The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-03-15

"Poctry and the Practical" and ''The
Character Of Hamlet" before the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington.
Throngs Of both sexes assembled to
hear him, and he earned their approx
ing suiiragcs, and covered himselfwith
laurcls. lie was TO take run North
for week, and then, on his way home,
deliver u couple Of lectures at Rich
mond.- Charleston Courier.
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eY3@ We have been favored, by n
n friend, with the sight Of few copies
Of Green & Russell's Bottom Post.
boy e. Advertiser" published at Bos.
ton in l7G0, which according to the list
of "the first news papers published in
North America" which list we publish
in this issue, was the .SirM paper ever
published in America. We take from
it the following extracts for the amusc-
mcnt of our readers and if permitted
will hereafter make others form them.
All the copies we have been foyored
with, have interested us very much.
The sheets themselves present MI ap-
pcarance quite as quaint and antique
as the pictures we sometimes see of
our old Grandamcs who lived hun.
drcd years ago with their narrow hoop.
ed skirts and powdered hair, &c, aud
are quite interesting themselves. The
letters arc all old fashioned ones and
body has to study awhile before he
can make out what is printed. And
rs to the matter contained we make
no comments, but leave others to
Judge, from the samples offered, for
themselves. There is one thing about
these papers which strikes the reader
very forcibly, and that is the great
anxiety and expectation with which
they nll at that day looked for the
new arrivals from the mother-land and
the nvidity with which the news from
old home was caught up and dcyoured.
The editor whcl. he had obtained news
however scant.v, from Old England,
seemed to think very opcnl, and
plainly that he had an excellent issue
for his readers and frequently boosted
OF it and these arrivals were all re.
Sardcd rs new cras in their lives. and
were headed with large and nourishing
notices of "Ncws from England" &c.
After reading these papers the mind
can but reflect how hard aud unjust
must have been the treatment of the
Mother country, and how strong the
love If liberty that could estrangc from
all that seemed so dear to them. hearts
so loving and loyal as theirs. But
here arc some Of the extracts. They
had queer way Of giving notices in
those days and we must congratulate
the merchants ofthc present day upon
The Improvement III advertising. If
any are curious enough to desire to
see those papers, they can be found at
Dr. DARGAS's Drug Store, who we
have no doubt will be pleased to exhibit
them to any and to all, and perhaps
while you are there, he may be able
to sell you some of those fine things he
has just advertised.
TAKEN UP ny WILLIAM DoLLEy in
Cambridge River on the first of this
Instant, an old Float, or small Canoe.
Whoever has lost The same may have
her again, by applying to said Dollcy
i'll Cambridge, paying the charge.
In THE LATE GpEAr FIRE, q Mnho.
gany Chest ofan ordinary Wood was
carried from the House lived in to
Amarew Olirer, jun, Esqr., and among
some of his Goods were carried to the
top Of fort.llill, and was there seen
by several persons with my name
wrote on tits dcsir'd of the Per
son who took the Chest away, whether
by Mistake or by Design, they would
be SO kind as to return it, as they have
had full Time to determine whether it
be their own or not, promise no oues-
tons shall be asked, and they will
very much oblige,
Eamund Quincy jun
JONATHAN MosoN, Hereby informs
his Customers, (sinco the lalo torribio
fire by which his Dwelling House and
Store We're consumcd) That he now
improves part Of Mcssrs. John FIcat's
Shop at the Heart & Crown on Corn
hill, and n Store in School-housc Lane,
near Mr.. Anthony Brackets; And has
to Sell by Wholesale and Retail, ell
sorts of flronmongery, Braizery, cutlery
and Pewter Ware, Window Glass,
Alum, Coppcras, Pipes, English and
Gerlna: Steel, Sc. &c. &c. at the low.
est Rat, } for Cash or short Credit.
N. r. Tho Printers and booksellers