The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-01-24
News Adensns.

nouncod as an independent candidate for
Governor Of Alabama.
The Washington Star says Gov. Sey-
monr, of New York, is spoken Of as Min.
lister to France in the event OF Mr.. Mason's
death.
It is sail that a commission de lunafico,
has been sent out by the family of Miss
Coutts, and that Mario has given his de-
position that she is mono-maniac.
a bill has been introduced in Congress
to increase the compensation Of Senators,
Members Of the House of Representa-
tivcs and Judges of the Supreme Court,
so per cent.
The fire on Friday last, in Charleston,
originated in Chalmers street on the
premises of G. G. Thomas, and DESTROYED
property to the amount 100000 or S7O,-
00O
eSY The Consttu,ionalist and Republic
thinks Wm. 6. Dawson will he the uppo
nent of the Democratic nominee for Gov.
ernor Of Georgia, and says that rumor nj.
ready connects his namc with the Know.
nothings
Several dwelling houses have recently
been entered in Columbia by burglars, and
these occurrences are said to take place
every night. They have however made
but little by their operations SO far.
Recent explorations in the Maryland
coal district in Pennsylvania, have discoy-
cred the existence Of a mineral which, it
is said, cannot do otherwise than add ten
fold to its wealth. The nature Of this mi
neral, lis peculiar locality and the extent
Of its deposits, is at present a secret.
The Columbia Times is informed by a
telcgraphic dispatch from Mobile, that a
subscription is on foot among the slave
and colorcd population generally, to raise
funds to aid the suffering poor Of the
Northern and Eastern cities.
Another attempt was made on Friday
morning last, nbont or 5 o'clock, at l.aur.
ems c. II, to destroy by fire the store Of
Mr.. S. Anderson, in which is the post
office and the printing Office Of the Laur-
cnsvillc Herald.
AT the sale Of boxes for the charity con-
cert given in New York on Thurs day
night last, by Grisi and Mario, The first
choice was bought for "Miss Coutts at
a premium of Sl30. This was in aid-
ton to the price Of seats, the box holding
twelve persons.
AT the marriage Of the great chief Tun.
ri to Anna June, daughter Of the king Of
the Friendly ISLANDS, the fcasting lasted
whole week. One thousand hogs were ba.
ked whole, with proportionatc supply OF
turtle, sharks, ray.fsh, and every other
fish that is caugh, in those waters.
The North Carolina Legislature has
granted charter TO the Spartsnhurg and
Union lsailroad Company for the continual
ton Of their line from Spartanburg. via
Icndersonville and Ashyi,le to Paint
Rock, where i will connect with the Ken
tucky Road, passing through the Culnber-
land Gap.
In the House Of Representative OF
Massachusetts, OH Monday, a mot ion was
made TO amend the constitution Of the
Slute so as TO provide that no person shall
have the exercise OF the elective franchise
who is unable to read and write the En-
glish language.
A lurge number Of printers have been
thrown ut Of employment in Washington,
by new arrangement, by which the
greater amount OF composition for the two
Houses is done but once. Those whc
have been deprived of work by this opera.
ton talk o; nianorializ;ng Congress Oh The
subject.
The 'Grecnvilc Mountaincer' learns
from private source, that the Post Office
at Laurens Gil, was broken into or
Sunday night last, and robbed Of consid
cradle sum Of money, (as yet not known
how much.) Alter robbing the office, the
building was set on fire, but the flames
were cxllnguishcd before doing much dam.
age.
Two small girls, aged respectively thlr-
teen and fourteen, have been detected ir
Baltimore in the act OF stealing Sl55 from
lady in an omnibus. In the room be !on
ging to them was found large quantity O
silks, calicocs, &c, all supposed to be slo
len, and they arc charged with having dis.
posed OF gold watch worth 500.
The Slave Trade continues to flourish
in Cuba. There have been three or fou
slave cargoes landed recently a, dtleren
points Of the island. The last cargo heart
Of, was landed near Santa Cruz, and con
sisted Of 3l7 Africans, some two or three
hundred having, it is understood, died OF
the passage from Africa.