Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-09
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WASHINGTON, January 4.-The U. 5. Senate
adjourned yesterday until Monday next. In the
House, Mr. Boyce in the course of personal expla-
na,ion expressed his profound regret that he saw that
great party had been formed in the North to wage
war against the institutions OF the South, and stated
his opinion that if it should obtain possession of pow
er disunion would be the result-which God forbid.
Mr. Allison said that there no disposition on the
part OF the North to wage against the slave States,
bnl that was opposed TO- the extension OF slavery
ballot was had for Speaker with no success and the
House adjourned.
~ LYNoHING.-An old man was recently robbed
on the steamer Express, plying on the Mississippi rlv-
er. The guilty parties were soon after arrrsled and
and tried under the Judge Lynch coe, with display
of much forensic eloquenee, and The sentence n tie
Jury was faithfully execuied-one person receiving
$50 lasl,es, another so. They then set ashore.
ne we regret TO announce the death of Mr. r..
Woherspoon, an Old and respected merchant Of this
city, His career wds suddenly terminated by "m.
plexy, yesterday afternoon, while engaged at his
Office Mr.. Wo,herspoon was about seventy years of
age For more than forty years he has been pr"ni.
men, among the business sen of Charleston; and for
prudence, 'agasi'y, and Fsssby' had 's" soPsFoF''
-Chareston Mercury.
Ev PosTAGE.-It must be remembered by Teller
writers that no letters be sent through tie mails
E ysGv T1 Is5h hea a;' Care rs 6ft'
self with stamps.
~ A woman is either worth nothing great
deal. If good for noing, she is not worth getting
Jealous for; if she be woman, she will give
cause for jealousy man is Il brnc 10 be jealous of
such woman-u fool 10 be iralru. of a worthless
onc-but double fool 10 cut lis throat for either Of
them.
fsS" ROMEO, WnEnEART Tnuu !''-RcccntIy, in
Detroit when Romeo and Juliet were Sin The bills !"
scanegrace, known rs Rneo, was in the pit. When
Juliet exclaimed, "RomN, where art thon!' 1--WE
qnate from memory and nay not have the teSl.) the
yuungsler rose and said
"IIere am in the pit. had only quarter and
coulden't get into the buxe ~
Juliet tainted.
sZy An exchange say: "a little child Of our
acquaintance was rendered seriously i'll last week by
chewing handsome enan,lled ball ticket which its
mother had given it 10 play with. For the benefit of
of those who do no. knov, VIC would state that the
! enamel on these cards conains nrscnic' ~
sgP GRACE humbles While it clevates, and tie
more we are loaded will Divine benefits, the deeper
should we sink under ensc of our unworlhiness.
The lowest valleys are nc most fruitful them, he
gentle dew lescends frunthe surrounding hills and
the bouglls that are latkr with fruit bend towards
the earth.
er A Washington correspondent OF the New ork
Mirror says that Col. Femon is likely 10 he br"nsht
forword as the Republican candidate for The FFesi.
dency.
SOMETHING or A PnisESr.-Thc New York Mir
ror wa. shown on Monay an Opal breastp pin' SET in
circle Of diamonds, be given 10 lady rs
Christmas present, whi,h cost between s4'ooo and
SIS 900.
Patronize yorr orn radesmen and mechanics.
This is doing as YOU wnl lie dune by, and is build
! ing up The town you livt in
franklin says-aA poor man must work 10
find m:at for his stomach rich one to find stomach
for his meat"
rpTwo THINGS 70 DE KErT-iour word and
your temper. The form, when dealing with rrh'er'
the latter when dsputg with woman. This may
be difficult, but may bstono by getting couple OF
chapters OF lob by heart
~ NJ. of the nodes, dispositions always think
themselves the happestwhen others share their nap
pness with them.
MELANCHOLY CAsAI7Y-On Monday (lasD
night, n quarrel took place between negro,
named Jesse, belonging 10 Mrs. Elmore, ana
another, named Bill, the property OF DR.. H. H.
Fisher. fight cusued, in which Jesse struck
Bill on one Of his temples severe blow with y
brick. Soon after, Bill ate his supper, and went
10 bed. During thenigLt, no was taken VIII"
vomiting and symptoms of compression trI; u. .ne
brain, and died before morning-Sou'h o"Fo'i'
nian.
sY l.. KossUTII, in late letter, alIuaes 10
the United Sta,es and says:-"Of one ihlns'
nevertheless, feel qer:ain, and that Is, that u"-
less European revolution turns the current "''e
great fight you must have with European kings;
You can't escape that manifest destiny, provided
Il deliberately repeaD the Democracy ot hnr?re :'
does not open n sahly-vaIre tor inc g''"e''''s
stream power"
lY A YANKEE, down east, has invented =. q
machine for corkinr up daylight, when VIII
eventually superceds gas He covers the in'e-
rior of flour b,re with shoemaker waN'
holds it open to ,idsun, then suddenly hranS up
the barrel. The ish sticks to the wax, ana Ill
night can be cut and sold in q lots" TO sun Pu'-
chasers.
pYo OK The Iineor fine New jersey Rsroad
lsa grave yard, in which stands tombstone
with the following touching and simple yet
exquisllely poetic 9itaph;
"nE Ms GOOD EGG"
,N GUARDED GsDuCr-A country y""in
who had returned hom the city, was ask .! MS
anxious father if hehad been guarded IN us '"''-
duct while there. -,
"oh. ycs," was &e reply was s"nr"'" "g