The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-01-31
According to u letter from Florence, The

dominican monks are in open rebellion.
They tlaily refuse to receive the decision
on the immaculate conception from the
oracle Of the Vatican, and with the cry,
"Equinas to the rescue ~ are preparing
to do battle against the franciscan or
Jesuit defenders Of the doctrine. Such are
the first fruits Of the mucIi.vaunted cxhibi.
ton OF Roman Catholic unity, as revealed
in the monstrous sentence of tho Pope.
The Archbishop Of Florence has summon.
ed the monks Of Santa Maria Novellc
before his court, to defend themselves
agains, the charge of contempt of Papal
authority
a writer in the Boston Journal thinks
that of the three hundred thousand children
in this country who die under ten wears
o T age, at least one hundred thousand
might survive, but for The effects of sale,
ratus. lie relates curious story Of a
sickness in a boardhouse at Williams.
t"wn, Mass, caused by eating biscuits
puddings, &C., full of saeratus. Ont of
fifteen boardcrs, thirteen were taken sick,
and were confined long time, two of
them died, another barely escaped death,
and the Others recovered after severe sick.
ness Prot. TatIOck and Rev. Mr.. Craw-
ford, who ate hut little OF the food, escaped
illness.
The Savannah Georgian gives the
weight and dimensions of four turnips
raised in that Stale. When trimmed OF
their tops the frs. weighed six and a half
pounds, and measured lwcntys:x and
Ihrcc-quarter inches in circumference;
the second weighed nine and a half pounds,
and measured lweE,y'six and thrce-qu
ter inches; the third weighed nine and
lllree.quartcr pounds. and measured three
and half inches; the fourth, which was n
Rnla BaGa, measured twenty-five inches,
and weighed eight pounds. Can Soutl,
Carolina beat that Ii Sumter can, send
ON your lurnips to tho Banner office.
1t is said that at the present time tho
American Orders in New Jersey number
not less than 23,U0O members. OF the
present Legislature, they have six men,
bers in the Senate and twcnty-six in the
house Of Representatives, making thirty
five in all. The orders are four i'm num-
Der, but the man one has one hundred
ana fifty subordinate councils, while al! the
others are small in comparison. The most
important OF these inferior orders will
shortly be consolidated with the main one.
On Tuesday last, S, NJ. Booth: Of Mil.
waukie, convicted Of assisting in the cs
cape Of fugitive slave, was sentenced to
pay fine of $1,000 and undergo one
months Imprisonment,
Tho Catholic Almanac for 1855 gives
the following statistics of the Roman Cath.
oic Church in the United States.
There are seven Archhishcps. :33 Bish
ops, : Wears Apostolic, l70I Priests, and
1924 Churches-sh showing The increase Of
The past year 10 have been Bishops.
l29 Priests. and liz Churches. There
arc ais" G3S Missionary sintiuns. IS Col
lcgcs, 1T Female Academies, aud 81
Theological Seminar.es. which (incluIinr
those who are studying abroa'D are train.
ing up to the priesthood nearly 700 young
men.
The Savannah Republican says-A
man calling himself Daniel Lennon. was
arrested Saturday morning, by FL. NJ.
rrHndergast OF this city, ch,r5cI viii.
Offering to sell to him (Mr. P.) slave
namad Sam. alias John, salt, to belong To
the estate of Samuel Gourlline of South
Carolina. 1t is alleged that Lem non OF
lcrcd the slave fir t at 500, then at 5000,
and finally a, $500. His suspicion being
aroused, Mr.. Prcndergast arrested him,
when the prisoner confessed that he
brought the negro of on Thursday last
by The Charleston Boat, arriving here on
Saturday. He has bccn committed to
jail, where he awaits the requstion OF
the Governor Of South Carolina.
The pronulgatio Of the dogma of the
Immaculate Conception had hcen cclcbra.
ted Throughout, the Italian States with a
tornight's festival.
We lei arm Gom the Black Rirer IVatca,
man that fully one filth cf the city o:
Manchester, situated at the Western ex.
trcmIty of The w. Il NJ. r. r., was dc.
sir"yed by fire on Friday night last, The
fire originated in wooden tenement in
The lower part of the town and notwith.
standing the cxerli"ns oi the tircmcn, pro.
gresscd steadily until the whole of that
part OF the town below depot Lane was
destroyed.
Tie extent Of the loss has not been nc.
curately estimated. There was no in.
snrancc. The fire is believed to be the
work of vile incendiary.
A Mr.. Perkins, The Son of gentleman
who some years ago invented and cstab.
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