The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-14
News Items.

amount Of capital paid in. But though
there has been an increase i'll The number
Of banks and in the capital paid in, it
appears thai their specie has been reduced
between five and six millions, or from
S5O,40Q,253 TO- !$5a.944.546, and their
circulation nearly eighteen Millions, or
from S2O4 ,6sY,2O9 to $lS6 ,452,223.
The Hanover (Pa.] Spectator has raised
the flag of Millard Fillmore, of New
York, for President. and John p. Kenne,
dy, of Maryland, for Vice President, and
will support them, "convenlion orno con-
vention,"
The New York Herald says that the
owner Of the famous race horse Wild Irish
man has challenged Lccomte, or any other
Southarn Nurse, TO run three races on
Long Island the coming season, one
m'c, two mile and three mile heats, for
$4,000 each.
The validity of the will Of the late Col.
Samuel b. Davis, of Wilmington, Della
ware, is abou, to be tested by his wife and
children. The property involved is val.
ucd at sl2O, 600, and by the will is devised
To lawyer who, under its provisions, is
10 pay something less than half the yearly
income and inicre. towards The malntcn-
ance of the widow and her children until
the youngest child, who is now only SIX
years old, shall attain her full age. II
also contain some other very Singular
provisions. The amount left TO the chill
drcn, who are all under age, is said to
be inadequate 10 their maintenance and cd
ucaiIun.
The Spanish Consul at Key West has
issued notification that all vessels ap-
proaching the coast Of Cuba are liable to
be o,erhaulcd by ncn-oI war, and made TO
give good account of themselves.
Advlccs from IIavarna 20 the 4li, inst,
state that all tears OF an invasion were sub
siding and business was revivlnS.
The New York Tribune is loud in its
praise of tile President for vctoing the ap-
preparation bill for the aid Of Collins line OF
Atlantic steamers. The hill is denounced
as a filthy scheme for robbing The United
States Treasury.
The London Tunes s down upon the
aristocracy Of "Old England" and calls
loudly for leaders from the "Commons.
An extra session of Congress is freely
spoken of as inevitable, although tie Pres
idenl would wish to avoid making the call,
if he could do so without comprumsn.
the interests Of the country. Many o
the Western members of Congress cx-
press. .a3 intention to remain in Washing
ton for the re naindcr Of the weak, tc.
l,cving tha, the President will dclcrminr.
the question III a few days, and thus
save them The trouble OF long and fatisu-
ing journeys.
Among the appropriations inserted in
the civil and diplomatic bill by the Senate,
and agreed TO by the House Of Repres m.
tatives, before the adjournment, was one
Of $25,O0O TO enable the President to
give "A commission to our distinguished
cnuntryman, Hiram Powers, for the en-
e. u,on Of some suitable " 1rk of statuary
for the capitol
His Honor Judge O'Ncall's decision, in
the case of the Commissioners of the new
State Capitol vs.. tho Comptroller General,
sustains tfe rule for the mandamus re.
requiring the Comptroller General to pay
over the mo cy to the commissioners.
In he case rlP. II. IIlurmarskud vs..
IFm J Bull and others in which his
Honor granted IA mo,l'n To quaSh the writ
and Ike proceedings, notice oil an appeal
has been gwen. Z.
We ;earn from the Mercury hat scve-
raj hundred acres OF wild Land in Llurcns
D.sr CT, was sold on Monday the 9th inst.
hy +. NJ. llumc, at eight dollars aud fifty
ccuts per acre.
From the Camden Journal W, learn that
nlnciy'nnc negroes, belonging to tha Es-
ta,c Of Mrs, Brcvard, were sold by the
Commissioner in Equity OH .AIYnlay 10,
,oCI,3I3, which Is an average Of S65237
and 4 fraction, including i'll the number
several children nd old ne rocs.