The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-01
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Death from Burning.-on Monday
night last a mos. melancholy occurrence.
happened in this place, caused by tho uc-
cidental breaking OF Catnphine larnp.
The circumstances sy well as we coulh
ascertain were these a daughter OF
Col. HUGH MILLER Let fall lamp I'll ed
with burning fluid, which broke and emp
tied its contents upon the floor. The fluid
OF course blazed up Immediately and SET
ting fire to every thing i, touched, rnD IN
the direction Of an afflicted aunt, when the
little grl FASTENED towards her with ar,
| attempt to rescue her; but while in this
masnnninlnas act her own clothes caught
tire and burned every stitch off her body.
From the severity of the burning she died
yesterday about twelve o'clock.
We have not heard whether the afflicted
woman was !Vinnsboro Register.
TRAGEDY IN LEXINGTON, VA-We copv
the following from the StauDton Spectator:
terrible tragedy is reported 10 have
occurred in Lexington last Sunday a1ght.
The accounts which have reache N. asc
SO vague and contradictory that we are
unable to give the particulars. This much
however, Is true: a Cadet named Black
burn was stabbed in the neck by Young
man named Christian, a member of judge
Brockcnborough's Law Class, and instart-
ly Killed. a lady is uiixcd up in the un-
fortunate affair in some way. Young Black
burn was from jefferson county. Chris.
tan was Immediately arrested.
0r.IVe find the following in one of our
exchangcs:-OUTKAGB ON AN AMERICAN
CoNsUL-A letter dated pa;ta, Nov. !.
says TINT party Of twenty five men.
whose leader had made himself otfenssivc
to the Peruvian Government by publishing
certain facts in Lima newspapers, souoht
the protection of the United States Consnj-
). ). Oaklord, Esq; at Tornnez, which was
granted. The National Guard surrounded
the house and fired into it, killing one man
"oundlng two others. and endangerinp the
lives of the consul and his family, The
refugees were forcib:y carried away, and
the consul threatened with arrest.
MURDER at MoNTlcELLo.-We uuder.
seand that one Stewart shot seventeen
ouckshot into the abdomen of Mr.. John 10.
Brooks on Thursday evening last a, Mon
tlcesio. In tins county, causing death in
lew hours. We also learn that one of the
parties, lStewart. was under the influence
OF ardent spirits at the time. We have
nol hearu thc PARTICULARS.
a strangG event oc, rcd at Manhatyille.
on the linc of the Hudson River Railroad
ON Sunday week. a long strip OF the rail-
ROAD actually sank 10 r"e depth of six
ieel, as 1t an cart. lake had swallowed
up the earth. An area If The groun. over
winch The track lay, measuring 80 Yards
long anu 70 yards wide, sank nearly TO a
level with the udson river, a large uuan-
'lty oi lumber " ith it. The tram of Cars
from New York had passed by no, ten
minutes before with heavy train of pass
, scngcr cars. Had the caviny in taken
place while the cars were upon the .reacl,-
erous soil, there il no guessing the extent
of the catastrophe. 1t was a prov idcncial
escape. The TALL vas announced by loud
Numbering nose, which startled ,be
Inhabitants for some distance. This
s'ringc occurrence: ~ accou tied ior by tho
ground being undermined by the flow OF
The Hudson river and The constant lar re
the daily train.-lfubil- Tribune. ",F
From the anrua! tabular statement of
the Raj! Road journal i, appears that the
whole number oi miles of rail road in The
United States,in opnrntio,i, upon the first
| DAY OF the currcL, year, waa 1851 m,Ir.:
| an Increase OF 2l94 inilcs since Jan /
1853.
The people OF New York arc beginning
t" gel alarmed. land not without, reason, At
/ he many and destructive fires that have
recently taken place in that city. Wuis
in The last iRrec norihs The loss is
estimated at nearly five millions OF dollars.
Two lrishmen were in prison--one for
stealing cow, the other for stealing
watch.
mike, said the cow-stcaler, one day.
what O'Clock is it %
Och, Pat, hav'nt nv watch handy
| but think it's about milking time y
Pat felt cow'cd.