The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-09
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The steamer Star OF tho West has ar
rived bringing California dates OF April
9Th.
The Know No,hings had elected their
whole ticket in Sacramento.
Coin was scarce and trade dull. The
min, had coined in the year upwards Of
S75o,UO.
Flour commanding Sl4.5O.
The steamer Atlantic has arrived with
Liverpool dates Of April add.
The Vienna Conference has been brok.
en- off, Russia having rejected the propo.
sitions Of the Alice. Lord John Rus ell
and Drouyn d'iIlnys had left Vienna.
There are strong indications that Aus.
tria will not act against Russia.
Scbasropol had been bn:nbardcd with
5lO guns from the 9;il to1he 18Th Of April,
without result. The Allies would proba.
bly, attempt TO storm the place, though an
assault was hardly considered practicable.
The fastest accounts slatc that the All.
cd fire had done some damage, which,
however, was promptly repaired by The
Russians.
The French mine. had been sprung,
doing considerable dalnamc.
The British loan of ElG,O 900 had
been taken by the Ro,hsch.ld's in the
shape of all annuity tcrninable in 80
years.
The British Government estimates The
expenses for tho year AT Esq 000, 900.
and The re"cnuc al 56,0U0,OUD.
Parliament hid increased the taxes on
incomes, spirits, Tea and Coffee.
a stamp tax On Sugar was proposed.
Napoleon ami Eugene Lad been in
England for Il week.
1t was stated that the English Govern.
men, had consented that Napoleon should
take command ri the Cri,ncan army.
though THIS vac doubtful.
The ltocbuck Coumittce was progress.
ing.
T"c floor oi the Convent Of 81. Agnes,
at Rome. had fallen. iujuriny the pope
slightly and several Cardinals sc, ercIy.
a Russian lady al been captured
n'akIrg drawings y! the French trenches.
She confessed lint shc lad acted as a spY
since the Battle oi .Airnl.
Ga HE night 81 thc 23i ultiulc, accord.
ing 10 the Chicago Tribune, a respectable
citizen .: BcIoi,, Wisconsin, was aw,k-
END by the screams eff hie wife, who saw
a man in the house. The husband, AS he
sprang from his bed. was fired upol ID,
The. intruder who missed his aim. The
husband then snalcicd mp las nwm musk
CT, tired, and the intruder tell dead. Both
the occupants ,llc.cnpnn lcd 10 The house
al a ne ."hhor, Told what had occurred, a.id.
IN company with several persons, returned.
when iir Ia;llrr aud mother were ilorrIiicd
To recognise IN the manIied body OF the
dead robbci ter own son, Ii appears he
tad lie ccrdcd lyun his own room by
means OF 4 rope ladder and entered The
room where III wa. shot through, the win.
DIV. The louise bad previously been
robbed, very mystcriousiy. Of TWO gold
watches.
Orr, Hi'r "amgcl Glbr;el," )'as got into
trouble al (ircynnck, Scotland. He has
cen sent 10 Jail for SHY days. lis
lrcnls--a 'rgIon Of fallen anuclS--,rr.,
to rescue him. but did not succeed. lie
expects, II Is sad, to suffer "nar;yrdom"
4, Rome