston, has
been appointed Superintending Engi-
neer; and is now engaged in constructing
apparatus for various mills, hotels, fac:
tories, churches, &c. In short, the
experiment has been eminently success
ful, AMI the invention is not only
calculated TO realize, for its author, fame;
but lorlune.-BaH. Clipper.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

Mrs. Digby supposes that The reason
why pigeons have red legs and feet is
because they are out in all weather with
ou, shoes or stockings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

The Black Death.-Thc greatest
calamity that mankind have ever ex-
pcricnced in the form Of peslience,
commenced about the year 1345.
Historians relate that it commenced in
GATEWAY, China, and WAS preceded by
the bursting of huge meteor. or GLOBE
uf fire. 1t S2r, ad over all llre known
world, and Dr.. Webster says: This
plague was so deadly that at least half
or two thirds oilhe human race perlshcd
in abou. eighty years. 1t was most ia.
tai in cities, bul in no place died less
than third Of the inhabitants. In
many cities perishcd nine out nf ten OF
the people, and many places were wholly
depopulated. In London, $4,000 dead
bodies were buried in one rave-yard.
In Norwich about the same number. In
Venice, died loO,O0O-in LuDec, 90,
OOO-:n Florence, the same number.
In the East, pcrlshed twenty millions
in one year. In Spain, the disease
ragged three yeals, and carried of, two
thirds of The people. II was particularly
fatal in Denmark. 1t reached The high
est northern la,i!udes +; il broken out in
Iceland, and was so fatal, that The set
Elements are supposed no, to have since
recovered their population. 1t was cal
led the " black death" 1t was attended
L. o,t io,Ib nf G.hrc and an.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

Strange Case Of Sonnambulism -
At eIevcn o'clock on Sunday night last
moving object was discovered pcrched
Or The top Of the liberty pole standing
al the corner Of Gouveneur and Cherry
streets. The object was watched for a
considerable time, when it began to des>
cend. AMI was discovered To b. man,
Mr.. Jesse Coon,bs, Of 600 Water street.
He had nolhirg ON hispclson but shirt
aud drawers, and on his reaching the
ground he ran quite loag distance be-
fore he could we'll be overtaken.-
lie Was tl,en conveyed 10 the station
house, when he appeared perfectly Ia
,ional, but had not the least recollection
OF what had taken place. lie had retired
to bed at an early hour, and had escaped
from his house hya window. The pole
which he aSccndcd Was one hundred aud
twenty FIVE feet high. A mole singular
case Of somnambulism we have not re-
cnrdcd for long time .-Ne'o York En-
press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

The Dicision in the Methodist Church.
"A writer in the Nashville Christian
Advocate, in letter addressed TO Rev.
Dr.. Elliott, of Cincinnati, threatens, if
the General Conference OF the Northern
Methodist Church should refuse to di>
vide the property with the Church
South, that suit in chancery may be
The result. And should the Court require
the North TO settle with the South on
the plan Of separation, he says that i
would oblige them to pay over to the
South at least $3.50, 900, in annual in>
s,aImenrs of s25 900 each. Should the
Court disrcgaId the plan of separation,
aud decide upon the principles Of gene>
raj equity, it will require the Northern
Book Room 10 pay over AT once a sum
equal TO $4,000 more or less.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

Died in the Harness. Last evening
as the Rev. Mr.. Tappan, the eScelIen!
chaplain oil the Aims House, was con-
cluding his opening prayer in the chapel
of lle institution, during Divine service,
his voice faltcred, and lie suddenly fell
in the pulpit in an apoplelic fit. Dr..
Reese, the resident physician, with sew
eriI Of fhiSassisiaills ,rnse IN a;iesa.-....'--.
but thongh partla! consciousness returns
edzby the use Of rcslora,ives, the vene>
rab!c man sank during the night under
universal paraIysis.-N Y. COm. Alu.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

Tx NV PLA<Er.-TLc new Comet,
discovered simultaneously in Ills country
and il Europe, may be seen with moderate
telescope power. 1t lies in ths North, near
the Pole Star, i little above and 20 tie left
ofthe Star Kappa Draconis, or the tail Of
the Dragon. 1t has a short, scrubby tail,
extending upwards, and rather towards tx
right hand.-[Wrights Paper.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06
ROYAL C-ANDOR.

George Il. being informed that an inpu-
.1eAt r~tt..t'. wast - l., pu"is!,d E.r hav:rs
published 4 spnrio": kings speech, lie re-
piled tAatA7 hoped TIE punishment would
be Of G.c m!.lrs;sor;, because lie lad read
both, and IS FAR as ne understood either Of
then" be liked t..c spurious speech better
than his own.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06
From II PHILADELPHIA Lady's .2i6ums.
THE BLIND BOY.

Ely DR.. HAYES.
1t was a blessed Summer day,
The flowers Jl0omcd-the air was mill,
The little birds poured fourth their lay,
And every thing III nature smiled.
In pleasant thought / wandered on
Beneath the deep woods ample shade,
Til! suddenly | cams upon
Two children WHO had thitllcr strayed.
Just at al aged birchtrce's foot
4 lille boy and girl dcoiiu'd,
His hand in hers she Kindly put,
And then l saw the boy was blind.
The children knew not | was near,
y tree concealed ne from their view,
But all they said well could hear,
And could see ell they might do.
"Dear Mary" said Tie poor blind boy,
That little bird sings very lorg;
Say, do you see him in his JOY,
And is he pretty - lis song"
yes, Edward, yes" replied the maid,
il see the bird on yonder tree"
Tie poor boy sighed, and gently said,
SISTER | wish that | could Scc."
The lowers, You say, are very fir,
And bright green leave, are Oh the trees
And pretty girls arc singing there
How beautiful for one wL.o secs.
YET; the fragrant flowers can smell,
And can feel the green leafs shade;
And | can hear the notes that swell
From those dear birds that God las male
80, sister, God to me is Kind,
Though sight, alas, liz has not given;
But tell mc arc there any hlinI
Among the children up in Ecayen?"
no, dearest Edward, THERE al see
But why ask lie Il thing So odd?"
"Oh, Nary, Hes so GOOD 20 .:r,
| THOUGHT III LIKE 20 LuuA AT Con-"
Ere long disease his hand hal laid
Ga that dear boy 50 meek and mild;
His Widowed mother wcpt and Played
That God would pare her sightless child
He felt her warm tears on his face,
And said-"Oh never weep lor ne,
I'm going to a tright-trigLt p!.cc
Where Nary says | GoD SHALL SKI
And You'll be there, dear Mary, too;
Bat, mother, when you get up there,
Tell Edward. mother, that lis you--
You know l never saw you here"
He spoke 10 more, but swectly smil'd
Until the final blow was given
When God took up that poor blind child,
And open'd first his eyes in Heaven.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

"Don't put too much confidence in a low
'er's VOWS and si5hs," says oGr Mrs. Par
tin3ton 20 her niece; "ict lin tell you that
you have lips Ike Strawberries and cream,
checks ike & tarLation, and an eye like an
astetis5s, hut such things ~oftencr CON frcma
tender hca! t..un i tender heart.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06
"GOt a nancr to Np0re.I'

SCOT a paper to &pGre.|'
Yes Sir: here's one of last. Would
you MT like TO subscribe, sir, and take it
regularly"
Il would-butI ain too poor"
That maa had just returned from the
Circus; cost op cents; lost time from his
farm, IS cents; whiskey, Judging from the
smell: at least % ceut-makimga dollar and
Il half actually drown away, and then beg
sing fora newspaper, alleging TINT he was
too poor TO pay for ii!
That's what we call "saving at the Spite
AID washing 1T the bunS-Aalc."-FayeAt
{ No. T'!mcs.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

Zc hAr Ink o"t LAcn.-Takca piece
of nodded candle, or common candle will
do nearly as well, melt it, and dip tie spot
ted part Of Tie linen into tie melted tallow.
1t may ;hen be wasted, and the SPOTS will
disappear, without injurins the linen.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

= The following lines were written som
ears since by the lamcntcd Col. Hardin, VIII
ell in the battle Of Buena Vista, while in Wash
ngton City, and enclosed in q letter TO his wife
Bury ne not, when l am dead,
Amidst the city S glare-
Where thoughtless, c~arless morta!s tread
And wealth and misery are wed;
Oh! bury me not there.
Bury me rot, when Pm no more,
High on a mountain bare
Where nau9ht but eagles Ger it soar
And storms and tempeSis round it roar;
Oh! bury me not there.
Bury lie hot, when I'm at rest,
Where martial pennonS glare
For empty show and gorgeous crest
Can never soothe an icy breast;
Tier bury me Eot there.
Bury me MOI, wien l shall sleep,
By oceans rocky lair;
IS NlaAA SiaA Nv Nts,AaS hCt.
And ever mourns the restless deep
Oh. bury Inc Hot there.
Bury me rot, when | an gone,
In bounLlcss p~raries, where
The buried dead are left alone,
Unmarked save by a coil grave steLc-
Oh! bury me not there,
But bury me, when | sl-all die,
Midst woods and flowers rare,
When DER my gravethe winds may sigh,
The birds may sing. AMI friends are nigh.
Oh! bury me then there.
How sweet ting charms that momory throws
Around the scenes Of early years,
low brightly retrospection shows
Long vanished iorms--though sccnthro' tears.
IS7What sort of keys arc required to un-
,ck the Hall of the Montezumas? Dye
i've it up? The Yan-hPyS to be sure.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

MumiHOtea RuiS.-Catch a rat in a y wire
trap, keep him until night, then procure a
preparation Of Phosphorus in oil, apply it all
over TIC rat, except his head, and turn him
loose iato his hole. Such a scampeIing ard
getting GU Of the house as occurs, az his
phosihorescent majesty p%rrsues his alarmed
friends whom he Is anxious to overtake, az
ford certainly a security against the rcturs
OF tIe deprcdators for a long season.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

A lIINT.-The Richmond Star says,
''Foiks who don't like the way papers are
edited ought TO ask leave to put in a speci-
men Of the right sort. Every man who
thinks it easy 10 edit u paper cxac.ly right,
and to universal acceptance, ought TO try
it. May be he would succeed; and if 50, he
would Re better entitled TO a reward, than
the ~discovorer of perpetual notion"
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06
LESSON 0 PRIDE.

A sourd wound itself round a lofty palm,
and in a few weeks climbed TO its very top.
GLOW old mayest thou be-" a.i:cd the
newcomer.
about Il hundred years." was tie ans
wcr.
"a hundred years! and no taller! Only
look, IiAv" grown as tall as ,ou in fewer
days than y"a can coun. years"
81 know that, WELL" replied tie H.
i"Every summer Of my LIFE a gar has
climbed up around me, as proud as thou art,
and IS s!,ort-lived as thou will be-"
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

TERMS OF THE BANNER.
81 i'll advance; 81 80 at TIE end of the volume
No mans paper will be discontinued unless the
sa4c be paid for up totLc time Ofits discoutinu-
4acc
2OVERIISLT'G done very A,O.E
Al letters on business mast be post paid.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

I57What sort of keys are required to IN,
lock the Hall of the Montezumas? by,
give it up? The Yan-heys to be sure.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

How sweet ting charms that momory throws
Around the scenes Of early years,
How brightly retroSpecticn shows
Long vanished iorms--though ccnthro' tears
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06
PIKE.

IA quack doctor, advertising a certain
remedy for cutaneous diseases, says it would
even cure tile eruptions of Mount Vesuvi-
u.s.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

Decidedy Rirh.-Two quakers in YER
mont had adisputc; they wished to fight but
it was against tirrirprinciples; they grasped
each other; one threw and sat OH the back
of the other, and squeezing his head in the
mud, said sou thy belly shalt thou crawl and
dust shalt thou eat all the days Of thy life! J"
The other soon gained the victory, whenhe
had attained the same position, Said-"lt
is written, the seed of the woman shall
bruise the scrpent's head"
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06

The sovereigns of Great Britain, Portu-
gal, Spain and Turkey, are under 80 years
of age. The first three are females.
Democratic banner., 1847-09-06
Town Ordinance.
mo, AZ

AN ORDNANCE REGULATING JUDI
CIAL PROCEEDINGS.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-12
From Santa Tc.

The ST. Louis Republican of the 31st ult. says:
cat late hour last night we received budget OF let
tiers from several correspondents in New Mexico Those
from Santa Fe bear date late the 18th OF November
and give us detail all the events of interest which had
transpired in that quarter for several weeks previous
SIN part of correspondence have we been able
to find any aluson to the reported defeat OF the sixty
dragons, mention of which made in paper OF
yesterday.
"a letter from Moro, dated the 2st of November
announces the arrival there OF Mr. n Colburn, in adj
vance of the wagons belonging to the last company OF
traders which left independence. On the 18th, they
perienced severe storm of snow. which killed many OF
the oxen; but they were able to supply themselves a!
Moro and would get safely into Santa Fe. The United
States trains could not it is said, move wagon ac-
count of and the loss of animals, and they were
then buying oxen to get the wagons along
"a wealthy Mexican citizen, seeing the embanass-
ments of the governments agent for the of money
had generously profered to loan Major Walker pay.
MASTER one hundred thousand dollars at interest OF
only per cent. month";"
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-12
TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION.
CAMP NEAR MONTEREY, MEXICO,

December 3, 1916.
DEAR SIR have seen with much establishment pub
LEGATIONS many papers in the United States, purporting
to be from the army of occupation The correspondent
halls from the Baltimore battalion, and to strike at
General Butler consider it due to General Butler to
give you the facts in regard to this matter.
FIRST. General Butler and General Iayler never had
any words at any time place relating to the battle or
anything else
rmor in the army that General Butler to succeed
General Taylor in command, has there been
meeting of any kind in this battalion or any other on that
subject
Third Lieut. Owen was not even as much as in the
engagement of the 2lst; he officer of the picket
guard, nor did he take help to take single fort or
baracade neither does he desire to be understood
Fourth Capt Stuart acted well, but the tale of his
killing Mexicans any one else with his fist or musket,
IS all false and am surprised that the Baltimore Sun
will publish anything that to hand without letting
the name of the author accompany the article, that the
public may know how much reliance may be placed in
the truth of the same.
acted like a man on the occasion, and that if any
officer did more than his duty do not know him. They
all did as well as men could do, and there is signal
act OF amy one man that can be spoken of disconnected
with the balance OF the army Ii is some officers and
many men were IN camp by o'clock the first day. nor
did they leave for active during the whole fight
but am unwilling TO say who they were They how
ever not confined to portion of the army The
Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi troops all
portion of the army, and good soldier will attempt to
elevate himself or his friends at the expense Of others
who deserve as much he In word this cut at Gen
Butler is political movement, and the world should
know it, Ideny that such articles emanaed from source
worthy of reliance
The battle of Monterey stands alone IN chivalrous
history, and wiH doubt, for centuries to come. Such
fighting has no parallel as yet furnished to the world,
. and should feel small indeed, if ! to attempt to
snatch one laurel from single soldier officer on this
signal triumph of American arms.
am, dear sir, your friend and obedent servant,
ROBERT BRONAUGH, Capt. c Co.
P.S, L. says General Twiggs sick, and not
The fight this is fase the grey headed veteran stood
light up 10 the rank, and the battlefield all the
time Orders were read to the Baltimore battalion, LIST
and 9TH infantry yesterday to be ready for march next
week, supposed TO be TO Victoria, where may have
! aholher fight 5000 Mexican troops are there
II Yours, &c, X Il.
While am writing this, the army are engaged burying
General famer of Ohio, brave and gallant officer who
en Yesterday victim TO fever. RIB,