Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-02


are signs of a financial panic and heavy talurc'
in several continental states, and II England
cannot finh market for her manufactures, she
cannot buy l:er usual supply Of cotton. Many
Northern manufactures. too, have ceased opera
tinr. and the homc-market for cotton is almost
closctl.-so nearly all must be sold abroad. The
rate of interest has been put up largely in Ell-
rope; and the means Of purchasing in corSc-
nucntly diminished. Besides, the whole effect
If the northern failures has not TRANSFERRED.
Many of those who lave failed arc argr y III
tlcbtctl in Europe. and or next arrivals may
show that financial troubles have reached their
creditors abroad. and produced As great panic:
a. has swept over our own country. IL we say
the price of cotton will advance, we argue as
though things abroad arc to remain rs they
have been for the past twelve months, matter
by no means certain, and, as we judge, not at
ail probable We do not wish any one, who
lrls no debts to pay, TO sacrifice his crops To
our Judgment, or to do otherwise than follow
his own. but We must say that if we had cotton
to sell, debt Of 10 debt, We would dispose OF it,
ut tic earliest possible opportunity. For fuller
information as to the state Of trade, we refer
to our monthly report Of the Charleston mar
kcts.-Sou,hcf4 Ctris'ida AdrOrn'r.
\ I.oyG TINE TO WA!T--In the middle Of
the lilteeth century, the Count Of Lo.rono was
made prisoner by the Duke OF Burgundy. He
ransomc,l his life by the surrender of immense
estates, conditioned, however, that they Should
not be sold, and that after four hundred years
they should revert tn the heirs OF the Count
For this long time the estates have been enjoy
rl by the heirs Of the Duke and the ultimate
rimhtS of The heirs of the Count lave hccn kept
in view and recognized. The four mmdrc'
years have expired. and the arrangements have
been made Tor the transfer u the property
The heirs of the Duke have offered to pay
2O,O0O,olW francs for the clear title to the pro-
perty.
Mr.. TIN BRorck has written home to one of
his friends that he will return from England
before the HOLIDAYS. He will leave his horses
there, and cnrravor to pick up some fresh ones
here. with which he will again go to England
in the Spring. Those posted in such matters
unnmprumi>illgly assert that PrinrS, il she
remains OIL the other side another year. Sn that
she can become perfectly acclinlatca, will lo
what she has yet failed to tln "takc down" all
the British race horses. The loss Of Pri"r,
however, is admitted on all bands 10 have hccn
the greatest disaster that conld have occurred
to Mr.. Ten Brocek's stable. As compared with
i,ccou,Vlr and DriorcS, he was inconlmraby
their superior. r.-Corrcspondcnt of the Courier.
IMPORTANT Masonic MovEMESTs.--Thc
Grand Encalnpmcnts of Knights Tcmplar OF
Ohio, few weeks since, passed resolution
scvcrine all connection with the General Grand
Encampment OF the United States, and taking
a position as an Independent body; the reason
given therefor being that the United States En-
campmcnt had virtually dShanded by its own
action. This course was disscntcd from by 4
portion of its members, and a few evenings
since the Cincinnati Encampment unanimously
passed 4 resolution offered by the Grand Master
of the order in the State, requesting the Grand
Encampment 10 meet again ut an early day and
reconsider their action. 1t is said that this
movement will operate to the disorganization of
the Templar Order in Ohio if persisted in.
An Englishman boasting to an lrisllnan that
porter was meat and drink, soon after became
very drunk, and returning home fell into ditch,
where Pat discovering him exclaimed -
.An faith an you said it was mate and drink
to ye; and by me soul it's a much better thing,
| for it's washin' and lodgin' too"