The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-22

OF thehlghcst in the world. From this peak
mountain tops five hundred rhiFes diotant
are distinctly seen. The mountain is
volcanic, smoke being seen to issue from
the summit.
The Mcaghcr Guards, of Charleston,
haveinvi.ed Thos. Francis Mcaghcr, Esq
III dc liver lecture in that city-the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the Calhoun Monu.
mcnt. Mcagher has acccpted the invita-.
ton.
by the Caro!inian, of Tuesday last. we
see that he President o the South Car
DINA Rail Road. has telcgraphed to tha,
place stating fiat the difficulties between
that Company and tho Post Office Depart-
mcnt have been definitely arranged, and
that the Mails will hereafter be regularly
transported on that road.
A project was recently mooted in Pen.
sacola, Fla, to change the boundary of
that State, and annex Pensacola 10 Ala.
bama.
The Synod, Of South Carolina, assem-.
bled in Charleston oa Wcdnesd av last.
The Annual Conference of the Mctbo-
dist Episcopal Church'of ,Iri; State, met
III Columbia OIL Wednesday, The an.
polnt'ncnt OF Ministers has not yet trans
pircd.
Tnc Hon d. l. Yulcc is spoken of, as
U. 5. Senator from Florida.
Inc Galveston papers seem 10 think
that the Pacific Railroad scheme of Mes.
srs Walker d. Co., will prove a failure.
The survey of II railroad route from
k'hgsvii'e 10 Hamburg, intended for a
continuation OF The Wilmington and Man.
chester road, has been commenced under
the supcrlntcndancc OF Mr.. r. II. Dranc.
HN'liul engineer. There 10 no doubt.
but that tbs road will be built and tha,
SOON. ., =
An extensive swindIc, accompa nicd
with 3o'gcrI,;s 10 the amount Of 81 900.
p0ehas been successfully accomplished
in San Francisco. The perpc,ra,or, a
man by the name OF Mcigss purchased a
ship, in which he placed his family and i'll
gotten wealth, and fled for PARIS unknown.
1t is stated that bar of iron, Of almos,
any size. may be instantly severed. while
h'f' ny the simple application of piece
oi common roll birthstone. Holes NAV
be Instantly performed through bars or
P!alcs of heated iron, hy Tie application OF.
pointed pieces Of birthstone. There is al.
so method of saving or cutting hardened
steel, by means of circalar piece OF com
mon thin iron plate or sheet iron, adjusted
TO lathe. or otherwise put in,o'a vol en-,
Eolary motion this will readily Gu, off IA
pile, cu,tiSg steel. or .on,pered steel
spring, wl!hai,. drawing, or reducing tho
temper.
From i card published in the Yorkville
'#e@n y .ssrs. Miller ~ Melton on
.s nnr, or the purchase OF the Rem.
e.!y from Ness Walker 6. Moorc,- ,-s+r
the other, has been rescinded. The for
mer gentlemen still EXPRESS ther deter
mination TO continue the establishment OF
new paperte be called the Enquirer,
to be frs, class paper and larger than
any other in the State, savo one
The Legislature Of South Carolina
meets on Monday next.
We huve nothing new from the seat
Of War in the East.
Hogs are selling throughout east Ten
nesscc aN far as we can learn at ( cents
gross.
The King OF the Sandwich Islands has
got II new cloak, and no European lcspot
has got Il better or more costly one. 1t
has cost aboht million of dollars. There
is good dcn OF fuss and feathers" abou,
IL, for Il considerable portion oi it is made
Of rare feathers. procured from birds diff
cult TO catch, and which have each OF
them only TWO feathers Of the kind. The
cost OF .'rocnrIng the feathers is nearly
half dollar sscac!,, and il takes vas,
qnsnily to make such cloak. II the
Sandwich Islands are annexed to the
United States, 10 whom will that cloak
belong?
AT the burial Of Marshal dc ST. Ar
maud the flags of France and Of England,
for the first time in history, covered the
same cctiin, and Mnsslenan cannon re.
sounded in sign OF grief ut the funeral OF
Chris, mn General
The Internal improvement Convention
at Salisbury, North. Carolina, have recon-
mcnlcd State appropriations 20 several
important lines OF rail road among them
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