The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-04-04
says one such Bell in Cincinnati as we
have here, would be worth all the
miIish y and their +" bngonets" to
boot.
News Items.


The Steamer Daniel Webster, just ar
rived from California says on her outward
passage she was brought to BY Spanish
s'oop Of war and her papers examined.
The Spanish Government has just re.
cevod confidential dispatches from Gene.
raj Co"cha, at Havana, stating that the
condition OF Cuta inspired him with un.
eas'ness' and recommending IT. at conces.
slons should be made, and Cuban Dcpu,
Ties admit cd into the Cortes. He beos.
aIso' the Government in his comrnunica.
ton' not TO c'nancipatc the slaves. which,
he says, would cause Cuba to seek aJmis.
sion into the Un'ed States, and says that
u The Cubans are not pacIted, 10000
troops would be insufficient to hold the Is.
land. The Spanish Government has
therefore officially notified the Corles tina,
tranquility must be restored to Cuba.
English accounts state that Nicholas,
when last addressing Alexander, advised
nm to make peace; even at the loss of
the Russian influence in the Black Sea.
that he would take the responsibility as
he had not believed in the possibility Of the
Angl"French All ancc-that Alcxandcr's
constant effort should be 10 detatch
France from England. and unite Russia
with Austria and Prussia, and added that
perhaps his pride had been excessive and
God had humbled him therefor.
After the death Of Nicholas, his body
was exposed IN The Chapel until the l6h
inst, when he was buried with the usual
soIcmnitcs.
Northern newspapers chronicle the fact
that An,h ony Burns the ransomcd fupi.
i've slave is very i'll with inflammation Of
'hc lungs al the house OF Lewis 'rappn
Anthony, or Tony us we used to call him
when he was plantation boy, has been
delivering public lectures IN slavery, far
the edlication OF his Northern con(rercs.
The Emperor Of Japan-so 1t is said
will not ALLOW the coin of the U. $. 10
c'rcu uIate among his subjects. The word
" Liberty upon them has awakened
his fears.
The steamer Illinois. which left New
York for Aspinwall, few days since.
goes prepared to resist any such "ou,.
rage as that offered TO the Eldorada by
Spanish men-of-war.
f On Tuesday last, fire broke out in
Chester village, which destroyed the Car
ringe factory of J. II. g. r. Matthew'S
Loss SinO5O.
The Rev. W. Is. Davis a PRESBYTERIAN
minister Of long standing died at his resi-
de"cc in York District on the 25'h nit.
1t is currently believed in England ,ha,
Queen Victoria is laboring under insanity,
the hereditary disease Of her family
At'hc election of municipal officers in
New Orleans on the 2G,h ult, the Know
N' tlIngs'wcre completely successful.
Outragcs are daily being committed by
the Indians in New Mexico upon the dc.
icncclcss whito settlers. An Indian war
seems 10 be inevitable.
During the military cvolutions, in Char.
lesion, "n Thursday last Mr.. Stephen A.
Pelnt lad his right hand badly sIattr red
b" the premature discharge OF one Of
the guns, while he was raining home the
cartridge, orcasinncl, il is supposed, by
an igntcd fragment OF tho wadd:ng OF the
previous charge.
A singular and fatal accident occurred
III the cars near TitIin, Ohio, OIL Mon.
day night OF last week. John Esch, in
paying his fare, dropped some money, and
st""p'n. to pick it up. one Of Aliens self
cooking pistols fell from a side pocket, and
the hammer, striking upon the edge f
the seat, discharged the pistol and killed
HIM Instantly. The ball entered his heurt.
MIR. Dean in the employ Of Wiley and
Co., numbering in Westminster, Yer.
mont, met recenl ly with singular acc-
dent. While hitching chain to loy the
oxen started, taking off half his thumb,
and drawing cord out of his arm uhou,
nine inches long. as large as a good. sized
whip lash.
a very destructive fire swept over the
town oi Sandersvillc, Ga, about one o.
clock, on last Saturd ", Il high wind pre-
vaIl'ng at The time. Many private dwel.
lIngs, stores and workshops were con.
The Court Huusc, containing
the County Records, was destroyed. All
the papers in The Clerks office were
burnt. The building owned Ivy the Ma
sons, Odd Fellows and Knights of Jerico,
together !" iIh all their records, was en-.
trcly consumed.
The Steamer Bulletin, with $500
bales ot cotton, was burnt on the Missis.
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