The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-01
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al" icschioiliiS uock of wild geese was
observed, buL it was soon asccrtaincd TO
bo balls of snow collected in the air by 4
thousand whirlwinIs Is. They increased in
size and number for about twenty minutes
when they fell to he ground, covering
something more than an acre. On examin-
ing the sFo: where they fell, the balls were
found from one to twenty inches in dame
ter"
u The Charleston Evening news, OF
! tho 23d ult, contains the following:
I'VE learn that white man was stab
bed and killed, it is said, by negro on
yesterday, at or above the four Mile House.
We are unable TO give the particulars, as
a jury OF inquest has been cmpauueIcd to
investigate The matter.
The two principal competitors in the
tremendous struggle, now being wagcd
in China, are young men scarcely past
their boyhood.
The Camden paper state that there
has been no new case of small pox in that
! town.
The Lancaster ledger states that the
dwelling house, kitchen and meat house
Of Marian Aaron, in Chcstc. field District,
was destroyed by fire, on Saturday tho
Goth instant.
There is IN advance in Peruvian Guano
from 46, SO to 5000 dollars.
1t is stated as a fact, lta, no doath has
occurred in France, by accidcn, on any of
Its Railroads for the last two wears.
The State OF New York has expended
during the past year, over two million, two
hundred thousand dollars upon its free
schools
There has been large frcsI,e, in the
Pee Dec.
Tho Patiot contains IA long commune
cation, nominating Richard Ycadon, Of
Charleston, for our mex, Governor.
| 'a' has ocen introduced III the
Georgia Legislature, to repea! all laws
declaring poligamy unlawful The move
was secuted out, and OF course lost.
s17 The Rev. Wa. JAY, the great
English divine d cd at Bath, on the 27,.
December last.
W The report that Mr. Soue had
io"aht another duel with the Duke of
Alba and been killed, is disbeIieved.
81 10000 sacks of Sal, have JUS, ar
rived in Charleston 1t is thouuht i, will
be down to $l,a5 per sack very soon.
SPIRIT RAPPrNGs.-The Paris cores
pendent ot the Literary Gazette writes.
such Is the terrible effect that it has Gre
a'ed, that 1t has altogether weancd some
| persons from their ordinary aYoca tons. has
ne"i!dered !oo.!sh women, and has actu.
! any sent AN eminent Paris banker, a de.
| Partment project, and TWO or three hrh
-lunc'Ionaries, stark staring mad
MOUNT VgRNoN.--Thc New York AS
'e'hD!y has unanimously passed a resolu
tion requesting the Senator'S and Reprc.
sentailves ~ Congress, from that State, ,o
vote TOR the purchase OF Mount Vernon.
a Goop BEGIxNlNG--John Mi,chc]
commences. The Citizen with orders for
$4,000 copies Oh lis books
DisCovERY OF SILVER AND CuppER N
| GREENviLLE.-lt gives It's much pleasure
10 ann"unce tin, Silver and Copper have
been !onni III The upper part of The District,
on nnds owned by our friend and fellow
iownsmHn. Col. George Tnwncs. An or
anlzcd and etticicnt company have agreed
to lease The mine o: Silver and Copper from
| Col. Towns and VII! soon comm ,nce a Thor
ouGh derelopcmcnt OF this new resource of
wealth to our hitherto neglected and un.
appreciated mountain section of The State.
Mines "f silver and copper are, usually,
more neNhauSiab!e and OF more perma
nent value even than Ihose OF gold Col.
Townes Is the owner oi sone four or five
thousand acres OF land where this valuable
discovery has been made. and we heartily
congratulate him Oh his good prospect.
G'eeni ie !Nounfaineer.
kENTUcXY SEyAToR.-lIon J. ]. Crit
ieIdcn, has becn elected United States
Senator from Kentucky.
LIBERAL DoNATInN.-Undrr this cap.
ton the Southern Baptist Of the 18th uit.
SAYS:
The Charleston Bible Society, through
their Agen, the REV. f. a. Dol!s, furnish.
ed graluilously, the Mills House with l5S
Bibles, for the use OF the par!nrs and
Chambers OF that new and splendid hotel.
They are beautifully printed, neatly bound
with guilt edges, and lcttcred "Alills
House" on the cover. 1t is highly crafty
ing to sec that "bcst OF Books" made thus
accessible to The wayfarlng man, US we'll
as those al home.
ROMAN CATHOLICS IN TIE UNITED
STATEs.--Thc Roman Catholics have at
present 7 archbishops. 80 bishops, l712
churches, and 1874 priests, included in 4l
dioccscs, and 2 apostolic yicariaics.
At the late Sale of S. l.. McConne)rs
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