The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-09-27

Catholic Parsonage there.
The Savannah papers announce the
death Of the Right Rev. Francis Xavier
Garland. Roman Catholic Bishop of the
Diocese OF Georgia, who died ut the resi-.
dence of NJ. Pendcrgrast, in that city, on
Wednesday morning at half.yast II
o'clock, of yellow fever.
The democrats have carried Arkansas
by large majority. Messrs Rusk and
Greenwood (democrats) are elected to
Congress, and the Legislature stands on
joint ballot-democrats IS, wings IS.
Attorney General Gushing is preparing
to test the constitutionality ofthe Fugi-
tive Slave law in the Supreme Court of
Wisconsin. which pronounced the law un-
constitutional.
The Gaccta of Costa Rica calculates
the dest ructon of locusts in that country
in consequence Of the measures dictated
by the Government, ut $50, 400. 900 inse cts.
Up TO the Oath of July, 5000 sacks of the
insects. weighing each 80 pounds, had
been presented for the purpose of obtain.
ing the bounty offered by the Government
for their destruction.
The government Of Greece has forward
cd to Washington block of marble taken
from the Parthenon. in order "that it may
serve to adorn. however humbIy, the
monument destined to perpetua,e the re-
mernbrance Of the great founder of the
American independence"
The Marion Star SAYS that the bridge of
the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
Road, over the Pee Dee is in a near state
OF completion. The cylandcrs have been
finished some time, and there remains but
one stran OF tho superstructure TO be
completed, which it is expected will he
done by the 18th Of October, and be ready
for the passage of the trains.
Accounts from Boston Of 10Th, state
that the delegates thus far elected to the
Democratic Convention are generally ia.
vorable to the administration.
A State Internal Improvement Conven-
ton is to be held ut Salisbury, North Car
oiIna, on the I'd day Of November next,
to devise some general plan for improving
the State by railroads.
The corn crop in Chlckasuw county
Miss, is represented as being the larges,
ever raised there, and is selling ut 20 to o5
cents bushel.
The Cdrolinian states that Columbia
Was Lever in u better condition OF entire
health than at this season.
The last Marion Star has one hundred
and eleven tracts of land advertised at
shcrlff's sale. The advertisement occu-
pes nearly two columns of its pages.
That some persons in Canada begin to
looI upon the influx OF fugitive slaves IN
that country as al evil may be inferred
from motion made in the Canadian Leg
isature, that tho same capitation tax now
imposed OH all strangers entering The
Province, he enacted in future from black
immigrants.
There was sharp frost in some purts
Of New Hampshire and Maine on the llth
inst, which has put a stop, it is stated, to
the growth OF vines, ,omatos, and tender
plants generally.
Upwards OF four thousand immigrants
arrived at New York Oh Saturday last.
Mr.. John S. Richardson an old and res.
pccted citizen OF GreenvIle District, is
announced in the Mountnineer as having
died last week, aged IS years.
The Town Council Of Columbia have
forwarded five hundred dollars to Savannah,
for the relief of the suffering.
At an election held OH The 18th inst,
for lntendant and six War ems, 10 serve
in.tho Town of marlborough, the follow
ing was The result;
ImeMiam.-Hon. NJ. F.. earn.
Wardens Carlos Tracy, Esq, Major
Charles WarIey. DR.. E,nanl. Wtsell, Col
l.. u. Whscll, DIR. Thos. Lining, II. b
jenkins, Esq.
AN ASTOUNDING RECORD FOR MAINE
Law CIry.-The police report of tile
Boston Courier of Tuesday appears as
follows;
Sixiy-four SIMPLE drunkards, four
common drunknrds. seven assaulters, ten
Card.players on the Lords day, three
rescuers, fourteen rioters, one store
breaker, one hotel and two petty
thieves were tried in the police cour, yes
tesday. The entire party fiuure IN one