The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-06-15
Alarming ConaagratiOn! -
Destruction of One{ Million Dollyrs ipoyib

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Destruction Of One Million Dollars ieorl 4,
ef Foreign Gooas,sg.f u
GREAT salb of 100000 Eworih,s fsaae&
VI FROM the fire) OF tho LONDON I
HOUSE STORE, at prices go percent &
under the a tual COST Tile hate disastrous (,
tire in Philadelphia, thereby causing ihS
total destruction of The extensive prsfnieas
OF Messrs. Lewis & CO., Stewart ST ,Brotf,.f
err Glhn 81 Co, and aWyeth, ;RpgerstG5
70, Tire largest importing h0uses8 8iniihS Z
United States situated in Bank:street AID
extending thf6uph0nt 10 Straw bcrfy-stfeef
The amount Of Goods which fell d prey t0
the deN0uring element Costs One 7bj ijiiSff Z
Dollars, and Five Hundred TboIsiind %6riii@
saved, the Whole amount iof which S;afe
sent TO the extensive auction mart Of Z
Messrs. Myers, 4Claghornt 81 Cpai Of ii
Market.s'reet, Philadelphia, :tIfe lar.est
Auction and Commission eslablishncatui iii
this country; and scld for the bcnef iof.
underwriters and ali concerned, ill., iayaes
packages and lois, from $50 CO Der iesistiias
under the regular rriccs, through this8s
alarming and destructive fire.. which, ;tts !
quote an old snyinugi is b l"A : good seryaas
but n bad master" .Tffs ~ as I
Opening of the great and inpaafaiisileS
public sule at the London flonse ahis daf,
May l3, 1852. The Ladies of .tbisei
and throughout the State in.generaI5 ose
respectfully informed that this day iivill Be
thrown open for public. sale. at onf. .essab-. J.
lishInent $GO,O0O wort b of the .haost desT~
rable and magnificent class of geodsjsuughs
at the auction mart Of the frlnoi hisssrs1.
Claghorn g. Co, being that por,iotl Of goods,
saved from tic fire above ,alIudedIo, ard
we guarantee them, each aud sEef piece
(aO doz. Of Linen Cau,bric IIdkfs except.
cd) TO be. free from spot. stain or bleInish,
having selected only that 't6ftioni of lie asi
| stock uninjurch, and removed from ihesales
room before the lire had gained possessionss
Consisting Of Dress Goods. 'fslF@F
Rich Fonlar,l Silks, at 25 cents pei t add, add
yard wide !; Darege de Liines; Paris
Chintz Bareges, IL 3.1c, worth 5f fta ~
Paris Printed Eawns, l2l-2c; Paris Ghini2a
Muslins, arran,ed faEt colorsi; Brooches
figured Swiss Mus!ins Paris Chintz iirlsi
Canbrics, ell wide; richest etyle,stlsnd5t
Some dress Bareges. Of Kocklin Frafe8
Paris, celebrated printing, (pst,erns} Eici.t
! running sprays, and flowers ,9fs roses, fusS fus,
chias, &C., Cost &c 1-2c per yard Our
pr'ce for thrsc superb Gnnds wiif be ali AZ
81 lido, the handsoncst Goods in this b
; Rich Paris Tissue tie sSo;c,d alls slbfjlliahrr
Silk, warranted beautiful coloringea nllfars
| IS cents per yard, cos, importing. 60 I-2s,
1000 metres OF Paris Printed Satin Siripc
! Orgaudic Muslins, all at ~ 70 cents per,
yard yard wide; 400 very rich Ernbrroc,itder.s
cd Travelling Dresses, all al SI.95, tie
dress Of II yards, cost 80 70 $40 each:
Plain Back I'arcge, 25 cents, wsffantEN
all Silk and Wool Plain, Pink and. BIust
fine Tissue dc Sole, IL .3t4 cents Epartyafdy
cost doc; with. many other, magnificent
lois in Dress goods, equally astounding in.
PRICES. TIL; ,,y.-;,.g-...3 81 tsr55ii.
The Canton Grape Shawl department
superb massive Goods. Lot 9. We. .baTes
never seen in The courseof our experience
| Can,an Shawls really so massive and besu-
| tifIl. We commence ihe m 2.yards squafe9,
! richly embroidered all round, for BIO ,75f
running to S29S7 l-2, ard vse rhallersei
! the trade to produce ihcir equal under S6ss
cac,.. We have lIlnite1y uI,beres thehe
only. , ..;,,a
10; 3. Linen Cambria .Handkerch;efe,
! Departlnent.-Lo,s extraordinary. lntbis
department we shall again more than. as
tonloh every beholder. Since the opening
Of our last great sale we sold The peiior.'
NOUS quantity Of two thousand dozens, we
now show 1875 dozen, at 6 i 40, s7e., &c.;
TO-. IL l-2c., l4c., l5c., ll6c., land yery
fine French clear Flaxen S. Silky Threads.
At Is Sic each. Sold only in Ia of IA
dozen, l 3 dozen, and l dozen. Ladies'
buying one dozen will reap the advantage
nf from 10 TO II l-2 per cent, as the large
lots must and shall be sold ~ II Tsa s'l'f
Lot l. Handsome double Satin Damafk
IN Is =
cost making Is cents eackyfall at6 i.4c
or - cents per DOZEN: Dits-iSk.i tssggi .sa
1O-4 double Satin DarrasE unbieacbes6
Table Cloths worth So each, all a, soc. -.
Lot S. Parasol Department. spfendid
Brocaded and richly Watered Parasois;
Satin Tnrc da; Sich Giace Silk do rici,
Fouard do; rich Chcn;e do; Pea Green,
Gurjcred and Fig'd. do; rich, Chameleon
do. at 8 each, worth So. ,J tFf
Lot G. Rich Brocaded Bonnet Ribhons;
Pout dc Sole do; rich .Taffeta Glaee3 Fa.,
conn.. all 5oi.cd Silk do = Broche Strips
do; heavy Glace Bsoche in Mousiiiiisrs
Goods, equally cheap. e. 5h'sj iSads
Lot 7. Splendid quality in plain scIfl
color Ginsl,ams aud Lustres, finest quality
made, sod regularly nj 25 10 81 T.4er .our
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goods are certaaiy extraordinarily. fsi.-
Lot 3. 900 dozen richly trimmed fine
trenchGam. IIdkfs. for .dFesstal at 6a;ls2
cents each, worth s; 81 ~ 9uia}igK
Lot 0. Embroidered Depar,rHcnt--.Thot
sands OF needle worked Collars i6 asic-
each 10 the richest produced ed-~Asplendia
goods at Soc; 400 dozen i'm Brussels Lace
Collars, Wash beautifully, all at u l-s2c.
each: 5000 handsomely worked Chenizetts.
ail at 81 l'2; 5000 Habit Shirts at 5t)e;
and an endless variety Of Elnbfoidefed k.i-
ncn camhric IIIkts. from 81 cents to rho
richest produced. ga!i 45HiE lietlg9T
Lot 10. 2,W'0 large Gauze yei!s, alssas
II Lee each. ON al ui Lbsi siipaY
Lot IL. 25,00D yorls Woven THREAD
Lace, 81 lie the l-2 dozen yards JHioI
Lot IL. Magnificent Fren,h Ernbroidef-
ca Curtains IN han some PAIRS, measuring
x IL l. I ~