Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-04-18

, ing heen closed for some. months, during
which il has .pndeFgope "A thorough repair
and renovaiion, this fine building was yes
,erday opened for The accommodation. Of
the public. In honor Of the eveM; "a num-
Der Of gentlemen sal down with Mr.. Mix
or, The worthy host, TO Il dinner. in which
all the spbslanlials. and delicacies of the
season were, spread oul in rich prolusion,
and were served in Style Of. perfection
that left the most faslidious nothing to
wish for. and which was highly. crediiable
TO the talents Of the n,Qitrs de cuisne. The
vines were also Of lbe finest and rarest
varieties, and bumpers. were drank 10 tho
prosperity and success, Of The establish
nent, under the full conviction of all pres.
ent. from The ample evidence before thems
that il had fallen into hants that would
command it Ivy deserving il.", .
We hadony lime for i,r fursorya exami-
natinn of this immense building. butgin
every quarter we saw. evidences Of liberal
outlay in su,nptpous furniture, aud fur.
nishings. and gopd taste 10 elheIr. disposal
and a arrangement,. The ,di0ihgi room is'
unsurpassed,h by any The country 10 beau
~ and commoGiousuess; while the Ladies'
and Gcnlemen's Reception Rooms, La.
dies and, Genilemen's ..Parlors.r Private
ParIors, Chambers. &c. &c. ARE furnished
with every requisite for. comfort and con:
venience. With a a.splepdid building !, ad.
mirably adapted 10 its purposes, with !cour.
teous and intelligent gentlemen as assis,
,apts, aud with attentive and. obliging
servants, il is MIR. Mixers determination
that the. management Of the, Charleston
Hotel shall NOT be- surpassed by that. of
any Other in the country; -, -. - :,
Messrs. Enstnn and Gates, the enter-
prising owners Of the building, are entitled
TO hig gh Icredit ifor their. liberal, aud we
doub, no, judicious, expenditure, by which
they have made the Hotel one of the prin-
cipal ornaments ofeour city.-MercsHy.2
Loss or A AWHoiE EAnlLY sr FLooD.
The Keokuk (Iowa) papers contain ,ac-
counts Of the loss Of q whole family by tho
breaking up Of the lice ;in the Des. .Noines
river, which. formed "a gorge, and; caused
the; water TO back up alta great distance
and overflow farms apd. hquses..- Two
families, named Fredarick and Cross, fnd:'
ing themselves suddenly surrounded ty
wasar, attempted 1to mako their escdpe
canoe 10 lhe highlands, but as ther canos
was too, small, ilswas, determined. that:
Frederick and his family. should ..go on.
frs. while Cross, his wife, and Two childtl
rem; one four and the olher onei and a half
years old. remained on a log, 1t was then
q osolonl. ,La opI tba
wealher;'wus intensely. cold.,r. Frederick
and family reached he shore earIyfrozen.
IA man oamed ,Colyin then took the Gu.
noe and went 10 the relief OF Cross and
family. de f"pnd, them suffering inleuse-
y from wet and cold. " After taking them;
into The canoe he set out for, shore. y Tho
CANOE. upset and Calvin Then. took tho
children: and by holding op to branches
with their feet, in lhewaier oil. kept; :aaoei.
Although, The shore va, within hailing dis
tance,. aud, their !, SITUATION ,Ewas made
known to The people, all effor's 10 save
them proved unavaling-: Cross and wife.
after remaining an:hour and a.half in this:
situation. sunk. The children. froze to
death in .CoIvin's arms. :, He held. how
ever, on, 10. their bodies until 2 o'clock,
when fearing That he too would perish, he
dropped them. He was lreIieved at IS
o'clock, by fat constructed Of TWO cab-
10 Joors.
-" Mr.. WEBSTER, .CoNQUERED.-Ths
Woshng g,on correspondent oil the Spring:
field Republican mentions the fnllowing
amusing incident = Mr.. Foo,e was ad?
dressing the Senate. when Mr., Webster
asked leave 10 iuterupthim Roment:r, ~;
Mr.. Foo,e turned towards, ,M.r. w. wbe
was sitting directly behind him, aud; atd4,
dressed him, as nearly as \ can tecallect,
in .foloYirg. syraini .."rho honorable Sena-
tor from Massachusetts. The distinguished
Senator from MASSACHUSETTS,, lhe. states
men, the prafor,.ihe scboar,the .Philosopa
ller-(here Mr.. W., who, up 20 this point
had KEEP, his eye 6scd upon Mr.. F., coy.
cred. his face with: bolh' hands, ana Mr.,
F., then. proceeded as follows:) the nsn
whose speeches are destined to live as long;
as Tho English! language. be who will
hereafter rank alongside tho Demoslhenes
aud Burkes of our ow IL race--"Mr., Webs,
lcl poiiClSE SCCp.cu lO .Oe 6SUduSteu Qt
this point, and be- belched forth ui .ihe, top
ofhis lungs, oh! getout !"''... What CON.
clusion, MIR. Il. brought this elaborated
enlosium 10, am unabled To say, far,amHl
the roar Of merriment aud laushleI that
ensued, he could moi be heard for some
minules after. 50
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PRINTING PREssEs;.. PuLrrfs AND
WomeN.-Thesn are the three great
levers that govern. the movements 'oi
tho world, Without ti,ens tho bottom,
would fnil OUT, and snciety, you'd bc.
) come chaos again. The press make.
;; peopls;patriolic, the pulpit religious, 'bd,
!, woman answercth all. lhjngs. There
|, would be % going. TO schurrh If there
!. was no girls there -neilber would there
be any going TO war were the soldiers
: to meet with. no applause except from,
the masculine. Without the sunshine
shod nv woman tho rossbTde of q ffaI.