The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-16

received assurances that may be re.
yarded ns amicable, and as favorable to
Mr., Brace. ~
Presume, July 7.
STRIKE AMONG THE FAcToRY GIRLS
IN Allegheny Cry, &c.--This 1.
forenoon number Of factory girls ilse /.
Allegheny city proceeded TO tile Hope
cotton factory, for the purpose of
enforcing the ten hour law. They +
attempted TO get the Hope girls 10 ioil&
them, but failed. They succeeded.
however, in tearing down portion of
the fences enclosing the factory. The
Allegheny police came on the ground
and shortly dispersed them. The
Hope factory continued work during
the day. Some Of the Mills were not
running, but The. Eagle factory CON-
sented TO run again Tomorrow. No (
arrests were made. ft
IMPORTANT If TRuE.--Amonp The
many rumors now in circulation ia one ].
10 the eilec. that an agcn, Of The Sand
wich Islands is now at Washington.
with two propositions for our govern
nent--one that the islands should be-
annexed TO the United States. Ills
said that, in case the project Of annexa.
ton should be entertained by our GOV
ernment, the King Of the islands is pre-
pared to resign, SO Ina, republican
constitution, in unison with the pin
ciplcs Of this confederation, may be-
adopted in The isIanJs.-Richnionna
Wing. SRI
PAPER RooFING.-TaIking with one
ofthe proprie,ors Of the Paper Mill at
Columbus, Ga. The other day, he Tells
us they are manufacturing and using
IN thu, city, an article Of paper for roof
ing which is believed to be better and
cheaper for .ha, purpose .han almost
any thing else. '''ias
This paper is made Of the same ma.
teriais as common wrapping paper, and
Is quarter Of an inch thick. IL is see
curely nhicd TO well seasoned coy. {
ering Of fboards, and then lhorouheiytar-
red, and while the tar is green, coating
Of sand sifted upon it. The root then
becomes rs hard as one-eniirelytim-
Peryious 10 water, quite as proof against
fire as any metallic roof, and in his.
Judgment, more durable lhaIrEanys so,her
IN use in this country. ii 1
must also be tho snapesi sofs ss coyc
e. Florida .Seatinsl. Is
RArID TRAVELLING e-George Daw-
son, Esq, of the Albany Esening
Journal, returned from Europe in the
steamship Africa. He left Boston on
3O'h OF April, and has travelled through
England, Scotland, Belgium. Prussia,
France and Germany, and across tho
Atlantic twice in sixty-,hree days.
PRoPHErrc MusKRArs.-The Bur- !.
lins,on lowa) Hawkeye says it is re-.
ported that the muskra,s in the Mis-
sissippi bottom. in anticipation Of the
late flood, constructed their fousess
several feet higher Than usual. Their
mounds are an as,onishment 10 all who
behold them. .a.,
Henry Box Drown who escaped froa,
slavery TO Philadelphia. in box, is exhib.
iting throughout England n panorama of
slavery. He has the identical box with
him, and was lately packed in il, and went
from Bradford 10 Lncds. After their ar.
rival at Leeds, the box, still containing
Brown, was placed in coach, and pro.
ceded by band OF music and banners, r,a-
raded through the principal stores OF The
town. After he had been confined in the
box two hours and three quarters, he was
taken ou, in the presence of spectators.
ILLNESS OF Nh. CoopER--We learn
that Mr.. Fennimore Cooper is so i'll that he
is not expected to live. His familywere
summoned to him on Saturday last, aud in
the evening of that day he received the sa.
crameHl preparatory to dissolution. He
has been unwel for some time, and went
home from New.York about FIVE wtaks
since, in hope of recovering his strength.
Mr.. Cooper is now about sixty wears
Of age.--Iribune.
CAUTION TO LApIEs-A Cincinnati
paper states that DR.. Muzzey was one
day last week called on to pcrform q
singular operation upon the head of q !
young lady living on John street. IL
appeared that she had been in tie habit of
twisting and tying her hair so tightly that 2
the scalp had become parted from the 4
skull, and it was found necessary 10 open /.
the scalp to remove the matter which had
accumulated beneath. This is the first
case Of the kind we have ever known.
HEAVY SALARr.--The town council, of
the borough OF Bordcntown, N. J., havo
ordered tho Marshall to have lhe market
house swcp, out clean, every day during
the year, Sundays excepted, and his salary
for so doing; from eleren 10
'nenty dollars per year.
W AT PIScHEMTI6Hr. California, Ar.
Scott was hanged for KILLING CbarlcsO,
Baker, OF Boston. After hanging, Raker
recovered, but as Scott had previously giil.
cd two white men and q negro, the hang-
ing was passed TO his credit on the old
score. 6Hia
EMrsRANTs.--Then number ofemigrants
who arrived in New York, during The pnst
4 q & a a