The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-01-19
News Scraps & Gatherings.

J Small Pox, as an epidemic in that city.
" Sir JOHN FRANKLIN is not yet CIV
en- over as lost by the British Admiralty
parties are still in search ofhim.
" Tho Eastern war is still subject
Tor speculation aud surmise. The last
news is OF contradictory character.
u The number Of Colleges in the U.
o'' according to the last census, is 234;5of
teachers therein. 1867: of pupils and un-
dergraduates, 27,l59. Number of public
schools, So,99l, having 3,354,l73 scholars;
OF academies and scmnares COBB.
W In the Mississippi Legislature,
Democratic Caucus OH Fridy nominated
a. G. BRowN for u. S. Senator by two
majority. FooTE departed the same day
for California by way of New York.
~ The Democratic State Convention
al ONO adopted, on Saturday, the Balti-
moro platform of 1852, and nominated S.
f: Norris for Judge of the Supreme Court
Of the State.
u The Cincinnati Commercial says
that, on a trial before the Police Court, il
was stated that many hundreds of barrels
OF blood were annually used in that city
Tor making sweet wine,
~ The Supreme Court of the United
States has sustained the validity of the n
llama and Omega grants derived from the
| Spanish government, lying in Louisiana
and on the Sabine.
&c" Governor BIGLEE, Of Pennsyvan-
ia, issued 4 proclamation on the 9Th inst,
authorizing the Military, if necessary, to
aid i'll preventing any further destruction
of the property of the Franklin Cannal Co.,
at Erie. All was quiet, however, at Erie
on Saturday last, the arrest Of the two
kILrArEIcKs, DR.. SnERwiSE and JOHN X.
JACK, having had beneficial effect.
~ President Picrcc's Message is com
lnenlcd npon by the London journals,
which publish it, in full. Ii is iavoraby
spoken of.
CAT 1t is reported, though not on the
best authority, that challenge hah been
scmt by Col. JEFFERSON DAVIS, Secretary
of War, to Mr.. TooMDs, u S. Senator for
Georgia, and accepted.
GJ' On the LIST of November SO vessels
were loading with guano, ut ths: Chmcha
Islands, for the United States.
80 At the election ground, on the OH
instant. at llaynies box, about four miles
| from Anderson, 4. H.. a fight, as we learn
from the Southern Righis Adrocate, took
| place between ROBERT GRAY and MILFORD
| late, during which the later received
stab from knife used by the former, on
the LETT breast. The wound is no; as Sc
we're as was ut first thought, aud there
se0ns TO be little doubt but that Mr.. TATE
! vii! recover. Mr.. GRAY has been comE, :
ted to Jail to await further dcvclopmcnts.
rSY' a lady was asked the other day,
| why she chose to Ivc il single live, and
crnvely replied: "Becausc / an, not able
10 support husband
s47" 1'hespian Corps is abou. bring
formed in Charleston.
Aon. J, J. Cri,tcndcn has been elected
United States Senator from Kentucky.
Mr., Washburn, Whg, has hccn elect
ed Governor, and Plunkctt, Lieutenant
Governor, of Massachu sctts.
4 a miHs:cr at the North was recently
| made to pay SG7 and costs, for marrying Il
boy in his teens 10 little boarding schao!
miss under eighteen years of age.
u GEORGE WARREN was elected OH
lie 81! inst, Sheriff OF ColIeton District.
II The Publisher of the Southern
Rights Advocate at Anderson G.. H., rivcs
notice that Ire will shortly issue his paper
tri-wceky.
u The Court Of Appeals Of New York
has decided tiiat'thc trustees of any Cath
oIc church may assign ui' their property,
| IN perpctuity, 10 the control of Bishop
hughes and his SUCCESSORS in Office, un-
less there Is special law against Il.
u ALESI!. TAEpY, one Of the oldest
and most esteemed citizens OF Mobile, died
on the i,ll instant, in that city, at the age
of eighty years.
-" Tic lth anniversary Of the birth
day OF THOMAS PAINE is to be celebrated
in Boston ON the Both instant.
The ci;izans OF Windham county, Con
nec;icut, are about to cree, a monument
10 the memory oriho gallant old General
Putnam.
Col. O. II. THRoor died in Macon Gcor-
gia. in the 9Th inst. and Mr.. Z. B. WEEP,
one Of the Oldest merchants, of tha, CITY.
on the llth inst.
SIMoN LEBLANC, Esq. died on the 1st
INST, in the Parish of Ibcrvile, La, aged
sevcnty.siS years.
The first really hard frost of the season
in New Orleans, was experienced last
Sunday night.
Mr.. BUCHANAN, our Minister to Eng
land, is engaged in negotiating the pur-
chase OF an island in the Mediterranean
see, from the Porte, to be used as a Unit
cd States Naval depot.
Mules in large quantities are leaving
Missouri for the South.
The Senate of Verginia has adopted
| resolution proposing to award a premium