Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-08-10


aGy Fifteen hundred bales Cotton were des-
troyed'by fire in Coiumbin, on Sunday, the Slst
ult., belonging to Mr.. Rich 0'Nealc, werth in the
aggregate about 100000.
lg- Two Austrian soldiers, at Harrisburg,
huvS received fifty lashcs each for accepting some
cigars from citizens while on guard.
61- The Rhode Island misccgenation psrti-
sans are urging the abolition of schools exclu-
sively for coloured children, and requiring the
admission of negroes into, all the schools Of the
State. The question is before the Legislature.
t% A bog Of marsh in England becoming
dry, the people wore surprised at the sight OF
square mile of frogs moving across the country,
tho old frogs with little frogs upon their backs,
and all led by hugo old patriarchs, migrating TO
the nearest water.
GGp The Central Association will dispatch
cars for Lees and Beauresarl's armies, on the
10Th August; for Hood 4 army, on the 18th Aug.
@- Secretary Stanton is said to have re-
marked the other day, "Butler is admirable
in catching rsbel clergymen or .intimidatiDg
secesh school madam, but he isn't great gen.
eral."
Mae The Indiana Banner relates the case Of q
mother in the ncig hborhood Of Terre Haute who,
whilst her son was asleep upon sofa. put out his
eyes with 1 burning coal, in order that he might
be exempted from conscription
@- The time has arrived when the seed Of
vegetable arc maturing. HencefOrward, letovery
gardener and farmer and tbsir "gooi ladies'
gather up and carefully husband their seeds.
sy Why is Abraham Lincoln, among bis
children, like certain river in Virginia? Because,
considered With reference to his 7rogcny,s.hc he is
the Pa.nonkey (Pamunky.)
R~ A writer, dwelling on the Importance Of
small things, says that he always takes "notico
even Of 4 straw" especially, r:rhaps, if there's
IL sherry cobblcr at the end of it.
nx- The Louisville Journal says, it is the
most awful fact in this war, that the President Of
tho United States considers. his own reelection
the. chief purpose to be accomplished by it.
ns- A Mrs. Wunnamaker died at New Pros
pect, Bergen county; N. j.: ast week, weighing,
previous to ner death, seven hundred pounds
AT her Inst dinner twenty-four ears of green corn
made up slight portion of hor repast.
na- An editor in the Western part of Alabama
is in fix. He dunncd subscriber, who refused
to pay and threatened to Ros the editor if he
stopped sending the raper. We hope that we
have no such subscriber. What would we do!
sT The Prince of Wales has very fur start
in the world for Iasman. Hs Cornwall
estate has yiolds5 eaadO, his landed pro-
psrty gives an iuc5hs sl25, 900, Parliament
Notes him $55O,OeO year, while his mother
lives, besides s25o,oOO taS5ssiRwalss to spend,
Add to this a vory pretty wife and good pros
poet of being King of England some day, and
the prince can be considered forehau1ed."
@s- There is considerable mystery about the
steamer Yeddu, which left Bordeaux ON the ga |
of June, nominally for Amsterdam. Her arrivnl
at The latter port 10 not reported, aud nothing
certain is known Of her whereabouts. The Opin-
ion Notionale asserts that she will soon rc-appear,
fully armed and manned, with tho Confederate
fag flying. It is stated that Sslnmes is too i'll to
take csmmand of her.
Gs- Ths Richmond correspondent ("Tyrono
powers') of the Augusta Consiitutionahist writes
The new Secretary of the Treasury is winning
golden opinions from all men, and with the, hope
of come financial change for the bottcr and She
good news, political and military, that is pouring
in upon us, it is long since Richmond has boon 30
cheerful or exhibited so gratifying revival Of
nm ;o hona and confidence, .
ey Gen. Hood is eGectualy and radically
charging the condition of things in the horse de-
Ho dismountcd the command that
sacked Atlanta, some nights ago. andis executing
bis stringent orders to dismount every horseman
md muleman who is found abs.nt from his COM.
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