The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-07-12

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e=W" WATERMELoNs and Muskmcl-
olls are in abundance-we have eaten
Watcrmclons from our gardens five
weeks since. Figs are ripcning rapid
ly, in few days we will have abuud-
ance OF that delicious fruit.
Beef is sold at our markets at three
cents per pound, and four cents for
choice peices,-i, is said that it equals
in quality, the beef sold in Charleston
and Savannah for ten ard sixteen cents
per pound.
The heat in Boston, New-York,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore during
last week WAS SO ntensc-somctimc
as high as 9s0-thnt many deaths
from coup de soieH daily occurred.
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GRADUATES AT WEST PoIsr.-
Among the list of graduates at West
Point recently published by our North.
ern exchanges, we find those OF Ben
Jamin Allston and Alfred E. Latimer,
OF this State. The entire number OF
graduates was fifty two.
GREAT RA1Ns.-On Mondnv last the
long and distressing drought was
brought to an end. \ heavy rain. an.
parcntly of wide extent fell, aud re.
LEVIED the parchcd ar,h and dccavinc
vegetation. This was suecreJei bv
another and even more greater ont
pouring of the clouds on Tuesday-ac-
ccmpancd by thunder, lightning and
wind. Many trees and limbs were
blown down.
we have much hope that these rains
VIII revive the prospects of corn, and
That, with moderate rains hereafter. n
tnleraDle crop At least will he made.
he prospect was s.. gloomy that with
IN few days corn rose here from Is
cents 10 81 % husLe!. As there i.;
a great dealof last years corn on hand.
we suppose the changed appearance
will bring thepfice down again. !
T. During the stori6 q, sIsla llnnsa,, Was.
struck by lightning and set on tire, bat
without much damage. a telegraph
post and II tree were also struck.
Fayetteville. Observer.
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PAY TO PosrMAsrERs.-1'he fol-
lowing is fixed upon IS the commits
slons of l'ostmasters after the frst of
April last:
On sum not exceeding 500
SO per cent.
On - SUM between 500 AM!
500 40 do
On sum between $1,000 and
$2IO0 80 do
Above S2400 - Is do
When the mail arrives regularly
between six p. M. and five i. NJ.
6O per cent. is allowed for the
first hundred dollars. Pos.mastcrs
whose compensation does not exceed
$500 quarter, are allowed one cent
for every free letter, and two mills for
every newspaper not chargcable
with postage.
GAMnLISG.--Thc St. Louis CORES.
pondent of the Savannah Georgian
furnish the item below, Illustrative
OF the terrible fascination of gambling:
lie says that "a singular mod ofbet
ting is resorted to on SUNDAYS. on the
western waters, on which days there is
no card playing allowed. The gam
blcrs sit around IL table, each having
before him lump ofloaf sugar: q stalk
lsput up by the players, and he upon
whose lump fly i. hts first, wins the
pile. They also make side bets
among themselves upon this impor.
tant event. The excitement often
wakes high, as the fly hovers over and
around the sweet morsels undecided
upon which to feast"
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THOSE ENvELopEs.-In pursuance
of official orders, received from the
city of Washington by George +.
Nesbltt, Esq, a large quantity of the
United States prepaid envelopes
were shipped from New York on
Thursday, by Adams & Co.'S Express,
to the postmasters of the principal ci-
ties in the Southern and Western
sections of the United States.
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"-,lethodist Female College-Glori.
Gus News"
Under this caption the Carolina
Spartan mentions that the committee
has located the Female College at
SPartanburg--and that its junior Edi
tor had been presented last night with
a little responsibility" which, he
pledges TO transfer to it.
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INJURY TO THE CRoPs.-Thc Dan
vile (Va.) Register Of Saturday rep.
rescnts the crops Of tobacco aud oats
in that region MS having been most
seriously injured by the drought. AT
no time, for many years, it says, has
the prospect for these crops been
moro gloomy and disenuFaging.
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NEWSPAPER CIASaEs.--Coi. gey.
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