The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-04-25

law is law, and the afflicted nstfst grin and
bear it.
a new Internal theory has been broacl1.
ed here by Father WaIworth, son of llte
late chancellor Of the State, and a recent
convert to 4omanism. The reverend
gentleman insists that The place Of eternal
torment is in the centre of the earth, and
Infers from the ratio of Tic increase of
temperature in boring Artesian wells, that
tie frontier Of the eternal regions is some
twcnty-onc miles beneath the earlh's sur.
luce, and that the temperature on the .bor-
der line is over 1000 degrees of Fahren.
heIt A queer idea, .s it not and i'm.
poriant if true.
New Jersey is likely to have IFS popu.
latlon undesIrably augmented in cnnse.
quence OF the crusade against "stranyr
women" now in proggres here. Several
Keepers Of improper houses, are preparing
to remove their household gods (and god
dcsscs) TO tlob"ken and Jersey City. Ma.
ny Of the liquor dealers are likewise prc.
pairing to depart for the non-abs, Incn. re-.
gion.
The case Of john B. Homes for the
mars'aughtcr Of policeman Gourry has
been given to the jury IN the Court Of Scs.
sl"ns. Probably The verdict will he rem
dcrcd TODAY. Homes, who was "A candr.
date for Alderman, was on an election.
eerIng spree at the time the offence was
committed. lie stabbed Gourlry willie
the latter was cndcavoring to SECURE him
Hon. Eraslus Brooks of The Express
having asserted in his place IN the Stale
Senate that Arch Bishop Hughes held
Church property 10 the amount OF 500.
ooO, that prclatc has replied in letter re-
pie,e with the richest sarcasm. lie pro.
poses when tho location fihe property is
acertaned, 10 give The Senator slice c.and
with the remainder found and cu.low a
public library to be calIcI "the Eras,ns
Brooks Library" In the Times OF vest,
cray Ca,llolIc book.seIl:r proposes to
supply the hooks, and offers to begin with
"op'c on lying" Ii Brooks IS the surt
ola man TO laugh at good joke at ,is own
expense,-a, | thuk he Is-he could
not have ti' er opportunity.
The Opera House is filled nightly n,
The reduced priccs-parquct and dress
circle, 81, and the higher regions soc.
William Tell, Rosins' last and best. has
been brought out creditably, with new
scenery and effective choruses. The
troupe is very efficient one, with the cx
cepl.un OF Prima- a-dpna-aSsaLutn STEPHAN.
ane, whose VOICE has lost its richness, AMI
who's ap, to I'ccoit'e indisposed toward iii,
conclus"n OF the performance.
Our Theatres are we'll attended. Las,
evening Cuimans fine Comedy oi The
Heir ut Law was reproduced a. Wal
lacks with a most effective cast, and n
fcr!c;:;i;;i c. stage appointments III ~,
iound al no other Theatre in The Country
Daniel Douglass, Tallrw Chandler who
suddenly finds hiu>cf "pear' as he
spells it OF the realm, can have no better
representative than Mr.. Bake, and Mr..
BrongLam's Dr. Douglass L. l.. d.. as :
5. rcvives most v,v,dIy the starch and
Buchram toadyism of The Old tune race Of
tutors now happily extinct.
- hat splendid Fifth Avenue Hotel the
Brcvoort House has proved u d,sas, rous
Ia'lurc. 1t utterly swamped poor Judson
late Ut the New York Hotel, absorbing il,
lew months The earnings OF his lie, and
reducing him from the position OF land lord
to that OF cIeik. Only think Of the iurni.
lurc Of the establishment WHICH cos,
slOO.00O, ueing knocked down to Stew.
art. (wlIo suppose vas u heavy creditor)
tor 28,UO0.
The dcpnrtue ofCommolure McCauIcy,
in the San Jacinto, for IIavann4 with (it
IS bciicved) belligcranl instructions occa-
sons quite STIR among our "tillbus,ers" "
Many think there will be war with Spun,
Ilun,bug Span knows better.
Wonderful and 10 me incredible stories
of the phenomena witnessed IN circle OF
"rappers" known as tho ",n,race circle
have tempted inc To apply lor ad,nss<lnn to
the performance. There are, It is said,
five hundred names on the application list,
but as my Dau,e is nearly "up head" ex.
pee, an carly invitation, and after seeing
what there is 10 be seen, will state my
"spericlce' for The amusement, ins,ruc.
ton or astOniShmcnt, (as the. case NAV
be,) Of your readers.
Some OF our "don't care" bellies have
adopted Tho Spanish Cavalier boot as i,
appears on the stage. After The bo,ts
will come tro-s, | suppose.
Business seems brisker this week, than
betoye this season, and notwithstanding
there is considerable reduction in the
amount OF coin in bank as reported M the
last weekly averages, ,,noney is pretty easy
in "Ihc slfeet.' QUAKER.