The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-30

John q Cathonn.--"f.. W" (douMlesa the /
Rev. pr. Whittington) furnishes tho Nswb,,ry.
pott Herald notice Of the wsiiiugs Of Mr. |
Calhoun from which we make thS following ex. |
tTnct:
"Wc stnnd on the shoulders Of all thnt hayc
gone before, md, therefore, nny be expected 70
sec further but one Of tho effects Of seeing fur.
ther Is to REQ difficulties. have teen rcndiny of
Int the firrt volume Of tat great nbstractionist
John c. Calhoun; aud must confess it nus lcft
on.iny mind pr"founder impression, both Of his
honesty and ability, than I evor felt before.
VIII not say that his honesty was not tingcd with
ahioition' or that his clear head was inadequate
20 s"v. all Tie dark questions his ingenuity star
| Ied. lie does not pretend to do it himself
D'lt his works are well worth the attention of rs
Northern people. We meet mn antagonist in him
winch we may not yield to, hut surely we cannot
condemn. His style is clear crystal; his fig.
urcs are few. but pertinent; his logic is n chain
winch one hates to be confined with, but knows
not how To- break; his thoughts are conseauen
Two, ike those of Aristotle, and his conclusions
pohderoua, but somewhat alarming. 1t is ccr-
.'.''y the most able work on government which
has appeared from the American source"
!he "iSccrrf" Cancer Curc-Much has becn
written about Dr. Fcll's secret, now being cm.
pioyed ny the surgeons at the Middlesex iiospi.
ta', London, where the unfortunate American
sculptor, Crawford, is now under treatment Tor
this dread nfflction. DIR. FcPs treatment is de-
scribed IN late medical work us follows:
/. In the first instance, the skin over the tumor
IS removed by some liquid caustic-Iitric acid.-
| Ihe thus exposed tumor is then covered with n
layer of All ordinary cuustic, chloride of zinc.
spread OH linen. This creates n supcrticuI
slough. This slough is then scored to a certain
depth by several ncisons of the knife; into these
burrows strips OF linen covered with the ca,,stic
are inserted In this way the tumor is destroy ed
still deeper The incisions are gradually extern
ded IN depth from time 10 time fresl, cuusLc be-
ing introduced into them ut each dressing. till in
this way the whole tumor is scriatim converted
INTO one large escher, which separates by sur
| principles Of surgery
The constitutional treatment which bns been
afhrmed to eradicate from the system the tenden-
| cy again TO originutc cancers, is affirmed by the
same authority to consist in the internal admin
istration Of iodidc Of arsenic
about Crinoiino.-At the last Lul Mt the IIo-
tel de Vile, given i'll honor uf the King of Baya
ria, the public, or rather 'thc million, that gar
nshcd the approaches to the city palace, were
the spectators of a singular circumstance in Tho
onward nnd upward progress Of crinOline. The
husband and wife were in almost every carriage
separated; the husband mounted on the box b..
sido the coachman, the wife occupying alone the
interior. But it was not this fact TINT excited
tho ridicuIo of the crowd. The hoops were 80
enormous an'l the dresses SO precious that tb cir
wcarers could not sit down. So that when tl,.
doors were opened the ladies were found stand.
ing up Ill the carriage. the body bent forward.
the hands fastened to the cords, Offering n side
profile that resemblcd jockey at the on come
OF a race. 1t was hard work, for the ovcvc of
carriages was so long and the halls SD freuucnt.
that they arrived with faces the color of i; boiled
lobster; e'!t They were amply compensated for
their perseverance, by immaculate skirts and
faithful hoops-I'aris Cor. Ncw YORK Times.
Result Of Good Conduct-Therc lives in af.
iiuencc at Nantucket, in the cghlietl wear of his
age and in the full possession of sound intellect
and The enjoyment Of all the respect and uffsc
tion which well spent life conrnard dis, n retired
; whhng Captain, the keel Of whose slIIp never
touched the bottom,-who was never at sea n
DAY without going aloft, except in gale of wind
who never lost a man by abandonment or 9th
orwise. or had one off Of duty more than week
ny sickness, who never lost but one spar, though
distinguished for making short pass;rea-wIo
never returned from a voyage without a fuII car
!, 60 OF sperm oil. He had sixteen apprentices.
mostly uneducated boys from The lower walks of
life, whom lie instructed and trained to his own
calling, and every one of these he has lived TO see
IN respectable standing, aud several of them hol-
ding high ranks rs ship masers-Jouruai OF
/ Commerce.
DreadfM AccilcnL-A terrible accident, re-
sulting in the loss Of life occurred OH the South
Carolina Railroad, near Reed street, on Saturday
morning. about o'clock. a lad, twelve years
old, named Fowler, was rolling burrat OH Oh .
OF tho t:ncks, and, to get out of the way of au
approaching train, passed over 10 another truck
I in the rear OF engine and tender engaged in
taking in wood. This. .being co,nplcteJ, thew
backed down the track, and the Iud stepped one
side to let them pass. Unfortunately, however
the barrel was not clear Of the track and was
driven, by the tender against young Fowler, pre-
eipituting him on the rail, and the wheels pass
ing over his neck, completely severed his head
from'his body
i An iuquestwas held upon the body by Coro-
ner kingmans aud the evidence completely exc
nerntsng the Engineer and Fireman from all
binme, verdict was rendered Of Accidental
Death of Mrs. Lopndrs.-The Charleston pa-
pers announce the death of Mrs. Elizabeth b.
Lowndes in the 10th year of her nge. She was
j. the wife Of the Hon VIM. Lowndes, and the
daughter Of Gen Thomas Pinckney. Boil, her
husband and father bore most distinguished parts
| III the history Of our country IT. has been said
| that no man at the time of his death WINS more
popular aud stood more prominent for the Prcsi
dency than William Lowndes. While for the
| term, commencing 4th Of March 1910, Gen.
Thomas Pnckney received for President, so votes,
Mr. Jefferson, who ran second and was conse-
! quently elected Vice President, beating him but
nine votes, and Mr.. Adams elected President
beating him but twelve votes.
atmospheric Phsno,ne,,on.-on the afternoon
-of+he 9th ult., q Singular aud alarming occur
renee was experienced at Carbon Run, N Northum-
berland comfy: "A large body of water fell in |
fliitle:rnvina aEthat place, fromsan -oyerhangng
doud.s ItsfsHip a solid mass. and is described
by those who .witieased II us rolling down the
ravine like a huge wave Of the ocean, sweeping
bridges timber, and even carrying from the raij.
noad track at that" pIacs.two ears loaded with |
GOAL For a few moments uiteSaSconsternation
existed among. the inhabi.ants they .comiag to- |
the conclusion that tho comet was switching h,s !
taiFin that locality. No further dafnage was
done by this singular visitor o..
Libel Suit-Hsayy Damages Awaraed-R w.
,Rayhs, Esq. s,few days ago, Obtained verdict |
In tife Second District Court Of New. Orleans, /
for eleven thousand eight hundred aud twenty.
nv nye dollars against David Taylor in suit for
sives shoe house, ofsDavid, Taylor and Go.
and, after thaaonneeton was severed, defendant
charged plaintif With certain irreRnlaritiea jim