Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04


sons room to awaken him. Starting from his
lethargy, half stupe6cd by the opium, the son
drew pistol from under his pillow, and fred
twice at his mother, uIder the belief that she
was burglar. One of the balls divided the
carotid artery, and the unfortunate lady soon
bled to death. She exclaimed: Son, son,
you did not mean it. God bless you" Crazed
By the deed, the unhappy son rushed out Of
the house, and has not since been seen.
@r The largest income returned Mt San Fran
cisco last year was that of Florirza Hayward,
the owner of coal mine. It was SlG5, 1888
~ It is stated TINT present indications are,
that Fernando Wood will he tie next Mayor OF
New York. 1t is alleged that the various pcliti-
cal organizations u the democratic party arc al
ready committed to his support. There arc many
other candidates, but the successful manipula-
tions of Wood seem to have taken the wind out
Of their sais.
@> The Detroit Free Press says: Thad.
Stevens has n new trouble He has discovered
the reason why the Judiciary Committee did rot
impeach the President! 1t was because ma
jori!y of that Committee are Masons, aud johnson
is Mason That is where The agony comes in.
Stevens has got back to the "bessel spirit Of
Anti Masonry" and is praying to the ghosts Of
Morgan and Barnard for aid. IF he could only
look on the face of John Dirns oLcc more it might
do him somo good"
EY In Washington City ruu!ors say that ne
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QUESTION by the United States Of the Sandwich
Islands.
@g- The distance on The Central Pacific Raj
road from New York to San Francsco, by way Of
Chicago, is three thousand three; hundred ~ilcs.
If train should run at the rate of twenty miles
An hour, including stOrpagcs, it would require 3
little less than seven days 70 accomplish the dis
tance.
E- The delay in Santa Anna's trial is argued
as favorable to him, and his friends think .lat as
his available funds a-e within reach Of the Mcxi-
can Government his life wil probably be spared.
N1- A letter from Quitman to tho Savannah
Ntps G Herald says "polilics are exciting and
the complexion ID hi-colored. Patrick Fckling,
a gen tleuan of color, is out for Congress. He is
determined to test the sincerity Of Radical pro-
fessions, as well as the constitutional distinction!
between voting and being voted for. The dccen:
colored people aro determined to have nothing t.
do with the mean whites who ara only after til.
chestnuts."
Eas- The Madrid cilitors, whose articles otfeId
cd the Government official. Of Spain, arc to wear
spiked irun collars and serve in the galleys fo;
twenty years. If King john, Of the I'd Monar-
chy, wishes to do the thing" Brown up" let him
take the hint.
.@> Fifty Frcnchmen have secured tho ap.
prevail of the Emperor for expedition to the
North Pole, and subscription has been opened.
They want $4,000, and intend to try new
route.
y French paper says the pruiect is on
foot in FuroTc to put tunnel under the Atlantic
o,eap, and thus have submarine railway between
the two continents. Its estimated cost will be
G5sO, ,OOO, 900 sterling, or $4,000, 100000, sum
equal to our national debt. What next?
as- Miss Maggie Mitchell made $4,000 las
year. She lives in a modest locking brick house
op Fifty Fourth street. not far from Central Park
just of Of Fifth Avenue, New York. Her draw
ing rooms are very handsome, containing, among
other things, some fins statuary and shc has
large and well selected library.
10 Tho negro Lsnsston has applied for tht
post of Minister to Hayii. the President in
formed him that the,e was no vacancy at present
but nd I'D, that if any should occur, be saw nc
reason why Laugston's claims should not be con,
siderei. To the enquiry, whether the Presiden,
would grant Langston another interview week
hence, an Affirmative answer was given.
IT, Tho destruction to crops, etc, by the
heavy rains of August is very great, particularly
in Penn sylvania. Tho potato crop is badly injured
by rotting, much fencing has been carried away,
tho tomato crop in the State is almost failure.
In New Jersey the damage has not been so great,
the sandy soil absorbing tho water almost as fast
aa it fell; but even there considerable hay ana
other crops werc washed away.
HGs- The New Orleans Bee says the mistress of
IN officer of the army, said to be high in COM
mand, has according to the authority OF the
Times, run up millinery bills in that city to bis
charge, willis absent in Washington, to the extent
of twenty-five thousand dollars. The officer de-
mics all Responsibility in the matter, and sherc
may yet be dc;cctablc expose of the affair, as
the modiste, it is sad threatens suit for her de-
mands. Tho mistress seems to have assumed
more freedom this spouse, and to have been
regarded by her dupcs as the officers wife. These
are fast times.
g" Six months ago, Boston house sent out
a cargo OF 500 hoop skirts to Japan as n venture.
| Tho Jnps put cover on them aud used them for
umbrellas.
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ANOTHER TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF SHELLS
Yesterday, as two white men named Mr..
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