The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-23

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which announces, that OH the 10th, yet
another, or the 35th aslcroid, was discover
cd by DR.. Luther, at Blk, in Prussia, or
but l3 days alter the 34th was first seen
at Paris by u, Chacornac.
A correspondent writing from II avana
says the Sugar crop Of Cuba, from all
appearances, may be short from 100000
to 100000 boxes OF last years crop. 1t is
said by intelligent planters that it will be
at least one fifth oil.
The Winnsboro Register under stands
that the Board of Officers ordered by
General Aiken to try the validity Of the
Contested election for Brigadicr Gcnerc!
Of the 9Th Brigade, South Carolina Militia,
will meet on the 9TH day OF June next, ut
10 o'clock a. IN.
One OF the largest d;slillerics in Scot
land, the Lcith distillery, where 100000
gallons Of wliskcy used annually to be
made, has just been converted into u flour
, mill.
The rcappcarauce Of the cholera in ST..
Petersburg, and other parts Of Northern
Europe, letters from shipping merchants
in Liverpool say, will check immigration
to the United States this coming summer
-shipowncrs refusing to crowd their YES
sells should the disease make It's appear.
ance i'll England.
Mr.. Soulc in one of his letters to the
State department. makes singular disc.os.
orcs. lie says that Louis Napoleon, be-
fore his celebrated coup d'eiat, which
placed him al the head Of an empire, had
concoctcd with General Narvcz, the
Spanish Minister, the plan of a mission TO
Tic United States, to sound how far this
country was vulnerable irr a military point
OF view. X secret agent was to be sent
with Instructions prepared by the Depart.
tons duly signed, were presented to Ma.
polcon B0napar;c, the son of Jerome, with
Il icnderol what amount OF money Inc might
require TO carry them out. The latter
refused telling Louis Napoleon that lie
WAS not the man for such a work; that he
was a democrat, and would rather be with
the United States than with hin. The
matter was dropped, and has not hecn
resumed since, ut cast to the knowledge
OF Mr.. Soulc's informant. Mr.. SouIc him,
self appears to have full faith in the state
mcn,.
We learn from the Anderson G;u.eNe,
That upon The formation of Il " Library So
cicty" in that place, Oh the 18th inst. the
opening address was delivered by Ibzan J.
Rice Esq. The address is spoken of as
chastc, elegant! and instructive, and at
the conclusion, the President announced
that the meeting WAS open for further re-
mark. Some of the fair ones prcscn,
sent a request TO Col. Asiinorc to ad-
dress the meeting. Taken by surprise,
the Colonel after endorsing the views adj
vanccd by Mr.. Rice, and expressing his
sympathy in The objects of the society,
declined making Il speech, but acknowl-
edged the complement paid him by the
ladies, in an appropriate and gallant man
ner. So ended Il p!"asan, and entertain.
ing meeting.
Mr.. Hiss OF the MAssaciuselies Know
Nolhing Legislature. tried twice on Mon
day 10 occupy his scat, Notwithstanding
his expulsion. 1t was reported that he
act ell thus AT tic advice of lis counsel
Mr.. Butler, who denounced the vo!c Of
expulsion as illegal and unjust. lie was
each time removed, however, by The Ser.
gcant at-.lrIns, who acted under an order
OF The House passed almost unanimously.
The precise number , f exhibitors 70.
the Paris Exhibition is not at present
known, but it is calculated it will be be-
tween 1000 and S,O0O-ralhcr more
than at London. q; them, not few or thar
from 1000 TO 5000 are French from
England there Will be from 5000 10 5000
AT Cincinnati they are manufacturing.
large numbers Of portablc cottages for Kan
Sas, which can be put together without
nails, and by a few hours labor.
TIE Maine Legislature passed a law a
lis late session that no person OF foreign
birth shall vote unless he shows naturali.
zation papers TO "lhc authorities" at ieas
three months before All election. The
act took elect March 18th.
It is stated, and we believe correctly
that Labrador with a population OF twenty
thousand inhabtanl-, has neither Cover
nor, Magistrate, Constable or Lawyer
W, violence and disorder are con
among ihcm-a fact highly creditablc t
their morals. Their chief occupation il
hunting and fishing, the produce Of wi,icI
is sold to the traders from the United State