Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-09-23

odist also. We hear the painful rumo
that the Rev. Mr.. Round has lost anothe
child-in Anderson, where Mrs. Round i
visiting her family. We earnestly hop
this may prove to be untrue. Their
will be divine Service in the 0aptis
Church.
We are requested and authorized by B
]. Bouknight, Esq, Secretary, to announce
that the Pomona Grange of! Edgefele
County will meet in our town on the sec
ond Wednesday in October, at 10 A. NJ
This will be an interesting occasion, call
ing into our MIDST many OF the very bes'
men and women of our County. The
delegates to the State Grange will be cleo
ted at this meeting. ghe State Grange
holds its annual convention in November
In our issue of this week will be founc
three interesting documents, all bearing
upon one and'the same subject VIZ, Let
ter from Edgefeld to the Columbia Union,
Herald, the Report of the Committee
who have recently visited and examined
the jail, and the Card Of Albert Jackson,
our colored jailor. The letter to the
Union Herald is lively, and saves us The
trouble of telling the tale. In his carl
Albert says that at the time Snipes fed
he was deviling the County Commission
ers vainly-and McDevitt also we guess
to get few dollars with which to buy
something for the prisoners to eat. The
old tale-a sad and truthful one too :
that the late lamented Hardy Wall al
ways told And in further extenuasion
of Albert's apparent want of care, we
would state that at the precise hour the
two negroes escaped, he (Albert) was being
married. In the first tumultuous joys OF
a fast-coming honeymoon, who would
be so groveling as to give g thought to
negro iailbirds? 1t is too much to expect
of a mortal mani Snipes had already
-aewn up the creek, and what mattered
the rest? Remember the man OF the par
able who had married a wife" and there
fore could not attend the feast-and be
lenient towards Albert.
There now remains but two prisoners
in the jail-a young white man whose
name we forget, and Henry Kilcrease, the
famous negro who so horribly murdered
his wife two years ago-and who was
sentenced to be hanged, and has not been
hanged-and who does not get new
trial-and who broke his leg in escaping
last wiuter-and who now lies there IN
definitely, . half starved cripple.
If there was ever spot upon Gods
earth where negroes and Radicals have
had fair chance, and proved themselves
wanting, that spot is assuredly Edgefield
County. When negroes in EdgeheId
County complain of not having fair
chance, then absurdity and want OF rea-
son reach their climax.
"Thirty-nine lashes on the bare back"
is proposed in New Jersey for any man
who accepts an Office the duties OF
which he knows himself incapable to
perform. Go up head, jersey. And bless
God, ye public officials of Edgefeld, that
your lines have not fallen to you in that
level-headed State.
Twenty Dollars reward for snipes
azire." That is good. Take notice that
the dead body of Snipes has no money
value. However, we should not speak
IDLY or unfeelingly ofpoor old man snipes
He cot into trouble by means OF two
wild and unruly sons, and had already
served out seven of his nine months sen
tence. For Gods sake let him alone, Lei
him continue to fly up the creek. Capt
Clinton Ward and his neightors have
charitably cared for the old mans famll!
q lono time. Let Snipes fly to his owl
and rest with them.
According to the suggestion of ou
valued agricultural friend, published SOM
three weeks back, we otfsred-nor7- thai
half our space for original agricultural
communications from our own people
But none have been sent us. We nov
call upon that same friend to take the IN
;tiatlve. He is capable in every way
And others will surely follow.
Our letter from London is elaborate
polished and dinteresting-speaklng anon
other things, of some of the fine estate
in England that may one day belone>t
the Edgefeld Jenningses.
The latest departures from our tow
Northwards, are Mr.. w. Ii. Brunson' WI
left US ten days ago to buy fall and WI
ter dry goods in New York, and Dr.
A. Sanders, who designs swinging ar0uf ' d
a huge circle-New York, Piiladeipn'
Baltimore and Charleston-buylns eve
sort of merchandise that human han
ever made or human skill invented.
From Ridge Spring to Graniteville t
talk is of the. coming Concert OF
Rrabma Pootra Minstrels. This IS
t.ke place at Pine House Depot on F
div night next--on which occasion
p-ab;;a Pootras will be assisted by t
nooa!ar and experienced Johnston Br'
Band. Among the good things on
programme, besides. thespisndid"Gra
Ta.rsa.p are @old Dads Cabin" Mu