The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-09-12

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Sap 0csyRsscg. "a brotI ST ii. law Of The
party He'd has placed in our possession 4
letter detailing Tic particulars of an occur
renee resulting in tile death of Isssc Featil.
2erford, near E1gsieM Court House, on Sun.
/ day, tho ID ;nsts S ss sss.
Mrs. Blslock e boy Joe, having left bis wife
was in the liabito visiting girl living on the
plantation Of his mistress, a short distance
| from the village. Efforts had beenmade to
prevent tbisf and on Sunday morning lie was
| logged for porsisting. Under false pretebecs,
he borrowed a gun, for the purpose Of killing
an old negro wiiotold on him. a party OF
three, headed by yYeatherlord, started in pair-
quit. On the way they met The old negro,
Who told them that Joo had been trying to
kill him. but lie had clipped out at tia Eacl;
door and made his escape. Jesse Weather
ford and companions made himgo back to
sitoW Inc way In approaching the house
they heard Joe and Louisa talking, but as
soon as observed Joe left. Two OF tho party
and the old negro pretended to return TO the
spring near, iearing sYeatherlord at the
house. Shortly after, all being quiet, Joe
! a race ensned, and Joe, Isl i'll having the pur,
turned and shot his pursl,er, who instantly
expired. Joe made hs escape, and has not
since been seen. Parties are out In pursuit.
rriral ef The I'airiof i6fitchers tamiiy in
I l.hitadek phla. The ship T7iberuid, Captnir,
MICHAEL. arrived at Philadelphia, from Liver.
pool on Tuesday last, having made the pas.
sage in twenty-seyen days. Mrs. MARY
MITcHEII, the wife of JoHN MITCHELL, the
Irish patriot, came passenger in the Hiternia.
She IL accompanied by her two daughters.
and ia on her way to Join her broiher.iil.Iaw.
in Washington. sistss s4s i..
AGAINST SgcRET ORDERs-The Free will
Baptists of New York and Pennsylvania. have
passed very stringent resolutions against all
secret orders, to expel members thereof.
=, scIEsTiric ExTIaG uIsHaESr Of FIRE.-
The Ashley Collieries, near al anchester. l,av.
| ING tahen fire, and resisting all efforts 10 cx-
| tinnguish Il, chemist, Mr.. Guernsey, propos-
ed to put out the fire BY filing the galleries OF
The mine with carbonic acid Tie expert
ment was tried and was successful.
ExPERIEScE.-Eyeryf fresh generation. like
/ every fresh little boy, must be put to school
to its own experience. No history Of former
Iommies will avail to keep the new Toniny's
! fingers out of the fire, a piece of wisdom which
live coal will incffaceably inculcate in Sc
| cond. - - =
! 9JAustin E Wing, Esq, many years. !,
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Michigan, and recently United States marshal
for that State, died at the water euro establish.
ment, near Cleveland, few days since, aaed
So. a - -
SOMETHING'S NOVEL, w. ID. CooKe has II
in contemplation to establish a paper in Raj.
cigh, to be under tho direction and conducted
by the deaf and dumb
RonERT WALSH Eso.-Prepious 10 the nd.
fpfft, r.
9th ult., at New York a resolution was nm.
animonsly adopted urging upon our Govern.
then, the duty OF removing the American con-
sui at Paris, on the ground that, monarci,cal
tendencies and preference of tile monarchcal
cause rcnder hun, at The present crisis unfit
| for the station. ~ 55.. s, $50 & a,
Red Rirer.-At the last accounts this riiver
was falling, although it is represented as being
even yctNety high The sacrifice of pru,cr.
~ from the recent high water is said to have
been very great. Many of the plantations
were oyertlown, and the crops des.royed
The Shreveport .lonrnal says: IA gentleman
from below informed us That the crops were
entirely lost, and that this, with tlc additional
loss OF their stock. will give the planters a
shock that they will BE- some years recovering
| from y M Z, .f. %
Our ChdrgeM Visnna.--A "Traveller,' ,, in
the New Tribune, who was with Mr., Stiles
when the letter published by the Herald con-
cernlng American citizens abroad was writ
ten, shows that it was occasoned BY the con-
duct OF two impostors who appeared in Vienna
in tho spring of IS4S, ciaimingt TO be delegates
| from the United States, bringing contributions
from New York. aud as such making consjd.
erable excitement there. Having thus Oh.
tanned credit, they fleeced the merchants out
OF some 100000 worth of goods. Z.
The Neat Congress--The gain Of a whis
member in Rhode Island, gives the whigs
three majority in the House thus far, viz:
wings elected 100, democratic los. Seven
teen members yet to be chosen, in districts
which sent to the last Congress eight wings
and nine democrats. The democrats are
moro likely to make gain in these districts
than the wings. The Senate is democratic
by 8 or 10 maiority.-.M y. Journai Of Com.
tierce ooh ulL
The TAILoRs SrRrKE.--Orler among the
tailors at Boston has not yet been restored.
Those who struck for higher wages continue
to present their bill of now prices, which the
master tailors have not vel adopted.
Observation-Disclosures people may not
generally be aware that all SIX months accep-
tances, dated on the 9th, 2sth and both, 3Uth
and 3lst OF the past month (August) will fall
due on the SAME DAY in March-thus bring
ing. five days payment in one.-.-Boston Tran.
script.
soAETnlSG NEw.-I, is proposed to estab.
llsh Musical Professorship in Yale College,
and to give the appointment to Richard l.,
brother of N. p. Willis.
DFifty thousand percussion lock muskets
have been received in Hungary from England.
by way of Orsova.
FLsdy franklin has purchased one fourth
Of the Hull whaling ship Abram, and paid The
additional risks for insurance, with a view 10
her exploring Jones Sound and Smiths
Sounding, and search for Sir John. She has
also offered reward of 500 pounds in case Of
success.
U7lt is stated that M. Serinet, of Paris.
has succeeded in preserving water in state