The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-21
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says, there is II new article just patented,
called " The Diamond Light" a manufac.
,ure of new kind OF oil The light given
is equal To that OF the best sperm oil. It's
cheupness 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 Me. lean Con.
sui. He is charged with having cmbez.
zled money of the Gadsen Treaty. The
amount Of bail has been reduced to $40.
600.
TIE 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
nave 10 be raised To. meet the annual
expenses Of the war, so long as it may
last.
Prince DcmidoG, the divorced husband
offrlnccss MahiIde Bonapurtc, it is stated
IN the New York Tribune, is now attached
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has put his colossal fortune (S2OH.OOO a
year) at tIe disposal Of the Gar. lie
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 DliIy American on Thurs.
day, learned from gcntIema II who came
on the cars the previous evening from the
west, that the Steamboat OH Seneca lake
WIN ''cr passengers. got caught by the
cold weather and was fast frozen il, the
lake about a mile from Geneva. Mca-
surcS were being taken TO take the pas
scngcrS of from tho icc-hound boat.
We learn from The Jordan (Onondago
County, Transcript that on Tuesday
night iour men, lrishmcn, names un.
known. were frozen TO death ut Jacks
Racls. a number Of those who were en-.
g'gcd on the public works are living in
miserable shantIcs, which afford but
sglh protection TO the inmates, and dur
ing This extreme cold weather their suf
ferng must be cxtron,.
The passenger train Of cars viii ch left
the town Of lIollcy, New York, on Sutur
day last, for Niagara Falls, when at a
distance of a Few miles from that place
became cmbcdcd in heavy snow drift.
LA horcrs were procured and sent in adj
vance with shovcis, and the train sti,
ccedcd IN progressing so far that drift
was formed behind it in such manner that
It could neither retreat or 60 on. The
cars, containing about one hundred pas
sengcrs, were accordingly obliged to re.
inaiii IN their position all night, auI the
next day, after having been upwards Of
twenty hours without fnoi Of any kind
tho passengers were carried safely back
TO 'fe place whence they had star,cd.-
on Sunday afternoon they began their
journey anew. and G. through without
further difficulty. Several utlrrr trains
were out all night upon the SINE road.
II is now over two weeks since we re
ccivcd mail from Springfield, and the
prospect is tha, the train wifi not be able
togo through before Saturday, if they do
then. The Mississippi road appears to
he almost hopclessly blocked up. and we
hear oI but little progress being uade to
open II. The Aurora and Illinois Central.
the only otter route by which the Cari-
tai can 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
connection being formal with the Missis-
sippi road at Bloomington.
As gentleman was passing through
The streets of Boston one day last week,
harn" in his hand IN accoun, book, with.
in which was a75o in bank bills. it was
accidentally knoc.;cd out Of his hand the
wind was in tIicvish whirl lust then.
and took The bills on its wings, bearing
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street. by patient hunting all but about
91j we're recovered.
The fighting dress Of the Austrian
seems to be perfect. Ills double breasted
irock-coat-shorl, and fitting easily. and
without strain to The figure. with truuscr
of sufficient fuincss-leavcs his muscu.
lar energy free from development, and
close helmet, handy cartridge, and short
sword, complete his useful cquipmcnt.-
have seen, writes a correspondent of IN
Press, some OF their soldiers run races
in thcir uniforms without the SLIGHTEST
Inconvenience. The Engshman, with
his iron stock, tight coatec. and straight.
ened pantaloons. would not be able 10
d'sport himself in 50 free ,nunrcr.
On one of the mountain roads in ,lcn-
don, Rutland county. Vermont, there is n
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