Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-08

NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

DEATH FROM DISSECTION WoCSD.-Dr.
Champney died ut his residence in Brooklyn, IN.
Y.,) on Friday morning, 18th instant from poi.
son received while making post n,ortem. exami.
nation. On Monday, at the request Of Coroner
Redding, deceased assisted in the post morten,
examination Of the body of John Elders, alleged
to have died from violence at the hands of gar.
roters. While engaged at this he pricked the
second finger of the left hand, and, notwithstand:
ing every exertion was made to prevent o fatal
result he died, after suffering the most intense
agony. Deceasedwas twenty-seyen years of age;
and had prepared himself for the successful
practice Of his profession by extensive travel and
by practice in different hospitals. ;iil lss>r..%
"Ion," the Washington correspondent OF: the
Baltimore Sun, furnishes the following important
information 80 ; .>o''3-.'',"-,7-
The Hispan-Mexican question is soon to com.
mand the attention of the government and people
of the country. 1t may be involved with the
Cuban question, producing a state of things in
which the Ostend policy may be brought into
practical operation. There are rumors in con:
nection with this topic concerning the diploma.
tic appointments to be made for Spain ard
France. Another attempt to purchase Cuba will
no doubt, in any event, be made before long,
and in anticipation Of the threatened Spanish in.
vasion Of Mexico.
THE METHODIST PROTESTANT CHuRcrI.--This
organization numbers some eighty thousand
members or communicants, and employs nearly
fifteen hundred ministers and preachers. This
denomination, composed originally of seceders
from the Methodist Episcopal Church, was or
ganized i'll the city of Baltimore in the year
1880. By its constitution, the right of repre-
sentation is secured to the aity. The right of
trial by committee, the right of challenge, and
the right Of appeal as in civil courts, arc So
cured to accused members.
EMIGRAsTs FOR KASsAs.-Siuce the opening
of navigation this spring every boat which pas.
ses up has large numbers of emigrants for Kan.
sas Territory. Of these good portion arc from
the Southern States. From all we can now see,
the South will be we'll represented in the emigra-
ton of this spring; however, there is many things
which work against the hope We have all along,
and still entertain that Kansas will be Slave
State. The people of every Northern State seem
to be working against us, with the single object
Of excluding slavery, while several of the South
ern States if We are to judge by their papers, are
disposed to give up the struggle, at the very mo.
ment when united, decisive and energetic action
would crown their efforts with success.-h,dc
penlence Dispatch.
ST.. Louis, No. March. II
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT ST.. LOUISA terri.
explosion has occurred in .aldrich's gun store
Four persons are know to be killed, and many
others seriously injured. ,a. i..:.i ;. :,
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