Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-08-29
News from Different Partsof II State.

Every one, by this time, knows who aessrs.
SrowERs, KEYS and BfRUN are. A few weeks
back, they were removed in great secresy and
with much mys'ery from Castle Pinckncy to the
Dry Tortugas-there to be imprisoned for life.
Orders to this effect were issued by the war de-
,partmcnt, directed to Genl. SIcKLEs. These Or
ders, subscribed "by order of the President"
were published in the Charleston papers. The
Hon. ARM1sTEAD BURT, one Of tho counsel OF
SHOWERS, KEYS and BYRuN, lives, as is we'll
known to most of our readers, in Abbeville. The
Abbcville Press of August 18th contains the fol-
lowing; and if it be true, it reflects but little
credit upon STANTON and SIcKLEs.
"It affords US much pleasure to announce that
latc disputch from Washington, received by tho
Hon. A. Burt, one of the counsel of Messrs Stow.
crs, Keys and Byrum, states that tho recentre-
moya of these prisoners from Charleston was
made without the knowledge or the sanction of
the President. Upon the matter being brought to
his attention, the President Immediately directed
that an srder should be issued for their removal
to Fort Delaware. As there will here be no con-
Gict between the civil and military Jurisdictions
We may anticipate speedyldischarge ofthe pris-
onors on haJcas corpus. We>are glad to see that
the facts of the case thus entirely vindicate the
character of the President ind relieve him from
any imputation of bad faith in the matter, and
We congratulate the prisoners counsel upon the
prospect of soon realizing in their behalf the
cess to which their eminent services so fully entl-
tie them"
In Anderson, so says the {ntelligenccr, there
hns been very interesting meeting for the pur-
pose of forming Soldiers Association. Genl.
HAMPTON was present, and addressed the meeting.
His address, together with an account of the
meeting and its noble objects, we will cndeavor
to find room for in our next ISSUE
Tho Abbeville Banner, Of tho 21st, reports the
early reopcning, under happy auspices, of the
Erskinc College atyDns;wSsa This reopening is
to take place on tho first Monday in October.
Rev. R. C. Gn1En, D. D., President of The College
in former and better days, returns to it now in
tho same capacity.
The Unionvillc Times of the 18th mentions the
annual meeting, at that place, of the stockholders
of the Spartanburg and Union Rail Road. The
following gentlemen were elected offiscrs of tho
Company: Prcsident-T. b, Jetcr. DirectOrs-
S. Bobo, j. E. Bomar, j. W. Miller, G. W. II.
Lcgg, j. II. Evans, J. II. Gilland, W. j. Aston,
F. scaife, D. Goudclock, T. N. Dawkins, ]. L.
Young, h. ]. Gage.
Tho Newbcrry Herald Of the 22nd, chronicles
revival ofrcligon at several Methodist Churches
in that District. One hundred persons had joined
the Church.
We learn from the Mountainccr that Gov. PER-
RY was to address mass meeting ntGreenVille
on the past Monday; subject the recent National
Union Convention. The Mountaineer also con-
tnins the following:
"RoBBERY OF DELEGATES AT PHILADELrnIA.--
Wo regret to learn that His Honor, Judge Ward
law, was robbed Of about five hundred dollars
whilo getting on tho train at. Philadelphia. Hon.
]. B. Campbell was also robbed at the same time
Of q fine diamond breas.pin."
Tho Conwayboro Sentinel and the cherar As-
rertiser both speak of revivals in the Methodist
Churches of Conwayboro and Cheraw.
AS to tho reports of crop prospects, brought us
by the District papers from all parts of the State,
they are as gloomy and discouraging ,as they we'll
can be.