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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

Y =
AsofnEp ons Of C,rpl;ra,s sbls sons has
ssacrihce6 -hia liss npap.t bis eoun-
Try. ]. Wars 5fesolating hand thas dfaped ND
deep monxnfne :aAsther puce happy family
ISHAM ROBERTSON atU tULBREATH, of Co. B
LIST S. e. Pioneer Gorps iied.o Pneumopiss COB
tractsd on the EffTch, in the Haspital ut Raist9J
Nc. July soth 1885, .Esa. ~ syesrs . months
/ He was born and raised il Edgsfsld Dist Q.
,C..; hsd.beena 8 roonsiitsnt ndhber and an CHI
cient dsKcono os thesG Ghtsn1t Hi Bsptist ehsfeh,
member p 5ssFs, asal, yes anois .saa
patriotic.eitizen q brave soldier, dcysfsd hus-
Band, akina fafhsI, "a indu1g gent mietet, and .
bright and aiming ChIistisI g and .hsnos. VIXEN
death came, he Mas Iasd dy: TO goi speses. =;
FIJI entered the serFiod ID Se2tSlG6H and made
good and fzithful sol der until ttsicken down
By disease, which he endured With much patience
and Christian fosi itaaF {; Hs prsyedto ee rstn
his family. but was te'iS Snsd 70 thnlHit OF Goa.
He:wrots to hiE:beloEaa -esnpHpie4sad eanofcn
1 Hnst to srieys for him hutto meet him IN heaven
whore psrtips .Rtll be q o more, He disd in the
l.fuilassursncs Of blessed immortalit md hss,
VIC trust, entered theide Of his innpertsl <nan-
Zion beyond tho skies, where he u, forever done
with sickness; sorrow pain and dsaths Ourloss
i, bis eternal gain. He aesses- an sfiieted xie,
son and dan shter, and many re)at atiysland friends
! 10, mourn his loss. a Blessed ara tho dead who
die in the-Lord Yea, saith the they rest
| ffori their labots, and thsir works do isIeW
thsm." -: :s3s..s =. =. y. :
p,ep. in ihis Vill.eee, ION .l2na nit, JOHN AZ
iFRED, infant son pr J:.Isi md FLoHEscE a.
RlNEr,. aged: ssrs month and deninstsen days'
aSuffor little children to come unto me, ana for.
bid them not for Of ancR Is tte Kisgddn OF
Heaven ~ - ..,-.'5
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
"A Nuisance that should. not be
Tolerated.

We are informed that down in the neighbor.
hood of Miles Mill there sojourns certain old
character, a fortune teller by reputation, who
has been ntampcrings with tbe..colpred
porulation-t telling The poor siml l1ctors that in
a short time they will free, and putting al
kinds of ridiculous iieas into their wnolly Iates
He tells one tlat he is to bea great mana cap
tain, colonel or general, -rich man with q
gold watch and bosom pip,"-and the wenches
are to be nsladics hays carriages, horses, white
drivers, 90. This absurd stnf is sreligiously be-
lieyed by the poor ignorant dupes, and forthwith
they BECOME indolent, impudent and worthless;
"a nd othing but the atrap will bying them right
again. If the reports that We have heard bo
true, sud we have no reason to doubt them, tie
old rascal nlludedto ought to be summarlly dealt
With, and the quicker the better.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

OApTURED BY i Mono Yankee pris,i
oner, who had managed to make his escape
from one of the trains, was captured below
Grabam's Turn Out, s. O., ons Thursday.
The circumstances. arc as follows; The pris-s
oner Went 10 Tue negro, Informing him who
he was, and asked. FOR food he was told TO
remain in that. place and food would be
brought to him. The negro at once went
and told his aster. He remarked thhtsile
wcu,d 90 with him and capture the Yankee.
The negro objected to this, and said that the
man would run il he shw 9 white: person az
preaching ;and also xaylsed that he.be per:
sn,itted to take him soma food IN company
NTH anoth negro, and that his maater. .ap:
proaSI cautiously and arrest him. This
plan was agreed. TO, While the Yankee was
eating lie discovered the gcntle approach
ling through the woods and started to- run IN
But the negro was too smart. he at -onee
grabbed him with the remark Nos yon
i.don't,n aud held him until his master came
up. = a: 80:
81 The; boy, we think. should receive a hand
some present forhis shreYdness and fidelity.
Augusta Chronicle. "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
Another Raid.

:. Our hUspitnble and high-toncd friend, CENJs
MIN BErT1s, ESQ., of the Pine House, misses 9
6ne beef On tho very night before said bee
became non est inrentus, WAGNER, returning
from Augusta witA an empty wagon, had camped
near the premises Of our friend BETTIs. Susri ion
rested upon upon said wagner. Upon rerairirg
to the deserted camp, st was plainly seen that
the dead body of the luckless beef had been
dragged through the sand to the very spot,upon
W which the wagon stood. Our friend BErr1s ac-
companied by his friend KIDD, set cut In hot
pursuit. They tell'the tale of murder ond rob-
berry to their next neighbors, the MARSHES, and
they join them. The four go a.milc further and
repea. the tale to ctl. HUlET and his overscer
SMITH, and they join the expedition. Tie six
go half mile further nnd repeat u,o tale to the
widow of the late RICHARD Bunror her sons
are'in the arry and she can give them nothing
but .woman's sympathy. utqntbeyg 60. Victory
or dsath is their mrtto! They .orartake the un-
scrupulous and dishonest wsgorer at Turkey
Creek. They execute a stonewall- jackson lark
movement and come down with fell svoop upon
the guilt-laden wager. They scale The walls of
the classic vehicle AMI Discover large bog Of
sand:. The honest WAGNER lives in q country
of vile red clay and had snsaped up frops of
the top of Gods footstool q bseEof sand for his
kitchen Goor. Bptwhere is tbeheef? Eche an
swers: jraere 2 Every body fteais low:a-d daya.
Stealing is in fact the fashionable aud popular
mode Of getting ope,s living. Mark theman.that
steals ns.thiDg during this war! But this honest
wsgoner.stOle nothing thattime. We know not
his namo; else would VIC siseit-ns nnaexample
of rare virtue. ,-s.s;.. ~ - ;.,i
Pardon us, friends of the pursuing squad. We
are only trying to make out s0rtei funny piece.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
Lieut.. Gus. Bnrt. y

= Major L.aAs FoxTAINs, very: lately released
on !paroi. Tor special exnhapge arrived in Char
iystsn from Port Royal . few days ago, Sand
grin gs information that Lieut.. A, w. Burr, as
in.relid a soldier as Edgehed has yet sent forth,
i. among the 6vc ssndred and f0rty-eisbt, Con-
.federatc Officers now -confued on Morris Island.
Lieut.. Buar {ol Co. a; TIN Regt. loEta leg ut
Gettysburg, fell into theenems's bands and has
since seen tho inside Of a dozen Yankre prisons.
God grant some Of the ESPECIAL exchanges.
.yhich seem to lie popular now, may soon bring
the gallant and suffering fellow home again.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

Asnegf6, a.fews niles from Charles
ton, recently captured:an escaped Yankee
prisoner Hsstarted. ont On that: express
mission,s%hile his master went trin4 another
direction for another, whom be; ;alsesncceed-
cd in capturingsThe Courier says:.
Some ,ofthe passengers, theanext day, snd
SOME citigens residing near the spot,
proposed sstestimoniahfor Joe, andsoon rails
led aieood purse. Mr.. p K. Goburn, OF Sum-
1nlerylle. wasrequested to present: this ap-
pr0priate offeringy whice he did in "a few
words, telling Joe .of the purpose and oi
the high approval his conduct had earned in
The increasing confidence of his master ar,d
all who knew the affair: Joe: was evidently
taken aback, and was more frightened ap.
parently .by.lbeing confronted thus iby Mr
Coburn, than he would hayo been On meet
ing two Yankees. BE, however, reeoyetes ss
80 as to reply briefly nnd gratefully: : Massa
I know nothing aboutspeeching; but i ace
Yankee, OF any ybcdy .lcok like Yankee
| + shoot Il m if can't bring him: :.as :,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
$lOO ReW,l;ard. q;

from the susscribsr, OF wac per-
2l,h sopt 1854, my s negro Nopsa TIIDY sni
her child HART The woman j. 10 years oIb,
copper .mp.e.tpn, has small fcar. on left
cheek, and had on. when she left . calico dress,
and aiao took amus'ia drsis away NTH her. The
boy Hart il amnls lstto, about feur ye.rs nd we'll
grown to .hitage, with strsit dark fsir. Its
probable she has .gono -tas charleston. or Colpm-
6ia, and is snpppsed to have free. .papers.
: To any. person taking up said 7Nsrroes and
lodging them in j.il- 80 that ! can get ,hsm,- I
will give the .abors reward. - =.
= Oct sst,s- 81 @ ar
Gs-C -Can.titutionaiist,and CsroIinisu will copy
throe times.aud forwasd account 10 this Office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
EIection Notice.

nEyRE Managers Of. Election for Eagefeld Dis
l trict ore hereby notified to hold an election
90 TUESDAY, tks-i Ith day ofo October. for Si1
Members tothc House Of Representative Of ths
Legislature of suHih csrolins. The polls to te
opened at esclr election preainct throus sksut'he
District at j o'clock. and continued open until
4o'clock P. M:,-after which hour the polls 10
be closed and the votes eouRled: The sMagasers
viii meet at Edce6sld C, d. The day folloWirg by,
.ianeloci witbthu-rssuit Of fBa jfog ststhsir
respective boxes The election viii he declared
at o'clock. X 4. w: SElBELs,
Chair. Board of Managers Of; Election.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
New Impressment Schedule.

The; Commissioners of the several States, who
recently, met in Convention at Montgomery, to
sstabli.+a uniform scedulc in relation totheim.
presanent of provisions, ETC., Internationally re-
-duced tie rates for instances bacon MOTTO ex-
cSSod sf,s1 per pound; -four, sl5 per hundred
corn; s2.25 per, bushel irstelaes hsraes, ss5o.;
frst class mules, 5000. These prices are to bs
uniform in the States Of Alabama, Louisiana,
Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and
South Carolina.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
Fall Term.

Monday, the srd inst, vas tie first day Of the
FnlrTerm of the Court Of Common Pleas. His
Homer Judge WaspLAw wda present; Solicitor
PERsY4lso. Tho weather was aobby-rery sob
by. The grand Jury was miss;ag, az was also
the Petit jury. His Honor the Jadgo af,er; aeci-
ding that Mr.. RoBr. ]. BurLEa SHOULD be admit
ted to bail, dismissed tbs' Court. -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
The .2Sth South carolina. l.,

Tho armyfctrTespondent Of the Augusta Cow
,,itu,ioanlis. pays the following tribute to that
gallant South earolina Regiment: q
The 22d Georgia, battalion Of :sharp-shootcrs
iy ia Gist's brigade, which occupies the extreme
right Of Hoods: present:line.
: Gen. Gist is fine ohicer-gkllan and fearless:
Hehasun excellent command d-ptominsnta amongst
which is thes2lth South earoline. t.is nregi:
ment that will do to tie to. Colonel Capers y =
most excellent officer, having, everything on the
march aud ellewhere, en- mititaits. He jsia rigid
diieiplinaIan, and eoIamahd the respect Of <hi,
men. The 24th has worisfa itsetf AID command
an enviable fame. The Palmetto State has reasor
to be preud of all her ehivaric SONS, sI,l ofuohe
more than our brigade friends and sfsocistos.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
Notice.

. A lie persons ID Lower Batt.iios, 9h Reej-
In ment,- due labor on Coast VIII yead sas d.
irecfed in Johsson,ss orders . nd thsy afs slse
notified to report number of. hands lisSle Esad
amountof labor. furnished 70 eitlsr of The Com.
,missioners ON Of, beforeth 2ls fspoyt to tie
meeting Of tho; Board Of gdmmissjoners to be:
held at Red Hilf on the 2Ist inst. y-sSi
- GEO, -Mo oRGAN, Chsie. !,
! oct.4 s,ats Il
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
Reautifui and True.

The following is an extract from letter 10 Q
fatherwho lately lost u gallanttson in battle:
Better far be the parent Of the lamented and
hon orsd dead, ,:thansthe father of many ,hying
sons Sho live degraded by their vices ana whose I
lire and death your SON has been all thata5ou
could dosire. Let not the selGshness .ot griei
DISCARD your comforts o. glory. Thank God foI
the gift Of such aon, antss bless his name tha'
he has fulGlod sbe snds Of his existence so nopiJ
and so well.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
!, PRISONERS al Fort Delaware.

IS. c. Prisoners dt Fort u delaware. 8
Is, ,Mr.-T a. Ia AR, Agent Ut tSe s. C: Central
Bureau:at Richmond, furnishes the following list
.sf prisoners from the 1th and 18th S. G. Regi-
ments who are now at Fort Delaware:
Z 7th Regiment Iajsat-y-J v Young, W Da-
Wis; E II speer, 5 salter, H Bartly, J R Sen
tell, J Raven, J C jenkins, Mishow, A D
Parker.
18th Regiment irjuntry.-J W Wright, j W
Jones, j N Padgett, H. II Withers, J V Davon-
port, D S Walker, j r Farmer, n Lyons, P
Edge, H Taylor, W L Walters, J R Anderson,
W Abrams, J H Wilson, Geo. Young, Weed,
A Walker, A Browns elun, J Etheridge, W
Finley, T Martin. W S Logan, J. Ford. A Jor-
dan, siaemorc, A Wall, j Johnson, J Faulkner,
a j Zimmerman, A Stevens, W E Zimmerman,
N .Werte, L Harlin, " II Mounts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

H The statement that General Haster had
been relieted is incorrect. BE asked TO bere-
lieysd but his: request was refused By Lincoln.
lei. also said that he rendered bis resignation,
Which was in Iiksmannerrefussd.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

@- A beautiful pink coiored. Flour may be
made from thc-secd of ohinssesngar cane. This
Flour made up in. the style Of Buckwheat cakes,
with little of the Sorghum Syrup. is sait to DO.
hard to beat. The seed also makes a splendid
substitgts for coffee. :.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
.Damnable Deeds in North Mississippi

Damnable Deeds in North Mississippi.
A correspondent of the Mobile RegisSr d:
1dcertiser, dated Marshall County, Miss,
Sept. I4th, gives the annexed account of Yam
kee atrocities in NORTH Mississippi: : :.
!. 0f.course you have heard ofthe upparal.
leled atrocities committed by General All.
Smith, IN his late march rhon alemphisto
tlOxfDrd, with hiss mongrels army of. %, 900
men. The halt Of the nnspcakable infamies
perpetrated by. them has not been. told, and
perhaps never will.b ! had intended TO
give you compendious statement6f so much
Of thein outrages as had come to my ;knowl-
edge, bnt, saoth to say, my pen. recoiis from
the 1oathsome task. The..wholc raid, .,,all
aloag, on both sides OF their line Of march,;
seems to have been nothing but q coWpr.lly
o. sausht upon women and children, unarm-
ed, old. and disabled men. They did not
come cut to fight our soldiers, but .simply,to
make war upof women and non combatants,
aud to turn loose their brutal soldiery-ner-
ticularly The NEGROES and the Dntch-upon
q defeneeless and already half starving eom,,
mnnity.a :, -, -:
is there no way to make these Memphis
Yankee raiders conduct the war on civilized
principles?
. Oxford and Holly Springs were given to
the flames "by ORDER Of old whiskeY"
Smith himself. Between Lagrange, Tenn.,
and Oxford, Miss, g distance Of SIS miles, not
more than,a half; dozen residences are. left
upon the roadside. Off the road, to the dis.
tanceo 5-or. @ miles on both sides, the de-
struction Of private property has been equsl.
ly:sweeping and .atroeious, In carrying out
this system Of destruction, numberless and
nhmeless actsiof cruelty and assassination " ere
committed. Ladies of the first responsibility. !
we're stripped naked, or had their clothes
turned oserstheir heads by these diabolical,
rnffissns,. in their search for treasure. Wound.
ed and disabled soldiers, discharged from,our
army, were shot down or hung like dogs. |
Sick men and women, ina dying condition,
were flung from their beds to the floor, and |
thus Instantly murdered, ontbe plea .(!!!) that
heir sickness was pretence, and that arms |
and money, or other ,yalpsbles were secreted
under them! Dwellings were set on fire,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

An officer. advising his general 70 capture
a post, remarked: TT will cost only 2 few
men, .sWell,r said the general will you
make one of the few
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
OBITUARY Notices.

We are very reluctantly -forcedsto defer until
next week several obituary notices which haye
been handed In fer publication. II
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
Important Notice:
Head ii Id { fQ6sfters, Enrof1i6g. Office,
EDGEFIELD DIsTRfcT' 8. O.,

september 2sth, 1864.
.SREGLAI,' ORDER, N0.:-v. sJJs,:3
srsSALL4Mhite.nsle personsaa this District, be-
.EertHssu the ages Of q i1teen;S and aessntssn
years, are hereby ordered 70 report AZ TINS onse,
in person, on Friday, the 7.h dsy o. Ssseoer ieos
II. There is NO eistptioo to hs sbova order. Z
|. -. s !. ~ SIC FslJ. MOSES, .Jr.;.
Lieut. &,Enrolnng 0@cer.
= 0,+A >..it 81 Al
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I Il 6 Id V.ERTIsER B.
-.'-- JAMES BACON, EDITOR.
WEpNEspAY ,ocT. 1864. M

agr Notice adyeftiser,ent of fsale. of House,
hold and Kitchen Furniture belonging to Mrs I
D, w. CHRISTIAN, at ;hsr house this day ut 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
P1hlic Sale.

WKTIIL be. sold at the Honss Of Mrs. D. ".
Wv CHRIsTfAE, on "Wednesday. Oct. sth,
TURE, campris.pg Beds, Bedding, Bcdsteads,
Sofa. Tablss, Chairs, one large Boiler, ironwaye,
&c. Alss, q lot Of Hoes, CORN; &c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
G1gelela saoItJlYtisau. sIJ J:
55pU1BBIs1sHnp EygEY REDNEsDAY MoENINe
DUalsoE, KEEsE !. co.

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the ADVERTISER for one
Year EIGHT DOLLARS in advance. For Six. Months
FIVE DOLLARS. - n :
ADvERTIsENENTS will be inserted at. FIVE
DoLLARs per Square Go maion lines or iess for each
insertion Advertisements without as to te
nllmber of Zines to be inserted, will be published ,n %
forbid; ;and charged uecordfngly
Announcing Candidates for any s0fice OF honor tol
profit, TWENTY DOLLARS, to be paid before the "a an
nouncement is published &,
Obituary notices, tributes OF Respoctor an! commu
nisation pcrsousl in lis raseds as aaFe1
tisements and charged according, -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
!. .Carit. 3 Bird,s Company.

We clearn by lettcr from Capt RI. ]. D!nD, Of
the l5th Regiment, that hs is now q prisoner at
Fort Delaware, dsiag well.S Lieut. ". a. sNlTB,
OF the same Company is also there. Thesfollow-
ifg members of his Company, captured at.the
same time, have been sent to Camp. Chase, 0hie:
-David and Alilledge Bird, WIN. and T. King, F.
Hastings, ]. yaug ghn,- S. smi,h, .thet two Browns,
two Dool!tlca, Vim. Tompkins, R. Q. Mayson, @.
Welker, ]. corley, P. A: Rodgers, j. Mckinney,
f. Dean aid E. Lawton. :. ss...-.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

eye We clip the following from tho Gaines
vile (Ala,l Independe,i', and copy it for the
benefit Of the numerous relatives and friends Of
the gallant soldier spoken Of. Heels an Edge.
field man ). >.
sergeaut S..P. Tompkinu, reported among th'
missing Uf Chptsin. Winston company 10 tue
severe brush at Lafayette, has been hoard from
by flsg of truce. He. was shot through tho leg
ana is prisone, IN the hads Of the enemy: NJ Or .
of the officers Of his command thought BIN killed
ana4he ;enlogiums that hare been passed up
on lhis gallent conduct on the field, add new
lustre to the role Of Sumter's heroes. May ~
live to wear the lautels his prowess has Won.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
HY:MENE-A.Ia.

MARRIED, on the 2sth August last, iby- -Rtey. .
j Ohm Trapp, Mr.. MUSE GossETT and Miss
JANE BULLOCK, beihof thissDistriet.s 4
MARRIED, by the same, on; the 18th Sept. Mr..
VIM. C. coRLEY to Miss MATTIE-E. GLEN;
also of this District.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
800, 81. 90 Bush. Corn
Reward !

n will give the above reward for the appreben-
IL sion and delivery into the Augusta or Edge
held Jail, Of. ALFRED H0LLEY, adessrter fram
the Comm.nd about Charleston. Said HoAey is
about 25 or 20 years Of age. about 5fsst 10 inch-
es high, blue eyea, dark hair, saile# complexion,
and thin ri.age. a5i-..s.. =
JN0. .RAJNsFQRD,
-. ,s,. OF the Supporting Cerps. 5.
: Oct. St A..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

md. grey.haired1old ld;men repeatedly flung ins
4 ,the flames, in the mere wanfonness Of dia-
.uiism run roaring mad z z
ALI these things have taken nlaceil Mar.
'.liall county alone, during, this: last raid Of
.l.Ae Federal devils. For two yearsthis coun.
shas thus suffered, and still no steps are
$ AIKEN for:o our relief 3 IT occurs to me / have
somewhere heard the duties of Government
we're reciprocal ;;that while the people!- owed
allegiance, the Government owed protection.
s.it ESQ, Mr. Editor I? orsis it all econfodnded
lie, cEeat, humbug7
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

.HoBRID ltURnER.-The report of q dis
tressing murde: which occurred near Lynch's
Greek. in Chesterfield District. has reached
us. We learn that Mr. Buck Blakeney was
murdered by his own negroes, on thursday
nigkt, the; 18th inst. They. expected him
home after night and waylaid him barrica-
ded his road SO that his horse and buggy
could not pass, and whenShe reached the spot.
they attacked him wi;hlightwSod knots, kill
iug him after desperate struggle. The body
was found near the roadside tie next morn.
ing, and suspicion resting upon his own, ne.
5groes, they were taken up and confessed the
crime. An Investigation was had on Satur-
day, and on Monday following four. of TIE
negroes were execnted-tbree were hung ard
one burnt. Two othernegroes, belonging TO
persons in the neighborhooi; and supposed,
to be Implicated, are still under arrest. The
negroes stated that their master had been
uniformly kind 10 chem and that they could
assign no cans, for committing This foul deed.
-LaEcastc cr Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05

sse q pgrER THE HERMIr,s on The Milita-
y Law Exemptions viii u aear in our next
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..V;l|5a11,1cc;llls:;e,:, y 6 :;,:,.s: Factory.

TNTE will buy aii. good Cotton brought here
wv within. the. next sixty, ,diys-sTll give tipe
cents per pound nio,e titan Hamburg narEet price.
Price noy sl,S0 .: pound. Bales nut up with
ataTes taken. .1s1 nroo 20
lysucluae, Sept 2s = A. Al