The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-11-28
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a comparison OF the amount of books con.
tanned in tho public Libraries of the principa
states OF Europe, lately made, shows proper
tlon' for Sweden and Norway, to every lOC
persons 800 volumes; for Switzerland, 35(
volumes; Tor Denmark, d IL volumes; for the
small states OF Germany, 450 volumes; 70,
that OF Prussia, 200 volumes; for Austria and
Hungary, 1877 volumes; Italy, $50 volumes
Belgium, Spain and Sardinia, about 100 vol.
unes; Russia and Portugal, 76 to sc, volumes.
the British Islands and Holland, SO to o. vol
umes.
According to late statistics, collected 10
Paris, there are 53,625 widows in that civ,
and 94,0S2 in the department of tho So;no
In the same capital, there arc 437 nersons
with curved spine, 31l otherwise dcformoJ
ana ~ blind, without calculating those in the
asylum for the blind
According to researches made nv Sir R;c,,
ara Black, tho total amount of eipsics now in
Europe amounts to 100000. Russia contains
the greatest number, $4,000, and Turkey the
next IN this respect; it contains about 10000.
The Russian fleet in the Black Sea consists
nl Id sa'l OF The line, 8 frigates and IL small.
Ter vessels, and about 25 steamships. The
ottoman fleet at Constantinople consists of
ships OF the line, 3 frigatcs, and few steam.
ers; Inc French consists of sail of the line.
ana irigates, and that Of Admiral Parker of
lIne OF battle ships and frigate.
"A single establishment in Conncct;eut
manufactures about S500,OO0 worth of peo
ooo,s and shoes per annum, and the State Of
massachusetts, manufactures the same article
annually to the amount of SlS,OOO,OOO.
Conre' ted-A Catholic gentleman, in New
York is said to have turned Jew, to plcnse =
lady with whom he is to be married.
Hugh Smith has been elected deleeate to
congress from the territory of New Mexico,
ana IS sadto be now on his way to take his
seat at the coming session
'0ne hundred and sixty Hungarian officers
are expected TO ship themselves at Brcucn for
.Ncw0rleans.
I'm not afraid of n barrel of citlcr!" said a
topper to- temperance man. 81 presume not:
from your appearance, should think a barrel
reply" '' |'''
sign over the door Of tailor's shop, in
New Orleans, dcsignatcs i, as 'pantaoonc.
ry."
The venerable Col. Henry Maynalicr, of
Annapolis, Md, died in that city on Sunday
week. The deceased was % wears Of age, and
participated in many Of the stirring scenes of
inc revolutionary war lie served with emi
nent distinction under General WASHINGTON,
ana at the battle of Brandywinc, in the capa-
city OF Surgeon to the Army, extracted ball
from the leg Of Gen. Lafayette.
Ihere were sold at the Brighton and Cam
ordge (hlass) cattle market during the
liionths OF September and October, thirty- -four
Thousand eight hundred and forty cattle
ana iorty-four thousand seven hundred and
twenty-five sheep.
Inc endowments Of the University of OK
lord are about Gl20,000 per annum, and of
Camhradge tll0,OO0. BESIDES the Univer-
SHY and Colleges of Oxford have within their
patronage 463 livings, the annual value of
winch is tl3S, 300: those in the gift of Cam
brIdge are 3lS, valued at 100000 per annum
Inc London Booksellers Providcnt Insti.
luton u has permanent fund of nearly ELS.
uoo N the hands ofthe Commissioners for re-
ductlon Of the national debt
The silk weaving business of ,ondon bos
fallen off about 20 per cent since 1898. when
1t was at its height, and estimated at .fI0,4SO,-
OoO. The average rate of wages now of on
eratIves is only IS Cd a week! From l50-
uoo to 20O00O arc employed in the several
factories.
we learn from the last fiscal statement os
''hc secretary OF the Treasury. that the anon,
now ON deposit and subject 10 draft in the v,
Fious repositories Of the Government is sd.
577,092. This fact shows the salutarv opera-
tton OF the existing tariff, and its capactv tn
supply ample revenue to the treasury, even
much more than is required for the necces-
sary ordinary expenditures of the Govern
ment. What should be done with the aeon.
mniatlng surplus! We have but one repIy to
make. Fay the National debt ynh il. Il is
true' the certificates of Indebtedness running
LOT aspcclai term OF years crnnot be redeem
Gu except at the pleasure Of the holder But
congress should, at an early day, make pro-
VISION Tor the appropriation ofal surplus re-
venue to the purchase of the national stocks
at their current prices in the market. And
this policy should be enforced, by legislation.
Washington Union.
The city of Utica does not owe a sinolc
cent OF public debt, and has money in bank,
beside taxes due and coectablc. She has an
abundant supply Of pure and wholesome wa.
ter brought into the houses of her citizens,
fresh from the mountain springs. She is
lighted by gas of pure and excellent quality.
has the best appointed and most eflicicn, Fire
Department Of any city of her size in
america; and is the only city in The State
wh'ch wholly escaped the ravages of the cho-
lera last summer.
Mr. Webb, Of the Ncw-York Courier d
enquirer, has been appointed Charge d'At.
fares at Vienna, and has accepted it. lie
has previously refused a similar Diplomatic
station at Naples.
farmer in l.ubec, Maine, says the Angus
ia Farmer, while ploughing recently in his
field, struck against a box containing no less
than $4,000 in doubloons 1t is not known
how the treasure got there.
The congregation Of the First PRESBYTERIAN
church in Baltimore, have contributed SI2O,.
toO in the best thirteen years, to charitable
and other Christian works.
EMlGRATIoN.-Fonr steamboats, landed at
M,lwaukie, from Buffalo, with few less than
iooo emigrant passengers at one trip. Wis
consln, Iowa and Minnesota will soon be filled
win enterprsing settlers. 1t is the true road
tn Dr0Snprty : - - ~