Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-07-25

A GREAT STORM AND GREATER Story
The following descriptioA 'ofa hail storm and
its terrible ravages, which recently took place
in the neighborhood Of Purysburg, South Car.
clina, is copied from the Southern Christian Ad.
vocate, published at Charleston, and appears to
be well authenticated:
Mr.. Editor: IL send you an account OF q
severe hail storm that passed through our neigh
borhood about o'clock on the 9th of May.
The storm lasted foe fifteen minutes as thick
rs rain ever fell. Some of the hail stones
were as large as my hat! the most OF them
were the size of fowls eggs. My whole
place was rs white as ever saw one after =
snow storm. The level ground was covered
Nix inches thick, and on the side of the pailings
and III the corners Of the fence the hail was a
foot deep. 1t beat holes through the shingles
of the kouses. thought it was the Last day
for everything out Of doors. AS soon as it
stopped, |. FASTENED to my pasture, expecting to
trtd every living thing l had in The world dead
but to my astonishment only found one calf
and six hogs killed. One hog had its skull
Sroke.
We have lost. all the poultry that was out,
&nd y dog was killed. Squirrels were knocked
dead out of the tree tops, and dead birds can
he found over the fields. My whole crop is
beat to pieces. The very bark of the trees was
knocked off in patches the size of dollar. The
whole forest is trimmed wherever the hail
struck.
Ny neighbors north and south of me Jared as
badly as myself, but those east and west did
not fare quite so bad. Such storm, think,
was never seen before. Some eof your readers
may think this tough tale; but it is out OF
the power of pen, ink and paper, to palnt the
storm half as bad as it was Nothing but ex-
perience of it can convey the true idea. am
compelled to plant my corn over, my oats are
lost, and rice may come.
The storm happened in the vicinity Of Purys-
burg lower part of st. Peters Parish, South
Carolina. JOHN P. RAYMOND.
purysburg, May %, 1855.
ANOTHER DEfALcATIoN-Another defalcation
has occurred OH the Eastern Railroad. 1t is
stated, SAYS the Boston Transcript, that Thos.
D. Dalton, formerly general freight agent of
ahe road, is a defaulter in the sum of S5,386 60.
We hear that this person was discharged from
the Boston and Maine Road for the reason that
his accounts were not satisfactory, being short
.of about one hundred dollars. He was Mt once
employed bv the Eastern Railroad, from whom
it now appears he took upwards Of live thou
sanQ QOllars.
Missouri SLAVERY CONVENTION. st. Louis,
July l7.-The Convention Of the friends Of
slavery in this State met at Lexington on the
18th. A large number of delegates were pres
ent, and after j temporary organization, Senator
Atcl,ison and Col Doniphan were called on to
.addr ress the Convention. They declined, how
ever, and other gentlemen addressed the meet
ing, expressed themselves in favor of establish.
ing slaveryin in Kansas by all lawful means
The Convention having been permanently Or
:ganized by the choice Of w. T. Wood as pre-
siding officer, resolutions were introduced re.
,questing the Legislature of Missouri to pass
acts retaiatory upon and discriminating against
the products of the States of Massachusetts,
Vermont and Michigan. President Shannon.
of the University, by invitation, delivered an
address, setting forth the Scriplural arguments
dn favor Of slavery. The speeches were very
elltra aud ufammatorv. Much excitement pre-
vailed. Some propositions were strongly object
ed to. The Convention was still sitting at last
siccounts.
MERcIFUt PARDos.-The Marion Star says:
ave are authorized to state that this Excel
1eucy the Governor has been induced, solely on
the ground of humanity, to release Benz. Shoo-
ter from his uneypired IMPRISONMENT The fol-