Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-18

Congress admit Utah as State, while Mormon
practices prevail within it! VIII Congress- de-
eide that a heterogeneous population, gathered
together within Il few years by deiusinn, from
all parts Of the earh is such population rs it
Gin wisely and safely clothe with the privileges
Of State independence and Of political equality
in the Government of the Uni"n? That is the
question which Congress will soon have 10 de.
ride and it is question of deep concern TO
tho future moral and soci. interests Of the
Republic.-pe'ersburg Express.
IDLE Vrs1rs.-The idle are a very heavy tax
upon tile INDUSTRIOUS when by frivolous vista
tiuns they rob them of their time. Such per-
sons beg their daily happiness from door to door
as bcggars their daily bread, and, lk. them,
sometimes meet with u rebuff. mere gossip
ought not to wonder il we crirce signs tliatwe
are tired of him, seeing that We are indebted for
the honor of his visit solely to thrrircumstanccs
of his being liTed of himself lie sits at huns
until he has accumulated an irsupportable load
Of ennui, and then sales forth TO distribute it
among his acquaintance.
WILD CoTToN OF NIcARAGuA-Thc New
Orleans Della Of The 30th ut., states: We were
shown specimen of cotton yesterday, by Dir. .
Dunwril, who is just from Nicaragua, which he
fund in The forest, while hunting "i, The banks
of the San Juan river, in Nicaragua. The stalk
on which it grew was about Fix feet high grow.
ing straight, and branching but lille. The sta.
pie is long and fine, and the seed have the pecu-
!iarily of being quite naked, or yielding the
down from them without retaining the white
lihr"us coating which is seen on the serd of the
ordinary cotton cultivated in the Southern States.
This would seem TO give it in advantage over
other cotton in ginning, and TO save much cotton
which is now los. by adha'ing TO the seed
MURDER OF CHILDRES-A horrible murder
oil four children. by their mother, recently hap
pened in Madison county, N. Y. The perpetra-
tor nf this deed OF blood, was Mrs: Lott
Ward, whose husband was drnnkard. Driven
10 desperation at the prospect before herself aud
| children, she concluded TO murder her children
and kill herself She made an attempt TO cut
her own throat, but was prevented BY n neigh
bor. Such facts as these are but the volcanic
eruption of an internal fire, which like the inter.
nal heat of the earth, becomes hotter and hotter
as you approach its source.
AN adopted citizen wrote 10 his friends In Eu-
rope that he WIS employed BY inc State, ami
resided in large m.lisiun' This WAS looked
upon US something grand, and a visit of some
nf them determined upon. They found him n
the Palace Of Justice at Columbus, tamilliarly
known by the name Of the Pcnitcntiary, with
the guarantee Of life residence.
The youngest member Of tue present
Congress is the Hon. Wm. ;Cumback, of
Indiana, he being only 26 years Of age.
Self dependent, he paid tuition and other
college expenses, at Miami University, In.
diana, by ringing the college bell. and act.
ing as steward tosl mess clab, studied law
while teaching school, and entered early upon
a good practice III his profession Besides,
he is u'an Of 6nos personal. appearance.
winning manners, clear ringing. .voics,. and
has already made reputation ia the HOUSE
as ready aud vigorous debater. 80.
Ma. JAycocKs changed his boarding
house, the other days because his landlord:
would persist 10 bringing sausages home in.
his hat. Mr. Doyle left because Mr. .Sioean,s
objected TO hissdriying nail. IN Abs hareaa
TO hang bis boots on z IS. s,