Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-03-18
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GATH E AZ I n G 8.

MEDICAL GRApuATEs-On the 28th ult.
says the Southern Standard, at the COM
mcnccmcnt of the Philadelphia College of
Medicine, the following sidents from South
Carolina graduated, viz: Robert Claybrook,
l.. D. Hobbs and 8. A. Haltiwanger.
All these yonng gentlemen, VIC believe,
hail from Edgcfeld.
ALARMING ACCOUNTS FROM SANTA FE.-
The st. Louis Republican has Santa Fe
dates to the 3lst of January. The Apache
Indians were committing great outragcs, and
several parties have been attacked and mur-
dered.
A party of five soldiers were attacked. of
whom four were killed ut the first fire. Ont
of another party who were engaged ia cut:
ting wood, four were also murdered. :.
Great alarm existed in all quarters, and
many of the towns were guarded and forti-
fled. The government troops are said to be
unable to check these outragcs.
Rumors of the discoveries of precious
metals continue TO be prevalent at Santa Fe.
THE SLAVE TRADE.-A letter from Ma
tanzas, under date of the 2sth ult, says that
the American brig Hanover landed eight
hundred slaves on the island a short time
before, having been brought from the coast
of Africa. The Hanover was fitted out in
the port of New York for the slave trade;
and the attention Of the authorities was
called 10 the fact at the time, but no notice
was taken Of i. ~.
A CURIos1rY.-We saw 4 few days since,
one of the most singular specimens of the
horse kind that We ever bchcld, except tho
hairless horse from South America. 1t was
owned bv Tennessee horse trader, andis
said to have Lecn taken among the Rocky
Mountains II is about the size of COM.
mon mule. and covered with long woolly
hair resembling the fleece Of 4 sheep. 1t has
no hair on the tail, and none on the top Of
its head, the place where the main ought to
grow" 1t is remarkably d"rile, and was
rode by the traders son.-Darlington Flag.
CnEvaL1En HULsEMASs.-Thc Arctic
brings intelligence that the Emperor Of Au.-
tria has conferred the order of the Iron
Crown upon ChcvAlicr Hulsemann, as
mark Of applobation for his course at Wash.
ington.
TIE population of the world is estimated
at nine hundred AMI sixty millions. The
amount of the precious metals in circulation
is four hundred millions sterling, being
nearly two dollars to every man, woman and
child
ARREST OF AN ENGLISH FoRGER.-Wm.
Henry Barrett, late Sheriff of Gloucester
comfy, England, and heavy corn factor,
was arrested at Richmond Ia., last week, on
the charge of having committed fnrgerics In
England to the amount of S25.0OO Are.
ward of $500 had been offered for his ap-
prchensiun by the British Consul at New
York.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in Pl,iadrl-
PHI, on the night Of the 9th inst, which
destroyed block Of stores on the wharf be-
low Wanut-slrcct. The fire is attributed 10
acids in the STORE. An explosion occurred,
| fnrcill. out u part Of The lower wall, but no
one was seriously injured. Two fircmcn
fell. from thebreaking Of u Ladder, but cs-
capped with bruises.
THE Legislature Of Vermont, at its recent
sessions, enacted q LAW fnrbidding the eil-
ployment of conductors, engineers, brake
mcn, or switrhmen, ".who shall make uscsof
intoxicating liquors as beverage"
ADDISON has left on record the following
important sentence: 4" 1.-TWO pers0ns who
have chosen each other out of NIL the spr-
ries, with a design to b. each others mutual
comfort AMI entertainment. have in that :ic-
,ion bound themselves to be sood-humored,
affablc, forgiving, patient and JOYFUL. with
respect 10 each Others friii;ics and impcr-
fccions, to the end of their lives"
FAIRLY CONTRACTS FOR IIoGs.-The LOU
isvilc Journal states that contracts are al
ready making for hogs to be- packed next
winter. One lot have been contracted for
100 head ut Si.25 nel, and another for I06
head at 81 net. both lots to average 200
pounds, and to he delivered at Madison BE-
tween the 10Th and !O;h Of December ncyt.
THE United States Navy consists of IS.
vessels: i ships of the line, II frigatcS, %
corvct;ess and sloops, i brigs, 3 schooncrs,
10 steamers, and store slips, besides the
vessels employed in the survey of the coast.
Four slips of the line and two friga,cs arc
ON The stocks nine vessels are preparing for
sea, and futiy-two are in commission.
"ME. BRowS, why do you wear that bad
| ha, :" Because, my dear sir, Mrs. B. VOWS
! she will not 60 ont of the house with me
until | upt n new one