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ARTHUR SIMKlNS, EDITOR,
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
WEDNESDAY, MAY q, 1857.
DEATH OF OUR SENATOR.

Our venerable Senator, ANDREW PICkENs
BUTLER is no more! He died in this place, at th'
residence of his nephew William P. Butler, on Mon
day evening last, about o'clock surrounded by rari
'ous members Of his family. Tho event had been ex
pected for several days, his physicians having pro
uounced his case hopeless for more than week past
|Still the shock was grcvous one, and deep mclan
lcholy now broods over our community. Tho last 0
the old Buffers is gone! The representative man
;Suuh Carolina has fallen Let the people weep
Let the State be clad in mourning. What can w
say? What do? Language cannot give utteranee Il
the grief which bows lis down. We can but weel
with our fellow citizens over the bier Of our beloved
Senator 1t is the last sad privilege left us.
We are requested to announce that the burial vii
take place on Thursday the 2Sth inst, at the famil.
grave yard, near Butler Church. some twenty mile
3from this place, on the Sauda side of the District
Funeral services by the Rev. EDWARD Z. FORD
Augusta, may be expected o'clock this afternoon
lat Stoncands, the late residence Of the deceased
The body will remain there until the next morning
when it will be taken on to Its final rcstingplace ant
Twill nrobably be inferred about noon.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

~ HAIL stones by actual measurement min
inches in circumference, fell week since, at Bolton
Depot, in Kinds county, Mississippi. The genera
size was about that of hens cgg
rs" A BOY, at q recent examination in IN Englisl
school, was asked who discovered America. az wisl
may die" says Il British editor, I" if he didn't an
|swer-Yankee Doodle"
EI,- The trial of J. j. Eckc for the murder of DR.
Burdell has been postponed until September lie il
|out on his own focognizance The Court refused hi
lcounses motion to quash the indictment against him
@a1- THE Grccnrillc Enterprise says that snow wa
visible on the mountains above that place the 20tl
instant. The weather was quite cold, and frost wa
anticipated. Various parts of the middle and upper
country have lately been visited by severe hail storms
~ A LITTLE Swedish girl while walking with he,
father % starry night, absorbed in contemplation Of
the skies being asked Of what she was thinking, re-
piled 81 was thinking if the wrong side of heaven
is so glorious, what must the right side boz a
beautiful thought.
gf3- Ok the lth instant, nineteen bales of hcmr
from Levenworth City, Kansas, wrre received at ST.
Louis being the first shipment of that articlo ever
nude from Kansas.
H Col. HENRY A. CnADDE the leader of the i'll.
iated Gbustering expedition to Sonora, was candi-
date for the United States Senate in California Inst
winter 1t is believed that Col. R. n Wood, formerly
of Mississippi and since resident of California was
with the party at the time Of its capture.
D AT Cleveland, Mississippi, on the evening of
the 9th inst, Mr. w. b. McKree, principal Of George
town Academy, in that State, was married to Miss
Mary R2ehcrts, and at midnight, during the rejoicing
Of the bridal pnry present he fell dead in their midst
~ TuEnE isa man in wh.o s:a;9f.aty, Illinois,
:ho has wife TINT has borne him sixteen childrcn
he hrst ~ came by twos, the succeeding nine by
hrees-Whilo the ias. M poor helpless, lonely thing
ame into this world without company. Sixteen chif
,Ieg at seven births!
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COMM UMICATI0N S.
For the Advertiser.
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AT al Extra Meeting Of Concordia Lodge, No.
95O, A. F. NJ, held in their Hall, at Edgcfold Court
House. S. c. on the 21st of May, 1857, and in the
year of Masonry 5sj7, the following Preamble and
Resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Our Brother CHARLES McGREeoR
3who, for many years was member of this Lodge
lin good Standing and who in the various Offices Of
Secretary, Deacon, &C., discharged the duties de-
lvolycd upon him with honor, fidelity and the strict
lest integrity, and while setting the example to the
community of n courteous, upright, and industri-
Sous citizen, illustrated the beautiful traits of our
lOrdcr by well-spent life, by an irrcproachablc
bearing towards tho brotherhood and towards all
men, and by steering his course strictly upon the
Level, proceeding upon the Plumb, and acting up
Oh the Square, has departed this life, after mel
aancloly illness Of consumption, regretted by the
people among whom lie had fixcd his residence
and mourncd by all who had. enjoyed with him
the pleasures of intimate friendship. \ sojourncr
in land foreign to his birth place and surrounded
3by numbers of friends, whom lie had won solely by
his good conduct, and firm devotion to truth and
virtue, the faH of Brother McGrcsor, is deemed a
calamity not only to our Order but to the society
so much benefited by his mechanical Skill by his
STEADY pursuit of business. and by his prompt ar.
rangcmGnt of his monetary affairs, aid by his un-
!linching support of Justice and honor in all the
rotations he sustained to tho public.
Resolrcd Therefore, that the decease of Broth
Ter Charles McGrcgor is an irreparable loss to Con-
1cordia Lodge he having been identified with lis
for long period, and having stood firmly by us
lin times of great trial and adversely
Rcsolrcd, That we extend to the bcrcavcd rcla-
:tivcs of our beloved Brother, though in distant
land, the expression of our profounleSt sympathy
lin their alcton.
Resolved, That we adopt the usual badges of
Imourning, and insert the name of our Brother on
Ia blank page of our Journal in perpetual memory
;of him. and in testimony Of our esteem and love
|of lis virtues.
Resolred, That We attend the mortal remains
TO iptcrment, in Masonic Procession and bury them
with 3lasonic hopors.
RESOLVED, That these Resolutions be published
lin the Edgefed Advertiser, and in such Masonic
Journals Of the United States as may meet with
them that the kindred Of Brother McGregor in
Scotland, may be informed of his decease, and
that copies hereof be forwarded to his immediate
family, when their place of abode shall be ascer.
taned. BY order Of the Lodge,
D. R. DURIsOE, sec'y.
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For the Advertiser.
REVISION OF KING JAMES VERSION, NO. 4

{ REVISION OF KING JAMES VERSION, NO. 4.
4 All living languages are continually undergoing
i changes; this applies to the photography as vel
4 as to the meaning of words and if there were nt
other argument in favor sf Revision, this of itself
would be sufficient No translation that is two
hundred and fifty years old can express to the conf
mon reader the idea of the original. Herein con-
asists the difference between dead and living Ian
guage the former does not change and its mean,
ing may be asccrtained thousands of years after il
has ceased to be used while the latter often chan.
ges greatly in single generation. It may have
/ been special Providence of God, that to keep
His word pure and 4ncorrupted, the language in
| which it was given should al an important era
cease to be used as the vprnac4lar of any paoplo
If then King James translation had been per-
feet one at the time it was made, upon the princi-
pie of lingual mutality we should by this time
|havc stood in need of revised version. We have
!already alluded to the obsolete words found in it
land we now proceed to point out, according to
promise, some instances in which the definitions of
the word have entirely changed.
He who now lcttctl. will let," &c. Now the
word let !" at the time our translation was made,
ncant to ndcr;-with us it means to permit,
just exactly opposite the one to the other
"Shal not preocnt them that arc asleep Pre-
vent in 4ia 4oy meant to go before, to anticipate
now it means to lntercop., :. hinder.
eve took k'up our carriages" Tn King James
day, "carriage" meant baggase-something which,
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GLOOMY TINES IN TExAs.-A gentleman n
Austin, Texas, writes to friend in this city
under date OF Saturday, May 2, as follows: w
have not had us much, nor such deep snow a.
I you have had in Virginia, but we have had th'
coolest and most remarkable Spring ] ever wit
messed. The latter part of January and por
/ ton of February, was warm and pleasant Veg
citation put forth beautifully; the prariries assumed
] q beautiful appearances and we Hattcred our
! selves Spring was upon us, when 10! the wlnt
changed around to the North, blew cold, and
terminated with O severe frost.
We had frost again in March, and again twice
or thrice III April-once tight freeze. Ever
now, it is cold enough for frost. am at home
before blazing fire, which is quite comfortable
But the cold weather is not all. We have hac
unprecedenedly dry weather, nll last fall, all the
winter, and thus far in the Spring. Corn is lying
in the ground which has been planted for weeks
1t cannot come up--the drought is too severe
In many places peach trees have been entirely
killed and the shade trees seem to have sharcc
the same tate.
North of Austin, so far as heard from, wheat
that was ready to bloom, has been killed to the
ground. What is to be the final result, the Great
Disposer of events can only tell. Last year, il
will be remembered, was most unpropiious.. In
many places the crops utterly failed; in others
only q half crop, or less. Last fall, corn wai
worth 81 per buShc 1t is now worth S. and
none for sale, except that which is brought from
distance. Quantities have been brought from
Port Layaca; and l am pleased to hear, thai
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CRop PRnsrEcrs IN ENGLAND.-The advice
ITO the lst Of the month show that grain an,
hreadstuAs were rapidly recovering from the lat'
depression in the English markets. We find
however, that the weather during the preyinu:
week had been cold ami dry, enabling farmers
to make good progress with field operations
Though retarding vegetation; yet the whea
plant throughout England continues TO be favo
|rably reported OF. In Ireland, the weather
throughout the whole Of Aprilhas been extreme
|Iy wet and cold preventing oat sowing and tho
preparation Of the land for potatoes this has
had Il great effect ON the value Of Indian corn
in which very large business has been done
during the week at very iluctuating prices, clio
sing at SOS. per qr. Tor mixed. Wheat and flour
have been in very steady demand at the full ad
vance.
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BRIGHAM YorSG NOT GoyE.-Informatio re
ceivcd from gentlemen now in Washington, from
Iowa and Utah, is contradictory Of the rumoret
abdcation and fight of Governor Brigham
Young from Utah. On the contrary, it is be
ieved that he is diligently and zealously Ell
Gagged in Strengthening his position, preparator!
10 an expected conflict with the United State
authorities, in the event Of his election from
office. He has an army of 25O0 men, who art
well appointed and equipped, and are every da,
under drill.
On the contrary the Washington Union, o
yesterday, says:
"Letters have been received in this City from
sources entitled to credit stating that Governor
Brigham Young, of Utah Territory, had at tho
last accounts left Salt Lake City, with chosen
body of two hundred men, for Washington OR
Oregon. Some of the writer's express the belief
that Young would endeavor to make his way tc
the British possessions on the Pacific.
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FRENCH EMIGRATION TO VRGlSlA.-Rev. Mr..
'Lorviaux, a Protestant Minister of France, has
secured three thousand acres of good land for o
Of some five hlndred;'n Monongaha'
Fla county, Va, within cghtalhes Of Morgantown,
the seat of the county, and of The Mcnongah!ela
;rver and within twenty miles Of the PenlIs1ylva-
?nia line, at the moderate price. Of seventE4lye
cents per acre. He thinks the report he will bear
sto the French Protcstauts will induce lnai5
Thousand to leave country were their rights arc
but poorly protected, and where land, of no more
value than that he has just brought, owing TO the
crowded state of population, is worth from three
BIO FIVE hundred dollars per acre.
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GEIE II, TO ,EN.

The following warning to the little niggers" abou
Newberry Village we find in the Rising San. Weagre
with you brother SLIDER, and if your plan should
prove effectual, We will adopt it ourselves.
LITTLE BLACK CRcuiNs.-Dy-the-by, We woult
very politely ask of those who have little negroes
keep them within doors Sundays, or lecture them
before they cayc home, not to indulge in playin;
marbles on the side walks, well rs to forbcar from
shouting and LalloVing around other peoples rooms
much to their annoyance, Or said people will be scel
some Sunday morning, properly equipped, giyinl
said little nggers jessie.
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~ The Hon. l.. NJ. keitt, will lecture bcfurc
Why not have lecture occasionally efurc the Edge
field Lyeeuln. Plenty Of able and eloquent lectu.
rers to he had.
~ lIoS. DANIEL WALLACE is sail 10 be danger
"usly i'll ut his residence in Union District Disease
'lrorsy of the chest.
tza' Col. JAS. FARnow, of SpartanLurg, has beer
elected Trustee in the South Carolina College, vic
Hon. J. D. Witherspoon resigned.
1G:s~ Az individual, wearing bright scarlet uni
!iurm, md carrying long sword, has heen perambu
uting the streets of Newport, n.y. for the past fey
days lie states that he is Elijah, the prophet an'
predicts the destruction of the world speedily.
se1p THE Town Council of Abhcvic have passe'
san ordinance: "That no COW, or calf, OK or bull
shall be allowed to in the street between the sci
lting and rising of the sum-" under fine of two dol
lars What think you of that law, Mr.. Intendant o
EdgcGeld? We say it is Il good one.
rs. TIE Mayor and Aldermen of Nashville hav
sacsepted IN invitation from the city authorities
Charleston to attend celebration, given in honor
i the city of Memphis.
w A shocking affair happened Mt Cape Sable
sForida, on the 5tL inst Two privates of Compan
II, ith artillery, eapsized, while sailing in til
bay and one of them named Dunn, while swimmin
sashore, was seized bya shark and eaten up. Iii
scompanion got safely ashore.
aiY-W WHAT scat should woman always yield II
entirely as the prcrosutivc of man?-Dceeit
sssy RATS are getting 50 scarce in Paris, that til
price of kid gloves has gone up to five francs pc
sspair.
IT, VIZ notice that the citizens of Winnsbor
have made preparations to celebrate the approachin
4 Fourth of July in 4 spirited manner, Mr.. Vim.
Stiaard connected with the Male Academy, has bee
schusen Orator of the day. What say the citizen
3of our town to getting up a grand affair for tn
Fourth
NJ" FAsuIosApLE dressed women have now i
Paris diameter precisely twelve feet. Geometrecian
calculate the circumference They hold on to tn
3arn,s of their cavaliers by means of handkerchief
gslippci through the Same and are helped to bouquet
land refreshments attached to the end Of long scl
SET" a land speculator, out West, in defending III
tract" agains, the charge Of n*aluhrity, declare
lit was 50 heulthy "around there" and difficult fl
folkS to die, that all the inhabitants had to draw the
Hast breath with curk<crew.
"You have only yourself to please" said
married friend to an old bachelor. "True," reptile
shc, but you cannot tell what difficult tank fin
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WhLHALLA BANNER,

The entcrpri<ing citizens of the hourishing lttl
Village of Wahalla, in pickens District, have recent
lily established quite handsome and well conducte
|heblGmadal entitled the " WALHALLA BANNER"
is edited and published by F. n. GARvIS & Co., q
ISL per annnuM, in advance. The only objection W
haye to this publication is that its terms too 10y
no guarantee iurcesS
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RULES FOR GOOD HABBITs.

ToAD'S Students Manuel contains the following
Wholesome rules. Try them while and see how
they'll suit
J. Have plan laid beforehand for every day.
.. Acquire the habit Of untiring industry.
s. Cultivate perseverance.
t. Cultivate the habit of punctuality.
s. Be an early riser
G. DO in the habit Of learning something from eve
Try man with whom you meet.
T. Form fixed principles on which to think and act
s. BE simple and neat in your personal habits
g. Acquire the habit of doing everything well.
10. Make constant efforts to be master OF youl
temper.
Ii. Cultivate soundness of judgment.
IL. Observe proper treatment of parents, friend!
and colnpanons
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UNTIMELY DBATII.-Wc regret to record the
untmely death of Mr. Robert Brady, very
estimable citizen of our District, which took
place on the 18th inst, under the following
aalicting circumstances: The deceased had
been laboring for some time under partial de.
rangement of mind, but not to such an extent
as to call forany special attention, On the day
of his death, he left home, on a walk into his
plantation, and not returning, the apprehensions
of his family were excited and search institu.
ted; when his body was found, with every in.
dication of having been poisoned with stlych.
nine, vial of which was found on his person
In fit of arrangement he had no doubt taker
the poison A verdict in accordance with the
above facts, was found by the jury of inquest
The deceased was an honest and upright citizen
and universally esteemed by all who knew him
He leaves an interesting family and large cir.
Gle of friends and acquaintances to- mourn his
untimely death.-Abbeville Independent Press
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DEATH OF MRS. LaBORDE.
'uE columbia Times of the 18th inst, says

THE Columbia Tunes OF tue 18Th Inst, says:
'.We were panied on being informed, yesterda,
morning that the estimable wife of Professor NJ. LA
Bordc, Of the South Carolina College, departed th
life Oh the night previous, after few hours sickness
"Wc sincerely sympathse with Dr. LaB"rde IL
this great aflction which he has been subjected to
But a few weeks since he was made 10 mourn thu
loss Of Il gallant son, and now he is robbed of th'
partner Of his life Surely his cup has been filed
Mrs. LABoRpE was daughter Of Mrs. MARY Can
ROLL, deceased, late Of this Village, and sister
|Col. J. p. CARROLL. She WAS highly esteemed b.!
numerous friends and acquaintnnccs in Edgefeld.
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aUCTION,

It will be seen by Col. FRAzIER's card in another
column that he intends on Monday and Tuesday mex
Ito sell his entire Stock of Goods ut public auction
Great bargains may be expected the Colonel has
large supply of splendid Goods still in Store, whel
must be sold us he is determined to close busines
without delay. The Ladies are invited to attend OF
Tuesday, and will do well to be there. Lots Of ricl
land beautiful goods will he offered.
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Hymn E NAL.

MARRIED, in this Village, on Tuesday morning
2Gth inst, by the Rev. C. a. Raymond, DR.. SAMUEL
|PRoTnRo, of Earnwell District, and Miss SALLY
T., daughter of Dr. R. T. Minis, Of this place.
MARRIED, on the cath inst, by Rev. +. W.
Horn, Mr. WILLIAM TAYLOR and Miss JULIA ASS
TAYLOR, both of Granievillc, S. c.
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FINE TOMATOES.

Mr. LEIGH, the skillful Ambrotypest, Of this Vii
agc, presented our junior proprietor the other da
with Can Of fine preserved Tomatoes which wcr
put up by Mr.. L. last year, and when opened wer
|as fresh and sweet us when pulled from the vine:
ID. r. d. says they were indeed excellent, especlal
in soup, and requests us to return his thanks to MI
pIcu
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ABSENT.

Mn. JOHN LEIGH requests Us to state TINT he is nc
cessariy compelled to he absent from the Village ant
ibis AmbrOtype Cur until Monday next. All in wan
of fac simile Ambrotypcs will therefore not call unit
next week when they can be accommodated "prctt
brieaY," and in satisfactory manner.
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Richardsonville, May 18th, 1857
From the .Neu Orleans Prices Current.
THE COTTON CROP.

The following is an extract from letter re
ceived Yesterday by one Of our Oldest and mos
arespectabe cotton houses. 1t is vouched for a.
having been written by highly respectable, in
atelligcnt and observing planero of Jefferson coun
5ty, Mississippi, in whose opinions, founded upo'
Hong experience, observation and reflection, th'
autmost reliance can be placed:
JEFFERSON County, Miss, May 10, 1851.
+ Your last favor contained reflections OF mncl
ainterest to the agricultural and commercial world
and agree with you fully, that a large crop o
cotton with moderate prices would be of infinite
more service to all those interested with, or de
pendent upon the article of cotton, than q shor
acrop with high prices. Although there ma,
I be no question as to the utility of large crop,
am, however, disposed to think, without any dis
position to croal too early, that such an end il
Sharlly attainablc this season. 1t is true that !
sis too early vet to speculate with any great dc
gree of certainty as to the probable size OF th'
looming crop. but still there are reasonable dat:
10 90 upon from which unfavorable conclusion
sto the desired end must be formed. The lirs
! and most important of these is to be found il
1.-The backwardncss Of the season, at least ont
$month later than the ordinary seasons.
In looking over my memoranda for former
wears, find was frequently done scraping cot
( ton before this time. Now. have hardly com
mcnced, aud indeed cotton is hardly fit to scrapt
I now. The first blooms are usually seen i'll thu
open fields about the lst of June. They vii
J Slardly be seen this year until the last Of June
! and not generally until the middle Of July. i
! hen takes six weeks to the maturity of the boil
which will bring moderate picking about the Is
sor September. The cotton stalk will then be
full Of sap and green leaves, with the loss of on,
month of hot sun to mature it and the holls il
supports. Cool nights and short days will then
soon commence. The hollis in consequence vii
be more tardy in maturing, and the great enc
mics of the cotton plant the worm and rot, will
have field of operations. For, instead Of =
tough and almost maturcl boil, they will find
them young and tender, just the sort they can br
most destructive upon. 10 overcome these diff
|licultes, we must have remarkably fine season
hot and dry, with very moderate rains during
the summer, and hot dry and late fall, with but
very little Of the worm or rot. Supposing, then
for the sake of argument that this state of things
Twill supcrYene still there is difficulty i'll the
way of picking, No large crops have ever yet
lor can be made when the picking commences
late. Let, us, however, hope for the best. Tho
weather is now, and has been for week, very
favorable for the growth of cotton and corn.
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large supplies have been ordered from New Or
leans. 1t ought TO be brought from the Crescent
City, and sold here at Sl.5D (H l.GO per bnshel
The demand has been too great for our mer
chants and at this time, there is neither lnea
nor Hour To be had in Austin A supply is daily
and heed not add, anxiously expected. Truly
these are tight times, and truly too, are the pros
! poets liscouraging. Va. ErWess