Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-12-06
Condens dit e m s.

Eyr TIE Newberry Sentinel, Of the 29ll u aayH ::
Court adjoured here on Saturday. morning last. In
the trial Of the State vs.. Dr.. l.. Gmn,er, for killing
(Simon) slave Of Jesse E. Scgry deceased, he was
acquitted. q
G57e THE largest newspaper sale ever known in this
country, recently ,uok place in Boston. Mr.. Gleason
disposed Of his interest in GleaSons Pictorial and the
Flag of our Union, for the round Of lwo hundred
thousand dollars.
rv SOME .ncreligious rogue broke into the Cn,ho.
lie Church at Oxford, N. Y, The other night, and
after dong considerable damage to The property
therein carried u the silver pix, vessel ca'ed with
gold, for containing The blessed sacrament.
Ev William, a negro belonging 10 Mr.. Weaver,
Of New Orleans, has been tired, found guilty. and
sentenced to the penentinry for four years. for bur
garously entering house and ensconsing himself in
The bed Of young ladies while they wero asleep.
D TIE year 1854 begAn on Sunday and will
end on Sunday thus having hfy three Sundays. Jan.
nary. April, July! October and Dec,mh.r had five
Sundays Such nn array Of Sundays, i, said, will
| moi occur again until 1882.
A would no Prophet, in ,he far West, said latoly
in one of ha sermons, iha, he "wa, sent to redeem
the world and all ,hingo therein" Upon hearing
ihis, native pulled five dollar bills on u
broken bank. and requested him to fork over tho
specie for them.
cy TIE people Of Columbus, Ga, are raising a
subscription of s3O0O to be offered 10 the Executive
Committee Of the Southern Central Agricultural So
cieiy ns a bonus provided they will hold the Annual
Fair Of the Society in Columbus neIt year.
~ ROUGH looking individual recently entered
n large clothing warehouse, at Detroit, and remarked
that he wished look around and see where The most
valuable goods were stored, he intended 10 break
in and carry Of them off that night The clerk
humorcd the joke and permitted him TO look around,
but the next morning they discovered HAT he had
been az goo as his word. He carried of 500 worth
Of goods, and robbed the Cashiers drawer Of $780,
ES" In consequence OF the decnalion Of Governor
Reid, of North Carolina, he being elected T." the Z.
S. Senare,l says the Wilmington Herald, the duties OF
the State Executive will devolve upon Warren Win.
slow, ESQ.,, President Of the Sena,o
e. UNsormIsrIcArED.-Kssing pretty girl
down South, young gentleman asked her:
"What makes you!so sweet -
Oh" she replied. IN utter Innocence, my father
is sugar planter"
g:v THE dcfalcaon of EI-Coecsor Russell, o.
Cleveland Ohio amounts to over Sll4,000. His rob-
berries commenced with the FIRST quarter he was in
office. lie has property amounting 10 some 900,
which has been attached.
SGy A letter from Great Salt Lake City, of late
date says-" The wheat crop has been abundant the
present harvest though holders not very anxious
to sell, there being prospect of high prices Wheat
is now selling at 50 per bushe"
~ SOME city poet has worked out the following
elegant specimen Of literature and rhyme -
Oh! Sally, lis my chief delight
Tc gaise upon your eyeses briic-
Ny Inv for you by gosh cirpaSseS
Tie love i felc for rum and laSscs.
EV1 NECESSITY knows no law" Well nece'si
ly is like great many lawyers.
Gsp IT is harder to avoid censure Than TO gain ap-
pause for Tins may be done by great or wise ac-
lion in age. But to escape censirc. man must
pass his whole life without saying or doing one foolish
thing.
Ey WOMEN, when they talk of ga good figure
must the figure for that is The figure most pull
led in at tn. middle.
~ SAID once purse proud man, just getting
into his carriage with his wife and daughter Haunting
in velvet ard furs, to poor abcrer who was shovel
ling coal into his vault
Joc if you had not drank rum, you might have
now been riding in your carriage.
'' True enough" was the reply" and if yon had
not sold rum, and tempted and others to drink and
become drunkards, would"
81 WHY is letter a most uncertain letter! Be-
cause it is always in doUbt.
Why is the letter Ea most lazy and e1'rarnsan
letter. Bccau.c ii i, always in bid aud never ont oi
debt.