The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-05-11

y FuRIors WILD C,r.--On the
! plantation of y. Henderson, Esq. in
the Parish Of Concordin. as Mr.. Hon
'!rrsunS negroes We're clearing up Il
niece ui wood land ON the 10th inst, II
wild cat lraped from Il tree upon he
Srocs shoulder, with such an intense
| trrocity that no efforts could discngngc
his grasp. until the n'grocs cut'lim in
two. and thus released their suffering
companion. The negroes arm will
have ,n be an,putatcd.--N. O. Deita.
Coon PAy.-The pay of Louis
| Nupolrun, as President of France, is
twelve millions Of francs Il year, (S2,-
O,OOO.) Which is about sl92.500
per month, equal to SG,33O per day.
So Louis Napoleon gets in four
days more pay than our President
gets in Il whole year; his pay for
one day is more than the annual
salary OF amy OF the members Of our
Cabinet. There is something after
all in being President of France.
FALL OF AN AvALANcIrE.-1'h Re
publican of Tharbcs, OF the Sth ult.,
says that Il Spaniard named Miguel
Castillo dOto, and thirty inhabitants
of Gavarnic. who were transporting
some merchandise across the Pyrcn.
nccs into Spain, were swallowed up in
an avalanche, near the Brcchc dc Ro-
land. The mass of snow absorbed
them in its fall. and carried them down
successive precipiccs to the plateau of
Gabicton. About twenty persons
were dragged out, and are, wonderful
to relate still living. Two were found
dead.
a despatch from Cincinnati to the
Ncw-l ork Uc,uid. announces that the
abolition convention Adjourned on
Thursday. among the resolutions was
one recommending the formation of II
new party, in order to break up the
whig and democratic parties. This
! was unnecessary, for both the old fac
tinns are breaking themselves up as
! fast as they can. Whites and blacks
sat aside hy side in this convention,
and enjoyed each others society won
dcrtully.
Hon Henry Clay continues to grow
more feeble each day; and, in view of
the painful fact. it is said. has tclr-
"raplrd to his SolS-onc in Kentucky,
and the other at St. l.ouis-to come
on to Washington.
CouSrEHrElr Bll.Ls.-'l'hc Tallau,s.
| see Fvoridiun states that counterfeit
! $40 bills are in circulation in Florida
Tho counterfeit has for viTncttr IL
female standing, with an eagle ut her
sidc-im the genuine bill, the female is
sitting, with IL pen in her right and Il
wreath i'll her left hand. The counter
felt has Washington ON the lctt---W ash
ington is not on the genuine. The en-
craving is rather coarse. and the co,rl-
tc' c'fcit is easily detected.
Nur GulLrY.-Dr. Baldwin, who
was charged with having ahstractcd
cciSi,in papers relative TO Mexican
claims from the archives OF the Com
: >NIssio,.crS, has been acquitted of the
charge. 1t was decided 10y the Court
that the Government had II" right to
the papers, and that if amy one had II
! property in the papers it was DR..
! Baldwin himself
EorM SrrrHAScE TO CoLonEp PER
soSs.-lhc bill submitting this quc.-
! ton to the rcurlc of Wisconsin was
defeated III the House Of Assembly on
the 18th u!t. The vote WAS 81 for to
i 81 against the project.
Hon. RonEHr j. WALKER. who has
been confined in England by severe in
disposition, is said to have nearly re-
covered, and expects to return home
by the last Of this month.
| Mr.. Jacob TIL. editor and propric-
tor of the oldest German newspaper
! published in New York. the .rhmfs
! Zcitung. died on the 26th ult., of con
sumption.
CALIFoENIA, IIo The Joliet (Ill.)
Sentinel says that over seventeen hun
drrd teams have passed that place for
| California within the last three weeks.
Most OF them were from Michigan and
! Northern Indiana.
A lHuGlTIvE TAKEN TO ESGLAxD.-
William H. Barnett. Il corn dealer, OF
Glostcr, England, who committed for
Scrics To the amount of t20, 900. aud
fled tosthis country and WAS arrested
III lndialE,. WAS taken back on We'd
ncsday last in tho steamer America,
from Boston.
NEW YORK Srn-1EEAsrEEH.-Thc
Hon. Luther Bradish. after much So
licitation, has accepted the Office of As
sistant Treasurer, ut New York. Ills
bonds, which have been reduced TO
100000, have b, eli forwarded to
Washington.
EARTnoUAKEs---A shock of an
Earthquake WAS very visibIy felt in
Baltimore on Thursday ut quarter
past one o'clock. =. NJ. 1t was also
experienced in Washington very dis
tinctly, and seems to have been cx-
pressed with still greater emphasis at
Raleigh, n. c.