Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-26

1 iion was, yesterday carried into effect
The result has been The eIeclinu Of eigh
Senators, viz. Messrs. CIaylun, Brigh
Calhoun, Clarke, hlchison, Dickinson
Phelps, and Woodward. OF these three
| are opposed, aud Eve in favur of the a
dopliun uf the compromise liue Of 36 30
Narrop Escape from Werican Light
niag.-A surgeon IN the army Of the
United States writes en- rouic frem Mexico
TO Vera Cruz, three miles lr,m Jaiapa. on
the lSIh ulimo. lie describes The follow.
| ing remarkable sceue:
A singular accident happened TO US neal
the end of uur first DAYS march frnm Pue.
bla. The clouds gathered in The noun
tains to the right, and the distant thunder
warned US that the usual alicrnoun's rain
would soon he upon us. We were within
half mile of camp when The rain over
took us. The lightning descended to the
eartl, in vivid columns, followed quickly hy
sharp reports of thunder. | Ieli sud.
den bewidermeuI, as if some stunning
shock had raised me in the air, then all
consciousness was gone. Some officers
aroused me from my stupur, hy asking If
| was hurl. ls a fe" seconds my senses
returned, when found myself upon The
ground euvelopeJ in my CLOAK, with my
hauds clasped on the back Of my neck,
where had severe pain. was again
asked wha, could be done for me, as well
asthe soldiers. My eyes were then turned
upon the regiment. 1t was a most ap-
palliue sight 10 behold. One eure com.
pauy was stricked TO The earth, their arms
in irregular heaps beside them. lthad
more the appearance of The battlefield
that had been raked by an eneny's bat
.ery. Than anv other scene can compare
it with, except that il was more terrible.
Although could not move al the Instant,
was sufficiently collected 10 give direc
lions Cor thei: restoration. Very soon
was able TO go to them, and was rejniced
TO find most of them shocked only hy the
electric fluid raunins along the ground.
Capt. Wood and TWO sergeau,s were
more severely injured. The captain was
bleeding from the nose and mouth, and
perlecIy unconscious of everything around
him. One sergeant did not breath Tor a
minute, aud then il was with convusire
effort aud at long intervals. Some men
had their boots torn oii; Others were struck
in an arm or leg ouiy. My only remedy
was the free use Of cold water, thrown
suddenly over the head and face. Forlu-
na,ely. ali are now well. aud no one suf
fers from its effects but my friend Wood.
whose face remains black aud blue, from
the eyes to the tip Of his chin.
The population Of the earth is estimated
al one Thousand millions. Thirty millions
die annually, eishly>two. thousand daily.
three thousand four hundred aud twenty
one, every ohour, aud 6fly-seveu every
minute.
"A bushel of wheat weighing g. pounds
contains $50, 900 kerueIs. as 7 s,,r
inlGreece il was the custom al meals
forsihelwo sexes always 10 cal separately.
6isThe Romans lagoon couclies cat their
dining ta"lcs ;ou heirsilefts arms, eatins
7Hi1 1Noahss 5 AIkWas 446 E6sIish 7seflo0e,
81 broad. ami sd high. ,si ssFssin a7sfszE
E The walls of ofNiievalfwe ere 100 feetlhish
thick erongllfor three charioIs abreast. =
y A CLEAN skin is necessary 10 health as
food. 49, -
Vinegar, boiled with myrrt or camphor,
sprinklej in ronn, cnrec's pulrIdIy.
Hops will en,wine 10 the left and beans
to the right.
| Gold may DO beaten into leaves so thin,
that $50, 900 would be only on inch thick.
The ear,hi is 1916 miles in diameter, and
24,SS0 miles round.
A man is taller in the morning by half
an inch than he is al night.
Waler is The only universal medicine
bv it all diseases may be aleviaIed.
About the age of So. it is said, The lean
man becomes fater, aud the fat man
leanrr.
Fossil remains on the Ohio prove il
was once covered by the sea.
When the sea is blue colnr, it is deep
| water aud when green. shallow.
A map of China, made nne Thousand
wears before Christ is still in existence.
The 14lh of January, on all average ol
wears, is the coolest day in the year.
In water, sound passes at the rate o
S,5OS feet per second. In air Lag
| In the Arctic regions. when ihe 'her'
mnmeter is below zero. persons, can con.
verse AT more than one mile distant. And
DR. Jaimeson says al the distance OF two
miles.
A hand used for horses is inches.
Ezekiel's reed was is feet III l'o inches
long.
A Sabbath days journey was about two
thirds of mile.
There are $500 known species of fishes
Perfectly white cats are deaf.
The bones of birds are hollow, and filled
with air instead of marrow.
A single house fly produce in one sea-
son. 2050,32O!
The flea Jumps zoo times its own length
equal to quarter of mile for man.
The black ostrich stands 7 feet high.
In the human body there ale 240 bone:
A READY RULE FOR FARMERs.-"A
quarter wkeal" is an English measure
Of eight standard husheIs-so if you SEE