Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-08-27
miscellaneous Items.

se5- A collision occurred at Washington, the
18Th inst, in an omnibus between Mr. McMullen, oi
VIRGINIA. and Mr.. Granger, Of New York, members OF
Congress-. Granger received two severe blows in lhe
face. The difficulty had grown out Of political dls
custom. The House has ordered an investigation o'
the difficulty, 10 b. reported al the next session Of Con-
gress.
RUFUS CnoATr-This great man Of Massachusetts.
and successor of Mr.. Webster in the Senate, an oi
line Whig, has come ont nohly and patrioncaiIy III
favor of Buchanan and the Union -.
JOHN C. Fremont was member ol lie Gni''u
States Senate from September 10, lSoo 10 harch T.
1851 During the perod, covering one entire session
of three months, and part o: another, lie was in Ills
sea, but twenty -one days Far these tTentyone days
service he drew $40 600 mileage and per diem pay
only five hundred dollar, per diem for actual service.
s7- TIL. five great evils Of life are said obe stand
ing collars, stove pipe a, tight boots, tad 7Sh'sSey
and cross women.
s5y Hon. WIN. A. Richardson, Of Illinois, has re-
signed his seat in Congress.
~ There i. man in New Orleans who i'so
ecunumcal that he shirt until 1t roli OH an"
then sells it for guano
AZ Tile Houston Texas Telegraph 'iaIes that
number of cattle aud horses dying OH the prareS'
in consequence Of .hs scarcity Of "ater llls ms
been uil unfortunate year for the stuck IN that sar.
Grea, numbers prrishrd ircm cold, last winter, ana
now olhvr. are dying flom heat and thirst.
Nv FRED. DOUGLAS las Withdrawn The ticket o.
tile Abulloniss from his paper, and gives TWO col
E,r. ,,nr,irg Frrmpnt
s~Itis reported tha. the marriage of Prince tr'de'
rick William with The princess royal Of England i'ea
for September, 1857.
EY- Why are energetic men like emetIc' Be-
cause you can't keep them down.
~ The Galveston Civilian, of the 9th inst, says :
THE weather has recently been favorable Tor cotton.
though some neighhorlocds have been less fortunate
than others. The prsTecl for good crop fair; ana
picking is now generally and rapidly progressing
The season in Texas nrlwars 10 be nearly moh'h
earlier than in The older staies.
~ Hen James Mencham, member Of Congress
from Vermont, is dead
w In Philadelphia there is sign six feet long
and ten inches wide, on which are the words, fly
poison for sale here" a minute exam nation shows
that the letters are formed Of the bodies o dead tles
who have sucrnmhed to the potency Of The poison.
sy- The New Yurk Tribune, of the - inst, has
tie following: "a private note from the Hon. Cha'
Summer, daled al Cres.on, TN the Allegheny Noun.
ains on Friday last informs us thai lie is, al last
cnnvalescent, the mountain nr having had beneficial
effect For three days he had been able to rule on
horseback.
e:J That man only truly brave who fears moth.
ing 80 much as committing mean action, and un'
daunedly fuGIs .li. duty, whalever be the danger
which impede his way.
EsrY- A gentleman in ST. Juse Valley, California,
hau twenty hives Of Aour,hns bees, which produce
$50 pounds Of honey per month.
~ Sixlcen acres on the Elk Island estate oil
Julien Harrison, of Goochland, Va, prn'luced the
large amount Of six hundred and forty bushels of wheat
averaging ily.ihree and three quarter bushels Of
wheat per acre.