The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1855-07-12
Arrival Of the America.
HAL1rAx, July s, 1855,

HALIFAX, July S, 1855.
The Royal mail steamship A,nerca, Cap
tain Long, from Liverpool at O'Clock on
Saturday afternoon, the 23d ult., arrived at
this port yesterday afternoon.
The America brings dates from Liver
pool to the 23d Of June-thrce days later
than received by the Hermann.
The news is in the highest degree impor-
tant.
The Allies had met with serious check
On the 18th Of June Tie French and
English respectively attacked the Maakoff
and Redan towers, but were both repused
$ with great slaughter. ,.
Tho details could not be looked for bes;;
fore the end of June, and in the meantime.
private advices of the most serious descrlp-:
tion we agitatng the public mind.
According to one account the British loss
alone was not short of four thousand, in
cluding amongst the killed General Camp
bell and upwards of 10 other officers. :"
Contradictory fumors prevailed, and it
was thought that the above was somewhat
exaggerated.
In the British Parliament Mr.. Rocbuck
had moved a vote Of censure against the
Ministry. y.
A large new French loan was to be i'm
inediatcIy negotiated.
Tn the Liverpool Cotton market.dcpres-
sion had succeeded the buoyancy lately ex-
hibitcd, and with a very limited demand
prices mad considerably declinsd-in some
cases to the extent of ono farthing per
pound. ~
:. This weeks business has been restricted
to some $4,000 balcs-mostly for the
trade.
Brcadsutfs, will, the exception of Indian.
J corn, which had slightly advanced, ranged
at about the rates current on the departure
Of the Baltic.
Provisions generally were steady at for
mer quotations. - s{E
sier, and Consols had declined to 003-4.-
Carolina Times.
Il Deprared Wife aud Nothen-About
week since, the wife Of Mr. Henry Wilt,
who resides in York, Penn, left his resi-
dencc. lie waited some days without BE-
ing able to find her. but ut last obtained in
formation which led linn to suspect that
she was in Baltimore. On Wednesday af
tcrnoon last, the distressed husband. i'll
company with two officers, repaired to Il
house Of ill-f;,nc OIL Davis street, near Fay
cite, and found her. She accompanied
him to the Central police Station with her
trunk and clothing avowing, however, her
determination never to live with him again.
After seeking TO change her determination,
lie told the officer to give her her Trunk and
let her 60. They both started out together,
she down the street to the house Of prosti-
tuition where she was found, and he up to
the depot. AS she turned the corner, he
stopped, took long farewell look at her,
and then went on.
She is a good looking woman. o5 years
of age, and leaves three children to mourn
4 mother worse than dead.
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Trees at The Side Of Ruilways.-The Aus
train government requests the directors of
the railways in the empirc.to plant young
trees, of description indicated, at convcn-
lent distances along the lines, intending
them to replace eventually the posts upon
which telegraphic wires arc at present ailix-
ed. If this plan should be adopted in the
United States, graceful tree would take
the place and perform the service of The
unsightly poles which are to be seen along
our railwayssand public roads.
Jonathan's Description of a Steamboaf.-
"Its got Il saw mill on one side and a grst
mill on t'ther and q blncksmiih's sham in