Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-08-15

former prices, would psy my entire indebtedness; /;
but if pressed into marks. now by the Sheriff,
might not pay fifty ccntsinthe dollar. Mr.. LEWIS
took the Notc and endorsed upon it "the within
Motto maybe discharged by paying one-thrd part
Of the principal aud interest, t,-one-half of that
to be paid next winter, the other half Of that
third twelve months afterwards"
Ii all creditors would do likewise wswould
need no Stay Law, or any other Legislation on
the embarrassed Jnditon of tho country.
DEBTOR.
Angst 10, 1866.
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sg An election for Mayor of Augusta will be
held in that city on the 18th inst, to fill the va
vancy occneioned by the resignation of Hon. Jas.
T. GARDNER, whoscbusincss requirements demand
his whole attention.
sgH There Yas an extensive fire in Atlanta,
Ga, on the night Of the 9TH inst.
.NS- GeneralIs. L. C0iston, who lost everything
during tho war but bis ability, energy and forti
tulc, has revived the IIiIsboro Military Acaaemy,
in North Carolina, and seeks, as he well deserves
u,
F. @y- A large portion of the swamps in FloSidn
arc said to be capable of producing five hundred
bushels of frogs TO the acre. With aligators enough
for fencing. ~'
Ma- Governor Wells has issued an address to
the loyal Louisianians, (negroos7) speaking in
sca.hing terms. of the ex-Confcderatc's opposition
to the Convention of ls64, and placing the whole
rcsponsibilitysof thellute riotupon the Mayor and
police. Heendorses negro suffrage, and embraces
the Radical cause. ta'
| ~ An order from the War Department reor:
ganizins mi i:ary department was promulgated On
tho 9th. Among them, .schoGe'd commnnis tho
department Of the Potomac, embracing Virginia
and West Virginia with headquarters at Rich
moud. SickIes the deparn of tho South,
including tho Carolinas Thomas the department
of Tennessee, embracing Tennessee, Kentucky.
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; head quarters
at Nashville. Sheridan The department of the
Gulf, with the States of Florida, Louisiana and
Texas. Ord commands the department Of Arlian-
sas, including the Inlian Territory.
Ms~ A lady residing on Massachusetts, avenue,
in Indianapolis, the eother day commenced tickling
her daughter, a girl fourteen years old. She con-
tiuucd this amusement until the girl became COM
pletely exhausted and finally, in struggling to
free herself, hurst o blood vessel and died.
The latest Vera Cruz advices state that an Aus
trian vessel is taking on board alnrgc quantity o
provisions 1t was rumorcdgthat Maximillian
intended to leave in her With body guard, but
that Marshal Bazine would dctain him forcibly if
necessary. Intercepted letters from Santa Anna
have caused the arrest of several Mcxican..
nS- Governor Throckuorton was formally in
augufatcd us Governor Of Texas at Austin on the
7th. His address on the occasion was Of con-
servativc and conciatorynature.
N@- A negro in Galveston, Texas, while smok
ing his pipe near an open keg of gunpowder in a
grocery store, dropped spark amongst the pow
der. The result was the Eudden disappearance of
the negro and the store.
@- sixty year oil Methodist shepherd has
been arrested in Philadelphia for m indecent as
sault on young ward girl of fourteen yOar:.
The mother charges that ho had some years since
perpctrated the same tfence against the girls
sister. $50 -c.
The New York TiJue says that within three
days after the riot at Nav Orleans, thousands Of
they had gone twelve month ago, and all such
! fellows MS Horace Greeley, Sumner and Stevens,
had bcen hung about the same time, there would
have been no disturbance in New Orleans at all.
@ A. T. Stewards Try goods house in Savan-
nah will have 49feet font, will be 31S feet long,
80 feet high, and havc il stories.
Eg A farmer, near Columbia, says that for
several days during the heated term his hens have
laid hard boiled eggs.
My The entire assds of n recent bankrupt
were nine children. Thdcreditors acted nagnani-
mously aud let him keep them.
@- A London peiexpressca regret at the
humiliation of Austria1.it was such gentle
manly old Empire"
Ey Ger ,nerman his given his opinion of
...ngs.". In his peech at Cleveland he
said: 81 see that the Atlmtic cable has bcen sue
cessfuIy laid-that's ,ood thing l also see
that Congress has adjoured-thats good thing,
snd if the hot weather oily keeps eff, that, too,
will be good thing"
Hss- Tie Columbia Phsnix Of Sunday says: ::
";ieorgc Bolt, 4 freedman alnonfned in the militia
ry guard house (by the pHyost Court Mt Sunter,)
under sentence for assaultand battery, attempted
to run from the guard, yeterday, and refusing to
halt when ordered, was aed upon and Instantly
kiiled-thc ball going entssly through bis body.
A jury of inquest was emFnnelled."
rs "Bub," said Bill, II fancy, fair, "yOu
arc missing I'LL the sishtstD this side" "Never
mind, Bill" rctOrtcd DObf Film sighting all the
misses on the other side."A
sS~ A negro has formay petiiioned the Pro-
bate Court of Tallahntchis County, Ala, TO be
allowed to sell himself intoihyery. Heis twenty
two years old, good fcldtnnd, and, he believes,
worth $1,000. lie suySthere are too many
responsibilities surrounding him, and that be is
dissatisfied with his prcseltconditiun. The Pro-
bate Court could do nothinsfor him.
+ eEe Mira. Sarah Culhous charged with infan-
tcide, is TO be returned sPickens District for
trial. Her accomplice Ryd, q freedman, hos
not been heard frcm.