The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-07-26

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Colonel berry, b the Patriot {, sp. slIIs
ing ofths (airceGviile Court; ,oi Isg,li.
ty, pays the following nlerited trib-
ute tot tfisable fndamiable Cbaucellor:3
His Honor Chancellor Dargan has
concluded His Circuit9and gone home,
and We may now speak with more
proprietJ Of him as q! Chancellor. lie
has w0ifgoldeni opinions on this Cir
cult, from the Bar aud the pcrsUns Mt
tending bis courts. He has shown great
ability as Chancellor; nhd he has
decided all of his cases With prompt.
ness; In very few instances has he
taken tho cases home with him. Gen
orally he decided them ore teneus, i'm.
mediately after the conclusion Of
the argument. How much better is
| this than to take the papers and keep
them till the f,cts of the case md the
argument Of counsel are forgotten.
We hope, in this respect, to see the.
other ChancelIofs follow the exfmple Of
Chancellor Dargan, and leave their
DEGREES before leaving the Court, cx!
cept in cases Of great intricacy, and
where nn,invcstigatiop, of the authori-
ties is demanded. Parties do not
fish to be kept in suspense. and
the Appeal Court is the place for an
elaborate decree to be prOriotinced.
Chancellor Dargan's amiable man.
ners and good temper were likewise
admired and appreciated by the
Bar and the parties and witnesses in
Court. 1t is pleasant to be in a
good hunlor, and being in a good hu-
NOR yourself you communicatc your
own feelings 10 others. This is re-
nTarkably SO with a judge. once heard
a gentleman say he had rather at
any time take dose OF medicine than
get vcxed. | am sure any sensible man
with a good heart would prefer the
medicine to an i'll mmur and it's at
tendant circumstances.
We will not say that Chancellor
Darganr is a Brilliant man or a man
OF genius. Such men are not fit for
Judges; THEY. make poets or ora
tors, but arc good for nothing else. We
do say, however, that he is an able man
and Il learned man. man of science
anP general information, well
rtaG' lawyer and wise, firm, and
Just Chancellor.
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FROM FLoR1DA.-A gentleman who
reached this city yesterday from Mari.
ON County, informs US tliat. crops
promise most abundant yield lie
brought with him n stalk of LONG sta.
pie cotton, which IS ten feet two inches
high, and when standing covered d
space twenty-sevcn feet in circuiiIer-
ence. 1t had upwards Of three hun
dred bolls and squares ON IL, and our
informant states that STALKS with from
three to four hundred bolls are no uri.
common occurrcnt in his field, which
is of pine land, and has been cultivated
eleven years successfully Charleston
Mercury. ~
'CosT or Rail ROAD I'RAssPonfA-
Tlogs.;We gather a number OF estis
/ cost .,,s,,c,~.. .;;,, ION
ofi railways (which Will be found inter.
es,ing The Jft,nes says they were
prepared by one Of the most expert
enced and Intelligent managers, and
Hunts Mugazinc adopts them on this
authority:
Costof Runidg Passenger Train
aciM 40 Passengers. 100 miles.
Locomotive power ut 20 cents
per mile, $50
One passenger can (6O seats, at
2 cents per mileS 2
One baggage car. at = cents psr,
mile, (too high,) 3
One conductor, 50 per day; one
brakeman, 81, 3
s27
Receipts on 40 passengers, at
2 ID cents per Iniie, 100
Net income, ! s73
The cost of, The train with eighty
two passengers, at / ID cents per
mile, is estimated ut 500, the cost OF
one additional car at SO being added;
the receipts at s10c.50 makes the net