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H;Sc:eDG of Love.

We understand that Samuel J. Love
effected Iii. escape from his captors
while ON his way to this State. The
particulars as we learn them from Mr..
Lowry, who is now here, are as follows:
lie was i'll charge OF Mr.. Lowry aud
an assistant who had proceeded as far
as Columbus, Miss, where they had
stopped for the night. They were here
met by two men known to Lowry,
who persuaded him to discharge his
assistant, who they said could not be
depended upon, and who, they bclicv
cd, would release Love on the first op-
portunity. He finally consented. and
in short time took Love up into n
room of the Hotel, and locked Il cllain
which was around his leg, around the
railin. of the bcdstcad, his hands be-
ing tightly lmndcuflcd, Lowry taking a
scat by him, armed with doubIc-bar-
relied gun. After u short time, one OF
the men proposed to Lowry to step
over to neighboring grocery to take
Il drink, which hc ut first declined, but
after much persuasion, he consented,
the other man agreeing to guard Love
while he was absent. On his return
in short time, the prisoner was miss
ing. The guard stated that he had
lett tho room moment to get drink
of water, and while he was out, Love
looscd the tcnon of the d.post slip.
ped the chain oil, aud was part Of tic
why down the stairs ON his return to
the room, and that he cndeavorcd to
fire on him but both caps exploded,
and Love gaining the street, he was
prevented by the darkness from seeing
the direction hc had taken, and thus
effected his escape.
Mr.. Lowry supposcs that their OBJ.
jcct in taking Love out of his posses
sion, WAS to bring him on to this State
for the purpose OF securing the reward
offered for his apprehension.
Since the above was put in tyne, we
have seen letter from CoileevilIe,
Miss, dated 7th instant, which states
that Love had been rc-takcn and ludu.
cd in the Jail of lclIob,,sha County.
Camden Jouynui, I'm inst.
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An Awful TRAGEDY.

\ trigh,tul tragedy recently occurred
at Brownstown, Indiana. The details
are thus given in the Madison Banner:
1t seems that two brothers, named
Hiram and Warren Francisco, and
well known rs respectable and pcacra-
bic citizens: followed the occupation Of
clock peddling. They usually travelled
different routes, but made II practice of
meeting each other frequently. They
agreed to meet at Il public house in the
vicinity of Brownstown, ON Friday
last. One of the brothers reached the
tavern, about 8 clock. and inquired
if his brother had arrived, and was in
formed by the landlord that he had
not. After eating his supper he called
for a light and asked to he shown to
bed The landlord informed him that
he had no candles in the house but if
he would follow him he would take
him to b. d. Francisco followed the
landlord into dark room and uudrcss-
cd himself and retired to rest. The
bed seemed to be wet, and having
some matches about him he struck a
light. Upon examining the bed he
found that it was wet with blood
Discovering candle near by he lit it
and looking under the bed, saw the
body of his brothpr with his throat cut
from ear to car, and perfectly liieless.
Fastening the door immediately, he
proceeded to load revolver which he
had, but before he could do so there
was an effort made by several men to
enter his room. Pretending not to be
alarmed, he asked them to wait
until he dressed himself. As soon as
he had finished loading his pistol he
opened the door, and tho landlord and
two other men rushed on him, when
he fired two barrels of his pistol, i'm
mcdiately killing the landlord and one
of his aceompliccs, after which the 9th
CT man fled.
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Mr.. Calhoun.

In the course of some remarks iii
the Senate on the oath of last month,
by General Cass, that distinguished
man paid this high tribute to the cha
racter of John e. Calhoun:
Now, Mr.. President, allow me to
say here that no man in the Senate, or
i'll the country, had more disintercst-
ed attachment to Mr.. Calhoun when
living, than myself; nor has any one
u higher regard for his memory now
that he is dead. He was great man.
lie had one of the most active and
penetrating minds ever encountered.
1t was quick, almost instantaneous,
and powerful and sagacious; and he
had u probity equal to his ability. |
have never met with man in my life
whose powers of conversation were
more fascinating, or whose positions
were maintained with higher reach
Of thought or more opposite illustra-
tons. knew him for thirty-fivc years,
and at one reriod circumstances
brought me into close promity with
him, and never approached him, and
never left him, without his leaving on
my mind indelliblc marks of supcriori-
ty. He had been brought into contact
with the world at an early period of.
life; he had enlarged observation and
great experience, which he had ac-
quircd i'll the highest positions in the
country; and this discipline, added to
his extraordinary mental power, placed
him in tho foremost ranks Of states
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Life i'm New York.

The editor of the New York Times
gives the following graphic picture of
life in New York. We advise him to
turn over the whole matter to Mrs.
Harriet Stowe, who will discover in it
much more to stir the sympathics of
the multitude, than can be gathered
upon all the plantations in the South
crn States. 1t is, nevertheless, Il true
picturc-truc to the life, as far as it
goes. but it falls far short of giving q
Just idea Of the real degradation of at
least fifty thousand inhabitants of New
York. Here it is. Let Southern men
read it. Life among the lowly Whites,
skctched by an AboIitionist. The
Times says:
''Whcrc do they livc--this ever mo-
wing throng of human beings? This
woman covered with rags and hope
lcssly miserable, does not live any
where i'll particular. Last night her
home was in an open cart in Canal
street. When the rain descended SO
copionsly on Saturday night, she crcpt
under piazza in Crosby street.
Where she will sleep to night, she
knows no better than you. If her 1T
tie ones could 80 with her, she would
thankfully receive orders to be at home
in the burying place Oh Wards Island.
That wrctchcd rullim's home is in Il
loft over stable. He don't know any
ofhis tcllow-lodgcrs except the one he
met OH BlacLwcIl's Island, and they
have not spoken together. Last night
he gave siX-pencc to the woman
whose child was mourning for piece Of
bread; that furnished the first glcam of
comfort he has seen fora -4H7Sfauth.
That ncwsboy liv& in Watcr Greet.
ne pays rent for i room on the fifth
I !i"ors ssand they lave groton in the
Ssom. lis goes out 70 wash
fii1S, and SO they IN Y in comt,rt, until
teTc ffurnrr-r-trrns from sea to abuse
his wife, and drink up the little balance
she has saved to give him on returning.
'Tha man with the hairy upper lip,
and the general exterior of Il musician,
has parlor i'll Il gcntccl ncig ghborhood.
fine cngravings adorn its walls, and
some little dirt dclilcs the handsome
carpet. In his stew pan he stcws his
meat, boiIs his coffee, and heats the
water whcrcwith to shave his lower
lip. He keeps bachelors hall, is indie
pendent and lonesome, IL good deal
envicd, and Il good deal wondered
about.
''Ihat dandy lives at boarding
house. lie drinks water out of gob-
lets, and for the elegant crockcry pays
several dollars more week, although
it does not make the chicken tender or
the beef sweet. lie discusses the
morning news with hcartlcss acuuain-
tances, and gets Oh well enough until
he falls sick. We must not contcm-
plate that contingency. ."-.Surunnuh
Courier.
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Suffering Of the Irish People.

An accomplished German traveller.
by the name Of Kohl, gives Il sad pie
turc OF the privalions suffered by the
poorer classes of Ireland. He con
trasts their condition with that of the
people OF other countries, and gives
the palm of wrctchcdncss to the Irish.
If the description of Kohl be correct,
We do not sec how any people could be
reduced to more lamentablc state.
He says:
" Many lri>hmcn have but che day
on which they cat flesh, namely, on
Christmas day. Every other day they
feed on potatoes, and nothing but po-
tatocs. Now this is inhulnau for the
appetite and stomach claim variety in
food, and nowhere else do we find hu
man beings gnawing from years end
to years end, at the same root, berry
or weed. There arc animals that do
so, but human beings nowhere except
in Ireland.
There arc nations of slaves, bu,
they have, by long custom, been made
UNCONSCIOUS OF the yoke of slavery
lhIS is not the case with the Irish. who
have strong feeling Of liberty within
them, and are fully sensible Of the
weight Of the yoke they have to bear.
They arc intelligent enough to know
the injustice done them by the disturt-
cd laws OF their country; and while
they are themselves enduring the cx.
treme of poverty, they have frequent.
~ before them, in the manner of life
OF their English landlords, a spectacl,
OF the most refined luxury that human
ingenuity ever inventeu.N
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Arrest os SAM Il, lluI, luucl / D D & love. 5.

Tie Little Rock lark. Basner says:
that % man calling himself Dean, but,
whose real name is Love, was arrested
in that city on the 2Gth ult, charged.
with the murder Of Mr.. Lester, in
South Carolina, some time since. and
for whom q reward of $500 had been
offered by the Sheriff of the county
from whence he escaped. The Banner
gives the following account Of the
murderer: Sta
"lhis young man not more than
twenty-thrcc or twenty-five years Of
age, ias run speedy career in the
crimes of the backcst dye. For the
murder he was condemned to be hung,
his counsel procured new trial, pre-
yious to which he broke Jail and es.
capped to Mississippi. Flo there met
with an acquaintance who gave him a
home and whose hospitality he repaid
by seducing his daughter, between
twelve and thirteen years Of ago, with
whom he clopcd after stealing horse
from her father. They made their
way to Rock Roe, in this State, where
Love got into a brawl and was com
PEELED to leave. lie came to this
place, leaving the girl behind him,
whom he says he married at Cofieevillc,
Miss. The father and uncle of the
girl pursued him, and captured him
here as above stated. lie confessed
that he was the man named in the
proclamation, and that he was willing
to go back to South Carolina. We
understand that the father Of the girl
refused to sec her, and has left her to
her own resources for q liyinu."
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THE SUMTER BANNER.
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The WHITE HousE IN l7S4.-A
Mr.. Wansey, whose published notes
of tour in this country in 1884 have
recently been the subject of notice in
the American papers, gives the follow
ing description Of a breakfast at the
White House. Will the breakfast in
these days bear a comparison with
this!-BdH SIN.
Mrs. Washington herself made tea
and coffee for us. On the table were
two small plates Of sliced tongue, dry
toast bread and butter, but no broilcd
fish, as is tho general custom. Miss
Curtis, her granddaughter, pleasing
young lady ofabout sixteen, sat near
her brother, George Washington Cur
tis, about two years older than herself.
Thore was but little appearance of form
no livery. A silver urn, for hot
water, was the only expensive thing on
the table. Mrs. Washington appears
to be something older than tho Presi.
dent, although born in the same year
in stature rather robust, very plain in
her dress
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The Bank EScDOrt.

We publish this week the report of
the Committee appointed to inquire
the probable amount of stock which
would be taken i'll the Bank proposed
to be established at this place. The
Committee have taken great p;lins to
make full and satisfactory showing.
All matters which have any relation
TO. this subject lav5ssl5sen carefully col
lcctcdsss .iIaaA Detore the, District in
their fcPort. We had no idea Of the
state OF faff;lirs which they disclose, al
though We were ut first aware that nc
ccssity called for the establishment of
a banking institution in this District.
yet that necessity is shown to be far
greater in our judgment by the impor-
tant statement which the Committee
have been able to make. The Com
nittcc are clearly satisfied that Il bank
ing institution well conducted, would
be OF advantage and profit to the citi-
zcns at large. Several other Districts
have given notice of application for
charters for Banks at their several
Court Houses and we have no doubt
the friends OF these enterprises would
unite with Us i'll the procuring Il cartcrh
for this District. The necessities ofin
crcasins trade require increased money
iacilitieS-sich facilities would be of
advantage to us all. 1t would change
entirely the character of the business
done here. With the establishment of
IL Bank we believe large business
houses would be established. the
manner Of carrying on business be en-
tircly changed aud an impulse would
be given to every department of trade.
lhe Committee are ccrtaiul V entitled
to the thanks of our citizens for the vc
ry able report they have made; much
care AMI labor must have been ncccs-
sary to the searching out and collecting
the important facts which the report
exhibits. We lNvvc derived interesting
information from rcatiiEg it,.
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. THE SUbN'ER BANNER,
Sumteiville, So. Ca.
JOHN L. GREEN, ED1roR.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 81, 1852.
OulrPrillCipIcs.

:" There IS one pant on uhich there can be no
dtrcrAty Of opinid in The South among those
who are true 10 he, or uho have made up their
minds not to be sia'es; thct is If ,ee should be
forced TO choose bdrren resistance and submission
ire should take resistance ut all hasards"-
CALHOUN.
ry, not TO sarf The Union, for II ,rould then be
TOO late, but u Sa,s ourselves Thus in nv pietv,
concert Is The oncthing nrsl(ul.
:. What 4 the remedy? I ansrcr secession
united SECESSION Of The siarcholding States, or a
large nvrter Of them. Nothing else null be ,risc-
nothing exc p,H be ficdbie."-CIEvEs
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] remain, yours, truly,
a., -"
J'hnro IL n,,, l;,,;,,,, -, JI>I,,, ,,,,.,

There is now living in Holmes coun-
ty, Mississippi, says tho Lexington
Sentinel, Il woman who married her
lIrst husband in September, 1923. She
subsequently y parted with him; and
from time to time married three 9th
crS, with all of whom she separated.
On tho day twenty-five years from her
iirst marriage, she parted with her
fourth husband, attended the funeral of
her second, was married to her
first, and the marriage ceremony was
performed by her third husband. She
is now living with her fifth or rath.
or her first husband, and doing we'll;
and is some woman yet.
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From all sections of middle and
upper Georgia VIC hear complaints in
regard TO the crop. The wet wealth
cr has caused the cotton p4xn to
run principally to weed and check
ed the matring Of the fruit. The sud
den change of Monday last, 1T is
feared, will cause the bolls to drop. In
the meantime, the worms have done
immense damage. n friend writing
us from the Southwest says that the
complaints of tho planters earc we'll
founded, and that, us every thing in
dicatcs an carly frost, the probability
is in favor ola shorter crop than is
generally anticipated. On Monday at
Macon the mercury stood at 64 de.
erccs at II a. M. The provis ion
crops are abundant.-Sap. Courier.
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,As iHTkaRsTlEa IA German
Woman made application to- Judge
Allison, Of Philadelphia, on Saturday
for the custody Of lierson, an ilTegitis
mate, whois no8 in. the charge of il5
man, Who says That he holds it, as then
father. The woman sWore most posi-
lively that he who reported hinlssii;the
father Other child, was moi, Though
she pertiiaciously testified that the Ia
ther was away, yet he {contended for
the paternity OF the boy 1t appears
that when She and her llleband, |, third i
party to this matter, were residing irass
Baltimore. they were much afflicted by
sickness and poverty; and while their
domestic affairs were thus disariaBged. s.
the respondent came to theirresidcnce,
aud, under pretence Of taking the littiess
boy to walk, he carried him to Phil;.-
delphia. The mother soon went s;toss n
that city also. While there. sie was
induced to sign q paper written i'm 3
English, the purport of which was not
translated into German. a lefterWt,s
produced, written by the husband,
from Baltimore, to the man who holds
the child. in which he acknowledges {
the respondent to be the father. The
resemblance between the child and the d
reputcd father is said to bevery great.
The child seems very much attached /
to the respondent. Next Saturday tile
question of custody will be decidedly
Judge Allison.
The respondent alleges !hat he took
the child away from the mothcre be- {
cause she was incompetent, pccuniari-
ly, to bring him up. In answer to
which the mother alleges that her
husband is fully capable and willing 4
to raise him as his adopted child
Baltimore Sun.
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ssau saI:atnlent.1 But on the whole, one one
may have q greater security Of life, and
"a more certain immunity from disease
at San francisco, than ut any other
place have ever known. The salu-
abrity of the climate is made manifest
@ln the robust appearance of the men,
and the fat, chubby faces Of the cllil-
&dren.
# ~ more healthy looking population
cannot be found in the world, nor one
which appears to enjoy the good things
Sofyliic with more yusto. In the ntcri-
79f, and especially in the valleys OF the
Sacramento and San joaquin rivers.
bilious diseases learn arc more prcv:,-
lent, thong II even there, they do not
prevail to onc-lalf SO great an extent
as upon the prarics Of the West. On
the whole, AIN convinced that CaIiur-
MIA is one Of the hcal,hcst countries in
the world, and the mortality Which
prevailed amongst the cmiyrmts of
1S40, was to be attributed chiefly to
the want ofwholsome food, Ike exposed
manner in which they lived. and the
extremely dissi sipatcd habits which then
prevailed. But now that people live
( in comfortable houses, and have an
z abundance Of excellent food, and wi,hal
have reformed their habits, one has Il
little cause to anticipate sickness in
. California rs in any other portion of
55Sthe world. So far as my observation
" goes, it is indeed the healthicst part of
tho continent.
Notwithstanding all have written
heretofore on tliu subject Of the style
OF living in California, fear have
failed to convey correct impressions in
that respect. The country is SO very
new, and the public mind was so forci-
bly, impressed with the rcciials of the
terrible sutlcrings endured by the early
cmigrants, that it is difficult even for
one who says it, to realize the vast
change ttlIat respect which has taken
place within three years. But whatcv-
er may have been the fact heretofore,
it is mdcniabIc that, at present: Il large
/ majority of the people Of California
! live in exceeding comfort, and many
), VI eiiSht CNCu III ltiNNlloiS sly lc. MA
ny Of the houses are not only hand.
somely finished and conveniently ar,
ranged, but are furnished in Il costly
manner; and rs far as have observed
their tables are not only abmdantIy
but in many instances luxlniously SUP.
+ piled. Quite a number Of pleasure
1 carriages of all descriptions, (somc OF
which are very elegant and COSTLY arc
4 to be seen i'll the streets of the chic
towns, whilst a greater number of boil
ladies and gentlemen arc to be seen
riding on horseback for exercise ano
amusement; than | have observed al
other places of the same size. a day
or two ago, observed in the streets o
: this city splendid carriage filed will
ladies and gentlemen, and driven toul
& in hand, having four magnificent grey
horses in the harness. mention these
trivial incidents only to prove the
San francisco is rapidly acquiring tn,
habits and customs of other cities, anC
that those who emigratc hithcr may
be convinced that they will find vcry
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New ORLEANS SUGAR TRADE.-The
annual statement of the sugar trade of
New Orleans for the year ending
lst instant, shows that the number of
sugar houses in the State of Louisiana
is l,474, two thirds of which are
operated by steam power. The to-
tai product for tho year was $780,
SAT hogsheads. The disposition of
the years yield was-cxported coast
wise 1880 hogshcads; taken for
the West 100000; taken for refining
and the city trade $4,000.
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ONj. TrJDps IL tho titI. ,r d.

Or 7Tmcs.-I'his is the title of u
periodical published in New York, No.
100 NasSau-strcct, BY WILLIAMS Il Co.
The editorial control is in the hands of
ConA MONTGOMERY, assisted by some
able peas as contributors. Terms
three dollars per annum, in advance.
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Life III California.

The following extracts from letter
published in the ST. Louis In,clIgcn-
Ger, from Mr.. j. w. Brockctt, one Of
the most intelligent Of the. Western
editors, convey some new ideas Of
matters and things i'll California.
"A stranger, on first arrival ut San
. francisco, is astonishcd 1T the great
humber Of wind-nills which arc to be
seen in all parts Of the city. But he
will cease to be astonishcd wien he re.
fleets that there is no spot in the world.
perhaps, SO admirably adapted to this
species of motive power. The winds
prevail here every day in the year,
commencing about noon each day. and
.'eontliiuing until about sun set. They
come, alsd, uniformly from the same
89ua' ter, sweeping in from the ocean
through the entrance to the harbor.--
When they set in at noon. they con
tinue with II steady current until night
aud sometimes longer. They afford.
therefore, a steady, strong and reliable
motive power, which has already been
applied to many useful purposes.
- Mills for grinding grain, pumps for
televatlnS water, turning laths, and
machinery of various kinds, arc pro-
PEELED in this way. The wind-sais ore
elevated abcvc the tops Of the houses,
and are to be seen in various sections
through the city. AS their long and
ponderous arms ply around, under the
impulse ofa brisk gale, they impart Il
very singular appearance to our streets.
But am convinced that, though our
brcczes arc rather too strong and some
times too chilly to be comfortable,
they will be turned to profitable ac-
count rs manufactures multiplv. and
the quantity Of machinery is increased.
these winds are also Of immense aI-
vantage in another respect, in swccpn.
OF all malarious influences, and purify
ing the atmosphere.
s%lhs city is believed TO be the heal
thicst spot in California, and in my
opinion the healthicst city in the world
.ot the same population. Bilious dis
eases are almost unknown here, and
diseases Of the. chest and lungs are
equally Y rare; ssp,atism is ~sseges,