The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-03-31

join was, TO use his own language, "because
TWO of them were two little, and the other
two children of proud cheifs." AT the close
Of his conference year he reports lO3 con.
versions, and a church organized among
the Choctaws SO strong. His father among
these converts, and many of his relations
and and old man over 100 years old.
In reply to my question. "What ap-
peals do you find most ef1ectual in address
ing an Indian congregation-what argu-
ments do you use: Do you persuade or
alarm terr(y by the awfulness of hell, or
allure by the brightness of heaven?" He
answered: You can't scare and Indian -
The best way.of dealing is TO represent God
as one who claims and has a right to his
obedience and then tell him how and IN
what to obey" "What were your first
encouragcments that the word was produ-
| cling its effects upon your people ?" !" He
| answered, IAN increased respect for the
Sabbath day"
The Choctaws, during the last fall and
winter, were removed by the General Go.
vernment agen: beyond the Mississippi, to
the Indian Territory. Thither Dixon will
follow them. At the late Alabama Confe-
renee he was transferred to the Indian MIS-
sion Conference. Dixon w Lewis dresses
IN the style OF the whites," and with good
taste, and commands the English language
with singular facility and propre,y.
A curious cause for War.-In the year
zoos some soldiers of the commonwealth
of Modena ran away with n bucket from a
public we'll, belonging to the state of Bologa
This implement might be worth shilling,
but i, produced Il bloody quarrel, which
was worked up into il bloody war. Henry
king Of Sariina for the Emperor Heury
the second, assisted the Modcnese to keep
the possession Of the bucket; and in one
of!he battles he was made prsoer His fa-
thcrthe Emperor offered chain of gold that
would encircle Bologna which is seven
miles in compass for his sons ransom but
in vain. After twenty two years imprson-
ment, and his father being dead he pined
away and died. His monument is still
eXlant in the church of the Dominicans
This fatal bucket is still exhibited in the
tower of the Cathedral of Modena enclosed
in an iron cage
IMPORTANT TO THE LADIES The Lon
don Gazette contains some important in(or-
nation for the ladies. with regard to the
manner fpiacine their lips when they de-
sire to look amiable dignlfod, Sc 1t sug-
gests that when lady would compose her
mouth to bland and serene character she
should: just before entering the room, say
bcsom. uud keep the expression into which
the mouth subsidies until the desired effect
upon the company is evident. IT, on the
other hand, she wishes to assume distin-
gushed and somewhat uobler bearing, not
suggestive Of sweetness, she should say
Brush, the result OF which is infaIliabIe. If
she would make her mouth look small
and pretty she must say Flip, but if the
mouth be already too small and need enlar-
ging, she mus, say Cabbage Ladies, when
having their daguerreotypes taken, may OBJ
AUGUsr1N ITURBIDE.-The correspondent
Of the New Y ork Spirit of the times states
that one of the Mexicans cavaly companies
which evacuated Victoria as General Quit
man approaccd it, was commanded by Au-
gustin Hurbidr, the son Of Emperor lturbide
He received his education IN Philadelphia,
and part Of his family are now residing in
that city. Should he ever meet the Penn,
sylvania volunteers, he will find old friends
and dschoo-ftllows. All the sons ofthe En-
peror lturbide have possessed loyal devo-
to the land of their fathers unfortunate ca
reer, and all, excep, the youngest, who is a
native Of New-Orleans. were born in Mex
leo.
MURDER.-We have seen letter from
Orangeburg, under date of the 18th inst:
which states that a murder had been COM
mitted in that District on the Tuesday pre-
vious, on the body of MIR. Benjamin Plum,
native of Poland, but for several years re-
sident ofthis city. He had for some months
been peddling in that District, and while
on the road side, exposing his wares for sale,
was murdered by a negro from one of the
adjoining plantations who has been ares
ted. The body Of Mr.. Plum was fonnd
about fourteen miles above the Village of
Orangeburg, with the skull broken in seve-
raj places.