The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-14

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Brusse,s journal ,noundes thai hotel-
keeper and wife haye prosecuted for assas
|sinating q s,.ra yellerr. and converting his
deaf body into 50 adsages. were fund gull.
", with The addition of extenuasing cir
|cumstances.e The Frencl,J Journal, The Re
formc copies the, above statement, and OBJ
serves, that no doubt,the "extenuating, cir.
cnmstances''. ''.werf;S Sthat.ihe convicted par
tiesswere induced to commi. murder il
order to feed. their fellow creatures in this
period 0f universal distress. !.
GENERoslTY.-There is a great dislinc.
tion .n be made between genornsiiy o.
manner and generosity ofSheort. "A good
man, is snmelfmes disguised by certain
cnlIness and f0rmality Of mann-rs; while
a liberlitle, whose lifeis spen. in HE graf.
|ificatinTnfself. imposes on the multitude,
by the bravery and frankness Of his air, for
u most generous heurled fellow.
A New Jersey court hns decided thata
railroad aonpany was,not resp"nshIe fnr
the loss OF n trunk Containing valuable
jewelry, which a passenger had with his
baggage; as articles Of jewelry were not
baggage, but cGme under The denomination
Of freight. the owner was bnund to inform
them that he had freight III his vulise, and
pay them 9og the transportation Of such
freight.
The Postmaster General has declared
that Notariai notices Of protest are coneid-
cred by4'he Department ns legal ifiices, TO
the Pnrlies concerned, and sh"uld not be
classeti as letters, further than 10 rate the
package containing ,hem with letter pos
tage weight, Hence the sending Of sewers
al Of such notices under one envelope is
not dcemcd violation of law.
Men are apt to dila,e upon the respec.
tive excellcncirs Of their tnilnrs, latters.
hnsicrs. bootrpakers, coachmuker and oth.
ersof their employers; but one never, by
by any chance. hears of the virtue Of '.my
bill iiscounter," or "my pawnbroker." aud
yet both are often floating in the minds Of
those. who seem the most ignorant of the
secrets Of such calIings.
The tranquility ofa country life, and The
absence Of all excitement, grently tend tu
promote old age. There are c"u pie living
near Morristown. N. j., whose united ages
are493 years. They were all born in The
neighborhood, and married in early life.
THE MARCH OF INTELLroE ENcs.-We see
that the pr"prietors Of the Tampico SEN
tinel have sold that pn7er to printers from
the United Suites. and intend establishing
nm American newspaper at Vera. Cruz as
soon as ii is taken.
QUAKER PATRIoTIsM.-The Trenton
Daily News. stntes thar n young na,,. the
son of wealthy and respectable Quaker,
Of Pennsylvania, enlisted few tlays since
with Lieut.. Clay, recruiting officer in that
city. The next day his father came 10 SEQ
him. Joseph. said the old en,leman, '.was
thee snber when thee c"nsentcd TO take up
carnal weapuns!" "Yes. sir, / was" re-
spon,ied the son. "Here is some money,
Joseph" rejoined the father, without relax.
ing muscle nf his hard features, land
when thee gets on the field or battle thou
wilt hearin mind lhut Anthony Wayne was
Pennsylvania, and that lhnu art my SON."
>" saying, without another wnrd, the old
man departed. There was sumo OF the old
Adam left in him.
During season Of great, religious dc
clrnsion. an aged deacon was asked whelh.
er the church 10 which he bilrnee ed were
united. ''Ah, yes" replied The good man
with emotion, "for we are all frozen to.
gether."
"Sam, is you 'quain,ed with any legal
gcmmen "b dis place!" ''Nnne 'cept by
neutrality-suspicious. means" "Wel!
den. why am lawyers like fshes!" IL
i"sn't meddle wiI dal sub, :. ut alI."--
"Why. 'kase they am fund oh debate"