The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-30
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SUMTER VII IE, ss, 8. sE:
"wednesday, Dec. 30, 1910.

xVedneslay, Dec. 30, IsA6.
\ IfRs ars lnayoiaab!y late in our issue OF this,
week aid iesl Eettsih that our patrons will ex-
cuse u.s. when We plead tic siisto6af chtistmas
holidays in our behalf The 6ymeht Of whith, We
doubt NOT they stant p priiltefs AZ Well -
othel si'3l
CoT;ro or
Tho Charleston marke receipts .of Tho Mech emil
ing tPhhtsday, Tee. were sl3S sales: and the
sales 300 bales. pnces fro 8 IA to,I I05isa cts
peipound; ordinary Is good ord mary, 3ts 5H
middlins to middtias ss4 10 3 7-S gRiddlibs
fsis, 10 1S fair and no BIB to 80 lss
csnts Thss late snewsI brough the steamer
Cambria, if6n Live of nm aiyancs &c SO 81
penny par pound, has caused an improvement, In
the. Cheiieston market sales of from a 10 10 Of
cent pef u. :ss ~ =
81 8 81 islH ON9REHS. EEgS s?sSt!tsfff I
m Tie discussions on the Mexican war st;i continue
IN theSH House The Senate has condrmed The noni.
nation OF MIR BascRoTT as ministerial Great Britain
The cohstif Of Iowa has bsss spf6veaby the
Senate and House, and the law, ipf hsI aalaissioi,
as new State, Into the Union, NEEDS oily Thd zig
natdre 0ls he President. udge BtfIs /. .6f tbs
State, Ill peaied in the Senate on b slsss
Qualified aid took Bis seat The two ssas
jopfned during the Christma. holiday Is :saad
q the members lsn washington on excursions of
pleasure visits 70 Their families. # /
,sS.zs3N DISABLED vioLUNTEE Err fs
One Of the volunteers 81 the Sumter Company,
whose naH,e we are informed is MosEs GaooMs,
while on guard at Camp Sumter. near stateburgg,
received d severe kick tt9m q mule which broke
two Of his Ihs, was aefwatd ceitained, though
it was notthen supposed that he had received such
an injury The spirited old man continued bis
round Of .laty. fot some time he has been lying
disabled in the Citnael Hospital in Charlcston and
bis grief has been be was una6is 20 JON his
brother volunteers when they were mustered into
service. "A liberal purse has been made up Tor him
IL Cha,Iesson 20 provide the means Of his return
home. As, soon as his wound allows him, we Sex.
pect to see the old volunteer again amongst us.
' THE PALMETTO REGIMENT; ;:1 si
The Charleston papers of the 18th inst inform us
Of whit bad previously reached us BY report, the
departure Of tho South Carolina Volunteers. On
Thursday morning, the 2ath, q detachment, from
zach Company; Of one eopI.issioned, and
commissioned officer and ten priyatest left Camp
Washington at the Race Course, and proeyeded, on
the rail road, TO locate q Camp near Horse Geek
about .f-e fpies this side of Hamburg. =, TX
On the morning Of the 25thf fthe right wing Of the
Regiment consistng Of Eve companies, let ior the
camp near Hamburg and the lelt wing departed fo1
the same place on Monday morning last. 4, t,s5
The ..SumteIs" are said TO- DO one Of the compa-
niea of the right wing y 1, e.. .4i5..siS
~ L. Col DicEisaos is absent from tho Regiment
ON visit TO Camden. VI ~ Il III, IS, ii;Is.t
Tho volunteers will probably remain for q few
days at their new camp tits uncertain when they
viii make final move fer tho seat oS war, though
this will doubtless soon take place. 81 Fa IL . us;
The Psnstto Regiment clains to he the frst or
ganized under the new requisition. VIZ
Sal oifi 54t U.s. ~. ~. li--..-.. =
- LOSS OTsTHE u s. BRIG soMERs.
. The NO. Picayune of the eecnd inst, gises the
latest news from tho squadron sl,.;sl,.E'si,2
About half past nine o'clock, a. M, Of the 9th
inst, the y. s. Brig somafs, while crieayodng 10
intercept strange vessel near Vera CYuz, was up
set ~ . sudden sqnalI, which cnrcencd her wiEr
great fapidity ana in thirty seconds threw her on
her beam ends. In less Than te: minutes she sunk
The squallrwos more violent isan the appearances
OF the weather gave reason to expect The ACCT
dent mainly due to the extreme lghtness Gf the
vessel, she had board only fourteen barrels oi
provisions and ntout sir hundted gallons of water.
80 men ~sro saved; 80, lost. Tho strange vessel
proved to he the Absesia bound for the fqualon at
Anton LiEardo near Vera Cruz Is Among sthose
suvtd was 1t! J. L. Parker who ncceectf not hong
since, in the daring feat Of burning Mexican yes
sci, the Creole, under the very walls Of te Castle
of San Juan dc U:loa We eregret tho want Of room,
to give detailed account Of this ent performed by
small number Of men. eslSS;e ;s;si s;fsssi Il
The British, French and Spanish vesseIr lying
near tie squadron gave prompt asss, anre and res
cucd many OF she American seamen from watery
grave ,.is 1.s..l 1f;i5l p as EfsiE
A few days before this acefdent, MidshipHan
Rogers was captured while retonnohedng tie Cus.
lie, with vcw Of aseertaining the locality Of the
magazine and tho feasibility Of attemp.to bowit
up. Aiter ascereainng that his object could be nc
complished, he was unfortunately captured while
to his boat. Tho party with him escaped
and returned to The Somcs only to witness her lose
LIST or ACTS PASSED BYfTHE LEGlS.
I.ArURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AT ITS
GENERAL SESSION, FOR THE YEAR
1886
AcTs Ohior%A rfso IN rnE HousE OF REPREsENrA.
TlvEs. 80 $50 t
1. An Act, to Abolish the allowance OF