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


Promise.
sW WhTERMELoSs and Muskmel-
ons are in abundancc-we have eaten
Watermelons from our gardens five
weeks since. Figs are ripening rapid
~, in few days we will have abund-
ance of that delicious fruit.
Beef is sold Mt our markets at three
cents per. pound, and four cents for
choice peices,-ii is said that it equals
in quality, the beef sold in Charleston
and Savannah for ten and sixteen cents
per pound.
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The heat in Boston, NewYork,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore during
last week was so intcasc--sometimcs
as high as 9s0-that many deaths
from coup de goleH daily occurred.
GRADUATES AT WEST PoJsr.-
Among the list of graduates at West
Point recently published by our North
crn exchanges, we find those Of Ben
jamin Allston and Alfred E. Latimer,
OF this State. The entire number Of
graduates was fifty two.
GREAT RAINs.-On Mondny last the
long and distressing drought was
brought to an end. y heavy rain. ap-
Parcntly of wide extent, fell, and re.
LEVIED tho parchcd ar,h and dccavino
vegetation. This was suecredcd by
another and even more greater out
pouring of The clouds On Tuesday-ac-
companied 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
mat, with moderate rains hereafter, a
toIerable crop At least will he made.
he prospect was s.. gloomy that with
IN few days corn rose here from rs
cents 10 81 25 abushel. As there is
u great denl.of last years corn on hand.
we suppose the changed appearance.
will bring; theprice down. again. s
During the q. slial Llinnse.s vas was
J.
struck by lightning and Set on fire, but
without much damage. A telegraph.
post and tree were also struck.
Fayettepilfe Observer.
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PAY TO PosrMAsrERs.- fol-
lowing is fixed upon as the commits
slons OF Postmasters after the FIRST of
April last:
On sum not exceeding 500
SO per cent.
On u SUM between 500 and
$i00 40 do
Ona sum between $1,000 and
&2400 35 do
Above S24O0 - Is do
When the mail arrives regularly
between six p. NJ. and five 4. NJ.
60 per cent. is allowed for the
first hundred dollars. Possmasters
whose compensation does not exceed
$500 quarter, are allowed one cent
tor every free letter, and two. mills for
every newspaper not chargeable
with postage.
GAMBLlSG.--Thc St. Louis CORES.
pondcnt of the Savannah Georgian
furni> hes the item below, Illustrative
OF the terrible fascination of gambling:
lie says that "a singular mod ofbet
ting is rcsorted to on Sundays, on the
western waters, on which days there is
no card playing allowed. The gam
biers sit around II table, each having
before him lump of loaf sugar; n stake
isput up by the players, and he upon
whose lump . fly Ii, hts first, wins the
pile. They also make side bets
among themselves upon this impor.
tant event. The excitement often
wakes high, rs the fly hoyers over and
around the sweet morsels undecided
upon which to feast"
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those ESvELoPEs.-In pursuance
of official orders, received from the
city of Washington by George +.
Nesbitt, Esq, large quantity of the
United States prepaid envelopes
were shipped from New York on
Thursday, by Adams 4 Co.'S Express,
w Wv FoottibSttiS "a llt pTlDclpuI .cl-
ties in the Southern and Western
sections of the United States.
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"Methodist Female Collcge-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.-The Dan.
vile (Va.) Register Of Saturday rep
rcscnts the crops of tobacco aud oats
in that region as 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 sdise"uiaging. 5
NEWSPAPER CHANCES Col Sey.
mour, ills said, is now tie sole owner: