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


wo acknowledge an inability to discriminate he.
tween the public and private character of an
"di'idua', IN 80 far us to agree that he may be
scouhdrel III one capacity and patriot in the
other That Governor Walker is not q man o
the highest principles Of personal honor will
sufficiently appear from; the following narrative Of
one among many similar financial exploits.
When Robert J. Walker was senator from
Miss'ssippi he nsccrtnined that an old gentle.
man III bliddlesex county in this State was dis
posed TO sell large estate in negroes Accord.
lngiy' III company with colleague in the House
OF Representatives, Walker made the old pcn.
t!einan visit, and after protracted ncgotia.
.'oh succeeded IN purchasing the slaves And
lie got them OH good terms, for the old gentle.
h'ah-h devoted democrat-was charmed by the
graceful condescension of the distinguished Sem.
'or. Inc aggregate price Of the negroes was
something more than forty thousand dollars. for
winch Walker gave note or draft pnyabie in
new Orleans. But the old gentleman would
not sell his sluves except OH condition Lnat thew
South. f'''''''0'' Ill TIC
Wen, the slaves were taken to Now Orleans.
wero putupon the block and dispersed to the four
whas.the purchaser realalizng considerable
P!oht by the ''transaction." The note or draft
a.a1eo ,aa,sn was presented for payment. was pro-
.es'eu' anu from that day to the present time
not a cent has been received either by the old
seht,e'nan or his heirs for fifty thousand dollars
worth Of negroes! Meanwhile, Walker has lived
III afuence, and is believed now to be million.
a're , WIN some one Of Walkers apologists i'm
peach the ne correctness Of this storyi Let them
uy u. Ihc substantial truth of this statement
question. 0"y '""
But this is only M ;-c,ated instance There
were many such in .rcer. of which
ne history may yet he written Is that the sort of
person 10 whom the administration should con.
''ae responsible public trust y-Richn,ond South.
n he~ B"llet-A Paris letter thus describes
Dm'iet , lately invented by N. Deoisme:
Ihis bullet, not more round than sucb rs,,,l,,,
e, o"t three inches long, is the most terrible of
a, a" .he mirderous engines known up to this duy.
LIS :. ~ particularly designed for elephant and lion
,,i"nting' When il has penetrated the animal it
ouIsls Tears the fbres, and suffocates nstantane-
ous!y the victim by the carbonic oxygen gas
which is developed during the burning of the
powder Four horses destined for Che experiment
were There, browsing on some branches attached
LOT tnis purpose. One horse was separated from
tne others; tho marksman aimed at it, and the
animal, ,aIllmai, struck in tho breast, fell backwards
.m,ca.n'hg .,,cg the smoke of the powder from his
s'iaoG. 1t was the same with the others one ex-
Gep'eo, which. thinner than the rest Jyns bored
.iiru"gh ny the bullet which exploded Oh the
wan. Another experiment, the intention of
" winch was to bring stoiight the deadly effect of
@ LUIS bullet III the whale fishery is said to have
oeen equally successful.
n Negro Appointed to Office tn Wiseonsin.-
secretary Of Stutc refuses to file the bond. On
.he Sth day Of July, 1857, commission, as no.
ary H T public was Issued by Governor Bashford to
H. Noian, person of nut brown complexion and
negro extraction, who has resided In this city
many years as barber, ice cream saloon keeper,
anu leader of a co.illon band. He also invented
,snS vae .capitalnvium" and "tricopherous," two
varieties Of dog watersp in general use and cir
Tor the hair. The commission is issued
VIII an the proper fonmalities aud the bond 70.
ITIreq ST by 1t is signed by Wm. II. Nolan and by
~. IT, b. Jorvis as bondsmen. But the Secretary
vi ntate, Col Jones, refuses to file the bond and
On u we hnd the following Enforcement: this
appointment is in violation Of the constitution and
y,e,o'o '1niu ns void. u iedises fIpis) Democrat
4 Cargo Of irish Gfrl.-A company Of sew
Onty iilsh girls passed through this city on their
sg. tne West, day orttwo since, acoompa- |
a'aa g. oy an Irish gentleman, who had yhSns In |
pse, ana a. had srought them all way ffon1sl
j - e hey Mere aflns ookiHk JOE S&kaiflSI
syI S..ee &c and a end
81 make the Wesg tkszP jRosaAsx and Of ceurIs |
sle resdy. " Wa5sy, hut axs sgibne toawpIk -
'ss9 .uetr irving until tho aS Srfiroa Whjs fR6y
ksr get shusband,s Theys are 10 s6ra {hoS,SyI L
S,ens 70 pay the sxpeSss Ofs sbtinsf5 fafxIiIl
md return ie 70 tha snsvoISa = ~ = I3ni
~ sosE gts sexpenss upsn III 3 &r5e Hill;
,stsf that hey win bs ~ I, sfiy ~ h + +
11oons and hoops, IF they 6l3 bose - eZffse