Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-18

re- On the 9th inst, Col. D. Wyatt Aiken was
arrested and carried to Columbia, chafged, it is
understood, with tho killing of Randolph. On
the next day, Col. Aiken gave bail and is now at
liberty.
~ A number Of papers have placed the
nsme of Andrew johnson ut the hoad of their
columns as the candidate for next Governor Of
Tennessee. 1t is said that Mr.. johnson will ac-
ccpt the Democratic nomination, and there is lit
TIC doubt that he will receive it.
w A sad accident, resulting in the death of
son of Mr. Robert Bell, of the upper portion Of
Abbcyille District, occurred on Monday Of last
week. He was u lad of about sixteen years, and
was experimenting his fathers gin, and whilst
attempting to iix some part Of the running gear,
Was drawn in and crushed by the machinery be-
until the next day.
Ms- A drunk and disorderly man." in a San
Francisco Court, escaped fine and secured an
immediate release by stating that he took the Ii
quor to alleviate the pains Of smallpox, with
which he was then suffering
eTS People need no longer feel indignant at
being rpoken of ns " tobacco chewing Americana" :"
since official statistics establish the fact that the
consumption averages about fur and half
ponds per annum for every individual in the
country, less than one-third Of which pays duty.
ED, OF seven Governors in NJ many "recon-
structcd' Southern States, only two have re.iaed
South moro than three years. Of ten United
States Senators electedin five Southern Slates,
eight arc recent emigants OF thirty-three Rep
resenlatives elect to Congress from seven Southern
States, twenty. two arc recent emigranta.
Msr Tue Republican ticket for municipal ofi-
ces of Charleston, was elected by majority Of
% votes. Tho citizens party however have is,ued
a protest agninst the election on the account of
fraud which protest had not been acted on by
the proper authorities at last accounts.
Nss- The negro suffrage amendment to the
State Constitution of Missouri has been defeated.
The city Of St Louis, while giving majority Of
2,ss4 for Grant, gives s,s2j MINORITY against ne
gro suffrage. Il that Rcpublicansm
yaaH- A hotel ut Mckenzie, Tenn, WAS burned
on the Ith. A woman nni four children +. om
North Carolina were burned to death.
ssr Prentice gays that man was the chief con-
sileralion at the creation. Woman WINS ouly
side issue"
kg AT Bclvidcrc, Ohio, Grant addressed a
Republican procession, and said, among other
things: I" Gentlemen, gee many Of you in uni
forms. You laid them cf three years ago, ind
you can now lay them OG again, and VIC will have
peace"
Ms- The Mormons claim to number in Utah
from sO,OOOto 100000. In New York there is
also a small body Of about 200. In the old world
they are estimated ut lOOO 900, chiefly in Europe,
though some are found in Asia, Afrcn, Australia
and Polynesia.
nas- Governor Bullock, of Georgia, offers $4,000
reward for the murderers Of Albert G. Ruiiu,
Sheriff of Richmond County, who was killed in
tue election riot in Augusta.
ty A Madrid correspondent of The London
Times says that the Spanish crosn will probably
be rendered to Espartero.
@- The Wiunsboro Ncos proclaims tho cleo
ton in that County for State Senator illegal, from
the fact that it was not ordered within the legal
timc--fftcen days before the election.
a.D- General Sheridan, it is said, reports that
he has seen herd of bufFaloes ninety miles in
length and twenty-five miles in width, and csti.
mates the number it contained at three hundred
thousand. e
ey' An article is the New York Sunday News
states that grand scheme is on foot in that city,
among band of Americans, for the capture and
conquest of the Queen Of the Antilles. Accord
ing to this report, two thousand five hundred men
of pluck and spirit arc all that aro required to ac-
compIisb sbis apdertssipg.