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DIR. GUYsoTs IMPROVED EXTRACT

DIR. GUfSOTS IMPROVED EXTRACT
OF YELLOW Dock AND SARsArARILLA, put
up in the largest sized bottles, contains more of
the pure Honduras iSarsnmriHu tlnn any other
preparation cxtant, which is chemically com.
bincd with the Extract of Yellow Dock and the
Extract Of Wild Cherry, thus making the rene
dy more thoroughly cGc,cnt than any other Sar-
:snpdr'ha before the public. At the same time
it fccly lrcr from all mineral poisons, which
cannot be said of any other Of the Sa, s;,parila
compounds. The invalid should bctUarc Of poi
sons Mercury, lrsn, Quinine, Potash, To-
dine, Sulphur, Arsenic, and many other min
erll and metallic poisons, enter into and form
the active basis ofmost of the Snrsaparilias and
Panaccas of the day. GuysonS Compound
Extract Of Icilop Dock and !Sarsapuriua docs
out contain particle of these substances ns
any one can ascertain by applying the necessa-
ry tests.
Let all poisonous Sarsaparila preparations
alone, and Use Guyson's Improved Extract of
yellow Dock and Sarsapariia, which is thor
o"ghty Gticncioms, perfectly harmless, and purely
vegetable; all kinds of disease yield to its
genial influence.
See Advertisement.
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Anatomical Lectures And
Demonstrations,

4 IL. VI DDLE lON MlCliElI will COM
- mencc his private course on Anatomy
aud Physiology, on The first Monday in
November, at his Anatomical Rooms, op-
posi,c the Medical College.
DIR. MICHEL offers the following advan.
tagcs 10 Students attending the Medical
session in Charleston. A complete course
OF Lectures is delivered during The season
on Anatomy and Physiology the Professor
illustrating his course by preparation,
drawings aud inudes D,ssec,ions are
conducted OH an improved plan, consisting
in intcrrogating each member of the class,
and making him demonstrate his own dis
section. The Student may hereby multi
ply his opportunities for acquiring knowl-
edge ,cf one Of the most Important and diff
cult departments taught in the College
Saturdays are devoted 10 Micro. copcal
Anatomy.
Examinations are held regularly every
II ght on each OF the several branches, Civ
ing the class the benefit Of rehearsal, in a
condensed form, of the subjects leciurcd on
by the Professors OF the Medical College,
so as to recall whatever may have escaped.
attention, and To correct errors entertained
by nisapprehcnding the meaning OF the
Lecture.
Dr. NJ, will find pleasure in recon-
mend.ng the proper ext books in general
use, i'll Introducing his pupils to the ac-
quaintancc OF the several Professors, and i'm
facilitating he Students n all matters con.
nccled with their studies.
Reference may be made to DR.. NJ, at
his residence Queen street, ~, or Il, his
Anatomical Rounis opposite The College.
Terms, Ten Dollars.
The subscriber is also prcparcd to take
private pupils who for tic ordinary Office
fec of one hundred dollars wear shall have
access to large library, Diagrams, plates
and models, and be furnished graluituuslv
with the ticket to the full course delivered
liz the Summer Medical Institute His
pupils will thus bc made familiar with dis.
ease at the bedside, aud be made partici.
pants III many surgical and oi'slc,rical
cases occurring iii his practice, willie they
become acquainted with the methods o;
mixing and administering drugs. The
s,rictest attention will be paid to the Mi
croscope i'll connection with Anatomy and
Pathology, and examinations held every
day.
CHARLESTON SUMNER MrnIcAL Institute.
MIDDLETON MICHEL, NJ. D.,
Professor Of Anatomy and Physiology.
w. HUME, Pref. Of Medical Chemssty.
r. NJ. ROBERTSON, Prot. Of Obsictrir
and Diseases Of Women.
r. a. kINLOCH, PREF. Of Surgery.
r. L. MICHEL, Pref. Of Natcrm .,lcdicn
Fec for the course $50. Lectures COM
mencc i'll April and terminate about the
middle Of July.
August %, 1854 i3 If
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Important 10 Travellers.

Our Columbia correspondent writes
us, that on and alter Monday, August
2lst, the cars for Charlotte, via Winns.
boro' and Chester will leave Columbia
every afternoon at 4 o'clock, instead of
z A. NJ, as formerly. Travellers then
from any point in the w. g. M. r. H.,
can reach Winnsboro or Chester on
the same day they arrive at Columbia
or by travelling all night reach Char,
loite early next morning.
This change is made to facilitate
travel and to accommodate travellers
going North Or visiting the up country.
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Summer Medical Institute.
Students Of Medicine would 4, ~,

Ntuuc1IIS Ul MtdICInc WOULD do wcII
to notice the Card of The Charleston
Summer Medical Institute, which is to
be found in our advertising columns,
and also to the course of Anatomical
Lectures and Demonstrations by DR..
MYDDLEToS M1cnEL. The plan of
study and system Of instruction pro.
posed BY DR.. Michel cannot but be
OF great assistance to the student.
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Thc Ssby GLASS.

This is the title Of neat little. sheet,
which purports to be published seni-month-
ly in Columbia at 25, cents a quarter. Of
three months. The pninaipal purpose Of
THE Spy Glass, at present., is TO keep
watchson State politics, public morals, &c /;
the next issue may give lis cleaser in
sight into its intentions. Those wishing to
,subacribe must address editors of The Sny
Glass, Columbia, S. G.
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FOreigzn Periodicals.

The Edinburg Review for July hss. been
received and affords. ahuntlan, interesting
matter for tho scholar and statesman.
We cannot recommend, too highly the
Patronage Of these Reviews, to, those, who
desire sound profitable reading. The four
British Quaflerlies and Blackwoods Maga-
zIno are re.published in this country by
Messrs. Leonard Scott g. Co., New York,
and furnished tossubscrihers for $40 per
anhum,
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Valuable and
DESIRABLE LANDS FOR SALE.


FHNlE subscriber offers for sale that val
IL liable Tract of Land on Big Lynches
Creek, formerly owned by Iovick Young.
deceased, lying in Kershaw and Ches-
tcrfield Districts containing between sew
ell and eight thousand acres.
The improvements consist of the settle
ment upon which tie deceased resided al
the time Of his death, consisting of Dwell.
ing House, Gin. House, Screw and all nee.
cssary out t-buidings, all in good repair
Also, another settlement with comforta-
BILE Dwelling House and necessary out
buildings. There is also on the premises,
and convenient to both settlements, n
fir.t rate Grist Mill, on never. failing
stream.
This is conceded to be the most valua-
blc and desirable land on Lynchcs Creek,
and its p.oductiveness is known 10 be un-
surpassed by any other in the country
a further description is unnecessary
purchasers are invited to call and examine
Tor themselves. The land will be sold in
body, or divided to suit purchasers, terms
made liberal. J. d. YOUNG
Aug. 80, 1854. 43 I'll.
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Cigar a's.

We are indebted to Mcssrs. Bur1rp &,
NEwBERY for supply of their fresh inn
portation of fine cigars. Smokers would
10 well to examine the lot of Mcssrs. 3.
y N. il they arc fond Of highly favored
Havanna.
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battle of ChQuIQubuscO.

The survivors ofthe Palmetto Regiment
in this place gave dinner at Bradlord's
mills on Saturday, in honor of the Ami
vcrSary Of the battle Of Churubusco. We
were m, present ourselves, but are inform
ed, that the affair passed off very pleasantly;
that large number Of invited guests were
present, and the feast enlvened with flow
Of wit and hunor.
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Lightning, Weather. sc.

Lightning, Weather, &c.
We have never lcforc been visited
by SO many and such destructive thun.
der storms, accompanied by high
winds, as during this season. The in
tensity of the heat, we suppose, will
account for the electricity and the
storms; but who will assign a reason
why this summer should exceed all of
its predecessors, SO far rs we know, for
tue duration and intensity Of its heat
We have had Is long succession of
scorching days and sweltcring nights,
mitigatcd now and then for few hours,
by some wrathful cloud sweeping tern.
pcst-drivcn over our heads, discharging
volumes Of Lightning and floods Of
rain, with an occasional rattle Of hail.
Now, after. several days of drizzly
weather { just such weather rs makes
the planter tremblc for his fodder nd
his cotton forms) it has cleared off
beautifully, and this morning (Monday)
we have the promise Of another day re-
minding US of some Of its melting pre-.
dcccssors.
Within y circle Of u few miles Of our
town we have been informed, Of an
unprecedented number of instances in
which lightning has discharged itself
upon the earth, rending trees, killing
stock, and occasionally doing damage
to houses. But one instance has oc
cured however, in which human life
has been destroyed in this way, and
that has been already noticed. We
heard the other day OF q gentleman
going out to look for several missing
COWS, and found them all dead under
tree which had been maniiestly struck
by lightning. Recently VIC heard of a
very singular freak of the electric fluid,
which killed on the spot, ten hogs for
Capt. J. d. MrFApDIN undss the iul,
lowing circumstances. The s. "a y ;i&s-;
ing along snNl 5lack, ~. .};ssS'ss lotgs s3tg,s
make, At eonsklcralln dts,.S3aS I'm
each other: eiS;;She,f tho .., i,omg
within thiHy yards af the tree upon
which th: tluid descended, ano ther vas
ut 'aboat the distance Of forty yards,
and the last. n. least seremty CARDS off
md IL patti making from tie one IN
'odich tie Others hud julien. This seems
to have been done by one discharge, the
luid choosing to pursue the earth,
rather than enter the ground, and to
defect from the original path which it
1ad taken.
We have often seen small spots of
growing crops killed by lightning. but
we never before heard Of half an acre
festrcyed, which we have been inform.
ed upon undoubted authority, is the
lct on tho plantation Of Mr.. j. II.
few miles below this
place. A stream Of electricity, few
lays since, fell upon one Of his cotton
fields and destroyed at least half OH
acre Of the weed: as above stated. An.
other gentleman had horse and mule
killed in his stables, the lightning stri-
king tree first little distance off. In
our town, We have been Informed,
chicken was killed by the fluid just
below the door Of house. the house
itself being untouched, and without
We record these things, as matters
Of interest to us all, and in order that
facts may be laid before the public in
regard to q subtle and often destructive
fluid: whose habitudcs $50 to speak)
are still in some respects involved in
mystery.
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Hass ssig.

a planter of this District informs us.
that the rats arc so numerous on a
ncighbors plantation, rs .o have attack.
ed field of cotton and completely de-
s'roycd half acre Of well grown
plants; the presumption is, that corn
must be scarce in that ncighborhood.
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u Persons wishing to see US upon
business connected with the Paper or Law.
cum find us at any hour during; the. day,
except from four to five in the afternoon,
at our Office, just hack of SoLoMoSs' New
store. All business connected with the
paper must be transacted with WILLIAM
LEWIS, IoHN S. Richardson, jr., or II. C.
LOGAN. Mr.. X. G. LOGAN, the Foreman
OF Banner Office, is our only authorised
agent to receive money and give receipts
Tor the sa'lc, and may always be found at
the Banner Office. All letters addressed
to the Banner must be pre- paid to insure
attention.
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American Arts Union.

The Americ an Arts Union, would respect.
fully announces TO the citizens Of the United
States and the Canadas. that for the purpose of
cultivating Il taste for the fine nrts thro,yhont
the country, and with the view of ennbIing
every family 10 become possessed of a gallery Of
Engravngs,
BY TIE FIRST ARTISTS OF THE AGE.
They have determined, in order to create an
extensive sale for their Engravings, and thus
not only give employment 10 large number
of artists and others but inspsire among our
cOunirymcn u taste for works of art 10 present
to the purchasers of their cngravings, when
250,0O0 Of them are sold,
230,OO0 Gifs, Of the actual cost Of $50 600.
Each purchaser Of One Dollar engraving,
therefore, receives not only an engraving ric Il.
ly worth the money, but n&so ticket which
entities him to one of the Gifts when they are
distributed.
For Five Dollars, highly finished engraving
beautifully paint ed in oil, and five gift tickets
w i'll I've sent or five dollars worth Of splentlcd
engravings can be selected from the Catalogue
copy Of the Catalogue, together with n
specimen Of one Of the engrarings Can be seen
Ill the office of this paper.
foreach Dollar sent, an engraving actually
worth that sum, aud q Gift ticket, will immedi.
atcly be forwarded.
GENTS.
The Committee believing that the success of
the Great National Undertaking will be mate.
rally promoted by the energy and enterprise
Of intelligent and perscvering Agents, have re.
solved to treat with such OH tile most liberal
terms.
Any person wishing to become m Agent, by
sending (Post paid, 81, will receive by return
mail one dollar engraving, and Il Gift Tick
ct " prospectus, catalogue and other ne.
cessnry information.
On the final completion Of the sale, the Gifts
will be placed i'll the hands Of a Committee Of
the purchasers to be distributed due notice of
which will he given throughout the United
States and the Canadas.
H.USrH' dD0E GSUE'U,S
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s. II o a. H. N.

From the subscriber on the night Of The
i!th' August instant from the premises Of
Miss Sarah Terry some fifteen or twenty
shanghai chickens some of chickens being
grown and some part grown, one of them.
yellow hen with one eye and anolksr.
large grey cock. Ii chickens of this disc rip5--.
ton should be sent 10 any person for sale
or concealment they will confer favor By
retaining them and informing the snbscri-
Der,
TT. DINKIN.S. la
aug. IL. 42. 3 tines.
sB Watchman copy.
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Attention !!

IN pursuance of orders from sHcad
Quarters" you are hereby ordered to as-
semble in Sumterville on Thursday the nh
September next. at 10 Wo'clock, A. M, fully
armed and equipped for drill and review.
The commissioned and non-commissior-
ed officers will assemble the day previous
for dill and instruction. M 81
BY order OF !.
Col.<T.. NJ BAKER,.
R. c.. WgBB, Capt.
August l6, 1854 ~ I'd
G- WatchInan copy,
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Correspondents" of the Banner.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IS, 1854.
Cape IHny-.Sok,hern Tiisitors-Philn.
dclphin M@:"s-hmm Noihing-Ioli-
ticai Intelligence.
DEAR BANNER: Fresh from the cooling
brcezes and sca-baths of Cape May, we are
more inclined 10 write poetic or romanclng
descriptions OF that celebrated summer
retreat than to communicate "ncws items
from the hot and dusty city. But more
graphic pen than ours is alone capable of
depicting Scenes Of Cape May" While
therefore we leave you TO imagine the
pleasures we have lately enjoyed, we wish
that you had been participant in them.
kIdng-bathns-eatIng, and carrying on
iliriatlons form the Chief occupations OF
the hundreds who have this summer, con-
grega,cd there. How would your Senior
have liked such life !
As regards news we are "Know
Nothing The war between Mavor
Conrad, and the runscIcrs is still going
on. The latter may at present have The
law III their favor, but public opinion will
cause tho enactment by the next Lcgsla.
ture o: a law sufficiently stringent to pre-.
vent 'hc dcmoralizing influences which
have been exercised by that class OF per-
sons.
The "Lcdser' Of Wednesday informs us
OF new discovcry--that Of making paper
from grass. A Mr.. Collins of Waterford
New Jersey is said to be the discovcrer.
II, true, II is certainly good news to both
correspondents and printers.
Ihc excitement in the "Bcale" affair
has gradually subsidized and the public are
disposed to wait for the regular admins
tration OF the law. At one time, strong
threats Of Lynch law" were made by an
indignant community.
On the night Of the 18th. the train from,
New York to this city ran Off the track
near Bordcntown. No lives lost, but the
engineer and conductor somewhat Injured.
The sickness in Philadelphia has dc.
creased wonderfully during the last two
weeks. Soon as October approaches we
will boast of one of the hcal,l,icst cities j.,
the Union.
A recent move in the Wing patty has
attracted much notice. Some OF its mem.
bers, acting in council assembled" re.
solved not to affiliate with the Know
Nolhings and have published their n,cn.
ton. We believe that move to be- a re.
guIar humbug-perfect sell, as the Bowe.
ry boys say,-and furthermore to be made
Tor The purpose of securing n portion o
the foreign vote at the next election foi
governor.
80 "old Bullion" is beat at last! We
are really glad to hear it. He has in ou,
opinion done more to injure the Slave In.
stituilons Of the South than either Seward
or Sumner. But his political race is near
ly rnn-his political warfare ended J.
Speaking OF this reminds me of curious
TACT mentioned in the city papers. Out O
some 100000 of Bentcns' book, Thrt,
Years in Senate, that have been alread,
sold, only 200 we're subscribed for in South
Carolina!
Yours Always,
QoIcoE,
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ding at window in front of young ma
pie tree, had complete image of the latter
impressed upon her body by flasl, Of
Lighting.
In Philadelphia some fifteen Roman
Catholic teachers in the public schools
have been removed by the newly elected
School Directors. Much feeling is mani.
tested by the friends Of the prescribed, and
their removal will probably widen the
breach between, the Catholics and other
sects.
The white inhabitants on the shore of
Lake Superior arc now agilatin the qucs-
ton Of forming State separate and upar,
from the present organiza,on-;akng
what of Michigan lies west Of Lake Mich
igan, and the points Of Wisconsin and Min
nesota, bordering Oh the lake, and appro-
Priately naming ii the State Of Superior.
The usury laws will probably be repeal
ed in Eng gland, bill 10 that effect having
been read second time in the House of
Lords. The Marquis Of Landsdownc said
the time had come for altogether abolish
ing the laws. Lord Campbell reioccd to
have lived to see the day when usury laws
received their death blow. Lord Brouch.
am, on moral as we'll as mercantile
grounds, also rejoiccd at the destruction of
these laws. The Lord Chancellor said
these laws were not only miscicvuus, but
presented loopholes for evasion. The SEN
timeut Of the House was altogether in fa-
vor Of tue repeal.
MIR. Benton has announced his intention
OF stunping the State of Missouri for tho
purpose OF securing his election as United
States Senator,
1t is said that The government has advi-
ccs OF formidable rebellion agitating Gu
ba, which is soon expected to break out.
The French Government, has dismissed
the case Of Consul Dillon rs, the U. S
Authorities at San Francisco, on the
ground that the imprisonment and insult
was done through the anxiety Of officials
to suppress filbustcrism.
a Company has been organized and all
the necessary prcparatio MS have been made
to construct forthwith Telegraph line
from Columbia to Charlotte. N, c., Via
WinnsborO and Chester S. C..
The Yankees have just discovered that
fence posts set top downwards, or inverted
from the manner in which they grew. will
last more than twice as long as those set
in the natural way.
According to the returns received at
the Office Of the Kentucky auditors the
number Of hogs over six months old is,
l,5l5,699 against 1865 last year. In
crease this year l5S.SO7 head.
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Reference In regard to the Real Estate, F.
J. Visscher & Co., Real Estate Brokers, New
York, Orders, (post paid,) with money 9 ck sed
TO the addressed,
J.W. HOLBROOKE, Sect'y
sos broadway, NY
tV The Engravings in the catalogue are
now ready for delivery.
Aug %, 81. 13 GIN.
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A CARD.

Mrs. A. G. HURST takes this method
to inform the citizens Of Sumteryille and
vicinity that she has opened her school at
the "Town Hail." where she will be
pleased to receive and instruct Scholars in
the various branches necessary to thor
ough English Education. Terms moderate.
August l6, 1854 40 tt
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LIST OH dsHFTS.

50 elegant Oil Paintings, in
splendid gilt frames, size 311
feet, each,
100 elcgan, Oil Paintings 2,3ft.
500 steel plate Eugravingr, brill J
ian,ly cold in oil, rich gilt
frames 24X3O inches, each,
10000 elegant steel plate En-
cravings, colo'd in oil, Of the
Washington Monument, 20
by &c in. each,
237 900 steel place Engrarings,
from 100 different plates,
Low in possession of, and
owned by the Artists Union.
of the market value Of, from
so cents TO 81 % each
] first-class Dwelling, in 3lst,
street. y. y. Cisy.
90 building lois in loo and I0Ist
each 25xl0O #. deep, IT II
100 Villa Sites, containing each
10000 SO. #. in the snrburbs Of
New York City, and COM
manding Il magnificent view
ofthc Hudson River and Long
Island Sound, ut
20 iSrpc,,:a! loans ofch,ii, with
uut interest, or security, of
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Beat Company NO. 2.

IN pursuance OF orders from Head
Quarters You are hereby commanded to-
appear at Sumtcryille OH the 7th Septem-
ber next for drill and inspection: Com.
missoned and non-commissisned officers,
will appear OH the dny previous for drilt
and Instructions.
BY order Of
Capt r. A. CHANDLER.
T. O'CeNNeR, o. S.
Aug 9, 1851 Al tis
o. Watchman copy.
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This Is the Last Day LET Every Reader
Of paper carefully read this On Monday evening"
Uctohcr2 1854 100 arms and 500 building lots will
divided ong 600 subscribers SIS only payable ia in
stans uts, win secure farm OF from two to twenty
sres or four building iots 20 by 100 feet few Of the
shares left. Ali who wish to have Q pleasant and
healthy Iesiacnce in the country the city the line
Of the Long Island Railroad should apply Immediately
To CHAS WOOD, 208 Broadway, where MAPS and
pamphIets can be had gratis
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Window Shades and Curtain Goods, satin
de laines worsted damasks, lace ami muslin curtains
gilt cor0ces eSups and TindoS shades, offered BY
the subscribers at very loS prices The Inducements
kelly FERGUSON, 2s9js Broadway, and "a Rea5e st.
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Clothing, ut Ill Fulton and 80 Ann street,
The great desderaum in the purchase of clothing is TO
Obtain garments that in their 1T perfect aud such
&c combine with durability both elegance and economy
Confident that IN the manufacturing of their cothiog
they hive arrived at email dsgree o. perfection and
that 10 the bore mentioned particulars their garments
excel the suhsco ibers would invite al purchases
anime their stock for the fs and winter which
is repeie with every thing and desirable both ia
style and material choice stock of cloths,
and vestipg always on hand, from which garments viii
be made 10 order in the bsst Manner aod the shortest
notice. HEWITT COUL.ON & co,
Ill Fulton street and so AKIN street.