The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-03-29
Correspondence Of the Banner.
CoLuMErA, S. G.. !
March 27th, 1854. {


MESsRs. EDlroRs: Our city of the
OAKS always beautiful, now appears like
one vast garden adorned with trees of
'a'rcst foliage and flowers of brightest
hue. The pleasant, summer like DAYS
we have Lately enjoyed, remind us that
dread winters power is gone, and the
reign spring, so favorable to " music,
moonlight, love and flowers has nj.
ready commenced. Our young folks
now spend many pleasant hours a,
Sidney Park, where pleasant company
and beautiful prospect can ever be
enjoyed; or while the hours away by
delightful rides to Young's milln or
thc "Woodlands."
We arc looking forward with no
small degree of interest to the result of
the Municipal Election, on Monday
next. a full Anti.licensc ticket
has been nominated, at whose head is
James Y. Lyics, Esq, a gentleman
well qualified to discharge the duties
devofvins upon the Intcndant. The
present incumbent, Col. Wm. May ybin,
Is Il candidate also for re election. We
VIII give you the result Of the election
rs soon ~ asccrtaiEcd.
1t is understood that Mr.. James
Gibbcs, lately Chief Engineer on the
New Orleans and Oupclousas Rail
Road, will commence, in a week or Two,
survey ofthc proposed routes for the
Columbia and Hamburg Rail Road
by the way it is contemplated to cx
tend tclcgraphic line from Columbia
to Charlotte, \. G., Tie cost of which
is estimated at $4,000.
julien, the Musical Barnun,, propo.
scs giving two concerts in Charleston.
on tins and to morrow evening. His
agent tclcgraphcd to Mr.. Fleming,
proprietor Of American Hall in this
place, but having asccrtaincd That unl>
five hundred persons could be seated
IN that building, the largest in Co!um
bia, declined coming us it would'n',
pay expenses" In the way of amusc,
mcnt, VIC Colunbians were favored ON
last Thursday evening with concert
by our Carolina M"cking Bird, as Dr.
Lc'ber has termed Miss Ellen Brcn
nan. Miss Brennan exceeded the OK
pcctations Of her friends and gained
most enthusiastic praise from all pres
cnt. Messrs. kocppcr and Boevaccy
were also loudly eMcorcd for their per
forniances Oil that orcasiom-thcy ren.
dcring essential service to Miss Bren.
nan.
There is at present in our citya gen
tlcman OF distinction in the scientific.
w"rld--a most intimate friend OF Ifum
bo!Ai s--N hose prc>mlcc among lis has
scarcely been noticed. We refer to
Dr. Gould, Of L. S. Coast Survey who
has been spending two or three wccks
here in scientific Investigations.
McssrS. Glaze aud Daley, the con
tractors Tor moving the old State House
have cncrgrticaIiy commenced opera
tions, and in 4 short time tina; ancient
time h"A"rcd ;!Md memorable capitol
will give way to one of NOR beauty
durability, and taste.
We notice in the last weeks .Andcr-
son .ldrncute a communication nomi.
mating Mr.. S. Olin TalIcy, one of our
popular and talented Young townsmcn
for Professor Of History, Political
Economy aud Ethcics in Wonord
College. Mr.. TaIlcy, is, in addition
to other qualifications, an cx Editor.
We hope he viii be elected.
The Panorama of Bunyan's Pill.
grim's Progress is now on exhibition
here. 1t has been highly spoken Of Ly
the Press generally.
Saturday afternoon, the wind com.
mcnccd blowing rather roughly and
all day yesterday, fires were comforta.
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