Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-03-07
California Items.


late California papers
Mr.. Joseph Heslep, Treasurer of Tuo
lumne county, was murdered in his office
and the safe robbed on the evening of tn
10Th ult. A man named E. c. Grifiths wa
suspected and arrested, and the money wa
found in his carpet bag at his boarding house
He confessed the whole affair, saying he wa
with Mr.. Heslep, and asked to borrow som'
money, which the latter refused Grifith
said he took hold of bag of money in :
joking way, when Heslep struck him. Hi
blood being up, he seized an axe and con
tinued to strike Mr.. H. until he was dead
He (Griffths) then took all the money he
could find, but said he had no idea of doing
so five minutes before.
The following letters to his wife he wrote
after his confession. Throughout the whole
of the proceedings he displayed no sign o
nervousness or fear, but on the contrary
maintained perfect GOODNESS and selfposses
sion to the last:
SONORA, Jan. 10, 1855.
Ny Dear Wife: Let not my fate shock
or disturb you, for die under a just SEN
tence, and although the blow was struck in
a moment of passion, l am nevertheless your
now guilty but ever.loving husband, E. C. G
SONORA, Friday morning, a. IN.
My Dearest WIFE: One hour more and !
will cease to be, as if never was but, thank
God, feel happy under my present circum.
stances, in firm reliance on that God who
has so long protected me- little thought,
when last we parted, that it was forever; but
my hopes are firm in our meeting again in
another and better world. If my dying
could but return my victim to life, what a
source Of happiness it would be! Pray for
me, my dear Mary Anne, and strive to for.
get this dreadful affair; but you may de.
pend that, though black and bad looking it
was not premeditated. The crowd are i'm.
patiently waiting for daylight and me. So,
forever farewell in this world and that you
may be happy is the last wish of your unfor.
tunate and dying husband E. c. G.
In the morning, the crowd took him out
and hung him to tree. GriAiths was born
in Liverpool, and was formerly sailor
BOYS FOR THE TIMEs.-We like an ac-
tive boy, one who has the impulse of the
age-of the steam engine in him. A lazy,
plodding, nail.paced chap might have got
along in the world fifty years ago-but he
won't do for these4ifnes: ~ :. 'ss5f
We live in an age Of quick, sharp IDEAS
men think quck-speak quick-eat, sleep,
court, marry, die quick-and slow coaches
amt tolerated.
Think, plan, reflect as much as you please
before you act but think quicitly and close.
ly, and when you have fixed your eye upon
an object, spring to the mark at once.
But above all things, be honest. If you
intend to be an artist, carve it in the wood,
chisel in the marble; if a merchant, write
it in your day-book, and spread it in capt
tails in you ledger. Let honesty of purpose
be your guiding star.
An AFFECTING ArpEAL.-A learned
councillor in the middle OF an affecting ap.
peal in court on slander srit, let fly the
following flight of genius =" Slander, gen.
temen, like boa constructor of gigantic
size and unreasonable proportions, wraps
the coil of it unwicldy body about its un.
fortunate victim, and needless of the shrcks
of agony that come from the inmost depths
of its victims souls loud and reyerberating
as the mighty thunder that rolls in the heav.
ems, it finally breaks its unlucky neck upon
the iron wheel of public opinion, forcing him
to desperation, then to madness, and finally
crushing him in the hideous jaws of moral
death. Judge, giuc as chaao Of tobacco p
SERVANTS HALF.PR1cE.-"I Is the giraffe
to be seen here z"
Yes, sir"
">I want to see him"
every well, sir.
Its fifty cents, isn't it2"
"One dollar, sir. Fifty cents for ser
wants."
"Well, Pm servant"
Z" You servant"
eyes, sir. -
"Whose 2"
"Yours, sir; your humble servant"
"Walk in and take seat
The Joke was well worth the price of ad
mission.
MATR1MoNy.-Hot buckwheat cakes
warm beds--comfortable slippers-suoking
cofee-round arms-red lips-shirts exult
ing in buttons-receemed stockings--boo
jack-happiness, &C., &C.,
In Australia, dinner terminates with Z
queer desert-a dab of mortar sweetened
with molasses.
One day little girl, about FIVE years old
heard preacher of the Chadband ordel
praying most Justify, till the roof rang with
the strength of his supplication. Turning
to her mother and beckoning the materna
ear down to speaking distance, she whis
pered-" Mother, don't you think that if he
lived nearer to God, he wouldn't have tt
talk so loudl"
USED TO HANe1NG.-An Irishman and {
Frenchman were to be hanged together
The latter was strongly affected by his stu
alton, while Paddy took it very easy, ant
told his companion to keep up his spirits, fori