Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-08-10
VOL. XIX..--TO. 80.
Terrible Effects Of the Weather.

Yesterday, says the Charleston Standard Of
the End inst, was another scorching, seethlng
sitting day. It seemed as though the very ele-
ments had combined to assist the Sun and rem
der his rays more intense ard uncomfortable.
As was to have been expected the result of
the excessive heat within the last two days has
been dreadful. Men and administrative been
overcome and dropped ifcless in the streets.
We subjoin q list Of
THE KILLED.
Private Frederick Lips, of the German Rifle
men, who attended the funeral of one Of tho
members of that Company, and Serjeant Scherb,
on Monday, fell from the effects of the heat, at.
ter reaching his home On the corner Of Calhoun
and Elizabeth streets, and died between seven
and eight o'clock on the same evening. =
Mons B. Ladrierc, a native of Rclges, France,
engaged at Mr.. Whites marble yard on Meeting
street, was attacked by coup de soliel yesterday,
and expired in about twenty minutes. His ply
sician, DR.. Lebby, informs us that he never knew
person 10 die so suddenly from the effect of
heat. The deceased was about fourty years
of age.
Michael Kennedy, native of Ireland and en,-
pIoyed as drayman by Mr. Woodside, was SUM-
struck. and died in half an hour. Hc was attack
A man named Carey was overcome by the
heat on Union wharf, and died shortly after.
Mr.. Campbell, native of Scotland land rcsid-
ing at No. So East Bay, died of congestion of
the brain produced by the heat He had been
brother of the late Peter Campbell of Folly
Island
A hborng man whose name our reporter wns
Dilb IN rtnip ct .lyop tI,
upper part of King street, and died in few
minutes.
a man working at The Orphan House, whose
name was not asccrtained, was also killed.
THE INJURED.
Private Schroeder, member of the German
Rifles, fell from the heat at the grave of de-
ceased companion at Hampstead on Monday,
and remains in the vicinity in very critical sit
uation.
A person BY the namc of Fitzgerald overhead
ed himself while chasing COW in the vicinity of
the Post Office yesterday. He fell upon the
pavement rs though he had been shot, and his
recovery is considered quite doubtful
negro girl was prostrated by the heat, near
Market street, but by the timely application Of
restoratives she recovered
The New Orleans Delta, aluding to the recent
proceedings in relation to the supposed master
spirits for the invasion of Cuba, says:
These aborlive proceedings have rather
increased than diminished the zeal of those
engaged in this noble enterprise. 1t is true that
abroad, in the island of Cuba, they may produce
some alarm and lauguor. But here'it is sowell
understood, that neither Presidents nor Judges,
proclamalions nor wris can restain that patriot.
ism which fills every American heart, and promots
him 10 extend his sympathy and aid to his
oppressed neighbors, that the measures employ.
cd TO defeat have rather tended to promote the
success of the design The atrocious usurpa-
ton and garing outrage which have characteriz-
ed The Judicial Interpretation of the neutrality
act, have added fuel to the fame, and made it
the duty OF Americans to stamp, with their
emphatic disapprobaton, doctrines subvcrsive
of personal freedom and political rights"