The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-12
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syo Ffenei, chemists have DISCOVERIES
ssgar in tlls s,ycat q oi ers patents.
It is reported HAT alndlle. Rachel ID abonf,s
obe married TO one Of lilo attaches az ,,,.s
courts oi Bordeaux. IS ~ ~ s. !
,fhe daughterof the Queen of Saaaa,. 81.
Hiio u about To- marry Ipuis Napoleon, has s s.
dowry of e4,0O,DO0 sterling. SIS Y y z
W,'tlain Hume, Tie capipr of S,p;,,.
bren, died suddenly on The "a Il, uIf al ,,.,.
.,.le Shi'impnes, near Leek, k,sged 2S as
:, iiie resent accounts from The Gaze Dl
ii"pe announce the death III The S:s,ve r,or -
Natal, his honor Martin West. s'Ho. u
More ll,1n 700 fires, which have con,,,noY
properly estimated 10 be worth about glgT,'s
ooo' have h'ppened in London since ,be ha
ginning oi this year. ''o oe-'
The East India Club have p,,rebasod 60,
.5ooo guineas, the Free Trade Club II, ,snse ;,.
%, 'aincs,s square, with the library. ftIrn;s
ture, plate, and lease ~ u
Three thieves were lately ca;,a,,, e !. y.
Sheffield, by the aid of blooiIonnd ,,i'..
traced them for several miles, until tl,ev ts.i.
refuge up an apple tree, where they were. we're
captured. i "s.e
Messrs lioy!e and Sons. Of Manc,,estar
nave converted one OF their dweliIps infn
decorated reading rooms for their wor kneonla
al Their Pr'ut works. at Mayield sSss'e' ''',
The Board Of I'oor-aw Guardians 4, Swim.
ton, England, have introduced the phonetic
system OF reading Qhat is, sound, and a total.
~ new system of spelling) into their schools.
The Old Lune bridge, near Tebav. Eng.
'ann' supposed to hive been built blythe Ro.
mans IN The time Of Aureius, was washed
~ Hood, last week, and completely disap-
pcareL. : = s,.'P
- Ina letter to the London journals. Lord
Gharies ritzroy expresses his iniinna iicsi:
The barbarons and lyrranital conduct Of MS
II. q. Ward, Lord High Commissioners Of tho
lonlan isles
Intelligence received from The Cape of Gooa
nope mentions that at Port Elizabeth they
nave found anew lode al The Maitland mines
"hifh is I'Ee'y TO equal The Bmra Burra.
Tie engineer of the South Eastern Rail.
way mas iad IRON seepers in The stead of
wooden ones on portion OF that line, and er-
pcc's 'hat the greater durability of the iron
VIII render II cheaper material than wood.
q popular writer (hIiss Camilla Tou|rnin>
states that OF $4,000 drapers' assistants in
-, i,,i'i'"n' there are but 400 marfied men,
"'S IS i,ic result ol hye-law which prevails
large class OF metropolitan employers
i'c'eS'o' Noiicnati, OF Berlin, has pro
pounded theory that men shed their skins
as as ai'''na!s 10 Their coats, and that like Them
''ey assume thicker or n thinner coyernr
according to the climate in which they r,,sds
One o! the officers on board II. NJ. s Ep.
erPrisc, just returned from tho unsuccessful
expedition IN search of Sir John Fraaklin.
says, IN letter To airiend:--"We were with.
'ut Tic sun for about eighty days, and had Tie
eighty degrees below freezing,
~ Fahrcnhait.''
The Dnmfries Standard states, that small
gray p'aht iouhd IN messy situations, and
n'pn!ar'y known as the flower Of the moss"
'aS proved eiilcacions in curing hydrophobia
The Manchester Chamber OF Commerce
nave agreed TO metnorialrse the India .honso
n favor Of Mr. Bourne's plan for naviaa,iry
he rivers of India. a similar memorial has
,ccn transmitted by the leading mechanics of
Aberdeen.
The Baden government intends TO make
lse oi voluntary emigration as a means 10 ret
ia o' lhe revolutionary elements in the coID-
ry. fnr this purpose IL will assist, il is said,
'ut cf 'lie public treasury those who are not
lie 10 dc ray their own expense.
According to n recent statistical arcoun,.
mere are IN The Austrian monarchy, ~ in.
cihd'ng Hungary, bl,SSS priests ariEs!ssS,s,
w. '>', - cures or assistants, and in 7iEt
nonaSterIcs l4.Jli0 monks and clerks, and IN
rs converts 1850 nuns and nopices. The
clergy OF Hungary is composed OF 10000 in
ivdua!s.
Not single SmiM-In looking over
NE list OF the members of The House of
Representatives we observe there are six
h'n%s. t'ur Ihompsnns, hircn Johns,ns.
Ihr'c flaris"s. two Ca!dwells, two But
|rrs. and two Browns, but no, single
Smith.
From ihn roof Of The Cathedral at The
capital OF Nicaragua. no lessfthan Ia vol.
canoes can be seen, most of (Which, how-
ever are now sumitering. bni all exhibit
ing l!ic traces of-aciiviiy in years past.
The Saranac River Plank Road is csraple.
cd ,'nh every, body interested in The pros
perry OF ms PIT of the county, will rnseiref
dt i'ie announce.ent- Great credit lis awas-
dca to MessrS. W1sls am 7. lie, (the con.
tractors i"r a !argeharc u Il hwnrh, for the
perseverance, and Gerry thawlich they
nave carried II iorwaryuid. The most adj
verse 'rcnnistanccs.-iid, burg Republic
an, 2ih. ssA
:, we learn iroI the Oific, Is Of the steamer
fasn"'' mat Wen that bolt left Louisville
o" nesnay nionipg, il was reported by 4
n''s' "l''cn canein from h,low, that the An
ure" Jackson an John Hancock, both be-
",'''s mere, wer wrecked in the Missssip-
oy SINKING. NvpaFtirulars OF the time or
po'ns could De oeanp t. We hope there
may be some mists ~ .egar,i to This rumor,-ss
though ne fear ( is trsite-- CisacianaHi Co
| merciei, :2-ai %sf