The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-30
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We have heretofore made several notices q

Cal itesf.upfstl 10 ctltIss
|Sicle It's progress, it having been iiilshei fasSd
Fin work these three weeks, turnib& out iiss.fe
fnished work than was at first spected saf,d
offs ultimate success We are confident.
The Mill works will, great ease and power
|.foritse elitnehsions WHICH afe az loIlows
The building is sixty feet in depth and twen..
ty-fiye in width, two stories and about thirty
fnheigbths uilding and pntf sapstiies
save, are the. works Of ReBEBT9 RAHAbr,
Of this District, whose style ofIwork kimaDship
combines accuracy and jstrengtl iis mot
to- be sprrassea by any n! |! !!ssha11ics The En-
CINE and Machinery was manufactured! in
Charleston g., by Mr.. sJas.s Nc Ieisii.--
The Engine. for its dime nsiotis is very pow
erful being only y .l-:2 inch Cylinder, 38 in;
.stroke, 80 inch sby I22S 4 2 fl, boiler. The
main driving wheels and pullies were made
by those excellent Nachinists, the iMsssrs.,
Hudsons. Mr.. John Brogau, set the brick,
work Of tho Boilarl and e:h:.saey stack, The
strength, proportion and iraft ft,0E this part Of
the work prove hisn TO tbe ia MASTERY Jason.
The Mil lis capable u of cutting 5000 .ft, 81
lumber per-day, driving 2: gristInll and other
Machines if;tequred- q he whole cost Of this
enterprise does not exceed 1000, tanil we
trust the propriet tors will lreaptie reward they
merit. For; last three weeks ,tlle mill has
been IL, constant work, and ona late visit
we were surprised at tic deyidcncesf of sits
handI-sHorkt' lin the shape of a great quantity
ofplank, beams, joists, boards and iscantlings
and the woods in its vicinity begin ! to pre-
sent the appearance of a clearing. i3;a ii,
CHOLERA NOT CHoL ERA. The alarm about
this disease lin New York, has caused a thor
ough Investigation: md the authorities report
no case of cholera-4.l,e supposed cases be-
ing nothing more than yirulent dysentery.
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DEATH OF MRs. CALI -IN.-The consorts
Of tho Hon. and venerable Albert .Galla,n,
died in the city Of New Yolk on Monday the
l4th inst She was eighty years Of age, and
leaves her husband in better, though still,
prccarious, state of existence. 1t is remark
able that Notwithstanding his ,age and itifirmi-.
ties, his intellect is still unimpaircd. a'A''
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WARNING TO SOUTHERN PosTmAsTERs.
The New York Tribune informs sus
,hatl"GEoRGE W.CLurTEa, who through
his deputy recently refused 10 deliver a !,
Ohio paper tingca with Free. Soil, has,
been removed by Gen TAYLOR, and a.
good ,Whig JAMES Y e.. WHARTON, the
former Editor ofii,he Wheeling Times
has been appointed. 81. ,,igss slfl.
WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER RAILRoApt
we, learn that at a recent conference or.
| the Board of Directors of the South. Carolina
Railroad, and Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad. conditions were agreed upon for the
junction OF the two Roads, which were mutu-
ally satisfactory. The point ofjuuction will
be at Rocky Mount, about a mile and a half
below Middleton Depot, near where the Cam
den Branch enters the Waterce Swamp.
We understandthat the grading of the en-
! tire route has been contracted for by stock
holders, to be paid fosin stock of the Com
pany. The entire superstructurc has been
ordered to be let upon similar conditions,
which it is confidently anticipated will be OBJ
tanned, as proporsitions has already been
received to contraction II from PARTIES who
are willing to- take -four -ffths ofstheir COM
pensation in stock. ~; ~. IS d s;,t i.srs:s...
1t is the determination of tho Directors TO
have forty miles OF the road in operation at as
| early adaY as practicable, as Contemplated by
the subscription Ufthe Stateya This will ecar-
ry,the road, from its junction with the Camden
BRANCH to within ten miles Southo of Darling
ton COURTHOUSE. iti'+s:f'
II confidently expected that at The next
meeting Of the North. Carolina Legislature.
that body will appropriate $500, 900 towards
the; construction of the Road, which will be
devoted to The miles running South from vii
mington.-- Mercury, e2s2d insi ~
Death ofMajor General IYor.h. With
inespressible pain, we are called upon to
announce The death of fMaior General
! Worth. The news, so sudden and an.
palling, reached town last night by The
Portland. A
II is not for us to write the ciilogy Of
the gallant soldiorlwho now sleeps in death
For thirly.six years he had served his
country in the army; and his gallant deeds
are portion ofthe common glories ofthe
republic. A friend who was with him o,
his death, himself soldier, has addressed
to US these few lines: Z fss7 s'5'
SAN Antonio May 4, Is4s.
lis with feeling Of deepest regfe, |
have 10 announce to youthe deRih Of Bre
vet Major General w. j.. WORM! He
died to-day about !, p, m. He was at.
lacked last evening with cholera ofmost
yirqlleni type, delfjyingg the yerJl best med.
ical skill, Z,
1t Isl very sad event, ono of over.