Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-16
LATER FROM EUROPE.

the British and North American koYal MHl'
Steam Ship ConaLa. arrived nj llaliiaNon Tues
day with aivcrs from Liverpool TO the 22d ul.
From the seat Of war there is nothing OF
interest. Affairs in the Crmca and in Asia con-
linucd ouiu, ut last accounts.
The rumors of peace negotiations have been
confirmed to considerable cxcut.
1t appears that the Austrian government had
sent Prince Esterhazy on mission to ST. Pc
tersburg, with an uti'"ainm which had received
The approval of the Allies. Sweden had, also,
Joined the Allies, and addressed an uhim0tn1" 10
Rnssia. The terms however, of all the treaties,
&c., were kept very private.
In regard to the Liverpool Cotton market,
there seems 10 be some dscreoancv in the
accounts. a dispatch furnished the Columbia
papers says:
ted at CT d., and Mobile at 6l., Which would
show an advance of l-8d. for the week.
dispatch in the Richmond papers on tho
other hand says:
Liverpool Cotton market languid. Sales of
the week 10000 bales. As compared with the
Pacilic's adyiccs Orleans WAS l-l6d. lower, and
UpIands unchanged"
Flour was dull and unchanged, and Southern
commanded AIS GIL. per bbi. of 1876 lbs. Corn
had declined l.. in consequence Of large arrivals
from ireland and the Black Sea, and white was
quoted 1T Sos and yellow ut 44s. I'D. per 4S0 lbs.
| Liverpool Circulars quote Wheat rs having de-
cliued I'd, and stale that white was worth from
lis Gdul2,. 3D., and red from los. 9.alls. I'd.
per ~ lbs.
For Provisions there was IN improved demand
Tie London Money market WAS more strn-
| ,.,,t froD.rls ,I,..l SS3
MURDER NoSr FuUL.-A most awful tragrdy
took pace on Monday night last, about 70 miles
below this city in rwigss co., at tho house OF
Mr.. Samuel Taylor, an old resident OF that
! county. TAYLOR WAS found dead in his bed, and
his wife Sarah gasIling in death along side of
him. each with one large wound on the head,
inflicted with the cutting edge Of an aSc Mrs.
Taylor lived, in an insensiblc state, about two
hours after Mr. Taylurs son, James, reached
the house, from his own residence, less than
mile distant The fiend who committed the
double murder, had afterwards attempted to
burn the house, having kind!ed 4 fire on The bed,
between the murdered couple and laid u pile of
kind ling wood under the same, more etlecluay
| to destroy all traces of the arocinus act. Ow-
ing to the bed clothing being chiefly Of wooden
material, the fire did not progress rapidly, but
filled the house with smoke which caused child
of Mrs. Taylor's grand daughter, sleeping with
its mother in another part of the house to awake
and rouse its mother, who, though deaf and
dumb, managed to arouse the negroes and give
the alarm to the nrighbors, after putting out
| the fire.
From an eye witness of the scene, we learn
that so offensive was the order of burning hu-
nan flesh and blood, and OF woolen and cotton
poods in the room where the dead bodies lay,
That the company assembled, (about = dozen
ncighJors,) were compelled 10 lay out the dead
and remains of the hcding, before the Coroner,
living 20 miles of, could bu summoned to hold
an inquest. This was done on Tuesday after
noon, and verdict given according to the fore
going facts, and with suspicion that Lewis, 4
negro fellow of Mr.. Taylor's, about % years
old, was the murderer. There was no positive
proof OF this, but various circumstances point
to the boy as the perperator OF the outrage
and he has been committed to Marion Jail 10
await his trial OH the charge.
Mr. Taylor was 10 and his wife II years DID,
They were very indulgcnt to their servants, and
the only cause the boy could have was to pre-.
vent his masters selling him, which he was me-
golialing. Macon Citizen.
e5y~ JACOB MERCER under sentence of death