Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-07-07
VOL. xxIII...NO 2e.
MUTINY ON BOARD A FRENCH SLAVER...TE0
HUNDRED and FIFTY NEGROES MASSaCRED.
PLYMOUTH, June

MUllNI UN bUdhD FhENUu SuhtER'''lhu
HUNDRED and FIFTY NEGROES MASSaCRED.
PLYMOUTH, June I.
The African Steam Navigation Company's
packet Ethiope, Commander Croft, arrived at
midnight, with later adyices from the West
Coast Of Africa.
Monrova, Commander Croft left in the Ethiope
on the 18th of April, and on the 18th fell In
with the French C@l Regina, 420 tons, in pos
session of large number Of negroes, who were
not able to manage her. After parley, the
second officer Of the Ethiope with part Of the
crew went on board, when about $50 of the
negroes swan to the shore, where nearly the
whole number were murdered by the captain
of the French ship and the natives. 1t appears
that the C@li Regina, which is completely fitted
for the slave trade, had been cruising for month
near Cape Palnas, and under pretence of taking
them to better place, had secured 500 negroes,
who were Immediately placed between decks,
many of them in irons. When the captain
(Simon) was ashore, and part Of the crew in
boat alongside, the negroes procured firearms,
and shot all but the doctor and two of the sea-
men, whom they retained to steer the ship.
Captain Simon came within ,gun-shot several
times afterward, but was not allowed TO come
on board. The Cali Regina was towed into
Nonrovia, where she was left in the possession
of the purser Of the Ethiope.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS DAMAGE FOR Re-
rusING CoLoREp MANS VorE.-A suit which
has heretofore excited no little interest, has
Just been decided in Warren county. At the
election for State officers on the l4tb OF Octo-
ber, 1856, "colored" man named Jesse Beck
ley, some few shades darker than alabaster,
offered his vote at the Fourth Ward polls,- and
it was refused by the Judges, Rufus K. Paine,
VIM. H. Glass and Michael Cleary, upon the
ground that he was not "citizen Of the Uni
ted States" according to the meaning of the
act of Congress. Ceckley had taken several
friends with him as witnesses to the tender of
his vote, and its refusal by the Judges, for the
purpose of testing the question in the Courts,
in case lie was not permitted to vote. Upon
the same day after his ballot had been rejected,
he commenced suit against the Election Judges,
laying his damages at 81, 900. The City as
sumed the responsibility of The defence, and
instructed the City Solicitor to contest the
claim. The case was tried three times in the
Courts Of this city, and each instance the jury
failed to agree. Upon motion by Beck!ey's
cou7sel, and venue was changed to Warren
county, and the case came up for trial Oh Mon
day morning last. The City was represented
by Judge Hart and Air. Probasco, and the
Plaintiff by Messrs Getchell and Chambers.
The case occupied the attention. of the Court
for nearly two days, when the Jury returned
verdict for the plaintiff of five hundred dol
lars. A new trial was granted by the Court
Cincinnati Gazette June "a.
< fellow came, riding fair enough looking
horse, to the front of the Office at which Joseph
does the needful trimming for his fellow citizens,
and halloed--
understand you want to buy hoss
here, at this shop!'' ="
Banker leaned against the side of the. dooy,;
half opened his eyes, shut 'em again, gazed
sleepy at the bipedal and then at the quadrupe.
dul ANIMAL and at last said
How much 2"
"a hundred and fifty dollars was the reply.
"Can't give it, my friend. You're good tel-
low, don't doubt; but can't give that price.
Some Judge of horse.hesh, myself"
"Wel say what you will give!' exclaimed the
horse merchant-"I want to sell.'
"Tell whatr' drawlcl Joe, very slccpily-"tell
what-Ill give yoYstwenty-live dollars for that
horse
"He's wuth mere" sail the jockey, tossing
his leg over the saddle and sliding slowly to the
ground" but never was the man to let hun.
dred and twenty-five dollars split Inc in hoss
trade! He's yourn!"
Now Is THE TINE" Not yet" said a little
boy, as he was busy with his trap and ball
:" when grow older will think about my soul"
The little boy grew to be q young man when
see my business prosper, then | shall have
more time than now"
Business did prosper.
"Not yet said the man of business my
children must have my care; when they arc
settled in life, shall he better able to attend to
religion"
He lived to be grey.headed old man.
"Not vet still lie cried ; Z" shall soon retire
from trade, and then shall have nothing else to
10 but to read and pray
And so he died: he put off to another time
what should have been done when q child. He
lived without God, and died without hope!
BEcG1xG P.AEDoH.-Rowland Hill was always
annoyed when there happened to be any noise
in the chapel, or when anything happened to di
vert the attention of his hearers from what lie
was saying. On one occasion, q few days before
his death, lie was treated to one Of the most
crowded congregations that ever assembled to
hear him.-ln the middle of his discourse he OBJ
served commotion in the gallery. For some
time he took no notice of it but finding it in.
creasiug, he paused in his sermon, and looking
in the direction in which the confusion prevailed,
he exclaimed:
"Whats the matter there? The devil seems
to have got among you."
A plain, country looking man Immediately
started to his feet and addressing Hill in reply,
said:
"No sir, it aren't the devil as is doing it; it's
fat lady wot's tainted, and she is very fat 'un,
and don't seem likely TO come out again in Il
hurry"
"0h, that's it, is it?" observed Mr.. Hill, draw.
ing his hand across his chin, "then beg the
lady's pardon-aad the devils, too."
BRvrEs Love MEN More THAN WoMES.-A
writer in the atlantic Monthly puts it thus:
skate, the other day, was asserting wife's
right to control her own property, and inciden-
tally advocating the equality Of the sexes-a
touchy point with her-l put in:
"Tell me, then, Kate, why animals form stron.
ger attachments to men than women? Your dog,
your parrot and even your cat already prefer
me to you. How can you account for it, unless
you allow there is more in US to respect and to
love2"
Il account for it," said she, with most
decided nod, "by affinity between you and
brutes."
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