The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-01-15
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s"'o 'ie'o NJ Sumtervilie, on the 9th jam
airy inst. The Rov. II. d. Green presi
dent, called the meeting to order, and o,
motion Of CArT.L WHITE, Col. ]. D. ASH
MORE was appointed Secretary pro tenn.
The meeting being organized proceeded
TO business. On motion of Rev. Mr.. F..
LOTT, a committee Of three was appointc,
10 verify proxies and there upon the Chai
appointed Mp. MAyEs, LEONARD Wu1rr
and Il. r. SPANa.
On motion Of Hon. f.. J.. Moses, tl,c
meeting then adjourned to meet at Sumter
vile at IL o'clock o N Wednesday 18th in
slant.
H.. D.. GREEN, President.
). u. AsHMoRE, Sec'ry Pro. Ten.
VIC. Moragnc, Esq, editor ofthe Edpe.
field Advertiser, has been elected rs n Re-.
preventative from Edgcfield District in RI,
pace Of F. II. Wardlaw, Esq, who was o.
iected by the Legislature ut its recent Sos,
sion as Chancellor.
lHE Snow SroEM.-Ihe Chester SIAN
aara says that the late snow storm which
VISITED that town on Thursday last, ha,
been unprecedented for some thirty or FORTY
years past. It's average depth has beer
varIously estimated, in different parts of The
District, at from twelve {, twenty inches
az and about the town it was generally cs.
t'mated ut about fourteen.
Some instances Of serious injury 10 build.
'n1gs occurred. On Friday night the ROOF
OF a brick dwelling in this town, BELONGING
70 w. a. Walker, Esq, gave way under The
weight, and fell to the ground, and the
church at Bethany, some three and n hall
mics north west OF the town, was also
crushed.
iNo Northern papers were received ut New
Orleans on the Sd inst, the mai! destined for
that city having been destroyed by fire, which
caught inside the stage before reaching
Sto ckton.
ST. LOUIS. JAN. G.
Thursday next has been fixed unon Inv
The Missouri Legislature for the election Of
a United States Senator, in Mace of Thomns
II. Benton. Mr.. Henry s. Grver il the
Wing candidate for the Office.
LATEST RoM IIAvANA-AMEnrcArs IN
TRouBLE.--The steamer Georria brinns
news from Havana to tho LIST inst. Every.
thing was quiet. Five or six Californians
were left in prison for violating Spanisb
laws, drawing their bowie knives. and
revo!vcrs, and committing other i,,deecncics
too numerous TO mention.
The Captain General has determined. IN
make an example of such characters. who
have loo long been permitted to 20 on shore
ileeiy' ana treated with respect and kind
ness whenever they mcriicd it.
NO American vessels Of war in port when
tho Georgia left.
Murder.-Mr. John A. Chester, he CITY
Recorder e Memphis, Tenn. was sl,o, and
instantly killed, by n negrn, on the lst inst.
The negro produced a paper, purporting To
be a er,ificcate of his freedom, which he
wished countersignei by the Mayor and Re-
cnrder, be a forgery. Mr.. G.. being satisfied
that but on seSamination, i w~assiscoycFci To
tho negro was a runaway, waa in Tho ac, os
conveying him into his Office for safe keep
ing, when he turned, and with n double
barrel pistol inflicted the mortal wound.
which resulted in his death in the course Of
n lew minutes. The negro, after committing
The deed. acknowledged that he was n
slave. He was taken out by the exaspcr.
n:ed crowd, and immediately hung. Mr..
Chester's son, a young man of is years OF
age, was rendered n raving maniac, on
viewing the lifeIess body Of his father.
SUDDEN DEATHs.-It is our melancholy
task to record the sudden dcccnse on
Saturday morning last oftwo Of our esteem
ed and highly respected citizens. DR..
Chamberlain /. Goodwin and Or. John ..
Nicholson. The former gentleman died, i,
is thought, of an affection Of tho heart: the
latter, Of Il pulmonary disease. Both on the
day previous to their death were in usual
health, and engaged in their ordinary avoca-
tons. Both were excellent citizens, and
were highly esteemed by all who knew
them. Both have left young and interesting
families to mourn their ioss.-EdgcfeM AG-
r~eriiser.
A SAD CALAMITY -Amongst the items
Of intelligence brought by the last Euro
pean steamer is the following, as reported
by Telegraph: The Portuguese irigatc
DOM Maria blow up off Macao or the ami.
versary of the birthday OF the Consorl o.
tho Queen Of Portugal. All the officers
men. and others on boar,l, including some o.
the officers Of the United States ship Marion
except one officer and fifteen men, perishcd.'
The leading participants in the Cuhar
Expedition were arraigncd before the Unit
ed States Circuit Court at New Orleans
on Monday, the 18th inst The following
appeared in answer to their names: Gene,
raj Narcisco Lopez, Col. Theodore O'Hara
Col. John w. II. Bell, Capt. A.. J. Lewis
Col. Robert Wheat, Gen. John Henderson
IL. Sigur, Esq, and Gen. D. Augustin
Those who did not appear, were. a. Con.
nyless. Governor Quitman, John O'SuIli
van, Major Bunch, Peter Smith, and N. d
lladen.
Gen. Lopez plead in abatement tc
the Indictment, on tho ground that the
Grand Jury had been Illegally drawn anc
impannclled; rs did also Mcssrs. Sigur ant
Augustine. The others put in the plea o
not guilty.
Gen. Henderson requested an immcdi,
ate trial, but Judge McCaleb postponed
the consideration OF that point, rs we'll a:
OF the pleas in abatement, until the ncx
day, when they could be argued, and h,
would determine when he should await
the attendance OF the Circuit Judge. Mr.
Hunt for tho observation-disclosures Tn,