The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-21
News Ate1nns.

The New York Journal of Commerce
says, there is new article Just patented,
called g The Diamond hight" manufac.
iurc of new kind OF oil. The light given
is equal to that ofthe best sperm oil It's
cheapness and its quality will recommend
it TO general use. The oil is made from
Rosin and cannot explode.
The Supreme Court Of New York, has
refused TO discharge The late Mexican Con.
sui. He is charged with having cmbez.
zled money Of the Gadsen Treaty. The
amount Of bail has been reduced to $50.
600.
The English Journals complain Of the
cost of the Eastern war. The expenses,
says the London Times, for twelve months.
has been eighty millions, OF dollars. The
opinion is popular that fifty millions will
have TO be raised to. meet the annual
expenses Of the war, SO long as it NAV
| last.
Prince Dcmidoff, the divorced husband
ofFrInccss MalhiIde Bonapartc, it is stated
IN the New York Tribune, is now attached
to tho Russian lc. alton at Vienna, and
has put his colossal fortune (S20H.OOO a
yea) al tfhe disposal Of the Car. He
Keeps, at his own cost, agents in England,
France, and Turkey, to- look after The
Russian prisoners and wounded and to
take care Of their wants.
The Auburn Daily American on Thurs.
day, learned from a gcntlema who came
on the cars the previous evening from the
West, that The steamboat on Seneca lake
with her passengers. got caught by the
cold weather and was fast frozen in the
lake about mile from Geneva. Mca-
surcs were being taken to take the pas
scngcrS of from the icc-!lound boat.
We learn from the Jordan (Ononda1o
County, Transcrip, that on Tuesday
night four men, Irishmcn, narnrs un.
known. were frozen TO death at Jacks
kaels. number Of those who were cn.
g'gcd on the public works are living in
miserable sllantics, which afford but
slight protection to the inmates, and dur
ing this extreme cold weather their suf.
fering must be cxtrcn,.
The passenger train Of cars whi ch left
the town Of lIollcy, New York, on Su,ur-
day last, for Niagara Falls, when a, a
distance of few miles from ,ha, place
became EMBEDDED in heavy snow drift.
La 5orcrs were procured and sent in adj.
vance with s'iovo's, and the train sue
ceedcd IN progressing so far lha, drift
was formed behind it in such manner that
II could neither retreat or gn on. The
cars, continuing about one hundred pas
sengers, were accordingly obliged to re.
nam IN their position all night, arl the
next gay, after having been upwards of
twenty hours without food Of urW kind.
Inc Passengers were carried safely back
TO TIE place whence they had started
on Sunday afternoon they began tleir
journey anew. and g. through wi,hou;
further difficulty. Several other trains
we're out all night upon the s,mc road.
III is now over two weeks since we re :.
ccivcd mai! from Springfield, and the
prospect is that the train viii not be able
togo through before Saturday, if they do
then. The Mississippi road appears to
hc almost hopelessIy blocked up. and we
near OF but little progress being made to
open II. The Aurora and Illinois Central.
The only otter route by which the Cari-
tai Gan be reached, is in Il similar condi-
ton, although, unless the work OF open
ing was greatly retarded by the snow of
Monday night, t.crc is some hope of a
connection being formal with the Missjs.
sippi road at Bloomington.
AS a ge'tleInln -was passing through
The streets of Boston one day last week,
having in his hand an account book, with.
in which was S73J in bank bills. il WAS
accidentally Knocked out Of his hand the
wind was in tlIicrish whirl lust then.
and took the bills on its wings, BEARING
them every way. over house ton and
street. by patient hunting all but about
91j were recovered
The fighting dress OF tie Austrian
seems to be perfect. His double breasted
frock-coat-slort, and fitting easily. and
without strain to the figure. with trouscr
OF sufficient fulIncss-Icavcs his muscu.
lar energy free from development, and
close helmet, handy cartridge, and shor,
sword, complete his useful couipment.
have seen, writes correspondent of tn G
Press, some OF their soldiers run races
IN thcir uniforms without the sipl,tcst
inconvenience. The Englishman, with
his iron stock, tight coatec. and straiohr.
ened Panlaloons. would not be able n
dlsport himself in SO free manner.
On one of the mountain roads in Men
don, Rutland county. Vermont, there is n
spot winch, on account If {, ,,r,.,.