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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-08
HInlDrUYrIlSG,llS.

Progress is the watchword of the day !;
its onward march is stayed neither by old
associations or vcncFatcd relics, and the big
housc OF formcr days must fall and give
place to the moro substantial and utllitar-
an building Of modern times down, it must
20 with piles OF rubbish and dust, warning
the waylarer, ifhe has any regard for clean
linen, To stand aloft and make his com
n,cnts at respectable distance.
a subject for the hammer of the ngc has
the old "Sumter lIousc " been dccmcd,
and lis bare and mouldy frame bears ,cst-
'nony TO the spirit and industry of,hosc who
had determined OH its downfall. Enr forty
years and more has it stood in bold relief
upon the corner Of Main and Broad Street,
Il land mark for the traveller, and an object
OF Vcneratlon to The young, who have heard
their grandames speak with Frightened
eyes OF co,illoh parties and tea fights which
happened within It's walls, wien they were
young. Many are the sage matrons OF the
District, now surrounded by smiling bevy
OF the rising generation, who can iate 10
some>asscmbly in the old house the frs,
pang inflicted by Vulcan's boy. Many are
the roscy-chceked old fogics, who with
mysterious winks talk of games at sold
sledge" and "bluD" in those same prcmi-
scs, when such were the fashionable past
times; but that was long, long..ago, this is a
more moral age. (D Some too, they are of
the croSs-grained order who grumblingly
tell OF fearful combats on long summer
night, with voracous chs, oh terri.
bic But these must he numbcrrd d amonp
The things that were and old oracles must
find some olhcr object on which to found
their tales of what once was done, lor the
Sumter House," the pride and boast Of
the earlier settlers of Sumtcrvillc, has been
doomed to give place to the demands of
the day and in its place, ere many months
pass by, lhciarmer will fluid mart al which
he may exchange the fruits Of his Industry
Tor tho fabrics Of the world. With this ven
cradle pile too is closed the only bar-room
OF the town, and we leave 10 the curious.
tho solution OF the following query, pro-
pounded by al inquisili:c individual
Who're is the man with the spccks TO
get lis swcctcncd ones -
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kOr tile Banner.
Well Done Old Sumter

Our citizens have been for years the
victims ol the vile practices of set of un-
prIncip!cd Hucksters and Negro TrafIick
crs, in the shape OF Shop and Store keepers,
who in defiance Of all law, and moral re-
sponsibiIity. have been dealing Gu, poison
Gus intoxicating liquors TO our inofiensivc
and wcli-beilavcd slave population.
Not content with destroying the phys-
chi constitution OF the poor negro, thew
subvert his moral susccplibililics and de-
grade him TO II level with themselves :;
goading him on to plumber the kind and in
dul.cnt owner Of every species of proacr,yr
and become The ready receivers of ,!,cl:
ill-gotten goods
Wr:thing under these unIcservcd and
inolcrabe abuses, our village and country
friends have arisen en masse, Hammer and
longs in hand, determined to make tlesc.
gentry "dcfne their position" or, by
rdsping the scales from their oblique NOR.
al vIssion, and hammering their metal to
such n degree OF fncnsSs as to make the IN
capable OF receiving that beautiful polish,
impaired by the Jurnishcr Of fair dealing
and legitimate Industry.
When such men as the WILDERs, HAM.
NETS, WIrHERsPooNs, DiSGL LES, STAINS,
liAYNswoRrIIs, r IcHARDsoNs, and a host
Of other sish-rnindcd citizens undergo the.
fatgucs of seven days and nights arduous
and incessant vigilance, our friends q. a
distanc9EssaI readily perceive that we have
7sptHcics :s1se gq gfqr, ,ltEsE,,snpta aasaas duty.
But fellow citizens latter tnf.s lie baITis5
in motion, roll on, there l., good lime
coming. Perseverance will most certainly,
accomplish your honorable in,c,t,;ons.
VULCAN
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ANOTHER koZ:a Ailair,-I'hc Vienna
correspondent OF the New York Tribune
brings to public notice the case of an unof.
lending man, travelling under The protection
OF United States passport, who is now
Incarccraled in an Austrian prison. His
name is SIMON TAUSsIC. and he has wife
IN New Jersey, where he has been settled
as shoemaker, and where he had taken
The necessary steps to become an a Amer.
ican citizen. He returned to Austria on
business The present year, and was ON the
point OF leaving the country to return hith-
or, when heowas arrested by the Austrian
police, his passports taken from him. and
he sent to prison. The American Minis.
ler has 'nterlered in his case, but the Aus.
trlan authorities refused his liberation,
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Small FDOx.

The report was going the rounds. few
days ago, that this dreadful disease had
made its appearance in our quiet and
healthy little town. The report originated
in the fact that young man, who had
just returned from Charleston, had been
taken. sick with what has since been as.
certaIned to be measels-a disease which
we are informed somewhat resembles the
Small Pox in It's first stage. The young
man has been treated for meascls and is
recovering rs fast as possible.
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RsGSyslrG,

Undcr this caption inc Curolinila con.
tans the following caution to those in
charge Of the Wilmington and AIanchcs
ter Rail Road
"a few weeks since we had occasion
10 rolIcc a compliant Of surnc passengers
who travelled over the Watrrcctrcstlr
work by the Wilmington and Man
chester railroad, relative to The rate OF
speed ut which the trains came over that
dangerous superstuct.Irc. Again arc
complaints made 10 us. and WE feel It onr
duty again tc- utter warning To those III
charge Of that road, and TO pro,cs, against
these trains being driven at a reckless
speed over trestle known TO be danrer-
Gus.
A community will not hold those CON
cerncd guiltlcss should any misfortune
hsppen. They have been warned now
the second time, and we du trust that those
III authority will see thai these warnings
are not made inyain. Better loose mail
than dozen or two lives"
We know not whether this rcbukc is
mcrltcd or, whether the reports that
have gone abroad are exaggerated accounts
Of the rate Of lr avclon this road. The Vii
nington and Manchester road is new one,
Just about being completed and such rn-
ports would tend to njure it, The Com
pany have bright prospect ahead OF
them and it would be pity to nip it in the
bud While upon this subject, we will
state for information, that this road is now
doing an excellent business. A great dcui
OF travel is done over it; on several occa-
sions Of late, there. have been more per.
sons TO come than could be accommodated
and they have had to be left We SUP
pose that the demand for more accom.no-
dalton, has been, or will very soon be pro-
yded for, and .hen, they may expect more
travel than any road South.
. ~~>--oe~SSc-.. .-.o-.. -,-~----~~-.
SINGULAR DfscLosURE.-A boy named
Edward Reese, thirteen years old, was dc.
tectcd picking pocket at Phiidclphra last
| Monday. lie states that some len or a
dozen boys, rangmgirom twelve to lwcnt y
years OF ngr, ara banded together for the
purpose I" picking pockets and pifcring
"hele'er an opportunity occurs. The
band is regularly organized, having a hoy
called "Strainey" as a leader, and another,
known as "Big Chuckes," who acts as
deputy in the absence Of the captain. The
field nl operations extend from washinr-
ton to New York, and the plan of action
is varied 10 suit circumstances. The old
or boys, and leaders Of the gang, are ostcn-
slby engaged in selling periodicals. and
cheap publications, and they generally act
as the receivers OF the plumber obtained
by the smaller boys. The youngsters be.
long principally TO New York and Dalti-
morc.- Cha lesion Erening Nems.
A dividend of six per cant. out of
the profits of tho last half year has
been declared by the commercial Bank
of Wilmington, N. c., besides appro-
prating two Per cent. TO the contingent
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-08

10 IAN CoLLEcToRs.-Tllc Act of Tho
Legislature relating to the Registry of
h'rihs. Deaths and Marriages. requires
the Tax Collectors to receive returns when
me taxes are paid. Wo are requested to
give notice that the books and schedules
VIII he forwarded to the Tax Collectors
when The Acts are distributed. as the an.
Po'hlin"nt OF kegiStara has just hcen made,
ana IL Is Their duty to have such books prc.
pa'e" rms VIII enable Tie Registry to
be commenced on lst March.
Editors interested in the Rcsstrv will
please copy this notice. Cur0liuian.
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The Eastern War,

The latest accounts show q brilliant
victory for the Turks.
The fighting continued for five
days and the Russians were at last
routed with the loss of 1000 killed
and two Generals wounded. On the
last day the Turks attacked the Rus.
sian reserve and drove it in confusion
on krajova with loss of it's artillery.
The slaughter on both sides immense.
The Turks afterwards destroyed the
Russian fortitications and rctuuocd
to kalatat.
The Russians have il creased The
Notifications of Scbuslopol and along
the Crilnea, and put out all til,
lighthouses.
The Sultan has essentially modified
the note of the -Four Powers aud for.
"arded it to St. Pctersburgl. M
answer has yet been received from
the Car, but it is believed he will
recall his Minister from Paris and Lon
don, and formally declare war. Eng
land is strengthening her coast de-
fences. In the French navy yards the
greatest activity prevails; every YES
sci is ordered to be fitted out, and
the workmen have no intermissiop
even on Sunday.
This all begins to look in earnest
like general war.
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:
Slave HsEOtirn kclntuaCkG.
We find the following in one

We find the following in one Of
our exchanges:
. We learn from the Louisville Cour.
cr, that Henry County, Ky, has re-
Gently been the scene of considerable
excitement arising from the discov-
cry Of plot of some slaves to muir
der family bccadSc they thought one
Of their number had been sold, and
make their escape to Canada. The
family which it was proposed to mur.
der was named IIcrndon. One Of
the servants. suspecting that his mas
te had taken another off lc sell him.
told his views to several others: and it
was agreed to throw stone in ut the
window and kill little boy.
The lady of the house, it was ex-
pcrted, would be alarmed and run
out, and then she was to lie murder.
cd. This done, the negroes were to
divide, one party to flee at once to
Canada, and the others to remain until
the return Of their master, who wns
to he killed, and the money which hc
was supposed to have received for
the servant he had taken with him, to
be appropriated to their use. This
scheme WAS carried out SO far as
to throw the stone through the win
| dow, but the boy at whom it WAS
directed escaped, and the hearts of
tue conspirators failed. The neigh
bors coming in and enquiring about
tho stone, which had been thrown,
the negroes talked SO rs to draw
suspicion upon themselves, and be-
ing stopped confessed the plot, i'm
plicating large numbcg of negroes
and one white man. Several of the
slaves concerned have been sold.
THE NEUTRALITY OF SWEDEN AND
DENMARK. Some doubts having bcen
| expressed rs TO the condnct the north
ern courts of Sweden and Denmark may
think proper to adopt in the event Of an
| extension of the hostiitics which. have
commenced on the sDapube and the
Black Sea. these powers have recently
| determined to establish strict union Of
their policy. and formal declaration Of
their intentions has just been addressed
by their ministers. in Identical terms, 10
all the cabinets of Europe. Whatever
may be the result of the differences which
have occurred between Russia and Tur-
| key, and which threatens to extend to the
maritime powers, Sweden and Denmark
are dcsirous of maintaining their friendly
relations with all the States now mt amity
with them, and, accordingly, they propose
to observe in the contest which may now
| be i'm )enling over The world sirct neu-
tralii., by ahslaning from every direct or
| indirect measure calculated t. favor rr as
slst either OF the c",ienl:ng p,rtlcs.--Ca :
| Gilman.
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s-4 Persons wishing to see us up0r
business can find us, u, any hour during The
day; except from four to five in the af,er-
noon' at our office, just back Of So,oMoNs'
New Store. All business connected will,
the paper must he transacted with the Edi
tor, or with WILLIAM LEWIS; and all lot
tiers addressed to the Ban'ier. mus, be pre-
paid to insure attention.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-08
Population of California.

From the Ala Ca!itDrninn of Dec, 30:h
we CLEAN many interesting PARTICULARS of
the population Of California. On the frs,
o! January 1913, the number Of inhabi-
lan's of the State was estimated a, 3IO,.
600. The number arrived by sea since
that time amount tn 3j.lS5, departures
3O3lG, leaving 1850 as the cxccss of
arrivals over departures This does no,
include the arrivals over land and the TO-
la increase is estimated at $4,000 maxine
the population at this tlEic amount 10 32a;;.
600. Oithcsc it is estimated that 2l5.-
QUO are Americans, 25,0UO Germans. 25,-
0O0 French, 1900 Chinamcn, 10000
of Spanish blood, 5000 miscellaneous
foreigners, 10000 Indians, and $500 Nc.
grocs. The number of women arc SIM.
posed to amounI to G5,0OO, and children
perhaps 10000. This estimate shows th,,
nearly two-thirds of the population arc
Americans and nearly onc,hird of forcign
birth, onc-teir,centh French, one-thirtccntb
Germans, onc-thirieenlh Chinese, nearly
once eleventh children and onc sixteenth
Indians.
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10 publish in this issue, according
to promise, f.r. TABER's celebrated spcech
1t has taken up more room 1lan VIC
thought for, and too much to allow orr
publishing a, the same time Gas we intend
cd) Mr.. PEEIy's criticism upon it, We
hope, those gentlemen who have written
and spoken 10 us upon this subject, and
whom we promised TO publish both articles
together, will accept this as suilicicn,
reason for the non-appearancc of one of
these articles in this number. We will
have it forth coming in our next together
with MIR. TABER's reccn, letter to Mai
PERRY, which comprises the whole con-
troversy ass1ar as it has gone. We have
adopted the plan ofpubli~hing this contro-
versy between Mr.. TABER and Mai. PERRY
in order that the people may have the
chance ofjudging for themselves. and in
order that they may do SO entirely unbiased
we fnrbear making any comments.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-08

DRowNED.-On Fridayo cvcninr last
stephen ka'nwaicrs and 4 Mr.. Williams
started from This place with Raft of LINN.
Der Tor Georgctown. Sometime dnr;n,r
mat night The raft was stove and Rainwa,
ters drowned, Williams ESCAPING ashore
OH log Chera,c Gazette.
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COTTON NHlAHsAAEI'T.

NuAELESTON, req. y.
The market on Saturday was inanimate,
but with a moderate demand ony-priccs
ranging about the same as for some days
previous. The sales amounted to 1900
bales, at the following particulars: 250
bnlcs at 8 Id to s 1-2; 100 bales at ;
455 at 8 Ia; 2lG at o l-2; 13O at 8 3D.
to 10: and 81 Rt 10 1.2c.
---------=1- - CD Es---
s" We have the pleasure OF an.
nouncing to our readers, that an ar
rangement has been made, by which
Mr.. JOHN r. LOGAN, the former cdi-
ton cf the Bonncr, vii! assist, to some
extent: in conducting our paper. In
our absence he will take the sole charge
of the paper.
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edrcat COnflasrntiOM1 and Los,
Oh E.if<. ill New Orsnlns.

y lire broke out on the Lcvec i'm
New Orleans on last Saturday morn
ing, which proved awfully destructive
Of life and property.
1t originated in the steamer Charles
Bclcher, and spread to the steamers
Natchcz, Leah Tuna, Mohiym, Saxon,
Grand Turk, and olhcr,.
All the above named steamers. To-.
gether with barge, were burnt to
the waters edge.
An immense amount of produco
lying on the wharves was DESTROYED
t"gcllcrwith all the freight on board
the boats burnt.
The entire loss of property lis cs.
t!nlatcd at one million of dollars.
The steamer Sullana. with Mad.
Sonlas on board, took fire, but it was
fortunately extingushcd with but lit.
tie damage.
Ihc loss of life is the most lament.
able portion Of this sad calamity.
Five white persons, and thirty.two
negroes, have either been devourcd in
the flames or been drowned.
One Of The fire engines, in the great
confusion occasioncd, was pushed in
the river. The flames arc no, cylin.
tinSuished.
This following SO suddenly the ca.
tastrorhe of the Georgia, only adds to
the alllic!!on that event occasioncl
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COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Banner.
To DIR. y. rs. tyittrcr.poo.,:

NSA$ !" MS w akuSaSpVoH.
RESPECTED SfE Having had the hap
p;ncss OF being long and Intimately cngni-
SAINT OF your great moral worth, and unob-
trusve and gen,lenanly dcmcanor as a
private citizen, your friends in Claremont
County re>pe' fully reJucs, your consent
to allcw them 10 announce you as canJ-
date Tor Senator, 10 represent them during
the ensuing term.
Your we'll established reputation rcnlcrs
It superiluous to say aught Of your entire
fitness for the station il is our desire you
should adorn.
A FRIEND TO MxR.r.
eI- Waterman please copy
---~~~~-~-. 90.
MIR. EDlToE: You will oblgc many
CITIZENS by announcing Col. J. ID. BLAND
ING as candidate for Representative for
Claremont County, at The mex, session of
our Legislature.
Feb. 6, 1854 - Is IF
sB Watchman please copy.
~~~~~~-~-.-o~..-~>>->-- -
Mn. EDlroH Please announce Col. J.
M. NELSON as a candidate for Senator for
Clurcmont County, at the ensuing elections
and oblIge MANY VOTERS
February 9th, 1854 Is If
B Watchrn1n please copy.
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VI Eight thousand bales Of Cotton wore
destroyed the Mississippi River by fire
on the 18th ult. This with what has been
destroyed, at other times, within the last
few weeks, lls tho amount lost 10
something ever twelve thousand bales.
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Generosity Of the HBarncrs

The Alessers. HARpERs, whose estal,.
l'shnent was recently destroyed by fire
have kindly offered to pay the board of the
g'r's' who were SO suddenly thrown out
"f employment, until their business is suffi.
clehtiy advanced for them to resume their
employment
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SAD AccIDENT.-We regret to lean the
up Freight Train OF the GrccuvilIc and
Columbia railroad was thrown from the
track on Tuesday, the 3lst ult., and Mr.
Allen, the Engineer, in attempting to
jump from the locomotive, was immediate.
ly crushed to death.
GicenriNe l[nnnknincer
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MsliE Agents,

William II. Dyson, Of this District, J.
r. N. TENHET, of Marion, and WILLIAM
w. PRICE, of Wilmington, N. c., have
been appointed Mail Agents on the VII
mington and Manchester Railrnad.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-08

LARGE Flock or PIGEoNs.-The largest
flock oi wild Pigeons we ever saw pass Il
over this place on rursd mnr,rng list.
We should suppose there were from i To-
5000 III the f,ork. going III n Souil,cas,cr
ir Ctii,u-- L.l,0. I,1.M.
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a new postoflicc has been establish.
ca in Darlington District, at the resi-
IT. dence ofCapt. }. TnwlSo, to be called
Tans Bay.
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A dividend of six per cant. out of
the profits of tho last half year has
been declared by the commercial Bank
of Wilmington, N. c., besides appro-
priating two Per cent TO the contingent
fund. i-g'
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our readers will find interesting the
suoi'ined account of the late destruction
OF the ball cartridge factory on Long1s-
iaha' which we copy from the Neo York
HyrULy
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-03-20

az -s-s' L.>
kOA INVEST CORNER of SAITH .Np wALrCI, t'N' .sAAI
Il ms uhders gued has ymOyed Mcr, autiie Col
a l-gc Ia his new building. northwest corner Of Wal
nut an't Sixth streets, he fitted up spend
SUIT "i roo rs expressly fcI his busness-havIg spare
neither pains expense maxim. them IN every
speet tho m,si convenient and pleasant School 10 IA
Ia the United stales.
The plan adopted IN teaching combines prat nee witt
theory nste of using books the pupils excr, se'
In making original entries Of ay business t-ans
aell"ns Jpdrii<n2, posting. balancing accounts opel
lug dnd closing of great variety of different sets oi
books, 'th f'r partnership and iniiviual business
where "a DIsness has bee erou aud adverse i's
thas qlt ing the student Tor entering inio The preu
sal thr eOlnInt in any Kind Of business.
Tue 60 ofnstrIcton will 'nsist OF DoU Blk EN-
THY BOOK KEEPING. embracing every department
OF trade lni mercantile accounts. viz Wholesale. re
tail , "a MISSION exchange banking manufacturing
sdPPns. ia iiviIIsi, pIrtner hip. seamboatng. ami
compound c. n"tly business co nnercal calculations,
Practical penmInship. aud Lectures numerical ~
Also lectures on the science of accounts custom of ner
chants, etc.
la ,i4iti0n III regular course Of study the under
arg ell n1s mst'le arrangements with Messrs- Henr!
Snos, Esq. Hon. o. >tnrer. Prof e. v. Wright aud
other eminent hecturers delivcra oflertnre>
on the :u5iects "f law, hisor. of commerce,
political economy connected with chem
tstr cbn"rcted with uerce AMI other sui ects W
great impprtnce ia commercial point OF view, never
before i.tr ne-d in any Mercantile Coll IN tse u
bt ties. Pupils instructed Individually. ana mol IN
classes so that |ets may enter al time, aud pro
Gee ~ the ratio y their caparits and assduiiy.
Public examinations had though pupils are eX-
amnei privately ii they desire W When the student nm
ders - raj lni thorough Interrogation by the Pm
clptl. assisted by commit of Practical Accountants
tsn - Men iui np.on IS awarded 10 those who
ie.-iuei worthy or them
coIr.e { an be 30 npletsd In from six weeks
The Principal will take pleasure in doing everytha
In his power TO advance his students and make then.
tnorOug and compiished accountants; aud his eNten
ave q Itut tnce with the business community VIII
generally eIbl him tn procure situations tor those
irous at obtaining them.
TESH>:-FJr Il full course Of lessons In Book Keep
ng. wntin,, ca D;rcal CaIeu ,.ions. Commercial
law, &c, Sl0 (octa-iNwlylR. ). BACON. Principal