The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-06-21


From Washington wc have runor
that Mr.. Benton has discovered from tho
Nebraska-Kansss bill that an old law Of
1884, is left in existence that to all inten,s
and purposes excludes foreigners from
those territories, except by passport from
the Secretary of war; 1t, in other words,
almost restores the principle of the Clayton
amendment. This announcement has
caused much excitement and if correct
will have the effect Q! renewing tho la,o
discussions.
The Senate has amended the House
resolution providing for final adjournment
on the 18th Of August, so as to take re-
cess from the 18th proximo till the 10th Of
October. In this shape the resolution pas
scd.
Mr. Douglas Offered bill TO fix the an
nual meeting Of Congress on the first Mon
day Of October.
Dispatches have been received by the
State Department at Washington from
Commodore Perry, fully confirming the re-
port OF the opening of commercial inter-
course with japan.
The House Of representatives has post
poncd the Pacific Railroad bill until the
next session OF Congress.
The Court Martial in the case Of Major
Wysc has found him guilty of disohedicnco
of orders, and sentenced him to dismssion
from the service. Thc Court accompanied
is finding With recommendation to the
President that he be rcinstnted in the ser
vice and rank. The President has com
mutcd the sentence to SIX months Suspcn-
sion, without pay. The result is 4 triumph
to Major Wysc.
On Saturday, in Troy, tho jury in tie
case Of Henrietta Robinson, charged with
murder. after being out nearly three hours,
returned with vcrdic, Of guilty. She re-
ccived the verdic, with great bcldness, and
exclaimed :-"Shamc OH you, Judge. You
are predjudiced against me !" She also
charged the jury with being bribcd. SEN
tencc has been suspended. Her counsel
have brought in a bill OF exceptions The
prisoners manner, after the rendition of
the verdict, was strange, and her language
mcohcrent.
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diver, whilst searching in his submarine
apparatus for a wreck on Lake Erie, last
Saturday, died suddenly while under the
water, from the effects Of rush of blood
TO the head In all cases, going under wa
ter to great DEPTH tends to this scsult.-
He had followed tho business successfully
for many years.
Among the foreign items broush, by the
America. We find that rumor is afoat
that tic land of Palestine has been mort
gagged by the Sultan to the house of Ro,hs-
childs for loan to aid in the Turkish war,
Among other things it is limited tn at it is
possible that It will be sci apart as Jew
ish Kingdom under the dynasty of tho
Rothschilds.
Antoine lie Due, Frcnchman ran, ten
miles in So minutes, at Eagle IIarbor
Michigan. beating two Indians and an Irish
man, for wager OF one hundred dollars.
The lrishman gave out on the fourth mile,
one Indian on the eighth. and the other
Indian was just mile behind the victor,
who left the ground shouting "Fire la
France ~
a murder was committed a, Saluda Mills
on the person of Oliver Tollcs, ovcrseer OF
DR.. S E. Bobo, by slave Of DR.. Bobo's
named Thornton. The act was committed
with an axe. The slave was put on trial
on Friday last, and convicted Of the MUIR
der; he was condemned 10 he hanged on
Friday. the Odd inst.
Nicholas Baln, charged with the mur-
der of Mr., and Mrs. Wickham. Of Long
Island has confess ID his guilt
Twenty three slaves escaped from Grant
county, Kentucky, on Tuesday night last,
and took passage by the underground
railroad for Canada Nine slaves from
Boone county also escaped to Cincinnati.
The National division Of the Sons of
Temperance are in session at ST. Johns
New Brunswick Judge O'noall and Col.
Grisham will represent South Carolina in
the Convention. The Judge in writing to
the Camden Journal says:
Sunless the National Division comes
south or west and much nearer than either
st. Johns or Chicago, think may say to
the brethren, that neither Grsham nor
myself will ever be seen in another meet
ing. We have both labored long and faith.
fully "mithom money and mi,hom price,
We arc both beyond three scores, and If
younger men will avoid the labor, we must
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