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drawn its sllit against Cruvelli ior not
fulfilling her stipulations wit h the man.
ager Of the opera. She has promised
to perform till the end Of this years
season; will then be united to Count
Vigier, and most likely retire from
the stage. This romantic story will
no doubt greatly raise the great song.
stress in the eyes of the French opera.
goers, and from this time till the
close of her career on the stage, she
will, doubtless, be the most popular
vocalist in France.
The earth was nearest to tho sun on
Jan. i, when twas 93, sos, 90 miles of.
For the Banner.]
Messrs. Editors Allow me to cor.
rect an error, Of your statement in the
last Banner, regarding late proceed.
lngs in the domestic affairs ofIIis High
ness, King Winter. The Royal Visit
or TO this Icy Court was not Her Ma.
jesty, Qneen Summer, but the fair
young Princess, Spring, whom had
the honor ofseeing daily and who
informed me confdentially las know
you will be pleased to hear) tha. she
will return ere long, and use her
sweetest efforts to thtw, and soften.
and beautify, and enlivcn His Hoari.
ness, her Father, in the happy autici
patton OF visit from the Queen Con
sort rcxt June.
The stormy passages which you
overheard, were only Win,ry greet.
Ings OF conjugal affection and kind.
ness to be conveyed fro IN His Might.
ness to Her Royal Majesty, Queen,
Summer. and by which the fair Am.
bas>adress the Gentle Spring, was
well nigh stunned, and overwhelmed.
But, | hope, she has survived this
whispered thunder, and will venture
soon again among us, and cheer US with
her smiling presence.
ROSE BUD.
a Cnyfirr ~, h.,
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In Equity-Sumter District.

Needhnm Riley, ct. al Partition.
VS.: and sale Of
M Dubose. Se.ross
pY virtue OF un order made by the Court
LID in sad case, will offer for sale at
Sumter Court House, on she first Monday in
March next, SIX LIKELY NEGROES tif
delivered to me,) directed to be sold for Parti.
ton under the case stated.
TERMs OF SALH.-So much cash as will
pay the costs and charges Of the proceedings.
The balance Of the purchase money to be secIr-
ell by bond Mt one year with good sureties,3 and
to bear interest from day of sale, to be annual
ly paid, until the whole is satisfied
w. F. u. HAYNSWORTH,
Comg Eq. S. d.
February, 2lst, 1855. III III
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SAD AccIDENT.-On Friday afternoon
last, little daughter, about eight years
ofagc, Of our esteemed fellow citizen Mr..
ID. J. Winn, swallowed an iron! screw
about an inch long, with which she was
playing and died from stranyulation before
it could be extracted.
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a Heavy JUDGMENr.-lhe Trcasu.
ry Department have adviccs that the
United States have obtained Il iudu
ment in the State Court of Texas
against Joseph Bates, U. s. MARSHALL
of Texas for about $4,000, the
amount Of the balance due fronr that
Individual to the United States. A
draft of 5000 on account of this
Judgment has already been received
here, and it is thought that tho whole
OF the balance is secured to tho gov
ernmcnt.
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The Cincinnati Columbian saws:
The travel over the underground rail.
road for the past few days has been,
VIC are informed, unusually active, a,d
no fewer than seven lots of runaway
slaves have arrived Mt this terminus
within Il week. The fist of these lots
composed of three men the next Of
three men the thiyd, of two men
the fifth cf one man. All these were
from Kentucky. The sixth lot was
composed OF two iniidie.agcd stout
men, who bad cDnlc oN foot from Lou
isiana I" this place, sleeping by day
and walking towards the North star
by night. They arrived here on
W. dnesday, and after recruiting, are
TO be sent over the underground rail
road to Canada.
The last lot was composed Of
mother and three children, who came
up on the mail boat from Louisville
and were to be taken to Paris, Ken
tucky. She managed to get to some
abolitionist, and was Immediately sent
north. The total loss to masters,
from the escape pfthcse fifteen slaves,
must exceed fifteen thousand dollars,
The F'IRsr PKUIrs. Under this
head the Wilmington (N. C.) Herald
records the arrival there, over the
Manchester rnilrond during the year
ending November 30th, Of 17,46O
bbIs. spirits turpcntinc; 1895 do.
Rosin; 2oT2 do. Tar; 2GS7 do. Tur-
Pentine; 2,627 bales cotton; l,7Ol..
l64 feet timber, and 4b2, 900 do. lum.
ber. The road was not completed
until October 10Th, 81 that the receipts,
were nearly all from the eastern half
only.
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

District Attorney, but was overruled bv the
Associates-the latter holding that Judges
of election have the discretion allowed by
the statute. The jury received Instructions
in accordance with the opinion of the Asso-
ciates, and after short retirement. to the
great cbagrin of the Phalanxers, returned a
verdict of not guilty.
"The affair was purposely gotten up by
the Phalanxers, who have brief authority
for political purposes, and it was very NOR
tifying to them to see their scheme fail
They owe, however, debt of gratitude to
the presiding Judge. He fought for them
manfuly, and when he saw that his Asso-
ciates would not aid him, in violation OF
law, be attempted to instruct the case out
of Court, upon technical point, but the
defence Indignantly refused to receive the
benefit of it. They stated their desire to be
acquitted upon the merits of the cause or
not at ALL l would give you more particu-
larly the effects of the above result. but find
that this is already extended further than
intended"
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28
Fun and Wisdom.

Some years ago, when there were slaves
in Massachusetts, and some of the best men
in the community owned them, there was
clergyman in town in Essex county, whom
we may call Mr.. Cogswell, who had an old
and favorite servant, by the name of CUTIE.
As was often the case, Cuffe had as much
liberty to do as he pleased as anybody else
in the house, and probably entertained
high respect of himself.
Cuffe, on the Sabbath, might have been
seen in the minister's pew, looking round
with grand air, and, so far as appearance
indicated, profting quite as much by his
masters preaching as many Others about
him.
Cufe noticed, one Sunday morning, that
several gentlemen were taking notes Of the
sermon; and he determined to do the same
thing. So, in the afternoon, he brought a
sheet OF paper and pen and ink. The minis
ter, happening to look down iEto his pew,
could hardly maintain his gravity, as he saw
his negro spread out" to his task, with one
side OF his face nearly touching the paper,
anG his lounge thrust out of his mouth
Cutie kept at his notes, however, until the
sermon was concluded, knowing nothing,
and caring as little about the wonderment
Of his master.
When the minister reached home. he sent
for Cuffe to come into his study.
Well, Cuffe,' said he, "what were YOU do
ing in meeting this afternoon"
Doing, massa? Taking notes" was his
reply.
"You taking notes r' exclaimed the mas
ter.
"'Sartin, massa; all the gentlemen take
notes"
"Well, let me see them" said Mr.. Gogs-
we'll
Cuffe thereupon produced his sheet of pa
per; and his master found it scrawed all
over with all sorts Of marks and lines, as
as though dozen spiders dipped in ink had
marched over it.
"Why, this is all nonsense y said the min
lister, as he looked at the "notes."
"Well, massa" Cufe replied, II thought
so all the time yOu aras preaching l'
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28
Very novel Trial at Coloma.

From a correspondence in the Union, we
have the following account of the case
against the Judges who acted at the late
election in Placerville. The cause was tried
on the 18th inst:
"As the proceedingt had in our Court of
Sessions yesterday involve questions of great
| Importance to the political parties of this
State, report of them will doubtless be
perused by many of your readers with inter-
est. The case before the court was that OF
the People against Joe Gordon, charged
with having obstrurted one Binswanger,
! Commonly called Swinbanger,) in the free
exercise of the right of suffrage Upon the
trial the following state Of facts appeared:
"At the city election held in Placerville,
on the 4th inst, Binswanger applied to vote
at the polls, when Gordon and Warren were
acting as the board of Judges. Some one
challenged the vote upon the ground that
the applicant was not an American citizen.
Gordon asked Binswanger if he was an
American born citizen. the latter answered
that he was not, but that he was natural
lied citizen, and had his papers at his resi-
dence some five hundred yards distant;
whereupon Gordon informed him that the
board required the best evidence, and that
ne must present his papers; Binswanger de-
cllned so doing, but demanded that the oath
prescribed in the election law, section -, be
administered to him, and that he thereupOn
be allowed his vote; this was refused by the
board, for which refusal the Phalanxers pro
cured an Indictment, upon which the above
trial was had. Upon examining the jurors
summoned to the box, one. Nattrass, stated
that he was naturaiized citizen, but could
not produce his papers; counsel for defence
challenged him for cause, and after a spirit
ed discussion between District Attorney
Hewes, against, and Messrs. Newell AID
Sanderson for the challenge, the court de-
clded that the best evidence (the papers,
should be produced, and excused the juror
"The jury having been at length empan-
neled and the evidence heard, the above
named gentlemen, upon their respective
sides made able and lengthy arguments ad
dressed mainly to the Court, upon questions
of law; they were listened to with interest
by large audience. The principal points
made by each side were based upon the 29th
section of the election law, the District At
torney contending that when any person Of
fering to vote is challenged, if the challenge
be not Withdrawn, the board of judges are
compelled by law to either accept the vote
without question or inquiry, or in their dis
cretioG administer the oath prescribed in the
section above referred to; while the counsel
for the defence insisted that the board of
Judges might receive any competent evil
dence-such as naturalization papers, the
oath of good witnesses, &C., &c, or in their
discretion administer the aforesaid oath.
THE County Judge, leading Phalanx-
etrr, who ever faithfully does the behests of
his party, sustained and agreed with the
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

have referred that question to you for an
expression of your sentiment on the subject,
and we trust that you, people of California,
will speak through the ballot box. Call
distinctly for the law-call for it by major
tiles of thousands. Be sure of this and the
lay is certain.
Too long have sober and industrious cit
liens abandoned the administration of pub
lie affairs to the management of demagogues,
drunkards, gamblers and vagabonds who
pursue politics as trade, because they are
disqualified by principles and practice from
gaming living In any honest employment.
TO have led a sober and industrious life
to have gained subsistence by honest indus
try-to have maintained truth in the heart,
and pure unsulied character-and to have
dealt justly with all men, are qualities which
seem to unfit a man for public life in the es-
tlmatlon OF successful wire-pullers and polit-
zeal Jugglers, who claim the exclusive right
to rule the State; and thus men of principle
have been excluded from the trusts of office,
or have avoided the field of politics as q
dark and pestalential marsh, where every
generous sentiment and every moral virtue
would inevitably become poisoned and de-
stroyed. Fellow-citizens, arise in your
might, and acW this to be no more. See
that good men are nominated and elected to
office throughout the State!
We have not presumed to dictate any
kind OF political party action. We leave
the question of patty to your own con-
science and Judgment. We leave it, that
you may be untrammeled in yonr action,
and that you may interpenetrate your every
party with the temperance principle and Sc
cure prohibitory liquor law.
Men and brethren! Miners in the noun
tains and gulches, you who have so often
been robbed and swindled of your earnings
by the satellites of the rum shop, gather
yourselves in your strength to battle for
prohibition. Drive the traffic out of the
mountains.
1e hardy tillers of the soil, arise and root
it ont from the vallies and plains; and you,
mechanics, artizans and merchants, who
have one thought above the dollar, drive the
traffic from the cities and villages; We minis
ters of the Gospel lift up your voices like a
trumpet, against this foe of God and man;
and yc, corps editorial, who control the Sen
glne OF power" let your presses periodically
stamp the Infamous character of this notori-
Gus nuisance till it shall be abated; and We
mothers and sisters, wives and daughters, on
whom the domestic miserieS of the traffic
fall with such whitening force, throw in the
weight of your hallowed influence to obliter-
ate the curse from the land
S. ID. SIMONDS.
ANNTS MiERPTT T. ConDoi++oo
j. S. CHURCHMAN,
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

the Egyptian; yet the general construction,
manner and style of architecture, are differ
ent from anything hitherto described in the
world.
The wave Ofimmigration which has plant
ed the Anglo-Saxon race on the shores of
the Pacific cannot fail to be favorable to the
advancement of knowledge among men,
The well-known activity, enterprise and in
quisitive character of the race will natural
ly prompt them to explore the ruins which
are so profusely scattered over Mexico and
South America. and it may yet be the des-
tiny of some restless Yankee to trace in the
ruined temples and cities of this strange
land history which has hitherto lain hid
den under the rubbish Of countless centuries.
Louisville Journal.
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

HINTS To MARRIED MEN-Peppergra
says that if he stays out late at night, and
wishes to avoid a scolding or curtain lecture
from Mrs. P, he generally waits out till the
"wee sma' hours ayont the twal," when the
anger of his better half subsidies into fears
for his personal safety. He goes out son
business, y with promise to be ,houe at
nine Half-past nine, Mrs. P. uneasy; ten,
aggravated; halfpast ten, positively enraged
and rehearses to herself an address for Pen
pergrasss especial edifcation, filled with
cutting reproaches; eleven, vague uaeasiness,
accompanied by an indefinite fear that
"some thing must have happened" half-past
eleven, nervous apprehension-tears take
the place of whitening glances twelve
O'Clock unendurable suspense; if she only
knew the worst; one o'clock, is completely
worked up, has the "conniptions," and is
about going off the handle, when Pepper
grass arrives; throws herself into his arms,
overjoyed to see him, as she ''was so afraid
that some accident must have happened to
him."
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

Coop TAsTE-Although the phlloso-
pliers fail to define taste, we fancy we can
offer a suggestion. Call it the salt OF So
cial life. and YOU are near it. 1t keeps
everything sweet and pleasant to the senses
and the mind. and is the only thing which
will do so. 1t confers dignity ana appfo-
priateness on everything from palace to
glove; from poem to bon mot. Give a
man good taste, and it does more for HIM in
the world than either genius or learning.
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

A Coon RECoMMENDATIoS.-"P Please, sir,
don't you want cabin boy?"
Il do want a cabin boy, my lad, but
what's that to you? A little chap like you
amt fit for the berth"
"Oh, sir, I'm real strong. I can do a
great deal of work, if l amt so very old.'
"But what are you here for? You don't
look like city boy. Run away from
home, hey p
"Oh no indeed, sir my father died, and
my mother is very poor, and / want to do
something to help her. She let me come"
"Well, sonny, where are your letters of
recommendation. Can't take any boy with
out those
Here was a damper. Willie had never
thought of its being necessary to have let
ters from his minister. or his teachers. or
some proper person, to prove that he was an
honest good boy. Now what should he do.
He stood in deep thought, the captain mean
while watching the workings of his express
i've face. At length he put his hand into
his bosom, and drew out his little Bible.
and without one word he put it into the
captains hand. The captain opened to the
blank leaf and read:
WILLIE GRAHAM,
Presented as reward for regular and
panctual attendance at Sabbath school. and
for his blameless conduct there and else
where. From his Sunday School Teacher"
Capt. Mcleod was not pious man, but
he could not consider the case before him
with heart unmoyed. The little fatherless
child, standing humbly before him, referring
to the testimony of his Sunday school teach
er, as it was given in his little Bible, touch
ed tender spot in the breast of the noble
seaman, and clapping Willie heartily on the
shoulder, said
"You are the boy for me; you shall sail
with me, and if you are as good lad as l
think you are, your pockets shan't be empty
when you go back to your good mother"
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28
CoMMoN BLUNDERs.-The following is
from the Portland Transcript:

COMMON BLUNDERS-IHV IUIIU"IHS Is
from the Portland Transcript:
errors of the tongue, oft repeated, be-
come permanent faults of language. May
we call the attention of the reader to few
blunders every day made both in speaking
and writing. @If | am not Mistaken 2
should be, If | mistake not, and ou are
mistaken, should be, You mistake" "a
new pair of boots" means "a pair of new
boots" "The then Mrs B." is wrong
expression for ..The Mrs. B then living
"a couple of pounds" should be, "Two
pounds for couple implies union. "Di-
rect to me, . should be, "address to me. p
He lives at London should be .he lives
in London"
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

. Said Rancho is situated about twenty-five miles
from Cooma or Hangtown, and about the same
distance from Sacramento City, and is the best
stock Ranch in FL Dorado county; having range
ol twenty-five square miles, or fifteen thousand
acres Of superior summer and winter grazing,
waeered ed with numerous pools of clear, cool,
= Dairy Men, Stock Growers, Livery Stable
Aeepers and Droviers, will find this safe, cheap
% sha convenient place, to keep, recruit and fatten
CHAS. SCOFIELD, Proprietor.
Deer Creek Valley, Feb. 18th, 1855. [2O-3m
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

SPECIE SHIPMENT FOR MAY.-The total
amount of treasure sent hence by steamships
during the month Of May just past, is $2,-
1855 06.
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28
Stock GRAZING.

THE subscriber is now prepared to re- 49,
i ceive CATTLE AND HORSES, for G1N>
grazing, at his well known RANCHO, on Deer
Creek, at the following reduced rates.:
Cows and calves IS cts per head Der month
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28
Books & Stationery.

A Literary Depot, is opened by the under
R1oagh osaghed on Main Street, Bottle Hill, at which,
pv~oho, MAGAZINES and NEWSPAPERS of
TUay Uery variety and of the latest date can be had
upon application.
~. SAMUEL NJ. JAMISON.
HOttle Hill, April 18th, 1855. T27-tf.
TNNANG LATHE.-The undersigned beps
that IL ieave to inform the citizens of Georgetown
the hae NC prepared to do all kinds of Turning in
'0s' manner and at the shortest notice.
Georgetown, Oct 10, 1854. i-tf
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

TERRELL, JOSEPH c., Attorney and Coun-
L sellor at Law, will promptly attend to all
business entrusted to his care, in the different
courts. Office, up stairs, near Lewiss Bowling
Saloon.
Georgetown, Oct. 10, 1854. l-tf
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28
BUSINESS CARDS.

t. Q. Reyburn,
Justice of the Peace.
nFFICE on Church St, head of Maiden Lane,
" one door south of Bolen & Ritters Gun and
Blacksmith establishment. Office open every day
of the week from to 4 o'clock; Sunday excepted
Georgetown May 24th, 1866. [32tf.
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

PHb ic WorshIp.-At the Union Church,
Ge lrgetown. Regular appointments of j. Sharp,
OF NJ. E. Church, l09 A. NJ. and P. NJ, every
sabbath Occasional supplies by other Minis
fers. Prayer meetings, Thursdays P. NJ. Sab
bath School 81 A. NJ.
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

LeS. of T-Georgetown Division, No. 42
Sons of Temperance, meets every Tues
~ day evening. at o'clock, in their Hall
OF Main street, Georgetown.
All brethren in good standing are invited to at
tend SAM'L CTTRRIFR w. p
H. N. PORTER, R. S.
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28

Georgetown Temple of Honor, No. IL.
MEETS every Friday evening at o'clock, at
4F1 the Masonic Hail. Brethren of the Order
are cordially invited To attend.
VIM. 7. GIBBS, W. C. I.
GEO. F. JAMESON, w. r.
Georgetown, Feb. s, 1855. [l7-tf.
The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28
=. O. Of O. e.

.s>sle=aaz1l MementO Lodge, No. 81, Institu-
4%gSsS5Eted, March 22nd, 1855. Meets on
S5SsSfFqaS< Thursday of each week, at the Ma
sonic Hall, at u O'Clock, P. NJ
Transient Brothers, in good standing, are cor
daily invited to attend.
LEWIS FLESHMAN, n. G.
+. II. VANDECAR, Sec'y.
Georgetown, March 22d, 1855. [24-tf.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
Misttllantous,
The Liquor Trade.

Suppose some person should place nux
yo!nica, stryclnine. or some other deadly
substance in the Brookline reservoir, and
thus poison all the Boston water, would
fnere be any hesitation on the part OF the
authorities in arres,ing such man aud
with all cur love Of order, could the popu-
lace be kept from dealing out to him
summary justice by taking his life, or
with tar, feathers and rail, exposing him
about the city. How much better than
this man are the manufacturers Of liquors,
many Of whom reside in our very miLs,
1t is the common practice Of many of our
own and most highly respected liquor
merchants to insert the most deadly
poisons in their liquors, l. has become
an actual trade, and in our Judgment,
there is not more murderous business
carried on in the wide world. Let US
cite few lacts.
Chemical compounds are now made
and sold to labricators for making spuri-
Gus brandy ou, Of common whskey the
whiskey itself often drugged with arsenic.
A dealer IN spurious brandy recently
imported enough Of these compounds TO
manufacture 800 hogsheads of the forged
article. He sold it 70: pure, and ~, So, so
the gallon, making clear profit, as he
confessed, of $1,000 on the specula-
ton the fabricated article costing him
about 80 cents gallon. The fabricator
having used up his compound to his
samples, took these to chemist in Mas
sachusetts for analysis, ard for the pur-
pose Of having them made ia this country
If possible. The chemist made the ex-
animation and found one Of the samples
a deadly poison; he could not be induced
te have hand in producing the mixtures.
BY these receipts all sorts of fictitious
liquors are prepared. Here is one for
making gin
ITO prepare and sweeten gin, ETC.,
oil Of vitriol. oil Of almonds, oil OF turpen.
tine, oil Of juniper berries, lime water,
alum, salt Of tartcr, subacetate Of lead
are used Sulphate Of lead is poisonous.
l have reason to believe that the use Of It
is irequen. because its action is more
rapid, and il impars to the liquor fine
complexion hence some vestigss Of lead
may be often detected in malt liquor"
In this way the frabicalors make their
greatest profits, exercise their greatest
skill, and probably do the greatest amount
Of injury. Unadulterated wine, accord
ing to its name aad quality. mus. com.
mand certain price. TO make it worth
dealing in. The labricator's ingenuity is
put to the creates. trial, to produce an
article resembling the pure SO as to Obtain.