Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-03-15
VOL. xIx..--No. 8.
Our Delegation.

Charleston Mercury, In speaking OIL the
South Carolina delegation, says: ~
COL Brooks has been quite i'll, but am
glad to see him up again. hear that there .
is some talk Of opposition, to him in his
district The Southern Rights party here
warmly express their hope that is not so.s
They say South Carolina is their ouly sheets
anchor, and that if she gives way the Southia
is in double danger: and they say from ex.F
perience at home, that the surest and most
fatal way of bringing the State from her high
position, and making her submit to party and
Federal power, is to change her delegation
frequently, and excite her people by personal
issues in Federal election. That is true, and
the people of South Carolina will be true to
their former principles. If any one desires
to change the old conservative policy Of the
State, and make her by degrees a corporation
Of the Federal Government, this is the best.
way of doing it. In favor this couverva.,
tism are the great names of Calhoun, Lown. ,
des Cheves, McDuhie, Barnwell, Hammond,
Butler, Evans, DC. Without this conserva-
tism, would they have been as great? -.
Mr.. Brooks,i is said, will speak on the
Nebraska question. His friends are sure he
will make a firm and telling speech. ~
MIR. Keitt has been i'll too from pneumonia,
but is up again. The weather has been quite
bad, and there has heen a great deal Of sick
ness. It's said he will also make speech
on the Nebraska BILL 1t was said in debate ;
that Mr.. Calhoun sanctioned the oonstitu-'
tionality of the Missouri line" He denied
it, and said he would, when the Nebraska bill
came up, yindicate the course of Mr. Calhoun,
and his connection with the subject. - -
ISouEsT.-A coroner's inquest was held
yesterday morning on the body of one ofthe. :.
unfortunate inmates Of the Lunatic Asylum,
who had committed suicide by hanging,
The evidence was that she suspended herself
from the grating of the window in her room,
using her apron for that purpose. A verdict
was rendered in accordance with the facts. .,
AS this is not the first case, we must express
our regret that the construction of the build
ing is not such that these gratings can be
put out Of the reach Of the unhappy beings
within it's walls.-Coumbia S. Carolnian. J
AppREHEHDEp DIFFICULTY WITH PERU
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald says that so far from the cor
respondence with the Peruvian Government
having only continued down to last Decem- j
Der, as by the documents sent in to-day
would appear, it has gone4on to the present, . =
time will increasing Iilterae gu il has &c 8
length apparently reached crisis. cabi-S
net meeting was held upon. the subject this Z,
week, the result Of which has been the draw '.
ing Of despatch by Mr.. Marcy. directing
Mr., Clay to inform the Government Of Peru
that unless indemnity is given for past out.
RACES the Pacific Squadron will Immediately
proceed to Peru and enforce satisfaction:
ARREST OF kossUru-A private letter.
from London to the New York Times state
that Kossuth delayed his visit to Constantine
pie for fear of being arrested by Austria, and
adds:
IL am positively informed that the day Of
his proposed embarkation, and the vessel
which was to have taken him, were Known
at Vienna beforehand Moreover, explicit
orders were given to Austrian steamers to .
watch his movements, and, if occasion offer
ed, to make seizure similar to the attempt
upon Marin Koszta. am also no less posi-.
lively informed that Kossuth received fall
intelligence of this contemplated action Of
the Austrian police. Consequently, it is :
probable that the Hungarian leader will not
90 to the East, although the Turkish Govern
ment, still deluded, is most friendly towards
him until general war shall have broken
ont, land the actual disposition of Austria
have been thoroughly unmasked"
RArs.-Wc copy from the Tampa (Flori-
day Herald the following ingenious contri-
vance for driving away rats:
"a friend has Just informed US Of a plan
he adopted to getrid ofrats. His premises
swarmeo with them. He took small fish
hook attached to fine wire, and suspended
on it a piece of cheese, letting it hang about
foot from the ground. One Of the rats
leaped at it and was hooked, and set up
such horrible squeal, noise and rattle,
that the rest all forsook him and fed. Not
3 rat remained on the premises.
BANK BILLs.-The Charleston Courier
has been shown 50 bill on the Bank Of the
State OF South Carolina, made up from
fragments of two or three different bills.
This is a species of fraud rather difficult to,
detect in the hurry ofbusiness, but we men,
,ion il to p4t our readers on theiiE guard;
A WEDDING PARTY polsosEp.1,A wedding.
party took place at Batavia, N. Y, lately, and
during the evening all hands were taken sick.
Subsequently the bridegroom, Mr. Phipott, the
bride and young man named Peard, died.
Several others are still in dangerous condition.
1t is supposed that some liquor they drank con:
tained poison.
SAVANNAH RIVER RALRoAD.-From a gen.
teman residing near Dorn's gold mine, we learn
that the survey Of this road has reached that
point The route was pronounced by the Chief
Engineer, Major Arms, to be entirely practicable.
The estimate of the cost Of grading was very
ow.-AndersQn Gazette. 80 -. ~,
STATUS on THE CALENpER.-The very CON-
mon question awherc are we?" the American
Almanac answers quite specifically. From its
tables we gather these important facts We
are in the 18TH year of the Independence of the
United States, l,S55th year of the Christian era;
the 65,z67th year of the Julian period the 5-t
5l4th year of the world, Jewish reckoning; the
! Q 606lh vaor since the foundation of Rome and