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A womnn Knocked from a Railroad
Bridge and Drowned.
special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
LonANsponT, Ind, Nov. 23.-An unknown NO
man, wllilo crossing tho mil1-raco bridge cast Of
horc. this evening, was struck by tho outgoing
Columbus train and knocked into tho river and
drowned.
, 1873-11-24

Special DfspatcA to TIE Chicago Tribune
DAYTON, O., Nov. 23.-Last night, Mrs.. r.
Dolch, living near Oarrollton, WAS burned to
death while cooking supper, Her apron caught
fire, aud tho blazo was communicated to her
clothing. She WAS burned to dcath before holp
could arrive.
, 1873-11-24
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, MONDAY. NOVEMBER "a,

Illinois. aro bore. They ara prominent ohndt-
aAtsa for tho office Of 6orgoant-hs-Arma Of tho
House,
, 1873-11-24
DEATHS,


FR1TZ1Sundas eyontnE, Nov. 49, Alice Mary. wlfo Of
Funer.l from .rosldeMsc, III ol,bourl-a... Tues-
day, Nov. 2, to Roso Hill Cemetery by eAEfARea, al
O'Clock p. n.
RIRoLLA;1Louiss sohschst. vito Of A1sr. R!bolls,
1t thnlfpast 10 o'clock ! M. Sunday, Nov. o.
ftlnoial and services tI4uthoran} viii takc plses ut
her late Fsstdonee. 6s5 Rntterilcdss Tina nj" bs
tE- Braunsohoi8 tGormany) papors ploase oopY.
, 1873-11-24

Frefghts woro quiot Quotnbe al 0af0o for Nhex
to nnttalo, the outside 10ing tho asking ratio FIJI
Engand via sar1ia, through rate. Capacity, aboui
25 UGO bu. ''N'
, 1873-11-24

slnss, with some quicksilver in it.
tells OF the near approach Of terrihle storm.
sabbath, is in quandarg, for he hul ordorod Tia
fires to be oxtingnlahed. Ho orders tho ilres to
10 rekiudled, Sabbath Or no Sabbath, the anchor
weighed, tho ship put about TINT
things nre lialt ready tho blaclt cloud a!ons tho
lightning is seou to flash with forlsea fury from
tho angry gloom. And now tho rumbling
thunder is heard, striking terror to tho ioarts Of
the Hitherto merry, hopeful, and Trusting crew
storm broaEs upon them with tho fury OF
death; il il not only galo, bit
terrible hurricane. Tho waves daa1od ngaiust
and over the noble ship, which for lack Of tho
nca and at the mercy OF tho waves. But wLore
are tho passengers aud crew? Those that arc
able to bold OIL to tho sides Of tho ship do no,
and thoao wlo cannot arc rolling with tho vosso!.
cros and toars to God, logging lin 10 hayo
mercy upon them and spare their liyes. Ono has
1t for my chillren'a sako." another " for my
aged parents sake" aud tho Bishop "for tho
[Aprlauso;] Bnt alt, nl9s! III rain; tho storm
waxos louder and louder! Tho wavos 60 ZIP to
mountains height, aud t!loy 60 down to
tho depths again, until at last tho
good SHIP rolls broadaido into tho "ycarnin;
trough Of tho ocean,. and down. down anlong
tho coral roofs Of tho soa Hlso lays witt! tho
ghastly forms OF thousand praying souls upon
hur bosom.
Vas God the author Of That storm? Was 1Io
tho wholesale murderer Of thoae helpless mon
WHO so ioyod and trusted HIM
This rulo could bo applied to nll etorns and
ehpern will cry "inlllol," '6iaspemor; hut
these mon aro tho blasphoulera themselves!
Cad had nothing to do with It, IIo could noitllor
cause nor prevent it; for whilo God, according to
tho old aaYago idea, IN fttfnl, chagcful, capr-
o!ous l,ping. these things occur in accordance
with tho principles Ut imInutablo and .oter,la.
Inv.
At thu conclusion OF tho lecture DIR. Bland
announced TINT tho distinguished British poet
Gorala Massey would opon IL lcuturo eourao in
| connection With tho FREQ Neligioua Society on
hun,1y oyoning. Dec. II. Tho Arss lacturo
would bo on tho snbioot of "Jes,a Chrint, 70.
T"su from fros standpoint which in noithor
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
A Horriii Murder.

The Warrenton, Ga, Clipper has The
following: 4 horrible murder was com.
mitted in that portion of Warren County
known as the Neck" on Saturday, 18th
instant, by Mr.. Ed Clark upon the body
Of his wife. We have been unable to see
any one from the locality where the deed
was committed, and are, therefore, unable
to give full particulars. Rumor states,
however, that he struck hena blow with
large iron spoon On the back of her head,
cutting three inch cash. H, then piled
the chairs and tables over her lifeless body
and setting fire to them, tool: one of:fiis
children IN his arms and made his escape.
The fire burned through the floor and ih4
body of the unfortunate woman fell to.the
ground and Was pierced through an,
through ty the filling OF u purity burne'l
sill-tbe ragged end OF the sill Tearing tli
liver heart and entralls out oi ethe ll!elcs>
body. We also learn lat the ypunseseo.
the children, winch the tiend left IN th,
burning building. with IT'S mother, wa,
badly Burned A description Of the IL
human scoundrcl will be published as sool
as we can obtain it, ami WE hope it msy
lead to arrest, speedy conviction and ex
pedltous execution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
A Case of Conscience.

A noteworthy case of conscience and
infrm.ty, was noticed a day or two since
at Concord, N. II. A man called ac the
hardware store # Mr.. Moore and told him
that he wished to refund the value OF ar
ticles which from time TO time he had sto-
len from him; the thought OF his CRIME
had weighed so heavily on his conscience
that he had long AafR unable TO cat Of
alefp, and now lie wished to make testitu-
ton! He then handed MIR. Moore $40 ard
departed. Next he went to the store Of
Messrs. Warle, Humphrey & Dodge, and
calling Mr.. Humphrey aside took from his
pocket a number of bright, new chisels,
saying that he had stolen them from the
store. He also wished the proprietor to
accept money, but it was refused After.
Kara he Tent TO Mr.. d. T., gge7nsey's
Book st9rc aid owned that He had taken
property thence amounting in value to SIS
or 50, which He therenpon repaid. To all
these gentlemen he confessed that he had
struggled hard agdinst lhh PROPENSITY to
steal, but had hitherto been unable to
overcome or confess it., and that his life
had been one of complete misery, although
no one had ever suspe 'te1 him of disHon-
esty,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

lDc lItLiI .~.-- - -A
there were some among luc s"..--
strong chaps as could ha' felled OK as
shook like leaves in the wind. AS for me,
| bcthought myself o my little curly -hair-
ci lad at home, and how it nd be il any
one was 10 80 for TO ham,; him; and at the
very thought ont tingIcd all ever, and
my fingers clincicd themselves as il they
was a. grippin sr;nebodys throat. | clutch
cd hold o u hdndspikc, End held il behind
my back, all ready.
Tom" whispers tre chiei-engincer to
me, dye think hs really means to doit%
i don't know" says through my
teeth Int ii hc Goes, dc shall go first,
il swings for 1t
"Pve been i'll many; an ugly scrapc in
my time; but | never felt 'arf as bad as
did then. Etely ninute seemed as long
as dozen; ana the tick O the mates
watch reg'lar pricked my ears like pin.
The men were Very quiet. but there was
precious ugly look on some O their faces /;
and | noticed that three or four on EN-
KEEP edgin' tor'ard to where the mate was
standin', in u way that meant mischief.
As for ME, Id made up my mind that if
he did 60 for to hang the poor little chap,
I'D kill him on the spot, and take my
chance.
|. "Eigit minutes !" says the mate, his
great deep voice breakin' in upon the 81.
lence like the toll GA funeral bell. Z" If
you've got anything to confess, my lad,
you'd best out with 1t, for yer times near
ly up"
boy, very pala, butas fiFrm as ever May
say my prayers, please?;
"rhe mate nodded and down goes the
poor little chap on his knees with that
Internal ropeabout bis neck; ail the ,time),
and puts up his poor little bands TO pfayi
/ couldn't make out what he said Tact,
my head was in stitch whirl that Id
hardly ha' knowed my own name) but I'll
be bound God heard it, every, word. Then
he ups OH bis feet again, and puts his
hands behind him, and Says to.the mate,
quite quietly: I'm rcady!'
And then, sir, the mates hard grim
ilCe WOhf ttP ttli w OheeJ ilhS, 'o ocS" Wig
ice in tic Baltic. He snatched Up thsboy
in MS arms, and kissed hin, Pana bqst, out
a-cryin like a child !; and { think there
warnt one of US as didn't do the same. |
KNOW did, for one
"God bless you, my boy!" says he,
smoothin' the child's hair with his great,
hard hand. You're a true EngIishmah
every inch of you< you wouldn't tell lie
to save your life! Well, if so be as yer
fathers cast ye off, Ill be yer father from
this day forth; and if ! ever forget you,
then may God forget me r. !. u Z
Aad he kep' his word too. When we
got to Halifax, he found out the little un's
aunt, and Civ her "a lump o money to
make him comfortable; and now. he goes
to see the youngster every voyage, asreg'-
lar as can be; and to see the pair on EN-
together-the little chap so fond o him,
and net bearin' him a bit o grudge-it's
bout as pretty sight asever Iseed And
now, sir, akin yer parting, it's time for
ME to be goin' below; so I'll just wish yer
goodnight"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

held his head up and looked about him,
70 I'd ha' thought the whole ship belonged!
| to him. The mate was great, huikln,
black bearded feller, with look that I'D
| ha' frightened horse, and agyolee tit to
make one Jump through key.hole; but
the young un warn't bit ateared.he
stood straight up, and looked him full in
the face with them bright. clear eyes of
hisin, for all the world as if ne was
Prince Hatred himself Folk did say ar,
forwards lowering his voice to a whlsper)
"as how he coined o better blood no
what he ought; and, for my part, I'm
rayther O that way O. thinkin' myself );
for never vet seed 8. common ,btreetr
! Harab las they calls 'em now carry it OFT
like him. You. might ha' heerd PIN
T drop, as the mate spoke
"Well, you young whelp," says ne IN
his grimnest voice "what's brought y0~
here ?"
"It was my step father as done It,"
says the boy in weak little voice, but
as steady as could be. Z" Fathers dead,
and mothers married again, and my new
father says as how he won't have no brats
about eatin' up his wagesf, and he slowed
me away when nobody warn't lookin, and
guv me some grub to keep me goin' for
day or two till got to sea. He says I'm
to go to Aunt Jane at Halifax and here's
her address"
"Aud with that i'hs slips lds ihaSa into
the breast of his shirt and out with
scrap o. paper, awful dirty and erumbled
up, bat with the address on it, right
enough.
I've all believed every word ont. even
without e,pabet 3,For bis look, 'and3 his
voice, and the way be spoke, was enough
to show that there warn't ha'porth o
lyin' in his whole skin. But the mate
didn't seem to swaller the yarn at all he
only shrugged his shoulders with a kind
O grim. as sdnnch as to say =" I'm too old
bird TO be ecaught with Uat kind o chaf;"
and then hesays to him: Look here, my
lad, that's all very fine, but it won't do
here-some of these men o mine are in
the secret, and l mean to have 1t out OF
EN-. Now, yon just point out the; man as
slowed you away and fed you, this very
minute; il you don't, it'll be the worse
for your
"The boy looked up in his bright, fear
less way lit did my heart good to look at
him, the brave httle chsp l)iaud says quite
quietly: "I've told you the truth; amt
got no more to say"
The mate says nothin', but looks at
him for minute as if he'd see clean
through him. and then he faced round to
thcmen, lookin' ;bhcker than ever. "Reeve
q rope to the. yard - be sings out, loud
enough to raise the dead smart nowl
"Ihe men all looked at each other, as
much as to say What on earth's acomin'
nowp But aboard ship, o course, when
you're told to do thing, you've got to do
it; SO the rope was rove IN a jliiy
Now, my lad," says the mate, in a
hard square kind o voice, that made every |
word seem like tittln' stone into wall,
you see that ere rope? Well, I'll give
Won ten minutes to confess, (he took out
= :-;"'his hand } "and
) e,s times
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
From the New York Evenrag bulletin.
Cotton Planters and Cotton speC-
nIatarS.

Throughout the South there seems
to be a feeling that at New York
combinations Of spectators are using
all their power to depress the value
of the great Southern staple. We
draw this inference from the fact that
meetings of: buyers and planters are
being held throughout: the cotton
States at which resolutions are adopt
ed asking that buyers Of futures ;;
will in all cases demand the cotton
on their contracts, and advising pro-
ducers to keep back their crops and
prevent these combinations from hold
ing cotton enough to meet their con-
tracts; and so thwart their designs
The friends of this movement seem
to ignore the fact that, on all these
contracts there are two sides, the
"bulls to advance the price; as we'll
as the bears" to depiess it-and
that in the long run the|faide which
has the most correct view OF the nc
tual situation of the cotton trade must
come out victorious. They'also over
look the consideration that a single.
100 bales willard %s have seen
cases where it did-setnes contracts
for over 5000 bales; andindeed there
is no limit but time to tile amount of
contracts it might settla There u.s.
no doubt that the system of contracts
in vogue here is gradually reducing
the volume of businessgn actual cot.
ton. "A comparison of SSe number of
bales sold here, since ah. before the
adoption of tbs system, would at
once settle that point. :. q
The outburst of ifeehng among
Southern shippers seems to us with
ont warrant. Before this "iuture"
business we had the sane class of 4
operations; there were;'bulls" and
"bears" as now; and The change re-
Gently adopted in the. mode Of con-
Quoting the business places the South
ern interest at no more, disadvantage
than formerly indeedaas thesaclual
holders of the cotton sold by the
!" bears" for future delivery, the South
has now yeryimportans advantage.
1t is evident there itand has ueena
for some time somethingkeeping back E
the good cottors for lie actual re.
ceipts, both here and ESat other sea.
ports, show that the option received
is fully 25 per cent. liver in grade
than last or former years. 1t may be
that this can be accounted tor by tie
fact that, with such a arge crop as is
generally estimated, thplanters have
not been able to give 1.-THE care that
is necessary to produsia good crop.
But, whatever may lave been the
cause OF this deleridation in the
grade oil the cotton bling to hand,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

THE MEANEsr MAN IN UNIoN.-The
Union Times has found out the heaiest
man in the county, and goes for him in
this wise
We have heard Of the LATEST man, and
the wickedest man in the country, hut We
think Union Gun boast Of the meanest
man. He used tn subacribe for the Times,
to,ut Of his own purse, but about six months
ago friend Of his living out West sent
him three dollars to pay us for the paper
one year. Instead Of having The paper
sent from this office directed to The sub.
scriber, r. paid bis own Subscription with
his friends money, and now, after he has
read the paper be forwards # TO hisffieaa,
by paying dns cent postage fpr each nlm-
berl or fifty cents a Year; thus making two
dollars and half out of his friend and
causing us to lose subscriber. II this is
not meanness whitfield down to the sharp
est point, we would like to know what it
really is. We don't like to tell this trick,
for fear others may attempt it, but it is SO
Internally mean that we cannot help tell
ing it. "''
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

Two undiscovered hill and plain
Where Rappahannock waters
Ran deeply crimsoned with the stain
Of battles recent slaughters.
The summer clouds lay pitched like tent
In meads of3hea3enly azure;
And each dread gun of the elements
Slept in its hid embrasure.
The areeze so softly blew it made
No forest leaf to culver,
And the:smoke.of the random cannonadt
Rolled slowly from the river.
And now where circling hillslooked dowr
With cannon grimly planted,
Ger listless camp and silent town
The golden sunset slanted;
When:on the fervid air there came
A strain, now rich, now tender,
The music seemed itself atlame
With days departing splendor.
A Federal band, which eve and morn
Played measures brave and ninble,
Had just struck up. with flute and horn
And lively clash Of cynrbal.
Down hocked the soldiers to the banks
Till margined by its pebbles,
One wooded shore was blue with 'Yanks,
And one was gray with Rebels.
Then all was still; and then the band,
With movement light and triclSsy,
Made stream and forest, hill and strand
Reverberate with "DiXie."
The conscious stream, with FURNISHED
glow,
we6tprepdly O. er its pebbles,
But thrilled throughout it's deepest flow
With yelling Of the Rebels.
Again pause, and then again
The trumpet pealed sonorous,
And Yankee Doodle" was the strain
TO which the shore gave chor:s.
The laughing ripple shoreward flew
To kiss the shining pebbles
Loud shrieked the swarning Boys in
Blue
Defiance to the Rebels.
And Yet once more the buigle sang
Above the stormy riot;
No shout upon the evening rang
Their rcigned . holy quiet.
The sud, slow stream its noiscless flood
Poured o'cr the glistening pebbles;
All silent how the Yankees stood, 9.
All silent stood the Rebels.
No unresponsive soul had heard
That plaintive notes appealing,
So deeply Home, Sweet Home" had
stirred
The hidden founts Of feeling
o blue or gray, the soldier sees,
AS by the wand OF fairy,
The cottage meath the five oak trees,
The cabin by the prairie.
Or cold or warm his native skies
Bend in their beauty DER him;
Seei through the tear mist in lis eyes
His loved ones staHd before him.
As fades the iris after rain
In April's fearful weather,
The vision vanished rs tn,
And daylight died togo
But memory, walked By
Expressed in simplcs
the sterue>t J
Made light the Rebel .v,5
And fair the form of y
The bright, celestial
Who still mid wars en-
--GaYe this one tQnca
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
4 Nrbie Trio.
How sleep the brave who sink to rest,
With all their country's wishes Dlest."

How sleep the brave who sink to rest
With all their country's wishes blest."
The little town Of Lexington, Virginia
says the SavannahRepubticaa, is indeed
/ highly 'nored IN being the resting place
of three OF cur modern immortals. whose
names the South will not willingly let die
There, sleep in that town, three great
men of he SoutiiLG9Ieral StJnewall
Jackson, General L. E. Lee and Commo-
dore NJ. F. Maury In'thelr mental char
acteristics they were very dissimilar, each
from eitherlbf the other lw0; but in this
they resembled each other, that they were
great, good, patriotic and plous lnen-an
honor to their birthplace, their section and
their age.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03

ed Of ordinary common sense, will
not indulgetheii evil passions to the
detriment of their purses; but or
rulers really seelu TO be disposed to
work their own evil will upon their
PROSTATE loe, even at the expense Of
the whole people of the whole coun-
try.-Piltsburgh Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Meeting Of Cotton Dealers.

A meeting, composed Of cotton produ.
GERS, cotton holders and cotton buyers
was held in Rome, Ga, on the 7th instant
at which the following preamble and res,
! olutions were introduced and unanimously
adopted, and the Southern press asked to
give them circulation: -
Whereas, in our. opinion there exists in
the city of New York combination Of
men and capital, whose prime object is to
depress and bear down the price of cotton
in the future; and whereas, in our opin-
ion, based on facts which have come unter
our observation, 2. very large amount Of
cotton has been bought by the citizens Of
this State for future delivery, an amount
in excess of the remainder Of the crop
now unsold; and whereas, in our opinion,
the cotton buyers have it in their power
by united and determined effort to ad-
vance prices very materially in the next
sixty days, therefore <..' - =
Resolued, That.we earnestly appeal to
cotton buyers throughout the country to
hold meetings at once in their respective
cities, towns and villages, and take such
action in the premises as will overthrow
and thwart' the monied men in the city of
New York, whose ostensible object is to
depress the price of the same.
.,ResoIved, That it is the opinion of this
meeting thai the best way to defeat. SAID
combination, Of capital. is united and
combined effort upon the part of the cot
ton buyers throughout the entire country,
with fixed and unalterable deterhina-
tion in every contract Of purchase during
the present cotton season, to demand the
actual delivery Of the cotton on said con-
tracts ;r'iA' r
I Reso1yed, That if it is possible to Sc
cure such unanimity Of action as is desir-
ed upon the part OF all the cotton buyers
of futures throughout the United States,
and absolute and unconstitutional de-
mand of the cotton bought, .itwlll effec-
tuallp defeat said combination and ad-
vance the price Of the staple
ResoEved, That we earnestly appeal to
cotton buyers of futures throughout the |
entire country, to take immediate action
in the premises and adopt such resolutions
as in their judgment will defeat said COM
and publish the same for the
benefit of all parties interested.
Resolred, That our city papers, aud all
friendly to the advancement
of the producing interest Of the country,
and the protection OF the same from the
corrupt monied monopolies Of New York,
,e requested to copy the proceedings OF
his meeting.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-03
Bcecher Prays for Honesty.

On Friday evening last, there was a
tremendous Prayer Meeting at Beecher's
Church In Brooklyn, at which that witty
old hypocrite drew out oil his pocket u
little book which he said was the consti
tuition of what was called the Guard OF
Honor Society. The members Of this
Society pledge themselves not to use
vulgar or proiane language, not to play
cards or billiards i'll public saloon, not
to cheat, to be regular in attendance at
Church, &C., &C.,
All these Things. Mr.. Beecher said, were
s. -. u. -t. ;--'o~neind by