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ANOTHER MURDER.

A friend in Lexington furnishes Us lht
following particulars Of q most deporaJlt
event:
Lexington District has been, within {
few days Fast, the scene of lnurde
which the time of lis perpetra,ion Tenders
extremely revolving. a man by the name
of Louis Slack-who resides near Johl
Cooeler, some thirteen miles from Colum
bia-ofa dissipaled character, being wilha
strange aud peculiar in many of his notion.
and actions. was murdered during the
night Of lhe 3lst Of October. by Edward
a. Hodges, respectable citizen Of Ihi:
District.
STACK was a married man, the father
of several children and has on several oc-
casions, upon the death and burial of @
child. exhumed the body, retaining il seve
raj days, and then inlerring again. A
daughter of his having recently died in
Columbia, was buried there; but Stack, in
one Of bis odd whinIs, in conjunction with
others persons, drove wagon down 10 the
grave, disiuterred the body, and brought il
up to his own housekeeping to inlcI il
by the graves Of his departed children.
"lI appears, from the most correct slate
men;s given, las the evidence Of the per,
sons present has not yet been laken,) that
Hodges was at neishborinS house on the
road on The evening of the 3lst-a Mr..
llOflIman's. some short distance off:-when
he was sent for by Stack 10 come and set
up with he corpse at his house. lie CONS
piled with the request, and was accompa.
MED there by MIR. Hughes.
"On his arrival, he was asked in and
lreaIed very kindly. 1t is thought, from
appearances, that Stack was ssobcr-lhough
he was then in the possession Of liquor,
and given al such time TO drink deeply,
when he was exceedingly irritable and
Insulting. II seems that conversation
cnmlneucod, concerning some lriAing mat
Ter, when Stack, differing from Hodges,
bccamo violonlly vexed, and gave him
the lie, which was promptly returned by
Hodges. Whereupon, Stack Immediately
sprang up, seized upon loaded gun, and
made Greet at him 10 shoot him. In The
meantime, Hodges made for The door; but.
on re'roaIins out. being closely pressed by
Sack, drew his knife in self defence,
seized upon the gun, aver'ing the muzzle
from his body. mado several l!ourishes and
thrusls around with bis kuife 10 keep him
oG--iu1ictins several wounds one of which,
striking against the left check, inflicted a
flesh wound, another severed the temporal
artery ON The right temple, aud the third
divided the juguIor on the right Of the neck
"A deadly aOound-which proslraled Mr..
Stack forthwith.
"Wilh singular presence of mind, Hod-
ges seweL up the wound sovering The jugu
lar, thereby stopping The icopious effusou
of blood. Stack expired The following day.
When Stack fell, his body struck the
corpse, over,urning it on the floor; and
there, awful to say, by the exhumed body
Of the daughter, lay the body of The father,
wellering in his blood. Hodges has been
taken into. custody. We regret the To-
mentabIe occurrence.-Soulh Cannii"i""-
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.. m, pIIsuu uU!Is nave grated
harshIy upon my cars for The last,imc. am
now al liberty, and there is not manifested
by tho great mass Of the community the
least disposition to treat me even disrespect-
fully. Those men who haG baundcd them
selves together in this place under the
terms "SaIery Committee" and who, in
order to keep themselves safe from the ac-
Iion oflhc law against Them for their lawle
conduct haro proclaimed themselves above
he law and who, from the time they
cast ME into prison up to The mumen,
appointed to rush mo through the forms Of
a public trial, had kept every instrument
in molion 10 excite tho country aud bring
the people up TO the level Of tleirown fana-
ticism and cruelty, have had the tables
must completely turned upon them.
The ycomanry of The land cnne up TO
Court, from the different parts Of the Dis.
trict, with stern rebuke to The spirit Of
disorder written on their faces.
fstead of being prepared, as my enemies
had vainly huped, 10 act against NE with
The injustice of All excited popuIace, some
Of them were importunaIe thai ] should
turn upon my purSucrs, and give some OF
them chance 10 occupy the same dark
hole iulo which They had so waulouly
thrust me. The truth is, the grea, heart,
of the honest aud considerale portion of
this community beat in sympathy with my
wrongs. They saw The base injustice that
had been done, and were willing aud even
anxious thai rcparalion should be made.
These manifestations were not to be
mistaken by The Safely committee. y
When they saw all their hopes of Hreak.
ing venscnrc upon me for the (ancicd i'll
iuries of The North had vanished, they
took counsel together as to what was TO be
done, and determined thatmy case should
not he tried during the present session.;
that Unnecessary, certain Of their brother
hood should sn before The Court and make
affidavit that in the case Of the said J. NJ.
Barrett, there was some imporlau, tesli.
mony that, during the whole summer they
had been slandering and prosecuting him,
they had not been by any means able 10
raise, aud that, therefore, they were not
at present prepared 10 try the case, and
they must have six months longer TO get
that important testimony.
There is much more yet which in a
short lime he pc to give to The public
Meanwhile, hope you will be- kind enough
to publish this hasty skelch. | Start for
home in few moments.
J. NJ. BARRETT.
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KOSSUTH,S APPEAL.

BY the arrival Of the papers, brought
by The Europa. we are put in possession
of a noble letter from Kossulh, to Lord
Palmerslou, appealing 10 him, in The sad
dilemma in which he and his companions
arc placed. The Sultan gave The refugees
protection, but now, it appears, makes the
dishonnrabIe proposition that the price Of
his projection must he The abandonment ol
their faith and religion. We trust lha,
The succor so promptly granted by Eng
land, and its apparent endorsement by the
Republic Of France, may have its effect.
ClrisIcndom ought not, cannot, submit
to such outrage. There are some eloquent
and slurious passages in the appeal OF
kossulh. bu. our limits will not permit
more than The few brief extracts below:
"A fresh letter from his majesty the
Gar arrived in Constan,nope, and its
consequence was The suggestion seut to
us by an express messenger Of the Turkish
Government, that the Poles aud Hunga-
rians, aud in particular myself, Count
Casimir Bathiany, Minister Of Foreign
Affairs Of Hungary under my Government,
and the Generals Messaros and Perezel,
(all present herc,) would be surrendered
unless we chose to ALLURE the faith OF our
rorelarthers in the religion Of Christ and
become Musselmans. And thus five hous.
and Christians are placed in the terrible
alternative either OF facing the scallold or
Of purchasing their lives by abandoning
their faith. So low is fallen The once
mighty Turkey, That she can devise no
other means TO answer or evade the de-
mands of Russia.
"Words, fail me TO quantity these as,on-
ishing suggestions, such as never have
been made YET TO tho fallen chief of gem
erous nation, and could hardly, have been
expected in the nineteenth century.
My answer does not admit of hesitation.
Between denlh aud shame the choice cao
neither he dubious nor difficult.
Gods will he done. am prepared to
die; but as / think this measure dishonora.
ble and injurious TO Turkey, whose inter-
esl sincerely have a, heart, and as feel
it my duty to save my companions in ex-
lie. if | can, from degrading alternative,
have applied TO The Grand VIzier in a
conciliatory manner, and took also the
liberty to apply to Sir S,raliord Canning
and General Aupch, for their generous
aid against the tylannic act.
Time presses-our doom may in q few
days he sealed. lI"'-- Ike an
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

ILLINOIS SENAToR.-We learn by the
Telegraph (says the National Intelligen-
cer,) that Gen. James Shields, who is now
eligible to the oilico, has been again elect
ed a United States Senator by the LegIs-
laturo Of the State Of Illinois. The cleo.
ton look place on Saturday last, aud re-
suited in 72 votes for Gen. Shilds and II
for Cyrus Edwards. There appears 10
have beon a warm contest between Messrs.
Shields and B:eese in the Democratic
caucus, which nominated the former on
The twen,y-lirst ballot by a majority Of
four vocs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

-.,".rUsS and non eTtStcntL
! bus. &c., and unril it is made apparent,
we must withhold our belief.
1t surely will not be objected that we
charge per cent. per annum on The an-
nual averages stalled by the Bank itself as
capital. If is, the objcclors must relin-
quish their argument in favor Of re char
Ter as far as it is found upon the great
prof,ablcness Of the Bank.
We have endeavorod to put the matter
in the raresl light; have drawn our stato-
mcnts from those Of the Bank itself, and Of
its advocates; aud are not aware of any
omission. And we presume TO think that
we have proved thai, by The most favora.
bio statement 10 the Bank, it has refunded
only small portion Of The capital invested
and, by the latter and most equitable
method of making out the account, it has
NOT reimbursed The State to the extent Of
a thrtcIh part Of the funds with which it
has, from time 10 time been endowed. We
do rot pretend to say that very satisfacto-
ry reasons cannot be given, why The profits
Of The Bank have oeen so moderate. On
that point we have nothing TO say at press
ont. 70 enler upon it, would open an
almost boundIess field of inquiry, that we
do not intend now 10 explore. The fact
simply Of the Stale being now engaged in
business which has no, commended itself
TO public support by the rcalization of
tempting profits, is that which we aim al
substanliating.
But it may he said, although, as the ac-
count stood in October, 1913, it may appear
that the Bauk had repaid the Stale a mere
lrilc, and still owed il within fraction its
endowment, yet il had ample funds in its
possession 10 reimburse the Slate the whole
of that endowment over and above The 7
per cent. interest with which you have
persisted in charging it.
Let US see how this matter stands. lie,
US see if This be clear. What was The Bank
statement on he lst of October, 1913?
That statement declares, that at that
lime. the Bank held assets 10 the amount
nf S., ,0I2,026 "a; and that OIL the same
day, exclusively of its liability to the
Stale Treasury, amounting 10 S65,l50 90
for cash received. and of its other liabilities
10 the same, and exclusive of its liability
10 the Stale for its original capital, it owed
other parties S2,39S.516 81, 10 wit:
To issues, or bill or nole
holders, Sl,G9l ,S30@
To bills payable, 100000
- Drafts in lrausilu, l5,06l 44
1" Dcpusitors, 55l,724 II
Balance, 3.5l3,5l0 So
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WASHINGTON, Oct. &c.

Senators in Congress will no longer be
allowed TO flch from the public treasury
under The spurious claim for "cnnstruclivs
mileage" For years past, on the advent
Of every new administration, lbe Senate
has been in the habi, Of charging full mile-
age forealtendance at The special execu,lvs
session Of that body, in addition 10 the
amount received for the regular session.
This usage was killed few days since
by Hon: Elisha Whi'llesey, frs. comp
lroilerof the Treasury.
II seems that claim came up in usual
form, for $4,000. paid by A. Dickens,
Esq. clerk of the Senate, for Constructive
mileage" in attendance al the special ex-
ecutivc session in March last, and that every
member Of The Senate, save. three, received
pay. 49,.
Mr.. Whiltcsey, after full delAera:ioH,
was of opinion that The claim ought no.
TO be allowed. Fearing, however, that
the Administration might regard this as an
inopportune occasion for such action as
might di,please the Senate he stated the
case to tho President. through Mr.. Clay
ton, and added the remark that, If it was
not thought proper TO act 10 accordance
with his (Mr. VS. convictions, be would
resign the comptrolership.
The Presidents prompt and character
islic reply was, "Tell Mr., WhiltIesey to
do what is right aud let the consequence
take care Of themselves" The claim was
Immediately rejected.
Mr.. Dickens has his remedy against the
honorable Senators, aud il is 10 be hoped
that they will Immediately make restitu-
lion."-N. Y. Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

II thus is manifest, that on the lst of
October, 1913, the Bank had clear bal
anco Of S3.5l3 SO 50, minus S65, l50 90,
10 pay Sl,l3G,543 42, due the Stale for
capital of all sorts, aud the profits on that
capital per cent per annum.
If wo are correct in our calculations, and
if we have omitted no credits, (and we
certainly have Lesignedly omitted none,)
it cannot iu the face of This be pretended
that the banking Of the Stale is seven
per cent. business. @. E. ID.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

IR,suMEN CONC HoME.--Yesterday
about one hundred and fifty natives Of lre-
land returne. 10 their own country in the
packet ship Constitution, having been una
ble to find employment, or employment
sufficiently remuneralive to induce their
longer stay. Several parties have returned
from Boston for the same reason. The
truth il, that tho cities on The Atlantic
board have been greatly overburdencd with
immigration, and the evil is beginning to
work its own cure. Had these persons
possessed sufficient means, or sufficient
courage 10 60 out West, they would not
only have plenty of employment with
good wages. but hearty welcome. But
it was cheaper TO return 10 lreland.-N.
Y. Com. ADV.
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S5,9l2,O26 "a

'NorE.-Wc state as, the Bank does lhe is
sues aud not the circuIatoT which then was
S773,2lI 25, and which more accurately shows
the debt to nole holders But the account is in
nowisc really affected by this, as The Bank has
full credit for $9l9,Gl5 IS, (he difference, }
among its declared assets Of $5,9l2 .026 IA.
In ollIer words, it Is on both sides OF the nc
count This we Stale ex abundant cau,ela,
Though il socms supremely superoga,oty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

A striking evidence of the wisdom Of
tho settlers Of Minnesota is afforded by the
action of The Legislature in passing vote
directing the Secretary TO subscribe for all
The newspapers published in The Territory.
from the time Of their commencement
These papers are TO be bound yearly and
depusiied in the library as ii valuable
history Of the time, for future reference.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

The Kentucky Convention was, al last
dules, absorbed in The discussion ofthe
article on slavery. From the manner in
which some oflhe speakers argue, and The
general tone Of The debate. il will not only
be bone Of c0nIeution. but is likely to
result in making kentucky more slave
Stale than ever.
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From the Sonth GaroIinian.
THE BANK-INDEBTEDNESS TO
THE STATE.

we have endeavored to prove that it is
an error TO suppose that The State derives
very large profits from its Bank. We
have shown that this il an error, even if
we do not lake into consideration :he sink
ing fund, which, for The last 81 years. has
formed in varying amounts as truly a por-
lion Of its capital as any other fund in its
possession. If we take that fund into ac-
count. The balance due the State by the
Bank will, of course, be much larger than
The amount which we have heretofore sta
ted. In order to make his appear, we
lake the statement of The Bank itself, made
in 1917 and 1S4S. OF lis actual capital
from 1914 to 1913, year by year. We
presume no one will challenge the accura-
cy of that statement IT. has every APP
pearance of being the result OF elaborate
calculation.
We Then debit The Bank with amounts
paid in as capital, Sl,37s ,422 90
R. r. Bank diviLens and in
teresr, 37,34O 90
Surplus revenue, 1,05i ,422 %
Fire Loan Bouds, value re-
ceived by Bank, 1,610,253 81
Interest at Z per cent. on ave-
rage actual capital for 3G
years, as per statement Of
Bank, isee reports and ac-
companyIng documents,
1917 and '45, 4,S66,642 90
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

NEGROES IN DEsEEET.-A letter from
HE Great Salt Lake Mormon City, says
there is settlement fifty miles from that
city Of men owing negroes, carrying on
farming largely.
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G.. nj. BLOCKER.

I'VE could not appeal the field notes of
Mai. B0wles owing 10 tho Iatencss Of the hour
at which we received this coinmuncaton.-
But il il is desired they shall appear in our next
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

.o...st prosecutions. conJnre your EX-
cellency in the name of The Most High. to
pun stop to those cruelies, by your pow
erlul mediation, and especially, 20 accord
10 MY wife and chil,loru an asylum ON the
soil Of The generous English people.
".As to my people-my loved and noble
country-must she, TO perish forever
Shall she. unaided, abandoned to hcr fate,
and unavengcd, be doomed 10 annihlalon
by her tyranIs! Will England, ouce her
hope, not become her consolation?
Hon. JEFFERSON DAvis.-This dislin-
euished orator dcliveredan address to his
fellow citizens, al a dinner recently given
him by the citizens of Aberdeen, (Monroe
County, Mississippi. "wihou distinction
Of parly." The address is very highly
commended by the editor Of tho Aberdeen
Independent, determined Wing. but sup
porter Of The constitutional rights Of The
South:
Hon. JEFFERSON DAvIs-Au able
aud eloquent speech was made by this
gentlemen in This city on Thursday last il
was an effort worthy Of his reputation as a
Senator oflLe State, representing its peo-
pie, and not d mere party. While in many
portions of it Tie friends Of the present ad-
ministration could not agree. still The great
CT part, Wings as we'll as Democrats could
praise. We were most asreeabIy disap.
pointed in its tone. There was nothing in
i, Of The mere partizan. but it bore all the
characteristics Of The independent gentle.
man and The Mississippi Senator.
"a large portion of his remarks was con-
fined to the slavery question. For the
maintenance Of the rights Of The South, he
bases all his hopes upon the people. Poll
ticians can do nothing, lie thinks. He has
no hope in the justice Of Congress; aud but
little Of Executive interposirion in The case
Of the passage of any law based upon pre-
ccdcnl, and many such prcccdens could
be found. lie based his opinion on Tay-
lor's letter of last year. {He should have
here enuLIerated, we thought, the prece-
dent left by Mr.. Polk hlmself) An exc
culive veto, too, would but arouse still
higher abolition feeling. The judiciary he
considers will bend bsfure the popular in
pulse. aud his only hope is that by firm.
united, determined stand on the part OF
tho South, the North may be induced by
moliyes Of interest. and Of patriotism, TO
pause and be just"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07

Successis generally more indebted to
prudence than il seenslo be.
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S0,l37.0OS O6

81, 10y ,JUo 10
1t hence appears, that if we charge The
1914, land this it must be shown to have
made to justify The character of ordinary
proGlableness. il still owes the State S4,-
l3G, ,545 42. on account Of the aggregate
amount Of moneys of all sor'o '"I: t
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Such as The Tree is, such will be the fruit.
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4,S66,642 90
S9,137,OOS O6

C'i'1''1Oo w
We place to the credit of .ho Bank all
oflhc payments which appear in The re-
ports up 10 the lst Of October, 1913; and
in order 10 make it as plain as possible,
we place first tho payments stated as hav-
ing been made up TO October, 1917, and
then tho subsequent ones 10 lsl October,
1913, viz:
Moneys paid into Treasury previous 10
1922, and interest, S6i3 1O6 64
Interest on Slalo debt, 1,54905O 45
Subscription 10 Railroad, 100000 90
Revolutionary debt, skies
and lhrccs, a45.s92 81
Six per cents 10 Oct. 1917, 990.37S O6
Five per cts. TO - - 1853 81
Six per cts. on account sub.
scrip,ion advanced by The
State 10 R. K. Company, 1868 0S
Six per cents not due ill
ls5O-52, 6,O35 O3
Five per cts. OF r. R. Bank
capital, s35 G5
Five per cents Of Fire Loan,
not due until 1853 and '65, 26,6G6 CT
Interest and expenses on
Slate Loan, fives and skies 103,527 65
To balance due State, 4,136,54S AZ
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TURN OUT ON SATURDAY WEEK!

Raymond s. Co.'S Menagerie, will be ex
hblted at Upper Sandusky on Saturday the
Goth inst, and we don't believe that there are
an, but what want to see the different varle
ties Of ANNALS it is a sight, that belongs to
natures own work, in such scene there is
reality and something to be learned that will
prove a lasting benefit to the spectator Ray
mond Il Company have the largest selection
Of animals of any other show that travels. 1t
is worth twenty five cents to see the great
Rhinoceros, if nothing more, you don't only
get a sight at 1t alone, but at all the wild
Beasts that roams in the forest, and to see
Mr.. Herr Driesbach enter the Lions, Tigers
Leopard, Cougars, Panthers, &C., cages,
among tn wild animals, is truly something
ex,raordinary-wi submission OF obedience
they appear at the moment of his entire. See
in another column.
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0F- There is some talk of Mossrs Tappu

~" There is some talk of Messrs Tapppn
and Gerard starting paper at Columbus, to
defend and support the free soil principles.
They think they will accomplish the freedom
OF the black slaves in organizing party and
getting up an organ of this kind; but we can
not say, whether they will unchan the slave
or chain themselves in this operation. Go il
'b'hoys,' this is free country and you may
think hls lucky movement.
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THE OHIO UNION,

SO ably conducted by Horace Knapp, Esq,
has not made it's appearance in our office for
long time. Since Mr.. Knapp purchased the
Ashland Standard office, and hereafter there
will be but one Democratic paper published
at Ashland county, the track clear for the
young Democracy of that county, and they
now fight the enemy with united effort un
ion now and forever the motto adopted by the
sterling Democracy of Ashland, we should
like to have the | MON.