Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-08-19

Msr Chief Justice Chase, in, charging the
United States Grand Jury of, WssbNirginia, saids
in effect that in ordsrto suppress the rebellion it
was necessa.y to create large public debt, and
that theidebt must be'paid; for under the four
teenth amendment 10 the Constitution of the,
United States the nation Was pledgedtoit The
amendment he recognized as valid, and therefore
charged the jury to see that the revenue laws,
which were made to pay the debt, were strictly
enforced. St
&as- The first bale Of the new crop Of cotton
was received at New York on Thursday, the 9Th,
from Texas. Itwas classed as strict -middhps,
and sold at IS cents per pound for export to Iiv
erpool.
@g- Tho following is going the rounds of the
papers: conc Of the most annoying and-painfut
little troubles is felon. Argentine. remedy is
rth,circulating. It is enid that a .poultice Of
-onions applied morning, noon and night for three
or four days will cure feloh. No matter how
bad the case, lancing the finger viii be unDeces
sary if the poutice is applied: The remedy is
sure, safe and speedy one." -
~ The following epitaph in Pennsylvania
ohurchyard touchipgiy commentaries the gluttony
of a husband md the grief of his widow: -
-l1s,srn,-r--~.---;.4-,.A Okla hla siaL--r
To her dear John, who died'of eating crab!
ne Not long since, d gentleman tclegsarhed
to friend, at Cleveland, an interesting family
affair as follows: "S.rah and the little one doing
we'll" The telegram reached its destination and
read thus: e Sarah aniltter arc doing we'll" The
recipient telographed back the startling. query !:
For. .Heaven's ssake, how many? 2" -
rs An exchange says; /" We were compelled
to refuse an tffer of job printing the other day Iy
man way, back, who innoccntly called TO &c,
some postage stamps printed. he wasqui,e dis
appointed because we could not do the work; he
"wanted 'em real bad to put on q letter he writ
.ro.a gal, and i: cost too much to Buy 'emrof the
.post.ofice felers."
~ The Cleaycland (0hio) Herald mentions
tbe.death Of Miss Kate keathley, the Missouri
riante.s, which occurred at her home near st.
Louis, last week. She weighed eight hundred
and twelve,pounds. She hud recently returned
from a'trip TO omaia, Nebraska. -
gs- In, Cincinnati, 4man wishing to get q
check cashcd, had no one to prove his identity.
IIs exhibited bis name upon his Shirt, .wherent
the banker was satisfied, and padeerer the money.
ny> Abe Gilmore (colorel,) who sent the first
bals Of new cottoa of the. present crop direct,to
Mobile, was the. recipient this morning Of hand;
some pitcher. and two silver goblets, prosen ted.by
A. Sessums d Co. The,articles we're purchased
Mt NJ. w. Shaw,s, on fremont stsset. It gives
us pleasure to chronicle this evidence Of ofiiberaliy
on the part of ono Of our largest cotton firms,
and weare not at all sorry that worthy'and IN.
austrious fFsedman WAS tho fortunate individual
to reap the benefit. -.
svv Edwin A. Stevens, the great millionaire
of Hobokcu, died in Puris'at noon on Friday: He
had beer afflicted with fheumatlsui for two years
sast. Whom the news reacRed Hoboken on'sat;
urlay, the flags at the ferry, and all through the
ely, were di.played at hal. mast. Through tho
enterprise and energy of Mr.. Stevens, HobOken
sprung up from an unhealthy marsh,to bc.ons Of
the neatest and most orderly cties'to be found in
the vicinity of New York. -
@s- Justus X. Jillson, the estate Sdpcriu.-
tsndent Of Education" ina speech delivered re-
Gently to black audieneein the African Church.,
Camden, sail "that if the Democrats succesded'
in electing lseir President there would be the
bloodies: war-on record" .s
Ms- Miss Ann LSe, of Lawrence, Mass., lay
Aat on tire bank of the river the other day, and
held hor faco in;the water until she was drowned.
her clothing no.'haying beenswet at all. It was
the dryes. suicide by drowning on record.
@r When General Grant reached Denver,
Colorado, all the soldiers of Company D, Sd In
fantry, salutcd him with Seymour and Blair
flag. The General felt unable to remain in that
town, or even to alight from the coach.
"A man moving in Pennylvania cut
rnttlesnake in two, and thc half to which the
head was attached bit him to death.
Ne- Intelligence received in Columbia indi-
Gates the armingcof negroes in different portions
of the State andlthreats of violence made. Tho
leaders publicly say there lisa. captain on every
plantation. The whites anticipate serious..roabls
ae The Columbia Is. o.) Phaaiz says: aIs
is stated that Colonel Badie, hecommandant Of
this post has been appointed Assistant commis-
aioner Of the Freedrhsn's Bureau, eics Gen. r.
X, Scott, resigned"
gg> In nil parts of the country Democratic !.
clubs, white and cdlored, are being formed. The,F
Barnwoll Sentinel says: "Damberg formed a
club few weeks ago, which now nunbers over:
one hundred members, aud there are aGesssitSs
daily to its ranks. Blaekville. willistOn,s Aiken;
Graham Turnout, nd.many other places in,ths
district have formed clubs, and are oil in fine |,
working order. Our Democratic friends have de-