Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-07-27
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
ey The correspondent of the Savannah Re
publican says tyellow fever is spreading rapidly
among the shipping at Hayaun.
F The Constitutionalist says: 1--WE under
stand that the Augusta Cotton Factory turns out,
every day, teelre thousund yards of manufactured
CLOTH"
@- The Alta California gives the folowing 6
recipe for tho cure Of neuralgia: Half drachIn of
sal ammoniac in an ounce Of camphor water, to be
taken tcaspoonful at 4 dose, and the dose repeG-
ted at intervals of FIVE minutes, if the pain DO not
relieved at once This is believed to be the most
effectual remedy ever discovered for this most
painful malady.
10 Hon. Rufus Chonte died at Halifax, on
Wednesday, tho 18th inst. He had been in failing
health for some timc and had undertaken voyage
to Europe, but wus compelled to stop at Halifax.
Mr. Choate, was one of tho most ointment orators
and lawyers in the country, and his death will be
heard of with sorrow by many of his former asso-
ciates at. the bar and in Congress, as well as by
the people Of Boston, where the best part Of his
life has been spent
GB- Mr.. Nathan Johnston has been cloctod
Sheriff of NewbOrry District by hattering
majority.
GS- Roger A. Pryor, Esq, announces himself
q candidate for Congress in the Petersburg, Va,
District. Hon. W. Q. GoodO was elected to Con-
gress from tbi, District, but diod fow weeks
since, hence the necessity of new election.
Gsis- Tho slaves manumitted by Mr.. Norton, Of
Kinds county, have reached California, and not
withstanding, by tho direction of his will, their
passage was paid und one thousand dollars distr-
buted among them, they are slready in o miserable
condition, dissipated, and actually suffering for
want of fuod.-Ticksburg Sun.
e Betting is immoral, but how can the man
who bets be any worse than the man who ia no
better7
ass> The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Herald says:
"Leitcrs from leading Southern Democratic
politicians indicate that Senator Douglass lats
manifesto bas ruinsd his prospects with them.
Tuulubs, Stephens, Brown, Davis and others de-
nounce it with much rcsret-Mr Douglas says if
they will not accept it the opposition will and also
unite with tho Democracy OF the North and form
union party. Adviccs from Northern and Wes-
tern leader. approve the letter"
IF Tom, why did you not marry Lucy!"
''Ch, she hnd sort of hesitation in her speech,
and left her" "A hesitation in her speech
never heard Of TINT before Are youuot mistaken 2"
"No, not at all for when asked her if sho would
have Inc, she hcsitatcd TO say yes, und-so cut
her for another girl
Nsf- Iu the present British Parliament there
are sisty-throc members who are more than sixty
years old.
10 The daily war expenses Of France nre
estimated at 5000 600 francs Of Austria O00
forins, or each about 5000, 900.
s The "Constitution" declares that under
late regulations an annual saving of 100000 will
be nude in the public printing There must have
hcrn wide margin for "reforin.' when such
sum Of money can be saved in that department.
cSr Tbs New York Express oi Saturday >ays
exports Of sl.=cie to Europe this week will be
in the neighborhood Of two millions of lollars
Our imports about s5,OGO OOO say,-of which
ncnrly S+,OOn,0 600 are dry goods.
-" In HE last six years, ,h.re were l5,000006
gallons Of liquor, and 5,oc0,nOO gallons of wine,
imported into California, and nearly all that timr
there have been distillcrirs and st breweries NJ
work III the State.
~" Richard L., II sou Of X. II. Miller, ESQ.,
Of Memphis Tenn, lust bis life under painful cir
cumstance.. The little fellow, only years Of age
had boen afflicted with chlls. aud Mr.. NJ. applied
to an sputherury for quinine, and received NOR
phine instead. Tho morphine proved fatal.