The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-08-20


pa.,ers, the Prugrcso, of tho 29ih nlt, and the
Bo.etin Commercial Of the 2d instant, have long
end most interesting articles OH the Tshnuuippcc
transit route, tho latter calling upon the Govern
ment to make some suitable provision, "n the
Coatzncoulcos aud ut Vvntoaa, for the opening Of
business which will tako place the first Of Oco-
Der. Everything progresses in the most satsf,c-
tory manner. The same papers, ~ also the pa
Ders ut the capital. have congratulntory notices
OF the recent arrangement between the different
claimants OF the rehuun:epcc grants, and express
confidence in the happy issuc OF the mission Of
Alessrs. Benz jamim and LaSere.
- Col. Hein.-We find the following in Il Phil
adelphia paper:
"It is stated that Col kcitt, Of South Caro-.
liia declares his intention TO move the expulsion
OF y. Is. Matteson from the House next winter,
1t llo resumes his seat without reelection. This
Will bring up the whole question OF Congress
slonal corruption again, aud give opportunity,
perhaps, to explore the masS little more thor
oughy."
An hdium iyency IN Hunsas-A rumor has
been extensively circulated, 10 the effect that
Hon: +. P. Stanton, at present Secretary of Kan
sas, IS to be appointed Indian Agent Of that
Territory. We havo it from the best authori-
ty that such liz not the case, but that MIR IIuverty,
The successor of Col. Cunn,iEs who has been
trans'erredto Goyernorshpof Utah. is 10 fulfil
The duties of that office until the accounts of his
predecessor are settled up which settlement can
not be made unit late in the fall.
Prince Of Barke"per-Th New York
Heraid records the arrest Of the barkeeprr Of
the Howard Hotel, OH Il charge of c,nbezzlinr
S2O,OO0 from his employer having abstructcd
ABOUT $50 per day from the drawer for seven
years before he was detected. His wrges were
only S25 per month, and yet he KEEP, fast women,
last horses, owned II fine house on Tholnuson
street, and dressed extravagantlv.
-Carthagena brought address to The public
from Santa Anna, in which he pronounccs the
manifesto recently published over his name IL
forgery, which lie has reason to believe was got
up and printed at Havana. lles!a;es that he has
not yet been able to publish the promised history
OF his deeds 20 his countryncn, because there
are some data which have We, to come INTO lis
hands.
Strawberries The Paterson ~. ~ Guardian
states that II Is probable tlmt The .eoss receipts
III the counties of Passaic and Bergen this season
Tor Strawberries alone have al,.nrntrl to u,,.r-
Ter OF million of dollars. TIL" value Of those
shipped to New Y ork by the Er.. roal can hardly
have been less than Sl00DOU. Strawberries are
rapidly becoming one Of the great staples of ar.
riculturai industry III this part of the country.
Dutch Colony for 7cnncssec.-N1a.l. Storms Of
Delit' Holland, has purchased tract of land
hve miles from Kingston Tennessee, and three
ment which controlled the Sccc,iu ion was the
belief that it woudbe very favO.nbl. to III. rear.
ing OF the wine grape. II this experiment should
prove successful II is believed that it will he the
commencement Of II large emigration Of the
Dutch to this country.
Hoston, Aug. Il.-In ;he Unitrl States Cir
cut Court yesterday final decree of perpetual
injunction was entered III favor of the Congress
India Rubber Company against some dozen in-
t,.ulp rE, r
elastic webs. The right TO all elastic webs is cs-
taoiIshed III the company, and 10 goods can he
hereafter imported having vucanizcd rubber in
them.
AHack upon Newspaper ODirc-onc of Mc
attacked party Killed Jy tie Etiitur.-Fron the
Burlington Uown) lIawkryc" of the 9Th inst we
learn that all attack was made ut OSkulnos;, ON
the Herald office at that place, when Mr.. J. NJ.
Brown shot and killed u man by the name of
Bowen
Mrs. AmderSon's MfanL-Thc child which
figured SO largely in the Cunningham case, as
also the mother, is in great demand. Greenwood,
oi the Museum. has rcen trying to get them on
exhibition, but District Attorney Hall saws he
wants them us witnesses. They could answer
both purposes ut the Museum, besides indulyinr
thousands of ladies in their innocent curiosity to
see such renowned little Joker
Nev MI. Kyle, The well known author thus
describes modern sermon: (" !! modern sermon
~ to open dull, tame, poinilcss religious essay,
fmll OF measured, round sentences, .IoIinsoi,ian
English, bald plntitndcs, tnc,! statements, and
elal,orately connected mills and water 1t is il
Ieaden sword, without edge or poiut-u heavy
weapon, and little likely to do nuch exccu-
tiou."
arrest for Post Office Rvb5cyH-An agent of
the General Post Office Department, few days
since, caused the arrest of II. Reinatk, post.
master at Franklin, Morgan county, Illinois, and
his brother, Lewis Rcnhacl, who acted us his
deputy, charged with robting the mails Upon
examination they were held to Lail cacll in the
sum Of $4,000.
1otaceo.-rhere are Observation-Disclosures of this
staple in Richmond, whose united Gu pit al amounts
TO four or five millions of dollars. More tobacco
is raised in Virginia, and opened, inspected and
sold III that city. than perhaps in any one place
in the United States.
Mr.. Perkins, Of Dover, n. IT,, recently made
n bet that he could haul wagon weighing two
hundred and thirty pounds, with II man in +,
weighing one hundred and seventy pounds, two
miles iii twenty five minutes. lie accomplished
the feat in twenty-five minutes.
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