The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-10-11

"'Si""'o"' "ou dPpo'llteu u commission
to treat with the United States au,hori-
ties and commander Of the squadron there
or the subject of the cession of Samana,
either by purchase or treaty arrangement,
to our government.
The Washington Star learns from
gentleman who has just returned from
Kansas, where he has been ever since the
passage Of the Territorial Cove rnmcn, bill
that SO far no slaves have been carried
into the territory, though many Arkansas
and Missouri Shareholders and other State
citizens have taken up "claims" there
up to very recent period the Southern
settlers greatly Outnumbcred those frun
Northern States who were going in there
Now, however, the tide seems to have
changed. According 10 the views of this
intelligent and usually we'll informed gen.
t'eman, ere the next Presidential election
comes Off Kansas will have formed her
State Constitution and will be knocking
at the door Of Congress for admission into
| tie Union as State.
The New York Express, in noticing
| the fact that flour further declined 25 a
90 cents tarrel, and wheat 5a 10 cents
bushcl, in that market on Tuesday.
says:
"With increasing receipts, and an en-
tire absence ofany dcmar.d for export, the
prospect OF materially lower prices within
short period is highly cncouraeinc.-
Prices of brcadstufts have been rcdicu
lously high for the past three months, and
ms sudden break down will be good to
every family in town, more especially
everybody in INDECENT circumstances. The
atlcntionof Bakers is respectfully directed
to this important decline in the "s,aff' OF
! life"
on Thursday there was still further
decline o! % SO per barrel on flour a,
New York. making total decline for the
three days OF this week 81 IS per bar.
rel. Wheat also further declined in that
market on Friday, and corn gave way
! cent 4 bushcI.
The Provincial Parliament of Canada
has passed an act granting to aliens the
right TO purchase and convey lands in the
Queens Provinces to the extent of 400
acres each. The government have put
large tracts OF land into market a, a .25
per acre. No reservations have been made
respecting minerals, and Yankees in tocks
are prospecting OIL the North shore of
Lake Superior for copper and iron, and
rich openings have been discovered, and
where one saua!tcr could not cover the
mineral field, several unite, mokc their
claim, and jointly purchase the site.
The Mayor OF Baltimore has nominated
two citizens of New Orleans. to represent
IN conjunction with citizen of Baltimore.
the interest OF that city in the administra.
ii"T' OF '3ie property hoqueaiie,l BY the
late John hfcDonough to the citizens Of
New Orleans aud Raltimnre Tho Cres-
cem thinks that all this trouble and expense
will go for nothing, as the executors sill,
hold on-their lawyers still receive their
tiandosme salaries, and the property re-
mains IN the aame hands that have NINA
gcd 1t for the last three years. New Or.
leans has given its bonds (I00,oOO) to tho
lawyers who so successfully argued tie
case before the Supreme Court it has
appointed commissioners who have made
repeated inquiries for "tI.c lcgacy,"-"rhc
estate" But there is something more 10
be done before they get the property-the
Citizens of B fillmore and New Orleans must
organize their aIms-housc, their school
farm and other institutions con,cmplate,I
by MIR McDonough, before they can cnioy
the legacics bequeathcd Ivy him. They
must comply with various other cond,-
tons. precedent fully declared in his very
complex viii, before they can enter upon
these lesacics. The executors have re.
Piled in a card stating their willingness to
eu'ic"ucr 1ile properly.
An exchange paper states that the cd
''or OF The NorM Carolina Baptist Spec,a.
for Is all officiating minister OF the Gospel:
licensed attorney; agent for nearly all
The insurance and assurance cotnpa,,c.
north Of The Potomac commissioner for
thirty States and applicant ior the same
when Kansas and Nebraska shall have
come in; bank director chairman OF the
Board OF Superintendent of the Common
Schools; temperance orator agent and
counsel for Wake Forest College presi.
dent snd secretary Of all the boards of the
Baptist church, dc; and i'll addition, he
owns more property. has the ncatest farm,
the best fruits and the finest cattle Of any
man IN the country.