Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-11-10
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

~ A NURHDgRGER adyertises the "Edgefcld
House Of Hamburg, asa fine place to take lunch,
warm the inner msn" Gc.i See whst he says.
tY A few Ineligible words have been received
through tho Cable, and shares have eighty rallied
g DOugla, is probably :successful in Illinois.
IF The Republican msjority in Michigan will
be between 5000 and 10000,
S In the State of New York, twenty-s1 districts
Congressional have gone for the Rcpublcans,-sev-
on for the Democrats.
1g Delaware is Democratic still.
Ns- The Campbell minsEslls are il Augusta this
week.
tg There was frost in Savannah on the 4th inst.
@- New Jersey shows three Republicans for
Congress to two Democrnts,just reversing the late
condition Of the delegation.
@r Apply to c. EVERY, Of the Augusta Ice House,
for fine Norfolk oysters.
Gs- Thermometer all day yesterday at $50 to 400
9 Kentuckians and sTennesseans will please
hurry up the swine.
gs- The best cotton picking we ever heard of WAS
done in Edgecombo county, North Caroline, few
days since: The picking took place on the plsnta-
ton of R. R. Bridges, Esq., and is thus given 80
hands picked out 1895 lbs, leaving average Of
SOB lbs. The highest hand picked 1857 lbs; the
highest averaged 779 lbs and IA highest average 500
lbs.
y By intelligence from Turks Island up to the
9th ut, wo learn that the salt has been unu-
sunlly prosperous That salt was worth only II to
cts. per bushs and that there were over half mil
lion Of bushels then on the Island.
@s- A piece of the Atlantic cable has bean sub
merged in the Ohio river between Evansville Indiana
and Henderson, Kentucky, and works admirably.
- wag, observing on the door of a house the
names Of two physicians remarked that it put him in
mind Of doubls-barrellsdgu for, if one missed,
the other was sure to kill.
~ Brigham Young is said to be worth s30,000,-
0oO besides having control of a the church property
in Uuh. Tho latter exceeds in value all the rest Of
the property in that territory and is exempted from
taxation by tho territorial law.
Ss- A gentleman was speaking the other day Of
the kindness of his friends in visiting him. One old
aunt, in particular visited him twice each year and
stayed six months each time.
@s- Hon. John z. Ward has received -and will ac-
cept the mission to China. This is very important
mission, just at this juncture, and have no doubt
Mr.. Ward will reflect credit upon country, and do
much to advance our commercial interests among tho
Celestials.
@ The employees Of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company have given notice Of their intention cease
effort, on tho cable the 18th of November, unless
favorable evidences should be exhibited.
~ The citizens of Chkraw and vicinity have de-
tormnod to tender Hon. John Mcqueen, their mmed-
ats Representative, complimentary dinner on Fri
day. tho 10th nst., to which his colleagues in Con-
gress and othors will be invited
ny The Augusta Bank, ,,systhe Constitutionalist,
have received within the lust fifteen days in gold and
silver and, Of course almost exclusively gold seven
hundred and thirty eight thousand dollars On Tues
day, November 2nd these banks received in gold two
hundred and sixty five thousand dollars.
@- Tho report that Mr. Breekinridgs had de-
clarsd his readiness to stump Illinois for Judge Doug
las, appears to bc all sham. Ho takes Douglas only
choice Of evils, and because be "seehs" to be
tho candidate of the Illinois Democracy.
G5- The daughter of o gentleman in Boston, who
worked night and day to secure medal at tho late
school exhibition and who succeeded in getting one,
has bsen since the award III astate the verge of in
sanity, with slight hope of Ssspovors.
@- Sheridan said, beautifully, Women govern.
us; let US render them perfsct tho moro they arc
enlightened so much more shall we be. On the cul-
tivnton of their minds depends the wisdom of mon.
g What word is there of five letters, from which
if you take away two, six will remain7 Sixty.