The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-07-19

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The New York Crystal Palace is to be
| closed on the 3lst Of October, when tho
property of the Association will be disposed
OF. The New York Sun hears Of a pro-
ject, which has been mootcd, Tor removing
the Palace to Washington, 20 be used as q
National Conservatory.
A destructive inuntlaton took place re-
Gently in the rich aiIuvial country of Boil
var, Miss, by an overflow ofthe Mississipp;
OH many Of the plantations.
There were several arrivals of pod a,
Panama up to the 90 h of June, of nearly
$:},0O0,00O.
There are about thirty merchants in
Boston, who prepare clothing expressly for
the wholesale trade, doing business OF
from 100000 to Sl,00O,OOO annually, and
having stock OH hand Of from $4,000 to
S30O'ooo. Several the largcst dealers
prepare their goods expressly for the Yves
tern market.
general attendance Of all interested in
the Jennings estate is to be held at Lynch.
burg, Va, on the lilh inst. This mcctinr
has been called at the request of the Cor
bin family, and tho attendance Of all of
th's family is particularly requested
Clark Mills it is stated, has received an
order for All equestrian statue of General
Jackson, to be placed in Jackson square,
New Orleans. Mr.. Mills is to receive for
the statue the muniticicnt sum Of thirty
Three noted trolting horses were sold
atpubic auction IN New York last Tues
day. Mac, one Of the fastest in the world,
brought $sl,lOn; Taconcy, his rival and
competitor, $1,000, and Frank Forester,
$2,350.
Several counterfeit Gold Dollars have
been passed off recently. They can be
detected by the weight, as the counterfeit
dollar is lighter than the genuine, and the
edges having light silverish appearance.
Among those who had lately arrived at
FL Passo was Mrs. Wilson. humcward
bound. 1t will be recullec,cJ that this la
dy, with her husband and party, were wen.
ding their way to California from Texas,
between two and three ycnrs ago, when
they were attacked by the Ca,nanch.s who
massacrcd all except Mrs. w. and two
small boys, her husbands brothers. After
enduring the most cxcruciatng harJships
she escaped. and is now cndcayoring to
reach her friends in Alton, I'll.
Up to the present time ,hirtv-scvcn
deaths have been caused by the terrible
collision Oil the Baltimore and Sus lne,an-
Tia Railroad on the 4,h. 1t is probable
that few more OF the wounded will vet
die. MIR. Scott, the conductor, is recover.
ing.
The papers announce the death of Mr..
Whytc, late junior editor OF the Georgia
Home Gazette.
We perceive from the last Southern
Presbyterian, that in the North and North
western part OF Mccklcnburg and CASTOR
counties, the Typhoid Fever is prevailing
to an alarming extent.
BarHum has resigned the Presidency of
the Crystal Palace.
The Jury were unable to agree in the
case of the Catholic Priest, in Cincinnati,
who has been on trial for several DAYS
on charge OF having cndcavnrcd to ncr-
pctra,c violent outrage upon a young
girl while at the confessional
In Dyes Bank Mirror il is stated tha,
Adams Il Cos Express Company have the
enormous sum OF $SO0,OOO in their pos.
session uncalcd for a their different offices.
1t is pity that SO large a sum should be
kept out Of circulation.
After Minister Almontc had received a
check for seven thousand dollars in pay
mcnt of the first instalmcnt due to Mexico
under the Gadsdcn treaty, there was still
left in the United States Treasury the
snug sum OF sol ,SSS,sl2. No other ma
ton in the world has such All amount Of
surpun cash on hand.
The numner Of females at present ho.
ding tho office Of Postmaster Cor rather
mistrcss) in the United States IS lbs
They are appointed, give bonds, arc con-
missioncd, and receive the same comp,,r-
satlon for their services as other postlnas-
tcrs. Unmarried females only can hold
the Office of postmaster.
Chief Justice Corwin Of Ohio has dcci-
dcd that the Prohibi,ory Liquor law pas.
scd at the last session OF The Legislature Of
that State is unconstitutional, and has
therefore discharged two persons who were
confined in the Urbana jail for selling H.
quor contrary to its provisions.
Seventeen persons were killed by sun.
stroke in ST. Louis on the lst instant.
Two men and woman died from SINH.
lar cause i'll New York on Friday.
Later accounts from the extreme Soulh.
! western part Of Texas announce that the