Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-02-14
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NJ" The FRENCH SPoLATIoN BILL.-Ihe Char
lesion Courier Of yesterday says-The passage Of the
French Spoliation Bill by tho United States Senale,
in the shape it passed the House, as announ'
ced in Washington Correspondence, will be hall
ed with qualification by many, and it is sincerely TO
be hoped that the President will not throw any oaSa
cles in the way of this act Of national justice being
consummated.
a LARGE BUSINESS IN CoTToN.-The sales OF
cotton in the New Orleans ms rket have been unsuaiy
heavy this week, comprising sxly thousand bales and
making grand total of over one hundred thousand
bales ior the last fortnight.
rIn COUPLE of foot pad1, on Tuesday last STOP
ped n gentleman on his way 20 Texas, on the Lown-
des road near Montgomery, Ala, and made him stand
and deliver $780, The scamps had not been arreled
at the last accounts
NJ IT IS said that General Gadsden, our Minister
Mexico, has been negotiating for sil greater terr
toral acquisitions to accommodate the Southern ra
cific railroad, including the whole OF Chhauhua'
Sonora, and Lower California.
sw THE very unusual phenomena of thunder du'
ring snow storm recently experienced at loleao
Ohio.
s IT Is said that vessel of war is to be sent out
Immediately Bird Island, to redress the wrongs sus
tained by Guano diggers there at the hands OF The
Government Of Venezula.
NJ CAMPHoR has been discovered to be an anti
dote for that terrible poison, strychnne man VINO
had been thrown into convusons by two doses OF the
poison--onesixth Of grain each, administered TOT
the rheumaiism--was relieved by twenty graina Of
n
camphor, taken in six grains OF almond mixture. Dr
Suddock, in letter to the London Lancet claims to
have made the discovery.
Z ~ The last instance of mcdesty is that OF young
lady who refused to wear watch in her bosom, be-
carse it had hands on it.
ew THE Boston Times sums up the amount Of the
foreign intelligence es follows3
"Ausiria is cheating the Allies Prussia is cheating
Austria, and Russia is cheating them all.
ay FELLOW in the Jail wished he had the small
pox, SO. he could "break out" He has ,ried every
thing else, but he can't com: olit.
~" IT IS asserted, in one Of The Southampton
(English papers, that the British government have
just dispatched tTo naval officers to the United Staes
to purchase large number Of steamers for war Pur.
poses Vessels of light drafts Of water for use in the
sea Of Azof and in tn, Baltic, are the class under
stood TO be wanted.
sEsy KNOW NoTHINGIsM has reached kansas; the
two papers there have taken sizes on the SUBJECT the
Pioneer for, and the Herald ags inst it.
sey An Aresian Well is in process Of boring at
New Orleans 1t has reached depth Of 2lO feei'
from which poin, the uuger brought up sea shells Of
every description.
a:w AcqUlTTAL OF BooTI AND RYEcRoFT.-"e
learn by ,eegnphic despatch dated Chicago, Feb.
S, that in the Supreme Court Of Wisconsin, the appeal
of Booth and Ryeeroit, convicted in the lower court OF
participating in the escape Of fugitive slave as re-
suited in their acquiltul, the ground Of the indlct
ment being illegal.
s9Y A YANKEE GlANrEss.--The Portland tMe)
Argus says that there is wrmai named Silva Hardy,
native If Wilton in that Stale, who is seven feet
six inches in height, weighss,hr.e hundred and thirty
pounds is nearly thirty years age' and is still grow
ing.
rs" THE amount Of losses plid by the New York
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, during the past
year reached the enormous shT 9f 81 i,4s6,97o. The
premiums received on marine risks during the same
period, amount to 1851, l0s.
~ THE Washington Star, tine OF the bcs, inform.
ed journals in that city, rays:
UP to This time we have RETAINED from expressing
an opinion of our upon The probabilities of veto
of the French Spuliation bill Ths signs in that d.
recliun arc, however, so very decided as TO come.