The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-01-31
News lQclaps.

"S' "C'c" years VI uoc, at un average OF
S545.
A gang OF sixty negroes, belonging to
an cH'ate, was sold on Thursday, by p. J..
Porchcr, at an average Of S5l5.
Mccormick, who was stabbed by Craig,
in Lancaster District, on the 10Th inst, d-
cd of his wounds on Thursday evening
last.
The Spanish Government is said TO look
very coldIy OH The English proposals TO ell.
list soldie RS for the war. The Duke of
Scvillano succeeds Colorado as Minister Of
Finance.
The North Eastern Rail Road has IS
miles under contract for laying iron, to be
finished by the lst of July next.
BY the last accounts from italy VIC
learn that riot broke out recently among
the luborere at Carara, anu the city was
placed in state OF scige. All the aims
in the hands of the rioters were ordered
to be delivered up.
The Government has received letters
concerning the condition of the Hon. John
Y. MaSor, from which it is concluded that
though not recovered from the dcpIorabc
attack of Paralysis under which he sank
not long since, he was somewhat better
than when the previous steamer left Liver
pool. 1t seems 10 he taken for granted
that he will return to the United States,
vacaling tho French mission, as soon us he
may be able to travel.
MIR. T.. II. Barnes has invented what
he terms a" 'cmhossing telegraph" which
is ciaimcd to possess qualities superior 10
all systcms Of telegraph heretofore in use.
Messages are printed in clear Roman
Character, and are sent to correspondents
from the slips OIL which they are received.
A very severe and destructive storm is
reported in our Northern exchanges as
having visited tho north on The 23rd inst,
and lasted 4S hours. Much damage was
done 10 several Of our northern cities.
The roofs OF houses i'm some instances were
torn off, trees up rooted, window blinds
driven in with great fury, fences prostra;ed
and Rail Road and tclegraphic inlcrcom-
mnnicaiinn inlerrnncd l,r The time.
The old chapel building Of the South
Carolina College, and the adjoining cas-,
wing, were totally destroyed by fire on
Saturday morning. The fire originated iii
the roof near the Cupola, and was caused
by Il detective fuc. The wind blowing
gaze from the northwest, rendered all
efforts to save the buildings fruitlcss.
The loss is estimated by the Times " At
$4,000. The furniture of the students
'Tas mostly saved.
There has hecn considerable excite.
nrnt in Albany, n. Y, in consequence
of the Catholic priests having been CHAR.
gcd with destroying books of ii religious
character given to the children at tic
linsl,ou,c OIL SUNDAY 'asi. Four iraci
crs, said to have bc.n appointed by the IN
ilucncc of The priests, and acting under
their directions, seized the books and dc.
slroycd them. n committee, appointed to
investigate the matter, report that The books
were presented TO the children by Pro.
tcstant lady, and were taken from them
and destroyed by the "tcarhcrs," as had
hccn alleged Part OF the books were
surrendered upon demand, and the others
were torcIhly iaken-Mr. Shchan, the
Catholic teacher. telling lhr children, when
they cried Tor the loss of their books, that
they were "po:son and nell fire.
The annual meeting Of the Wilmington
and Manchester Rail Road adjourned on
FRIDAY evening. The usual routine OF
business was transacted. General IIarlcc
having declined serving as President, Mr..
J. Eli Gregg was elected in his stead
Messrs Mutt, Taylor, Nixon, Walker,
Smith, llarlIcc. Charles, Mccall, Moore
and Muldrow, were rc.cIccted Directors.
1t ives decided TO locate the workshops at
Wilmington.
The Wilmington Herald informs us
that pair oi shad were caught on Thurs
day last, al that place, and sold for 50. %
the first ot the season.
From the same paper we also learn that
scvcra robbcrics have recently been com
mllled in that city. On Sunday night the
room ot the JaIlcr was entered hy bur
giar or bur. lars, and his pocket book con-
tanning Sl57,50, lying within three feet OF
his heal, was taken by The rngucs-
The residence OF IA gentleman OIL 3rd
street was likewise entered the same even.
ing. but the rogue was detected in time,
but succeeded in making his escape
The same paper adds 1--WE heardnfa similar
case last week, where $I0n was taken
from the pprlmonnaic Of il citizen while
asleep"
Thr'y'six women Of Oisc5n Alcgana
county, N Chyan, last week formed Them
selves lEto party. armed themselves
with hazel hrIs and nck ayos and M, ko,