The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-23

u letter from Jalapa. Mexico, Sos ths
18th ult., received at Newt Orleans, men,
lons the death Of Charles Al. BugBee who
@as shot by robbers while travelling 8il,3
the Vera Cruz diligence on his way to tho
city Of Mexico. Hsli
Since the commencemento of last week.
IA vessels arrived at Boston loaded with.
passengers, bringing somc $500 imni,
grants, besides a large nunibe who laVe
arrived iii British schooners from the
Provinces. ss ss
The WHALE SHIP LAGoDA. - Tho re-
ported loss of This ship, with the master
7 md first officer, Isl contradicted in letters
from Canton, of Fob. "a, which state far
= ther thnt the sailors ut Japan were deser-I
tiers. So thnt tho suposition Mt Now Bed
ford that the report fabricated by rene.
gade boats crew proves correct. The
men who put the story. in circulation, with
the intention ofattracting assistance were
likely TO remain for some time prisoners
in Jalnpa, as the United States sloop of
war Preble which had started from China
TO relieve them, had returned in conse.
quence OF tho small pox breaking on, on
board. Their falsehood, which has caused
SO much painful anxiety at home, will
not therefore, be productive ofmuch ben.
eftgtos themselves, Boston Daily Adu.
:Esedped from .jail.-We understand
that Robert Mccarthy, confined in the
Jail of Baker county, charged with murder
escaped from prison few evening since,
and succeeded in eluding all efforts Of his
pursuers 10 recapture him.-Macon Jour.
nal and Messenger, Nay 0.
GREAT FIRE AT WArERTowN, IN. w
An extensive and disastrous fire had ia.
ken place at Waterlown, Jefferson county,
en-. y which involved the destruction Of
three Banks, two Hotels, thirty Stores,
aTid the Post Office and entire contents.
Both the Northern and Southern Muils
were destroyed, and although no particu-
lars given, this last fact would indicate
that the fire must have been in the vicini-
~ ofthe Pest Office, and rapid in .devas-
tution. The total loss is estimated at
three hundred thousand dollars, and the
insurance one hundred and twenty thous.
and.
The LlBslA EmIeRANrs.-The bar
que Huma, Capt. Henry hence for Lii
IBERIA, left yesterday morning few
minutes before twelve II o'clock. She
takes out one hundred and eighty-four
colored emigrants. A portion Of these is
from Charleston and South Car rolina, and
n few from Augusta and the interior Of
this State; but much the greater number
goes from this place. We understand
TINT between fifty and sixty who had en-.
tered their names to go at this time, were
unable 10 make their arrangements, and
will therefore have 10 wait for another op.
portnnity.
We have been furnished with letter
from Mr.. William Mclean, Correspond.
ing Secretary of the New Coloni-
cation Society, from which wo gather
the following facts: Sixty one Of the emi-
grants are professors of religion; five of
them are preachers; ono hundred and FIVE
can read; thirty can write; twcnty.four
have purchased themselves, and paid an
aggregate of 9l5,750, money made by
their own industry; and forty-seven have
been mnnumitted. The company is com.
posed mostly of parents and their children,
and many of the families are large
There are six.y.six under ten years Of age,
and nineteen over fifty.
Sarannah Republican, May 14hh.
WASHING CLoTuEs.--We publish to-
day, for the benefit of the ladies, the
Gscatest recipe for washing clothes ever
yet published. BY this process one
hand can do as much as three on the
old method, and do it much better. Be
sure to keep this recipe. If you file
our paper, mark round the recipe with
pen and ink; if not cut this recipe out,
and paste it up in your wash house:
Recipe..-Take good homemade soft
soap, 4 lbs; borax, refined, 4 ounces;
common salt, 8 ounces; water, pints.
Boil slowly to cake soap. The bottom
or the sediment will do fo- the common
washing about a kitchen.
Process.--1. Wet the clothes thor
oughly. 2. Rub the grease and dirty
spots some Of the soap. 8. Boil the
clothes three time we'll in clean water.
Washington { (Pa.) Com.
A NEW MOTIVE POWER.
We give below an account of o new
motive power applied to an engine, the
invention Of q young engineer in Paris.