Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-11-27

Mr A Naples letter says that the American
Holy Land c1cursionists were very closely watched
by the Italian police at Leghorn, Victor Eman-
ucps officers mistaking them for Garibaldans, or
anything other than persons on pious mission.
@r A villainous Yankee has been going about
secretly among the negroes in Central Fiorica
selling them, in fours, at fifty cents Zach,
wooden stakes painted red, white and blue, ornu-
mentcd with small strcamer, telling them that
whenever they planted those stakes at the four
corners of tract of Land, the land would become
theirs when the expected confscation came. 1t
is runored that he has disposed of cargo of
those sticks and has returned to the North to get
another supply.
r A feminine pedestrian. is creating much
sensation in Clarion county, Pa She mado two
and half miles in seventeen minutes, Tor va
ger, the other day, and now challenges the fast
est woman in the country for race of one to
Eve miles, for $40 side.
MS- The New York Erening Post wants Butler
and Stevens "placei in such position OF con-
tempt that their seats in Congress may be con-
sidered vacant even before their terms have e1-
pired, or their names have ceased to be called
upon the roll of members"
E merchant in Savannah has received a
letter from friend at Jacksonville, Floriua'
which asserts that Florida will not ship 5,oOO
bales of cotton this year. There will not be q
third Of m average crop.
@- bill before tho Tennessee Lcgi'' aturo,
to Encourage and Protect Loyalty" provides
that it shall hereafter be offence for any person
or family to have picture of Jefferson Davis or
Gen. R.. E. Lee in their possession.
@- Tho majority against female suffrage in
Kansas is S,455, out of total vote OF 1891.
The majority against negro suffrage is 1865 Inc
majority for the disfranchisemcnt Of disloyal per-
sons is 654. Tho Legislature is largely RepuO-
lican.
wA A monster cheese weighing seven thou
sand pounds, broke down truck III New YORK,
on Friday. That was heavy fall in cheese.
rR. The Columbus Sun d Times, says: "Pope
has ordered his mulattoes to meet in Atlanta on
the 9th of December, having thus spared the capt.
to of the State from pollution and desccralon,
common justice demands that we should submit,
which We now do, that John Pope has been guilty
of one act which will meet tho appreciation OF
honest men. Wo may anticipate lively little
dirt aingng be aeen the two Radical organs in
that city, for the printing pap. Cologne and dis
infectauts will advance in price in the Atlanta
market"
w Suppose the cotton tax be repealed; sup
pose cotton, thereupon decline q cents por pound
will not all tho fuss about the tax be much ado
about nothing? The bost way to repeal the cot
ton tax is to stop planting the cotton. It's very
poor business, as times 60 and as thOy promise 20
go.
ma- The Newbarn Republican embellishes its
editorial columns with cut of jackass. Such
vanity in an ei;tor is ine1cusable.
Ma- A Detroit wife, auapecting her husband Of
practices of which good husband should never
be guilty, went away for months visit; returned
in two weeks found aick gentleman friend" in
the house, who wasn't gentleman, an get $685.
900 and quiet divorce for not making public
demonstration on the occasion.
H Election returns from North Carolina
thus f.r indicate the election Of a majority OF
Radical delegates to tho Convention. At Will
mington, on the night of tho 2sd, a large Radical
light procession took place, composed en-
tirely of negroes. Ashley, Northern preacher
md one of the Radical whites elected to tho Con-
rention, nads speech, in which he said; Every
,epro who voted tho Conservative ticket ought to
% hung as high as Haman."
s% A few days since, two negroes on Johns
Island, went to cotton house on thiovng eI-
,cdtion, when they caught another one there be-
ore them. To cleAr themselves, they had him
10 before meeting of all tho hands, who found
lin guilty, and were about to shoot him ns an
whom tho proprietor of the plantation
oturned home, and liberated him, to take his
rial In regglas form. |