Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-31
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Ontted States Commissioner To- China.-
The following extract Of "a letter from
Commander Geisinger, to the NAVY. De.
partment iha, be difficulty between Mr..
Davis, our commissioner, aud the Chinese
commissioner, has been salisfactorlIy sst:
tied s. -
Il had the pleasure of learning from
Mr.. Davis, two hours after our arrival il
The Preble, that The Chinese commissioner
lad addressed him in.a most satisfactory
communication restoring The previous uu.
derstandins between them, and appointing
the 9Th inst. (5cloberJ for his recep,ion.a
The Late Vntdge..in France.-Durins
the year lS45 there were 100000 acres
Of land in France planted with vviuisasS,
which produced 919,5s0,575 gallons of
wine and,27 ,220 050 gallons Of brandy,
estimated al The enormous sum of 476,i
05S,302 francs, (Gl9, ,I20,O00j The ave.
rage value Of each acre of vines NAV be-
loken at $50 francs tse2l.) The annual
consumption by each individual in France
is calculated a. seventeen gallons Of wins
and three gallons of brandy:
Pauperism in !Massachusetfs.-it an.
pears from The annual returns of The Over;
seers oflhe Poor, for the past year; that the
number Of persons relieved or supported
by the Ia aims. houses iu the Stale of
Massachusetts, was 1903, at an expense
of S372,743 75. More than one half of
the whole number were probably made so
by intemperance in themselves or others.
The number of insane relieved or sup
ported, was GIL, a1d The idiots 1924.
4 neo Steam Carriage.-The London
Morning Chronicle mentions unique 10.
comotive carriage which has Just been
placed on The Bristol and Exeter Rail
Road. 1t is thought that it may supercede
very generally the usual heavy locomotive.
The carriage with fifty passengers, inclu-
ding the motive power, fuel and water,
weighed only ID ions, and consumed 8 lbs.
of coal per hour; aud yet ran at The rate
Of As miles per hour. - -ss59
Kentucky Legislatue.-Quite an in,e-,
resting debate took place in the State
Senate on The 9Th inst. ON moliou to set
apart day 10 choose United States Send
tor. Mr.. Bruce paid a high tribute 10
Henry Clay, and demanded his return to
the Senate. The Senate appointed the
first day of February as The day Of cleo.
lion. The emancipation question is also
much agila,ed in both Houses. ..s,.,
Yucatan.-We have received adyicles,
from the interior Of Yucatau, via Bacalar,
which represent The Indians as again in
The ascendant. Several towns have beet,
retaken by them. 1t is also stated tliatif
they succeed in retakipg Ticast, now
closely besiesed they viii at once proceed
10 attack Merida.-Obseruer, Dec. g. q
Newspaper Postage in Brazil.-Accord.
ing TO recent law, which has been in
force in Brazil since November, ,newspa.
pers printed in Brazil pay no postage;
and are sent through The post. office with
out any charge, as also foreign newspapers
directed to public libraries in that empire.
A fire broke Out yesterday morning on
the PREMISES occlpiedh hY Richard Holmes,
on Camden-st. which consumed smaIF
wooden house and stable, but was arrested
before any further damage was done. b3s.ss
The loss is estimated a, 500 or SSO0s
II is supposed to have been the work ofau
incendary.-Coiumbia 1tI., Jansi9.VsaIs
The Chinese These people improve
by their intercourse with tile outside bar
bariaus. a correspondent says. ..The
children are very intelligent and sharp.
Almost all the young blackguaris about
the place can swear in very good. English
Il Blessed and.S1t is a singular fact
that when the cholera, on its first VISIT
some seventeen or eighteen years ago. ran
over Europe,it il went entirely around SAX
ony, without person being affected, aud
now. on its second appearance II Is said TO-
be doing the same. sa
OfPrescotl's History Of The "Conduest
Of Mexico" The publishers have sold very
nearly $4,000 copies. The author receives.
81 so for each copy sold. His receipts
thus for, on that work alone, have been
therefore $4,000.
Horns.-Mr. Turner, in a recent lecture
at Manchester, averted. with reference to
brass bands, that ''no man was ever known:
TO blow the largest horn and liYe beyond
period OF three years." It is however;
otherwise with man and bis own trumpet.
Jacob Williams, Esq. has been appoint
ed by His Excellency Gov. Johnson. Of
Louisiana, a Commissioner 10 take De-
positions, Acknowledgements and Proofs Of
Deeds, &C., in the State Of South Catoli-
ma for the State of Louisiana.
The Adju.ant General of Pennsylvania.
IN his annual report, recommends the COM:
plete abolition Of the present militia organi-
cation IN that State, and the construction.
of new, simple, and eGeclual volunteer
system. :.
In 1885 an English pound sterling was
worth only about 10 shilIinss in silver. or
81 penny weights of gold; now it is 20 shil-i
lings in silver, or pennyweight 3 grains
in gold. So says Mr.. Golden.
The Sisters of Mercy have rendered to
the city of Pittsbug the use OF their hospi- :
tai in case the cholera visits that city. They
have also teutered their service IN nursing
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