Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-04-01

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vior of both the Court and the Cabinet to-
wards him has been even suffered to be COM
mented on in the censor-ridden press, and
after residence in Vienna of about twelve
months, he is stated never to have been re-
ceived by the Emperor till within the last
week or so, and then very coldly, and not in
a private audience.
ROMAN CATHOLICS IN THE U. STATES
The Catholic Almanac for 1852 has full
statistics of the Roman Catholic Church in
this country, compiled mostly from official
sources, from which it appears that there are
in the whole United States 6 arehbishops,
26 bishops, 1885 priests, l,4ll churches,
and n Catholic population of 100000,
which includes $4,000 in Oregon, the Cali
fornias, New Mexico, and the Indian Terri
tory.
In England and Scotland there are 694
churches and chapcls and 972 priests, and in
Ireland 2,205 churches and 2,252 priests.
SINGULAR DrEr-A correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune tells OLA little girl ten years
of age, whose only subsistence since infancy
has been sugar and milk-some obstruction
or disease of her throat having led her always
to refuse any thing more substantial. She is
stated TO be as large rs children usually Of
her age, and as healthy, bright and active as
those whose food would be considered more
invigorating.
A New TEMPERANCE LAVA petition is
being signed in New York, praying the Le-
gislature to pass q law by which any person
found drunk is liable to be arrested and be
taken when sober before magistrate, who
obtained The seller in such cases shall be
fined in n sum not less than $25, and not
more than 500.
LETTERS from Rome say TINT many arrests
have been made of parties charged with celc-
brating the anniversary of the Roman Re-
public; and that the Pope has given orders
for no more children to be christened Joseph,
in the belief that Joseph Mazzini is intended
to be honorcd by the frequent use of that
surname.
WHAT CALIFORNIA HAS DoNE.-Rlack-
wood thinks that if it had not been for the
vast quantities Of gold which California has
produced during the last two years, there
would have been universal bankruptcy in
England.
The Wilmington Herald, of the 18th inst.
has an account of large Rattle Snake, late
ly killed in the vicinity of Long Creek, which
was feet 10 inches long; 10 inches circum-
ference in the thickest part, and had 81 rattles
aud button.
The Methodist Protestant Conference, re-
Gently in session at Georgetown, d. G., has
resolved to hold its next annual meeting in
West Baltimore.
SENTENCE OF PrRATEs.-The o. S. Su-
preme Court having refused a new trial to
Reid and Clements, the condemned pirates
at Richmond, Va, they were on Friday SEN
fenced TO be hung on the 9th of April next
FRENCH Ex1LEs-A number of French
exies. driven from France by Louis Napoleon
have arrived at New York within the last few
days.
The Charleston Standard says the receipts
of the South Carolina Railroad for February,
exceeded 100000 those of the correspon-
ding month last year, being little over
$4,000. The increase thus far for the
month of March, has been equally favorable