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News 3tems. General Comstock, of Alleghany county, Michigan, was arrested in Chicago, a few days ago for forgery. He was a member of of the last-Mlchigan Legislature. A comparison of the amount of books con tained in the public libraries of the principal states of Europe, lately made shows a proper tion, for Sweden and Norway, to every 100 persons 300 volumes; for Switzerland, 350 volumes; for Denmark, 412 volumes; for the small states of Germany, 450 volumes; for that of Prussia, 200 volumes; for Austria and Hungary, 167 volumes; Italy, 150 volumes; Belgium, Span and Sardinia, about 100 vol.. Y umes; Russia and Portugal, 70 to 80 volumes; the British Islands and Holland, 53 to 03 vol. umes. According to late statistics, collected 'to Paris, there are 53,62.5 widows in that city, and 94,082 in the department of the Seine. In the same capital, there are 437 persons with curved spine, 311 otherwise deformed, and 83 blind, without calculating those in the asylum for the blind. According to researches made by Sir Rich ard Black, tho total amount of gipsies now in Europe amounts to 600,000. Russia contains the greatest number, 90,000, and Turkey the .next in this respect; it contains about 60,000. The Russian fleet in the Black Sea consists -of 13 sail of the- line, 8 frigates and 12 sial. er vessels, and 'about 25 steamships. The Ottoman fleet at Constantinople consists of o ships of the line, 3 frigates, and a few steam ers. The French consists of 6sail of the line, and 2 frigates, and that of Admiral Parker of 7 line of battle ships and i frigate. A single establishment in Connecticut manufactures about $500,000 worth of peg boots and shoes per annum, and the State of Massachusetts manufactures thesame article annually to the amount of 818,000,000. Conre ted.-A Catholic gentleman, in New York is said to have turned Jew, to please, a lady with whom he is to be married. IHugh Smith has been elected a deleg to to Congress from the territory of New Mexico, -anl is said to be now on his way to take his .seat at the coming session (One hundred and sixty Hungarian officers are expected to ship themselves at Bremen for .NewtOrleans. "'I'm not afraid of a barrel of cider!" said a -toper toa temperance man. "I presume not; from your appearance, I should think a barrel 'of cider would run at your approach," was the reply." A sign over the door of a tailor's shop, in New Orleans, designates it as a "pantaloono. ry. Tho venerable Col. Henry Maynadier, of Annapolis, !4d., died in that city on Sunday week. The deceased was 93 years of age, and participated in muany of the stirring scenes of the revolutionary war. Ile served with emi nent distinction under General Washington, and at the battle of Brandywine, in the caps. city of Surgeon to the Ariny, extracted a ball from the leg of Gen. Lafayette. There were sold at the Brighton and Can bridge (Mass.) cattle market during the months of September and October, thirty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-seven cattle, and forty-four thousand seven hundred and twenty-five sheep. The endowments of the University of Ox ford are about ?120,000 per annum, and of Cambradge ?110,000. Besides the [Uiver-. -sity and-Colleges of Oxford have within their patronage 463 livings, the annual value of whichi is ?138,900: those in the gift of Camn .biridge are 318, valued at $03,000 per~ annum, The London Booksellers' Provident Insti tution has a pernnnent fund of nearly ?18,. 000 im the hands of the Commissioners for re duction of the national de bt. The silk weaving business of London has rallen oil' about 20 per cent since 1838, when it was at its height, and estimated at ?10,480, 000. The average rate' of wages now of op. eratives is only 5s Gd a week! From 150,-. 000 to 200,000 are employed in tihe several factories,. . We learn ftomi thme last fiscal statement o' the Secretary of the Treasury. that the amou, flow on deposit and subject to draft in the v arioums dJepositories of the Government is $'4, 577,092. This fact shows the salutary opera-. tfon of the existimg tarih', and its capacity to supply ample revenue to the treasury, even much more than is required for the necees sary ordinary expenditures of the Govern ment. What should be done with the accu muulating surplus? We have hut 0one reply to make. Pay thee National debt with it. It is true, the certificates of indebtedlness running for a special termt of years ecmnlot lie redeem ed except at the pleasure of the holder. Bt Congress should, at an early day, make pro vision fur the appropriation ofall surluts re venue to the purchase of the national stocks at their current prices in the market. And3( -this policy should be enforced, by legislation. W [ash ington Union. Thle city of Utica does lnt owe a single centt of public debt, and has nmoney ini bank, .beside taxes due and collect able. She has an :abundant supply of pure and wholesome wa-. :ter broughmt into thme houses of her citizens, fresh from the miountain springs. She is lighted by gas 'of pure andi excellent quality; hats the bestnrppointed and miost efficient Fire Depatment of any city of her size ini America; anid is the only city in the State wvhich wholly escaped the ravages of thle cho lera last suimmer. Mr. Webb, of the New-York Courier 4-. Enqjuirer, has been appointed Chargo d'At. faires at Vienna, and has acce[pted it. i~e has previouisly refused a silmilar diplomaitic station at Naples. A farmer ill Lubec, Maine, says the Augus ta Farmer, while ploughinmg recently in his field, strucek against a box containing no less than 890,000 mn doubloons. It is not known how thme treasulre got there. The congregation of the First Presbyterian church in Baltimore, have contributed $120, 000) in the best thirteen years, to charitable .and other Christian works. EFtlIGRATo.-Foumr steamboats landed at Milwatukie, from Buffalo, with a few less than * ~ 1000 emigrant passebngers at one tripm. Wis. consin, Iowa and Minesota will soon be filled wvith enterprising settlers. It is the trtie road -to prosperity. In the Court of Common Pleas at Manches ter, N. II., Mrs. Polly Lord, of Deering, was recently sentenced to thme State >'rison for two years, for retammgn and using8' 50 whichj she preked lip and used, knowing the owner. Dr. Semiple, president of the California State Conventlqp, is seven feet high. Half the emigrants to California are said to bte doctors,one1 quarter lawvyors, and thme ether gpartemr made up of all trades and professions. THE SUMTER BANNER: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1849. . ,l. NaI, Jun., Ebitor. TRAVELLING AGENT. @ 7Rev. FREDERICK RUsH, is a, travelling Agent for this paper, and is authorized to re ceive subscriptions and receipt for the same. AGENTS FOR TIE BANNER. Messrs. WHITE, & Co. Sumterville, S. C. T. W. I'EOUES, Esq., Camden, S. C. Weekly Report. COT~o-Transactions during the week have been more spirited, although the prices have not deviated much since our last, 9 1.2 and 10 cts have been paid and some three hundred bales have changed hands. The want of a Bank Agency in this town makes Sumterville a very small cotton-town-if we had one to make advances, the bulletin of weekly sales would be of considerable inter est to the larger cities of the state. U7T The EDITOR bogs leave to acknowl. edge the receipt of an entire suit of female apparel, but not wishing to be the first to put the hall in motion, he has disposed of it to a suitable being more needy. Nevertheless he takes this method of presenting his and the recipient's thanks to the fair donor. And can dispose of as many "more of the same sort" as his lady friends may deem prudent to trust to his charge as an almoner of their bounty. (IWe would call public attention to the advertisemnent in another column, giving no. tice of Mr. O'CONNOR's opening his mnarket house. The gentleman is a graduate of the Philadelphia school, proverbial for its neat and scientific method of butchering, and we cheerfully commend him to their favor. r RAIN-On Sunday night it commenced raining and the shower lasted all day Monday, being the first rain of any consequence that has fallen for two months. We see it statted, by telegraph, that the a letters received by the America are more a favorable to cotton than the first telegraphic accounts re(resented. O7 Ma. flowa:AN, the indefatigablo editor of 1 the Temperance Advocate, writing from our c midst, gives a glowing account of Sumterville, enumerating all our business firms, trades and professions, but, very significantly points out the "0Sos" in preference to all other's. We regret to see the Order thus verging on partizanship, but it is inevitable-the tinme will soon teach us when a :ox will be iustructed by his Order when, how and with whom hs must trade etc, an~d then thme glorious p'rinciples will sink to the C ground and the order disturbed by lntestinme quar. rein, break up. This is the monster that injures ~ the cause of Tremperanaco and wve verily believe I is the actuating motive of theo joininag of one a half the members of this charitable Order. Shaowing tUae Clovean Foot. Some imne since while making some editorial e remnaks on theosubject of inviting Father llat- I thmew to thme South. we expressed a want of confi. doee in his pelitical, or rather, friendly feelings towards our peculiar intiqmttons, and conicluded with a regnest to suspend such invitations util the charge of abelition w as investigatedl, but,I 4-,us societies sent, invites without numnber. s the consequ,,nce- why, when almost ..ean our midst, Judgo Lusirxis, of Geor gir. ...ors a StAnk's Nes-r, Father Matthew is an abtolitionist, and widhdrawvs the State C onven.. tion's invitation. Past Granad Worthy Patriarch Gy W.. GAnIaNv of thmis Stato, folhows suit, and thme TIMPtraANLc AIJvoca-rM suddenly charges its sentiments and speaks thus of the Temper anice men's grent A1postle. Trhe circumstances detailed in the circular cf Jndge Lumnpkin, leave not a shadow of donula of Father Mlatthew' identity with thto M ,,chief. Mak,-rs and disturbe'rs of our petce, zami tha.t t lais tort uous, unmanly, hypocratical and evas~ . Course on the subject of slavery, lhe hasn forfeit ed the conmfidenmce and countenanice of every friend of Temnperance in the Soutth, and that noe good can arise to onr cunse~ by the advocucy iof this "'wolf in sheep's clothing,'' and wve wish thus piublicly to refuso all fraieritiy with him,. W~ould it uot have been better to ascertajin a person's prin~ciles before pressing him,, to nio~,o our fire sides? WVe trust this afl'air wili prove a salutary lesson to all Societies. LAT1E NEWS FROIAM EURO)PE. Arriv'aI of VIse Stesaer Catledlo-. Fm~n-rnERt AI)WANCE IN CO'r'ON, wt~rn rived at ilosto)n, on Satutrdlay night. last, at I l Corros-The Liverpool Market hamd againm heenm active during the week ending the ithha mnst. Speculators hiavinmg operated to a con siderable extent. I Iohlers realized an 1-8 to 1 -4d. on Arnerican descwrip: ioan. Thme ot her descriptionis baroutir nI fulprices. Th'le sales for the week 80~,4174 hales. Speculators took 31,180; Exporters, 20,604; and the trade, 29,. tio ns, nas decired 'on thle 1(0th, are as fdlows: [Fair U~plane, 6 5-8; Fair Mobile, (i 3-4; and F'air Orleans,6 1. 8d. A VENEmABI.E CzriZEN.---ihlandi lis. trict numbiers withini her popuilat iont a lady enititledl to the veneration and~ esteem of the present generation, Mrs. E. I lormns. Shte is the relict of a Rlevoluttioniary solier who was killed at the siege of Savannah. Th'lis ven erable ladly is now in her one lhandredl and sixth year, and we are infortmed has never been out of hecr native district. G'EOooA.--The bill to repeal all laws pro.. hibiting the slave trade in Georgin, has pa.~ ed the llouse of Represenitatives by a yule na 93 to m9 Bank of the State. THE LEGISLATURE commenced its sitting on Tuesday, but as yet we are uninformed of t8'proceedingse One of the u;itated ques. tions,.and one, too, of the utmost importance, that will coine before-that body will be the question ofrescinding the charter of the Bank of the State. If South Carolina is envious of the reputation of New Jersey or oven of repou. diating Mississippi, the Legislature will ine vitably push this matter through and the cred it of the State and of her mercantile commu nity falls with the rescinding oftha charter.. New Jetsey has long enjoyed the reputation of the "Indian girer,t' granting charters for lands, Railroads and Canals, one session and rescinding then the next and such a reputa tion- will attach itself to this State. The present question is one of great deli acy, of vital importance, and one which has ong commanded the talent of the State. It is not the old issue, of renewal of the harter, but it is to take away what ,already a been granted and has until 1850 to run. forfeiture of charter is a criminal punish. nent inflicted after trial and conviction of ome grave offence. Now what has the bank lone, or omitted to do, so criminal, as to justi y so harsh a proceeding? line it made no irofit 1 No;-profits have been made to the mount of some 85,000,000. IIas it not paid art of the public debt! It has paid principal nd interest more than $5,000,000. Ilas it ver failed the State in any emergency ? Nov r--it has helped her to funds times without umber, when she had not a cent in her treasury. Ibis it caused taxation ! So far rota it that it has paid taxes, which must ave paid and saved more than $5,000,000. Ins it lost the public money deposited with 1 Not a cent, altho' it has received about 315,000,0U() and paid out as much more, a sct scarce paralled iii finance. Has it failed a redeem its circulation, or to furnish its all share of support to agriculture, com aerce and mercantile pursuits! There is no omplaint and can be none on this score, well >unded. On what ground does this move ment rest ! On the supposition that a State -overnment or state itself should have no unnection with a banking institute--amc the gitators of this recision, seizing this ground ro anxious to deprive the Bank of its working owers for six years prior to the expiration of s charter-to wind up its affairs--a piece of usiness never undertaken until a firm or cor oration is virtually dlefunct. No reason ould be urged that shows more shallow nbicility than this. The whole State, the iasses, will deplore such rash action and fat too, at a crisis of particular political im ort. We cannot leave the subject without al ing a few words in praise of the manner in hich the fiscal concerns of the Bank of the tate have been managed. We know we an add but, little to the already extended, ndl esteemed reputatiqn of its President F'. [. FELMOUtE, 1Esqr., by saying that its rnan gement could not be placed in more fitting ands. A DmSINGUjS1aED VISITOR.---It is rutnor dl that Ilon. George 37. IDallas, late Vice 'resident of the United .'tates, is about to isit Charleston, in order to attend to somte agal business. There is no statesman, who as acted more favorably anid disinterestedly a the South and its institutions than Mir. )allas, anid we be speak him a warm: anid incere recepltion. The State Convention of the lBaptist de oniinat ion in South (Carotlina will hold its Ith anniversary with the Baptist Clhurch aet ~dgeield C7ourt I louse, on Saturdav, the 8th f Decembher next. Tuit C.raxstar.--Col. Forne~y, editor at the~ cINSavANvams, tand or-o of tthe kiicene cnbinet t Ai r. ilochanun, is caendeavuoin to obttan the herkshIip, of the, J Jnnse af Itepdresentative., andl is orkinga in favor of a .4mheitrn spea:ker. As nalters now 1ot,k, the late inuim bents wo think taned the best chnco--speaiker, alir. Winthrop. 'lerk, ailr. French, I aiimr -W~hat a set of mtah-itenits we mmtan: bem gs atre-nevcr sat isfied, and whetn tur dlesires are once' grati$ied, athd we aire lha. >ituatedl to thlein, no further not ice dio we take here of--When railroads were tirst estabbish idh every livimg hieing gazed ait a pass ng trian v itha astoniishmigent and fear; lie Iihnbamhnain teld hiis breath ; thle loose horse gal loped fron,~ t in afright, andl thlen, suddleni y sitoppinog, urned rund , stared at it, and at last snortedl dloud. ut thie "nine days wvondier"' soon amin to an end. As thle traini now tles over lie country, the cattle grazinig ona eachl side. In not even raise their heads to look at it, thle irntid shteep fears it no mtore tht:mi the windl, imi thle startbed (leer over course over the rac k,' indeed the tiid saiuirel does noet erouch rtomt the rail, ast it pass elose to it. It is he same wvith mtankindl,on entering a s tationu ye merely mutter to Ithe. clerk whemre we are lestined for--say "I low tuchi," transfer the limens,-rcecive a ticket--take a seat--read lie newspaper or compol~tse ourselves to sleep md on reaching our destition, wo walk oflT ir dIrive ofT,; perfect ly care~less of all or any mne of thle inut nterabmle arranagmets ntces. tary tor the astionising luxuiry we havo en-. Thhe natuiiral a lone is pe rmtantnt. Fanitas tic idolus may he worshti ppedl for at whtile; but at length they aire overturned by thle continn ii anid silent progrcss of TIrth, as the grim taties (of C'opan i have been puislhd from heir Itedestals by thlit greowith of forest Itrees, whose seeds were sown by the wmdit in thte ruined walls. BESIDES. the niumber of lives that rioting has cost the city of Philadelphia within the past few tears, it has been put to an expense of 638, 30. o' WAsINTidN ONUtMENT.-W eatn from the National Intelligencer tha this magnificent structure Is noy ffty-fou :! feet above the level ground. The two massive door-ways have been finished, and the whole thus far is remarkable for the solidity of the architecture. The word "lady" is of Saxon origin; and is compounded of leaf and dian,. lady being the result of the two. Leaf-dian, or, as cor rupted, lady, literally rendered, means afeeder (f the poor. How many of those who assume the title in these days are worthy of it? The grave buries every error, covers eve ry defect, extinguishes every resentment. From its peaceful bosom springs none but fond regrets and tender recollections. Mr. Simpson, coach maker, Fayetteville, was poisoned by his own wife, on last Satur day week. She fled, and has not yet been dis covered. We have not been able to learn the circumstances connected with this very melancholy event. A MATTER OF For:a.-It has been sug gested, with reference to tight-lacing by young ladies, that she who cares for No. 1, should never try to look like No. 8. AN ATHEtST's IELEF.--A notorious athe ist, one Dr Miax Stirner, is coming to this country, it is said. He not only denies the existence of a God, but thus sums up his phi losophy: 'I am alone, in the world; I exist alone; my enjoyment, my power, my liberty' cannot be limited by any belief, by any rule, by any right foreign to my right.' le may just find that his right is wrong, after his ar rival here--;hey have an ingenious mnode of interfering with assumed 'right,' sometimes; and his 'power' and 'liberty' may be consider. ably abridged. STEAM IN FRANCE.--By a recent official report, it appears that there are now in use in France, 8,590 steam boilers, 670 locomo tive engines, and 225 steamers, exclusive of the war steamers. To preserve your health, drink water and get married early. Putting off matrimony has broken down more constitutions than ever consumption d'd. Think of this, and set your hearts on dimity, without loss of time. Let him who expects one class in society to prosper to the highest degree, while the ot hers are in distress; "let him," as old Ful Ier says, "try whet her one side of his face can smile while the other is pinched." Ct:RaE OF C'ANcr.--The extract of wood sorrel, used as a plaster through the uay, and Slippery elmi bark at night, will cure any can cer that has uicerated, or thnt has not live skin oiver it, in that case the skina should be brok Cn in somec way. 'To hurn a piece of punk on the place, is a good miethod, then apply the salve, as beforo directed. The extract is ohtained simply by pounding the commnon sorrel in a mhorter, or other vessel, and press ing out the juice, then put it in a pewter dish or basin, and] place it in the suan, tuntil it dries to the consistenlce of tar, when it is fit for use. D-l Ta~c-R2Uus lAssmN.-A~ celebrated g-ianbler. after attending a greait revival mecet inag, experienced, as he suppjosed, a change of feelings, and finallhy was induced to take his seat upon the 'anxious bench.' The minis ter, after duly exhlortinag thiemi, and workinag up the peanitenits to a piroper degree of excite mient, c'otumlenced examlininag them upon01 their exper(iece and the state of their feelings, and Ii naIlly a pproachbiing the gambler said, .Well, toy friend, what (do you say!' '(,' replied lie, uniconasciouasly, 'I paiss! wrha do you do, old fr/hne?' turnitig to his left hand naeighbor. lIn reciting the story aifterwards, Ihe remarked thait 'blocked the giunei.' A .brAnms PAi-:n.-'The Asmtoneau' i that title of a new weekly papijer j ust commaeun cedl ini New York, and zealously devoted to the inaterests, tastes, and doctrinies of otur Jew asha popu11lation. Aarrintciar...-We~ have artificial teeth, ar titic ial hair, eyes, calves, hips, nosesa; and al so artificial religion and mnoralit v. WVe be lieve that some young ladies must wear ar tilic'ial heads, as we read of a youing lady whose head ueas turned by a young man. Now if her haead1 was tturnaed, it was piroblably done ~in n lah by a regualar trneiar. lIe who seduloutsly' lis teats, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly anasw~ers, andl ceases when lie has nto mtore to say to thle pint, is the lit test for busitness, and is stare to stucceed. Few peopile can tell what thiey Jive for, uanless it is for thle piurpose o f grow inlg ol.. IThat seems to be all lae object they have itn view, auth atl Ithat thle fututre has to oi'r them. Go to strangers fo~r charity, acquaintaaices for advice, ad relatives for tnothting-and yotu wvill alu ays have a supply. Tinder--a thin rag-such for instance as thme dIresses of mourderin feitales, intotnded to catch the spnrkes, raise a flame, and light uap a mtatch. The Fali Sex In Arnais e received the following c tpication idfeferonce to our remarks of Melweek on the assumption or Male attire by .the, fair sex. Delivered by a colored Merciry, with .Miaafs complements," we shrewdly enter taineo a suspicion of its authenticity but after a perusal of, the "line cro'wvuill'd lines," written with all'Ehe peculiarities of a female hand, we sen'd it forth to the world as a 'De fence of ye verrie ancienteorigifee of Women.' Mr. Editor:--I regret to find that instead of preserving your usual character for good nature, you have allowed your choler-ic feel. legs to be aroused, and have been ruffed. Why? Because, forsooth, we, ladies have as surned more of the garments of the self-styl ed "lords of cleation' than they have been pleased to allot to us. Now, Mr. Editor, it has been the privilege of all married ladies, from time immemorial, to wear the garment mis-called by some unmentionables. I de not see any impropriety or indelicacy in calling, things, by their right nameand I so say, the ladies, by prescription from antedeluvian ages have acquired the right to wear the breeches, and have done so, in despite the potent strug gles of their worser-halves, and without causing any serious breach of conjugal felici ty. Will, nw, if they may wear the breech es, w'hy may the single ones not assume the other portions of the garb which men wear, they have as good a right to collars, cuffs, ruffles and false bosoms as men have, and I see no reason why they may not wear Coats and Vests-Sacks hav- been given up to them already, from their peculiar right to give the &ack to any who may be hardy enough to address them. Indeed, Mr. Editor why should there he a difference iu the dress of moan and womani Distinctions are invidi otis. In the pristine days of our primeval parents there was no dissension, and happily they jogged through life together until the evil fiend, in the shape of the serpent, wh.s pored into the ear of this loving couple that they were not equal. I, Mr. Editor, have been accustomed all my life to do just as I please, no matter what PA, or na say, so I tell you, sir, you may ridicule our wearing the other garments of men, and ue can makc shifi without them,' but I can assure you we will all die by the breeches. GEOIGIANA BOXANcLES. The increase of manufacturing in the South, is exciting great congratulation among the people and press of that section of the Union. We aie right glad to see an enter prise so essential and expedient, succeeding so well. Our only wonder in past times has been that the South should trust alto'rether to other markets than her own for manuFactur. es, when her capacity for creating them is great and unquestioned. There is no reason why cotton and wool should not he worked into fabrics on southern soil, where ther are grown, rather than sent thousands of miles, and brought back in cloths, at a loss of double transit. Besides there is much material which the South can manufacture with profit, which cannot find a market elsewhere. The refuses of her cotton, safficient to make all her negro cloths, is of this kind. There is capital enough in the South, and nothing is wanting to put it in manufacturing motion, but enterprise-N. Y. Sun 21st inst. VACANT OFFicEats.-T,,0 following oflices, weo believe, will soon be0 vacanat by expiration of the terms of the present in cumbents, arid resignation, and will be fillied by the Legislature. Comipt roller General. Treagure rof' Lower Division. Adjutant and Inspeot->r General. Solicitor of E.astoru Circuit, Corimmissioners in Equity for the foi lowing Districts: Beaufort, Orangeburg, Sumter, Rich-I land, Marion, Chesterfield, Marlborough, Pendleton and Lancaster. The editors of the Georgtown Obscri' er, state that haavirg made inquiries wvith respect to the Rice crop, they believe it wvill be one of the shortest miado in that District- for several years. More 4nnexration.-E1 Siglo XIX, a journ al published in the city of Alexico, is adlvoca tohg annexation of the Mexican Republic to the United States. I'ATAr. Acemr~:r.-The Rev. E. White, l'astor of the Presbyterian Church on .John's Island, fractured his ankle on last alonday week. Amputat ion of the limb hecaime necessary, and Mr. WVhite expired a fe w hours after the operation. Dheiore the news that Nicholas had with drawn his insolent demands forirhe hlungar mn i patnrots, reachetd Constanti nople, the Ot toman~i and Blratish squadrons formed a june tion unider t he connanaind of the English Ad. miiral P'arker. The Supreme Court at St Louis, have de cided that. the Missouri Legislature cannot dhivorce pa:rties upon the petit ion of one of thiemj. 31. RonBEtNts.-For some time past, a system of purioining letters from the mail be tween Richmond and M~urfreesboro,' N. C. has been successfully p)ractised. A few days since the miail was robbed of a letter contain ing $200 in bills. At the close of last week, the snow on the Alleghiaey mountains was said to be eighteen mnches decep. hie Conmnon Council of New York have appropriated $2000 fo'r a fountain at the hlowling Greenm, in that city. The nimber of Post O(lices in the United States on the first instant wvas 17,164. Ohio city, opposite to Cleveland, is to be coinsolidatedl with the latter city, making a po pu lid ion of 20,000. Pleasure is like cordial; a little of it is not injurious, butt two munch destroys. Mannis.-On the 14th inst by Rev. Mr. Parker Mr. D). COLE to Miss ELI zAnILrI Dautghter of Ezekiel Keels Esq., of Salem Sumter District. On the 18th~ by D. 13. McLaturin Esq., Mr. MInnt.Eron WVINGA'rH1 toSS MA. ny Daughter of Mr. Oldin all of this Dist rict. Ml4 IR IE I)-On Tuesday evening the 20th inst. bay the 1lev. Charles P'. Elliott, Air- lheto AIxas CAltsoN of Charleston to Miss SAn Alt 'ar Ens, second daughter of Mr. WIVilliam C. Gnuarry. of this nistrit outh-NarohCaliesSuiiter Diq Ex Mary. JMcFaddp, ' Petition WiU be sold st utterCourt, House on tie firu 'Monday in January next and the day fol. A PLANTATION the Estate of Tho.. R. McFaddin, containingabout thirteen aun dred Acres, situate in Salem County In said District, on Black River bounded by landsof Dr. Robert Muldrow, R. B. Muldrow, M: P. Mayes . Plowden, -with a two-story dwelling hse, and negro quarters for eihty negroes, situate thereon. he terms of sale are, a credit offireyearu, to be paid in fire equal annual instaltnenh., with interest payable annually from tb l' day of sale until the amount of the sale be fully paid and satisfied. That the purchaser do give bond and personal security and a mort gage of the premises. At the same time will be sold a gang of EIGHTY NEGROES, on a credit of one, two4 and three years, with interest payable an nually from the day of sale until the same be fully paid and satisfied. That the pur chaser pay on the sales of the negroes five per cent cash, and the balance on the last mentioned credit. The purchaser giving bond and personal securities, or one security and mortgage of the negroes purchased. No negro to be removed until terms of sale are complied wii'i; and if not complied with to be re-sold at the risk of the purchaser in the interim to be lodged in jail for a itfe keeping at the expense of the purchaser. There will also be sold at the same time llonsnhnld Furniture, sixteen or eighteen Plantation horses and mules, Wagons, Plourhs, and Gear, Stock of all kinds, Corn and Fodder. Credit the same as upon sale of the negroe., purchaser giving bond and personal security. Purchasers to pay for all necessary papers. For full information enquire of Capt. Jas. D. BLANDINLo, Sumterville, By Order of the Court, JOHN B. MILLER, Cor Sumterville, Nov. 20th 1840 C South-Carolina----Sumter Dist. IN EQUITY. Ex patie Mary J. Wilder and Children, Petition. Will be sold at Sumter Court House, on the first Monday in January next, and if not ' - then sold, will be offered at each subsequent sale day until sold. A lot of land in Sumterville on the North east corner of Broad and Liberty Street, at present occupied by by Frierson & Pringle, and A. Chisolm. The terms are cash. By order of the Court, JOHN B. MILLER. Corn'r. Sumterville, Nov. 12th 1819 5 t Notice, The members of the Troop lately raised in Salem will assemble at Scottsville on the se cond Saturday (12th clay) of January next, at' 10 o'clock A. M. for the puipose of adopting a Constitution and By-Laws, designating a parade ground and elect a Captain, two Lieu: tenants and a Cornet. The several members of the Sub-committee appointed to raise the Troop are requested to atted. J. D. ASFIMORF, THOS. R. ENGLISII, J. W. STUCKEY, EZEKIE L KEELS, CHA RLES L. eRANE, Comittee on Raising Troop. *i Nov. 28th 1849 5 7t Sumter Bakery, The subscriber respectfully Informs the public that he continues Baking at his old stand in Broad street neair Mai . Bread and all varieties of Fancy Cake, Biscuits and Crackers, constantly on hand. In connection with his bakery he is in dai ly receipt of FRESH OYSTERS--and he has made arrangements to serve them up' ROASnED FIED S-rEWED or in the shell. ICE CREAM, every variety of Confec tionary, Fruit, Native and Tropical, Nuts, Fancy Articles, etc. etc., constantly on hand. ID- FLOUR, of the best brands for sale. - JOHN O'CONNOR. July 18, 1849. .38 Sumiter'ville Market 'The Subscriber respectfully informs the in habitants of the town andl vicinity, that he lhas opened a regular MARKET HOUSE, where can be obtaind daily, FRESH BEE. LAM B 3MUTTON, VEAIL' PORK andl POULTRY, together\vith fresh salted and smoked tongues corned, smoked and spiced beef, and vegeta bles, Northern cabbages, potatoes and apples. lHe respectfully invites public patronage. 'r he pubhhe are informed that he butchers af ter the Philadelphia style and that his es tab lishument will be kept in the same order that the above city is pro-erbial for. TilO3AS O'CONNOR. Shop on main street, next to the corner of Broad Street, open from) hell-ring to 10 A. M. W ANTn.-Cattle, and Sheep purchased on liberal ternms. Nov. 28th18~49 5 t Just Received. 250 Hecad Northern cabbages, and 25 bbla Northern Pippins from New York, and for sale at THE PUBLIC BAKERY. Nov. 28th~ 1849 5 tf Phuilntlelphia snade Calf and Goat Walking Shoes, Kid Ties and Slip. pers just received by' CLARK & LEWIS. A Good Assortimeunt of La. dies lacnk and Colored Kid Gloves just received by CLA RK & LEWIS 20 Barrels of Stonm and Shell Limo just received and for sale by sCL ARK & L EWIS. Nov. 23ld 1840 5 LV Fresh Garden Seeds, English Peas, Beans, Cabbage, Tut-nip., Onion Setts, &c. &c. For Sain't MELLETTS DRUG STORE. -ALSO Imuproved Yeast. Powders. or Saleoby R. Si MELLETT. A Just Reabeived, APrime lot of BUTTER jM receivedl and for Sale by CAI EL CLR & Ehs