Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-03-06


Ms- It is said that General Grant and Gcner-
al Sherman and Secretary Stanton will so manage
the Military Government that it shall be as mild
as possible.
@s- The West Virginia Legislature is eonsd-
| eriug the propriety of requiring all editors to
take the oath. Don't put any superfuous laws
on your statute books, gentlemen. If the duties
of his profession don't make an editor swear, laws
will BIO powerless.
mT It is said that Senator Dcolittlc, of Wis
consin, will retain his seat, tnking the ground
that to obey tho voice of the Legislature would
set m unwise precedent
Ey The Concordia Ha.) Intc1ligencer, of the
9th, says "From the manner in which our plan
te.s arc working, they seem to have no fear of
bad season. Tho negroes back in the swamps,
VIC learn, are putting themselves to thcE' tasks
cheerfully, and their employers have no cause of
complaint
My- The Maryland Republicans are very gen.
orally signing petition asking the United States
Senate not to admit Gov. Swami to n scat in that
body in March, asserting that he secured his elcc-
tion through corruption and fraud Gov. Swami
will doubtless share Stocktons futc and BIO hist
ed" out Of his.
Gy We see it stated that ladies in Indiana,
who wear numbers {, and Q boots, and who arc
largely in the minority, are opposed to tho short
dress style.
ID L. la, hn,y -
Georgia from Europe.
ssGt- Our exchanges through the Middle and
Western States give very favorable reports of the
wheat crop. The prospect at lnis season of the
yoar was never better.
G5- revolving act of barbarsm took place
at UnstOnc. England. Two divers, whilst in u
half drunken state, quarrellcd and fought. One
Of them, in attempting to strnuglo his opponent
by twisting his ncckcrchicf forced the toaSuc out
of his mouth and bit about half of it of.
gza- A Mobile paper invites the "Yaukees' to
come South and settle. As rejoinder, an c1-
change urges the SouihOrners to come North and
scttle-some of their unpaid debts.
lG5- A hotel out West, in disposns of lis old
furniture, advertiscs large assortment of good
tooth-bruShes at bargain.
DJ- A negro man cut the throat Of Mrs.
Vincent, near opclika one day last week. Ho
was followed by the ncighbors to opelka, where
ho refused to surrender, and defcd his pursuers,
when ne was shot.
GAr -Four hundred and forty dollars were for
warded from Newbern, n. c., for the relief of the
family of Jefferson Davis. This sum WIS raised
by the exertionS of two Newborn ladics-MIrs. i.
C. Roberts and Miss Harriet Lane.
G.o- The receipt. for customs now &verag-
ing, according to the returns of the Treasury De-
pnrtment, about four millions per week in gold,
while the internal revenue receipts are averaging
about three millions per wcol; in currency.
" The man who imagined himself wise be-
cause he detected some typographical errors in a
newspaper, has gone eastward 70 get perpcndic-
ular view Of the rainbow.
Ey' Weak doses of washboard arc now recon-
mcnded to ladies who complain Of dyspepsia
Young men trcablcd in the same way may be
cured by strong preparation of woodsaw.
Ga,- An exchange says that it is just ms. .sensi-
BILE n movo to undertake to get married without
courtship as to attempt any business without ad-
vcrtisiug; both often prove abortive.
jeff. Thompson, tho e1-Confsderate General,
made speech and assisted in singing the Star
Spanglcd 3anncr" at q recent banquet in st.
Louis.