The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-07-12

siasm was exhibited. 1t was determined
that tho road should be built, with or with
out aid from the State and there is but
little doubt but that the enterprise will
succeed.
The Rev. DR.. 1'hornwell, now prcsidcn,
OF the South Carolina College, has been
recommended by the board of the Prcsby-
tcrlan Theological Seminary Of Columbia
Tor the chair of Christian Theology in That
Institution, which has been lately vacated
by the Rev. DR.. Leland. 1t is thought,
that DR.. Thornwcll will accept, in which
case there will have to be an election for
the important rost Of President of the
South Carolina College.
There has been great revival in the
BAPTIST Church at Grccnvllc. On Sun
day the Cd inst twenty three white persons
were bap;lscd i'll Rccdy River.
Flattcring evidences Of tho existence Of
Gold have been discovered on the pan,a.
tion of Mr.. Dagncll, residing in the upper
part Of Laurcns District and not fur from
the ROAD to Grcenvillc.
Judge O'Neall says that 10000 persons
were present at the great meeting Of Sons
of Temperance in ST. Johns, N. B.
lie also says that he found the North far
more thoroughly abolitionizcd than he ever
dreamed o:.
The Connecticut Legislature has passed
resolutions multiplying the Fugitive Slave
Law, and consuming Senator rouccy for
voting for the repeal of the Missouri com
promise.
A writer in the AIississippan proposes
to adopt hogshcals as cover for cotton,
instead of bagging and rope.
Mr.. Thomas Ritchic tho venerable cdi-
or Of the Washington Union and father OF
the democratic Press died in Washington
on The 3D.. inst.
Both branches Of Congress have finally
agreed TO adjourn OIL the 18th Of Angus,
next.
The wheat and oat crops Of the upper
| Districts have been harvested and found
TO have yielded most abundantly. The
wheat crops of the West is also said 10 bc
very large.
| There arc now on the island of Cuba
sixteen regiments of infantry, Numbering
II. 100 mon two Of Cavalry, 900, and O.
artillery |, 29G-naking lo.a. Of 1896
mon but from these we mast deduct some
six thousand men who arc either sick in
the hospitals or have served out their time
so that the actual elective force is only
about ,296 men.
y party Of twelve persons took occasion
~. ~ 81 ni9tst OF the lllh ult., TO visit a
.A,.s.:r &c cavern in the village of Mount Yer,
non, WISCONSIN. Rcmndful OF iormc,
accident, they took no fire into the cave
with the exception OF pipe in the mouth
Of Mr.. Joel Britts. An explosion of gases
was caused By the little fire contained il,
the pipe, and nine OF the twelve were xii.
led. The others were frigh,iu!ly mang!cd
but would probably recover
The distinguished artist, MADAM Son
TAG, realized by her professional cXcr :
tons III this country, says the Washington
Star, the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars, and she had already purchns
cd handsome chateau in Germany
where it was hcr intention to permanently
re- unite her family to herself Her ailcc
tionatc designs vii! doubtless still be car
ricd out in respect to them hu, that voice
which was even swcc.cr and lcnlercr tC
the hcarl-stonc Of home than in the bril-
liant hall, will never minglc with the en-
dcaring tones Of the loved ones.
The Baltimore Patriot states that tn,
Rev, Theodore Parker is no. recognised a
a Christian minister by any religious dc
nomination on earth. lie was once elias
sed with the Unitarans, but they hav,
discarded him altogether, as not one in o
ont of New England will change pulpit
with him. He is considered by all rc!i
gions bodies rs more Of an :nti0cl than
Christian and his sermons al SAVIOR Of any
thing but piciy or c 'cn decent morality.
Three Of those suspected Of beng cn-
gagged in the fillibustcring expedition
against Cuba, and who we're arraigncd or
tina, charge before Judge Campbell OF New
Orleans, have been bound over in the sun
Of three thousand dollars to answer, in the
United States Court. The parties ar,
Genl. Quitnan, MIR. Thrashcr and DI
Saunders.
"A terrible accident occurred on the Sus
quehanna railroad in Few miles of Bati
more on the 18th inst. some twenty person
were instantly killed, ten have since die,
and many others are too badly injured to
recover.
The book store Of Mr.. w. X, Babcocl