Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-03

to which they are entitled, arising from the use
of the idle capital Of the country.-i'lemlhis
Ledger.
prrIs IN TIE AEMY AND NAvy.-.A Washing
tou correspondent Of the Hcral3, under dale ol
the l9h. reports two affairs OF honor among
distinguished army AMI nav officers:
"It appears that difficulty uc'
Gen. Harney and CJl. Sumner,
the court martial of the latter gen. r..
Learenworth SOME weeks ago, Col. ,..N'
ing himself insultcl by Harney. -
5thrir arrival here, Snmncr, ad'sresst.
Harncr, asking him 20 Meet him outs's'
District Gen. Harn'y sent t:c utc ~ tue
retary Ot War, and n; the sal;le time addressed
note to Colonel Summcr, Stain. that lie intended
to make it IL matter t.: official Investigations, and
he has accordingly preferred charges against
Sumner. Col. Sumner replied to Harney that
he could have nothing further 10 do with man
who would screen himself by hi: official position.
Thus the matter stands. Of course the army
officers who are here-and their name islegion-
discuss the matter in all its bearings. Both
Harney and Sumner have left the city.
"lIere is another boodIcss affair. A.C. Rblnd,
formerly of the navy, sent q challenge to Com.
lnander Boutwell,, nconsequence of false charges
made against him in u pamphlet published
short time since Boutwell, refused to accept the
challenge, anu consequently Rhud posted him
in the V!d style, as follows:
".Sotirc.-TJ aN r,tOm il MY cancein-.1en.
Rsmea IF h@ Nary III Whereas,
Commander T. B. Boutwell,, i'll Il pamphlet pub
lisled bY him, HAS m.,lc certain false charges
arainst me: and whereas, have demanded sal.
islnciun from him, which he has declined or
failed to giTe hereby proclaim him coward
and liar. \. e. RHISp.'
"Washington, February -, lsJs."
At Nine Gazzanigas benefit in Havana, the
theatre w;,s 50 full that the authorities forbade
the further sale of tickets. Her appearance on
the stage WAS the signal for immense cheering,
and the presentation OF gold cup, with hun
dreds Of bouquets. pgcons doves canarieS, &c.
Some barimrian, however threw her garlic
crown Great eitur;s were made to ascertain
the author of the insult, but u vain. After the
opera WAS over, the stage w;.s Illuminated, and
she WAS crowned amidst shower OF fire arms.
The presents she received and the tickets sold
nc,tcd the sum of $4,000. In uddi;iun to all
this, she was conveyed to her hotel in the car.
rage of one of the titled families and serenadcd
by the artillery band, the whole winding up
with L grand supper.
AFRICAN IMMIGRATION To TIE S0rTH.-Blis
have heen introduced in the legislatures of Mis-.
sis,pr and Louisiana incorporating companies
to procure the voluntary mmi grafton OF Africans
contracting TO labor for a term OF years.
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War between Brazil aud Paraguay is now con
sdercd very probable. In view of this distur'
bance, Paraguay will be in rather bad condition
to resist the demands Of the United States for the
outrage to the Water Witch, aud the offences
committed against our countrymcn.
PURCHASE or MOUNT yERyoN.-The Grand
Lodge Of Masons of Virginia have adopted
plan of cooperation with the Ladies Mount Yer.
non Association in the purchase Of Mount Yer.
uou. Ii is by small but adequate assessment
on each mason in the United States, lone dollar
each, with the single condition that they shall
have full liberty to occupy the premises one day
each year. There il stated 10 bc an aggregate
of 5000 members Of the fraternity in the
United States. "Thc Southern Matrvn,' as Pres
ilent of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association,
has gracefully acccptad the proposition, and a
circular on the subject has been seut to each
Grand Lodge in the United States from the
Grand Lodge Of Virginia.
4 SxArISG FrAr.-On Thursday afternoon,
young lady and gentleman skatsd from Bangor
to IIamplen, Maine, on a trial of speed. The
Wing says the young gentleman had the lon.
gest legs but the lady spread most canvass, and
the wind being fair and fresh she beat him by
q minutes; aud the feat was performed in halt
M hour. So exhausted were the parties, howev-
er, and so strong the head wind to skate back,
that they were brought to the city in carriage"
THE New STATE IIousE.-The editor of the
North Carolina Vhig has recently visited Co.
lumbia, and among other noticeable things
speaks thus of the new State House:
While in Columbia we visited the new State
House which is in process of erection. 1t is
certainly Hcrculean job, but every thing is
conducted with perfect system, for there is such
large number Of hands employed, if this was
not the case very little would be done. Some