Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-10-22


clared, meeting Of the Managers Of Elections for
EdgciIeld District was had. On motion Of Mr.. L
w. SEIDELs, hir. DIoMED lIoLLINGswoRTn Wa:
called TO the Chair.
Mr.. SErrELs then addressed the meeting with 4
few pointed remarks and proposed the following Pre-
amblc and Resolutions, which were unaninousl.
adopted.
WHEREAS, The Managers of Elections find il
onorous and expensive in d;sclargng the duty rs.
signed 10 them and believing that some compcn.a
ton should BE- allowed Us an incentive 10 futhfu
discharge Of duty-past experience having proved
that incompetcncy and neglect Of Managers ii
several instances, has caused elections TO be con
tested and thereby the State to needless expense
Axp WHEREAS, We believe that if some com
pcnsation were allowed, willing and compcant per.
SONS will be found 10 conduct the elections and guard
the purity Of tile ballot box necessary in R. publ.
can Government. Be it Therefore,
Resolved, That Committee of three be appnill.
ted by The Chair to memorabilia the Legislature
on the subject-asking that Managers of Elections
be exempt from patrol and Malta duty, and that
they open the poles but one day and count the
votes at their respective precincts.
Whereupon Messrs. Z. W. SElEELs, THOMAS
GRAFTON and PATRICK COLEMAN, were appointed
by the Chair.
ReSolued, That We respectfully invite the Mama
gers of Elections throughout the State 10 join US
BY making similar petition,
ReSolred, That the Secretary Of this meeting
send Il copy Of these proceedings to the Chairman
of the Managers in each District.
Resolred, That the foregoing Preamble aud
Resolutions be published in the Edgefeld Aduerti-
ser, and the papers in the State are respectfully re-
quested to copy the same
After which, on motion made, the meeting ad-
journcd.
DIoMED IIoLLINGswoRTu, Chair.
W. NJ. LASDEuM, Scc'ry
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New YORK, Oct. l3-The usual Saturday
and Sunday record Of crime and calamity is pre-
sented by our police returns day. Two sui
cides on Saturday. two or three murders: Sc, eral
robberies, and the following peculiar case,
which, though occurring on Thursday night on
ly came 10 light on Saturday. A laborer named
Edward Cute: got into row near South Ferry,
during which he received blow on the neck
which, it is said, forced it out Of joint, and in
which position it has since remained. An at
tempt has been made to set it, rs in his present
condition The man cannot long survive. If the
circumstance of diSjointing his neck is literally
true the only wonder is he is not already dead !
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THE KANSAS ELEcTIoN-The Union learns
from gentleman who was in Kansas at the
election, and who reached Washington Oh Mon
day, that The elections went off quietly, and that
Governor Geary had made every necessary ar
rangement 10 secure 10 every voter the unmo-
Tested exercise of this privilege. The anl-sla-
very voters, however, declined to nvaif then-
selves of their rights, and allowed their oppo-
nents TO carry the election without contest.
General Whiiefeld was voted for Congress by
the pro.slavery party and is elected.
MOBILE, Oct. l6-Chancellor J. w. Lesesne,
and son, were drowned yesterdny-Wcdnesduy
morning by the capsizing of the yacht Vesper,
in which they were going ncross the bay, from
this city to his residence.