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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
More Cold.

DE-. LEWIS AsDlLL Of the Ridge has been good
enough 10 hand us very handsome specimen Of gold.
rock taken from mine on Clouds creek in this Dis.
trici. This mine is about TO be worked by Messrs
Cameron " Co. As is usual with miners, the company
are in high sIirIs.-We shall take pleasure as Dis.
lric chronicer in recording the discovery Of all such
prospects Of wealth and afluenc. and We shall al.
ways couple the record with the earnest hope that an.
licipalun may run into iruilion. But We very much
fear when We the failures in this line OF
business las we shall certainly do wherever We hear
OF tem) that they will be- 10 the successes as 100 is
10 l. But let all search on with undsmayed hearts
That there rich mines yet 10 be discovered ia Edge.
field District cannot be doubted Who will find Them
is diftrc, proposition altogether. Fortunate they
who shall have any such Dom good luck!
Speaking Of gould, here is a singular specimen oil
CONTINUOUS rhyming on the subject, by the celebrated
Ton HOOP, which will fit III nicely here:
Gold gold gold gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold,
Molten, craven, hunmcred, rolled,
Heavy 10 get and ligh, 10 hold,
llnarded, barlered, bough and sold.
Stolen, borrowed, squaldered doed,
Spurned by l!Ie young, but hugged by the DID,
To the very verge Of The church yard mould;
Guud or bad Il thousand fuld
How widely It's agencies vary:
10 save, To ruin, 10 curse, 10 bless;
AS even lis minted coins express
Now stamped with The image Of Good Queen Bess
And now oI bloody Mary
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
Dur Augusta Friends.

THE city of Augusta is just getting through her Pc
rod of adversely. The Winters breath has blown
away the peslence that recently su!kcd abroad at
MONDAY and made md-uig Ii. hdeOus. The absente-s,
who have been long and painful souuln in distant
localities, hurrying back 10 their homes with
enkindIed h"pes and reviving energy. And soon, the
streets, which were but yesterday 50 gloomy and
deserted, will be full Of life and vivacIty and beauty
and business. Oursympathies flow with lle returning
joys of our Augusta friends they have done with
their grievons sorrows. AS we have wcpt with those
who weep, do We rejoice with those who re.
joice. May the approaching winter be to them all a
GLORIOUS summer" of prosperity, health and huppi-
ness 1t is all i'll wind that blows 10 good,'' and
we trust the country round about this favoritc little
city Of the Savannah will now shower its custom into
her lap until all her good people shall be filed and
have 10 spare. So shall blessings and abundance fol-
low in the train Of alIlirtion and losses. And the
wounds Of The distressed shall be gradually healed,
while The means of comfort and enjoyment shall be
doubled On all sides.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
That Dreaoe Boaf.

Our readers arc most of them aware that boat
denominared Dredge boat" has been experiment.
ing Of late in the harbor ui Charleston, the Immaculate
object being The deepening Of the MalIll CHANNEL
Hopes for good While entertained that lis opt
raons would prove successful. These hopes seem G
huve fed One Of the last numbers Of The Charleston
Standard informs the public that the affair has proved
an utter failure The boat now lies, 10 use The Sta"d
ards language, Z" in meek submission to wlohsoeSei
may take concern about her." From the description
OF its working given 10 us by gentlemen who has
seen it in action, we judge its main deficiency to have
been that of the pneywools soat, whose roofing pow
ers in the front feebIy balanced by his centre
of gravity in the rear, that every time lie male any
unusual eAeron of his prOboscs, he was sure TO de-
feat his ends by kicking up behind, thereby losing
both his holt and his grub al the scf-same tlme
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
Seceptiye Ellis.

WE copied last week suggestion thrown out By the
Charleston Courier in reference TO certain mercantile
bills now aoal in The country very nearly resembling
Bank bills The suggestion was that the practice ol
printing circulars in this form should be prohibited by
Legislative enactment We now second the Courier,
recommendation most heartily, having just had hand.
ed to us of these specmen' Of sngularly strong
resemblance 10 genuine one hundred dollar bill We
have tested it on several gentlemen of business skill
and could easily have passed it npon hem had We so
desired The person who gave il 10 AYERS his belief
that it was passed eft in this village, to negro man
who was known 10 have had large number of small
bills in possession, by individual then trading here
buI now gone 10 distant parts if not Parts unknown
The subject, however small it may seem, commend.
itself to our Legislators
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
Ouarreiirg,

One of the very hest short extracts we see passing
around lalery is under this head. We copy thunder
meath and commend its careful pernsal TO all who are
apt TO let F." their angry passions rise"
"Tf anything in tile world will make man feel
badly. except p'nchinss fingers in the crack of n
donr, it is unquesona6y n quarrel. No man ever
fails think less of himself after, than he did beor,.
1t degrades him in the eyes of others, and what is
worse, buns his sensbililies on one hand and ncea
their power and passionate lrrilaby on The other.
The truth is, the peaceably md quietly we get
on the better for neghhors In nine cases ont of
ten. the better course is, if man cheats you, quit
dealing with him; if he is abusive, quit his company
and if he ISLANDERS you, take to live so that
body will believe him. No matter who he is, or how
he mis.uses you the wisest way is to let him alone
for there nothing better than this cool, calm, and
quiet wny Of dealing with the wrongs we meet with.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
The rgails! The Mails! The Mails!

WHEN shall We ever get them right again! Shade
Of Anus Kendall visit the Department over
which thou didst once so famously preside! Call
around thee the ghosts Of thy demolished slagecoacl
es and sweeping across the skies of this raad age,
bid order spring out uf disorder, precision out of jm
blicuon, regularity out of rregularity. accummoda
ton out of obstinary, and forth In short, enable
TO get our papers as We have done inime
past. II has now been two or three months since We
have had any mails worth speaking Of We have in
deed ceased to look to the arrival of our post with any
interest whatever Can it be that every other SECTION
has felt this grievance as have, an have endured
it too with the meek submission into which we have
endeavorrd resign US What patient set Of sove-
reigns we are But no. We can hold out no longer.
We have borne quasi exclusion from the world aud
the worlds waggng long enough. And now we raise
tones of complaint. A plague upon the Depart
ment aud all its functonaries, if it cannot achieve,
regularly, without undignifed fussing provoking
delays the simple object for which it was created.
Better abolish the whole mail service at once.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
rhe rTar,15 oFEresdo-, ,,

SUCH is the hane OF a Kansas Abolition newspaper
which has just tainted the air Of ous sanctum It's
rabid tone may be gathered from The annexed slanZas
which we find prominently located on lis first page:
From our mountains in the North,
Freedoms legious sally forth,
Shouting DER The trembling earth,
Death 10 Slavery!
Raise the standard in the van,
Sacred To the rights OF man.
Iyrants meet Us if you can;
We are ready now.
Ere n score of years be past,
Slavery shall breathe her last
Spike the colUrs 10 the mast,
Hurrah for Liberty!
JAKE, take the dirty sheet out of the office with q
pair Of lunrs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
Look out, Scortsmen!

WE have received the following from Mr.. W. C.
Power, Of Anderson c. II. So Ca
50 The thoroughbred and beautiful race mare,
Orange Girl" will be Mt Edgclrld Court House on
Sa!eday IN December, en- rogte iur Augusta. All who
are fond of looking at fine stock then feast their
visual organs"
Pretty good that, Mr. POWER! The name OF your
ANIMAL Orange Girl" is precious tit-bi. of itself
Whether the mare by any other name would run as
FAST will be better decided after have seen her
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

HEALTH OF New OELEASs.-In speaking of
The late cpidemir in that riy, the New Orleans
pirayunc. Of Sunday last, says: 1t gives US
pleasure to he able 10 point TO this weeks report
Of the health of our city, so tar as The fever is
concerned us :.fIoriag the best refutaiion of
the exaggerated stories that have been circulated
abroad on This subject. 1t will be seen that the
namber of cases in the Charity Hospital, during
The werks is just one half that OF The Week
previous, and lhat it is very small We are
advised by good authority that there is now
existing To any formidable extent nothing in The
way Of rpedemi,' fever here, and there can he
no doubt, we think. from present appearances
that by the clu>e Of the week upon which we
now enter, we shlll have not even IL vesige of
it left among us. The levee, BUSINESS streets.
The hotels, are al putting on the appearance OF
the recommcncrneut Of The busy season once
more Ships from abroad, steamboats, from the
interior. steamships from all al"ng lbc coast, are
thicle ling along the waller fru"t If the city,
aud thr handbags are rapidly lilling up with mer-
cilandse. Every Thing betokens II brisk season
beginning.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
2ompoytoyyn-ish.

WE wot of very neat looking h"use lin the main,)
nol hundred miles from this printing Office, which is
ahnmnably spoiled in its tout.cnsenIJie by fancy o
the painter for pea-green columns. We know of bul
place where This style CT architectural beauty i:
in the ascendant; tile Of that place is sufficient.
IL indicated by our capliun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

New CASE FOR CHALLENGING JURoR.-In
the cour, of Oyer and Tcrmincr, in New York
city, on Tuesday. gentleman n"mcd Wm Har-
rspn was 'alled as u juror in the ease IF Charles
jaeger, charged with the murder of John Moran.
Mr. Spencer. counsel for the prisoner, aftc, tind-
ing ont that III juror wis an undertaken, said he
should challenge him pcrcmp;orily because of
his orcn patton, which was a Too great familiarity
with death. The juror was rejected.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

Boston, Nov. "A correspondent Of the
Atlas, wiring from M:r>rilIes, states that the
English Consul at that place had received reIia-
bic information hat the most fearful ravages Of
cholera We're devastating Messina-no less than
sixteen thousand persons having fallen victims
out Of population Of 100000 mortality
hardly less than during the prevalence Of The
great pagne in l74S
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
The Reathor.

Ok Monday night last the Thermometer in this vi.
riniIy stood at 600 BY day-break the next morning
it down to 2So. 1t is nuw again above 400 at
early morn-sti!I higher at midday. On Tuesday
morning, the 18Th, we hid killing frosl-vegelaion
cnmpetrlY biasrd.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
Zig Potatoes.

Mr.. B. w. HATCHER SENDS fine sample Of am
and Spanish potatoes. The largest Yam weighs G.!
pnnnd>-rhe largest Spanish measures feet in length.
We have not seea heard Of anything in the lin.
Of potatoes this season which srpasses this showing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

A PARRIcnE SEETENcED.-The Allegan
(Mich) Record says that on Saturday last J. R.
Clements was found guilty of the wilfu murder
Of his father on the Cd day of March, in the
town of Heath. in AlIegan county, and was
sentenced to the Stale prison for life. There
is no capital punishment in that State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
chanse Of Publication Day.

FoR the purpose Of accommodating our subscribers a
li!te better than can he done by present arrange
ment we will, after this issue, change our publication
day back to Wednesday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
An Editorial Change.

Mr. f. II. BEITToN has retired from the editorial
chair Of the Sparanhnrg Express. Mrssrs. f. JONES
HENRY, and L. Sropo FARRow sucrced him. Mr.
B. goes into the Carolina Tines along with Mr. GILES
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
The Augusta Fair.

BY notice which we publish to-day, it will be
seen that this gala week has been postponed until
December. This is good ea b. that time conf
dence in the health Of the place will be fully restored
and all will Aock to See the sights. We hearuf many
in Edgeield who propose attending.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

Il"Gs.-At Cincinnati there are now some
ten Thousand hogs in pens. The feeling on the
part OF packers is dull and heavy. In that city
there are some few orders to contract at5S4 25,
but sales could moi be made TO any great extent
il is said at thai tiWure
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
A CAuTIos TO EsrERERs OF PUBLIC LANDS

\ 49,.
CAUTION TO ENTERERs OF PUBLIC LANDS
1t having been stated mt the General Land Office
that some persons have obtained $4,000 acres
of The public domain. under guise of the gn,dua-
ton law. passed at The last session of Congress,
acknowledging that they have evadcd the law
on the ground that it does not require them to
state when they design making the settlement
under it," il is proper 10 state that, under the
construction which the Secretary of the Interior
and the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office put upon the law in question, no such
awindling entries will be patented. The con-
s,ruction OF The act which these authorities an
nouncc is, that the reduction Of prices is to
operate only in favor of three classes Of persons: !:
lsl to persons who were ar!nal settlers and
occupants ut the time of The enactment of the
law, ur such as may hereafter become such set
Tiers, and who may b. entitled to prc-cmption;
3D. TO persons who desire the same = for his or
her own use, and for the purposes Of actual
settlement and cultivation" that is, where the
land is desired for the immediate Use of that
particular person rs farm for himself or family
and for no other Use or purpose; and 81. Ia
persons who already occupy or own land previ-
ouSly acquired who may be desirouS OF Srcur-
ing pubic land adjoining that so occupied or
owned, with q view to the extension Of their
present farm or plantation" No other person
can rghlfuIly avail himself Of the provisions Of
the graduation law in this respect All entries
made under Other circumstances will be regard
ed by the General Land Office MS Illegal and
void, and those attempting TO make them may
also subject themselves 10 the penalty of the
act, which pre>cribes all the pains aud penal.
ties" meted out for prrjury.-hlonlgomcry Ad-
vprliser
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

Miss MARTIN PARKER, of Wcsmoreland,
New York, recovered verdict for two thousand
five lnnired dollars against fellow who had
slanderrd her. and the young men Of Rome gave
Irr gold watch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
Che Bachelors Ball,

IT will bs remembered that the Edgeifeld Dache-
ors Ball' comes off this Thursday evening at The
residence of Mr. Abner Bushnell, some two miles out
lots of ladies' and crowd of excellent bachelors
beaux. Fine times may be reckoned On by all who
think of attending, good supper, quantity of refresh
menls, admirable music and dancing enough for all.
Can we not engage some very old bachelor, who has
passed that time OF life when wumans eyes bewidrr
one So sit of in corner, take notes and give
glowing description Of the occasion. We would 10
onrself; hut taIlhough married mani we IT.
tic 10" young ro keep our head in plight 10 play
porIer, where every thing will be going forward so
merriIy as there.
~ To the ladies' we would add, that we under.
stand the ST complete arrangements have hren made
to enable them pass The evening delightfully."-. The
striciest order will be preserved in every particular
Cur Advertising Columns.
WE ask the special consideration of Hamburg ard
Augusta merchants to the advantages they might
cure 10 themselves by brraIly advertising in our
columns. We have long and raprly growing list Of
Subscribers, large portion of whom already trade in
Hamburg and Augusta so that our paper would seem
be one Of tie very best mediums TO be had through
which the businessmen OF either Of these places isht
make known TO most respectable array Of planters,
in Edselield and the adjoining Districts, the quantity
and quality Of their various stocks. Just Ibis lime
particularly while The Fair is pending ard hundreds
thinking of going town, would it not be we'll for
ihuse merchants Zone and all) to strike Send up
your iavors, gentlemen; and we will place them be-
fore the people conspicuously and handsomely You
cannot be injured for our OWN concern, one way and
another, would that t!is should not be so. Bat
independenyof this We feel morally certain that, by
this course the part of our mercantile friends fn
Hamburg and Augus:a, their best interests would be
|, .lvS hS.rvab
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

ELDER CUMMINGS. one Of the immediate
Second Adventists, lectured in Salem, Oh Tues
day of last week, where and when he arrived at
the conclusion that Christ would certainly make
his appearance on The 18th or l4th OF Novem-
ber He said he should never meet with his
hearers again on earth, and took an atfeclionate
leave of them, last farewell. The Boston
Traveller knows of an ingenious mechanic who
has become infatuated by this second advent
delusion and who has thrown aside his business
and reneushed his property, and is awaiting,
in full assurance of faiih the coming of Christ
and the end of the world, which he is sure will
take place during the present moon.
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II Y u E NJ I A L.

MARRIED. the 24sh uls, by the Rev. Miles
Puclct, Capt. EDwGRD-Ii. MonRis,4of Bossicr
Parish, L.., and Miss MARTHA P. COCHRAN, Of this
District.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
THE NEWS FROM EUR0PE

We subjoin some additional details Of the
news by the America:
The London Times says: ave are informed
that Mr.. Suule. American Minister 1T Madrid
WIS on Tuesday. the 9th, refused permission
to pass through France, on his return from Eng
land 10 Spain
THE WAR.-Sebast"po is moi taken. The
latest advices show t!at twenty days elapsed
between the drptausesof the Jr>irginx armies
from BasakIara and their opening fire upon
SebastopoI. Both The French ami English had
lheir batteries ready on the 10Th. On the l7til
fire was opened on the place from, land and sea.
The b"mburdmeut continued till night. The
Russians lost five hundred killed ami wounded.
Admiral Kornilrf was killed The Russian
forliicaiiuuS suffered very little.
On llle next day (lSh) the bomhardment was
resumed from the allied batteries only.
Ru SIAN dispatches say that The garrison make
frequent snr!ics.
On the evening Of The 5tE convoy of four
thousand Russians Succeeded in entering Scbas.
topnl.
The allies now nua,ber 10000 men: and s..
900 additional French were ready 10 embark;
from hlarseilies on the 2lsi, and 5000 Turks
from Narna.
lel'cI5 VI lIIc l2tl Say l'Ell luc DIluTc VI
the ground-a foot Of earth on solid rock
renders scientific approaches impossible; thai
the allies have however, 500 gnns in battery,
and after few days tiTc will attempt to storm
the garrison, which is estimated ut 10000 men,
with plenty OF ammunition and supplies, 1t is
surprised that, although the allies Should carry
the town, the Russians can ulake Il prolracled
resistance in Fort Constantine.
Ii is lrne lhatthe Russians have suak eight
ships across the channel, which is 100 yards wide
aud Ec OF battle ships anchored close TO tic
shore complete the barricade
Altogether The prospect OF the speedy fall of
Schast"pol is not so t;vnrab!e 10 the allies, but
nevertheless intelligence of The victory is ex-
peclcd by the people in England and France
from hour to hour
Admira! McnschikoE, who commanded at ST.
nope Is culnmandanl Of Scba>tnpul He has
published an address, saying that he will defend
il 10 the last, anu amy ole is welcome to shoot
him if he don't.
An allied force is sent under General BoSquet
and Achmet Pacha To perckop 10 prevent the
advance of the Rus-ians Heavy rains had
retarded the advance, but the weather was again
fine.
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a Know Moth ing of the FIRST Water

The Galveston Neus informs its readers that Gen.
SAM Houston is really and truly Know Nothing.
Many Texans regard the fact evidence of his
superior foresight" O-rs will doubtless put it down
81 q mark Of his native rnscasV.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

THE Mail DIFFICULTY SETTLED-The Presi.
dent of The South Carolina Railroad telcgrYhs
us lha, the difficulty about the transportation of
the mails is definitely arranged.
We connot permit this announcement 10 pass
without sincerely and earnestly commencing the
course Of President Caldwell throughout the
whole controversy. He deserves The commen-
dation OF the entire Southern community for
his firm but conciIialing conduct-South Car
Gilman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

THAHKsG rvIyG IN GEoRGIA-Gov Johnson,
Of Georgia, has appointed Thursday, the 23d
inst, as day Of thanksgiving, humiliation and
privrr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

THE CoTToy CRoP.-The Jacksonville (Ala.)
Republican of the 7th inst. says:
srhe fall has been exceedingly favorable thus
far for the maturing and gathering the cotton
crop in this section No frost Yet to kill the
weed. no destructive storms or heavy rains, nor,
indeed, any weather to interrupt the process of
gathering. The favorable f. aud late frost will
make The upland crop of this part of our State
much better than anticipated few weeks since
This, though exceedingly fortunate for our pro-
pie these hard times, will have little or no per-
cepiibe effect upon the aggregate cotton crop
of the country. The early drought and des-
tructye storm Of few weeks since in Texas,
Louisiana aud Mississippi, with other disasters,
it is believed, will reduce the cotton crop of
this year considerably below an average"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16

A famine unparalleled in the history of the
country is said TO be prevailing in the land Of
Judea.