Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-27
Later from Europe.
New York, May "a, 1852.

New YORK, May "a, 1852.
The steamer Humboldt, with one days
later news, has arrived. The sales of cotton
at Liverpool on Saturday, the 9Th instant
amounted to 10000 bales-2,50O OF winch
were bought by spectators and 2'50o ny
exporters. Prices were steady. Breadstutfs
unchanged. Consols closed at SO 10 10
ia.
THE CRops.-We were informed a few
F.! days ago, by highly intelligent and prac'i-
cai f,rmer near our village, that he had re-
Gently visited several sections of the Dis
trict, and was struck with the favorable ap-
pcarancc of tn" growing crop. The wheat
crop, he says, is looking remarkably we'll
in fact, in many places he has never seen
finer wheat than is now growing, while in
all he has no doubt but that an average crop
will be made. We are much gratified to
learn this fact, as regards our own District,
as well rs to hear favorable accounts from
others.
If the wheat crop is good one, thou.
sands of dollars will be saved our farmers
in the purchase of corn alone, for if the
price is not greatly reduced, they can make
| use of their wheat until their own corn Is
sufficiently maturcd.
Corn and oats are also doing well. The
stand of cotton is good, and the probability
is, if no misfortune Occnrs to it, much
larger crop will be made than our most in
tellgent and thrifty farmers desire, for they
are now beginning TO deprecatc the preva-
lence of the cotton mania. Our friend. to
whom we have referred, has almost entirely
abandoned its culture, and we are in hopes
his example will soon be generally followed.
Laurcnsvile Herald.
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FATAL Academia most lamentable ac-
cident occurred at the Arsenal at this place
Yesterday morning Two or three negroes
were engaged in Captain Matthews's room
plasteriEg In this room the guns the
night-guard were placed. Capt. Matthews
had Just stepped out Of his room, m,1when one
of the boys, about IA OF Is years of age,
picked up one of the guns and presenting it
at hand, rcnarking /" how light a gun"
The man at whom it was directed told him
to lay it down, when he turned towards the
other, and the gun was discharged, killingthe
man instantly. The whole load, a ball and
three buckshot, passed through his head, and
lodged in clock on the mantel piece. The
three boys present, we understand, belonged
to the estate of Col. F.. II. Elmore, and were
brothers.
During the afternoon, Mr.. Coroner Miller
assembled jury of inquest upon the body,
who after investigation of the circumstances,
rendered verdict in accordance with the
facts.-South Carolinian, 25th inst.
OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALFoRsIA.-An
express line overland from St. Joseph's,
Missouri, to Sacramento City, has been es-
tablished The first train left on the first of
May, taking out the necessary stock for the
several stations of the company, ard the
second is to leave on the 10Th Of June. The
stations of the company are Fort Laramie,
North Fork Of the Platte; South Pass, Salt
Lake City and the Head of Humboldt. The
number of wagons in each train will be ten,
and the limitation of passengers, forty.
Time from ST. Joseph TO Salt Lake City
twenty-five days; fire $500. To Saera-
mcnto, sixty days, fare $3.50.
FATAL CAsUAL1TY.-Mrs. Quin, arespect-
able woman living at No. ] !, * Elliot street,
: a,ne to -hnr dssgsi saturduy rtgtIF by-TIuS
careless handling Of Spirit gas. A servant
was filling The lamp from a Gun, when the
fluid caught fire, and, we suppose by the
fright of the servant, the whole was pre-
cipitatrd upon the floor in n blaze. Slrs.
Quin attempting to put it out by stamping on
it, her dress caught fire and she was so
drcady burned that after twelve hours of
suffering she. expired yesterday morning
Charleston Mercury.
SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT AND Loss
OF LIFE-Thc Cleveland Plain Dealer
states that on Tuesday last, freight train
on the Michigan Central Railroad came in
collision with Il passenger trsin at Niles,
Michigan, by which four cars were demolisIl-
ed, seven passengers killed, and ninety
wounded, thirty of whom will die. The
scene is described rs ma art rending. Arms,
legs. and ribs were broken, and the mass of
human beings muliilated in every possible
manner. The engineer and fremen, who
were saved by jumping from The train, have
been arrested and imprisoned in Niles, and
il is said the inhabitants are determined to
have their conduct rigdIy investigated
IMPORTATION OF SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.--
During the year 1851, the importation of
brown sugars into the United States amount
cd TO 366.537,sGl pounds-value Sl2.SSa.-
274; of while or refined sugars, 100000
pounds-value Sl,OoO,ooo. Of moasses
there were imported 36,376,772 gallons,
valued at ,707,5sl-making the total val
uaton of the importation of these two arti-
cles S17,5s9, s55-or nearly one-twefih of
the value of the entire imports for the year,
which amounted to S2l6a24,932. The prir-
cipal import of sugar is fr@m Cuba; 276.-
900 900 pounds, valued at $lO,000.O00, COM
ing from that Island.
EVERY bitter has its sweet. Proverty
brings good appetite, while hard work makes
| YOU sleep and snorc like u humming-up. If
you live on cold potatoes, just recollert that
cold potatoes are no way related to the gont.
If an acquaintance cuts you merely because
you have fallen from purple to .curduroy
don't get in passion about the nincompoop,
but return thanks that The number OF asses
you have been compelled to nod to, has been
reduced by one.
ARRIVAL OF Mr.. TrRAsuER IN N. YORK.
"A despatch received in Baltimore from
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