The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-01-16

Ioi ~ war ueStEoycu ny ufc ou tIle Stl iNSt-
near the harbor Of Fayal. The was valued
at $4,000, cargo at 5000, 600, mostly cover
ed by assurance.
Flour received at Portland in ls49,
l53,Dl4 barrels; corn l9i,267 bushels;
being more flour but less corn than in lS4S.
Amount of specie exported from Boston
ls49, S362,033.0o: imported, Sl,2s7,-
O39.
There nrc about $4,000 Germans resi-
dent in New York, and in The United
States 2,OOU,uOO.
The number Of deaths in Philadelphia
during the year l649, was 9463.
The most dangerous kind Of ba, that
sometimes flies at night is the brick bal.
'.l'll take the responsibility" rs jerks
said when hc held on, his arms for ;lc
baby.
The vessels composing tho Cunar,l
Line OF Steamers, in anticipation Of Il riv.
airy from this side OF The Atlantic, urr to
he still further increased both in power
size.
The to,a! number Of fires which occur.
rcd in .hc city Of New York during the
year $40. is stated at 295. The Post
estimates lhe loss Of properly by fire dur
ing The year al more than $I.UU0,000.
Consumers Of gas in Ncw.York are
making movement f,r the E,rmation OF
new Gas Company, by means Of which
1t is calculated thri The cost of gas To con.
sumcrs may be diminished one half.
The new Common Council Of the city
Of New-4ork, we're sworn into Office nn
Monday. After the close Of The present
year, the sessions Of the body will, under
the new charter, b.. held at' three stated
periods OF the year, not exceeding IN"
month each. commencing on the first
Mondays Of January, May and Scpcm.
ber.
In tho State Of N,w Jersey ih"rc ore,
according to The latest returns, 93 Baptist
Churches. Ga Pastors. lH2 Ministers, in
cluding Liccnlin,cs and Ordained Minis
ters, with out charges. and l2,267 M,m
her, Of whom 729 were bnpiizeG during
the year.
Gov. CRlTrENnES, Of Kentucky, has
appointed the first Monday and Tuesday
Of May. for tho holding or an election 10
vote upon the new Constitution.
literally KHed BY Mndness.-rn
South Brooklyn, N. Y, laborer was bu.
ried by falling earth, and one OF his com
panions in digging him out, struck pick.
axe in his head, and he died Immediately.
Tie 81. Louis Republican states that
the districts in that city. laid waste by The
recent conhagralion, have been almost
entirely built up.
The French Government, has given no.
,ice to Lord Paine rson, under the Treaty
of1el5, between France and England,
prnvi'i;ng for the regulation Of the CON-
bincd operation Of those powers against
The Slave Trade, Of its determination 10
put an 10 that arrangement.
Yankee SuNipan This parsonage
gave farewell dinner in New.York TO
his fricn.ls the other day. He is about to
sail for California.
Property in Boston. assessed
value Of real md personal estate in Bos.
ton. in 1913, was Sl67,72s, ,OOOO-in
lsd9 l74,l0S,9OO, gain in one year
6,3s0,000.
The Oregon Officials !SaiIsd.-U. s.
s,oreship Supply, Lieut.. Com. Kennedy,
sailed from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, n.
Y, on Thursday, with stores for the Pm
cifc squadron. She has on board, as
as passengers, the Governor Of Oregon,
Hon. John p. Gainas, Gen. Hamilton,
S rcrclnry Of the same territory, and Wm.
Strong, U. S. Judge for the district. The
Supply joins the Vinccnncs in The Pacific.
A volcano called The Marcpa, in The is.