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


and incidental amount to $7SO.39O,30.
Leaving the nett income of 5S2,627 70
From which deduct first divi.
dend of l65.4Is 50
1881, 700 II
Balance carried to Surplus Income and
applied to property accounts and reduction
Of Indebtedness.
1t is positively affirmed that President
Pierce has dismissed Lieut.. Hunter from
the Navy.
Dudley Mann, is spoken of as Minister
to France.
On Thursday last the Grand Division of
the Sons Of Temperance Of this State as
scmblcd in Gambler. The meeting was
presided over by Grand Worthy Patriarch,
Major B. d. Townsend, of Marlborough
district. I'm the evening an address was
delivered i'll the Baptist Church by the
Grand Chaplain, Rev. Alex. Gregg.
Ro.l, branches Of the Wisconsin icgislu.
turc, by unanimous votes, have instructed
the senators and representatives i'm Con.
gress from that State TO oppose any change
in the naturalization laws.
The Free Suffrage Bill. which has lust
passed the Senate Of N. Carolina, amends
the Constitution of the State so that eve.
ry free white man Of the age of twenty
cnc years, being native or naturaiizeti
citizen of the United States, and who has
haen an inhabilant of the State for twelve
months Immediately preceding The day Of
any election, and shall have paid public
taxes, shall be entitled to vote for IL fncm.
her Of The Senate for tho district in which
he resides.
The u. 3. Senate on Saturday last,
passed the Naval Retired List Bill. 1t
gives retired captains $500; commanders
Sl200; lieu,cnunts $50, per annun,.
The House discussed the Army Ap.
preparation Bill.
The latest news from Texas is that
new Pacific railroad Company has been
organized. Of which Hon. Robt. j. Walk
er has been chosen President.
The Jersey City Telegraph says there
is no doubt that Robt. Schuyler is, and
has been ever since he absconded in the
town OF Bergen, Passaic county N. J.
A hog is on exhibition al Buffalo moas.
uring, i, is said 3 feet 10 inches in height,
7 feet 10 inches around, ii feet IN length
and weighing l,469 pounds.
A Dispatch from Cincinnati, bearing
date January 3Oth says: In this County
about fifty women attacked and demol.
ished large quantity Of liquor belong
ing to a tavern. n.kcepcr, and dragged the
owner through it where i, was six inches
deep. Warrants have been sworn out for
about twenty Of the female rioters, but
the police returned this afternoon and re.
ported their inability TO arrest them
They will make another attempt tonight
with sufficient reinforcements to insure
success.
We see it stated in an exchange that, at
Chicago January Goth, they had .'another
fierce storm Of snow and wind The
train on the Chicago and Mississippi rail.
road, with large number of passengers
and several members Of the Legislature,
were flozcn up on tho prairie, in snow
some eight feet deep. The passengers
burned the cars, and by robbng the cars
of a consignment, preserved themselves
from starvation. BY last accounts they
were still there. Relief however, had
been sent to them on Saturday night"
The Boston Chronicle learns from
private correspondence, dated Stockholm,
Sweden, December 18Th, that Madame
Jenny Lind Godsch,nidt was in chat city
attending 10 her property. She was unac.
companed by her husband, the laws OF
Sweden forbdding the presence of the
Jew. The correspondent adds that Jenny
had SO changed in appearance, and grown
SO old in looks, that her oldcs, and most
intimate friends did not recognise her.
In Paris there are annually consumed
100000 kid and lamb skins, for fabrica.
ton into gloves; in BrusselIs 100000; in
G.enoble 100000; and in Annonay 5000,
600. making total, within four cities, Of
100000. To work this into gloves re.
quires just double the number of eggs
l2,s0O,0Oo--at on annual expense Of 620s.
OO0f.