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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21

CouLDN'g Fool HER.-The Lafayette
Qad) Courier tells an amusinsstory of some
young ladies and gents of that place, who
were taking social walk near the cemete.
nv, when a ghost appeared. They all ran
but one sturdy woman of the strong. minded
class, who stood her ground till the ghost
got to her, when she seized it, and tlrashed
out Of his crightful disguise mischievous
fellow, who heard the project Of walking
about the grave yard discussed, and hid hun
sell there to give the venturesome party q
fright. She led him back to the house, and
in reply to the qulstiops poured in upon her,
said, Cant fool me, I've seen too uany men
in shc,r 10 get frightened at them.''
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21
Notice.

Ill nersons' having any claims or demands
"a noainst the Estate of Walker q. Samuel,
dee'd., are required to present them, properly
proven ; and all persons baying any Notes. Pa
pers or Property Of any kind bel nging tp said
Estate ,ire requested to hand them in to. the up-
1rrsirned. who is The lawful Administrator; and
also those irdobted will please pay up immedi-
a,cly, in lasfulmoney oI ahe State. or itsequivu
Ion. in currency word to the wise is tuiirient.
W. b. SAMUEL, Adni'or.
MARI 3mf Is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21

"Hello Tom, which way you swine 7" :.
"Cesar, dis chile gwne to Augusta to ply
for offs OF de gohernment."
"Well, d4rkey, what you gwinc to do down
dar oh %
"I'Se ssina TO ply for the post Of sexton
in de Post oils Apartment
"Scxlon of Post Apartment.
(" Yes sab berry de dead letters. Some
time-you hear, Caesar ar?-soinrtiines dey hab
money in 'ein and den l rifle dc corpse! You
see, sab? Yah yah /! yah" !"
And Tom wentop his way rejoicing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21

No INcoME.--Mr. L. +. Siblcy, editor of
the Aurora. Iil. Commercial, and Assistant
ASSESSOR cf Internal Revinue in Dearborn
c,uaty, narrases the following amusing oc
currence, which occurred i'll the discharge Of
his official duties:
Assessors of internal revenue, in their per-
egrinatiors, sometimes run atoul of an anu
sing incident to relieve the dull routine OF
their mat er-offact vocation. While taking
the return Of son Of Erin, The otter day,
the following prescribed interrogafory was
put to him: Had Your vile any income du
rins the past year? ?:H F" Incoms is ii? replied
Pat, divll a b.C--she had twins the year be
rre, and that's enough lor any dacent wo
man in Two years." So the Assessor though
aed went on making out Pats return, mu
sing upon the possibility OF support ~! :;
man with fixed annual income Of that kind
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21

IF We have been authorized by the Friends
of Capt. q. BouLwAREto to snnounce him
Candidate for Sheriff of EdgeGeld District at the
next election.
APR II tee at
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21
Dec 6
Notice..

LII persons indebted TO the -F'stnte Of Robert
"A J. DELPHI, ,Iatc Of EagcAeld District icceascd,
arc requested .o.comc Aorward 'and make pay.
mcnt; and tho;c baying demands againss raid
Estate will present them in due tims and proper
y Au''S A. j. PELLETIER, Admir-.
Or, 4S -. 1y' 42
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21

Gsrc Kind words do not cost much. Trey
never blister the tongue or lips. And sc
have never heard of any mental trouble ar
sing from this quarter. ThouehtLey do not
cost much, yet they accomplish much. They
help ones own good nature, and good will,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21

A merchant at San francisco, having the
misfortune to lose his wife, invited his clerks
To- attend the funeral. He afterwards CHAR
ced each of them for the day as lost time, and
made them pay for the carriages.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21
US. Purchasing Agent.

The QursrIoN OF NEGRO SuFrRAce.-En
the proceedings of the New School Presby-
terian Conference which is now being held
in New York, We find the following:
"THE NEGRO TO OFFSET TIE IRISH VOTE"
"The consideration of the memorial was
the next business in order, and was discussed
by D. Spear, o.. H. Thompson (colorcd,)
Rev. Mr.. johnson, of Pittsburg, and others.
The principal theme of the discussion was
negro suffrage. The last speaker, whose name
was not announced, stated that it became,
at this time, an absolute necessity to give the
negro the ballot, to counterbalance the Irish
vote, and to keep out Of Congress and the
Senate, men from the South. The time has
come, when such influences as Irish and
Southern politicians should be held in check.
The motion on the adoption of the memori
al was put and carried
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21
For Tax collector.

TEE many Friends OF Capt. JAMES MITCH
ELL respectfully nominate hin Us 3 capdidste
for TAX COLLECTOR. .atthe next election.
49,. - SALCDA. =
Dec 6 toe 50
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21
Barter! Barter |!

yEgHE Grani,eville. Manufacturing Company
u will continue 10 Darler clpth for ,CoTrpNs
FLOUR. CORN, PEAS, BACON AND LARD,
giving Augusta prices for produce, and turuish--
lug Cloth ut Wholesale rates.
tiraniteville, April3 TT Is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21

10" The certainty That Gen Les and others
have been indicted for treason at Norfolk, causes
great excitement in Washington.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21
Professional Notice.

NEEssRS. BACON & BUTLER wilhpractico
lyH in the Courts of Law and >Equity- in. this
Old omSs OfM.'c. natiori and Carroll & Bacon.
J01lE E. BACON,
VI. c., BCTLER.
May %. -. Sin . %
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21
For Tax Collector.

Tho Many Friends Of b. A. ]: EELL, Esq,
respectfully nominate him rs . Candidate for
Tax Collector at the next election, -.
Oct Is to AZ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21

Oct IS
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

TRAGEDY IN LIMA, ORIo.--The following
statement Of q recent affair at Lima, Ohio,
which has occasioned much excitement in
that vicinity, was furnished an exchange
by Conductor Wheeler, Of the Lima "Ae-
commodatlon" train:
Some time since, Canadian, by tie
name of Mckinney, opened grocery in
Lima, his wife acting in the capacity OF
bar keeper most of the time. Some six
weeks ago, q gentlemanly appearing per-
son, who gave his name as Daily, ard who
claimed to be a refugee from New Orleans,
q physician by profession, and man who
appeared to have some money, stopped IN
Lima. He frequently visited McKinney's
grocery, and the latter's jealousy finally
became ex cited. As soon The Or. observed
this, il is said, he ceased to visit Nick q
grocery. On Monday Or. Daily stepped
into a grocery near the depot, and while
standing near the. counter, Mckinney came
in. The lstter, without saying word,
drew u revolver and shot the Doctor three
times, then left Daily followed him to the
door and fred four shots at his assailant,
but none OF the shots hit Mckinney. The
Sheriff then attempted.to arrest Mckinney,
but the latter drew his revolver and shot
three times at the officer, one ball cutting
the hair Just above the Sherif's ear. By
this time an excited crowd had collected
many of whom were armed, and several
shots were fired al the desperate. Mckin-
ney succeeded in getting into the second
story OF a building, which was immediate.
ly surrounded by his pursuers. Efforts
were made to induce The crowd 10 III
Mckinney be arrested and imprisoned. and
a man was sent up stairs to capture him.
He had scarleiy reached the room which
sheltered Mckinney, when the cry was
raised that the murderer was seen at !
window. and general assault, with pis
tolls. stones and clubs, at once followed
The person attempting 10 make the arres
was compelled to flee Tor safety. McKin
ney finally got down stairs, and was fight,
ing his way into the street, when q stone
struck him on the forehead, knocking hin
down and tearing off his scalp. he was
then secured BY the officers aud taken t
jail. he uas hit three times by pistol
shots. TWO Of lie balls had been sxirsc.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

va den. Buffers family have teen
some time at Fortress Monroe, where his
son. bright little fellow Of ten years, with
iAecsenants straps on his shoulders, ia q
stea' pes Of the officers. Somebody saya
wickeoly that the lieutenant" probably
didn't accompany the general on the VII.
sningson expedition.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

A. Silver City, Nevada, on election day,
the Union men nailed a rebel Tag upon
the sidewalk in front Of the polls, that
every voter might trample it under foot,
while the star spangied banner was flying
overhead.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

Des Moines and Coon rivers, and tho
wells and cisterns in town, were never so
shor. for water az they arc now. If they
ye. much lover, water will be In greater
dsnana tAs.a whisky Rsgts:er, CIR.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

A gentleman in Boston well known here
and elsewhere for his ceaseless and success
ful efforts 10 serve the country, especially
in financial matters, ever since The wax
begun, but whose name we are no: per-
United TO give, paid bill on the IS, OF
January in United States interest bearing
notes, accompanied by the following let
ter. As an example Of practical good sense
it is worthy OF imitation, for there are I'M
dOubtedly among the working people q
very large number who are ignorant even
Of the existence OF these interest bearing
notes, and who, did they know Of them,
would gladly make such an Investment OF
their savings, much to their own beneE.
as we'll az that Of the treasury Of ihecouu-
try. 1t is a method Of lending to the Gov
ernmen. which may be made exceedingly
popular among those who have small surns
TO lay by:
BOSTON, Jan. :. 1865.
NV DEAR SIR: I enclose herewith s.,
the amount Of your bill in United States IN
terest-bearing notes.
Perhaps you will take the same view that
do in snch cases, and call the attention Of
your workmen to these as q medium 70,
investing their savings.
It seems to me tba; if this kind Of note
were known and understood Throughout:
tho land, we should see large amounts laid
up, when they would at the same time aid
tne coVeTNuenS AiIu Inc uolue1, anu Oe q
reminder to large numbers Of our people
Of the pecnniary stake which every man
has in the succ ess Of our arms.
say n reminder, for it is equally fact
that all our promises to pay are based on
Government paper, and when q man puts
his savings into bank, which invests il in
mortgages or other promises to pay, The
only mode Of payment he can expect is II
Government paper-uutil THESE and gold
become Of equal value-lhe difference be-
ing that in the one case he gets 5 per cent
interest. If the bank is managed discreetly,
and when he draws i. out he gets legal ten
ders bearing 10 interest while by lending
directly to Government he gets o much
larger rate OF interest and is the keeper Of
his own property until he deeds to use it.
Yours yery trulv
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

Mr.. Greeley's History OF the American can
Conflict IL selling very rapidly, whog
by subscription. Seventy thousand COPE ss
have been disposed of within elk month"; a;s
and a German edition viii appear IN s1's
month.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

RECONSTRUCTION IN TExAs.-A CORES
pendent Of the Houston News Bulletin, Q
returned soldier from the rebel army, aRer
detailing his inhospitable treatment along
the road, remarks:
Il am sorry 70 say, Mr.. Editor. that shere
are very many of the citizens in the coun-
ties through which passed in favor Of re-
construction; and was told by inteui-
gent and influential men, true Souinein
men, that if the vote was taken, two-tnlios
Of the men at home would vote for recon
struction. Would that they could spenu ~
few weeks in camp and learn the lee.Ass
and views Of our soldiers"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

1 The following solGiere, be.ong ng g
Iowa regiments, have died al Nashville
since November Est Lacy 9. Howlee 18th
Iowa; Geo. w. French, Co. {, lath Iowa
Samuel Tyler, Co. i, ae.h Iowa; Benjamin
A. Gould, Co. B, 10Th iowa; jos. >. Be-
garth, Co. A, 18th Iowa; Thos. Har:y, Co.
q, .th low a; Peter Keeon, Go. 4 18th Iowa.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

G2- Dr.. Mary Z. Walker, who lately We
atea the female military prison 8. Louis
vile, Kentucky, and says: could have
had The quality and quantity IN a week.
wh.ie prisoner IN Richmond, that each
one of these prisoners consumes n day.
could moi have complained OF The 'biu o.
fare -
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

9TWe publish to-day an important or
der issued from the Adjutant Generals Of
tee, srevoking all recruiting commissions
issued from this Department, whether for
Major General Han cocks corps, Or fox the
new regiment Of infantry The reasons
for this action are Sc. forth il .te order 10
which we refer or readers.
--~>--
N. The Richmond Wig makes this
suggestion Tina. The rebel government
declare al! the ports Of the United States O.
blockade, thus making The British and
French vessels seeking those ports legal
prey Tor rebel pirates. But how migrate
frl for past .avors from over the water.
OPINION OF AN IN-E-Ll6EqT FOREIGN
EE.-Nr Everett furnishes to the New
York Ledger retrospect OF ire year 1864.
In il he quotes the opinion Of ono Of his
European correspondents, .'as well gnali-
ted as any man living 20 form IN opinion
on The subject" who says:
at seems to me that not only 10 the
Union troops tight better, now that they
know their business by experience and
that by process Of elimination they have
got better leaders, but that the southerDers
are not fighting as they did before. They
are evidently losing heart. II they SEQ in
Mr.. 1-incoln's reelection the stern resolve
Of the North to pursue the war untlinch-
ingly, believe they will feel their last
hope disappointed, and thst we shall see q
more rapid and less bloody advance toward
the end-the inevitable END. That yon are
carrying the day is the universal feeling
abroad. Some accep, i: very unwillingly,
but al friends Of progress and liberty
haa ptiiv roi0icp;'
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

The President does no. -ea1 me pa
pers, and SO misses good deal o. good
advice, and he boasts that The only books
he has read since he commenced his White
House duties, are Orpheus c. Kerr and Ar
.emus Ward. Mild recreation, these,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

there is 10 doubt about the richness of The
quartz. The Captain is said to be a good
Judge of the article, having had some expe-
rience in Washoe stocks, and his judgm ent
is much relied on. Many parties haye
gone out there, located claius, and re-
turned to await further development and
favorable weather to begin operations
The people OF Steilacoom and Pierre coun-
on road direct to the mines. Hon. s.
McCaw and party are exploring 3 new
route to avoid the crossing Of Mud Noun
tain,' that to all who have crossed the
Natchess Pass. A town had been laid on.
at the foot oftho mo,lntsin.-Ol Olympia Dem.
OcYGt, NOG. 10.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

The debts Of the States OF Maine
Massachusetts,, Illinois and Michigan, a.
stated IN the annual messages Of the Gov
ernors, are as follows: Maine, s., 3S7 900
Massachusetts,, So 49,, eco; Illinois, flI,.
7s.o0o; Michigan, $a,54l,ooo.
The same States have furnished the fol
lowing number Of troops to the army since
the outbreak OF the rebellion: Maine
81, 00o-one-tenth Of her whole population
Massachusetts,, I5s. $50; Illinois, 1920
$1,000.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

~ We think nc proposition has been
more certainly established than that laws
the sale and use OF spirituous
liquors canno. be enforced. They hsYe
been thoroughly tried in the New England
States, in Iowa and elsewhere, and have
proved failure in every instance. The
law in this State is dead letter-in all the
river counties It has been dead letter
from tho time Of its enactment to the pres
ent he n. In portions Of the State the law
may lave been enforced for time. Bat
we think it is now dead letter throughout
Iowa. There is no public sentiment to
back the courts IN war upon the traffic.
However a majority Of the people NAV
look upon the Use Of spirituors liquors az
a beverage, the folly Of attempting to re-
strain mems aprestes by law is te city ad-
mi;ted. The cause Of temperance Is no.
promoted by legal suasion. There ia no
pressure upon the courts.
IN view Of these fxcts-in view Of the
fact that the traffic does exist onde. license
from the Government. Of the United States
in view Of the demonstrated fact that il
cannot be restrained by the courts under
the law-that there is no excitenent-no
pressure upon the courts, and no call foy
the enforcement Of this dead lawn view
Of the fact that these are times when ali
good and true men should stand shoulder
70 shoulder, we are surprised that the Dis.
trict Court should revive liquor prosecu.
IONS and create storm in this communi.
~. We are at loss to know why it is tina;
Judge Springer is moving in this matter
1t will not promote temperance and lessen
the consumption Of ardent spirits. I'll,
assessing Of heavy fines will be more like
to create sympathy and increase tn,
traffic. Because his Honor the Judge. an,
the District Attorney are virtuous are her,
to be no cakes and ale?
We should be glad to see all men teonar
ate. We believe the use Of spirituous Ii
quors AS beverage is the cause Of mpch q
the suffering and crime in the world. Pm
We long since gave up the opinion q. on
eime entertained, viz: that prohibitor
laws viii reform mankind.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

JAPANESE MYrHo1ooy.-On the 5,h DAY
OF the second moon, corresponding tbs
year to our March IL, ie tho festival OF lnari.
the patron deity OF the farmer, " 90 accord
ing TO Japanese mythology, descending
from the heaven IN prehistoric ages, came
to earth and taught tho people the use and
cultivation OF rice. The white fox is lis
chief servant and minister, sharing prop
tiatory honors with his master. The toI
is one of the sacred emblems of the Japan
ese disputing precedence with the tor.oise,
s:ork aud the lotus tower. Tnere are
good and Dad foxes; the white fox ~ g0oa
| the others Of doubtful reputation. II sne-r
| legends OF the >SOxes we md repeaceo h
more romantic form the old superstition o.
the viii % the Wisp. The benighted ira
Weller sees light which, as be follows re-
codes till he is led into hopeless WILDER
! ness-it is only the wicked fox whose
breath is illuminated like flame and lI'es
him on to destruction. A youth WANDER
ing a-field encounters beautiful and las
cinating maiden with whose charms hss
heart is taken csptive-he follows after
her, she coyiy re:reating, and growing
each moment more fascinating and beautj-
full, till the youth, like the benighted ira
, Weller, finds that he is lost in wood or len,
while his lovely enchantr.ss resuming ner
true fox shape, disappears; or the iox spirit
living in the maiden and like Cndine, try
ing to recover its lost soul allows the youth
10 win the charms that have enchanted
him, and, overlooking with JOY he bears
his beautiful bride home, lives happily
with her in peace, his children growing
around the door, till some day he Is olsen
chanted of his spell by beholding his beau
tiiul wife and children converted into foxes
before his eyes and running away-happy
youth If tho wicked enchantress had not
first rent him to pieces. So, to say OF .
Japanese girl that she is as fascinating az
the fox maiden, is 20 pay the highest trio
ute 10 the power and danger of her charms.
Correspondent N. Y. Tribune.
DECREASE Of THE INDlANs.-The Indians
dwelling within the United States are fart
disappearing from among men. In 1850
400 coo in 1855, $50, 900, and the census Of
1860 shows only 295, 400. This is a decrease
Of 4, 200 every five years. The proportion
OF decrease is steadily augmented az the
path of empire takes its path westward.
How many years will! elapse, at this rate,
before the Indian savage will exist emily II
the history Of Schoolcrait, the prose nctlon
OF Cooper, and the poetry OF LougteiIoW!
The civilized Indian nor-ishes better than
the wild one, for here in the State OF New
York, the last census says, we have 3,Ioo
aborigines, whereas in Colorado only G,OW
were left in 1860.
The principal Indian populations are
distributed as follows: West Of Arkansas,
g., $50 New Mexico territory, s., 100; Dako-
tab territory, 81 ,6G4; Washington territory,
g., eco; Utah territory, 2O,000; Minnesota,
II, 900; California. 1880; Kansas, ,lSS
Michigan, 7,T77; Nevada territory, 7,e'S
Oregon, 1000.
~
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

The Savannah Daily Loyal Georgian
learns that Gen. Sherman occasionally
gives levee for the special qualification Of
the oolo.ed population, and gentleman
who has seen the exhibition pronounces it
exceedingly novel and interesting. The
cosored people Of all ages, sizes and sexes
allied to crafty their curiosity with look
q. the man whom they evidently regard as
savior Of their race. After a glance OF
admiration they generally depart and give
room 10, others to 60 through with the
same ceremony.
I-In The Senate, Tuesday, the resolu-
ton to distribute the proceeds Of the sale o,
the cotton captured at Savannah among
General Sherman's army was indefinitely
postponed. A resolution was adopted di.
recsins inquiry AZ 10 what legislation is
necessary to enable the President to oa,]
an extra session OF Congress (the Goth
without giving the sixty days notice re.
NIired. The resolution freeing the fami.
Lies OF negro soldiers was adopted. In ths
House, the proposed amendment Of ths
Constitution abolishing slavery was dis.
cussei. A bill was introduced also to "a
fana the tax collected on spirits prior te
March It'll, 1854.