The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-08-15

A sumpiuous aud crowded supper reame
oil on Monday night at the sYarrento,,
Springs, Virginin, in honar Of e. Fisher,
esq. the author OF tbe celebrated lecture on. on
the South. It was given by The members,
OF the Legislature, (now In session THAT
place) and the visiters ut the Springs and
the citizens Of the vicinity. Col. Hop
kins called out Mr.. Fisher wiiiI;su toast
and a few remarks, who responded itfan
very impressive manner. He was fol-
lowed, mike manner, by Gen. Foole,ihe
Senator from Mississippi, by e Govern.
or William Smith, By Mr.. Conway Rob
inson, Of Richmond, and by other gentle!
tlemen.- Washington Union.
EsoRMous RATTLE SNAKE "A rattle
snake was killed al Chester Village, on N.
Tuesday by Mr.. Wm. L. Dickinson.
which measures six feet in length, @ithe
out the head. It's gir,h was eight inches
and its tail was ornamented with a beau
tiful string of l5 rat,ies. We believe
this is the largest rattle snake ever killed
in this region.
[springfsM Rep. Taarsqll
Welsee it noticed in the New. York pa!s
+ pers that q gentleman, named Bennct, re-.
Gently swan across the Hudson river in an,
obiiquc direction, the distance he coanras-
sed amounting TO nearly four miles. The
feat Is said 10 have been per rformed in one.
hour and d half. "
CURIOUS FACr.--One pint of water
converted into steam fills space ofneare
~ 2O0o pinls, and raises the piston OF n
steam engine with The force Of many thou
sand pounds. 1t may afterwards Be e3fl-
densed, and re-appear rs a pint OF water
FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN ERoaAyr.---
The body of an unfortunate nronaut
named Green, who made an ascent from
Cardiff, Wales, in balloon. Wns discoY-.,
cred by seme fishermen on FlatI,ouse
Sands, shoal nearly inthe centre Of The
Bristol Channel, about twelve miles South
OF Cardiff. An empty balloon had gravi.,
ously been found, and it is supposed iha,
aeronnut descended into the water and was
ncd.---Eng. Paper. 81,
AN AFFAIR OF FToaos. .---Fwo nearoes,
Charles Hanson and Levi Smith, de!ibeF.e
ately fought with knives at PhiladeIpllia,i (
on Friday. Hanson is lying ct The, ,linspi-f {
tai with mortal wound in his lungs In
flieied with cheese knife. Smith has
seven wounds but nona are daug efotfs.
He was committed to prison. Jealoas,y
was the cause of the affray.
THE PATENT DECEPTIVE IiES's Nssr.------'
This is one ofthe most ingenious contripa,,-
ces Of the age, and is the invention OF 4 rsss,t.
lar down east Yankee. The deeifsns is II, Dr.
ce've poultry nto the speedy and liberal lay
ing OF eggs, md which is accomplished by tie
peculiar constructionof The machine att!ie
bottom OF The nest there is kind of trap door
which works on hinge, being supported shy;
sprung. The moment an egg Is placed on
tnis, the trap opens, and let's it fafl thtot,uh
INTO cushioned apartment prepared Tor It's
reception. The consequence is that the bird
Just as she is preparing TO cackle, glances AZ
the nest and seeing nothing in il. actually
reasons herself into the belief, that she has
not laid at all, resumes her position on tho
nest in hopes OF making More sitccessfuii
effort @ sSSa s5s lSs 5S5S IA 81
the first trial OF this curious contfiyairee
before the Commissioner OF Patents, to- lost
It's virtues, siugniarreslilt was affected. a.
large imported Rassian hen wss i;,catI.d ,,,
the ncat and left TO her lneditatiors. On ac.
count depressing business, The hen ,sss ;or-
goiten until tho nest day, when 90 the psaer
astonisiiment of the commissioner, aud even
The inventor himself. oa examining tln mast
they found nothing III itbui q 5laif q! ei:sSys,s
bill, an a suneIof feathaTs; the nystesy sesg
explained, however, upon xaIIsnsss lie
chamber bereatEs in which they foan5 kalf d
ehsatf of 6e*n'ynt tggs-@-! !itScsa Bofesf;s