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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

~ THE American Baptist Memorial" +"
monthly periodical, edited by Elder ]. l..
BURRows, of Richmond, Va, and published
by M. SEMpLE, Philadelphia, is neat and
tasteful affair, and contains much statistical
and other matter Of interest to the denomi.
nation. The No. before us contains many
recommendations from the Ministry and the
press. Terms 81 year in advance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02
gAeligIous department.
NEOS EPISCOPOS, Editor.

GT WE learn, by letter, received from
Bro. TAYLOR, that Dr.. TEAsDALE is labor
ing at Aiken, with much success. Some ten
or twelve were expected to be added by bap.
tsm on the 26th inst., and quite an interest
manifested in the meeting. May he there as
here have many seals to his ministry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

A BRAVE Boy.-A young lad in Jones.
port, some time last week while in the woods,
pitched into wild cat, Davy Crockett fash
ion, with the breech of his gun; after firing
the first shot without effect and after well
contested engagement, with tooth and nail
on one side, and repeated blow on the other,
the cat gave up to young Nimrod, who tug
ged him home, proud of his we'll earned VIC
tory. The animal weighed 56 pounds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

H. w. BEEcnER says: al never knew
an early rising, hard working man, careful
of his earnings, and strictly honest who
complained of bad luck. A good character,
good habits, and good industry are impreg.
nabls to the assaults Of all i'll luck that fools
ever dreamed Of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

PLow1Ne AN ELEpHANT.-Passengers
who travel by the New York and New
Havan cars have grand chance of " seeing
the elephant" Going from New York, the
cars pass the farm Of P T. Barnum, mile
or so before reaching Bridgeport, Ct. On
that farm, and in plain view from the railroad
an elephant may be seen every pleasant day,
attached to large plow, and doing up the
"sub soiling" in first rate style, at the rate
of about three distinct double horse teams
The animal is perfectly attractable. His
attendant rides him, while colored man
guides the plow. The elephant is also used
for carrying large loads of gravel in cart
arranged purposely for him, and in drawing
stone on a stone boat or drag, in pilling up
wood, timber, &C., and in making himself
generally usefuL-N. Y. Trbuns.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

wipe away all tears from their eyes and
there shall be no more death, neither sorrow,
nor crying; neither shall there be any more
pain, for the former things ARE PASSED
AWAY"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

CUsrARD, BAKED.-Boil pint of cream
with mace and cinnamon; when cold, take
four eggs, leaving out two of the whites,
little rose and orange-hower water, little,
white wine, nutmeg, and sugar to your taste );
mix them we'll together. and bake them IN
china cups. ss
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

IRE STRAIT GATE.-The strait gate of
the gospel is wide enough to admit any sim
ner, but too narrow for the admission Of any
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

A CERTAIN newly elected Irish mayor,
speaking of certain articles in a viVac'ous
newspaper, observed: 6" despise those un'
derhand attacks. When write an anony.
nous letter, 1 always sign my name to it"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

THE boy who was caught looking into
the future has been arrested Tor trying 70.
see the show without paving. s.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

COSTLY WoRsu1r.-Church going has
become very expensive matter in San
Francisco. At a sale of pews, several sold
as high as twelve hundred dollars, equiva-
lent to about 1913 per Sunday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

POLITE JouRHAL1sM.-One of the Texas
papers remarks, that at (" the recent sitting
of the court at San Antonia, thirteen gentle
men were assigned places in the penitentiary."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02
A COTTAGE BY THE THAMES

y w j AUG DI L IL LIN
Inkerman has been fought, and the news
has gone through England. In that cottage
Minnie Gray sits sobbing and waling for
what she knows possible, and yet hopes i'm
possible, Weep on Minnie: the hour is at
hand when the blessed relief Of tears will be
denied thee.
Willie, go to the Down, aud-and-Go
Willie !"
b,:Wsg!il Willie : goes: ha1as all the way: He
filled with LATEST FROM THE CR1arEA."
"No letter, Willie -
"None"
She seizes the paper, and gropes, tear.
blind through the long columns. But she
finds nothing, only that so many were killed
and so many were wounded, and the names
of few great officers that were slain. The
throbbing blood almost bursts from her veins
and her eyes grow dry, as she reads prin-
ted letter from one of the Fifth Dragons.
But it says nothing of Cecil, only that the
Fifth Dragons mad been in glorious peril!
"Oh my God how can bear this ago.
ny of suspense?" :,
Willie tried to soothe her, but she could
hear nothing but the soul.stunning thunder
of battle, sec nothing through her tears, but
the charge of the Fifth Dragons
$50 to the town, Willie, and come not
back till you have brought some word from
him p'
The boy went sorrowfully. Minnie Gray
watched the clock and the road to the town
all day, and all night, and all next day till
the SUN went down.
Willie was coming The sight of him
made her dizzy and faint. How did he walk Z
Were there tidings in his steP9 Yes! lille
or death He came hurriedly, while he
seemed to reel under the weight Of his
heart. 1t must be death! Now, God of
mercy Thy helping hand She stasgers
out to meet him, and gasps:
"Any word, Willie!
"No arord, but"
She holds her breath and stares wildly at
him, as he draws forth the locket. He pla.
ces it quickly in her clenching hand. and
turns his face away. She unelasps it shud'
deringly, and the lock of hair springs out
and curs round her fnger A smothered
quivering cry, stiAed, choking wall of ago
nv that crushed the life out, and Minnie
Gray fell into her brother Willie's arms.
In the little village churchyard, there is
now new.made grave, and over it mar
bic slab, bearing this inscription.
In Memory
Of Cecil and Minnie Gray,
Whom Peace Married
In Life,
Whom War Welded
In Death.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

FAsu1oN.-The course of fashion in. cos
tune and manner approximates to circle !;
that is, It starts from a given point, and In
due process Of time comes back again. The
following is an illustration: An old farmer
came aboard the ferry boat, the other day,
costumed in one of the shanghai las it is
termed oyercoats, with skirts preposserously
lonp. A friend came up to han, and ex-
claimed, "Why, how is this a-you who
disrerard tho fashions, now wear an over.
coat which the veriest fop might envy"
Why, bless your soul" replied the farmer
laughing, "this very coat am now wearing,
belonged to my father, and was bought
bran new twenty years ago.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

INTEGRITY, however rough, is better than
smooth dissimulation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

ISTobERANcE.-Persecution for opinions
sake, especially in religious matters, has al
ways helped to propagate the tenets which
it was designed to suppress. In some parts
Of the country, Know Nothingism has be-
come little else than partisan array against
Remanism, proscriptive and intolerant. As
consequence we see sympathy sptinging
up in behalf of the class thus injured in the
very quarter where it would have been least
expected. This is shown by recent occur
rences in Massachusetts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

THE richest religious denomination, we
see by the census tables, is the Methodist,
which is set at down, Ii, 4,656,67l. The next
are the Presbyterian, which is rated at Sl4,-
369,ss9. The Episcopal, which III number
of churches stands fifth, ranks third for its
church property, being estimated at SILL
26I, ITO. The fourth is the Baptist, Sl0,-
93l ,3sl; the fifth the Roman Catholics,
ss,97s, ,s3s and the 9Th, the Congregation
al, S7,973,962.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

+ lows of battle But that plume, and the
sword that goes with it, cease not for an
instant in their sublime career.
The wounded French Chasseur who re-.
clines on his elbow here nigh US, watching
that plume, forgets his pain, and calculates,
"Cest superbe !" And it is superb; it as
glorious.
But now that plume is the dreadful centre
of q vortex of foes, which dashes upon it, as
upon lone sail the foan,-capped whirlpool
in the sea. Other plnmes fly to the rescue.
Sabres flash up thick and fast, and chop
down into fiery brains, and cross, and thrust
and stab, and mix in horrible turmoil of
heroic desperation.
We close our eyes tightly, with shud.
dering sickness, and when we open them
on the scene again the Russians are in total
rout, and the gallant Fifth is rallying, with
shout and hurra. But the plume Of Cecil
Gray9 1t is gone! The prayers which
have kept going up to Heaven from the cot.
tage by the Thames have not been answer.
ed. That plume bowed to dea'h, and went
down while we were shutting our eyes.
How gIoriously he died On the field
they found him the evening Of that day,
with a monument of slaug Uttered heroes
piled up to his glory. And as his surviving
comrades spaded him q grave and wrapped
his cloak around him, and laid him to his
rest, they talked animatedly of his heroism,
and then they spoke falteringly of one who
"No more of that, my comrade !" said he
who had been his bosom friend, in cho.
king voice" Therts"-he had taken the
locket from the neck of the dead, clipped,
with his sword, lock from the hero's hair,
and shut it over the:miniature "that shall
be her tidings and may-God-pity and
comfort her w
The big, binding tears stroamed down
those stern mems cheeks they filled up
the grave, breathing hard with the rush Of
homes dear emotions, but speaking not an
other word. a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

CONVERSE not with liar or a swearer,
or a man of obscene or wanton language;
for either he will corrupt you, or at least ii
will hazard your reputation to be one Of the
like making; and if it doth neither, yet it
will fill your memory with such discourses
that will be troublesome 10 you in aftertime;
and the returns Of the remembrance of the
passages which you have long since heard
of this nature, will haunt you when your
thoughts should be better employed.-Sir
Matthew Hale.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

A MIRACULOUS WARN1NG.-Some week
or two ago strange thing is said to have
occurred in kemper county. A woman
gave birth to a child covered all over with
hair. 1t lived three hours, and spoke three
distinct words" seuen gears famine" The
straDgest thing about it is, half the popula-
tion of Kemper believed, and are struck
with terror at the portentous warning, which
they are said firmly to believe is solution
of the purposes of Providence in visiting the
land with such strange seasons.-Quitman
lAla.l Intelligcncer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

4 Coon PuN.-One of the wittiest byous
in the way of puuning was perpetrated
few nights ago by, gentleman of Ports.
mouth, at the Ladies fair.
A lady wished seat. A portly, hand
some gentleman brought one instanter and
seated the lady.
"Oh, you're jewel" said she.
ooh no" replied he, 81 am a jeUcller, l
have Just set jeuel."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-02

MILWAUKEE, the big town of Wisconsin,
is only twenty years old, and it has popu-
lation this day of 10000. 1t was laid out
in 1885; in 1888 the population was 700;
in ls47, $4,000; in 1850, 10000; in 1855,
10000. Banking capital amounts to $780,
600, but they say the business requires $3,-
100000 The manufactures last year a.
mounted in value to S4,6oO,0O0, against $2,-
100000 in 1858 showing that the amount
has doubled in two years. The imports
were gil 100000; the exports S7,709,O00.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-29
SCOTT'S LITTLE GIANT
CORN AND COBB MILL

II HERS features connected with this min worth, Of
consi ivrton and close examination on the p.Tt OF
those gishin % ru-cha,r Feed MIL
lis mechanical Sfucti0n ard adapt ton 10 the mr.
poe de iEnef cru and grind corn Rrr ca
pSciy willie doing iueu-e aotk wiIh eXt~aordiu.rv
ease, It's durability amti, provided The G. n pl-r
greater convenience Tor plantation and impos.i
bic. II requires mechanical aid bill OF exae n 20 put
II IT; an hIm hard servant can put % ana set :
running IN half hours time. The convene nee wIth ~ Oh
the sweep may b. sppusd 90 hOr EJuIaas is most
usualor over head and the mill sy be- easily attarhrd
where 81 water used The power L take requiring
one and two horses Th- quantity quality Of pToa
10 to 80 bushels OF god feed meal PER hou ding 20 The
cheapest mill, ah thngs dersd, herr besre the ub
lie.
Anoth thing connaced with he Little Giant asAp,
tent ant worthy Of note Is the that there IA en- no
Patent Oh, speculaug hucks rug about the country
4 wi he thousand bungng m tke-Shiit impl1-
ments that got trade rrei5 10 set on v bv
selling or psninr % The patent 'gi the d.
then the machine 70 be ab udoned ~ an parties hum
bug hr other hand the Pitenee POprenrs OF the
Little Giant Mills hryiug hat hey can and termnrd
that they viii supp The Aguculturas and stock rrs
OF our c1untr vii superior MN permanently IN
gagged In the bn ms, have hundred thousand
dollars invested In the naruiaCuTe hose mill. In
East, West and ouh, Of these esabishr~nt- pIoy
ing 90 men solely IN tbs business so highly ara these
mill app, eciated, that thousa have zen sold within
the past eighteen months. and avis.t ard he ost
nsive Mtnufctur.rs q Agriculture iupIrm-n n he
United states have eag y SOU inferes, manu-
fsctute and sale
No Implement has been more thnroughIy tested no one
Of the kind has received numerous ud high uonas
from chaucs' lus tuJ-s ard Agricultural Associations.
and none by - sulsf pr,ctcal utility and
merit have fairly gruuni their INTO ev ..ys
use and popular favor rhan se0 Lite Giaut Co a1d
Co MI. Or'ers prom PITY 6Ied
Liberal discount - dealers.
bEuWN 4 ANDERSON.
octl-u No ~ Market So, Nashville, Tenn.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-29
The Principles Of the American Party.

Come what may, We have before said, and
we most earnestly believe, that the leading
principle of the American party-opposition to
''the insduous wiles of foreign infuence"-will
ontive all party issues and party contests, and,
if our Union is perpetuated, will and must
necessarily become one of the main pillars
Of its support. Men of all parties, sects and
MAJ ions will eventually be forced to admit this
principle, or take their stand boldly in opposi-
ton to Republicanisrn.
Prof Miles of South Carolina, in an address
TO literary society of Young Men in 1858,
defined this position clearly in the following
pa sgrsphs:
wish not to repel the honest, industrious, and
order loving emigrant who seeks on our shores a
refuge from misery and suffering in his own land,
aud new field for the earnest development Of his
energies; who, grateful for the blessings freely
extend him, works quietly and heartily with us in
elevating and improving the oHdtion Of what Is
thencetOrth, for and him a common country.
Such one would cordially welcome. country
new, and but partially reclaimed from the wilder
ness, needs him
But | do not WELDON him who thanklessly
gra>p~, without any feeling of grsiiIute, the boon
OF civil liberty as If it we're merely his due; who,
uniniormed and without Preparation, at thrusts
himself with clamorous bulyisL into every contest
and who, while casting back q revengeul Scowl
across the waters at the rulers who be thinks have
SO long tyrannically kept him out of his natural in
herltance, chaes the restraints of law and society
in his new home, partaking in some sort of the
same tyranny.
The Memphis Bulletin, an independent
paper, its editor formerly Wing, and still IN
derstood TO belong to that party, copies these
paragraphs under the head of SOUND AMER
loan SENTIMENTS" and remarks:
The discrimination here made is Justly ard Judi
ciOusy drawn, and accOrds with the views have
heretofore put forth in this paper To both classes,
the extension OF the period Of resistance previous
to naturalization TO seven wears, and confiing the
execution of the Law TO Fed raj instead of State
Courts, would be equally applicable The first
would be content to attain civil rights under such
probation; and the last would be restrained IRON
the acquisition Of suagt, by his lack of the
tial prerequisites under the enactment, TO be-
coming citizen. IL is not so much the idV as it
stands, as the nOt-srecution of the law, which has
led to such cheapeuiDg OF American Citizenship.
The evil would not be remedled even by a
thorough reform in the manner of executing
the law. 1t must and evidently will be amend
ed, radically, and when amended, must be
strictly enforced.
The opposition t. this reform is merely
struggle for party supremacy-for the sins
which, though measursbly successful for
time, must eventually wear itself out, having
no principle 10 sustain it..
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-29
MONDAY MORNING. OCT. go.
LegislatiEe Summary.

In the Senate, Saturday morning, petitions
were received from citizens of Sullivan coun-
ty, for the establishment OF the new county
of Powell, and from the citizens of Davidson
for the new county Of Cumberland. The bill
TO amend the charter of the Nashville and
Northwestern Z abroad, and transfer por-
ton OF It's State aid to the Mobile aud Ohio
Railroad, came up on the report Of the con-
mittee on Internal Improvements recommend
ing its passage, and discussion arose upon the
motion Of Mr.. HALL 10 lay the bill ON the Ia
bic. Mr.. ATKINS opposing aud Mr.. HALL sup
porting the motion. The bill finally passed
second reading, with sn amendment. An in
vitatinn was received and accepted from the
Medical Faculty of the University of Nash
vile, to attend the Introductory Lecture to
their Fifth Annual course, TO be delivered at
the Chr stan Church, on Monday, by Prof.
Jno. NJ. Watson. Mr.. FLETCHER, from the
committee on Private Corporations, reported
several House Bills TO incorporate Private In
corporations anu recommended ther rejection.
The report was non concurred in 10 every ill.,
stance and the bills passed their second reading.
In tie House, Mr.. Donelson presented Pc
tition from the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Company, praying an extension Of the
time within which they can avail themselves
of the Estate aid and he offered bill to carry
out the prayer Of the petitioners. Bills were
also offered: by Mr.. Thomas, for the benefit of
Constabe~; by Mr.. Wilson, of Marshall, to al
thorise Justices Of the Peace TO correct errors
in certain cases; by Mr.. Hatton, to establish q
State Normal school; by Mr.. Holmes. to estab-
l-h more efficient system Of common schools;
by Mr. Snodgrass, to prescribe the duties Of
County Courts in regard 10 runaway slaves
and toy Mr.. Thomas, to restric: dram shops
and regulate the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
besides which, number Of bills Of private
nature were introduced.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-29
Tennessee Items.

The SUPREME COURT at Knoxville has adj
journed, after prutracted aud laborious SEES
sion of about two months. Among the impor
tsnt suits decided by the Court, was that of Q.
NJ McCluHg against the Western and Atlantic
K lilroad Company, confirming the dec ion If
the Circuit Court of Bradley county, which had
awarded McClung 900 damages for injuries
sustained when a passenger upon that road
some three ~ four years since Another case,
involving $4,000 worth of property in Dack-
town-the copper mining regon-was decided
in favor of Thomas Ii. Galloway and E. Water
house.
MoRTUARY STATISTICS OF MEMPHIS. - The
Memphis Appeal of the 23d inst, publishes a
list of the dei tbs ia that city, from August
18th to Octnb,F 10th, from which we learn
thai the whole number Of deaths is 228. OF
this number, SO are reported from yellow fe-
yer, 10 of which occurred in August, 20 in Sep
temler, and SO in October.
TERRIBLE Casualty. - The MurfreeshOro
Telegraph states that Mr. Azariah Mitchell
came 10 his de.th suddenly on Tuesday morn
ing 20 ! inst, by the accidental discharge Of Il
gun, which he was blowing into TO Ascertain
if il was loaded.
PRICES OF PRnDUoE-The McMinnyille In
tergyiSe of the 25th. SAYS:
What has advanced 10 cents per hushel, and
supplies falling off. Flour is selling at s. 25 TO
g so per cwL Corn meal per bushe 40 TO 90 cts.
II ere is but little said in reference Pork, and the
general impression is that il will range from 81 80
30 IS 90 per cwt Beef is selling at from y 10 II
cents per 10.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-29

Hoes AND CATrLR.-The market for hogs and
cattle at Cincinnati, on the Gath, is reported as
follows:
Thr market for hogs is dull and prices are lower.
ranging from IS 80 10 50 90 per 100 lbs. gross, a
few sales being made at So IS Beef cattle are
steady at Sc 90 to g. SO per 100 lbs net No
change IN sheep.
A letter from Pittsburg to tho Cincinnati Gazette
says:
Arrangements are making for pork packing on q
larger scale than usual There Nill he three four
packers this year, and hear that 10000 hogs arc
already engaged by them
The Louisville Journal Of Thursday, has the fol-
lowing:
HoGs-LARaE 0PERArIOS.--We understand that
one OF our pork house firms sold YESTERDAY 70 al
English packer 10000 hogs. at t6 90 from the
hooks An average at 200 lbs. net per hog, would
make the aggregate amount involved 10 this trans
action $4,000 This ~, we believe, the largest
TRANSACTION that has taken placen this market