The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-11-03

is duesto the u. States Quartermaster here,
Captain Hill, to add that the chartering of
the vessel, the arrangements for the men, the
purchase Of her lading, dithe entire slnbar-
cation, were accomplished in one week.
In July between 400 and 600 troops, raised
in this vicinity, were embarked forsF Nc
Henry for the seat Of war; in September,
about 200; now more than 800, Including
about l40 from Fort Monroe !; while, in the
me.time, upwards Of 100 have been sort to
New York and there embarked; 30 that we
may indulgeIthe patriotic satisfaction of has
wing sent, within the last three months, more
than one thousand troops. of the best inateri-
! al, to sustain our xallant army in Mexico.
baltimore Argus.
MAJoR Tw1Ges-DHATH OF FATHER AND
SoN.-Only two weeks have gone by since
we were called upon to announce the death
of George Decatur Twiggs, young man of:
rare worth and intelligence, and the only and
beloved son of Major ,Twiggs, Of the United
States Marine corps. Yesterday the painful
duty devolved upon us to of recording the
death of the father, Major Twiggs himself,
who fell while discharging his duty as an of
ticer of the army, and battling in the cause
of the nation Thus father and son have
{ both fallen on the battle fields OF. Mexico,
the death Of the one followed by that of the
other within few days. The Major, his son
and the other branches of his highly respec-
!: ted family came to this city to reside about
four. years ago. The mother and daughters
are still here at our navy yard. The Major
for Vera Cruz, with the Marines under Col
Watson's command to join General Scott's
army in Mexico The Major marched from
Vera Cruz under General Pierce, and arrived
IN safety at the seat of war. The son fol-
lowed soon after. with Major -Ially's COM
mand, and fell in a skirmish with the guer-
rillas-P Philadelphia Iaquirer.
Cotton Crop the circular for
Europe of the N. Q. Commercial Times,
the following estimate of the cotton crop
is extracted:
"With regard to the crop the weather
during the past three weeks has been Of
character to ensure most abundant yield
in this section of the country. Not only
have we had an entire exemption from
rain but the temperature has been so gen.
ial that the second growth has ripened and
the plant may now almost be considered
beyond the influence Of frost. The
planters are still so busily engaged in
picking, that the arrivals have come for.
ward slowly compared with other large
crop seasons, but there can no longer be
aquestion that the total receipts at this
port will vic with those of any preceding
year. To the eastward, the prospects
have likewise materially improved, of
Of which you will be more fully advised
through your correspondents elsewhere,
SO that we have no longer any hesitation
In settling on an estimate of 2, 1000, 900
bales for ihe entire crop Of the United
States"
The Chicago Democrat remarks as
4ollows: "Thc Presidency nj the close Of
Mr.. Folks term will have been in North
ern hands for twelve and Southern hands
for nearly forty years. or 27 Supreme
Court Judges, appointed since 1889, IL
from the North and l6 from the South;
Attorney Generals 5 from the North and
IA from the South; 10 Speakers Of the
House Of Representatives from the North,
81 from the South; l6 Presidents of the
Senate pro tenn, from the North 81 from
the North 81 from the South; and sd
Northern to 50 Southern Foreign Minis
ters. So Of Justices Cabinet, Naval and
Military officers throughout"
A DEclsIoN.-It was recently decided by
the Gibson Circuit Court, in Indiana, that al,
advertisement for the apprehension Of run
away slave is sufficient authority for any one
to arrest him in free State, and take him
70 his master. The person who arrests the
slave is presumed to be the agent Of the
owner, and the latter has the right, either in
person or by authorized agents, to seize upon
his slave and take him.
a RIVER MoNsrER.-Co....a acts have been
made for the building Of a steamer to run on
tho Hudson. four hundred feet long. The
calculation is, that she will run to ALBANY
and back daily or in twelve or thirteen hours.
The Hendrix Hudson is, we belive, the long
est boat hitherto built She is $50 feet long.
Childhood is like n mirror catching and
ScAectiHg images from around it. Re.
member that III impious or profane though
uttered by parents lip. may operate up
on the young heart like careless sprav
OF water thrown upon polished steel, stain.
ing it with rust which no after.scourinc
can efface.
Qusen Victoria.-A correspondent of
the Courier des Etats Unis, says:-The
rumor gains crcdence in circles of the
highest authority, Of the symptoms of in.
sanity having been decidedly manifested
by hermajesty. The woll known liabili.
8ty Of her family to this cruel malady
efranafhons, Aho x,.oLa ILL.,. .c IL !.