Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-05-01


las- A French General maintains, in pam
phlc just printed in Paris, that France can place
FIVE separate armies, of one hundred thousand
men each, in the field that her war power is Of
amazing proportions, and that it would require
European coalition of ten Powers, furnishing one
hundred thousand men each, to conquer her.
aa- negro by the name of Green Barlow,
in Lee county, Ga, few days since killed his
daughter, n girl of about is years of age, for
walking out with young man of the same COM
ple1ion. Not liking the appearance of things,
he took his daughter aside, and whipped her so
numerically as to cause her death in few hours.
@s- A negro in Baker county, becoming en-
ragged at the refusal of dusky damsel to marry
him, procured gun, and shot her as she was re-
turning from town, where she had been to buy
her welding garments, preparatory to being mar-
ried to another man.
ry" Major F. II. Wigfal, son of ex-senator
Wigfa, is travelling in Texas, as the representa-
two of commercial houses in New Orleans and
England. His father is residing in London.
zs8- The Columbia, S. C. Theological Semina-
ry loses about slFO,OOO by Investments in Con-
federatc bonds, and still la. $4,000 in stocks
that yie.d no income.
ty The New Orleans Chief of Police has
been discharged by order of Gen. Sheridan.
Reason aleged-discouraging negroes from reg
istering.
@Ss- President JOHNSON has accepted an invita-
ton from the citizens of Raleigh, n. c., to be
present ut that place about the middle Of May, at
the laying of cornerstone of monument in
memory of the Presidents father, whose place Of
burial has only recently been discovered. lie
will be accompanied by Mr.. Seward and enc or
two others Of his Cabinet.
rs At n recent meeting Of the Societe d'Ac-
climatiop in Paris, it was related that dog, be-
ing deprived of her pups, took fancy to n young
lamb that had lost its mother. The lamb throve
well under the regime of dogs milk, and at length
took TO feeding on grass. This the poor foster
mother could not bear, and she attempted by
every means in her power to prevent her foster
child from disgracing itself by such uncaninc be-
haviour, but found at length it wss to no purpose,
and resigned herself to her disappointment.
GT Spureeon is preaching at the Agricultural
Hall, London, and has upward of twelve thousand
persons each Sunday in the Hail. His 1oice is so
aonorous that it is we'll heard by every one.
N1- letter from Rome says that great pre-
parations arc being made for the celebration o
the anniversary of tho martyrdom of st. Peter
and for the canonization. The Je'-s are to conn.,
menco on the Goth of juno by grand ceremony
in the Cathedral of St. Peter. The following day
tho Holy Fnther will oliciate ut San Paolo, out
side the walls. daily service is to becclcbratcd
at the Ponti6cal chapel of st. Johns Laterar
during the Octave. On the 7th July the Blessed
Josafat and several other servants of God will be
canoniSed and on the 14th two hundred and 1--WE
Japanese martyrs are to DO beatifcd, whose mi.
raclc, have been acknowledged by the last decree
of the Pope.
&5- A negro has tcen placed in Office by Gen.
cral Sheridan, under the Military Bill. lie ha:
appointed colored man one of tho registrars o
voters in New Orleans. The coorcd nppointes /.
announced to have passed tho meridian of life
and to be a man of excellent character. He ha.
been for many yenrs commission broker in New
Orleans-having been freeman before the war
U New Orleans dates of the Gath, sny, the
Levce fund is exhausted, and work win be dis
continued, unless planters shall be successful in
raising funds from tho bankers and capitalists OF
New Orleans. No abatement of the waters.
G9- The North Carolina Guardian, of the 10Th,
gays: "FrOm our exchanges VIC sec the wheat
and other small grain crops are in quite a.aour-
i,hing condition, and hopes are entertained of n
beautiful harvest This is encouraging, and We
hope the Affections that We read of throughout
the South will be stayed by tho many contribu-
tions we are, az people, receiving, and that in
short time will be able ut least to keep sarva.
ton from our DOORS"
Ga- The Washington Southern Famine Relief
Commission has received m additional $4,000 in
guild from California.
Gs- Con- Sheridan has been authorized to draw
for $4,000 to rOliere the distress from overflow on
the Mississippi River.
Gs,- correspondent wants 10 know'wby m
old maid is like sucked orange, and then has
tho assurance to answer his own question by say
Ing, "Booauso neither Of them 10 worth squeez-
Ing"