The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-12
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~" ~ - 'ossc's ' arrived there from Smyrna.
n n man has been arrested in ST.. Louis Tor
having I'd MS Possession a large quantity ,f
counterfeit soldiers warrants.
| TAXATION OF RAiLgoap SrocKs hin
mas been reported 10 the Vermont l.egisIa.
ture taxing railroad stock held ly non.rcsi.
dents II is said there are five millions O,
railroad stock Of that State owned by foreign
Stockholders
i SLANDER.--in the Superior Court al S,aun-
toI, va. case oi considerable interest, Fl. N
ry Edison, sen, VS.. Thomas Suna,e, has been
decided Alter an able argument on both
sIdes, The jury returned verdict of Si,sg5
damages III favor Of the plaintiff
The Legislature of Vermont, at its rccen,
session, appropriated $500 10 procure a block
or DOCKS otSinarbie, or granite, :or The WASH
lns'oh monument, now in process OF construc
,on IN the city of Washington. ','.'.t
HOSTILE lNDILNs.-We learn on reliable
| authority that several OF the California E,u;-
grants by the South .Ilo lie have been murder.
c.i by the Eu,aw and Navn hoe Indians, at
thc Crossing OF the Colorado. 1t is said ,ha,
indian Warriors TO the number of 1000 have
taken hostile position at that place.
Coz FREEaoNT.-Ou latcs, account from
san francisco stated Tint Col f. would soon
.eave Tor San Antonio, to take his place as u.
- commissioner 10 run the; boundary lin.
pet" cen our territory and New Mexico.
PETER PENcE.--Thc full return Of colIcc-
toms ior the aid of Plus TX throughout the
on!ied States lools up 925,9752l The last
remittance was made, on The 81 inst 'rbc
Diocese OF New-iork contributed SG,227 4I
Pnrser Kennon, Of Virginia, has bee, ,;s
MISSED ax..l
de!auitcr to the amount OF several ,honS3oJ
dollars, and the claim against h,m has becn
turned over to The proper legal officer OF tho
government, for prosecution agair,s, his
hondsmcn.
The bark Elijah Swift, from New York.
bound to New Orleans. was totally os, on
me lsaa;s, on the 20 h ut The second
"ia'e ana twelve passengers Gruwncd-,he
REMAINDER OF The crew ANA passengers sav.,..
The Delaware Journal hears tia, tho NJ ,totc
'ot mas mace It's appearance in the country
around st. Georges. /, has alrendv ] ]rnn.:I
erably injured the potato crop in ,I,It nc;"h.
borhooa.
The CHOLERA AT THE nrsr-rhis
dreadful iscasc, i; would aprcar. il ,,,L.;,, |
It's appearance again at Cincinnati. ,s ,""ii ~
at 81. Louis. The Cou,merci,l rcrorI. s,'a
Eases during the three weeks, cnd;no on
Tuesday last y"
THE WHOLESALE SEp1.cEr --Jon,,b,, 2
Alii's mas been convicted at IIarrjsburr ., q
second indictment, in the n,,,er nf he -.
sisters he scduccd,and is To be tried on |
third lie will moi be sentenced on any ono
TIL al are tired.
SINGULAR AcclpENr.-Oh Wednesday last |
youth named Vance, of Adams coun,v'
Ohio, while employed in splitting wood. s,ruc:l
the handle of he axe ac,ins, loaded ns,,,
winch was in his pocket, causing it to dis.
ch1rge--tae ball passing through his rirl,
ana lodging IN his !c., tllig'l.
The court house and jail Of Jaspcr county.
, iGSas, were hUrne'' down on the nigh, o; the |
22d ultmo. In The court house, ,,;i5r,una,n.
l., were deposited The whole records Of ~. |
cnnr'y.-il'osc referring 10 praAa,cs, land. |
CLAIMS, lanl-,it!cs, and all suits civil and |
criminal
MORTALITY OF FEEE BLacKs-A writer
"a The Boston Medical Journal asserts ,h,, !
the mortality Of the free people o: color IN the |
ohfci States is more than ore hundred nor
cent, greater than that Of the slaves Tb;s is |
an assertion which should, all circumstances
ocin,, co.'s !dcrcd, be taken wStlI ..re., rnany
grains OF allowance.
PURCHASE OF MrsEvv-Bornu,p tho !
curiosity hunter, yesterday bought at Shnri,f-s |
sale iea'c's large collection OF rare and en-. |
rions things At the Masonic IIal!. formerly |
known as the Philadelphia Museum, and in
rs haF' INC most complete collection uf won |
uers ever exhibited III The United States
he whole collection was bid off for Ss:}. :5.iO.
II pro5ah'y cos', ori gina!y, nearly SlO0,OUO.--
lPhil. L"ger, .7:h.
Inc Washington (Ark,) Telegraph states
That the Whole amount OF cotton 10 he sb nraJ
rom above the raft this year will not reach
o0No ha!cs. Last year over 2J,OOO bales |
"er" shipped. THE crop had not been de-
stroyed by the overflow, the amount ot cotton
raised ~ the region above ll,e raft would have
reached 10000 bales
PoLIGAmY.-A lady from Lynn, who has
| rcccnty-,trsc"d- from the Mormon so,.i,,
mcnt n, The Great Salt Like, confirms tho
statement that !hc laws OF the conm,,,tv
! permit the men 10 have as many wives as
/ they can snpport--lic young being ablo TO
take care OF five or SIX ou!y and the older
/ twenty-five or thIrty.-Lo:ccN JournaL
/ IT appears from the footing up Of the returns
/ III New York, that tho average vote ON Tho
| entire Democrat ticket is, 2n2. .26G; and ,ha,
on the cn:irc Wing tickr, 2O1OS. thus rvjno
! me Democratic party small maior!ty on the
popular vote. Considering the distracted
state oi the Democratic party during the late
con'cstths can b" considered a great triumph
i IS q"''c condemnation OF the prcscn, adj
mniStratoH.
scientific correspondent, or. the Boston
courier says that the reported discovery in
London "i ii new mode OF ventilation, based
upon the principle OF the syphon, is maniles;ly Y
NF "'!i remain rest III any lubc--whcth-
er The tube be s.:phonic, or singular, or
SRA ghi-untj it is disturbed by mcaps OF un-
equal rarciaction, or unlike relation of its cr;-
iiccS 10 some external action These arc
truths that may be demonstrated by any
school. boy, with piece Of loarcn pipe and the
smoke from roll OF paper"
We understand, says the Pittsburq AIer.
curry, that the Right Hon. James Gra,tan,
eldest SON OF the late Henry Gra,fan. the
great Irish orator and patriot, hrs sold out Il 8