The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-05-31

CANDIDATES FOR AMERICAN CITIZEN.
survive are pleased to state that
0sdy of ninety seven stout, healthy
Germans landed at our dock Yesterday
from tie Bremen bark Copcrnicus,
Capt. Wieting, from Bremen. Most
OF these persons are bound for the
German settlements near Wallala,
in the uppcr part of this State. They
arc welcome, thrice welcome to our
shores, and it is to be hoped that they
will SOON be followed by thousands Of
their countrymen. 1t is such men as
these South Carolina requires. They
will hcw down the timber, dig up the
underbush, drain the marshes and
make the land tecm with fertility.
where all before was 4 barren waste.
Standard.
~ Polish physician at kalaiat has
made curious and important diScovc.
ry ofa species of camera, or optical
telegraph, by which u perfect recon
noisancc could be effected at an incred.
ible distance. 1t could be used on
horseback, and the Turks had rs many
as 400 persons employed in this way
about them.
DEATH OF SIGNoR RrBIN1.--Signor
GIubini, who for moro than twenty
years enjoyed the reputation Of being
the greatest Tenor singer in Europe,
died on the 2'l ult., at Bcrgamo, Italy,
aged GG. lie retired from the stage
about six years ago, having succeeded
III 'massins a very large fortune, with
portion of which he bought Il title
and estate in the neighb"rhood Of the
spot where he in his youth had worked
as poor tailor.
PREsprrERIAN N.-Thc
General Assembly of the Prcsby ytcrian
Church, New School, met at phiidcl.
ph'a ON Thursday morning, and about
200 delegates were present. The Rev.
Dr. / len, of Lane Seminary, preached
the opening sermon upon comprchcn.
slvencSs OF the doctrine Of the Cross.
The Rev. DR.. Skinner was elected
Moderator, and the Rev Mr.. Darling,
Clerk.
We see by the Columbia papers
that Hon. i. w. pickrns has ACCEPTED
the appointment OF the S c. College
societies to deliver tIicir snnu.l address
in December next. y
The torch of the inoeindary secv,s TO
he husily employed in>. .Kichmoi,d, as
there were fgsr;'ires during Saturday
night last.
Crops on Ref-Rirer-Vhr Shreyepor,
Democrat OF The rrih. A!nsl, says: :" The
season for crops has been fine thus far,
good scasonah!c rams. and weather warm
enough general Y. We have had few
cold spells, and a litlc frost once or twice
since TIC first oi April but no, enough to
81 inJurc The crops. Our planters every
z where seem t" be satisfied HEY have GOOD
stands OF cotton, and the corn crops looks
remarkably thrifty. The corn on Red
River is now full nigh waist high, and viii
be in lasscl i'll the course OF ten days.
lNcthcdiSt Protestant ConJcrcncc-T
COMMITTEE on Slavery III :hr General Con-
terence, now sitting N S;oub,nvllle, Ohio,
have reported the l"ii"wng resolution as
the r suit OF their abnrS:
The srec.al committee appointed TO
take INTO ,,:asldcratian the following rcso-
luton ir"n he NortE Illinois onierrcncc,
viz !: That our delegates be Instructed to
use their efforts 70 secure a sOlc'.i express
noa nf that body against the evils and SIN
tulncss OF slavery. The report was as
follows: That the North Illinois Confer
encc not having asked an opinion on III
subject Of slavery.
Resoired, therefore, That this General
Conference has no authority in the prr.nis-
esq
This report is signed by Dr. Laishly.
Dr. Tevis, e.. w. Button, and J. Tovis
Rev. Mr.. Young. from The minority OF the
committee. reported as follows
Resolved, That in our opinion A,neri-
can slavery ID a sin, aL least under some
ciHurEstaHccs.'
DEATH OF THE Hon. 4. Patterson.
1t is with feelings of regret that we
announce the death Of the Hon. Angus
Patterson, who expired at his residence,
i'll this place, yesterday evening.
.Ba11iUeU Sentinel.
SOLVING THE QUEsTIoN.-Therc is a
great deal of latent intelligence in the
world, which only needs IL little ava.
kcning, to be fully brought ont. Wit.
ness the following colloqny
Annette, my d,.ar, what country
is opposite to us on the globe?"
I" Don kncw, sfr."
Well now. continued the per.
,JcLad teacher I" If w, wcro to knr.