The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-02-15


S'ot.Sr isi:i yeres yesters
stlas shown pnFl
the nomitiatioti IL Iiitys q 81 lila;s, ar,d
sissHcd at the Bfanch sSaliis ots Inc;
State of South. Carolina ait C,oluinfl..;
Sbiaswhicti had been received by n gem
stlennan in Florida as genuine. % t
gbsarsst he signatures Of b Fisher, Cash.
iier, and il { I;S G 90 d@yIl, 'fesident,
which orc of course & ~ 1iif;
country g tead ders, lloWeyer,,s 4 cannot be,
imposed upon tliis. coahterfeit, If
they will only bear in mind that the
branches of the Bank ofsthc, State of
Soht!rC rCarolina 3 nc Columbia and
Camden issuesno& bills bearing d higher
ayalite than ten dollars..s ls gang Sof
Eeounterfciters seem3togg be- about, and
Z traders a in$the country especially cam
not be5too cautious I'M Examining all
bills that ma y be offered TO. them. B;
Cihatdff festo,t$ Gsona;ief. i.i
:
To reduce 3thefsilyer NATURALIZATION
5206 Ia grains to l9:2 grains, and d
like reduction of the quarter dol:
lar, dime, and ihalf dime, the reducss
5tion being 6s914I00. 8. 5sis:55 st
M The limitationof the halfand duart,
Ter, dime, md half dime to a. ga ten.
der, (to the GoYefnnenta only) to
$5Eonl nly. q fSa: s
Fsrolibition Of silver deposits at.
the mint for coinage, except tile
United States 81 O.. 5,5
charge of one half per cent, as
S.a;seigniorage.
e. a new gold coin of.three dollars.
Very NearIy y n Dreadful
4ll,ia iAccialent.! a general j ass ;oidl
destruction efall tIe i.Eztata6l les, I'ot
tlpdre,s dc. tsfc. Gc.&s 81 y
On On Saturday morning last while the
boarders at the Sumter House,
were warming their cxtrelniticsf before
the ample fire. place, bright visions of
q coming breakfast dancing through
their brains, and difllsing a placid
smile ON every countenance. thcy5werc
startled 1rom1th philosophic ease, by
an unwantcd rushing noise, which
somewhat destroyed their eauilibrium,
and causcd a general rush to the spot
from whence the sound proceeded.
when 10, and terrible torccold, twas
discovered that the kitchen -cllimney,
had lost its perpendicular attitude, in
common pMlance #had 3cavcd.ini and
made d complete pielof all those deli
lcacies, with which FREp wanttore.
gale lis boarders, q general mash
among3the pots, &c. &c. Atthistlie
arose snclf a 5ditas WAS meier heard be.
fore. The Dog ,barked, the Cat lneWs
Eedf the Baby saqqnaIled, there was a gen
eralS confusttrihbust atioH 5atao aongsthe
||;spFohltry, the Land ord swore, cursed
seen q short time
tlsl. after sFriPi f%ith traps, tho
man maj with the specs ordered another
$tteeteaea afoae, ana asdelicate boarder
was heard enquiring at the New
Drug Store for DR.. HoughtoIi'ss
5P'epsin. All these created no little,
stlritor thelime being, and the cause
was enquired into, with many a sage
remark and learned argument, and the.
question finally decided against those
rats, rats, against whom war WAS immedi-
ately declared. The end Of the whole
matter was that they were darncd in
fernal hungry until another brcakfast
was prepared, and in the mcantimctll
editor took items. }555
SALE oF NEaRoEs.-Messrs.
Capeis and Hayward sold at auction
yesterday gang Of negroes, belong
ing to the estate ofJohnI III. Mcintosh. 1
of Duyai county, Fla, 900 in num-
Der, for s97 ,425, averaging s466
per head. They were sold in families,
and there was an unusual proportion
of young children. One family OF
ten averaged $5O5 each, and another
of ten averaged $Gl0 each.
Mr.. Ihos n Candy sold ot tho