The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-09-04


tcrian Critic" has an article from tho Rev.
DIR. Stuart Robinson, in Which it is stated
that, "aftcr careful comparison and sum-
ming up of tho religious statistics of tho
various denominations, the Evangelical bo-
dies of tho United States now number
thirty thousand ministers, four millions of
church members, sixteen million and half
connected by education and sympathy with
them, seventy millions Of dollars invested in
church property, twonty millions annually
raised Tor the support of ordinances at
home, four millions for tho spread of the
church abroad, and twelve millions of sit
tings in their houses Of worships. In this
estimate no account is taken of tho many
millions Of dollars invested in schools, COL
leScs, and scminarics, under the control of
Evangelical denominations. Thus it ap-
pears that, out of a population estimated
ut twcnty-six and half millions, nearly
twothirds of tho whole arc members in
full communion, or under the direct inllu-
cncc Of Evangelical churches"
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C"tcHtta Iiutlc.-Boston is tho scat of
the Calcutta trade, tho Chief importations
from which have been linsccd, saltpctrc,
hides, gunny bags and cloth, indigo and
goat skins. The value Of The il,portations
Tor 1851 was S7,slO,G7l, and that of 1855
WAS about the same. Calcutta furnishes
tl'is entire country with saltpctre, us it can
DC imported cheaper than it can be made
here. When it is worth from fifteen TO
twenty cents pound, the manufacturer can
produce it i'll this country principally from
nitrous cavcrns. The Dupont Company
Delaware, in their manufacture of powder
use about 100 tons, Or 1900 bags, of salt.
pctrc month. Calcutta has population
cf 10000, and tho exports from that
city amount 10 100000, 900; the imports
to S3i 100000. In the years 1S5l-2, ships
entered the port Of Calcutta with an aggrc-
gate burden Of 1860 tons.
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ShocS.-Among tic new things of tho
age is the manufacture Of shoes by cement
ing together the pieces of leather of Which
they are composed. A shoe is thus made
without a peg or stitch, which it is said
will never rip and cannot be torn apart in
tho seems, because the leather will tear first.
A large company has been started for this
manufacture at ballard Vale, their process
bcing to cement tho shoes Oh Tic common,
wooden lasts and then dry them in owens.
But we understand All improved process
has been invented, by which pair of shoes
can be completed in five inmates. The
pieces are ccmcntcd OH hollow metallic
last, into which steam is .troduccd by
turning a cock, and its heat sets tic cement
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Texas on the Election Of FLcmoni.-A
Texas paper contains the following item:
"On the 3lst ut., in the State Senate
ut Austin, MIR. Dryan, Of Brazoria, intro
duccd Joint Resolution requiring tho
Governor to convene a special Legislature
OH or before the first of January, 1857,
should tho anti-savery candidate for the
Presidency bo elected; and further, that
tho Governor forward copy of this rcsolu-
tion 10 tho Governor of each slaveholding
State. Tho resolution was referred to the
Committee on State Affairs, and will, VIC
hope, DO reported on favorably."
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Writ Rcjuscl.-Judge Mclean, of tho
Supreme Court, has written to tho Cincin-
natl Gazette in regard to The application
madc to him for Il writ of habcos corpus in
the case Of Robinson and others in conlinc-
ment in Kansas, charged with treason. lie
states that rs the Indictment for treason
charged tho offence as within the Constitu-
ton, and that the defendants were arrested
under warrant issued by the court OIL the
Indictment, lie refused tho writ, inasmucll
rs iIlcgality, tho only ground for release,
did not appear on tic face of tho papers.
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ED- To ascertain the length of day
o' night, any timo Of the year, double tho
time of the suns rising, which gives the
length of tho night, and double tho timo of
setting, which gives tho length of the day.
This is a little method Of "doing the thing"
which fcw Of our readers have boon aware
of.
Decision Of Character Without It no
man or woman is ever worth button, nor
ever can be. Without it q man becomes
at once good-naturcd nobody the pow
crty stricken posscssor of but ono solitary
principlc-that Of oLliging everybody un-
der tho sun merely for the asking.
Hours for marrying in ENGLAND. Tho
limitation Of tho time Of tho day for mar.
rying in England is fixed by, statute. Tho
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