Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-16
Miscellaneous Items,

willingness to jpin,in the, fight under the banner
of the Free Statesmen. The Lawrence, CORES
|, pendent of the,NeW York. Times, writing under
date of Deceniber2d, ,says their head men and
braves had arrived In that town, with the blood
Of war yet running in their veins"
A correspondent Of the London Tines in
Commenting upon the process of Irish agricul.
ture, states that during the past fourteen years
the value of farm stock in Ireland has Increased
from f22,0O0,OOO to f35,000O00 sterling, aud
that the number Of horned cattle has risen from
100000 to 3,23O,000, while the quality has
correspondingly improved. Still, however, of
the 2O,OO00O0 of acres which Ireland comprises,
only about one-fcurlh is under direct tillage and
fully onc-third in pasture.
A SUSPICIOUS ARMED VESSEL IN THE GULF
STREAM.-The ships Westmorcland, of Phila-
delphia, and The Sultana, of New York, were
recently chased for some distance in the Gulf
Stream by an armed brig showing Spanish colors.
The brig hauled 10 under the Westmoreand,
but she ou!sailed her, and the suspicious vessel
followed the Sultana for half an hour, and then
told The captain he "might 60" after ireing ::
shot at her, without replying TO the question,
'Why she thus insultcd the American iag"
humorous paper published in New York,
under the title Of Young sam, says that although
John Bull may make rye faces at the United
States across the water, for our supposed sym
pathy with Russa, we are still the best friend
and ally she has ingram, and she must acknoUL
edge The corn.
THREATENED DrscLOsUREs.-It is eaid that
the family of the late Robert Schuyler are de.
termined to make such disclosures as his death
enab.s them to, and which, it is asserted, will
relieve his memory from a large share of the
obloquy that now rests upon it in connection
with his enormous defalcations. We learn TINT
this threat causes good deal Of hutterins in
certain quarters, and it is supposed that parties
hitherto unsuspected will be he up in an un-
envable light, if full statement j. made.
~ SwEARrNG.-Ths absurdty and utter
folly of swearing is admirably set forth in the
following anecdote of Belezebub and his imps.
The latter went out in the morning, each to
command his set of men-one the murderers,
another the liars, and another the swearers, &c.
At evening they stopped at the mouth of cave.
The question arose among them who commanded
the nleanest set of men, The subject was de-
bated at length but without coming to decision
Finally, his Satanic Majesty was called upon to-
decide the matter in dispute. Whereupon, he
said: The murderer got something for killing,
the thief for stealing, and the liar for lying, but
the swenrer was the meanest OF all, he served
without pay" They were his majesty's best
subjects for whilo they were costless their name
was legion, and presented the largest division in
his (Satan's) employ.
tB- Do YOUNG LADIES GET IN DEBT ?-ln the
course of the recent debate upon the Marital
Rights question, in the South Carolina Senate,
MIR. C. w. Dudley said:
But it is said that every man is to shoulder his
wife's debt. Why, sir, what debts did he ever
know bushing young maiden of seventeen TO
owe 10 any one in the world! Has there ever
been found an instance where q young lady Of
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen or twenty, approach
the altar perfectly unsophisicated, who perhaps
never contracted debt in life, saddlcd her hus-
band with debts? And are we to turn the cold
shoulder to this law for such MI extraordinary
reason? Young ladies' are not in debt; they
owe no accounts. Wherever it happens TIM:
the husband is called upon to pay tho debts of a
wife, it is the case of one who has married a
widow.
~ AN AFFECTING INcIDEsT.-Among the
passengers on the ill.faled steamer Anthony
Wayne, was n Mr.. Walters, who WAS on his way
from Chicago, Oily 10 Philadelphia, Pennsylva.
mia, with the. remains of his wife. When the
explosion took plnce, Mr. Walters was thrown
10 considerable height and fell into the water al
most frcss Struggling 10 keep aloat, he ac-
cidentally struck against box. by means OF
which he supported himself through that dark
dreary night. When daylight appeared, he found
that the box which had saved his lifo contained
the corpse of his wife.
~ QUEER REMEDY FOR W1OorIsG Couch.
The Springfield Republican says:
A very great relief we nre assured upon prac-
tical knowledge, is obtained by wearing about
the neck fresh tarred rope of the size OF Il
BEDFORD, covered with thin ribbon. The aroma
OF the tar has wonderful effect in quieting The
cough and preventing the spasms.
~ SUNDAY IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS,
Travelling on the Sabbath in the Sandwich
Islands, except in the direction of church, is
strictly forbidden by law.
GF WHAT A FALL!-A hotel in San Fran,
cisco, which rented last year for $4,000 per
month, has been leased now at 81 900 per month
| It is n new IDEA 10 lease such property by the
mont,-pobaby owing 10 the rapdty with
which people either break or grow rich in Cali.
fornia.
Ny" The best idea of weight was given by
m Indian, who, when asked how much he weigh.
ed, replied, "As am weigh one hundred and
6fly pounds, but when am mad weigh ton
Ng~' The following, from nm exchange would
be applicable to more than one Ut our acquaint.
ance ,. ....
At rest beneath the church.yard stone
Lies stinyy Jimmy Wyatt;
| He died one morning, just at ton,
And saved dinner by it.
sWs MARSHAL PELIssIEE has recently confer
red on young Lieut. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte,
formerly of Baltimore, the decoration of the
Legion of Hon6r;' for .great zealand activity in
the performance of his duties during the entire
campaign" - 8
eWe MONSTER BoSEs.-The bones of an an
tediIuyian monster were recently discovered in
escavating deep cut in the Jackson and Can
ton (Miss.) Railrond. The Canton Citizen says
thrty-ive feet of an animal, including the head,
had been taken up, but the " end is not yet"
tR- THE expense of governing New York,
for the present year, is estrn ated at seven mil
lions of dollars-an increase over the tax levy
for 1855, of one million nnety-nine thousand
five hundred and fifteen dolIars!
nYe THE Syracuse Chronicle says, two hun.
dred fugitive slaves passed through that city
the past year, and thirteen within The last twelve
days.
~ The easiest way TO get living is to sit