The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-09

NsI Isias tsidye aaii,oaa.-.-w. have se.n a.. :.
riiiB tns present week, sotne of the Enst,ss,s
ans several II the Contractors on hi. roSS. Ma,,;
whom we learn that the work is rupilv rr,,.sa.
,ng Mr.. Scott, who had contract a w..
Union tias finished, aud his work was recs,sss
oy !ne engineefs on Wednesday last he il nov
grazing the track, nne situation for denot. NJ
Maylew will soon finish tho Culver, nc.,,th.
East end Of the Tunnel. SA "ue
friend ~ relation to the Tunnel furnisl,sa ps
WIN the following items as to the provrss OF M.
work nt that point: At Shah No. /. the ipnne,;no
ooln T.ost =, mud West worked with great skin and
successfully No. 2. they are maxim ,.n;J ma
progress-nt Shaft No. g. which on ocrs,nt" p.T ~
water was suspended for a time, and at which n
steam engine and pump has recently been erected
ny the Contractors is now fully in operot;on 80
work. o'sns sooo
The Contractors have quite an increase ofb.,d.
during the last two weeks amounting; IN n..r go
huh9fed iands, and are expecting also n large
number from other sections of the country @
These items we have no doubt, as they are 70 ~,
VIII DO Interesting to our readers JYalLaiin
Banner. "'""e'"
n Sister Of Mcrcy.-We find the following
ss.htement III regard to Miss Dix in the London lie
,4strated 11 News, June 18Th :-"NIiss Dir. ofthe
=, sa ...a!es, who has taken admirable part
III 'orcing the state Of the Scotcl, lunnf,c, ,,,os
puohc hot'ce. appears to be person of extraor.
o'"ary oeVolion to hersense of duty So feahI.
'h oooy mat she can scarcely walk half mil.
s. s.e mas travelled over the whole of the JJn;te,,
,' ana ihdhced nineteen Of the local lepiala
Si .eS W erect ana endow State lunatic assyinms
ohe has also extended her influence 10 tIs .ras
ue c'oh OF lighthouses and the establishment ne
can coast. r '"o n"eFi-
Il. When convinced of the horrible treatment If
the mad in Scotland, and furnished with Sa,..a y.
to the Duke of Argyle and one or t,yo o,,,srsa1e
@ sne MinIstry' she started from London. drove d;.
rect from the railway station to their res;5anoa.
ahu gained their promise of tho commiss;on n
Inquiry before she secured a lodging or changed
5ne u"rder Of James Lyles-We publisbed
u"oer our Ielegraphic head Yesterday md.
un1e OF Kansas, July q" that james Lyles Re-.
uJf i.;uaJ Vi LeaVenworth and Probate Clerk was
June. ei' oh INC Ssth
we nave since learned that Mr. Lyles. the de-
Geaseo, 's nephew of our highly esteemed fal.
iow cl.'zen, Julnes V. Lyles, Esq, and TINT h,
,sn was hot only talented and very amiable Young
E"ess aa "a. Ina. he gave promise of great use
.no:I.oughiy educated by his kindsman for hiph
pos,''ons III The Government. How ufflictinc
uiu s'sG mus! his untimely end, break upon Tho
ears OF his many friends, with whom we sincereiv
sympathisc.-Caroiina Times.
Later from Kansns.-Sr LOUIS Julv D.
ou'nes Lyle, County Recorder of I,eavenwor,h
nna lrooate Clerk. was killed by Free State
.l.ai Named halier, on the Goth nit The affray
Ere g.ew out OF the election to till the vacancy in
Inc City Council ut Leavenwortb Kone,s
Haiier was arrested, and there were great nm.
quence. f - s'"'o-
Inc Belfnst, Ireland, News Letter saws: En-.
lsra'lon from this country continues to a fenrfn,
extent. Every evening large numbers of Jecant
looKng people leave this port for the antipodes
and the " Far West" On one evening mo- Iess
.han ", sixty left in the Samaphore for Liverpool
join their friends. ''' '''"''e' VI
=, weather az Westcrn V1rginia-The, ,Fincos.
VIC ('n.) wing says that the weather in that
cold for several days past, and there We're saw.
era' pretty heavy frosts at tho Sweet Springs flu.
ring the past week ~"
OeaM Of Hon. Hn,. L. Mareu-Nrw Won.
July 4.-The Hon. Wm L. Marcy. Er.Secr.,a,,,,
OF state, was found dead in his room this NOR,
nlng' mn Mt Ballston lie appeared about as usunl
this morning
6anG Of Georyetomn.-T!:c Bank has declsred
., u''iaehd OF Two dollars per share, (bcipo mt
the rate OF IL per cent. per annum,) from ,ha
Pfohts of the past six monlhs.-Pee Dee 1imes
Chapln, sentenced 10 be executed at Greens.
ooro, N C.' for the murder of young woman.
escaped from Jail Saturday night.
The Louisiana sugar crop promises tn Weld
23o.O00 to 100000 hogsheads the present Year
against $4,000 las, years
counterfeit $6 bills on the Farmers Bank Of
Elizabeth City, N. c., are in circulation.
ID. NJ. Witcher, shot at Atlanta. Ca. by l,is
own son, last week, died the next dev -,