The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-09

cry is "corn, corn, corn-do you know of
any corn for sale?" The answ is, II
haVs travelled twenty miles around every
way, and can hear of not a bushel to DC
had, for love, charity or money. The poor
man offers TO work a day for a peck Of corn
10 feed his wife and children on. lie ~
turned off with an answer, M, own
ia ui'y will have to suffer il sell my
corn" Horses and mules arc turned out
TO perish, or live in the woods as bcs, they
can; and husbandmcn that have farms and
no corn will not be able to cultivate more
land than they can tend will, the hoe
The writer concludes by arguing the pro-
pricty OF appealing to tn, Governors OF
Tennessee and Georgia for aid.
The Chera,o Gazette says Moses
HARRISON, who was convicted of the muir.
der Of E. A. Rogers at the las, term Of the
Court. and under seatencc of death which
was 10 te executed on The 29th Of June,
on Sunday morning an hour or two before
day. made llis escape from prison. lie
was confined by n Chain To the floor Of The
cell. II is supposed that with a wire tak.
ell from a water bucket, he SUCCEEDED in
unlocking the lock that f%tstcncda,h, chain
and that with the salrc wire he Successive.
" unlocked all The locks, and made hi.
NaytSo the lower floor and escaped
through the windows. lie was tracked
where he left the road and wen, across
the fields Of Mr.. Nathan Exams, and until
he came TO the run OF Smith Swamp.
The Rev. James Dannclly, one of Tie
Oldest and best known ministers in the
South Carolina Conference. died on Satur.
day, the 2S;h ult., at his residence near
Lowndesrillc.
a despatch from New Haven, dated
April 2S,h,. says William Clark, a
young grocer merchant Of this CITY. a, 7
O'Clock this evening, shot through The head
Richard White, t%wcniy,fnur years OF age,
IN Whites dwelling Oh Sherman avenue.
White iiad some time ago married a NJ ISIS
Bogar,, 10 whom Clark had been very
much attached, and the murder originated,
II is said, from that circumstance. Al;
The parties arc Of guod standing and char.
actor. The distress OF Whites wife AMI
her mother haze created the Areatcst sym.
patty. The murderer has beer arrested.
White sill brGalhrs, but lis death Is look.
cd for 81 any oIncn
Henry Thomas.' *ays the Abbcvii!c
Banner. "Son OF u. w. Thomas. formerly
oi Pinc"ll'e, All interesting 10y OF eleven
years, WAS killed last Friday at his moth.
cr's residence III this DISTRICT, under the
HOS: mcIam holy circumstances lie had
gone INTO The yard 10 shoot u hirJ, but
missing it the first fire, sent his lille sis
ter for his powder and shot, with winch j,
seem , he immediately reloaded his gun.
and laying ton The ground, went To look
under the Tree 10 make sure he had MISSED
irs gamc.-Whi!c doing this, a i,lIc lie.
gro hoy. mol more Than seren years old.
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gave one raso and died.
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the MisSouriruS, who. as they say, have
intcr;crcd with The rights Of the elective
franchise in tia, they have cmi.ralcd |"
and exercised the rights OF citizenship IN
that Territory.