The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-10-11

ties and commander Of the squadron there
or the subject of the cession of Samana,
either by purchase or treaty arrangement,
TO our government.
The Washington Star learns from
gentleman who has just returned from
Kansas, where he has been ever since the
passage Of the Territorial Cove rnmcnt bill
that so far no slaves have been carried
into the territory, though many Arkansas
and Missouri Shareholders and other State
citizens have taken up "claims" thcre.-
Up TO very recent period the Southern
settlers greatly outnumbcred those from
Northern States who were going in there
Now, however, the tide seems to have
changed. According 10 the views of this
intelligent and usually we'll informed gen.
tlcman, ere the next Presidential election
comes off, Kansas will have formed her
State Constitution and will be knocking
at the door Of Congress for admission into
tie Union as State.
The New York Express, in noticing
the fact that -four further declined 25 a
80 cents tarrel, and wheat 5a 10 cents
bushcl, in that market on Tuesday.
says:
"With increasing receipts, and an en-
tire absence ofany demand for export, the
prospect Of materially lower prices within
short period is highly encouraging
Prices Of btcadstuffs have been rcdicu-
lously high for the past three months, and
this sudden break down will be good TO
every family III town, more especially
everybody in INDECENT circumstances. The
attention Of Bakers is respectfully directed
to this important decline in the "staff' OF
life"
On Thursday there was still further
decline OF 95 SO per barrel on flour n,
New York, making total decline for the
three days OF this week s a IS per bar
rel. Wheat also further declined in ,ha
market on Friday, and corn gave way |
cent bushel.
The Provincial Parliament of Canada
has passed an act granting to aliens the
right 10 purchase and convey lands in the
Queens Provinces to the extent of 4O;J
acres each. The government have pu,
large tracts of land into market at %
per acre. No reservations have been made
respecting minerals, and Yankees in tlocks
are prospecting OH the North shore OF
Lake Superior for copper and iron, and
rich openings have been discovered, and
where one squattcr could not cover the
mineral field, several unite, Nuke their
claim, and jointly purchase the site.
The Mayor of Baltimore has nominated
two citizens Of New Orleans, To represent,
III conjunction with a citizen OF Baltimore,
the interest OF that city in the ad,ninistra.
ton OF The property hcqucarhed by the
late John McDonuuuil 10 tic citizens o.
New Orleans uni baltimore. Tho Cres
ceni thinks that all this trouble and expense
will go FOR nothing, as the executors still
hold on-the;r lawyers still receive tbci,
handsome salaries, and the property re.
mains in the aanle hands that have mana
ged it for the last three years. New Or.
leans has given its bonds (lOO,oOO) to the
lawyers who so successfully argued tie
case before the Supreme Court it has
appointed commissioners who have made
repeated inquiries for "te legacy
estate But there is something more to
be done before they get the propertv-th.
citizens Of B fillmore and New Orleans mus
organize their alms-house, their schoo
farm and other institutions CONTEMPLATED
by MIR McDonough. before they can enjoy
the legaclcs bequeathcd by him. They
must comply with various other condr.
tlons. precedent fully dc clarcd in his very
complex will, before they can enter upon
these legacics. The executors have re.
piled in a card stating their willingness t.
surrender the property.
An exchange paper states that the cd
tor OF the .NorM Carolina Baptist Specta.
to1 IS all officiating minister OF the Gospel;
licensed attorney; agent for nearly all
the insurance and assurance companies
north OF tbe Potomac commissioner for
thirty States ; and applicant Tor the same
when Kansas and Nebraska shall have
come in; bank director; chairman OF the
Board of Superintendcnts of the Common
ScMols; temperance orator agent and
counsel for Wake Forest College; presi.
dent snd secretary OF all the boards of the
Baptist church, dc; and i'll addition, he
Owls more property. has the ncatcst farm,
the best fruits and the finest cattle of any
man IN the country.