The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-09-05
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ssWISHsFcrytiii anu everybody
When man's self-loye is so great that he
: snpposes his faults are bettertlan other peo.
sple's virtues, one may say that he has q prct.
Sgood opinion Of himself.
s tits to be chopcd that all the fruit and vepc-
tables will not be goae by tho time that tho
cholorais is over; Ia the North as many persons
would iikcto got a taste of the "forbdden fruit
before winter.
l1FIn Germany all poisonous preparations
inr destroying rats are mixed with lard and
ianipblack; consequently, no person can pur-
chase arsenic under protencc that it is wan.
ted to kill rats,
x uTWhen woman conceivcs prejudice
against a man from hcnrsay, but is pleased
with his manners and appearance. upon being
unexpectedly introduced into his company,
her heart is in danger; for she feels that she
owes him some remuneration for the Injustice
that she has done him. Many woman has
cordially hated the man whom she aftcrward
married.
SINGULAR AccIpENr.-Mr. Il. Burroughs,
OF Buffalo, while playing at ten-pins, at Avon
Springs, broke his thigh bone. 1t was done
by the muscular action Of throwing the ball.
SOMETHING OF a SNAKE-Mr Thos. NJ.
Brown, OF Camark, writes us that he recently
Killed rattle-snakc six feet one inch in length,
thirteen inches in circumference and havipu
fifteen rattles. His stomach contained full
squirrcl,-Augusta Chronicle.
TO CURE THE CnoLERA.-Boston Recipe.
take two oounces of hens milk, put in a
hogs horn, and stir it up with cats feather:
then divide the mass into pills as big as piece
OF chalk, about as long rs a stick. and swal.
low them crosswiscvtrcqucnny Boston
Post
PUBLIC WoRKs.-Thc net receipts of tolls
upon The public works of Ohio for tho first
iiree quarters ending August 18TH 1910, was
94o-'oi", or an increase III this year over last
year over last, to the amount Of S56,O57.
The revenue from the Pennsylvania i'm
Provements up to Aug. lst, OF 1919, is $032,-
Soo' peng an increase over the same period
last year of S76,503. The whole rcccints
last year, to the lst Dec were Sl.553,5l4
ANOTHER CoLLIsloN-The Canada left
Liverpool OH the afternoon of the ltl and
Halifax on the night Of the 22d. She arrived
off the Light Ship" New York at 10 o'clock
on Friday night, and run foul of the British
brig Jane, bound from New York to Liverpool,
with cargo of provision. The brir was cut
down to the waters edge. The Canada went
20 the briggs assistance. Fortunately the brir
was able to float, and was towch to SANDY
Hook and placed in charge of the steamer
AJAX. This accident seems nexplicablc.
The night was beautiful, and there must ha 70
been gross negligence somewhere.
From HAYrL-By telegraph from Boston
come reports OF fresh tdimgs from the capital
OF ilayt, not from st. Domingo as the tc!c-
graph heading says: St. Domingo and IIavti
are two distinct nationaitics. These ,idinrs,
coming down to the I'd of August, are that n
new expedition against ST. Domingo was talk
ed Of which probably will be the end of il:
that President Soulouquc had caused two of
Ills Generals to be shot for some political Of
ieace; and that Coffee, being scarce, was
worth SIX dollars the hundred wcight.-N.
Y. Com. Adr.
From BrazH-7Hc Stare Tradc-Thc
Brig Boston arrived at this port this morning
from Bahia, july Goth. Trade was very dull
at Bahia when the b. left, the reason for which
Is said to be the capture of several savcrs,
with full cargocs OF negroes by the British
cruisers. -Four vessels had thus bccn cap,u-
red by them within short time previous to
the sailing OF the Boston. In defiance OF this
the trade is still prosecuted with considerable
orlskncss. -Four vessels undoubtedly savcrs,
had sailed for the coast OF Africa within two
or three months, and five or six more were fit
ting out. A dreadful affair Bahia, Of which
we have before had some account. a SLAYER
pursued by British cruiser, took refuge in
shoal watcr,neir the coast. Here she went
ashore, when the captain and most Of the
slaves about GOO in nu,nber) were drowned
Launct.-This afternoon. at halt-past 4 o.
clock, new steam boat, will he launched
from the Ship Yard of Mr.. IYM. BIRD, the
builder. This boat we learn, is intended for
the navigation of the Santcc and IVatrrcn
rivers, and will be capable OF carrying from
l3 to 1900 bales of Cotton. She will have
two oo engines, on the high pressure principle,
OF 50 horse power each. constructed bv Mos
scrs. MILLER Il CURRY, of Savannah, Geo
This boat, entirely the production of South.
ern Mechanics, will be commanded by Can't.
pM. NJ. LUBBoCK: formerly OF the steamer
Dekalb.-COnr son inst.
a HEROINE DEPARTEp.-DluD al the resi-.
dcnce OF Gen. James r. Drake, near Indiana
polls, Indiana, lst inst, MARY WARWICK
brown, widow OF Basil Brown, Esq, in the
Iitli year OF her age. The history OF Mrs
brown, when the materials shall have been
collected, will produce a volume of the most
'''NS'SS''5 W. hIlt titI, 10 II
great extent, one of the connecting links be-
tween the present prosperous condition of the
great West and the privatons and hardships
incurred by the bold pioncccrs who followed
Col Boone in his early history. A residence
OF nearly half century in Indiana enabled
iHrs. Brown TO realise the great transition of
our state from savage wild TO its present
emlnence. Being engaged with her late hus
band, the most OF the time Of their residence
IN Indiana, in presiding as tho host and hostess
OF hotels in different parts OF the State, hera
quaintancc, especially with the public men of
Indiana, was equal to that of any othcrpcrson;
and, in our history, the patriotism OF her broth
or, Captain Warrick, who brca,hca ont his
ilic's blood on the ensanguincd field of Tippc.
canoe, gave TO his sister, amongst the men of
his day, especially, high rank in their alice
tions and regard When Mr.. Van Barren
visited indianapolis, he honored Mrs. Brown
with special call; and Gen. Harrison always
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