The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-04-25
night of tho .!3rd uIt., put 5000 poor fell
lows h0rS du c0m5ut

The notorious Dr.. Hines, convicted in
Louisiana some time since, and sentenced
TO The pententiary for eleven years, and
who lately escaped, was arrested on Sun.
day last, at Louisville, under the assumed
name OF Col. Hamilton.
Martin Van Buren,, jr., died at Paris on
Tuesday, the 10Th ut.
A despatch from Buffalo dated April
l7ih says: {: A returned Californian by the
name of Forbes, shot another man here
TO, day named Schaler, on account of Scha-
Icr's intimacy witt, his wife. SchaIer is
not considered dangerously injured. Forbes
surrendered himself, confessed the deed,
aud expressed regret that Schalcr was not
dead. Forbes had been absent three wears.
lie has been 'cnnllnitlcd for u further cx-
animation.
A fire occurred in Columbia on The l7,h
inst, at The depot Of the South Carolina
Railroad, which destroyed 1900 bales OF
cotton and several cars, involving a loss
of $6O,O0O
The income of the Charlotte g. Soulh
Carolina Rail Road for the lst quarter this
year exceeds the income for the Ist quar-.
ter last year $l0,000
The Savannah papers contradict, in the
strongest terms, the rumors Of the prcva
Icncc Of Yellow Fever in that city.
Major Wayne goes on. in the store. ship
supply, destined for the Mediterranean. TO
purchase CaInels, Congress- having au
lhorIzcd thcm to bo purchased for military
purposes.
Hon. Whi,cmarsh D. Scabrook. depart
cd this life at his residence, Strawberry
Till, in ST. Lukc's Parish, on Monday, the
18th inst
The trial Of Theodore Parker and other
aholit'onsts, who were indicted for incil
ing the Burns fiot i'll Boston, has ended in
snokc. On Thursday Judge Curtis, of the
Circuit Court of Massachusetts, decided 10
qnash The indictments, on the ground that
The process WAS not sufficiently set forth,
aud nis", il.n! ii was moi alleged that Com.
missioner LorIrg had legal cogn zance in
The Burns case. The order d,scIarrinr
the accused was received with APPLAUSE
BY the spectators, who lhrongcd the court
room.
The Massachusetts House of Rcpre.
scnlalivcs Saturday adopted an address to
The Governor, recommending he removal
OF Judge Lor'ng from the Office Of Judge
oi Probate, Iii consequence of his action
IN the case of 'lIc fugitive slave Burns.-
The vote stood 2O7 yeas to Ill nays.
IN consequence OF the short crop Of
breads;utfS last season there Is said To be
great distress prevailing in some sections
OF Kentucky.
Asa NJ. Nyman. of Rockingham. W.,
evolutionary pensinncr, aged l0l years.
lately walked on foot and alone II distance
Of eight miles, to get his semi.annual al
lnwancc.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has de-
crdcd tha, The officers and men (or their
widows and minor chiIdrcn) engaged in
the revolutionary naval service are en-
braccd within the provisions OF the late
bounty land act.
a despatch from Washington, April
l7th says 1t may be relied upon tha, the
Cabinet are entirely harmonious on the
Cuba question. Commodore McCaulry's
instructions are not warikc, and he will
resort % iorce only under circums,ant cs
fully justified by international law. The
Administration is strongly in favor OF
pacific policy, and Spain i fully aware Of
that fact. The Cuban outrascs against
our commerce arise, it is believed, from
deep seated cOnSprracics amongst the
Islanders, which irriratc and confuse Con
cha, hut he now knows that these must
cease. The Administration is also conf.
dent that all can he settled without war.
In the case of the parties charged with
"eh'S participants III Tie murder oil lOUlCs
Judge C"wl"s has decided on holding
l'vin and M1rIsey to bail in the sum of
Sln,uW Gael, and IIyler. King aud Van
Pclt IN the sum OF 10000 each. The
motion to admit Furner and Paudence TO
bail is denied.
a violent thunder storm occurred in the
State of New York on the 18th inst, cx-
tending over The Whole Of the Stale. AT
Brookpor', hail stones measuring seven
inches in circum ference fell.
Drs. Thom mas q. Priulean and lien.
ry l.. Frost have been appointed by
the F"cuIty Of the Medical College of
the State of South Carolina, to attend
rs delegates at the meeting Of the
American Medical Association To- be
held in Philadelphia in May next.