The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-03-15

smalg; at the top rises q temple OF
classic architecture with columns; the fioor,
Sofshe temple sis 81 ice and initiates a basin
sofwater; under The scupola are suspended
8ihlight noveable threads ailarge num-
tber rof white and red fishes;which are re.
tfeeted lin the water at the bottom Of the
temple, and whichymoved by some inge.
inious mechanism, seem to live and TO
swim la this water SO perfectly initiated. i,
Thetemple is surrounded by limitations
!of.rocks, in which. music box is conceal
ed, and on these rocks are arranged twen-
itylC Chinese figures playing different in
!struments, and very skilfully made. By
touching q secret spring, the music COM
mencesplaying, and the Chinese figures
set motion, beat time with their heads
fwithPerfect precision. The cake is more
than three feet in diameter and more than;
more than four feet high. 1t was admir-.
ed by the whole court.-N. Y. Courier
Sdes Etdts Unis.
The capital cities Of Mexico are twen.
ty-four in nanumbeF. Of these but five
contains populations greater thanyA lbany,
viz: Mexico, 100000; Puebla, 81, 900;
Guadalaxara. go, 600; Guanaxuata, co.
900; and San Luis Potosi, $4,000. The
population Of all these cities is s46,O 900,
and Of all the States, 7,Ol6,34O. 1t is
said thntthe whole number of landed pro-
prietors does not exceed 100000, and
they only are entitled to the elective
franchise, with the privilege of voting for
President and sending members to Con-
gress.
p "MusTANa'' IN WASHING ToN--A Wash
ington letter says 4sit W.
"The reception of Mr.. Freaner, who
brought the treaty from Mexico to Washing
ton, at the Department of State, has caused
good deal of laughter at the capitol. Coming
from Mexico in seventeen days, he had but
little time for his toilette, and on his arrival
sported blue jacket and pants, one leg of
which was strapless, while the want Of sus-
penders displayed a fold Of check linen over
the waistband, a broad hrimmed tarpaulin hat,
with face covered with ranchero-lookinp
whiskers. On his landing at the wharf he
hastened in coach, (though the hackmen
were rather shy of him. to the residence of
the Secretary of State, where he was flatly
refused admission by the porter in waiting.
However, he forced his way in, and Mr.. Bu-
hanan was no less astonished than his SER
want, to find in the queer: chap before him,
whom he had at sight mistaken for an old
salt, the redoubtable Mustang, and the spe-
cial ambassador of Don Nicholas Trist."
A WEDDING INVITATION Century
SINcE.-The Philadelphia Ledger says it has
seen the original of the following curious pa
per. It shows how they managed hymenial
preparations in the olden time:
My sweetheart as well as myself desire (if
it may suit thy convenience and free,lom) that
thou wilt favor us with thy company at our
marriage, which is intended to be at Burlng-
ton the 4th Of next month.
j am thy respectful friend,
Oct 18th, l746. AARON AsHBR1DGE
CHILD ATTACKED BY A RAr-On
Tuesday evening last, while the other mem-
bers Of the family were in an adjoining room,
an infant daughter of Mr.. ]. A. Schern,er-
horn Of Lambertville, in this State, who was
lying in her cradle, was heard to cry violent
ly, and upon searching for the cause, it was
ascertained that large rat had entered the
apartment and attacked the child, who was
found covered with blood. The voracous
animal had bitten one hand entirely through
in two places, which is much swollen and
infiamed.-Newark Advertiser.
The queerest object in nature is Spanish
beggar, for these beggars bog on horseback;
and It is an odd thing TO see man riding up
to poor foot passenger and asking aims. A
gentleman in Valparaiso, being accosted by
one Of these mounted beggars, replied,
"Why, sir, you come to beg OF me who have
to 60 on foot, while you ride on horseback"
every true, sir" said the beggar, 'and have
the more need to beg, as have to support
my horse as we'll as myself"
There are two lives in each Of us-glding
on at the same time, scarcely connected with
each other! the life of our actons-tIle life
of our minds; the external and the inward
history: the movements of the frame-tbe
deep and ever-restless workings OF the heart.
History reveals mems deeds, mems outward
characters, but not themselves. There is
secret self that hath its own life "rounded by
dream'-unpenetrated,' unguessed
The physicians who made an examination
of the body Of the lady who died in Cincin-
natl recently, whilst under the influence OF
Chloroform, have published Gard, in which
they state the following facts:--
"lst Mrs. Simmons, as shown by the con-
dition Of the various organs of the body, was
in good health when the Choroform was ad-
ministered 1t is truo she had labored under
slight catnrrh few days previous to her
death; but we are Of opinion that the very
slight diseased action which existed, was in
no way instrumental in causing the fatal re-
suit. I'd. We have no hesitation in express
ing the opinion, that death was caused by the
action Of Chloroforln.
3d. Death resulted from rapid and CON-
plete exhaustion OF the nervous system"
Solitude and disappointment enter the