Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-12-05
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~ ELECTION IN NNEwBERRY.-Wehav received
the intelligence tsays the Columbia Tines that tine
election, held in Newberry District on Monday and
Tuesday, TO ill The vacancy in the Senate of this
Stale, occasioncd by the resignation of Colonel Z.
Norman, has resulted in the choice Of Major John r.
Kinard by 4 majority Of thirteen ballots over his
competitor, General A. C. Darlington.
w DEATH OF Hon. p. C. CALDwELL.-Ws
learn by lie Newberry Mirror, that this gentleman,
ior many years a member of our State Legislature,
and Representative in Congress, died on the 22d
instant, in the ffty.fourh year Of his age.
Tue Greenville Mountaineer says" Some Western
hogs are beginning to arrive. 81 cents gross j, asked
It is hard to say what the market will settle down at,
but the price is always as high or higher in Greenve
for Western pork san is fifty or one hundred miles
south Of u.s."
Ep Mr.. ". ID. GooDLETr, Esq, died al his resi-.
dence in Greenvile Village, on the 9th Nov. The
Mountaineer says: 80
"He was firm, decided character, and an in,elli-
gent, bold and honest man, who could be depended
on by private friend or by his country. He was
once Sheriff OF the District, and fl ed the office with
marked ability and efficiency.
volunteer in the Palmetto Regiment, and partaker
In all its gaan, deeds and suerings in Mexico. 1t is
probably from this campaign tina, his health received
incurable injury"
~ The Atlanta Republican says that J. u.
WRIGHT, III. travelling Mail Agent, whowa, arrested
scme days since for robbing The mail, and of which
offence he confessed himself guilty, has been admitted
10 bail by the Inferior Court of DeKab county,
bond of $1,000.
aST The Cassvc. Ga, Standard states that serious
ufray occurred in Gordon county, between man by
the name Of STRour and one by the name Of CUTIE,
in which The former was killed, the latter sabbing
him with knife It occurred at II corn.shuckiDg,
on tho 18Th inst. ...-.:-.
w Mr.. THOMAS, of Quincy, shot four Porpoises
near Quincy Point, Massachusetts, a few days since,
and brough, them ashore They weighed aboutl93
pounds apiece, and vi II yield considerable oil. -
, rY A letter from ST. Pstersburgsays: j'.The new
recruitment has thrown the country into greater terror
l, Is doubted if 100000 men capable Of service be
found The towns and districts furnishing the
cruits will be obdged provide them with Sur cloaks
which is heavy burden, owing 10 the present high
price of furs.''
- bill has been presented to the Legislature Of
Tennessee, levyng tax Of five dollars on every gen.
teman who wears mouslache, and fine Of five
dollars upon-bacheors over thirty year Of age for
tho purpose of raising money to increase the school
fund. ... .-...,.a'
EyA coiempory, speaking of the report on gen.
tleman's fashions, says, "rheru is not much change
in gents pants This month. Very likely.
~ The Lantern has been guilty Of the following
" "dsgracelu a.tempt:'
What lady's name bes. suits her nature Mis
Chief.
Ey Danish writer speaks OF q hus 80 miserable
That it didn't know which way to fnll, and no kept
standing, THIS is like man that had such compli.
cation Of diseases that he didn't know which to die Of
and 30 lived on. -.....-,.-,
~ gentleman having presented his church
with the Ten COMMANDMENTS was wiitily said that
he gave them away because he could not keep them.
ET love sick swain, in describing kiss says,
it is draught that passes through the system like
bucket of water through basket Of eggs.
w THERE is man In Vermont who feeds his
geese on iron filings and gathers steel pans from their
wings. .,.......,.'..
IT, THE following laconice epitaph; carved upon n, ,
Spanish tombstone should be rslnembered: "I was
we-t.ied 10 feel belter-tovk physr, and i,ere am