Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-02-28
:Uarta a1la 4nrfariita.
Auguta Bridges C,o,,. 80 nonr

or two ago, The venerable Henry $Shuitz,
The founder of the American HAMBURG .
and The plaintiff in the great Augusta
tGeorgiat Bridge case now pending in the !:
Supreme Court, in which amalterof near. !.
ly million OF dollars is involved. Moro
than quarter Of cenruryat law, ono
would think might have niadea beavy,in-
road on an old mans stock oflife, but,it
has seemed, in Mr.. Sbullz's case. 20 have
scarcely made at impression on. him. eth.
her in mind or person.-Wash. Union, &,
Retomalion:in Ldpland.-Accounts from
Norway stale tha, there is "a extensive
religious movement among the snpines and
vice sunken La FLANDERS. The revival
commenced on The Swedish frontierswi,h
the labors Of Swedish missionaries, Sand
has already extended far intoihe North
ern interior Of Norway, working woadrnus
changes.
The writer says:
Mot only has moro than one Laplan-i
der been aroused TO become a preacher Of
righteousness and salvation by the; Cross
of Christ, but the reality of the divine
work is evidenced by the fruits Of a moral
reformation; The proverbially drunken Lap.
lander becoming sober and temperate
wherever this gospel zeal has spread.
4 Mired Populaiion.-The recen, cen:
sus Of Miwaukie discfoses lhe fact, that
there are in that village of near 10000
souIs-6,960 Americans, 5,7OS Germans
2,4S7 Irish, l35 HolIanders, 81 Scotch;
SO Norwegians, "a French, "a Welcir,S
Danes and 6 'Swedes. This lis queer
population. Babel must be well repre-
sented. Yet, in very few years, under.
the mai ionaizing process Of common school
education, the Children Of these mixed
races will become Amercan-altached I'd
the country, proud bits institutions, aud
many of hem worthy Of its honors.
Penn. Ing s@s
James, Beard. OF Coffee co. (AIa.j5for.
merry Of Georgia, was. killed al Milton,
tFlorida) on the 9th inst.. by the accident.
al discharge of his rifle. Mr.. B. was in
the ac, ofthrowins off some bales ofco,s
ION from his wagon, when taken hold of.
The rifle by the muzzle. it went of, and :.
the contents entered Ills abdomen: He
did not survive more than len minutes.
Among the pictures now hanging up in
the Rotunda Of the Capitol. ] noticed this
morning an admirably executed. ,portait Of
The Hon. A. P. Butler. II is by a French
Artist, now sojourning in this city. The
picture is not only superbly executed. but
The likeness is very fine, the bearing Of the
man having been happily caught and de-
! lineated.
More Gold.-We learn from The West.
Tennessee Wing that d gold andysilver
mines, has been discovered near Wyaitf
Mills. insBehlon county, Tenn. The ore
is unusually rich and yields Some: rs or
so per cent. A second Caifornia;excile-
ment prevails in The neig gbborhoods aud
the owner Of Tie land has, guarded day I.
and ighn E'71zs7'5 ? y - -
Emigran,st 10 CalJorhi 1.-Therre have
left the United States for California; with.
inthe last ensweeks, about 5000 persons,
viz. From New York about 5000. from
Boston about $1,000 from Philadelphia
l66, from Baltimore 35i, from New Or:
leans abont 500, from othef ports about
l5OO.
Chancellor Cald,Osll.-Itgivas us sincere
pleasure TO be>able 10 stale, says The Mcr.
curry. on the authority Of a friend, that
Chancellor Caldwell is so far restored I'd
health as to make it probable that he will
be able TO hold Court at Wailorboro' next
| week.
The Son of Louis XVI in Wisconsin,
Rev. Mr.. Porter, of Green Bay, writ:
ting to Rev. Mr.. Peel, makes the following
remark: "We have all been surprised at
! developements which 20 10 prove that
Rev. Mr.. Williams of this vicinity, is the
son of Louis XVI ofFrance."
The bill 10 establish the Department
of the Inlcfior. aud for. other purposes.
was passed in the U. S. House Of Repre.f
sen,aives 10Th iusl.-lI2 to 7S-wi,h iitle~
amended. so as 10 read. "An Act to ess
lablish a House Departments, and 10 pros
vide for an Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury"
A Deer was killed near. Campbell's
Bridge. Marion District s. C.. on tho 7th
lnSl.s ny hr. Nelll-h. SdItnICHaei, "Hiei
weighed $50 pounds. On The same dayi
Mr.. John Carmichael succeeded to killed
another, which weighted 155 pounds:
The deaths in New-York for the lasts
week, were 306 Of which 35 weekly cons
sumption and7 by small pox-adluts Jas;
children l64.
The number of new buildings erected
in Ncw.Y York city last yeaF,, was l,l9l+
I, has been suggested by wag; says
the Salem Observer. that i would be well
for some of ihose who talk of making
settlement in California, TO coniinehte by
making settlement at home before sney
go.
The distress in ireland has al asst irva>
ded the mansions OF The great; We read
of MANY instances whers parties having
had incon nes of S50,000 year have aetu-
ally become 50 poor as TO seek the lowest
Offices iu the gift Of the British Government
Linen Manufacture in Kentucky.-A
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