Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1869-07-07


money out of the "iost oaEss" failed. The Court
is still in session, and under the new Judicial
status, considers number of cases form erly heard
by Chancellor Judge Carpenter is rapid
worker, and clears docket in short order, but
his brusque manners have made him unpopular
With the bar.
Although Charleston is one OF the most quiet
cities in the union, we ore not without our celeb
rites. The boarders of the Charleston Hotel were
somewhat surprised last winter ut the advent OF
humpbsck who wore long hair, tucked up with
comb, and was in every respect one OF the oddest
specimcns cf ;irnauity over seen in this section
of the globe. His communication wes not even
yea and nay, for he declined to converse with any
one, and was a Diogenes without tub. Madam
Rumor was at last aroused, aud reports were cir
culated of his enormous wcallL, how he owned IL
tin mine in Wales, and had money by the cart
load. lie T4s certainly most literally supplied
with greenblcks, and, taoqgn & cyEic, has been
known to spend them most generously. All that
is known Of the strange creature is that his name
is Morris, ho Is al Englishman or Wclchman, and
is quite wealthy. What strange froak brought
him to tue new world is not known, but his solici-
tor has paid him visit since his sUlourn ip this
State. His first appearance was ut Camden,
where he astonshed the natives by dressing II Ia
Turk, shooting pistols, and performing sundry
unciyilized antics. The landlord Of the Camden
Hotel, having pressed him for his bill, he became
r,, -. A.. NJ, rl.etnn ro;Spd rnme money
and returning to Camden, bought the Hotel from
over the landlords head, and elected him. This
is the only investment lie is known to have made,
and he invariably turns deaf ear on ull who
seek to divert his grecnbacks into speculation.
He does not seem to mind the hot weather, and
can be sopn aHy afternoon on the Hotel porch
with his hand. in his preaehes pockets, and his
hat cantcd back Off his top knot. Hc would be
god-send for some en!erprising Snowman, and
it is wonder that somo glin-tongucd Rnnkec has
not induced him to travel on his looks. That he
is mystery none who have seen him can doubt,
but no one has yet been able to read the riddle
satisfactorily.
The weather for the past few days has hseu al
most uncomfortable. With CLEAR sky, hot sun,
and the thermometer up in the ninstiesl comfort
is at discount. We can only endEre, and suffer,
trusting to the coming Of cooler days
Our Opera House project he's fallen to the
ground from the unwillingness, OR inability, Of
tho Char,estonians to contribute their quota to
its erection.
The town talk is now the Reading Room and
Merchants Exchange proposed by the Board of
Trade. The necessary collections have been made,
and the enterprise may be considered certain
success The site has not been determined upon,
but it is thought that tho Mowry House, in Meet
ing Street, short distance above the PAVILION
Hotel, will be purchased, and transformed to suit
the purposes intended.
Tie second number of the " Nineteenth Cemtu-
ry" has been issued, and fayofaby received. II
is somewhat on the samc style as the june number,
having an abundance of light and heavy reading,
learned saws from the Sanscrit, and pleasant his
torical incidents of the lost cause. The sooty-
graphs are e1cellcnt, and rs there is vein OF
humor and truth underlying them, they giil be
generally Appreciated. Those in the June num-
Der have been copied in many of the Western
papers 1t is up hill work to run n magazine IN
Charleston, and the publishers OF the Ninstes"th
Cearrs" deserve all the success they may achieve.
Long life to their heptling.
REReIELAgE.
THINK OF lr.-On Thursday last, l2OOO
Cinnamon arrived at San Francisco. Un'
less we greatly mistake" says the New York
Herald, "this exodus from Asia brings with
it the settlement Of the negro question" II
brings with it the issue, Who shall rule this :
country Europeans, Asiatics, or Afri cans