Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-06-09
Correspondence the Richmond Dispatch !
TRAGEDY IN TEXAS.

BELToN, BELL Co., Texas, May ls.
have to record an awful tragedy that occur
red in Brown county, in this State, last week
Two entire families consisting Of ten persons,
were all murdered in cold blood for money,
with the exception Of three children, the oldest
a little girl eight years old, and one an infant
who was found sucking its mothers breast, "a
hours after she had been murdered. They were
murdered by four men from Lampasas county,
vino protested to be out on q surveying expedi.
ton. They knew that those families had money,
and they went disguised as Indians, thinking
that by numbering the whole families, none but
Indians would be suspected. The little girl,
however, recognized one of them, who had, fire.
queutly been at her fathers house. She made
her escape into the field where her father was
ploughing, where she found him murdered. She
then went nobly to work with her little hands,
and completely covered him up with dirt, to
keep the buzzards off until she made her way
to the nearest settlement, and gave the alarm.
The neighbors all then collected, and went in +
pursuit, and finally trailed them to their homes
in Lampasas county, where they arrested them
after desperate resistance by themselves and
friends. The party we're all men of property,
and respectfully connected The party having
them in charge passed through Coyell county
last Wednesday, on their way with them to the
place where the murders were committed where
| have no doubt they will lynch them. They
were securely bound, and guarded by about for.
ty men. They expected that an attempt would
be made to rescue them; if so. they intend to
shoot the prisoners the first thing.
THE END. OF Ir.-We find the following in
the New York Times:
"Washington, May 3l.-Lord Napier has sent
instructions to the Commander.in.Chief of the
forces on the West India Station, to have the
visitation Of American vessels discontinued.
This may be relied upon
Other dispatches says that tie special mes.
senger has been sent, but that the tenor of his
instructions are nkrown.-Carolinian.
OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGArIoN.-A Wash.
ington correspondent of the Augusta Dispatch
says:
"Gov. HamR,ond, Of South Carolina, is one
Of the most conspicuous men in the Senate. His
reputation as ripe scholar, q profound logican,
and great Legislative ability-is universal. Car.
olina honored herself in sending him to the Sen.
ate. Mr.. Miles, the young and handsome bach.
elor Representative from the Charleston district,
is quite popular in Washington. Gen. Donham,
the successor of the lamented Brooks, was poin.
ted out to US as one of the distinguished in the
House He was Colonel of the twelfth Regi-
n1cnt Infantry in the Mexican War. He is re.
membered by those who new him there, for eve.
ry quality that distinguishes personal worth and
superior mental endowments He is the true
type of chivaric man. He. with his talented
and gallant colleague, Mr.. Miles, seem to be
rising men they have won regulations in Wash.
ington, as well for their marked ability, as their
united devotion to the interests of their gallant
State"
UNANIMOUS AGAINST Ir.-The proposition
which was broached in the Louisiana -Legisla.
ture, to introduce African coolies into that State,
has been denounced by nearly all the. journals
in the State. 1t was the absurd hoax that the
I,ouisianians were actually landing cargoas of
Africans for their plantations, which induced the
British cruisers to overhaul every American yes.
s.l nov in the Gulf. After swallowing the
Georgia hoax, genuine John Bull can swallow
any American absurlity, especially if it reflects
upon the character and standing of the people
and their Institutions