Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-30


rs A mass meeting was held at Richmund.op
the evening OF tho 2lst, on Capitol Square abou'
1000 negroes present. Speeches. we're made, de-
cluying want OF confidence in the Republican
State Central Committee, rs not Heing in favor Of
justice and equal rights to ALL Several uhiteand
colorsd speakers addressed the cromd;. dsnouncine
carpet-buggors asserting that they arct needy
politicians, who hnd come TO Virginia to make o
living vf the blacks. The.casc of the negroes in
the Georgia Legislature was broughtpp as warn
ing. The black speakers were particularly severe
on carpet-baggers, calling them dirty trash and
scoundrels, and charging them with intending to
betruy the blacks.
g- 1t is thought by Radicals IN Washington
that Congress (,o-callod1 will put Georgia bnck
20 n provisional government, with Bullock at.it'
head. -.
@- The Balon Rouge, Advocate, of the 9th,
says the cotton worm continues the work of de-
struction, in that parish.
1s- Few,undersland tho difference, between
"cacpet,bagger" aud " scalnwag." Missis-
sippi paper gives it in the following manner: The
carpet-bagger is Northern thief, who come.
South to plumber every white man who is-a gen
eman of any property rrespcctability, and get
all tho-ofIices be Can. The .caluwag is:eSouth,
ern born scoundrul, VIII, will do, all the carpet.
bagger will, upd, besides; murder tho tsbag-
ger for the gutta percha ring his sister gave him
when he left home. Nice men these to rule in q
Christian country. Radicals all.
mr A lady in Banksville, Conn, whose water
fill happened to drop out Of the window, was
surprised to Gni in it, few days afterward, two
.resh eggs. Some h,n had taken possession OF it
as net What next?
MY-. Governor Smith, of Alabama, with five
Republicans, left Montgomery for Washington
on the 2sd. They bear amemorial asking the
President for troops. The Democrats are indig
nant ut tho w"riing oi the memorial, though
they have no objection to The troops.
ty The Augusta Republican, of the 2Oth,
announces the death in that city, on Saturday, OF
Mr.. James N. Els the local editor of that paper.
Mr. Ellis was thirty seven years of ngo. lie was
born in Macon, Ga, and had been connected with
the pres, for psuy years.. Among the papers
which be had been connected with are the journal
and .He.,enyer, aud Georgia Citiscn, Macon Nor
nina News, Savannah Baptist Bdnner, Atlanta
Field ond Firesidc, True Democrat, and Augusta,
Transcript.
~. A. B. Stain: ker, wlo carried the mail
f. IN Tuskrloosa, Aln., to Newtonville, was.thot
from his horse on tie 10th inst.nt His head was
badly tom by buck-shot. Mail bag was found cut
open and letters destroyed. He was wretched
oysl Lacquer, who. tired of the party, had hinted
his purposs OF ab .udoning it and exposing its
rascaties. 1t is generally believed that scalawngs
and 10 .gue negroes murdered him to prevent the
divugement threatened.
w The London Saturday Review is of the
opinion that after pis moro misery is produced by
little grievances, like missing shirt buttons tight
boots ill.ftting coats, unpunctual trains, than by
the lu Scr and more incurable ills, such as be
and monstruus .ingratitude and fail
ure in the world.
eg young lady, near Hampton, Virginia,
vas hold by one negro and outraged by another,
on Thursday last. The miscreants pre- confined
in the military prison. Judge Lynch will be
forced to open his court, these outrascs are be-
coming frequent throughout the country.