The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-11-03

means OLA false key. Some days after tn,
lf'pers were returned TO alr. Hottcn bv thc
Rev. Mr. Hickey, Il priest OF the Roman
Catholic Church, and u young man named
Greaccn was arrested as the supposed rob.
Der.
Mr.. Greacen was brought in for ,r,l
There was no evidence to convict him and
the Rev. MIR. Hickey refused to tcs.ify the
facts having come TO his knowledge unIcr
the seal of confession. His RIGHT to refuse
was admitted by the Court, and Mr.. G.cn.
cen was acquitted.
Ii is proper to say that evidence tendiur
prove him innocent was adduccd ON the
part ol the defence. and that strong ,es,imo.
ny OF gooI character WAS given in his favor
10 MAKE PoTATo SrARcu.-pot,to
s'arrh is made by cleansing the potato. graf,
IN" or raSpIn9 them, and washing the puIn
SO pr"duccd IN Il sieve the water lis it runs
through the sieve carries with it the starch
! wllcd settles to the bottom if the water is
allowed oil, fresh wafer is added, and tile
starch stirred mp AMI again allowed TO settle
"'t'fwhich the water is poured off. the starch
SET TO drain: anfl finally dried The sound
parts OF d'seased p"taocs may be used for
this purpose, care being taken to srpara,c
them by Washing No more potato puIn
should b" made than can he washed Il, once
AMI the pulp should be washed as soon rs
po ,S'1l", because kept, i, very soon begins
to lcrmnnt and purify.
APPLIES FOR CuxA.-A year ago much
Pnn.lcl'y was gwen TO the transccndant en- +
cr'ic"ce OF the Ncwtown pppins, produced
on the pelham farm in Ulster Cn,,ntv. A :
lar9h expectation ofthcm was tncn made TO
r,' r,ng"nd' where they Brought high prices
nry are now in the market again, and Il
sI!pm"n, OF them to China has lust been
adc--'h" first apples sen, TO that countrv
rom this remote barbarian region
r, hEMAEKAELE HEN.-AIr Blucher, of
/ arm Isle (l<le of Shoals) owns hen that
accompanies him daily in his Gsl,no bo,.,
ma denotes satisfaction ut unusual sl,r,ss
~ audible demonstrations. The hon .Isn
'""S in Ii is boat to Portsmouth. scrambl,s
~ 'hc wharf, p"ckS about in the vicinity ;
e'rr la'i'ng to be Ion hand" when wanted
II; i1'''cher brought up this hen by hand,
Il" sue "oi'!d never rooSt or keep with the 4
'u'.fy She also has the crow of the male +
nj bearing of'the game cock. All the an; H.
''Is On the farm pay her marked rcxncc,
ven 'Eo great house dog and an Immense Il
IN cat, seem TO take it us Il matter of course
onry the hen. AT an inimation from /"
IT.. f5.uchcr this hen viii! take to the v,try
'd rlddl: about like IL duck, aud tr,uucnt:;
:, from the edge o! the shore or rocks is =
Gil to pull in fish Of ns:dcrabIc siz.
',dpu r 'sitady5: 1uicii iafcfy st nnrundu' s
ont (Am) aged 81, whose early life was Il
arkc:l }y curious circumstance. When
years of age, and in the army, he was -
ken i'll at Lille, and to all appearances cx- hi
red in the hospital of ,ha, town. He was Ii
ken to the hu'iai ground in the usual way, w
III was on the poin, Of being consigned 10 "l
lc grave, when the volley fired by his "'
'mradcs over his coffin, ro,'scd him all II
nee from his !cthargy, and caused him to b
ri'ic against the wood loud enough to at =
ac. notice. The lid was raised at once, u
nd Paifady stood forth in the burial ground, :!
eforc the eyes Of his asioni>hcd comrades
Inat was also curious is that he found him
If cured OF his Illness, by the sudden shock
is system had received. 7
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