Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-08-01

general Convention OF the Baptlst denomnatloH
Of the South, to be held in Augusta in May of
next wear, to take into consideration the expedi.
ency of establishing a general Theological Sem
mary for the South and West. On Monday
morning the Convention, after short session,
adjourned, to meet in July Of next year, at
GSeenville. The Board of Trustees also closed
its session Monday July 24-Newberry Mirror.
RRoM WASHINGTON.
The correspondent of the New York Herald
of Goth July gives the following:
Tie principal members of the cabinet met
this morning at an early hour. 1t was chance
that brought them together: The President
had received letter from the Car of Russia,
in reply 10 one transmitted by aispeclal band
through our Minister at ST. Petersburg, con-
gratuIatory upon his succession. This letter,
ike previous one received by President Pierce
from his ilIustrious father, bore his own auto
graph, and is evidently not intended tor the
public gaze The knowledge that letter oi
this nature had been received, brought about
the meeting of an .inquiring cabinet day be-
fore the usual time Of meeting. Its sincerity
of sentiment, as far as can learn, appears in
every line. The document is a singular one,
and, at the same time, somewhat important IN
its congratulatory tone of the increasing great
ness of the United States. The dying fathers
admonitory advice to the son, his successor, now
the Emperor, was to study his papers-private,
which would be found in his escreoire-whlch
he had received from the most eminent men IN
the United States. among the names OF which
are to be found those of Jackson, Clay, Web
ster and others. The imperial potentatc ack,
nowedges all the value to these papers placed
upon them BY his illustrious father, and received
with expressions Of more than usual feeling the
strong national interest manifested by the Amer
lean oeople in the success OF the war upon
which his great father had entered. He pro-
noses the most astieg friendship between Rus.
sia and the United States. This last European
mail has brought more important Intelligence TO
the United States that any arrival since the es-
tablishment of our steam connection with Ea-
rope.
THE Boston Traveller has some further par
ticulars of the explosion of the boiler OF Inc
locomotive on the Vermont Central Rail- Roaa'
on Thursday. The train was going at the ,a'e
of 40 miles an hour at the time, the engineer
having put on all the steam in order to reach II
turnout ut certain time. The water, unfortu-
nately, gave out, and the explosion followed.
1.-THE report was terrific, and seemed as if
half dozen cannon had been discharged logeth-
er. The engine was thrown from the track. IL
complete wreck, ahd logged some distance off
down an embankment. The cars were also both
thrown from the track, and so great was their
velocity that they proceeded over the sleepers
more than hundred yards before their impetus
could be checked, which was ocsasioned by the
forward wheels becoming deeply imbedded in
the ground The explosion was heard for miles
:sThe conductor who was killed was Richard
Bush. of Burlington. He leaves family. The
Engineers name was French.
"The fireman was picked up with leg and
an arm broken, and otherwise shockingly bruised
and scalded. He was nsensble, but still breath
ed, and on consciousness returning he asked,
".What have you all been about!" 1t is thougt
he cannot survive boy in the baggage car
had his face badly cut and bruised by portions
of the exploded boiler. No passengers were
injured, altough their CONSERVATION for while
was great"
Capt David S. Young, Of Staunton, Va, was
struck by lightning, during a thunder storm, last
Wednesday week, from the effects Of WHICH he
has nearly recovered The Vindicator says:
"The fluid struck him first on the arm, just
below the left shoulder, as he stood on his back
porch, leaning with his left side against the north
east corner of his house. A raised and bruised
indenture of about an inch and quarter outside
and transverse the arm, something like slight
burn marks the place Of its entry. At that point
q hole was made through his coat and shirt
sleeve, of about one and half inches dimension.
Thence the track of the electric fluid is plainly
visible by marks similar to that on his arm,
around his back down 10 his right thigh, and
thence TO the outer side of his right leg to the
toes of his right foot. In its course it burned
the hair from bis right limb and tore the shoe
from his right foot, prostrating him on the floor
of his porch, where he lay helpless, but perfect
" in his senses, of which he was not deprived
for moment indeed, he himself, with entire
of mind, directed his family in the
administration of the remedies BY which he was
as pouring over him cold water,
&c. The course of the electricity around his
body no accounts for by the circumstance of his
having at the time keys and other metallic SUBJ
stances in the right pocket of his pantaloons."
A BURGLAR SHOT BY A LApY.--M:s. Linseys,
a lady residing in Eighth avenue, New York,
administered dose to burglar, which he will
find it hard 10 digest, and which may perhaps
stop the fellow for awhile from laying his
hands on other peoples property. The En-
press says:
At ubou, two o'clock in the morning she was
aroused from her sleep by noise in an adjoin.
ing room, and upon raising up she discovered
couple of highbinders in the act of carrying off
a portion Of her jewelry and her husbands gold
watch. Selling revolver which was under
one of the pillows of the bed, she took aim at
the chap that had the plumber in his hands, and
as good luck would have it, hit him OH the first
fire. The fellow dropped the stolen property |
and sprang through the door into the street.
exclaimed MY God, Bill, I'm shot" On exam.
ining the premises, after the burglars had escap-
ed, it was discovered that nearly every drawer
and chest had been broken or forced open, but
nothing had been carried off.
NATIVE IcANs.-On Saturday last some
half dozen Native Americans, with their little
ones, portion of the remnant Of that noble
band of Revolutionary. heroes known as the
Catawba Indians, visited Columbia on business,
bringing with them their usual supply of earthen
vessels for SALE They attracted much atten-
ton, and are entitled TO the warmest sympathy
and friendly greeting of. every Caroinian, as
lhe representatives of faithful warrior band,
who nobly sspoused the American canse in The
Revolution, and ''bravely rbattled siee BY side
with our progenitors for The blessings of civil
and religious liberty which we, their children,
now enioy-Carolina Times