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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13

The PLAGUE AT PALMAs-DEATH OF
THE AMERICAN CONSUL AND FAMnY.-The
New York Journal of Commerce contains
an extract of letter from an officer on
board the United States brig Porpoise,
dated Tcneriffe, Sept. 4, giving an account
of the terrible ravages of q plague, resem-
bling the cholera, which has swept over
Palmas, one of the Cape de Verbs. One
fifth of the entire population, of $4,000,
have fallen victims, and the disease is still
raging though somewhat abated. The wri-
ter says:
"The family of our consul, (Mr. Torrcs0
together with himself, are all dead, with the
exception of one child. He was very
worthy man, and had several handsome and
interesting daughters, who were great IA
vori.es with the officers of our ships that
touched there. Mr.. Torres sent them all
into the interior upon the first appearance of
the pestilcncc, but hearing afterwards that
some of them were sick, he started off. to
join them, and on his arrival found them all
dead, servants included, with the exception
of the child here mentioned In less than
five hours after, he himself was q corpse.
The panic and distress on the island is in
conceivable"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13

81 WISH you would give me that gold
ring on your finger" said avillage dandy to
Il country girl, "for it resembles the duration
of my love for you, it has no end" "Ex-
cusc me, sir" she said, 81 choose to keep it,
for it is likewise emblematical Of my love
for you, it has no beginning"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13

A YOUNG man stepped into book store,
and said he wanted to get Young mans
Companion. "Well, si.," said the booksel-
Ter, here's my daughter"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13

BARRIERS LOOK OUT! Mr.. Andrew Jack
son Davis comes out in the Hartford Times
in favor of mems wearing their boards. He
says the hairs of the beard are ultimations
or combinations of nerves; those of the
hard coating and membrance of the eye are
connected with the beard ah the upper lip,
and when that is shaved off the nerves are
exposed to injury; some diseases of the eye
he attributes 10 shaving. In women, these
nerves instead of terminating in the upper
lip are buried in the cheeks, and have much
TO do in controlling the phenomenon of
blushing. Bronchitis and maladies Of the
lungs are produced by shaving off The beard
on the chin. Mr. Davis also argues that
mustachios are no obstacle in the way of
eating, or any other function in which the
lips are employed. What Mr.. Andrew Jack
son Davis says, we presume, must be true;
but if he wishes to consign to their graves
the occupations of barber and hair-dresser,
he must take some other course. Men will
be shaved, and women will.-Boston Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13

LIFE IN THE WEsT-A Western CORES
pondent relates the following amusing incl
dent which lately occurred near the Hot
Springs of Arkansas:
"My friend had been staying several days
at the Springs confined 10 narrow quarters
by the incessant rains. 1t may naturally be
supposed that he gladly took advantage of the
first intermission of tic elemental strife, to
walk out and see something of the country.
Having walked about mile from the tavern
where he lodged, he saw small house, so
thickly surrounded by trees as not to be dis.
tinctly observable from the road. Advanc-
ing from the opposite direction, he perceived
a rough looking six footer, clad in n buck
skin hunting shirt, with large Bois'd Are
stick in his hand. Evidently not knowing
his proximity to Il house, or any humap be-
ing, this individual suddenly drew himselfup
to his full height and with the whole force of
his lungs, produced sound which my friend
declares 10 have been the best imitation of
the braying Of Jack that he ever heard
Apparently pleased with his performance, he
was in the act Of drawing himself up for
another effort, when stout fellow rushed
and in no very measured or polished terms
objurgated him for making such horrible
noise, which he said had almost frightened
his little daughter into fits. The other
apologized, on the ground that he was not
aware of his being so near house. cit
makes no difference" said the owner of the
soil, .you shan't make such noise here, and
if you do it again I'll break every bone in
your body" "Look here, stranger" was
the reply, :" if you come to talk of whipping,
that's game that two can play at,
l reckon you ha'n't got much of the ad-
vantage of me there. I've been wanting to
bray all day, and came clear out here where
I thought shouldn't interfere with nobody.
A pretty free country, to be sure, that man
can't bray where lie pleascs."
Observation-Disclosures philosopher has
remarked, that every animal, when dressed
in human apparel, resembles mankind very
strikingly in features. Put q frock, bonnet
and spcctales on pig, and it looks like and
old woman of eighty. A bull dressed in an
evercoat would resemble a lawyer. Tie a
few ribbons round cat, put fan in its paw.
and boarding school miss is represented
A cockerel in uniform is a general to the life.
A hedgehog looks like miser. Dress mon
key in frock coat cut off his tail, trim his
whiskers, and you have a city dandy. DON
keys resemble good many persons.
THE MAN who said that the moon was
made to encourage courting, was not far
from the truth. There is voluptuous all
oyerishness that crecps over one whilebasking
beneath the influence of silver-plated night,
that leads us as naturally to love, as law
does to trouble.
A SIGHT.-Of all the melancholy sights,
bachelors home is the most so. A house
without woman is like world without 4
star, dark, desolatc and drcary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13
FRANcE.-Mr:. Walsh, long a resident of
Paris, in aletter to the Journal of Commerce,

written on the 26th September says:
aThat great events are just before is GER
tain. That crisis of which / have often
spoken to you is drawing very near. Be-
tween the 10th day of September and the
middle or end of next May the destinies of
Europe for probably half century-which
in these days is very long time-will be
decided A fierce struggle-it may be a
most desperate and Bloody strugglc-he-
tween liberty, civil and religious, on the one
hand, and hoary despotism in politics and
religion on the other. What will be the
issue, God alone knows
81 find that there is wonderful activity
here in the political world. The foreign am
bassadors, especially those of Austria, Prus-
sia and Russia, have frequent conferences,
and are constantly sending and receiving des.
patches. Nor are the Ministers resident Of
the smaller Powers, such rs Sardinia, Naples
Spain, the States of the Church, Belgium
and Holland, idle. Those of England and
the United States are wide awake, and the
former has not little to do to look after
these Continentals, and the movements Of
their rulers"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13

TsE NoRTH.-Acts are daily transpiring
atsthe North, which, insteadsof tending to
relieve us of;our apprehensions for the safety
of Southern institutions, but serve to deep.
en- the impressions on our mind that they
are doomed, unless we take more. energetic
and determined measures for their protection,
than we have hitherto done. Though
there are many good, upright constitntiop
loving citizens at the North, hey age ut-.;
,tsrly unable en- ttdiIsrle1t
daily increasing in volume and yelocitys afid
rolling on against our most cherished institu.
tons. Scarcely any attempts now made to
recover fugitive slave, without either the
owner, or some one else being either killed
or wounded. Look at the horrible tragedy
at Christiana, where several were killed and
many wounded. At the recent outrage at
Syracuse, where the Marshal, in the dis
charge of his duty had his arm broken-and
say whether the prospect is not dark indeed,
and whether there is any hope of it ever
growing brighter. Must the South still
bear on, when she sees the very law on
which she anchored her hopes daily infracted,
and her citizens killed when they attempt to
recover their property. Is there no point in
which she will rcsist.-N. G. Hornets Nest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13

A S1GHT.-Of all the melancholy sights,
n bachelors home is the most so. A house
without woman is like world without 4
star, dark, desolatc and drcary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13
alttp, gemperaHee, agrteulturf,, sc.
VOL. xv1.--No.4s.

c
PROGRESS OF PoLTrIcs.-Theres Is to be
grand celebration in New York over the
result of theseleetons in GeoFg gia. But on
the heels of that election, during last week,
an anti-slayery conye yentionSwas In sessionin.
Pennsylvania, at which. .nume erous resolutions,
were passed, one soff .Nhich was, that. they;
should inscnbes on their bannet, in larger
characters No union with ala1ehold olders.n
Congress and the Legislat are again to
be flooded with remons nstrances and petitions.
Whats glorious g final sadjn jnst,nents of the
question was that. compro omisss. q E
) The Georgia platform, put forth by the
convention Of that State, had the following
paragraph :: 49, g. tS5.s,..s sss :
g Tint it is our deliberate opinion flat mp
on the faithful execution sof the. fugitive
slave law; by the proper acknowledgements
the preservation of our much loved Union.p
If soathe Union is.not likely to be pre-
served. The census returns show that for
.one year previous no less than ten hundred
and seventeen fugitives had found their way
to the North; and since the passage of the
fugitiyesslaye law we should like to know
how many.s6f them have beensrremanded7
through the sfaithful execution, ',sof. this law.
Would S2the Georgia convention call the
Christiana case,. the Syracuse case the two
latest instances-its faithful execution
When the people Of the South can submit
to an annual spoliation of half amillion, and
yet glorify the Union aunder which they are
robbed-when, throughout the Southern
States; suctFan apathy exists in relation to
the protection of constitutional rights, their
honor and interest what hope is, there Of
their being fever able to stay the progress of
ns undsfs aastS s task 15 na7 was bese e
time coming" but the past gives hut little 7
encouragement. Enough has been perpe-
taated already to call forth the sternest resis-
tance but, instead of that, thus far nothing
has been heard but a kissing Of the hand
that smites-a fawning about the knees Of
their despoiler. God speed q different order
Of things.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-11-13

THE MAN who said that the moon was
made to encourage courting, was not far
from the truth. There is voluptuous all
overishness that crecps over one whilebasking
beneath the influence of silver-plated night,
that leads us as naturally to love, as law
does to trouble.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07

Aogeed him with bis sambock. All the houses OF
the Door were destroyed and the fe things tney
nosssssed were either taken or spoiled. Al iast
the horde left the station. taking up their quarters
in he neiebborbood. There remained no alterna-
,ive for M. and Mrs. Kobe bat to Zee, which
,bsv happily accomplished, with our assistance
z s6itiepe made bis escape. Jonker, after his re-
urn TO Concordi aville, killed nearly every ind-
vidusl Of Katjinengas tribe, and took everything
away.
From thence he went to bis residence in the
mountains, and murdered all the Ovaherero,
their wives aHd children, who lived with him.
Only q few made their escape, and came 70 this
station. Before Jonker committed these stroci-
ties, be bad already fallen upon Kamaherero'
KAijamakas (KOopervOet'sl son, who, on his
fight from there, murdered in the field three
Berg Damara women, belonging to this place:
Previous to this deed, Jan Jonker robbed and
murdered a captain, living with Katjinenga,
whose name | do not remember. do not sup
pose you will ask for the cause OF all these dread
full acts You know, sir, as well as do, that
Jonker and Cornelis do not want pretexts 10
shield their expeditions The crime OF the Ova
herero, in general, is that they are rich and oil
Kshitiene in particular that he once dared - oP-
nose JOnker."
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07
EGYPT.
TpOubIes Ahead,

A Geographic dispatch from Vienna, dated + OBJ.
IA, in the Cologne Gazette, says:
1.-THE last news from Egypt is OF the highest
Importance Tho Sublime Porte has addressed
categorical demands TO tho Viceroy. which the
latter refuses to comply wiki Instead Of reduc-
ing his army to 10000 men as he was told, he has
ordered levy Of 40. 900 la I'd troops, aud $4,000
men for the fleet. He is determined to oppose
any aggression of the Porte by arms 1t is thought
not unlikely that the Eastern question will as
sumo q serious aspect"
letter from Trieste, OF Feb 10, gives some
additional particulars under date Of Alexandra,
9Th inst. 1t says
The Sublime Porte has sent instructions to
the Egyptian Government 70 make the following
reforms in the administration Of the country 4.
Reduction Of the existing landtax to one third Of
its lpresent amount :. Reduction OF the stand
ing army of Egypt to 10000 men. 3. Total dis
mantling Of the feet, or rather 70 place 1t at the
entire disposal OF the Porte. (. Fixed residence
Of Turkish General Inspector in Egypt (Moham.
med Ali Pscha). 5. Regulation OF the revenues
Of the Egyptian princes fixed scale-about
as follows: Abbas Pacha (the Viceroy!J foom 800
20 500 draehmas said Pachs, ibis uncle,l $50, 900
drachmas; the remaining sons of the late Me.
hemed Ali, IS, 600 drechmss yearly Abbas Pachs
is ways inclined ~ comply with these requeats,
but will, if necessary. oppose them by arms no
has ordered a levy OF 40 O0o men, $4,000 for the
army, and 900 for equippiug the heet, which il
70 be done with all possible speed
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07


COTTON Both on Wednesday and Thursday buyers
kept entirely sOOf and TIE sales did exceed 3U0 bales
Friday however the c0ns terabls stock offered al al
immense rednclOn brought them into the market again.
particularly when became known that sale OF 800 0ales
Upland Tres Odinae huc been ehe ted al 9U and some
lois even taken speculation. The su sections OF
the last days Ia the week comprise abOnt 1000 bales
which taken The basis OF yOf for Upland uesOro
nsge 81 for Mobile, and 55f to 9iftor NewOfeans same
designation; the clasdcaons very much IN favor
OF buyers hodeh hsvng lost ali courage On Monday,
although the Liverpool report announced ID 20 ID cecne
in The past senplgh The decrease OF stock ana ts d T.
IN he Qualifications Is wei as inc prices OF me In
gsh ket offers the chance OF sending Cotton 10 Liver
pool and the feeling 10 consequence here IL better and for
The ss two days market 10 seadier the sales being
500 bales The decline during the pasi sennight may be
fairly valued at 10 J. Our last edvices mention
ships taken for this port Say IS altogether expected
of which had put sea, with about 5000 bales. Our
ports this week reach 68j bales and oar stock 10 valued
81 79,SS8 bales.
reach 1873 barrels Amercgn Potash 4SG aud small lot
Of Is barrels obtained f5f25 Pearath IL selling IN
small lots Isl to 4S So Casan nominal al 45ft 10 i6f ~ 50
hi duty paid. No arrivals
BEES WAx-Noihrg doing whatever aud prices quite
nominal at QuotaliCus No imports.
CoFFEE-There has been eight Inquiry but al prices
which denote rates 10 be rather In favor OF buyers
LARDA sale OF geo barrels American has been made al
al y so Xii, duty paid, No arrivals
QUERCITRoN BARK-NOihing doing Whatever, and prices
quite nominal
paid raw al our former quotations Nothing doing u East
India, which remains nominal at II 10 l5i, according TO
quality Imports 100 bags from Bordeaux, and Il usfces
from New.Yort, by Splendid.
TALLowThere have been salea male 10 The extent OF
50 casks Russian soc for stock IN port and > casks 10
arrive in October and November al 55k Imports 80 casks
Talow by Splendid, from NewYork.
WRALEBONE-The decline has made iurthsr progress,
and the sales comprise 5000 XII North We,ter0 81 - 70
24f ard 40O0 ki Polar Bone a. go 70 lod sc g % XII
duty paid these rates are completely nominal No arrivals
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07
THE EAST.
Things In India nnd China.

We have accounts from India to the l7tn Jan
uary. An interview between the Governor. Gen
eral and Gholab Sir Oh took place on the 25sh De-
cember, and was celebrated with great spleRdor.
Sir Charles Napier was daily expected at Bonn
bay, on his return home. The report from Canton
is that Commissioner Lin, who seized the Eng
lsh opium in 1889, is dead. Murders and piracy
are as rife as ever in the Indian seas, notTlth'
ding all the alleged severity OF the authorl'
ties in that quarter. The commercial news from
the East is unsatisfactory.
An American named Booth, was found muir
dered in his bed at the Calcutta Ice house, on the
Sd of January The crime was committed by
four American seamen, who have been since APP
pretended. The reckless and buccanier spirit
evinced by the culprits was most characteristic;
their sole object in committing the crime (which
was deliberately planned beforehancl was plan.
taverns they frequented, which it appeared they
were in the habit Of ate ndng with pistols and
bowie knives concealed under their dress.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07
Archblsh,p Hughes at Rome.

The Roman correspondent of the Daily NeUs
writes on Feb 4, as follows:
Archbishop Hughess mixed congregation in tue
Church of Saint Andrea dele Fratte increases ia
number on each succeeding Sunday, as many
Protestants are induced by curiosity to listen to
bis singular arguments. Dr. Hughess topic the
day before yesterday was the unity of the Church,
in support of which he predicted the proxmate
downfall of Professionalism saying that ere long it
will have disappeared from the world as com
pletely as the heretical sects Of the Arians and
Nanicheans.
He mentioned Pho Mono as "glorious but af-
Hicted pontf" and alluded to the religious policy
of France, England and Prussia with a freedom
which is generally considered to DC Incompatible
with the sanctity of the pulpit. Too much enthu-
siasm, however may be pardonable in DR..
Hughess case, as it is generally believed that he
is preaching for a cardinals hat. What the Yam
kees will say on seeing one of their naturalised
oountrymen don the scarlet robes, may be imagined
from the fact that they strongly objected to Dr.
Hughes's having assumed the three cornered hat
purple stockings, and gold chain Of a monsignore,
on his arrival at Rome; 1t being considered be.
meath the dignity of an American citizen 20 put
on any other gsrb than that OF his own country, a
principle on which the, diplomatic representatives
of the United States act, In defiance OF the court
etiquette of Europear Governments. Most SEN
sible Americans with whom 1 have bad an OPP
portunity of discussing this subject, seem to con
slider that although the promotion OF Archbishop
Hughes to the Sacred College will be a matter Of
perle ct Indifference TO their countrymen in general
It will not DO favorable to the spread Of Cstholi
cism in the New World, GA account OF the jea-
lousy with which an assumption Of superiority by
any class of regionsries is regarded
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07

Assembly vehemently opposed 70 all demonstra-
lions Of energy on the pars Of the Executive. Inc
Government have sent considerable reinforce
ments 10 the Army of Rome, so as to pat the ex,
petition on a war footing. The second Council OF
War sitting at Lyons have sentenced number
Of persons for having belonged TO secret Society.
The President of the Republic was engaged on
MONDAY Feb. II, 10 receiving dePutations on the
subject of national improvement.
The M0Hateur announces that varioas changes
have been made among the Judicial functionaries
in the Departments. .a
In the elections for the Municipal Council OF .ne
Department Of the Cotes dor the CONSERVATIVE
candidates obtained a majority. -. r.
The M0niteur announces the aPpoinIs,sn. d :;
Gen. Herbilion to the command of the nss
gsde Of the Army OF Paris. Gen LeT r 80
been appointed 70 the command OF toOSn' 80
Gen Herbillion and Gen. heIiines " 'no 0ON''
mand Of Lyons vice Levailian.. e u.o1, :.
The first cargo of the productions OF French ln'
dustrv for the Great Exhibition, ieit Pans on
Tuesaav for Donkirk, where it will be shipped for
London IL consists Of 1900 packages.
Gen Nsrvaez has arrived at Paris, and has been
received with a certain distraction.
PAaIs, Thursday Evening The Bourse has
been heavy and further decline in public secu'
rites has taken place. The Elves opened at 80 /
and closed at SO. 40.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
..~okraa tFussocr.s lu nntnRPaiond


A letter has been received from the Rev. Ir.
Hahn, Missionary OF the Rhenish Society, station.
ed at New. srmen in Dsmarslsnd, giving an &C
count OF the horrible atrocities which have been
committed 10 that quarter by the notorious Ma
maquR plunderer, Jonker Afrikander and his peO-
pie. The date is the 9th September; Tae
whole country is IN fsrment, aud the excite
ment has risen TO higher pitch taan ever Oar
mission among the Ova6erecO IS oR the brink OF
destruction. The 23d Of last month J0nker Affi-
ksnder fell upon the kahitiane tWeerligtl. who
lived on Mr. kOlbe's station, SChuslen's Ewar
tang, Numbers were billed, and coldheartsd
crneltles committed, to which yoa wall md scarce
ly any parallels ia che hiat0ry Of the most bar6ay
Gus nations.
Feet OF deiepkeless women were cut or as well
as the hands OF helpless children; Of other chi.
dren, they struck out the eyes; aAd some babies
were ripped up. For many hours, Nj and Mrs
Kobe were kept in dreadful spense. not know.
ing whether the next moment would not bring
their tarn 70 fall into che hands these moesteis
Tho n anaqu0s shog ind scrIminlgr upon tna ytch
and poor OvarhererO. jar, Joahers s)n. dragged
poor SICK man out Of Mr. koioss premises AMI
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07
Brown, shipley & Co.'s Circular.


Per Pacifcl LIVERPOOL, Friday, Feb 81
Al the departure OF the last Cotton market
WA exceedingly depressed. This continued during The
early pa Of the present week como was deIu0yei
aud anxious dere realize ardess OF price existed
among hoderS IN instances forced sales being msie
al reduction Of ii z lb. The Manchester mnkol was
equally ioefs but purchasers having been tempted ny me
serious Decline IA Yarns ana Goods 10 purchase more ee
Is, decided improvement has been apparent Ia he pas
t~o days, when las been iOowel by reaction In s mar
be enabling holders 10 recover their position a1d a-i &C
counts by the Franklin having Today receiysd ~ s'
egrePh reporting advanced prices OF Cotton IN New x
the demand has become scive Tho sales reaching s't
bales with 500 on Speculation HE tul price, OF oif
as Gil CT ar for air ana advance OF al e 10 ia ue
lower AID nidGAEg qualities.
The quotations Fair Orleans 4 Fair Ho1ic1 = y,
Fair Upisnds "a 3 n. Middms qualities 81 az e 10.
bsios of which .67oco Aasdcsn against sIlpo !-si
year Of which 81 eco Aneticsn.
Continued larse imports Of Grain aud Flour nom re
CUllutnt and tie linked States have caused l''t &C.
cline m our Corn mStAet aud quo alors mast o. cA-
side ed nominal Nesen Cansl Roar l9 81 ~ts rama.
celpia ard Baltimore IS - o. l,'iV unls n Oio ui
fiF qualify have been sold az 2ls n Dbl Cl1a0a ga II 81
4 bsL Wheat s. 100 for White and s. a. 6ot6 81 n I'D
bs for Red Whit Indian Corn S., Yellow ons All dN.
-Ssn rs g. p guar ln1sn Corn Mt4l tts pa u Dol
NO4hiIg cCirg IN TuTpenuue. Common Auencaa kesil
Is In good demand 81 S. Sd ass 81 4 c~I
Yours. Ttspe -tnlly.
BROWN. 'SAIPLEY d CO