Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-05-08
Items from FiOriGa.

Ocala, Fla, an interesting and ably conducted
sheet. we extract the following items OF in
telligencc:
The Banner tells of an immense mass
meeting OF the Freedmen in that place on the
l9,h ult., aud noticing the speeches OF the
two colorcd men who addressed the audience.
SAYS:
Sam Small then addressed the asscmhlag gs
in 4 few indicioas and appropriate remarks
lie advised his f=lEow freedmen to use 'he'i
privileges with moderation and pi"ae'ce' anu
exaorttd them to industry: and earnestly "a
yoca,eI the cause Of education among 'n'
hacks. He maintained that iree..orl was =
90 ID thing when properly used, but ii Fu'
before labor anl industry, would br:ns lncm
n.un:s Fuller also delivered a discourse
renle.e with sound PRACTICAL advice, which we
i hav, ,,;ll sink deep in The hearts of his hearers
and produce gnod f~mt. He announced ''";
he rel. sincere friendship fnr his iormer' wher,
that all .f,rmer ciy4nces should be 'nii''F'
,,.l aud no future am;m"si'r> ariSe. Ills eH
n..r.nr. taught him Tint the lrn" lIlemds -
,,i. r,.... wa-,, The Southern Whites. iher OLE
,r,.,r,s His ol / i..;lSt,.r th- best ii ,rc'
: i;m. and he was willing - live "nd c''
with him. rrerd"ra was eSslng To SOM.
h., r,rs. to other. WHO ,3uld not labor
lie also exhcr:el his race TO use industry anu
n II lence. aad advocated the ca'iSe nt 'dlca
lion and religion, and told them iha' s0oa
and f,ithful servants were always rewarded;
and if they were faithful TO God tbfy Won"
certainly prosper. H..
Snaccbes were delivered by several whites;
viz. J. II. Gnss. Col. S. NJ. e. Gary, ana
HIM James B. Ovens. We regret that We
were unable to ser synopsis OF theSe
s,ecches. but presume that The commum'.
will from their knowledge OF the men, foTm
81 Inst estimate of their cit 'rts.
The meeting was conducted with good or
dsr and decorum, that reflected credit upon
the managers.
MoyrY SroLry.-One night last week
freedman entered the sleeping apartments Of
onr friend, Col. Gary. of this village. and stole
from bis vest pocket six hundred aud fourteen
dollars. Like all rogues OF his class, he
could not res,,ain the temptation TO ENJOY
the fruits of his rascall'y. Quitting work The
following morning, he proceeded to purchase
many useless articles, sporting mere money
,han they are usually found with. This GRE
ated suspicion, upon which lie was arrested =, {,
when he confessed having the money. Col
G. recovered within thiry-two dollars the
,vbole amount, the merchants receiving back
their goods and refunding the money lie
ssouj5 by all means, be indicted for larceny,
and severely punished. So great rascal
should never be permitted to escape the just
deserts of his case.
gentleman informs US freedman was
fonnd dead in the suburbs of Jacksonville: on
rhe morning of the Goth inst, supposed to
have bcen murdered by his own color. Sew
rral freedmen were arrested the same day,
nnon evidence it was expected that would
convict them.
Jacksonville has built one hundred and
Gl,y new houses since the termination OF tn
war TO say nothing of the dozen steam mills
in opcration within the city. So says the
Jacksonville Times.
The murderer Of Stevens, Sheriff Of Put
nam county, who was convicted at the last
term of the Circuit Court for said county, was
hanged at Palatka, on the l9.h instant.
The boiler of steam mill near Jackson
Vile exploded Oh the morning OF the I'm
iast., killing two meu and severely wonndins
four others.
The steamer Dictator" a general favorie
among travellers to Charleston, has so changed
her schedule as 10 leave Palatka every Sun
day evening at o'clock, ard Fernandina
Monday evening on the arrival OF the train,
instead of Tuesday evening. Passengers may
leave here Sunday morning on the stage and
arrive in Savannah Tuesday morning and
Charleston same evening.
During the past week we made many. en-
oniries Of our farming friends from various
portions of the county, and Of several gentle
men from the counties below, and are happy
to chronicle general improvement in The
condition Of their farms stree the ralHs have
nba,ed AS general thing the freedmen are
applying themselves to their crcpS. with as
god viii and determination as can be eX
oecsed. Should favorable seasons assist the
energetic Efforts of onr people the preSen'
year, our planting community will be well on
their feet for future operations.