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Soda springs have been discovcre,

Soda springs have been discovered
about fifty miles east Of San Frelpc,
California. by Poole and his party, en-.
gagged in the survey of public lands.
The spring is in a mound of symme.
trical shape, tapcring like n sugar lonf.
in the centre Of the top Of which is
hole, unfalhomablc, containing the car
donated beverage fresh from some
natural laboratory below. Some OF
the mounds are siN feet high, and
clothed witha green and luxuriant
coat Of grass, while others are shaped
like an inverted bowl and, fringed by
growth OF caile. The water is de.
scribed MS having the same sparkling
ethrvescent property rs that o:dinari.
Iy sold by apothecaries, and was drank
with avidity by both the men and an.
imals belonging to. the party. When
imprcgnated by an acid of any kind,
it produced instant e0ervesccnce, and
in that form is peculiarly refreshing
as drink.
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The Complications Of the War.

- "S SVHspAaSaetIONSo oa tNS w stf.
NJ Every account from Europe seems
/! to eomplicatc the war question still
more and more. But few days since,
opinions wclc divided rs to the homes.
ty OF the Gar in his expressions Of
Willingness to treat for peace; and
while many believed that all parties
were becoming wraricd Of the war
and its confusing, cxhausting influence,
and would agree upon terms of settle
ment, many others secuted ut the
thought that Russian policy would bo
SO quickly repudiatcd and Russian az.
grandizemcnt So readily abandoned. =
We think that the premises of both
opinions are in most respects true
Russia did not, in the commencement
other aggressions, apprchcnd such cx.
tensivc and organized opposition: she
expected to gain her points more qui.
etly; while the Allies as little apprc.
hendcd that their formidable coalition
5was 10 result, after years operations
only in disappointment and disaster
sAll the parties are now fully sensible
of the inconveniences of the var; but
Russi:. is as yet the least affected by it
Her strength las been less exhausted
by it than has been tha: of The Allies,
whose resources are now well nigh
gone. Her military reputation is as.
yet untarnished, for Scbastopol still
thunders upon the remnants of the AL
lied forces, while England and France
cannot cheer and stimulate the tagging
energies Of Their people by the an
nounccment that one singl lc thing has
been done towards the accomplishment
ftheir purposes. To the thousands
Of eager cnqnirers the response is daily
made, "No Progress. The Baltic feet
returned home il:glorious, but intact
The conqucring army Of the Crimea We
fear" ill never, even inglorionsly, re-
tuln. The dcnunciations of tho Times
have been justified by the facts: and
instead ofrejoicing over the capture Of
Sebastopol, the English people may,
now we'll fear lest the army which was
to humiliate the Gar may soon enter
the capital Of all the Russians, bU. only
as captivcs, gracing their conqucror's
triumphal return. Cumulatcd upon
She heap of disaster is the dissolution
OF the British Cabinet. At the most
critical period of the war, one of the
chief Gelligcrents is left without head
to plan and direct cxpcdicnts for the
emergency. Can such untoward
events have any other effect upon the
czarthun to diminish his apprehensions
and. to encourage him in adhcling to
his purposes? Will he not, in the nc
gotiations just recommended, be
teinpted to disagree in its details to
what he assented 10 in the whole; thus
$at5the same time avoiding the charge
of discrimination and gaining time for
The increase Of his military strength ?
Unless the Allies agree to less than
they have hitherto demanded, we fear
that q more bloody--a more ruinous
war may be anticipated. to result at
last, in the attainment by Russia Of all
her desires.
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The contribution to the ashinyton
National Monument, during 1854,
amounted to $3l, ,763 ,93, NIL of which
was expended, with the exception Of
S272,G3.
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TO CosTR,puYoss. We return our,

To, CONTRIBUTORS. I'VE. return our
thanks to our fair contributor from
Charleston for her beautiful "Lines
on Rose Hill Cemetery near Macon.
Ga" They reached us too late for this
issue, but shall appear in our next.
We welcome you to our columns and
hope we shall hear from you again.
We also acknowledge the receipt
of communication, from Conscrva.
tive" upon the speech Of the Hon.
w. w. BoYcK, which has been crowd.
ed out. 1t, too, will appear in our
next issue.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-21

CONGRESSIONAL FAvoRs.-Wc are
under renewed obligations to the Hon.
Josiah Evans, Butler, Kei,t and Boyce
for repeated' Congressional lavors,
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/. 4THE LATE ROYAL VIsIE. wish
we could .as gracefully acknowledge,
astaRoee Bud" has corrected, our mis-.
take in relation to our Late distinguish.
sad visitor. Though spring has so
soon withdrawn herself from us, we
thank her for having left with lis n
Pose Bud" asa token that her bright
smiles SIN will$ soon again gladden. u.s.
leone lie gift.
Y; The, President las vetoed The French
Spolllti6il bill. fS,t e
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-21

a Novel CASE DECIDED-The case OF
the New York Sunday Courier against
Wilcox, who refused to pay an advertising
bill, on the ground that the paper was pub.
lishcd on Sunday and therefore no con-
tract with the paper could be legal, has
been decided in favor Of the Printer, on the
ground that man can not take advantage
OF his own wrong. Wilcox knew the
paper was published on Sunday and had
no business 10 advertise in it. 1t were a
pity, however, that in such cases, both
could not be thrown out of court.
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Ga <Nl[CLb1 y,

NA| + are now Receiving new aesurt-
w nent Of Ginghams Blk & Colored,
Prints, Biz Alpaca's. Cannon Cloths, French
n good assortment Of Ladies' Misses and Chill.
drens Shoes also Boots, Bleached &, Bruwn
goods, Check Mating, Willow Baskets, Sad
dlery, &C., n few dozen Towel Racks neat nj
81 1-2ets, COOL assortment of China Wane.
Tin Chamber Sets DC, g. Which will b.. soii
low, J. II. ,SOLOMIlNS AZ On
February, 81, 1855. I6 If
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TASTY words rankIe the wound
which injury gives; but soft words
assuage ii; forgiveness cures il; and
forgetting takes away The scar.
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1t is said that Victor Huge, the ccIc.
brassd French poet and Republican,
will shortly pay visit to the United
States.
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iFor tho Banner.

Iheoo'o' EuttoTS. hllO" me 10 cor
rect an error, Of your statement in the
last Banner, regarding late proceed
lngs in the domestic affairs of His High
ness, King Winter. The Royal Visit
or to this Icy Court was not Her Ma.
jesty, Queen Summer, but the fair
young Princess, Spring, whom | had
the honor ofseeing daily , and who
informed me coniidentialIy (ns know
you will be pleased to hear) that she
will return ere long, aud use her
sweetest efforts to ttmw, and soften,
and beautify, and enlivcn His Hoa,i.
ness, her Father, in the happy antici
patton OF n visit from the Queen Con
sort next June.
The stormy passages which you
overheard, were only Wirtry. greet.
ings of conjugal affection and kind.
ness to be conveyed fro m His Might.
ness to Her Royal Majesty, Queen
Summer. and by which the fair Am.
bas>adrcss; the Gentle Spring, was
well nigh stunned, and overwhelmed.
But, | hope, she has survived this
whispered thunder, and will venture
soon again among us, and cheer US Will,
her smiling presence.
ROSE BUD.
A Captius in The Kingdom of Frcczeland.
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Mrs. Sinclair (late Forrcst) has
been presented with diamond neck.
lace 3,0O0) by some Of her admirers
in San Francisco.
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DEATH GA CITIZEN. We regret
to be called upon To announce the death
OF MIR. WILLIAM WEpB, one of our oldest
and best citizens, who died on Thursday
last, at his residence near this town. Mr..
Webb had been in declining health, and
had retired from active business, for
months before his death. His loss will be
deeply laIncntcd by large circle of rcla-
tives and acqmintances to whom he had
endearcd himself by his many acts of
kindness and disintcrcs,cd generosity.
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In Equity--Sumter District.

John ". Sluckcy, Admir-. I Bill for
Necdham Riley, ct. al Partition,
vs. and sale of
M. Dubose. Nesroes.
HpY virtue. oil un order made by the Court
lid in SAID Case, will offer for sale at
Sumter Court House, on ske first Monday in
March next, SIX Likely NEGROES if
delivered to meJ directed to be sold for Parti.
tion under the case stated.
TERMS OF SALE.-So much cash as win
pay the costs and charges Of the proceedings,
The balance Of the purchase money to be secur-
ed by bond at one year with good sureiies, and
10 bear interest from day of sale, to be annual
~ paid, until the whole is satisfied.
w. +. Is. HAYNSWORTH,
Com's Eq. S. D.
February, 2lst, 1855. III III
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DEMONSTRATIVE SCALE
FON CUTTING

FOX CUTTING .l,.
LADIES DRESSES.
RS. CITIZENS new style OF Dress
lvl Fitting. taught in from 4 10 hours,
by Miss Mead from New York. Those wish.
ing n pc crfect fitting dress may call at Mr.. Chi
mas Hotel. Ladies' no doubt will link it mar
FeAous when they find they are not obliged TO
PIN on Innings nor alter dr.sses.
81 SO. = 's 30 'o>
Those who havc taken lessons are delighted
with its simplicity and accuracy. .
as il Is impossible to give correct idea of
this plan in print, We hope every lady will
have the curiosity TO call and see how easy
they Gun be taught to cut and fit their own.
dresses. ~, .siyG ~ =
Should any one after taking lessons. nos
the tuition. = -
Many of tho first Ladies' OF Camden, have.
taken lessons and nre delighted with its perfect
meas and simplicity. They have given their
certificates To That effect, ,vhici, will satisfy
my one thatt is a valuable Improvement
Letters directed Us above, will nset with
proinpt attention. =. %
Eeh.. 2'sts I6 i. ~
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~ Heavy JUDGMENT.-Ihe Trcasu.
ry Department have adviccs that the
United States have obtained Il iudu
lnent in the State Court of Texas
against Joseph Bates, U. S. Ma:shaIl
of Texas for about $4,000, the
amount of the balance due frcn. that
Individual to the United States. A
draft of $4,000 on account of this
Judgment has already been received
here, and it is though, that tho whole
OF the balance is secured to tho gov.
ernmcnt.
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SAD AccIDENT.-On Friday afternoon
last, little daughter, about eight years
of age, Of our esteemed fellow citizen Mr..
ID. J. Winn, swallowed an irnni screw
about an inch long, with which she was
playing. and died from stranguation before
it could be extracted.
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Hbcmunay sSau,swnu.rr,,, 4,

HDCPdaQy SaaSVGyOI'sEf y
A NNOUNCES 10 The pAbic. that ne is
Hregu'arly eqnim for Surveying Land
in any part oi this. State; ana will attenti
prompilytTary call he n,ay creive in Thar
line Of Ius'ncss. Address Friendship po !,
References w. 6. Dnkea. r.. y. Man.
n,'w; NJ Z; D. Ha,s,n, l.. i. ilian:e,$ Ds.
T. w. Brig.a Ell al 5s'1F 81, &. = "
rnb r., (, q, s.l l6 AZ
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Yarn and 0snaburgs,
TIL e asibes. A gent for fbr ID Il am Mac
! stury otsFss their seods al man piat,sis
!. hffees s,isis " GsastsS
81 ssss's5ts =, sssssff If
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The Cincinnati Columbian says
The travel over The underground rail.
road for the past few days has been,
VIC arc Informed, unusually active, a.. d
no fewer than seven lots Of runaway
slaves have arrived Mt this terminus
within Il week. The fist of these lots
composed of three men the next of
three men the thisd, of TWO men
the fifth cf one man. All these were
from Kentucky. The sixth lot was
composed OF two wtidlIe.nged stout
men, who had como on foot from Lou.
isiana I" this place, sleeping by day
and walking towards the North star
by night. They arrived here on
W. dncsday, and after recruiting, are
TO be sent over the underground rail
road to Canada.
The last lot was composed of Il
mother and three children, who came
up on the mail boat from Louisville
and were to be taken to Paris, Ken.
tucky. She managed to get to some
abolitionist, and was immediately sent
north. The total loss to masters.
from the escape Of these fifteen slaves,
must exceed fifteen thousand dollars.
TIE Flnsr EnUIrs. Under this
head the Wilmington (N. c. Herald
records the arrival there, over the
Manchester railroad during the year
ending November 30th, Of 1,46O
bbIs. spirits turpcntinc; 1895 do.
Rosin; 2o72 do. Tar; 2GS7 do. Tur-
pentinc; 2,G27 bales cotton; l,7Ol..
lG4 feet timber, and 4L2 900 do. lum
bcr. The road was not completed
until October 10Th, 81 tha, the receipts,
were nearly all from the eastern half
only.
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u l.- - y -
drawn'its suit against CruveIlilor not
fulfilling her stipulations with the man.
.ager Of the opera. She has promised
to perform till the end Of this years
season; will then be united to Count
Vigier, and most likely retire from
the stage. This romantic story will
no doubt greatly raise the great song
stress in the eyes Of the French opera.
goers, and from this time till the
close of her career OH the stage, she
will, doubtless, be the most popular
vocalist in France.
The earth was nearest to the sun on
Jan. !, when twas 90, sos, 90 miles off.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-07-04
Mortgage Sale.

DEFAULT having been made in the payment
IL of certain mortgage. executed by Hiram
Bateman, and Philena b. Bateman, his wife. to
John Rice. bearing date the twenty-first day of Oc
tober A. d. 1854, and recorded in the office Of the
Register of Deeds for Ottawa county, State of
Michigan, on the second day of December, A. ID.
1854, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, in book b
of mortgages, on pages 542 and 543, and which
mortgage was duly assigned by the said John
Rice, and Melissa Rice his wife, to Wellman De-
Witt by an assignment endorsed on said mort
gage, bearing date the thirteenth day of NOvem
Der, A. d. 1854, and recorded in the Registers of
flee aforesaid, the twenty-third day of De-
cember A. d. 1854 at o'clock in the forenoon, in
book of mortgages, on page $50, on which mort
gage there is claimed to be DUE at the date of this
notice, the sum of three hundred ninety three
dollars and fifteen cents, and no suit or proceed
ing at law having been instituted to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any part there
of: Notice is therefore hereby given, that by vir
tue of power Of sale contained in said mortgage,
and pursuant to statute in such case made and pro-
vided, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by a
sale at public auction Of the mortgaged premises
therein described, to wit: All that certain piece
of land known and described as the west half of
the southeast quarter of section six, township
number seven north, of range number thirteen
west, in the county of Ottawa, State of Michigan,
and containing eighty acres, according to govern
ment survey at the Court House, in the village of
Grand Haven, in said county. on the thirteenth day
of September A. ID. 1855, at one O'Clock in the af-
ternoon, to pay the sum due, with interest and
costs. Dated Grand Haven, June 49, 1855.
WELLMAN DEWITT, Assignee of Mortgage.
r. w. DUNCAN, Atty. T196 w13
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Mortgage Sale.

DEFAULT having been made in the payment
~ of the sum of money secured by mortgage,
executed by Thomas Collins, to Charles McCarty,
dated peceAber 80, A. ID. 1851 and recorded in the
Registers ofice, in the county of Ottawa and State
of Michigan, April "a, A. ID. 1852, at o'clock p,
NJ, in book "B" Of mortgages, at pages AZ and
as, by which default the power of sale contained
in said mortgage became operative, and no sutton
proceeding at law having been instituted to recov-
er the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof, and the sum of one hundred and thirty
dollars and seventy three cents beingnow claimed
to be due thereon: Notice is therefore hereby
given that the said mortgage will be foreclosed,
by sale of the mortgaged premises, described as
follows, to wit: The northwest quarter Of the
northeast quarter of section three, in township
number seven north of range number thirteen
west, containing forty-two and 2-l00ths acresrof
land also the southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section number thirty-four, in township
number eight north Orange number thirteen west
containing forty acres, or some part thereof at
public vendue, at the place of holding the Circuit
Court in the village of Grand Haven, in the said
county of Ottawa, on the eleventh day of August
next at noon. Dated April 2S, A. ID. 1855 lam
CHARLES MCCARTY, Mortgagee
KINGSLEY & MORGAN, Att'ys. 100 13w
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-07-04
Mortgage Sale.

DEFAULT having been made in the payment
H. of certain sum of money, secured to be
paid by indenture of mortgage bearing date the
twenty seventh day of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
two executed by Palmer Church, of Ottawa coun-
ty, State of Michigan, to Bethuel Church of the
same county, on which mortgage there is claim
ed to be due at the date of this notice, one hun
dred and twentyone dollars 1921 COY, for the col
lection of which or any part thereof no suit at
law or in equity has been commenced: Notice is
therefore hereby given that by virtue of power
of sale in said Mortgage contained, and in pursu-
ance of the statute in such case made provided,
the premises therein described, to wit: The east
half of the southeast quarter of section twenty
eight (2S), in town seven % north of range thir-
teen (13) west, containing eighty acres, according
to government survey, be the same more or less,
will be sold at public vendue, to the highest bid
der, at the Court House, in the village of Grand
Haven, in said county of Ottawa, on the 10th day
of August next, at o'clock in the afternoon.
T191 w13] BETHUEL CHURCH, Mortgage.
Grand Haven, May Is, 1855.
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Mortgage Sale.


nEFAULT having been made in the payment
- of a certain mortgage, executed by Asa A.
Scott, since deceased, and Lucy Scott his wife, to
julius G. Abel bearing date the sixth day of Oc-
tober A. D. 1852 and recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds, for Ottawa county, State of
Michigan, on the sixth day of October, A. d. 1852,
at o'clock and thirty minutes in the afternoon,
in book of mortgages, on pages los and 109, on
which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the
date of this notice, the sum of one hundred eight
cen dollars and seventy-siX cents, and no suit or
proceeding at law having been instituted to recov-
er the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof Notice is therefore hereby given that by
virtue of power of sale contained in said mort
gage, and pursuant to statute in such case made
and provided the said mortgage will be foreclos-
ed by sale at public auction of the mortgaged
premises therein described, to wit: All that part
of the west half Of the northeast quarter and the
east half of the northwest quarter of section
thirty-two, in township number nine north of
range number thirteen west, situated in the cOun-
ty of Ottawa, State of Michigan, and lying on the
north side of the road that runs diagonaly thro
said section containing about eighty acres, be the
same more or less, at the Courthouse, in the vii
lage of Grand Haven, in said county, on the sixth
day of September, A. ID. 1855, at ! o'clock in the
afternoon, to pay the sum due with interest and
costs. JULIUS y. ABEL, Mortgage
II. w. DUNCAN, Atty. 1913 WIZ
Grand Haven, June ii, 1853. g.
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Mortgage Sale.

DEFAULT having been made in the payment
H. of a certain sum of money secured to be
paid by an indenture of mortgage, bearing date
the 25th day of March, in the year 1S47, executed
and State of Michigan, to Jesse g. Baker and
George johnson, of Marshall, of the said county
and State, and recorded on the 31st day of Au
gust in the year 1S47, at o'clock 7. NJ, in liber
A of Mortgages, on pages 2O4 and 205 in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds, Of the county of OF
tawa, State of Michigan, and which mortgage
was duly assigned by the said Jesse G. Baker and
George johnson, to John II. Wells, of the town of
Marshall, county of Calhoun and State of Michi-
gan, by an assignment bearing date April IL,
1853 and is recorded in the Registers Office afOre-
said, on the Sd day of August, 1853, at o'clock
p. NJ, in liber of mortgages, on pages 271 and
272, and which mortgage was duly assigned, by
the said John H. Wells, to Timothy Fletcher, of
the town of Ravenna, Ottawa county and State
of Michigan, by an assignment bearing date De-
cember 7, 1853 and is recorded in the Registers
Office aforesaid, on the 18th day of February,
1854, at o'clock, A NJ, in lber of mortgages,
which mortgage there is claimed to be due, at
the date of this notice, the of siXty-four dol
lars and eighyve cents, and for the collection of
which no suit or proceeding has been instituted,
at law or equity: Notice is. therefore, hereby Civ
en- that by virtue of power of sale in said mort
gage contained and in pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided, the premises
described in said mortgage, to wit The south
west quarter of the northwest quarter and the
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of
section twenty-five (25) in town nine CO.., north of
range fourteen (14) west and containing eighty
acres, according to the United States survey, be it
more or less will be sold at public vendue to the
highest bidder, at the Courthouse, in the village
of Grand Haven, Michigan, on Thursday, the 18th
day of July next.
TIMOTHY FLETCHER, Mortgage.
Dated at Grand Haven, April Is, 1850 1877 wl3
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New Goods, at Reduced Prices.
~ O. DAVIS & co.

A RE now receiving large. and well selected
IA stock of goods for the Fan ana w inter trade.
Consisting of Staple ani Fancy Dry Goods Ready
Made Clothing, such as Fancy Dress and Sack
Coats, Overcoats, Pants, Vests Shirts and Draw,
ers Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Drugs and
Medicines, Paints and Oil, Groceries ana Proyls-
ware and Crockery, Stoves and Stovepipe. All OF
which will be sold cheap for Ready Pay, The
highest price paid for Lumber, Lath, Shingles
Single Bolts and Square Timber. OH
Muskegon Ottawa Co., Mich, Oct "A, 1882.