The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-02

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account Of the shooting of fifteen horse
thieves. Their pursneIs brought in the
:scalps Of thirteen Indians, aDd, two of. the
white meu. The whites thieves had
raternized with the Indian piiferers, and ON
April 10Th had carried off fifty: head OF
horses and mules. On the next day they
'werc pursued. The following is .the con-
,clnsion of the account:
- The pursuers, now numbering five, left
Maj. Readings or Saturday, the 26th, and
on the evening of the 9th found the
animals quietly grazing in u secluded spot
on Antelope creek. tWfcn they Recognized
the animals. they ltokcd aroundt for the
thieves; bnt from the fact that The en-
campment wns almost surrounded by chap
para', did not discover them. But on en-
tering the chapperal they were fired at by
two of the thieves, but fortunately without.
receiving any injury. Seeing this, two
others, more bold and determined than the
first, rose to their feet. The first, J.
Spafford, from Ohio, rose with his gun
evelled upon Bradford, when, at the first
glimpse, u shot him through the heart;
the second, John Emory, known as Sailor
Tom. with his gun Tlevelled at DC Kinnis,
was shot dend by that quick-sighted Texan
before he could pull the trigger. Geo NJ.
Holiday, the third thief, is supposed to be
one of the first that fired. He escaped, but
is supposed TO be wounded. There must
have been fourth one. as two gins were
fred from the cbapparal while SpafFord and
Emory fell with loaded guns.
Tho camp seemed TO be one long frc-
quenied. They had a good stock Of pro-
visions and cooking utensils, seven riding
saddles, pack of cards., and Lorenzo
Dow"
The driving Of the animals seemed 10
have been done by 90 Indians, who
were doubtless sent back on trail to kill
those pursuing. fa7gr Z. ~.
SCIENCE OF CONG TO BED.-We copy
the following, says the Albany Knicker-
booker, which is "going the rounds. Of our
exchanges. We cannot say how much the
facts stated amount to- but probably to no
very definite sum. Those who think DIFF
fcrcntly can .try on' the thing and see
how it operates. In some cases it will be
necessary 10 turn the bed round, and in
others to turn the house, but it is best TO
have the matter tested:
The earth is magnet, with magnetic
currents constantly playing around il.
The human bcdy is also a magnet, and
when the ,hody is placed in certain relations
TO the earth, these currents harnonize,
when in other position they conflict
When one position is 10 be maintained for
some time, position sfonld be chosen in
which the magnetic currents OF the earth
and body will not conflict. THIS position
as,indicated by theory, and known by ex-
pertinent is 10 lie 8 with the hcad toward
the north pole. Persons who sleep
with their heads in mn al opposite direction,
or lying cross wise, are Liable to fall into
various nervous disorders. When they 70
back to the right position, these dis
orders,i no, too deeply impressed upon the
constitution, soon Vanish. Sensitive persons
arc always more refreshed by sleep when
their heads point due north. Architects in
planning houses, should hear this principle
in mind. 81 " ia J. 81 Z s @
Another Cuba Erper7iiion-T New
Or'ea"s correspondent soe the Na,s!ses
Courier writes: ~
told y5i ;hc other day lbat tho Cuba
movement had not been abandoned. can
now inform you that in less than two
IneUtiis, unless the Government should
succeed in again de!eaiing the plans. You
will hear OF the sailing OF tho expedition.
The men are raised, the officers appointed,
and the steamers cngag ged for Transportation.
They nre to.start from three different points,
and will rendezvous wiihou, the jurisdiction
Of the United Siares. The number of men
TO start in The first place, will not cx-
cecd 1000 and they will be divided into
four regiments OF 250, each.