The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-23

came up, and in the midst Of its fury a light
ming stroke descended, upon her, burning
tho hair from the crown of'the head to the
back Of the neck, melting her hair pins,
and proc ccding down her body--leaying.
its mark as it wcrt-untill it passed
through the floor. Strange 10 say, the la
dy lived, and is rapidly recovering.
The house in which, Charles Carroll of
Carrolton, the last survivor Of those who
signed the immortal Declaration Of Inde-
pendcncc. lived and 'dieG,, on the corner Of
Lombard and Front streets, Baltimore, is
embclislcd in front with tho words, Turn
huile and Bier Brewery," and open at, all
times, the Sabbath not excepted, for the
sale Of intoxicating drinks.
In return for tho splendid tiara, valued
at about 100000 reals, recently present
ed to the Pope by The Queen Of Spain, his
Holiness has sent her Majesty the body CT
st. Felix the Martyr.
Notices have been given in the British.
Parl lament Of a motion Tor a decimal coin
age, and TO unite in n congress to establish
a uniform decimal system throughout the
wGr:d-a most important end desirable OBJ
jcct, worthy OF and due TO the spirit and
intelligence Of the age.
On Saturday, the 18th inst, an election
was held at Louisville (ky.) for Magis-
tratcs and constablcs, resulting in the sue
cess of the hnow-Nothings without scri.
Gus opposition. The election, however
was characterized by some disgraccful
scenes. A man named VIM. Gray fired
twice at another person, but missed his
aim. A mob then pursued Gray, who re.
ccivcd two balls in his body, and it is said
several passed through his hat. \ German
seeing some of his friends attacked with
brick. bats fired n revolver twice and woun.
ded two persons. lie was pursued to his
coffee house, severely beaten, and every
thing in his establishment demolished.
The Louisville Journal, from which we
gather these particulars, does not charge
any particular party with being in Tue
wrong, but very correctly calls upon the
authorities 10 punish them no matter to
what party they may be attached.
The Lebanon Wing has an accoun, OF
n riot at Hanover, between the students at
Darthmouih College and the cadets of the
NorwIAch Military School. It seems thai
some difficulty had occurred, where in the
cldets fell themselves ilsultcd, and cross
cd the river in skiffs 10 secls redress. The
college students met them promptly. aud
quite Il battle cnaucd, in which the CADETS
were vanquishcd by the superior numbers
OF the students. Finding themselves wors.
ted, The cadets drew their knives aud PTS.
tolls, and were about to wage deliberate
war, when the officers Of the college inter
Tered. Meanwhile the college boys set the
boat udrilt, and thus cut off a retreat to the
cadets, who were obliged to travel q long
distance to regain the western shore of
the -i.er. The matter is To be invcstigat-
cd.
The price Of meat has risen ID per cent
IN Paris within the last two months. 1t is
now en,ir ely beyond tho means Of The
poor.
The cholera continues it's ravagcs
among the cm.grdnts OH the Upper Missis.
sirpi. The boats are generally crowded.
beyond their capacity. Unusual ~fataIis!
seem: to attend the disease.
Hall, the negro barber, who was ares
ted in New Orleans for robbing a man O
SlIOO, by adminlstc ring chlorolOrm Il
him while shaving him at Dunkirk, hal
been tried, convicted, and sentenced t.
fifteen years impr isonment.
y. correspondent writes to US that h,
has been through Georgia, Tennessee am
North Alabama recently and the wheat
crop were very fine.