The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-02-13


clouds indicate the approach of rtiny spelias
q finate to the most variable week. Tuesday
lastswas tho coolest day wehave had ior some
oyears and as5it followed upo;4s q period sof
unusual warmth its severity was very sensibly
felt. The Thermometer stood at 81 and ice
was thick and in abundance. Much to the
satisfaction Of tho friends of tho turf the wealth
or has since moderated and finer, days for IA
cling could not llttvc boon desired. The daily
papers will furnishvyoua detailed account of
each days race. The attendance has been
generally good, the sport excellent and the
turf in fine condition. The struggle between
Capt. Minor and Millwood on the mile day
was animated and exciting. The latterGwas
tho lfavorito mid sustained her reputation for
speed and endurance, but the victory was
gained by tho Captain after hard contest
Mr.. Green's c Stockton won the Hutchinson
stakes which were contcndcd for by several
fine racers. On Thursday mile heats the
superiority of Free Trade over his three COM
pclitors was so manifest that little interest was
aroused, and he won the race with fncility in
two straight heats, in the second race as in the
first one Of the colts was SO decidedly the fa-
vorite, and SO superior in speed and power
that no excitement was produced and there
was scarcely struggle for the purse, M
The Jockey Club Ball comes oifto night and
will doubtless be a brilliant affair. The club
attended tho Theatre last night in body
The i'".':so was crowded and the play (thc
"Rivals" was performed with great success
to an adlniling audiences. Fleming tho Shaks-
pcrian Reader begins an engagement to night
at the Theatre in the character Of Hamlet
Booth the great Tragcdan and Hudson the
celebrated Irish comedian arc expected daily
The distinguished Violinist Rcisngcr will give
several concerts in tho city during this and
next week. lie is an Artistic who has attained
great celebrity, and who is gifted with cxraor-
,linary musical powers. Tho s:Crcotc Min
strcls" n hand of Scrcnadcrs from New Or
leans arc announced to appear Mt the Theatre
this evening. The steamer Republic is cx-
pcctcd to arrive in day or two with 73 passcn-
gers. The fare OIL the Republic was reduced to
Es25 for a pleasure trip to Charleston and back,
and number of Ballinorcans have availcd
themselves Of this reduction to visit our CITY,
This arrival with tha. Of tho Rail Road Stock
holders and their families on the lth and 9th
will greatly increase the number of strangers,
| and render all uncomfortable. L understand
that five gentlemen are the occupants of sim
| gle room at ono of our principal hotels, and |
believe that the others are similarly crowded.
| The decision in Sutclilic s case will be given
tomorrow. Tho Sheriff is ordered to bring
Sutciilc before the Court at IL o'clock, to re-
ccivo its award. Messrs. a. G. Magrath and
Is. +. Hunt have been appointed Counsel for
tho Neck, totry the legality Of the act Of an
neSation. OufU Uauncil have declined any par.
ticimtio1 ip tilasuit, and their action is highly
rn,'r'ic'iu"hsS'os sa"se prompted by motives oi
delcacy to our brethren of tho Neck, and by II
| sense of respect for the laws of the land. Re-
cent ndvicos from California give tho ntclli-
gencc Of the inauguration of Burnett as Gov
crnor. and of the election by the Legislature OF
Lient Col. Fremont and Mr. Gwin as U. S.
Senators. A tremendous con:lagraiion occur
cd nj San Francisco OH 2i,h Dec which des-
tr"yctl large portion of the city, and property
to the amount of one million and half dollars
Hon. +. II. Elmorc is wiring in our daily pa
pcrs series oIlciters ON the Bank question in
reply 10 those of Col. Mcnmingcr recently
published. have no doubt that they will
shed great light upon the subject, anI in some
measure wcnken the effect Mr.. Mcmmngcr
has produced. In Congress Mr. Roots terri
'orial bill Incorporating the IFinot Proriso
was !aid on the table of the House by vote o:
los TO 70, 30 Northern members voting in the
affirmative Resolutions offered afterwards by
Alr. Gcdaings ombohying ami Slavery provi-
sions were likewise lost by n very decided ma
Jorl,y. The correspondent OF the Courier in
scrts that the proviso cannot now even pass
the House, in which body it had clear major
ity of 30 III the beginning Of tho session. Mr..
Clay was to have made his great speech on
Tuesday last when his compromise resolutions
were TO bo taken up The Baltimore Sun
has reliable information that the Nicaragua,
question has been brought to an amicablc ad-
justment. Mr.. Clingmans speech written
out by himself, has been recently published and
widely disseminated Its effect throughout
the North has been powerful producing irrcso-
luton and ftnucring even among the fanatics
themselves. The Senate is engaged in de-
cison of the Census Bill. The House upon
the Revenue appropriation.
The Cotton market was quiet to-day (Fr-
day) and ra.her fiat No change in prices
and 10 actual decline although untnvorablc
accounts from New York were received this
morning. The following quotations are accu-
rate Middiing TO good mddng II l.. TO
II l-2 fair L.. 5-S strictly fair IL 81; cx-
trcm"s ii 81 10 II 81.
Yours &c NJ J. n.
A oIn l.oIl r.