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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-07
HBy the --latest Naaigs.

The European mails by the Steam
er Africa arrived at New York city on
Friday night last.
The news from the Crimea is not
very important. The works outside
Scbastopol are progressing towards
completion: The dispatches via Mar
seiIes are to the Ord. They state that
the French batteries were daily ap-
proaching nearer Sebastopol, and that
the last English battery was in course
of Determination. The telcgraphic
accounts are to the 10th january
Up to that date nothing Of importance
had occurred,
The steamer brings intelligence of
the death of Mary Russell Milford,
the favorite and gifted author. The
sad event took place in the village OF
SwallowfeId, England, on the 10th
ultimo. She was born in 1880
The Journal of Commerce of Thurs.
day Evening says The market is
still well supplied with capital, and
rates Of interest arc in favor of the
borrower.
The N. Y. Journal Of Commerce o.
yesterday evening says Money is
very easy on call, the supply being in
excess Of the dcmand, and also foi
prime business paper capital is freely
offered at salO per cent. in the street
and Cal in the banks.
The vault at Wclmar, which is the
burying place ofP'inces Of the Grand
Ducal family, and in which the bodie:
Of Schiller nnd Goethe are also depos
tied, has been broken into by thieves
who opened three coffins, and carried
away all the ornaments in gold, as
well rs the jewels and gold epaulets
The storm at Racine on Sunday
last, was the most severe one evel
experienced.
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. Z, 1866.
Agents tor the BANNER.

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handing them their name and address will
have the paper forwarded promptly.
They will also see to forwarding all ad-
vertising business connected with the
paper.
w. w. WALKER JR., Columbia S. G..
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No other person is authorized 10 receipt
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Notice.

WfiE UNDERSIGNED j offers for
1 sale his Plantation, krown as Taw
Cav, situated on the Santee River, about five
miles below Vance's Ferry, and cor tanning a.
bout Two Thousand Two Hundred q ,2OaD n.
ere s ofprime Oak, Hickory, Pine and Swamp
und On the place are gin house, barns, Ne.
gro i ouses. and all necessary buildil gs in tho.
rough repair. To an approved purchaser the
'ermS VIII De recommending. Apply 10
j. N. FRiERSON, S,ateburg.
Ia 1am3m
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Dissolution Of Co-Partner.
SLIP

uTHE COMPREHENSIVE in the.
in the practice of Law, for Wliliamsb urg
and no adjoining Districts. heretofore ex-
isting between the Subscribers, under the.
firm Of Rich g. Mcknight, has been
dissolved by mutual consent, and will no
longer exist bu, for its liquidation, which
will be conducted by the Senior Partner.
NJ. &. RICH,
A. ISAAC MCKNIGHT
Kingstree Jan 26 Ia :st
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South Carolina Sumter Dist.
:. " IS; $''"'"'' ( Ca. Sd:
L. w. SaIInond,
a. G. Murphy.


A. G. Murphy, who is in the custody
OF the Sheriff nf Sumter District, by virtue
Ola writ, of Capias dd Sutisfaciendum, at
the suit Of T. w. Salmond, having filed
IN my office together with Schedule, on
oath, OF his estate and effects. his petition
to the Court Of Common Pleas, Praying:
that he may be admitted TO the beneti, OF
the Acts or the General Assembly, made
for the relief Of InSolycnt Debtors, 1t is
hereby ordered, that lhe said Il. w. Sal.
mond and ali other The creditors to whom
the said A. G. Murphy is in any wise in.
deb,ed, he and they are hereby summoned
and have notice to appear before the said
court at Sumter Court House on the sec.5
ond Monday OF April next. 10 shew cause
il any lhcy can, why the Prayer OF the Pc.
tition aforesaid, should not be granted.
w. J. SINGLETON, c. C. P. 8. H.
Office OF common pleas, Sumter District.
Feb 3rd, 1855. Ii lau.3m
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A writer in the Carolina Times
complaining about the manner in
which the North has been accustomed
to treat the South, mentions nm ong
other things that "the fixed price for
!9uano from which the agents Of the
Peruvian Government declare they
will not depart is SAG per ton off, 1000
lbs. for ten tons, and dollar more
for less quantities, but like every
thing else says he--the South must
pay morc-she milks so easy her
people are so gulliblc.
The Peruvian Agents are directed
to sell it in America at SAT per ton
and it is SO sold any where North of
Richmond. 1t has been imported
directed in Charleston, and of course
at no more expense than at more
Northern port, and yet the price asked
for it in Charleston by the agents there
is $05 per ton
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WM. LEWIS.

HAVING purchased Mr. LEWIS interest
in the Banner, it is perhaps right and
proper for lis in noticing the fact, to give
at least some assurance 10 the Public for
its future conduct and management.
During the year past, for which time
we have been connected with the Banner,
it hus been to us labor of love, not
unattended with cares and disappointmcnts
as well as with pleasures, to do what we
could TO make our paper a pleasant and
instructive visitor to every family into
whose circleit might find its way. Many
circumstances, however, conspired to pre-
vent US from bestowing upon it that care
and attention which is so necessary in or
der,to' accomplish this object. The calls
upon ones time, care and pttention hy a
sick family and the unavoidable absence
from home during the past summer, with
many other like circumstances, in a grea,
measure disabled US from doing what We
nllgl's have done, and desired to do for the
amusement and instruction Of our read
ers. But we ffatter ourselves that with
the assistance of our able co.editor and
with renewed zeal and increased efforts
upon our part, we shall hereafter present
TO our readers and the Public sheet with
better claims 10 portion OF their patron
ago and favor. With this assurance, TO.
gether wtRa promise (Which the trouble
and expense we have been at TO repair our
Presa and reft up our office would war
rent us in making) Of neat, and, as far
as typographical appearance goes, dis
! tinct and readable paper, we send out the
Hammer among its old and tried customers
candidate for increased faror and patron
Gge. We hope it may find ,carm ,cel-
: cone from all its former friends. and re.
ceive from them as many introduciions 10
neo supporters as possible.
J. s. RICHARDSON, JR.
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Notice..

lIilE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale lis
plantation on the Santee River. about
midway between Vance's and Nlurrays Fer
ry' nearly opposite the Santce Canal. This
plantation contains about Five Thousand Five
hundred acres, Is 800 of Oak and Hickory,
fine and Swamp land, we'll adapted 10 Corn.
and long and short Cotton. On The place is
good Two story dwelling, and all necessary
out buildings, in com pele repair also one Of
the best Mil Seats in the country with la rcs
and substantial dam. IL desired the place
could be divided 10 suit purchasers The
terms will be liberal and accommodating.
For particulars, inquire Of the overseer on
tile premises, address
~. FklEkSON, Stalesburg.
IA law3m
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COTTON MARK ET'.

COTTON-There was fair inq uiry
to-day, and prices rather irregular, but in
general without any material change since
aday, or two pat. n
=. fnliaWin. nar,;cn,ar.. . oo ha,sa an ~
l-8; SO Mt Id; le at I.2; 20ti at $50; 200
att i3.aS VIC at 4 7-8i 232 nj g; s65 at q rs;
90, ~ IL; Tea o "a. tssss3t
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Fey Persons wishing to see us upon
business connected with the Paper or Law,
can find US at any hour during the day,
at our Office, just back Of SoLoMoNs' New
Store. 0' All letters addressed TO the
Banner must be repaid 10 insure atten-
ton,
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Invitation,

INfiE PUBLIC generally, and Lailice
Especially, together with the Sumter
Riflemen and Beat No. 2. ar, invited TO par,ci-
pate with the CLAREMoNT TRooP in the celef
brntion of their Anniversary, on the 22nd day
of February.
There will he m orntion delivered hy f. w.
DICK, Esqr, in the Court House nj o'clock
A. NJ. 4. G. WEBB, Captain.
III. N. Bradford, .. S.
Feb. Hh, 1855. ii I'd
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Saddle Making,

O ALL persons indebted to the
~ subscriber. either by note or ac-
count, are requested to come forward and paw
immediately, as longer indulgence cannot be
given. And also; the subscriber informs hts
friends that he still continues TO carry on the
harness and saddle making, repairing, &c
for cash and barter. No books or acct uut5
will be kept for the present year.
Fcbr. 7, ijtf
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Nett receipts from op-
erations Of the year, &l4I. .GG g.

The largest item under The head Of
Loss and damage is for stock killed ::
and in tie Ferry account is charucd
1882 % cost of terrying the passcn
gers and freight ut the Pee Dee River,
before the completion of the Bridge !:
and in sundrics, $l5,G67 03 paid the
Carolina Stage Company and the s.
G. Il. r. Co., for freight, due previous
to lst December, which are, lcgiti
mately, extraordinary expenditures.
Dcducting these items, it leaves the
total expenditures Of the year $lGS,.
l35 50.
In the rec pts Of the Road should
he added So, 1896 from freight rn
the Western end for the month of
November, the accounts Of which coudl
not be adjusted before closing the
Books for the year, and the further
amount ftr Mail transportation for
the months Of October, November.
above October and November, 1853.
Of about SG,2lS, and will swell the
aggregate receipts ofthc year to
s339,sOO %
From which deduct ordin.
ary expenditures lGs,235 80
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81 cannot bear children" said Mrs.
Prim disdainiully. Mrs. Partinglon
looked over her spectacles mildly
before she replied, "pcrhaps if you
could. you would like them better %
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FELLOW C11IZENs:-I have disposed
of my interest in the Sumter Banner to
Mr. JOHN s. RICHARDSON Jr., who is, by
our arrangement, entitled to all the pro
ceeds Of the Paper from the 1st Of Janua-
ry 1885. In parting with my portion
desire 10 say that have done so solely
from sense of right. Having been dis
nb'ed by an accident which bcfcIl me,
early in the past year, from taking any
part in the management of the concern,
and from assisting to advance the interests
of the paper, and one which will probably
disable me from doing so for some time
to come, have thought it fair and right
that should take no part from tho pro-
ceeds of the Office, but that they should
belong to him whose labor and time has
been expended in acquiring them.
have therefore sold to him my whole in
terost ill tho Paper. and in taking nv
leave of it, l desire 10 recommend the
BANNER to all whom can at all nnu-
cnce to subscribe for and patronze it,
l still feel daen interest in its. success
and the success of my friend and former
coDartnoE.
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Hymeneal.

MARRIED by the. Rev. Erwin Rogers
OH the Ist inst, Mr.. JOSEPH II. CoRBITT
TO Miss MARTHA J. Daughter of Mr..
Johannes Arrants, all Of Sumter District:
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DuaelAinAE.

On our outside, this week, will be
found an article on "Duelling writ
ten by the Senior Editor Of this pa
per. 1t was intended for our inside,
but its length, and pressure Of other
matter have unavoidably placed it
where it is. It is written against this
barbarous custom, and we hope all
Of our readers will read the article and
profit by it.-Junior Editor Banner
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Notice.

THE CREDITORS Of JAMES, CAL
L WIN WlTHERSrOON ar. notified
:hat he has made an assignment lo us, tnmonp
other ihings) for the payment Of his debts !.
they are therefore requested TO appear on Fri
days the gth inst, 10 appoint their agent, Mt
snmterville, Sdmer District, So. Ca. 'rfeE
.brs ut the office of AIcss.s. Snlin u Richard-
SON. ROBERT NJ. WILSON,
WILLIAM w. BRADLEY.
AssIgnees.
Sulntcrville, S. c., Feb. lst, 1855. 1t
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PIANOS
Tuned and Repaired.

A Elm, from The Pian0'
II. VI. NManuEactory of Knabe.
Gachte d Co., Baltimore, informs the I.ade1
and Gentlemen of Sumtervile, that he is ma
KING ms annual tour through the State, and
will attend to any iunng or r.poirnp of
Pianos that may be entrusted to him. He is
provided with very complete set Of tools and
the best materials. He is confident of giving
satisfaction in every case. 1t is his purpose Ia
visit this and other towns and villages of SO:
Carolina regularly once year, and thus to
supply, in some measure, the want Of n rc!ia-
bic tuner, so much complained of. l4It
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LARoEsr CHURcH IN EuRopE.-Thc
largest church in Europe is at St. Pc
tcrsburg. 1t was begun in It'll, and
in twenty years, two thousand men
had not siinishcd the walls. 1t is of
polished marble, both outside and in;
the pillars are Of one piece, fifty feet
high, the base md the capitals OF solid
silver; but the grearest curiosity ofaIl
is wooden box, constructed to cover
il from the weather.
The last chap that applied for ad-
mission into the Lazy Club" lives
in Tennessee, and spells his State
thus $40 c." He was admitted.
-c>~~>~-..-0N.->>>-
In the Spanish Cortez new Con
stitution has beon submitted. the main
features Of which are as follows -
The sovereignty is declared to eman
ate from thu. nation; the recognized
religion to be Roman Catholic, but
toleration Of other religions is guaran
tied. The P'ess is to- be free confis.
cation Of property and death for polit.
ical offences arc abolished a National
Guard is to be established The Na
tional Legislature is to consist of two
Chambers, Senators to be elected for
life, with property qualification-in
the lower House the people will be
represented by one member for every
fifty thousand population. Tho Cor.
tez, which will meet annually, reserve
to themselves the power to regulate
the strength Of the army, to give
assent to Royal marriages, aud to
appoint Regency when OCCASION
requires.
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"RULINo PASSION STRONG IN
DEATH" An exchange tells an ed.
itor who went soldering and was
chosen captain. One day at parade,
instead of giving the orders. Front
face, three PAGES advance" he ex-
claimed, Cash, two dollars q year,
in advance -
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J.'S. RICHARDSON, JR.

MONDAY LAsT.-Our friends in the
country expect US to notice the items
of sale day, which are, we are happy
: to write, very few. The property
: sold brought its full value and negroes
2 weresin demand an unusual number
Of persons were in town; much busi.
ness transacted and the day ended in
an orderly, quiet and reputable man.
4 sller. So may it always be.
~ So j -~---- ---s<rA e-s-slss.s-s -nz---
SO ,Rperson who undertakes to raise
lfmself by seandaiizing others, might
\ 90 well bic down on awheel elbarrow and
undspsahs to wheel himself.
a. ~ .sss-. .Sr~>~o>~>
''F King KaBehamel,a, Of The Sandwich
Islands, dled HSd on III the 18Th Of December
His son eucceedcd him.
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mon lady, deliver lectures in all the
principal cities Of the Unon on the subject
OF Mormonism. The two ladies' promise
to expose Brigham and his Mormon follow
crs and to warn young ladies against the
arts and falsehoods of the omissarics OF
the latter Day Saints who are sent out
from the City of the Great Salt Lake to
entrap tllem."
The Edisto Clarion, OF the lst inst, in
forms us that an alteration took place at
LewisvIlle on Friday, be,ween William
Cleckley and Michael Bird, which resu lied
in the death of the latter. We have not
heard the particulars.
The Lexington Herald of last week
says:
bob The slave of ISAAC VANsANr ESQ,
Sheriff of this District, deliberately shot
his wife, also the slave Of Mr.. ", on
Thursday last. A jury Of inquest was
empannelled by Coroner West Caughman,
and verdict in accordance with the facts
returned. 1t appears that Bob endeavorcd
to induce his wife 10 runaway with him,
and upon her refusal to do SO, he killed
her, and made his escape, and is still at
large"
From the report Of the President of the
South Carolina Railroad Company We
learn that the total income Of the Road
from Freight Passage, Mails and other
MINOR rccources amount to 81 ,363,OO.IS
Total OF expenses, ordinary, extraordinary
and incidental amount to S7sO.3so,39.
Leaving the nett income Of 5S2,627 70
From which deduct first div.
dend of l65.41s 50
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Attention CHnYcHnROmt
S5 S5s2CoO0IPe
VOU WILL Parade on the 22nd
l. inst, at your usual place of rendez.
vous, properly armed and equipped.
X. G. WEBB, Capt.
ii. N. Bradford, q. S.
Feb. Th, 1855. ii I'd
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And it leaves q nett bal
ance from the opera

ance from the opera
tons Of the Road of $l7l,5G5 Oh
Leaving fair margin therefore for
unsettled accounts ut the close of the
year, the Road has been operated at a
cost of about SO per cent Of its re
ceipts, while the expenditures were
materially increased by the want of
connection at the Pee Dee River, re.
quiring scperate machinery on each
side oft, and the extraordinary high
prices paid for labor in every depart.
mcnt.
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FROM thro' passengers, SlGO 40 25
way do. 5l,940 10
" freight, 92:124 ii
g mail, 10000 81
other sources, 2.225 90
Making total Of s330,399 80
The expenditures for operating the
Road during the same period have
been:
For road repairs. $42,5l9 %
transportation, lO5,440 2G
" stock killed, lost, dam
aged, &c, 5,l6O S5
" ferry ut VIII. & p. D. 1890 60
olllcc expenses, 5I5 50
sumdries. 2I.2II 25
Making a total Of flss,73G -
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SUPERINTENDENT REponr.-Wc
have read with interest the report of
J. l.. FLEMING, the able Supcrin,cnd
ant OF the w. g. M. II. r., and but
for its l,ngth would lay the Who'll! e ar.
ticlc before our readers. Our space
will not permit us to do so just now.
We make the following extract, how.
ever, i'll regard to the business Of the
Road for the year icnuing ist Dec.
1854. 1t will prove interesting an.
gratifying to all the friends Of the en-
tcrpriSe
"Ihc receipts for the fiscal year,
from lst December, 1888, to lst De
ccmbcr, 1854, have been:
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THE: 22I,d Of FEBRUARY

We have been informed by those
in authority that this, the birth day of
our own GREAT WAsuINGroN, will be
celebrated in this town by that old
and popular corps, the Uoremont
Troop. An oration will be delivered,
on the occasion, by E. w. Dick, Esq,
at which the public are invited to at.
tend. The Rilerncn and Beat No. .
are invited to join the Troop and par.
ticipate with them in the exercises.
->~~~..-O-..>~>~~>>-
RAILROAD ACCIDENT We under.
stand that, on Friday last, the train
bound for Camden from Columbia.
while on the South Carolina Railroad
met with Il considerable accident from
encountcring COW, somewhere near
Hopkins Turn Oul. The train was
running at the speed Of perhaps,
twenty miles per hour, and strange to
say 'he engine ana baggage car were
not thrown off the track. But the
passenger car, being lighter, was
thrown of, and dragged some dis
tance to culvcrt, or COW gap, and
there, being jcrked loose from the
baggage car, fell several feet, to the
bottom of the embankment, turning
over three or four times and finally
resting upside down. The car itself
was crushed to pieces; and several of
the passengers hurt, but We hope none
dangerously. A lady seemed to be
badly hurt about the head, and one
gentleman had his ankle broken.
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THE Musical PRoDEGIEs.--Th
two little prodcgics have just finished
rcgaling our citizens with their enter
tanning concerts. We have had three
exhibitions from them and we are
sure our people are far from being sat.
isficd with the number allowed u.s.
All agree in pronouncing them among
the wonders Of the day. The little
Drummer is universal favoritr and
we are gralified to learn that he re-
ceivcd as a testimonial Of the hiuh
appreciation in which he is held BY
this community pretty present in the
form ola handsome set of gold studs
from the hands of Mrs. i. |. Moses.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-05

HORRIBLE REvENGE-Dr Radcliff, who was
fond of the pleasures of the table, was one af-
ternoon comfortably disposing of a bottle of
wine, when countryman entered the room,
and begged him to come Immediately to his
wife who was dying.
" can't help it, my fine fellow, can't come
till have finished my bottle"
Now it happened that the countryman was
a large strong man. and the doctor a very small
one; so it occurred to the former that his best
plan was to seize the doctor, and carry him off
on his shoulders. He did so and while he
was bearing him along, the doctor, bursting
with rage, exclaimed -
q You villain, IW cure your rife" and he
was as good as his word.