The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-01-10
Correspondence Of the Banner.

New YoRk CITY, Dec. 23, 1854.
Christmas Holiiays-7imes tn New
rork-Noret Churity-City Items
-Our -lmusemenis-Ncw Pu6tica.
ttons, dc.
MEssns. EDIroRs Ere this reaches
you, Christmas with all its joys aud
festivities will have gl'dcl by; ami
he numbered with the days that were.
And before we can nnnunicatc with
you again, the light 1f another year
Wi. dawn. iirrc then, in The bust.
ling Cit, with the waves uf lite rolling
ny Us we selld Il greeting to YOU,
sunny sullhern home and wish y,.u !,
pleasant Christmas and IL lu,,py New
Year! To lh'se with whom, through
your kindness, We have tiisc,,ur>rd
many days, We tcli'Ier oar best wishes
for !uclr happiness aud prosperity.
Times are busy now. "Chri>lna>
is coming" has been The uniyr, sal CT,
oi the Juveniles Tor The last Two weeks
-anL each nisnt vi>i.'n$ q! S:::;!;:
Claus that go"l old spr,lr and
5nlerry -. Kriss kr,n.Ic," duub,Ir>,
3 visited them. Now, The bellies and
hsnux "f Gotham an, .cii'uti,g the
pleasures ot the CHRISTMAS and New
Years Holidays are bu-,i. p,rpnril,:
to cmj joy them. GIFTS must be ,n;.dc--
social calls be received and t,.,,,,s be
given. "Egg N"y" suppc,, vii, Ne
are informed, be veiy numerous on
that "ccasi II and the way Champaign
-the term nov, applied to .iewaIk
Cider-and Egg Nog and ''J,,nkainc>'' .
generally will disappear would aI;.rm
Maine Law advocate! New Yeal :
day is the yaia etuy with our pv..pl,,
and celebrated with more enthusiasm
th"" Christmas is. A'n,".g nlirr
pleasures ra'iilirElcd viii its c.ic.n
ti"n IS lilr 'i>ils and >uc,al ears on J.,
bul,Id IL make to his iiie,Is ami ,e.a
ti"ns-io"r "hes OF course rXc.pie.l.-
OH that day. 1t would a;i;,d Us muci,
pleasure t" pop into your su"ctum o.
tlIut day anu exchange with ,..n tn,.
compliment, OF the scasni. Bat not
possessing the power o! ul,iuni.y ~v
can only Imagine the pleasures u,.,ivv..
from Sucu u Gail
1t Is u custom with New Workers t.,
expend mos ut their chlrllanrr ~,
pr"prial "ls 1T this Sru>.m at tic
Year. Provisions being yer, h.Sh Il,
present some cha,ilabic in,i,> l,l,ia,,
aided by donations from vA,iou.
quarters have opened IA .'So"p Huit,
III Ward N" 3-wl,ere the p,.u can
receive Cam Soup three times !,
week Tree ct expense Rather II nov
el way of aiding the indi gent but one
we'll suited To- these la,itude@.
Quite destructive ii,c occurred
here Oh Wednesday last. 1t uipina
ted at the City Assembly Rooms No
446 Broadway and consumed tAent, ,
five Or thirty buildings among whici
was the Cuncelt Hall Of Christi and
Wo"ds' Ethiopian Minstres. Mus
of the buildings CONSUMED wer,
old and of little value. Two mem
bers Of Hose Company No 7 wcr,
buried by the falling of wall an,
one Ut them james Lawrey unior,u
nately killed the other being ,evertl,
wounded. The cold was 50 in,,ns,
that wa.er frozc in the l,ydra.t~ an,
The hose became SO stiff they could no
be used. II the fireman had not bee,
thus interrupted they would hav,
easily arrested tho progress of th
fumes and confined them to the AS
sen,bly Rooms! The iiremen VIII,
was killed should have u rnonu,nen
erected t. hs memory. For fur,he
details Of the fire We refer lou to tn
ntlosed Lines" Extra.
On Tuesdny evening last Col. Tho>
IL Benton delivered on address o
Western Geography as connected wi,
the building OF the Pacific Rail Road
l hat harsh, terse diction which char
actcrizes his Congressional Spccchc
pervn cd that address. The Hall {
tho Academy Of Music one ,
the .largest buildings in this city wa
filled to ovcltlowing by an audenc
eager to hear Col. &. OH his tav,
rite hobby
We gee it stutetl that 13 Deaths o.
cured OF hoard tina T,,I.r,,.:,a. 4,