Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-10-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

10 Thcrc arc ono thousand bushels Of New Corn
delivered last week to ono Of the stables Of Augusta,
ut so cents p bushel.
ng- An association has boon formed in Greensboro,
North Carolina, for the erection Of u monument to
the memory Of Gen. Greene.
Gas- A meeting of the citizens of Charlotte, n C..
has been called for the purpose Of considering the
propricty of lighting that town with gas.
sssp Provisions are very scarce in the town of
Edgcfeld. Chickens, butter, beef, and eggs, are
enormously high. Now is the time for our friends in
the country to help if they will If they will not
we shall be forced to suspend at lcast one meal per
diem.
~ Tho Massachusetts Democracy have declared
themselves in the same elevated spirit, and upon
grounds identical with those taxed by the Pennsyva-
nia Democracy and which VIC published last week.
tY We havo received q pamphlet upon the subject
of Taxation in Charleston, Its inequalities &c, which
VIC have not yet examined.
MD- THE Government has disbursed in Washington
city during the present. month So, ,OOO 600 in gold
and silver Of which have been transferred
to the New Work banks.
G8- Mr.. IIarasztay tho Into meltcr and refinOr Mt
the California mint pdefaulter to tho extent OF
$4,000. lie has been detectc in abstractng treas
ure from the coner's department.
GS- An exchange paper says, the most digniled'
glorious, and lovely work Of nature is women noHt,
man; and thirdly, the Berkshire pig.
~ Which one of the boys (if there arc any boys
nowadays will solve this arithmetical problem for us
gentleman bequcathed certain gum to his six
sons, A. B, C, D, e, and F.; which sum was to be
distributed in the following manner A to receive
double as much b; C to receive half as much rs
B Els share to be two-thirds of D and to receive
the remaining $780, How much did the gentleman
bequeah to his sons; and what WAS each ones share'
Ny- And which one of the girls (there are plenty
of these bles, their pretty chccks will unrarel this
enigma, which Clara" sends:
Upon my first lady fair
| Went out to take ride;
| My second, who was also there,
Was sitting at her side.
My whole in price you soon will find,
| Excels both dress and bonnet;
And tho 'tis useful to mankind,
You often step upon it.
GS- The barque Bremen arrived in New York, on
the 81 inst, with J. Trice, second engineer Aexnn-
der Grant, liroman, and G. NJ. Dawson, passenger,
rescued from the wreck of the Central America These
persons had been eight days anoat without food or
water. No intelligence received of tho safety Of any
other person.
Ms- Mr.. Edwards. Courtonay, much esteemed
cizon of Charleston, s. Co. died in that City, on the
5th inst, in the 63 year Of his age.
nss- Tho Camdcn Journal, furnishes an interesting
description of Tournament recently held by the
gallant gentlemen of that vicinity. Miss. S. A. Rem
bort, of Sumter, Wa chosen "Qucen of Love and
Beauty" by the victoTknight.
Ms5" Some one defines "prcsumption" to be- aim
ing to reach the top Of the taddcr defore yOu haze
ynined the first step4s
GS- Why is painful tooth like 1910 yards?
Gs- Try tho following recipe for hair oil: Oil Of
ben, ono pint; civet grains; oil of jasmin, fud
ozs otto Of roscs,23 minims. Mix and it is ready
for use.
a:S- Wm L. Cory, benevolent old gentleman OF
Huron, Michigan, recently bought little blue-eyel
child from her drunken parents for $4,000.
20 Tho Mormons are breaking up their quarters
in ull tho Eastern stcs preparatory, rs s surmised
tu general migration to Utah.
Gs- Frank Fled. ono of tho night wntchmcn Of
Toledo drank three glasses Of lager beer in it-
teen minutes last Sunday, on wager Of six dollars
that he could drink thirty y-rne glasses III one hour
We should call that fellow live beer cask.
ns- The Twelfth, Division Of The Sons Of Ten-
pcrance in York District, called the Pine Grove
DIVISION" WIS organized few days since We'll
done, glorious old York"
nd Tus Hon. Louis McLanc died in Baltimore
on the 7th inst.
NS- The Scriptures say, Let not thy right hand
know what thy left hand givch.' Many person, il
apparent fear of violating this injunction, won't Lei
bis right hand give anything, lest the left might hap
pen 10 discover .hc secret.
azfs- A wealthy printer has been discovered in In
din. The Br,sl, Geological Society arc making prep
arations to catch him.
Ei3- a farmer in Newborry, the Sua says, will
fourteen hands, picked out Saturday last I,S2!
pounds Of cotton.
Gov. AIIsToS, to the surprise and gratil!ca
ton Of many OF our citizens, came to Spartan
burg on Monday, and took rooms at the Walker
House. The purpose Of his visit was chiefly tc
make an official examination Of the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Asylum at Cedar Springs, in the sue
cess and prosperity of which he takes deer
interest. His health is reasonably good, thonsl
suffering slightly from co|d--the result rrinei
pally of travelling in the dusty state Of the roads
At Il late hour on Monday night the Governor
was hOnorcd with a scrcnadc.-SpartanburG
Spartan sth inst.
ALI. FAIR IN LovE.-lhc Selma Alabama,
Era states that n fascinating young widow, il
Talipoosa county, in that State, had been conrtcd
by two brothers, and had accepted both and ap
pointed day Tor marriage. Both suitors ct
tempted to out-wit the other, and the youngest
brother getting her consent 10 4 cIandcstint
marriage, started for Dadesylle to get license
While he w$s absent, the elder brother persuaded
the widow to slope, and married her ON the l:tl
inst at the Oglethorpe House, in Selma, leaving
the younger to weep over blasted hopes
Sharp practice for anybody but widow.
COL. TITus cannot exist without notoricty
BY the St. Louis Democrat of yesterday we learn
that he got into row at the Planters Hotel, III
that city, on Tuesday evening, with drunken
man. Titus drew his revolver and fired at his
hut {1,o 1,r bil