The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-07-14
ANTI. INFLAMsABLE CorroN.-n is Curl

ANTI 1-INFLAMMABLE CoTroN.-It is curl
Gus in science, as in other matters, how one
! discovery is made when we are striving af-
ter rsomething else The following is curl
Gus case in poin, of finding the very rcvcr-
Sc of what was thought.
A physician in Georgia, in recently at
tempting to prepare gun-cotton by receipt
sent him by Il brother physician, he was
unsuccessful, and found, to his astonishment,
that his cotton would neither explode nor
| ignite, being anti inflammable. On iEves-
| tigation, to find out the cause, he found that
| he had not used the right acid, muria,ic
acid we suppose. He repeated the process,
and the result was the same SO that he
claims 10 have dicovered method of rem
dcrlng cotton incombustiblc. He says that
this cotton can be prepared with little cx-
pcnse, as he has tested the matter sufficient
| 10 know that it can be manufactured into
cloth, the lint and texture of the cotton not
being i'll the least injured, but capable of
being made into clothing with as much ease
! as from the common material.
SANTA Annals GAME CoCks-In the p,r-
suit ofthe enemy, when he was flying fom
Cerro Gordo, several Of Santa Annals game
cocks. with their legs tied, were picked up
by one Of our people. The men were Tor
carrying them OFF as trophies, but General
Twiggs being near by, and prompted no
doubt spirit OF humanity, although some
have insinuatcd he wanted to test Santa An
mas judgement III game fowl, ordered them
to be unoosed. The cocks, when liberated,
much, we suppose, 10 the disappointment
oil the general, instead Of following the ex.
ample of their illus,rious owner and flying
to the field, went right into the field, went
right into battle and used their spurs with
as much 6ercencss as he must have been
plying his on his mule about the same time.
Gen. Twiggs, admring the true game dis
played, calculated something that was not
exactly blessing upon the Mcxicans for
not showing as much pluck as their cocks
and holding their position little longer.
We are not positive that there was any bet
ter, nor have we consulted Farley on the
practice, for we know the general was right
in the moin.-Picayune.
EXPECTED RETURN OF TIE COMET OF
l556.-As long since us l75l, Mr.. Richard
Dunborne, Of Cambridge, on computing the
elements Of the comet of 1864, found them
SO similar to those Of the comet of 1856,
that he was led to the conclusion thath the
two were Identical, and that its return might
be expected about l849. Subsequent in
vestigations, which have been made by
different astronomers, confirm this conclu-
sion; and there is, therefore, good reason to
look for the re-appearancc of this comet du-
ring the year l54S, although it would not
be surprising if the event should happen
even year earlier of later than this date.
SiAimam's Journal, OF May.
A MEXICAN GIRL FREE.-At Moncova,
a good looking Mexican girl of l6 years
Of age was held in servi,ude as peon,
having been sold by her father to pay
debt. She was about to be transferred
TO another master, and was very much
distressed at it. Cen. Shields happened
to hear Of it, and enquired what was the
amount of the debt for which the girl
WIS held in bondage. He was informed
the debt was five dollars. Small as this
sum was, it is not probable that she ever
could have paid it. Without further in
quiry, the general promptly paid the debt,
ard restored her to freedom. The poor
girl was overcome with gratitude, and
falling upon her knees would have kissed
his feet if he had permitted it. Drying
her tears, she returned 10 her fa'hcr's
house neutrality-suspicious. to enjoy life in
freedom-perhaps 10 be sold ag@iu.
1t is said that Napoleon was accustomed
to remark. that when he required any
"head work" TO be performed. he chose an
individual with long nose. "In my obscr-
vation of man." said he, have almost in
varably found long nose and long head
together"
ANEcDoTE-A wine merchant received
the following note on the day after the fire
in Walter street the other day:
"My dear l.: am sorry to tell pou
that your store was last night burned to
the ground, and your wine is all gone to
the devil
Yours truly. NJ"
He replied as follows: "Dcar NJ, I
am glad the wine is gone where my friends