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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18
Yellow Jack in Louisiana.
NEw ORLEANS, September y.

NEW ORLEANS, OePteHioei X.
A dispatch from Shreveport to-day says
The city continues in great need of help.
The yellow fever is of a malignant type,
and does not yield readily to treatment:
There is great scarcity {" peopir 10 at
tend to the sick. There werc thirty deaths
there Yesterday. The fever is reported
worse there to-day. The town is nearly
depopulated by stampede and sickness.
SHREVEPORT. September ID
There We're eighteen deaths Yesterday.
Whole families are down The nurses are
worn out. The departing stages are crowd
el. 1t is thought that tampcring with
the Red River raft had something to do
with the epidemic
WAsuING1oN. September l3.
The following dispatch was received
here to night by Senator West:
SHREVEPORT, September l3, s, p. m.
Hon. ]. r. West, United States Senator
from Louisiana, WashiGton, D. G:
The people here are panic stricken. ell
that could have left The poor are nearly
Ill on our hands. There is no money in
the City Treasury. All pecuniary aid will
be thankfully received. The fever is in
creaslng.
(Signed) SAMUEL Levy,
Mayor.
SHREVEPORT, September 10.
BIT. NJ. Jackson, telegraph operator
died Of yellow fever yesterday and Rae,
another telegraph manager, is not expect
ed to recover.
The disease is genuine yellow fever.
The sudden change Of weather is unfavor.
able. There is great need Of nurses and
money. One hundred and forty-six peo-
pie have died. The Howard Association
have assurances that nurses, doctors and
druggists are coming from New Orleans
Twenty -four whites died yesterday.
LArEsr.--Six hundred persons are
down
MEMPHIS, September IA.
There have been thirty deaths from vel
low fever among the blacks in the north
western part Of the city, and only one
death in South Poplar street.
THE TowS COUNCIL ELEcTIoY.-The
election of Town Council passed off quiet.
" on Monday last, and resulted in the
election of the Regular Republican ticket
An opposition ticket was run, with the
name, however, Of LII Bowie for lnten-
dant, who was on both tickets but was
defeated. The vote showsa pretty closely
drawn color-line. The following is the
result:
Total number of votes, 263-colored
l5O, white 1l3. Members elect-lnten'
dant L. D. Bowie, 257 votes; Wardens
7. NJ. Christian, Isl votes; J. Kennedy
l4S votes; w. H. Shives, LAG votes T
Deracott, l44. Not elected-A. NJ. Hill
!. ia votes T. G. Seal, l13 votes; Robt
Harris, ITO votes VIM. Pope, l0l votes
scattering votes--Abbeville Press q
Banner
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GEO. E. RADCLIFFE. ". H. CHEW.
GEO. E. .RATcLIFEE.& co! /.
CoTToN FAGTQBss
vAGUAN0 DEALERS, S1
General Commission Merchants,
Ill NosA54lcllklsoN / srRkEEr3 =. Il

Augusta. Georgia.
DEG to announce that they have COM
modiousF Proof Warehouse, and are
prepared to make liberal cash advances
on Cotton and other, Produce. d1.;,.
!. BAGGING and TIES always on hand.s
Commission for selling Cotton; 81 Per
bale. ''-'' - i
es- Mr.. E. P. Il. KIRKsEY, at Pine
House is59our authorized Agent for the
sale Of Gqano, Baggips. Ties &c.
Augusta, Sept. 10, 3m SO
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Strr,ayed red

.EROM myr residence, near Mine Creek
G'SPyO OF the ID inst.t 9 medium size
dark mouse eolprsd Mare n a 3lsE shout
5 wears old, and rather Square iacsd With
IIaai, ,,,o,,th ?. ss 8 5; ,..2Dsl8Es
; Hs:iberai reward ,nili. be paidsssar tllB
rec.,verv of the said Mule, and. any ips,
formation concerning her thankfully re-;
ceived. JAS. hODdEhS:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18
Male. & Female High School,
JoHssrqs's, s,.Is s, 2. ,,,..,c a.
REV. LUTHER BROADDus; Principal.
MISS MARY A. MINIS, Assistant.

1HE Annual Term will begin on
MONDAY, 18th Sept 1878, and continue
Forty Weeks, with no intermissiop, ex-
cepttwo weeks at Christmas.
! Tuition for the whole term:
I Primary Department q $20,W
intermediate g. $500
~; Higher 1890
Music on Piano, '2O,00
BoarA exclusive of lights and
- fwsshinS Psr1 month, Ts Sl2.M IS
- InstructionxwiH besgiyen sd an sfhes.
branches of an English education, and
| in Latin, Greek and French.
/ Preparation for Collegaof ordinary bu-
siness. life viii be the standard Of the
School.
The closest personal attention will be
given by the Principal to the morals and
manners of the students, and kind but
firm discipline will be exercised.
l. Accurate reports of f-stapdjrg and de-
Epor ment will be furnish ed Quarterly.
Pupils, charged from date of eptrapee..
,tsto endof quarter, except In cases Of pror
tracted sickness. , i =
For admittance apply to the Principals
at Edgefeld c.. H.gor to VIM Lott, Sec,
retary Il Treas'r, Johnston's, c. G. d a.
I Railroad. M fst.FI scf ~ -ia5!i3 :
+ Aug 20 -. -,,.s,,.. St -, - . 81
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Notice.

.J WILL dispose of my entire Stock OF
4 Goods Mt Cost for Cash from this date.
MI persons indebted will call and settle,
rs / must have the money to pay my
debts. b. G. BRYAN, Agt.
Sent. II. 1873, 1T 30
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UNIVERSITY

Located at Ashland, the Home OF Henry
Clay and Old Transylvania, Six colleges
In operation, with thirty professors, and
600 students from Is States. Entire fees
for. collegiate year, $50, except IN tho
Law, Medical and Conn nn6rrial CoAsE6eS
Boarding from 50 TO $5. lees week. For
Catalogue, address ]. B. BoWM[,AlLNls, re, e:
gent, Lexington, Ky. 4 sSs sSs,s
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MEMPHIS, September IA.
There have been thirty deaths from vel
low fever among the blacks in the north
western part Of the city, and only one
death in South Poplar street.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
A Story of Treasnre.Tr0ve.

About three weeks ago a boy named
Kennedy, jumping over gap in
stone wall at Yonkers, N. T., stumbled
and fell, the stone which tripped him
rolling after him. On going to the
place from which it rolled he found in
the cavity cigar box containing large
amount of greenbacks, and behind the
box a second roll. On his way home
he told several people of his good for
tune, and the result was that q man
named Moynahan claimed to have lost
the money aud demanded it, the boy
yielding and receiving a few dollars by
way of reward. Moynahan then
divided the money with two of his
companions. The boys father, however,
demanded the restoration of the
money, and, receiving no salts
faction, instituted a suit to obtain it.
The sum, is said to be not less than
SO, 900. It is supposed to have been
hidden in the wall by deformed man
known a. "Paddy, the Cowboy, -
whose mother was drunkard, and who
concealed his wages in order to keep
his money out of her reach. She died
about five years ago, Paddy attending
her faithfully in her last illness. But
ON resuming work he could not remem-
Der where he had hidden his money,
and, having sought unsuccessfully tor
months, he gave up the hunt. He says
that the amount was only $500 He also
has commenced suit against Moyne.
han and the men who received shares
of the money, and the people of Yonk'
ers have very pretty triangular fight
to talk about.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
The French VINEYARDS.

The grape harvest in France prom
ises to be unusually fine this year.
How large a share the vineyards take
in the produce of the country, and to
what an extent they form the wealth OF
all classes, VIC may Judge from the fact
that there are 1900, 900 vineyard pro-
prietors in the Republic. In all the
sunny land of France there are only
eleven departments which do not grow
the vine; twenty cultivate the grape
for home consumption, and fifty eight
for export. Most of tho fruit is in
tended for the wine presses, but the
best dessert grapes also come from
France. The famous Chasse)as OF
Fontaincbleau are grown in the two
little townships of Tomcry and Cham
payne, both in the neighborhood of
Fonta;nebleau. The vineyards there
produce al annual crop of about s, 900,
600 pounds, of which the capital con
sumes about 100000 kilogrammes,
while the rest is exported to England,
Austria, and even Russia. The trade
in grapes, foreign and home grown
amounts IN value to several million
fra,.cs IL year. ;'his, of course, does
not include grapes used for wine,-
! London Globe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

their llfe-prcscrvcrs on, knowing that in q few
moment they would all be at the mercy Ut the
breakers. But all were calm and sclf-pos-
scsscd. Captain Swcctman behaved with tho
utmost GOODNESS and courage, and the crow
obcycd every order readily. We were all
washed out Ut the boat when within thirty
rods of the shore, but wore rescued Ivy those
ON the beach in q most gallant manner.
was picked up unconscious, but am all right
now: The Cap ain said it was tho toughest
sea nc had ever seen OH the lakes.
Those familiar with the shore saw the Iron
sides went down in not less than forty faith
0ms Of water.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
When tho order was given for the
passengers to prepare for danger, great
excitement prevailed. naturally, and
yet but few became thoroughly un-
manned. Mrs. Valentine seemed to
think only of her little boy. She ran
to Mr.. Kitzinger and cried, "For
Gods sake try and save my little boy
at least, if you can't save ME. Save
my darling boy! and this. request she
repeated many time. When the first
boat was. launched she and her child
were put into it, the boat being in the
hands Of Hazelbarth, who was q splen-
did seaman. But as has been already
told, the boat capsized, and all were
lost except Sam Watkins, who swan
ashore, a remarkable feat.
The propeller was Offered as fol-
lows:
Captass~-Harry Sweetman.
FIRST Mate-Mike Crosson.
Second Matc-Al. pittman.
Acting PWrser-N. f. Watkins.
&eEa,1t- John Driscoll.
fUSc Engsneer-Robert McGluo.
Second Engineer-John NJ. Cowan.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
A Good Joke.

The Meridian miss. Mercury says:
IA good joke comes to us from one of
the engineers on the Alabama, and
Chattanooga Railroad, We think a
little too good to be lost. He says
some twosor- three days ago, while
making his usual run from Birming-
ham, he had to put on all steam he could
raise Ia order to come in on schedule,
but as he neared a desolate slope Of
country between here and York, known
as the flats, he was tagged down by
huge torchlight that was waving to
md fro across the track. He saw this
tremendous signal , Of danger,
and as q guarded and trustworthy
engineer : as he is, forthwith
brought the train to dead halt, and
approached the man Of danger slowly
and cautiously. On arriving up to the
light there stood queer-looking indi
vidual who addressed the engineer,
Mr.. George Martin, thus: "Hello,
Mister, could you tell a body when Mr.
Stanton is going to pay them back
dues 2" The gentleman of the throttle
soon coaprehended the situation, and
speaking kindly to his man, told him
that Stanton would pay up i'll n few
days after the national debts were set
tied, md SO, blowing his whistle, wa
soon lost in tho darkness of the night
leaving his strange friend to draw hi
own conclusions.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

Ny object now,' returned Mr.. ENGLISH.
is to show you that vice succeeds in this
world. 1t is for that purpose that I have
rotated tho story of Blevins. What I have
told you happened nigh on to fifteen years
ago. What am going to tell happened
last year, went East, for the first time in
many years, sir, on the train; and I went
to church. I have cousin who lives near
Fifth avenue. Fifth avenue il lust their
prettiest street and lays over everything
else in the way of streets that you ever see
Houses all made of brown stone. sir. and
furnished tremendous. Well, my cousin he
received me cordial. I'd done good deal
for him in my time, and no wasn't of the
forgetting sort. He give me some new
clothes and he took me out to church with
him. Well, Pm always easy in my mannor
wherever 1be, and I was easy there; but
l wasn't comfortable. I was Just wanting
to get away to these mountainous regions
again. Well, when the parson had let up
little, came out with my cousin, and he
said to the man in front of him: Mr..
Blevins, want to ask you about them
goblets for the commission service.' And
the man turned, and I see 1ttswas Blevins
Well, I recognized him at once, and he col.
ored mp come; but he asked me to come
round and see him, and go T went. He was
living in mighty grand house, in mighty
grand style. I went with him into the
ib'ry Gust to think of Blevins having q
ib'ry and sat down and talked with
him. 'Blevins,' said l. I'm going away
tomorrow, and most likely We won't never
meet again. don't bear you no ill will;
but would just like to hear how you
come it over me this last time 'Wel,'
said Blevins. 'seeing you, is like old times,
and % III tell you and then say goodbye:
Take some wine and cigars, and then list
en- Well, sir, I did listen. BY George!
sir, bed been about everywhere and done
about everything you could think of. I'd
only given him little flesh wound; but he
had thought it advisable to come the gum
game over me, seeing that meant murder.
He joined the Mormons land I'm blest if he
didn' I cheat old Brigham himself and git
from Salt Lake. Finally no struck a lead
in railways, made his pile, married, and be-
cameo pillar of the church in New York.
Which brings me- said Mr.. English, in
sto my point, which 80. thSe
vice sssometfnies flourishes.$S Yet who can
say that Bleyins, rich and living in q city's
wallg i happdsr'n me, who am poor and
honeet, but arbreathing Of the air Of free
AM. English anishod this exordium, /
am confident that I saw my longl-ost blan-
ket slowed away beneath him. Nevertho-
less, 11e9ainedE in ;silsnt meditation. ~.
+. lndbpdRA6hks a - {. ~ j
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
Singular case or Trance.

from tU0 nOCn09$N1 ~. LII OusOAs
About six weeks ago, Miss Crowell, a
ward of Mrs. Pruyn, OF Albany, mystic
riously disappeared from the residence
of that lady, and for q, long time oil ef-
forts to discover her whereabouts were
unavailing. An uncle Of the young lady
assisted Mrs. Pruyn in the search. He
came westward, and, on reaching this
city fell in with a Cleveland man, who
told him = remarkable story of a young
lady who had been found ON the stoop
of his residence IN sort Of trance, who
had been sheltered, and who displayed
number of accomplishments though
still out Of her mind. Hhe description
was sufficient clue, and the girls un-
cl proceeded to Cleveland, where he
ftAnd his LONG. Lost -niece in the condi
tt stated. She was suffering from
alteration Of .miad. On being renewed
to her residence in Albany, q terrible
fever set in, and she has not yet recov;
cred. Miss Croweli is fifteen years OF
ace, and wan the daughter of a former
Philadelphia merchant, from whom she
inherited a large fortune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
The Miserfes Of lS0yI,Ood.

Does the boy hope, some cold winter
morning to economize time by hasty
toilet, and turn himself over Tor a wee
bit OF nap after the rising bell, there
comes q voice up the stairway: go
Johnnie John-n-i-e!" with lingering
responsiveness. Get right up. Your
father says he wants you to have all
the paths shoveled before breakfast. :"
If little Jennie is up and ready for
breakfast. that is all that is expected.
She has nothing more important to do
than breathing on the frosty panes to
get view of Johnny at work. Does
the boy get up early to get his skates
sharpened-"D Don't make that noise
in here |" Does he try on those idols
of his heart to see that every strap and
buckle is in order" Haven't told
you times without number not to put
your skates on in the house! By next
spring there won't be a rag of
carpet left!" How does little
Jennie manage to keep her skates
in good condition Why, she appeals
to the head of the household: F" Pa,
can't Johnnie bore q hole in this strap
for met" "John, fix your sisters
skate" and they're fixed. IT Johnnie
tries to play in the house, he is told to
put away that top or those marbles,
asked if he can't keep quiet minute,
and advised to sit down and take q
book. On the contrary, just 80 soon
as he hurrles home, and suatches mn
Robinson Crusoe' or "Swiss Family
Robinson" and becomes oblivious for
u time Of his unhappy lot, he is reused
anew to it by the paternal voice,
"Come, Johnny, put up that book, and
60 find the COW. She hasn't come
home" Jennie, who is busy putting
her refractory dollto bed, wonders how
Johnnie knows which way to turn
to look for the missing animal. Per-
haps he catches q granddaddy-long-
legs, and repeats that familiar
rhyme which compeis him to point out
the road Johnnie must take. Johnnie
being interrogated as to that subject
on his return, sings his cap defiantly
into the corner, in the gronndswell of
his discomfort, snatchesup Robinson
Crusoe" again, mutters something
under his breath about "girls" and
"geese, " and is again absorbed in his
book. "Come now, Johnnie, p" says the
mother, "don't go to reading again.
It's eight O'Clock" Five minutes
elapses. "Johnnie, did you hear me
Jennie's gone up stairs" Five minutes
more on the desert isle, and a childish
voice is heard at the stairs landing
Una, can't Johnnie come to bed I'm
afraid!" "Now, Johnnie, 1 shant
speak to you again" A brief-a very
brief respite. sob! only to finish this
chapter z" "Ma! Ma !" louder and
angrier, "I'm coming down if Johnnie
don't come! Mayn't he come 2" Enter
the paternal "John. what are you
up for at this hour? Shut up that
book and 60 to bed Z! Why, Pussie,
why arne't you in bed - II want to
kiss you goodnight " pleads the sweet
little fibber. "Bah she's afraid of
the dark that's the matter" defiantly
retorts Johnnie, going up stairs two
steps at time. " amt either. Can't
he stop plaguing mel" "Come, John
let your sister alone" That's all the
sympathy boy gets
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
II.

II sunshine were sold by the pound,
II paupcrs could feed on clover,
II the world were square, not round,
II tho Tichloruc case were over,
IT one grew bccfstcaks in tho garden,
Ii mutton wcro picked from tho trees,
If pheasants were sold for a farden,"
II cells had govt in their knees,
Ii tailurs nc'rr sent IN their bills, =
And workMcn nc'cr asked for their wages
II doctors necr ordered us pills,
II pines were rs cheap as greengagcs,
II wise folks at times were not fools.
And fools were not always 80 wise,
If the School Beard had sensible schools,
And blind men could see without eyes,
II pigs could fly nimbly az swallows,
II swallows could grunt like swine
Why, OF course, you'll discover what follows
From such suppositions as mincl
IT had but j. subject to rhyme on,
I'd choose it for better or worse
Instead OF wasting your timo on
Such very ridiculous verse.
--LIoAdVn Fun.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
DceF6eas Searches Rendered. Easy.


Since the bottom Of the sea is want
edmsfogs ntefnational= communication
tho attention of Ingenious men has:
been turned to field of labor hitherto
almost entirely neglected. While for
years scientists have been striving to
explore in every way the surface and
intestipes Of the earth, but compafac
lively little is at the present day known
of the beds of the wide oceans. The
difficulties attending the examination
OF the bottom Of the seas appeared to
be insuperable until, from necessity.
means were invented to ascertain the
physical condition of the ocean beds
tor cable purposes. The soundings III
the Atlantic by our naval vessels prior
to carrying the cable which now con-
meets the two continents, and similar
undertakings by Great Britain and
France, have since brought forward q
number Of devices for more success
fully sounding at greater depths. This
hemp line is being superseded BY steel
piano wire, which, from it's smooth
surface, It's greater tenacity and elias.
ITCHY and comparative lightnesa, 10
found superior to any other wire. The
problem of bringing up specimens of
bottom, however, offers great difficult
The United States steamer Tusca-
rora, which is now engaged in search
ing for - suitable berth for trans
Pacific cable from San Francisco to
Japan, via the A1eutian Island chain.
has been fitted by the Navy Depart
ment, under special instructions from
the Bureau Of lNavigation;s with a
number of appliances for sounding in
deep water, including the machine and
dynamometer invented by Sir William
Thomson, for the use Of piano wire,
which has already been successfully
tried about forty miles outside of San
Francisco in depths ranging from Ill
to $40 fathoms. Besides, Comman
der G. E. Belknap has made an i'm.
Provement of the apparatus hitherto
thought best adapted for bringing up
specimens OF bottom, of which he has
sent model to the Bureau of Naviga-
ton, which is much admired by all
officers who have seen it. Belknap's
Improvements, in the Brookes' self.
detaching shot apparatus for bringing
up particles of bottom in quilts con-
sists of two cylinders, one above the
other when the instrument is set and
descending through tho water, and to
close teiescopically when the shot de-
taches on reaching the bottom. The
lower cylinder is fitted with conical
cup at the lower extremity for the re-
ception of parts of the bottom through
an aperture, which, while descending,
admits flow of water upward through
the cylinders by means of valves which
close Theoretically by the pressure OF
the water when the apparatus is being
hauled up from below. The upper
cylinder covers the aperture in the
lower one on detaching the shot, so
that the. water cannot wash out the
bottom caught in the conical cup.
Thus Commander Belknap has discov.
cred practical and unfailing method
of not only bringing up safely a larger
amount of bottom from the ocean bed
than has hitherto been brought up
but also as much water as is caught
between the two valves in the lower
cylinder, ut tho moment of striking the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
The Bow Rnll0r.


In his younger days Ben Butler was
place opposite Lowell, and among his
scholars was q boy named Ray, who
subsequently became an Episcopal
clergyman, and finally developed into
a newspaper writer. Butler was then
a lank, long,haired, cross-eyed, queer
looking character, and was the terror
of the scholars. He often got into IN
uncomfortable rage with them, and
fell upon them with tongue and rattan.
One day Ray gave him offcnse in some
way. Butler made speech at him,
wild in it's invective (very much
like his more recent speechesI threat
ening him with murder, slaughter,
and all :; sorts of horrors, and
finally, losing oil self control, he made
q rush for the offender; who, however,
sprang for the door, got out, and took
to his heels. Butler seized big jack.
knife, which was laying open on his
desk, leapcd over the benches, and,
with hatless head: heelless slippers
and long-tallcd coat, gave chase. The
boy was fleet Of foot, 6nd ran for dear
life, getting -ahsad .of the stumbling
teacher. Butler kept up the race,
however, yelling after his lying victim,
pursued him through Dracut, crossed
the bridge over :? the >. .Mer1imack
river at the height of his
speed, entered Lowell at full
gallop, blowing tremendously, and
rushed through the streets after luis
prey, to the amazement Of the men.
wonderland children who happened ia
witness the scene. 1t was Big Bethel
affair or Fort Fisher explosion. The
boy escaped, and, getting to his home
after a Observation-Disclosures al
Butler from the second story. who
bursting with chagrin, had to pick vi
his collapsed nerves and wend hi
way back to Dracut, With the CLOSED
jack knife in his pocket. The stor.
would not be worth recalling if It wer'
not so very characteristic of Butler.