The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-05-05


to go to the war, in spite of all persuasions
of parents. Fearing, therefore, that he
might runaway and enlist, the father brought
him in and attended to it himself After the
papers had been signed and the oath ad.
ministered, and the young man dressed in
his "blues," the father turned to him and
exclaimed, eff you ever disgrace your name
in battle, hope some of the company will
have the kindness to shoot you," and with
this paternal wish, the father turned upon
his heel and left the young volonteer with
his comrades. The parent is worth per-
haps 2O,O0O.-Rochester Advertiser.
GA Brave Man." said the Danish creed OF
honor, "should attack two-stand firm
against three, give ground little to four;
and only retreat for five. General Taylor
has establish new creed for Americans.
1t is TO attack four-stand firm against eight;
give not an inch of ground to dozen
retreat under no circumstances:
GIVING THE L1E.-The great afIront Of
giving the lie arose from the phrase, Il thou
liest," in the oath taken by the defendant
in judicial combats before engaging when
charged with any crime by the plaintiff, and
Francis the First OF France to make current
his giving the lie to the emperor. Charles
the Fifth, first stamped it with infamy, by
saying in a solemn assembly that he was
no honest man who would bear the lie
FLocKs OF PlGEoNs-The Niagara
canada WesDMail of the 10Th says: GA
tremendous immigration of pigeons from
the adjoining States took place on Sunday
last. They were crossing the Niagara
from before nine in the morning until past
one in the afternoon, and taking the speed
of flight at thirty miles an hour, the flock
must have been upwards of one humcired and
tventy miles IN temgth."
Wild pigeons near Buffalo, fly so thick
as TO break the telegraph wires. Other
pigeoas have broken the Boston wires
PUBLIC CELEBRATION AT WASHINGTON.
The celebration at Washington, on Mon
day, the 10Th inst, in honour Of the recent
,riumphs Of the American arms, was quite
brilliant affair. At noon a salute of one
hundred guns was fired, and display made
of the national colours from the Capitol, Ci-
ty Hall, Navy Yard, and Arsenal, and from
various other points in the city. In the eve.
nlng, the National Hotel was handsomely
illuminated, the windows in the front Of the
hotel, to the extent Of four stories being fiji
led with lights.
A New invention has appeared in the
form of an India rubber mail bag. The
bag is so arranged that when closed it is
perfectly alright and water proof When
filled with letters or any mailing matter,
sufficient air introduces itself to render
the whole extremely buoyant. They would
also serve as valuable life preservers. for
each bag will sustain from two TO six per-
sons, according to its size. besides its con-
tents.
QUIcK WoRK.--Cn tie occasion of the
illumination, on Wednesday evening, the
whole of Barnnn's Hotel, including the
lights in the transparcncics, exceeding 5000
in number, was lighted in less than half
minute; and at the Exchange Hotel 100
candles were lit in five seconds. The wicks
were previously wet with spirits Of turpcn-
tine, and persons stationed to light up at a
given signal. The effect of this almost in
stantaneous lighting was grand.
Baltimore Sun.
A writer in the Knickerbocker Magezine
Stuart Perry devotes several pages TO prove
that the Pacific Ocean is the source of the
Gulf Stream. He thinks that the Pacific