Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-02-12
VOL. XVII.--NO 4.

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business connected with his office, day or
two ago, gives us a most fattcring account
of the progress of our Railroad. The track
is laid down three miles West of Saluda. to
Wilson's Creek, and is rapidly progressing
from that point. The cars arc expected to
cross the bridge over the creek in all of next
week. and will probably reach Ninety.six
Station, above Cambridge, by the first of
March. A company of seventy lands CON-
menced laying the track at the Anderson
line, twenty miles below this place, about
the last Of December, and have already COM
pleted five miles of the road bed 1t is ex.
pectcd that the track will be laid down to
this place by the first of May. On the lower
end, Mr. Pennington, the entcrprising con-
tractor, has obligated himself to complete
the road to Cokesbury by the first of July,
and Major Brown expresses the confident
opinion, that the ears will run 10 Anderson
by the first of December, without some un-
toward accident, not anticipated, should
prcrent-Advocate.
l. 0. 0. F.-1MTAT1oY OF LADIEs.-The
Philadelphia correspondent of the New York
Herald, in mentioning Odd Fellowship, says:
S An additional impetus has been given to
the cause of odd fellowship, by admitting
the ladies within The precincts of its mvste.
ries. BY virtue Of the authority given by
the Grand Lodge of the United States, At.
lantie Lodge Of this city initiated seven
ladics-the wives Of members of the order
during the past week The fortunate ones
are greatly envied by their fair friends land
those formerly most opposed to secret socie-
ties are determined to marry odd fellows, for
the purpose of satisfying their intense Curl
oSiiy with regard to the mysteries of The
order. Their dread of riding the goat, which
according to common rumor is one of the
military rites, has been calmed by the assu-
rance that the animal is to have side sad
die, on which a lady is to mount"
ROBBERY AND ROBBERS FROZEN TO DEATH
A despatch from Mount Vernon, Ohio,
states that on Saturday night last John
Misner, cooper by the name Of Rider, and
i fellow by the name of Farland-thc two
last named having served IL term in the pcn.
tentiary-lcft that place, aud went into
Richland county, III the same Stale, and
robbed an old gentleman of $1,000 in coin.
They then started with view of returning
home. The night was very, cold, and they
were under the influence of liquor. Rider
and Farland frozc to death, and Misncr, when
found, was insensihle. The money was all
recovered, and AIisner is now in the Mans
zzssSss..sl
RAILROAD HcciDEST.-SFe afe sorry rs s.
learn that an accident occurred on the Green
vile Railroad yesterday morning, at the
Trestle this side Of Frost's alill. 1t appears,
from our Information, that, in crossing this
trestlc, the engine mounted the rail, and
thumped on the c:oss-tiles for some distance,
when the engine, and perhaps one or more
ears. were prcciptatcd from the track twelve
or more feet. As ii was a freight train, the
injuries to persons were comparatively triaing.
One engineer WAS severely hurt, but it is
supposed not dangerously. The damage
to property we have not certained.-Suulh
Carolinian. 80 ult.
THE unsold land in the public domain of
the United States amounts TO more than
l,l09,0O0,O00 acres. The minimum price Of
public land is $l.25 an acre. This land
abounds in all the varitics of mineral wealth
and productive SOIL
During the year ending June, 1851, the
sales at tile land Offices comprise I,sl6S47
acres: the purchase money, 2.37O,sl7 dol
lars In the first quarter Of the year. begin
ming July !, 1851. the sale WAS I73, l4O acres,
and the receipts 60l ,69l dollars, being near
ly double the amount received in the cores
ponding quarter of the preceding year. The
sale of land is therefore increasing with great
rapidity The opening of railroads in the
West, has been Que great cause OF this in
crease.
TOBACCO TOR SNAKE BrTEs.-Mr Editor:
AS corroLoratiye of your views of The efli-
cacy of tobacco juice in the cure of snake
bites, send the following: "Some years
ago my father was bitten by a copprr-headed
snake; he instantly applied the juice of
strong tobacco, mingled with saliva lrom the
mouth. and so perfect was the cure that he
did not lose day from business on account
of it."
IT appears from statement in the WASH
ington Republic, that the government has re-
ceived entirely satisfactory assurances in
regard to the reception of Judge Sharkcy,
the new U. S. Consul ut Havana. The report
that the Captain Genera! had refused to re-
cognize him is improbable, from the fact that
he has 10 authority TO do so, when the Com
sul's eXcquatur issues from Madrid.
OK the 2lst inst, the steam saw mill on
Union Point, Ncwbern, N. c., owned by
John Blackwell, Esq, was entirely consumed
by fire. The loss, although very serious, was
not so great as might have been apprehend.
ed. There was no lumber consumed, as Mr..
Blackwell had recently made large shipments.
The loss is estimated at about $1,000, Of
which $4,000 was insured in the N. G. Mu-
tual Insurance Company. Mr. Blackwell it
is said, will promptly rebuild the mill. The
fire, it is believed, was accidental.
THE PREsIDEXcEy-TheW Washington cor
respondent ofthc Philadelphia Ledger writes:
"Thc efforts now making to induce Mr.
Fillmore to decline being a candidate, are
not likely to succeed, and have not certainly
succeeded as yet. You may take it for grail
ted that General Scott will be the next WING
candidate for the Presidency, and that he will
he no inconsiderabe opponent of any Demo-
crat that may be pittcd against him.
"JouS, did you ever bet on race
horse :" "No, but I've seen sister Bet on
our old mare"
WHY is horse like sugar candys
Because the mote you lick it the faster it
goes!