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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
Jpo.B B. Hubbard; the State constable; has

made report to the Governor of the late
difficulty in Union. He says that Bates, o
negro, is4the cause of the whole disturbance.
Bates collected armed negro guards, and on
The day of, the .riot.t thirty whites and sixty
blacks had assembled at the depot. Onesof
the blacks:fred on o white man while This
back was stnrned. The whites then wheeling,
fred voiley, wounding and dispensing the
negroes! he could give noreason for the
gathering q. armed negroes except that they
had 5receiyed orders from Bates, which he pre-.
tended were issued by the Governor.
The Republicans Of Barnwell have rcqueS-
ted Leslie to resign.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

SOCIAL EoUaLITY-The Columbia Phoe,i1
says: Its said that these called Chief Jus,
tice .loscs, has given mortal offence by re-
ferring to the negro man Elliott, in his late
note Of explanation, as the person alluded to.
1t has created quite hubbub in the negro
camp. Elliott Indignantly exclaims, the idea
of my being q, person., Well, there are two
other words that might have been used, to
wit: 'fersonage' and 'carpet-bagger.' 1t is
very clear that Elliott is, in no. sense, sper-
sonase.' He says he is not u tperson.' Ergo
be must consider himself a. ''carpet-bagger,'
and We agree with him. The CHEF Justice
being lawyer, should be more accurate 10
the use of language"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

BURIED IN GHE GsAY.-Augustus Carson,
u respectable colorsd man, died at franklin,
Tenn, last Monday night Early. in the tyar
he attached himself to the cause Of the Con-
federacs and steadily followed its banners eiMf'
the last of the struggle. Through g0oa.snd
evil report, whether the sun of yictsry shed
light and liope'upon the cause he served, or
whether clouds of'defeat lowered upon fifh ffffh
and, his associates in arms, hewas ever brave,
hopeful and danntless.. Whenithe, cause,was
finally lost he returned to his Old home, and
has since acted only with the Democla.ic par
ty. During the Illness which terminated III
his death, Carson repeatedly expressed the
wish that bis body should be7atired in-s suit
of Confederate gray, and that some of bis olrl
friends should attend his remains to their last
resting place. His desire in tetff respects
was fully carried out.- His.fuueral,wassasge.
y attended by the peQple-of Franklin andsits
vIcinity.--Nashville gazette, l5lh. o,..,, -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
COLUMBIA, September 3

-,
In the Senate to-day, Wbittemorc's amend.
rnent to the discrimination bill was adopted,
and the bill passed His amendment substi-
tutes claim for equality on all public con
veyauces, instead Of q claim for equality in
all licensed places Of business. Tie discus
sion on the bill lasted until four 1o'clock.4 Cain
made an able speech against extreame mea-
sures. ., xlfa. ,ges5 -.
In the House no business Of importance
was transacted and most Of the members left
to hear the Senate debate. An attempt
was made blythe sergeant at.arms.9to arrest
DeLarge, who was absent without leave, but
he resisted and cu'sed that official, who is
white, and his assistant, a colored man. The
House spent the whole Of the afternoori ses-'
sion 10 I P. NJ, ,cin,discussi' & this case, hut
finally released DeLsrge from arres, and re-
(erred .he subject to o committee Of inquiry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
: Jan,es .A.. titayeM ch.

AS the wayfarsr traverses Brosd Street (snys
the Augusta Coutitufionatia,) he will see the big
sign Of James A. Gray d Co., which is aitrue
Type of the bg-hearted man whose name tead1
this notice. Whatever James A. Gray does he
does with liberaKty. If there is any public er-
crprise set on foot, who SO munifcent as James
A. eray9 If the best of dry goods are 10 Be
imported: who is more 'bOuntifulIy supplied than
.Jamos A. Gruy? His partners share with him
this commond4bIe spirit Of muniscencs.. Look
at their advertisement. Il cOuprisus all articles
for Fall and Winter use. from hickory stripes TO-
opera Aannels.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

Gsr Aunt Susan, about seventy years of age,
is "unanmous" on man. She says: " If all the
non were taken off, she'd make arrangements for
hor funeral forthwith" She also says: "sup-
pose all the men were in one country, md nl the
women in another, with big river between them,
good gracious, what lots of poor women would
be drowned "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

Ms- Vermont election hus resulted in the sue
coss of the Republicans by u largely increased
majority over last year. Returns from one-third
of the State indicate the Republican MINORITY at
twenty seven thousand for Governor; some make
it thirty thousand. The vote is the heaviest
thrown since eighteen hundred and forty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
$50 Rewsalrd! a

STOLEN from my Stable, on Sunday night,
the 2sj, 4 very fine and valuable medium sized
Dark Cream MARE, black manO and tail, clear
yellow eye,-about 10 years old, but looks to be
much Younger. Don't remember any marks or
scars on her. .8
A Reward of Fifty Dollars will be paid for the
recovery of said Mare.
eJ0HN sHEALY,
Clark's Mills, Lexington Dist, S. C.
ssptl St, ss
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
FHs- NEeRors- s-DknL1sc..LTbe negroes in :

The NEGROES 7DhIiL1SG.-The negroes in
this sud ether sections Of Georgia, underthe-
advice of :. means irresponsible whites, are
-sEPing and drilling e. This has been gsnsaa
not'because We fear the negro, but because
we pity hiu,fer being led on to his own'Tain
by a class of cowardly white scoundrels who
will desert him in the hour of trouble. The
7colored people will find out, when it is too
la.e'we fear, that their only hope Is in the re-
spectable. substantial white people Of the
South. h.-Chronicle q Sentinel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
Negroes Not Allowed. to Hold Office in
Goniria

OeOlSlds
ATLANTA, September 3.-The House passed
q resolution Yesterday to hold two sessions
during, the eligibility discussion. ~
This morning, Turner (negro) spoke, and
held the floor, during the session. lie sad
that he was entitled to his scat, and that he
would not crihge-or beg. There was no par
allei in the history of the world to the scene
presented TO day. Never before was man ar
raiened before legislative body for an Of
fence committed by God himself. He did
notsEnow tilfthacpast three weeks :the,imbe-
cility of the ADglo-Saxon race. This momen-
tious question, he said, will not be settled to.
day, but viii be handed down to generations
so long q, the sun goes down. Who first
took up reconstruction under Congress? 1t
was the brawny black man. The great cues;
ton is, Gam l man 2" If SO, claim the
rights of man. The Democratic leaders adj
vised the people to remain away from the
polls,. and blame them for negroes holding
seats Oh this floor. Every State reconstructed
under the act shall make no discrimination on
account of race, color or previous condition.
Submit the question to Congress or.the Con-
yent;on, and ne will abidethe decision. ii
this. measure is carried, We will call Corven,
ton of our people, and send for carpet bag
gers. scalawags, Yankecs. anybody for the
Legislature except Georgiars. You may
drive US out, but you will light the torch new
er to be put out. You will make US Jour
foes, and do ali you can to poison my race
against Democracy. This thing IneansTe'o-
luton. Look out, carpet baggers ! When we
20 they will turn you out, impeach Bullock
and upset the constitation." as
In the AFTERNOON session, on the vote being
taken, the negroes were declared ineligible
by vote Of ofeighty to twenty.three, unseating
twenty five negroes. Four remain who clam
"a be white men. Their case is to be investi
gated. Turner walked out and brushed the
dust from his feet; the other negroes bowed
10 the |Speakpr and waved their hats.to the
white mem bers.
ATLANTA, Sept. 4.-The House adopted a
resolution to pay the expelled negro members
nine dollars day up to the time of their ex
pulsion, also mileage one way.
Resolutions were adopted declaring tha!
persons having the, next highest number o,
votes to the negroes expelled yesterday should
be members Of the House if not constitution.
ally Ineligible.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
The DEMo,cEATs OF NM TssIsI ,7ID ,I

'1e The DEMOCRATS OF THE LSS1sLArURE.- -
Tho only thing which relieves the present
Legislature from the unmitigated execration
of the whole country is. there are twenty
four good and true Democrats in it, fighting
the cause of constitutional liberty. It was
with great reluctance that gentlemen could
consent to assemble with miserable and igno.
rant negroes, and their wicked coadjutors,
white men, with black hearts; but impelled
by high sense of duty, they have consented
to serve the State in her hour of need. When
people speak of the Legislature, let there al
ways be honorable mention of the noble rep
resentatives, who are, at great sacrifice of
feeling, contributing oil they can to cripple
the ruinous and wicked legislation now going
on. All honor to the noble Democrats of the
Legislature; when law, eecency and order are
restored to the country, they. win be remem-
bered with gratitude.-Phenix.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
For tho, Advertise

At a meeting of the Democratic, Club of Kirk.
sey's Z, Roads, held on the 22d August last the
Resolution was unanimously adopted,
and ordered to ho printed in tho Advertiser
Resolved, That we, the members of the Demo
.craticsClub of Kirksey's K Roads, do most hearti;
ly conNr-in, and endorse, the Platform Of Prin-
ciples adopted by the Great Democratic conven-
ton held in New York on the 4th July 1858, snd
that we most solemnly pledge our glorious Stand
ard Bearers. the Hon. Horstio Seymour, of New
York, and Gen. Francis p. Blair, Of Missouri, our
undivided ;supportin the coming elections
JOHN TRAPP, President.
u q c..n:n ~. c..,-u
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

The CATTLE PlAGuE-The panic produc,
ed by the cattleplagu, is abating in the West
The farmers in the infected districts have gen
orally banded together to prevent the spread
ing of the plague by the most energetic mea-
sures and enough has been ascertalned con.
corning its origin to justify the hope that ef-
fectuai steps will be taken TO protect the vast
herds of cattle in our Western prairies from
infection in the future. The milk cows in
Ohio are only here and there infected ); in
Canada there was a panic on the subjecs OF
the disease, which subsided when it was as
certained that the sickness was caused by the
praSs. ..nrra -.IIi n n -. 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
nsatb of a Wel,.Known Citizen.

On Thursday last CHARLES HAMMOND, Esq, a
widely known merchant and business man, and
one of the most honored and beloved citizens Of
our District, departed this life, at Lis home few
nil,s above Hamburg.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

CorroN CRnp OF ALApAMA.-Tbe Mont
gomery Adrcrtiscr says that, in conversipg
with an old and experienced planter who has
seen much of the growing crop in the adjoin,
ing counties, he said that the crop is more Sc
riousiy injured than the planters generally
suppose. The damage from the army worm
and the boil worm together was considerable.
but the long and continual rains in the early
part of August destroyed the hopes Of late
crop and caused many of the matured boll>
to rot. Arainy August is always fatal to the
cotton crop. Our informant gives it as his
opinion that the crop'o of Lowndes and Mont.
gomery Counties viii not yield over one.sixlh
of the crops usual average.
w Mr.. james P. Boswell, the recently elected
Radical Sheriff of Kershaw District, has declined
to serve and announces his adhesion to Demo.
cratic principles. Sheriff SILL the incumbent,
consequently, continues to hold Office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

CROWDS OF PEOPLE!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

ey COllyer and Edwards fought on Traver's
Island, Northumberland Co., Va., Monday morn m
ing the 3lst. The fight, lasied one hour and
fourteen minutes, and Coliyer was declared whip,
ned in the forty seventh round, being struck a
.,orriir h ow on the jugular which rendered him
senseIess for fifteen minutes On the return trip
or IL. -. ,rp4r ow occurred among the roughs
mn g..,r.l in ,,.i- on ma. was shot through the
r F. ht pr.a. t, er.tbor 5: lager and a'hird was
stabbed in the head.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

LETTER FROM Hon. HoRArIo SEYMOUR
A letter has been received in Washington
from Hon. Horatic Seymour, dated Utica,
New York, August 9th, in which the great
banner bearer Of the American people, an
nounces himself in good teal:h and spirits,
aid "csrtain of the success Of the Democrat
ic licket-for the rights ofsthe whole people,
;l.e maintenance of the, Union entire, with the
same privileges in one section as the other.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
NOTICE.

n HEREBY call on all good citizens who have
4 pni'l their Taxes to report T. me the names
of all who have failed to pay. so that may issue
Executions against them. Now is your chance
BENZ. ROPER, T.c.E.D.
Sept7 e st ~ 81 q.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
5T 5THEKDVERTTsER.
The Grand Ratification Meeting!
Brilliant and Inspiring MusicI

JLNENSE BARBEcUE AND PIC NC
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09

Sept
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-15
The Sexes in Texas.

Iu-the village of Henderson ]
was introduced to buXom school
girl Of ii years, who possessed the
following name: Diony sia Boadi
cea Jeffalinda Jacobina Christiana
Buckiana Caledoni Susannah Del.
phina Emily, Wyatt Wilkinson
Moore Wynne. This young lady
is a cousin of a young man of that
village who, in the short span OF
90, has done and suffered the fol-
lowing things: He has had over
q hundrcd personal encounters;
has shot mortally three men; not
mortally eight; is now resting un
der seven bail bonds; has been
through the war from the begin
ming; married, buried an infant
daughter, and separated from his
wife, who is now going 10 school,
and is now living on his father's s
substance, is possessed of a pair OF
fine boots, spawned horse, a Mex
ican saddle, silver watch, three
revolvers, and a derringer, and ono
dollar in specie, All this he told
rae himself, with much apparent
satisfaction. He expects to attend
the Waco races, but does not cx'
pect TO lay heavy wagers.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-15
Gerrit Smith at Home.

Elizabeth Cudy Stanton, one Of
the editors OF the Revolution writes
a gossipy. interesting letter to that
paper, from the house Of Gerrit
Smith, Peterboro, N. Y. From this
we learn, that Mr.. Smith is now
in the 73d year Of his age, yet full
of life, and interested in all passing
events and new theories. His wife
is a beautiful woman, Just in the
prime Of life. Their residence is IL
model of architectural beauty,
81 acious, and venerable for age,
having been built by Mr.. Smiths
father nearly a hundred years ago.
About thirty acres of ground i'm
mediately around it are laid out in
gardens and walks, AID adorned
with fountains, hot. houses, conser-
vatories and graperiPs, and made
picturesque with running water,
rustic bridges and rural erectIons
Mr. Smith maintains a generous
and almost undiscriminating hos
pitality; for, though he is strongly
inclined to matcrialism, and his
wife is q spiritualist-an admirer
of Davis and Harris-and they
combat each other's opinions with
the utmost freedom, yet among
their visitors they often have Pres
byterians, Episcopalians, Luther.
ans, Baptists, Methodists, Univer
salists, Unitarians, Deists, Atheists
and Romanists. And, with all, the
host and hostess appear on the
most friendly terms. Their eve
nings are passed in the enjoyment
Of music, dancing, whist and recita
tions, in the great parlor of the
mansion house.
Among the new things which
particularly delighted Mrs. Stan
ton at Peterboro, was female base
ball club, with a granddaughter Of
Mr.. Smith for lis captain, who, II
is said, "hardles the club with a
grace and strength worthy Of no.
tice." And "it was very pretty
sight" TO our lady correspondent,
''to see the girls with their white
dresses and blue ribbons flying, iD
full possession of the public square,
while the boys were quiet specta
tors of the scene." This for Satur-
day. On Sunday there was, first.
a sermon from Mrs. Stanton, on the
Women of the Bible" and sec
ond, in the afternoon, q discussion
of the Sermon-which seems 10
have embraced a consideration OF
the whole question of women 6
rights and wropgs,-concluded by
u vote nearly unanimous in favor
of female suffrage; one maiden
lady and a sturdy negro hoy alone
voting in tho negative. Such is
tho picture Of Gerrit Smith and bis
surroundings, as seen by Mrs. EIlz
abeth Cady Stanton, in her recent
visit to the genial old man, more
full of good intentions and wild
and impracticable notions and
opinions, than almost any Other
man in the United States.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-15
Earthquakes.


"There is, Gays Humboldt, "no
other outward manifestation Of
iorcc known TO us--lbe murderous
inventions Of our owD race includ
through which, in the brief
period Of few seconds or min.
utes, \ larger number of human bo
Ings haze been destroyed than by
earthquakes" Lightning and storm,
war aud plague, are hut weak and
inefficient agents Of destruction in
comparison with the earth's inter.
nal forces. And us earthquakes
surpass all other phenomena as
agents Of sudden destruction, 40 the
impression they produre on those
who, for tie first time experience
their effects, is peculiarly and 10
describably awful. Men Of reput
ed Courage speak Of a feeling Of
"intolerabIe dread produced by
the shock Of an earthquake, even
when aDaccompanied by subtefra
mean noises. The impression is
not that Of simple fear, but a feel
ing Of absolute p,in. The reason
seems tor while 10 have loot pow.
er Of separating real from imagin.
airy causes OF terror. The lower
animals also are thrown into O
state Of terror and distress. Swine
and dogs" Gays Humboldt, 'are
particularly affected by the phe.
nomena Of earthquake" And he
adds that "the very crocodiles OF
the Orinoeo, otherwise as dumb as
our little lizards, leave the shaken
bed Of the stream ana run below
ing into the woods" Humboldt's
explanation OF the peculiar senaa
TORS Of alarm and. ave produced
by an earthquake upon those who
for the 6rst Time experience the
effects Of the phenomenon, is in all
probability the correct one. The
impression here is not. he Hays.
"the consequence Of The recOlIec.
ton of destructive cataslr0phce pre-.
scented to orr Imagination by mar
rGtives Of historical events; what
seizes us so wonderfully is the dis
abuse Of that innate faith in the fix.
idiiy of the solid and snrest found.
atious Of the earth From early
childhood we are habitualed to the
contrast between tie mobile Gle
ment If water and immobiiity OF
the soil on which We stand. Al.
the evidences Of our senses confirm
this belief. But when suddenly the
ground begins TO rock ben cath US.
the feeling OF an unknown myster.
ious power in nature coming into
! operation and shaking tho solid
globe, arises in the mind. The
illusion OF the whole OF our earlier
life is annihilatcd in an instant. -
CornhiN Magazine.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-15

Speaking of carpet-bagg ers, the
Providence Post says: What would
this country have been without
carpet baggcrs2 Since 1900 the
esrier settled States have been
migrating westward, till State after
State h.s been planted. The es-
senco OF the epithet is proscriptivo
and It's animus moro virnient than
Know Nothingigm in its palmiest
days. Let our foreigu.born citi-
zens note, that when Democrats
are dsnoaucing cArpst-baggsrs, a
shot Is aimed at every man who
comes from Il foreign land. Such
a proceeding may be according to
rebel Democracy, bat not accord
ing to Jeifersonian.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-15

"KriugIe," Of the Schenectady
Star, perpctrates the following on
cats;
On cats. l don't 90 very heavy.
Not 90 much on account of their
staying OFT later at Mites, dispens-
ing moarnful lirrieks, as the habit
they have Of going inflow fits and
playing MpzePpa On the ceiling.
Its very pecoolar trait Of The
cat. them ats are. They don'tseem
to mind them much, allus recover
! civ my old Malty cat fits while
ago, bat she didn't recover. Not
herself. E
recovered her.
l will lot you into the fax Of the
case. i hung her by the mock for
a day and a half on an improvised
gallus, and then covered her over
With dirt. But | bad only hung
8 liyes out Of her, and l found her
next morning ut the kitchen door
waiting for her rations. / stratc-
way took her remaiuin life and
then re covered her. "a pun.1
She is DOW one cf the things thar
vert. TIE feoline quire have lost
powerful tenor, and her voice is
silenst perpetual. At least / think
so, as she has laid very contented
in her present situation for two
week..
When cats are first born they
are seeless. A crate many 20 in
a swimmin the first thing they do
after beiD borned, in an old bag as
q bathing habit. with a big rock
tied TO it---rocked in the cradle of
the deep, as it wer. Cats are men
toned by the poets, as will be seen
by The following cotation:
Hi diddIe diddle,
The cats in the fiddle;
The kow jumped over the munej
The little dog larfed
To see such sport,
& the dish ran away with the
spune.
Cats live on mackril heads, cold
pieces, young birds, etsettry. If
hard up for a lunch they catch q
mows. They are fond nv laying
under warm stove. Give cat
fourteen fish heads for dinner, and
then let her stretch herself under
bot stove, and you have picture
Of unaloyed bliss.
Like snappin- turtles, cats are O7
no use 10 folks till they are ded.
Then fdel strings are manulactur-
ed out of their n trails. A large
society should beformsd, hoos biz
ness it would be to make the cat
useful.
They ar not ov very loving
disposition, AM when in trouble
arc not very kind TO each other.
In proof Of this, hang two ov
them bi their tales over klose
line.
guess 1 don't know anything
more about cats at present, that IL
10 sa, my essa is over.
Il. B Cats don't cost enny-
thing,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-15

Tn1 LARGEsT STORE IN TIE
WoRLD.-A New York exchange
says of A. f. Stewards new store:
The building on Broadway and
ronth streets is OF iron, covering
two and half acres of ground,
and is six stories in hight, besides q
high basement story and subj
ment. Its ro.unda and dome in
the center-rivsli0g tlfose of the
NationSl Capitol at Washington
admit the suns light by day to the
whole Of the immense building; and
will be lighted at night by simi-
lar arrangement OF gas and electro
city to that of the Washington ro-
tunda. The iron columns sur
rounding the rotunda, painted white
as marble, ara ornamentsd almost
equal to the famous bronze doors
OF tho House of Representatives.
In the upper stories, already one
thousand females are employed in
the manufacture of the numerous
articles OF the toilet sold below
When completed the building will
contain some three thousand ON
pioyees, including statesmen.