Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-03-25
The Khediye,s Reception.
How A SWELL PaRfy GOES OFF II
THE LAND orsTHE IBIS AND

THE LAND 0EsIhh Iolo AMI
-. 0aea5s5gE.
A correspohdeatsof The Phhadel-
phia Press thus writes from Cairo
Egypt:
Last Sunday January ID was
great holiday here. The Hhedive re-
ceived calls from seven until after ten
a. m.-an example 2for. early rising it
would be well for Mr. Americans to
initiate. 1t was quite a sight to sit
in the garden watching the carriages
pass by with gentlspaen in court cos
tune, brilliantly decorated. land pri-
vate gentlemen in dress suits with
cravats and white gloves. Al nearly
|ll q. M, Prince Arthur, cf England,
drove by with his suite on thetr way
to call on the KhedifazYho returned
his call in two hours. The Prince
attended church at our hotel in the
afternoon. Last Wednesday night
(January 2O) the Khediye gave
grand ball, three thousand invitations
Being issued. We received cards Of
invitation through Qas,sonsnl. I did
not wish to go, as, like Flora McFlim-
sey, / had nothing to wear; but r.
insisted. and strengthened his arsu-
monts bv the pilt offa new dress, go
We went.
The bs.i.l was givengat the Guezirch
palace, situated on the Nile. IA one
entered the avenue leading into the
garden of the palace fairy land be-
gan-Chinese lanternSsaspended along
the avenues. and ;glsSgipg amid the- 'ss
giving them tie APPEARANCE of being
covered with gorgsoss flowers; foun- U!
tains sparkling ikEsprays of dia,
monds in the fashingaight; graceful
statues draped witG} garlands as If
trying to conceal theft loneliness, gas
lets placed closely tossther round the
top of the palace, giving the effect at
distance of an useken chain OF
) flame; revolving lights in many col
ors, so arranged as to be reflected in
the river for almost a mile, combined
to form scene of magical beauty un-
} eoualled by any in fihe /" Arabian
NIGHTS" When the invited guest
reached the grand entrance his eyes
were dazzled by the food of light
poured upon him fronathe richly gilt
t ed chandeliers in ths{yestibule; the
marble pavement and e broad mar
3 Bile steps were covered Eith rich Per;
: sian carpets. As the, 1ries stepped
r from their carriages, trs dressed s .
8 in the native costume Nered thei,
y arms to cloak room, the 81 the graae
! staircase, and as they i not speai
: English, nor most Farmers Arabic
y they could not present the ladies
r whom they escorted but now aud ;
= gentleman vino had been presented
e and who understood French, conduct
: ed the ladies to The room where tn
: Khedive stood alone, receiving nj
"A child OF MTpahes Ellis, of Due
West, died few dhys ago, by getting a
chip in its throat While playing about a
wood-pile.
Miss Gallowa{ OF Due West, who
has gone to Egypt as. missionary, has
been heard from. Her voyage across
the Atlantic was stflny and rough but
she landed Mt Queemtown without dam
aye to body or property. Her first letter
appeared In the ASso}idtc Reformed Pres
tyterian last weeH She writes with
great beauty and folce.
u In spartauburgl the price of salt has
come down from So!2j to sI.G5 per sack,
by reason of competition brought about
by the completion Of the Carolina Cen
trail railroad from Wilmington, n. c, to
Charlotte. Complete tho Chester and
Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad to Lin
colnton, and salt can be sold in Yorkville
as cheap as at Spartanburg.-Yo Yorhrillc
Enquirer.
Last week, in fairfield county, Maj.
Woodward and Mr. T. NJ. Rembcrt, with
thcirhounds; catsssfffffSw ffSwowildca weigh
ing respectively sistecn and eighteen
pounds, and three graz foxes. in one hunt.
County Treasure lRunion. of Green
vile, has been On -lyial before Judge
Cook, on sundry cfaFges, but was de-
clared not guilty. Nsr
"A lady in GreenY send Colum-
bia several thoussalf bf State
I,o,,d-te l,e f,.,,..s:sss.. ICY proved to
be fraudulent and,woSfiess
The Legislature has been in session
now going a four moths, and yet no
prospects of an early adjournment.
Sheriff Place, of Eersliaw, came to
his death on Thursdaylast, from blow |
delivered by policeman. 1t appears
that Shoritf Place was6n a frolic and
making considerable mise III the street,
When the policeman oIaered him to he
quiet or he would arrest him. Capt. P.
replied in athrcatcningtone at the same
time placing his hand lebind his back,
.as-iif intending 70 sSr:asw a weapon. The
policeman promptly lsA5cRed him down
with his club. The initredman was car
ried to physician, whe directed him to
be kept warm until he recovered his So
Der senses. About acknowledgements
it was discovered that Ts3 e died. The
skull was fractured and ii etaiu injured.
Capt. Place was formerly United States
soldier, we believe. Hcbadanany friends
in Kershaw, and also ii S3hter, where
he formerly Resided. NJ
"A person. once lisa Branchville.
who was heard to say lEE.s poor man
smelt worse tlian d wsjdoS Ills assets
were SG6.s3. 81
Tho Hon. w. D. sinpSon has been
invited to deliver the ANNUAL Address
before the Literary Societies at Wotford
College.
The Columbia cotrs Sdeht of the
News and Courier wrEoS Esry active
canvass IS sprin vacant
comptroller -goneral's Hich prob
ably will be filled by an eEctiopin joint
assembly. w. II. Jonea N. B. Meyers,
T G. Dunn, Gen. S. Mcdowan, j. Il. Lit
tlo and about 9 dozen members of the