The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-14

81 .,ia.ler ibese fssl .icsi ions. perlaps, 4
{ your conl,4i 4issio1srs syat,ld draw up
Caption containing similar iiauses, your
sllc cess would be ifefeased. and the sub.
'erilsiionss greatly yfacilitatea; l !, : J, 8,
; Our friend Wilmington ''giyesus more
credit Than we desire Or deservses because
our advocntion Of the Wilmington and
Manchester Rail Road was according; 10
promise, and our beliefin its Feasibility and
importance, and in The ability: OF Sumter
District to giys,il Important uid, !, has been
and5ist constant. Wegregretf that our pe-
cuniary condition renders isialmos. impos-
sible for lis 10 aid the measure by our sub
scriptipns. We propose, however to do
whatWe. can, both edi.orially and pecuni-
arily. -
5eS ELOPEMEET.i Il sS 5y
Look out for The Rascal !-,-He says he is
"a P6rtuguese.
The following has been brought TO our
notice, by Mrs. Mary Hagans, cf, Sumter
District. wife Of the Richard B. IIngans
mentioned, III orderihot the public may be
cautioned against admitting tho claim OF
the fond couple 10 any other, than their
present disgraceful connexinn. .Yi.s
6 On the night of,he 22d of March, Rich.
ard B.. IIugans wen. Off and left his vile
and TWO chidrenlo suffer. and took with
him woman of loose character named Ma.
ry Johnson. The said Hagans is Of Sum.
Ter District, s. G.; he says lie is Por,n.
guese.: He is ofa complexion so dark, that
he would pass for a.slaye; he is about SO
OK 81 years Of age. Of stout make, and
some what lame from the wkitc swelling
Mrs. johnson is 'sluut, and or shor, stature.
with large mould on her cheek. They
have with them small girl >about or 7
years IF age. Should Hugans and his COM
panioa locate within the circulation of this
paper, this notice may be Of some use 10
the public.
The TWENTY THOUSAND DoLLARs.-
The question has ,of late been repealat-
" asked through the public prints. "Wha,
hus becume ofthe twenty thnusand dollars
appropriated BY the State fnr the use ofthe
Palmetto Regiment" The Edgefeld Ad.
verliser publishes letter from one Of the
Volunteers, which gives a definite answer
to the question. and exnherates The F6eld
officers ofthe Regiment from any blame
in the prenises.-We quite from il SO
much as relates 10 this subject. E
II have only word with regard 10 the
twenty thousand dollars, given US BY the
State. called on the gentleman this
morning. who is acting as The Stale Pay.
master for tha, fund, and who hus dislribn.
ted every centnf il that is mt in his hands
at lhistime. He had the kindness to shaw
me his books md his vouchers. SO my in.
formation is obliged tobc correct. About
ten thousand ere hundred were given for
our uniforms, fur thousand have been de-
posted with a. I. Burnly. Johnson g. Co.,
New Orleans, for the hcnett Of The regi.
ment, when needed, mnrc than seven hun
lred are now in the possession af The Pay
master. and the balance has been cxpen.
ded for The The regiment. am per-
milte.l TO say hy Mnjpr Esves. The gentle
man with whom the money has been en-
trusted, that iihe fails to give sa,isfacto.
ry account OF any amount oi i, he is able to
make ten times US much good to the State
of South Carolina."-L'har.E Zee. .Ncps.
The uniforms fnr the Palmetto Regiment
were manufactured in Ncw-York. aud des.
patched FIR Charleston on board the ship
NeW- York. which vessel having been
wrecked, they had to be brought on here
by other conveyance. They were receiv.
ed, however, in good condition by LissAck
g. AsnE. TO wi,nm they were consigned,
and By them transhippetl 10 New Orleans
about the 81 or 4ih Of March on board If
The sclr. adelaide; and il they have nut
again been interrupted in thei. progress.
have. in all probability by-ihis time reach.
ed the Regiment Char. Cour.
FROM CALIPoRNIA.-The New York
Sun gives accounts from California to The
18Th January. Gen. .Kcarney had arrived
with 200 men from New Mexico, Uni.
ling other forces with his own, he immedi.
strly attacked The town Of Los Angeles
and re,ook i, after a stout resistance. !lp.
per California is now in our, nnd;spuled
p0ssessiGn.-C Char. Ere. Mems.