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Agricultural Association.

We publish in another column by
request the Constitution, Bylaws and
list Of premiums offered by the Sumter
Agricultural Association. We do this
with pleasure, in as much rs we look
upon this body to DO signal service
to the farming interest of the District,
an evidence Of which we have seen al
ready in the increased activity cf our
planters, who only want little string
up to bring out the resources Of old
Sumter.
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Something Good.

WE have received from Mr.. T.
IIoYr, valuable present in the shape
Of q beautiful Gold Pen and Case,
manufactured by Messrs. BARNEY &
Co., Nev York. The Pen is as fine
a one, rs we have ever used, and those
wanting such articles, would do well
to examine the large assortment just
received by Mr.. HoYr, who is now
opening Il new assortment Of Watches
and Jemelry of all descriptions.
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PADDLE YovR Own CANox.-Young
man! You must paddle your own
canoe! 1t is ON the whole better TINT
you should! See that young man who
gets into canoe, bought with the mo-
ney Of his parents or his friends.
When the vessel is launched, he must
have it padded by hired hands, while
he lolls back and perhaps secs nothing
but an unsubstantial shadow Of him
self i'll the smooth waters. By and by
the canoe, through carelessness and
presumtuous steering, is dashed among
the rapids, and he goes down. Should
he come up again, he finds that he is
abandoned by all, and that he has
made wreck wherc he might have
made fortune.
Young man or woman! paddle your
own canoe! Even if you arc favored
with parents, or friends who can give
you one, bo sure you earn it by the
worliiiness Of your lives. In high
purposes, in noble resolves, in generous
deeds, in purity and virtuous endur-
ance and blameless conversation, let
your endeavors to paddle your own
canoe be seen by all. Pull away! If
the paddle breaks while striving
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Court Week.

The Spring term of the Court of
Common Pleas for Sumter District
commenced its Session in this place on
yesterday, his Honor Judge WARDLAw
presiding. There is much larger at-
tendance than usual, and the cases are
numerous, but it is generally supposed
that the business will be despatched in
the course Of this week; shonld any
thing of Importance transpirc our read
ers shall hear OF it.
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2 3 Il z q Y .
Ro. ,ha Sumter Rnnnar.

r H
z Mr.. EDITOR senl few verses for
which I hope you will deem
worthy a place in your paper. They are
entirely original and written from feeling.
Should this, my first offering be accepted,
others more deserving the name OF poetry
may follow If desired
Where is my Marie.
Where is my lov'l one-where is she,
Who once, was all the world to me?
Where is my Mary, has she flown
And left her Guillaume all alone!
All, yes, thour't gone, alas and I
Am left to withar, droop and die;
To weep. in vain, those burning tears,
For one I've lovd from chlldhood's q years.
'Tis hard to hide an aching heart
Beneath smile when forc'd to part
From love, from lope-we then undone,
Can neyermore say "ue are one."
But, mono shall ever hear my s:ghs,
Or see the tears that dim my eyes;
Ny grief III hide, while here dwell
hy aweetest Mary, fare thee we'll.
When The little brides swcetly sing
Their merriest notes in joyous spring,
Sweet roses will blow
And violets bloom,
And blue-bells grow
Ger affections tomb.
$780, CA7DARPA
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,D'0n9AY's S6ccEasoR. The Editor
of the literary Messenger, thus touclr.
cs "pn candidate for the throne of tho
dandies: : 51.
Since D'Orsay died it has been q
matter of some difficulty to determine
who is the Corypheus Of fops. A can
didate of imposing pretensions for that
dignity presents himsclfin "Carl BEN
SON." otherwise Mr.. Charles Astor
Bristed. author of "Five Years in an
English University" and other nstheti.
cal compositions. This pleasant young
gentleman. having devoted time en-
ough to making Latin verses, has be.
gun the serious business Of life which
he evidently takes 10 be the study Of
soups, wines, curricles, clothes and
opera glasses. OF course Paris is tho
only place for the prosecution of such
important researches, and accordingly
he has taken up his residence there at
Numero 20, Rue Barbe de Jouay.n
From this enchanting 7,ieda-ferrr he has
lately written a long letter for the de-
lectation Of all American dandias.
which the Home Journal publishes.
Hear him on the subject of gloves:
Gloves have deteriorated very
much in Paris Of late. Prioat's arc
now good for nothing either for fit,
material orsewing. Boivim A;ne's ars
Of excellent stuff, but the sewing is not
tirstrate, and 'the fit very variable. /
have not bad hand, and have been a
good customer there, (my last years
bill was nearly $40O, but l never had
dozen ofglovcs made at Boivin's, in
which there were not at least Mreo diff.
fercnt sizes, and halfa dozen pair that /
did not fit"
Beau Brummcll once told . lady
that consult him as to the expense Of
dressing her son who was just looming
out" in society, that "with strict econo.
my it could be done for $500 year."
But the Beau never alluded to the
smallncss Of his hand or the profita-
bleness of his custom. Carl Benson
pays his bills, perhaps, and considers
himself licensed to speak upon the lat
ter point freely. That he has not 9
bad hand" must be gratifying piece
of information to the public. Bus
what would his old grandfather, John
Jacob Astor, have said to S4O0 per an.
mum for a glove bill?
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PEopLE's BANK OF CHARLEsroS.-
At the closing Of the books yesterday
in Charleston, the number of shares
subscribed to- this institution was
02,500.
In Columbia, the number of shares
subscribed up to the time Of closing
the books was 2,S00-2,4OO of which
were in five shares subscriptions
25,3OO shares more than the capital
stock are therefore subscribed to.
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RETURNING rnK CoMrLlMENT.-Mr.
March, speaking Of the relief sent to
Madeira from Boston, says:
Long aflertlose who will he kept
alive by i, shall have gone to their
last homes, the very name Of Boston
will almost be worshiped by Madeira.
This is only returning The compli-
mcnt, for the name of Madeira has,
for longc tine, been almost worship
ed 10y the solid men Of Boston.
The above appears in the Providence
journal.
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against the rapids, have another ready.
If you have but one, pull with the
stump of the old onel Don't relax
one effort. One stroke lost, and it
may be the fatal one! Pull away!
Your canoe if you have built it, like
your friend, of the right material in
your character, will hold out as long
Us you yourself will. Pull away!
And before long you may find your
self in as fair heaven as the man that
paddles his own canoe.'
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lSFLAMAToEr RnEuMATIsM.-A gen
tlcman wishcsus to publish the fol-
lowing, for the relief of suffering hu.
manity. lie saIs he has known NUN
Der of cures mlde by it, and all of
them in shor; time:
Half an oun.c of pulvcrized saltpc-
tre, put in lialfa pint sweet oil. Battle
the parts affected, then q sound cure
will speedily he effected.
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Georgia Sc South Carolina
Rail R00d Connected.

The first trains Of the South Carroll
na Rail Road, passed over their new
Bridge to augusta, on the sth, inst,
carrying number of Passengers to
join i'll the ceremonies, who were re-
ceived by the Citizens of Augusta,
with enthusiasm, and the day was
spent in Publications.
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The HSnrIavvcll Sentinel.

This is the new name Of the old
Palmetto Sentinel, which comes to us
this week in an improved and beauti-
fed form. The Sentinel is edited by
JonS A. BELLISGER Esqr., gentle
man, and Scholar to whom we extend
our congratulations on this evidence
of his editorial prosperity.
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a young white man has actually
been arrested in New York within tho
last two or three days, under the Fugi.
tive Slave act, and the question is now
Pondir 8 whether he can be sent back
to the claimant, Mr.. Felt, to whom
it is alleged the fugitive owes labour
or service. Felt lisa book.binder, and
this white fugitive slave was bound
apprentice tnra term of years. Be
lievIng nc had served long enough, he
fled to New fork,(>ide Uncle Tony
was oreitauled by the ''manca,chets,'
aud is nnw II, dny nee villa. This Is
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Municipal Election.

at an election for Intendant and
Wardens of the Town of Darlington,
held on Monday last, the following
gentlemen were elected:
ATTENDANT.
DIR. r. J. Finn.
W1RDENS.
REV. L. DUPREE,
DIR. r. l.. HART,
Col. e. w. CHARLES,
MAJ. j. A. DARaAN.
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Docrons.-At the commencement
of the Pennsylvania University on last
Saturday, the decree of Doctor of
Medicine was conferred on large
number of graduates, among whom we
notice Messrs. j. f. Butler, r Nc ord
and W. G. Muller, Of this State.
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March 9th, 1890.

AMERICANS IN PARIs.-A Paris let
Ter of the 7th ult., says: The fist pre-
sentation Of Americans to Louis Ma
poleon, since he has been Emperor, anc
to Mrs. Bonapnrtc, since she has beer
Empress, took place at the Tuilerics
on Thursday night. About sixty Am
mericans and seventy English were in
troduced to their Majcsties. The cere
mony is briefly this: The gcnt]eme
and ladies to be presented formys
double line, tlE1E ~ 3 fEssiS5a
ana 'the ,hults o,i tic otnei, il 'sliey
were to dance Virginia Reel. Space
nouah is left between for their Majcs
ties to pass easily. The Americans
had one half Of the presentation
room, and the English the other. The
practice Of the Emperor would seem
e 70 be to address some remark to about
every third person, rs the names ofthe
presentees are mentioned to him, those
Of the ladies by their ambassadress,
and those of the gentlemen by their
ambassador. The American portion
of the ceremony was easy. graceful and
highly successful; their Majcsties were
gracious in the extreme. Lord Cowl
ey made botch Of the English intro
ductions; and an incenscd Lord was
heard to remark, "Those Americans al
ways do everything better than any
one else; we cut no figure at all next
to them" The Emperor looked well;
better, indeed, more at ease, more
desirous Of pleasing, than ] have ev-
er before seen him. The Empress wore
white flowers, both in her hair, and
scattered in tasteful profusIon over her
dress. She had necklace oflargc pearls
around her neck, but not single diam
ond. The American ladies that had
put on all their tolcandas, to compete
with her Majesty, shonc in undimmcd
brilliancy. We made very striking
display. doubt whether thirty hand
somer women were ever collected on
an occasion of the kind. Moro than
once the Emperor seemed to single
out a lady gilmore than ordinary beau
ty, and call tho Empress's attention to
her. After the presentation there was
dancing and supper. Their Majesti-
es waltzed together, and wcre once or
twice bumped in most unscemly
manner by Americans who had
grown dizzy, and had lost the power of
properly guiding their footsteps. II
was past one when their Majestics re-
tired. The festivities continued, how
ever, after their departure, and when
the clock struck three the company had
not yet left.
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The Southern Literary Messenger

Tho April number Of this valuable
Southern periodical has reached us, and
presents mass Of most valuable read
ing matter, beginning with an able and
well written response to the late Anti
slavery articles Of Blackwood's Maqa-
zine.
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To Correspondents.

All communications addressed to the
Edi''r Of this paper intended for pub
lication must be accompanied with the
arthor's name, or they will not be no.
ticcd.
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The TINES In AUsTRAL1A.-A New
Yorker upon his arrival at Melbourne,
Australia, writes to the Post, as fol-
lows
The streets are perfectly crowded
with people, every house Grained as
full as it can be. There is ut present o
law in force prohibiting persons from
erecting anything in the shape of a
house, within certain distance from
the city, unless bnilt ofeither brick or
stone; and as mechanics cannot be got
at any price, there are few or no houses
in course Of erection, and consequently
there is not house accommodation for
one-half of the people. All around
the city, you may see thousands and
thousands living under tents, end in
many instances they pitch them right
in the street. ] have been fortunate
enough to get lodgings at :42 per week,
in q small room with four others but
many pay 2s. Cd. sterling for sleeping
in the hall of the same house.
HIGH PRICBs.
am three days in Melbourne, and
since my arrival flour has risen from
f45 to ESQ per ton; and it is the gen.
eral impression here, that it will
double this amount before long. Lum-
Der too is almost impossible to be
got at any price, what little there is
has been selling at an enormous price.
There is no doubt but flour and
dressed lumber will pay here, as long
as there is gold found in the country.
Emigrants are hocking here, at the
rate of about four thousand week
that is, at present; but from advices
from England We may expect almost
double that amount in future. There
are less than fifteen ships, full Of pas.
scn2ers, below, including six hun.
dred troops sent out from England.
Every one here looks to the United
States for flour, and should they be
disappointed, the consequences must
be dreadful. All agricultural pursuits
are totally at a stand, while thou
sands and thousands are focking here
every day. Australia never cxpor-
ted much nour-they say they could
always consume the greater part of
their own produce in brcadstuils; and
now that the population is increasing
at such fearful ratio, and the land w.
ing untitled, | think there is little
chance Of the price decreasing until the
gold fever is over. Any person that
will send flour, dressed lumber, or ev-
ell tT5s ses, such as were shipped
* Years hsreeti @ t9 nIlhi this country for sew
$50 say the folks here, and SO l think }
in very short Time.
sam Of to the mines tomorrow
morning. | go to place called
the "Ovens," newly discovered, where
thu gold has been found in great abun-
dance, and flour selling at one Au,.-
dred and .fiy pounds sterling per ton. 1t
is about one hundred and eighty
miles from Melbourne, and | intend
to walk up; and rs carriage to there is
on q one hundred pounds sterling per
ton, shall only carry what's on
my back. start with two others,
one Of them a nephew of Charles
O'Conor, the lawyer Of your city.
If | am fortunate enough to be able to
get supply of bread to main
tain life, YOU shall hear from me again,
and have full account of my mining
experience, and also of the quantity
Of gold in the colony. X. NJ. X.
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TERMS,

TWO DOLLARS In advance, Two Dollars
or Three Dollars a, the end of the year.
No paper discontinued until all arrearages
arc sAip, unless ut the option of the Proprietor.
IS %: Advertisements inserted at SEVENTY
: FIVE Gents per Bquere, (12 lines or less,) for
the frat, and half that sum for each subsequent
nsartiofs,
to Tho number Of insertions to be marked
on MI Advertisements or they will be published
I until ordered to be discontinued, and charged
aecordingly.
se2> ONE DOLLAR per square for single
! insertion. Quarterly and Monthly Advertise
rnents will be charged tho Same as a single in
Z eition, and semi monthly tho same As new one
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Charles Lever, the Irish anther, is at
present in Flpcncc. 1t is stated that
there is scarcely capital of Europe
where he hasnot been, and where he
does not owca bill! He is little
over fifty yeas ofagc, and the shrcwd-
ost Jeremy Diddlcr" of the age.
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rzSj" 1t is said that the following
appointments from New Orleans have
been decided upen: Collector, Maunsel
White; Naval Officer, NJ. Marigny;
Surveyor, Thomas L. Porter; Post
master, Il. l.. Carman; District Attor-
"ey, w. Robertson; Marshal, DR..
Hereford.
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Tho Columbia Banner has received
from Capt. Henry Lyons, successful
horticulturist Of that place, the first
cucumbers oftho scason-onc Sion
House, fourteen inches long.
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B. c. Prcssly, Esq, Editor and Pro.
prieior of the Charleston Southern
Standard, has been nominated to the
Senate as Sub-Trcasurer of the U. S.
at Charleston, and the nomination con
firmcd.
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a Farmer who recently, had his
butter seized by the clerk of the mark
ct for short weight, gavo as tho rea-
son that the COW from which the but
ter was made was subject to the
cramp, and that caused the butter to
slr uk in weight.
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who cam bent lit.

WE have received from Mrs. P. M.
BUTLER, sample Of Green Peas, per-
fcctly matured,n and raised in her open
Garden, in. ,G14rerpdoR we should
such Gardonsy U i sisS 81 S; !
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=. S'sse2 sS 5IA.- Tie following gentle
man "tS" eltv',y1 hItendant and War
dens on Monday last:
lNrESDASr.7-Willaim Maybin.
WAkDENs.-S. S. Boatwright, w.
u. DeSaussure, Fl. Davis, E. Killian,
-. b. Miller, r. Carthcart.
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CAL1roRSIA GoLD.-Privatc letters
from California, the New York Trib-
unc says, speak Of the yield Of gold as
very large, and predict that the ship
ments in March will be six and half
to seven millions of dollars. One YER
~ remarkable and important feature
VIC hear offrom several scourccs BY
this arrival. The beds of streams
which were worked out and entirely
abandoned during the frs. year or two
after the discovery ofgold in that coun-
try, arc now being worked over again
with equal and in may cases, greater
success than originally.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTION. follow
ing gentleman were on Monday elect
ed,without opposition, Intendant and
Wardens ofthfs Town for the ensuing
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ESTIMATES FOR TIE CoTToN CRoP.-
BY reference to our advertising col.
umns it will be perceived that a purse
will be made up at this Office to be
given to the party whose estimate of
the Cotton crop of ls52--'53 will be
nearest to the New York Annual
Statement. Each estimate is to be
sent under seal. with five dollars en-
clos d, and the party's name subscrib-
cd thereto, to Jas. III. Murrcll, at this
office, on or before Friday evening
next. We would, however, suggest
that the time be extended until the
18th instant, as many doubtless from
the shortness Of the notice will be
unable to avail themselves of this op-
portunity of backing their opinions.-
The whole matter is under the control
Of gentlemen of high standing in this
community, and those may desire to
send estimates can do so with the full
assurance that everything will be con
Quoted with the utmost fairness and
partiality. Charleston Courier.
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THE SUMTER BANNER.
Sulnterville, So. Ca.
J. RICHARDSON LOGAN, EDITOR,
TUESDAY, APRIL u, 1858.
COTTON MARKET.
Charleston, April II. !

charleston, April ii, 1858.
WE notice no change, since our last
report. On Saturday the Market was
quiet at prices ranging from s ID to
10 Sd cents.
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scene al 4 Bal Gaabaue as tho Grand sop.,

f5cen9 ag 3 S9aAA1abauea AT kuG SsEAuG Qps
The Paris correspondence Of The Cia.
cinnati Gazette glyesss very amusing
description Of balmasqne ct tho 4
Grand Opera. We take The follow
ing extract: II
Some exciting sccne Of a peculiar
character is always expected on these
occasions. Up till a o'clock the mask.
crs had been satisfied with shouting at !
the end Of every dance with more en.s
ergy than had ever heard in favor of
the Emperor, the shout Yiye ls Mu.
sard!" and with squeezing, jumping,
pinching and jerking each other,
when all ut once cry was raised, and
out sprang from one of the priyate
boxes huge tiger, az. natural as the
genuine article. The appearance Of I.
the animal was SO natural that ey-
ell the old frcquenters Of the place were
in doubt, while the novices fed as
from fire. He alighted on the heads Of
few friends who placed themselves at
the proper place by concert, who
broke the fall SO as not 70 injure him.i
His tiger-ship soon found himself in
larger open space than had been
seen before on that night, and march.
ing up the middle Of the floor, the con-
sternation was universal. To see the
petticoats scrambling into the boxes,
orchestra, and higl seats at the
side screaming and pushing, the men.
1onpb;,n a. looot fbo Ia ,,-bo e,,eroot Al
the joke, and pushin the rest on, was
spectacle worth sc1ng. But his ii.
gcrship not showing sny inclination to
dcvour any one, the yrick was soon ur-
drrstood, and the excitement which
followed the discovery so far 40
noise was concerned5exceeded the orig
inal. Soon pretty little debardenr
was placed astride Fle animals back,
and preparations Aere made for
grand procession. Fortunately the
man in the tigers skin was large and
strong.
One man representing an old soldi-
er, placed on tho ,ead Of the debard-
eur his cap, with Q cockade in it
five feet high, blue, topped with
rcd, looking exa.sly like our conti-
mental cockades. One lent her one ar
ticle, another something else, un-
til she was transformed into the like
ness of an initer'nt toy peddler. Hand
kcrchicfs were tied around the III
gers neck to lad him by, advance
guards, groomsapages, &c, were ap-
pointed, Muzali ordered hiss band
to strike up the march from "I.e
Norma" and he molly procession.
numbering aticast two thousand, star
ted around tn, ,large room. And such.
q procession! Such screaming, Jump
ling, yelling, laughing was neverbe-
fore seen in nat pleasantcst of pande.
moniums! they wound up by com.
pelling Mussrd to come down from
his place AMI march in front Of the ii.
ger with his fiddle. Muaard is se.
cured ny tiese people that whenever
he shows a,s- such, act of condescenaion,
] Il flls then with the utmost delight,
:;.bss a q g sI
became PSF Sly deafening. The flit-.
tie dcbardSurs wouldierk of their DOM
inoes, swing them around thoir heads,
jump into the dir and scream "Yive
Musard'iwith q perfect desperation
Of d eliglN. IS
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Sumter Agricultural AssOciR-
tfOm.
PREAMBLE

Regarding Agriculture as the firm
interest Of the State, and aware that as
science it is best cultivated by free
interchange Of views, and that mental
activity and practical energy are stimu.
lated by friendly collision We the
undersigned do hereby enter into an
Association for tho purposes specified
and under the laws set forth in the fol
lowing
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DUR Adv&

To all those who w;s.&S
bargains and to know wgasIS 3iSS,;l i5,;l
them, VIC would say notice our adS;Ss4t
tising columns where every thing to
supply the wants of the people will be
found advertised.
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sdalor .Tohn Rossef.
y. w Chamhers. rIT
Moore, j. X. Wither-
Camden Journal.