The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-10-15

f"rm'r Ha"G S"Ts"sons-'I'hc first general
SUSPENSION of specie payments by banks, occur.
red IN lSll Immediately after The capture of the
city Of Washington by the British The banks
Of New York and all South and West suspended.
and i''l not resume for three o. f,mr years
The general SUSPENSION, in o37, l,r"an mt
New York. May IL, and the next day the banks
"i Hosi"m, Philadelphia and I;a.tiunrc followed
~ general resumption Of specie pavme,.t Is was
attempted i'll ls39, but large prn,,orliun of the
banks lid hot succeed i'll the operation, and "A
universal resumption was not effected until 1913
and lSiI.
The suprnsi"m in New York. in 1857, WAS
preceded by period Of unprecedented CONNER
cIai distress. Three hundred heavy firms I;,ilcl
there that spring. with liabilities estimated ot
forty millions dollars and it was said that two
Thousand men, dependent their daily labor for
their support. We're thrown out Of cnployincnt-
The pressure was equally severe in other places
Ollie hundred and sixty eight firms failed in
GoS"n durin" th" sin m"ntis preceding the s,ls-
rcns"n.-EJchn"gc P"prr.
Gr'm Di~'""ry If 1i,nx"~.-Two men
named respectively Ward and Hall w.r. ot
work down the lake shore, some miles from lhis
city g"t'in" ont hoop stuff when they discover.
ed Il small k"" huric, in the sand This they
dug out, and Opening. it, found it ouiuincd six
teen hundred silver pieces. The coins were of
AL ancient French cast and Of the denomination
OF seven franc pieces, valued ut 81 each. Th,
men, with their Treasure, have left for Philadc-
p!ia, where they intend to ccllanvc their coin ut
Tile mint. II is mobabIc that the money was
sccrccd in the place where il was discovered
by some French officer during the old French
war, and afterwards the officer NAV have been
Killed, leaving no trace where the treasure was
c"ncctlcd Thus it has fallen, ut last, into the
hands Of Il couple of iankces.-O$wrqo Y7n.cs
N'yDfify IF jniyc El~rn /1r EoryDor-
We have full returns from one hundred and fiv.
counties, which I We The Democratic candidate
Tor Governor Il INA iori,v OF nine thousand four
hundred and scv"n'y-lwo votes according To
our calculation. The remaining thirteen coun-
ties. are Arpn, Charlton tlinch, Coffee, Col
1nlit lcrrrn. Dadc, llarllsun, Irwin, Marion.
Mcriwclher, Union and Ware. From all but n
very few Of these have we reported maori,i,s
American and Democratic, which ca,l us TO be-
inve LEY. that the majority of Judge Brown over
ll'l will equal, il it does not exceed, that of
Gov. Johnson over Judge Andrews in IS55.
winch Was ten thousand two hundred and tiily-
SIN volcs.- ComStt"tio"oi;st, IN.
H"Hr"ad iccidcnt-BrrrALo. Oct. e.-At
non" n to-day an engine on the New York a:.d
f.rlr rallr"ad ran into in the way cypress train
east "f the Euilal" and Erie railroad, at the
crossing Of The two roads in this civ Seven
persons were seriously but not fatally inurcd.-
No body killed. The train was heavily
loadc'! with passengers OIL thtir way I" the State
Fair. There were no through passengers on the
tram.
Mr. Macaulay has chosen rs his new title
that of :" Baron Macaulay. of Roihcv, in tho
country of Leicester" Rolhley Temple was,
Tor some Years, tho residence Of his maternal
uncle; tho late Th"mas darlington, formerly high
sheriff ol Leicester, many Years VI. l.. for the
city of Leicester, and after whom the histo.
rian was named. 1t was Mr.. MncauIay's bilth-
place.
Gen. Ncill, nt Cawnporc was compelling all
The high caste Brehmins whom he could capture
among the Sepoys TO collect the bloody clothes
OF the victims and wash the blood from The
floors, European soldier accclcrutng the
movements of each man with n "cat." After
this degradation the Sepoys were hanged one af.
ter another.
GH;nca Fo'rl u.s. Rafs-A correspondence of
the Prairie Farmer, who was much annoyed by
rats, tried shooting, poisoning, and every thing
he could think of !; but they ,lcicd category. lie
then heard that they would not remain where
guinea fowls were kept, and procured several
and now says that for years he has neither seen
nor heard rat about his premises.
Pay Your Lille BMs.-Nothing helps the
money market more than the prompt payment of
little bills. 1t keeps up trade, keeps money NOV
Ins' helps the banks and makes every body feel
good. When everybody holds on to ali the
money he gets, because he fears times are going
to be worse, he helps to make them so.
Cause and E:yects-Since the stoppnge of cot.
ton mills in Amherst, N. H., the Jail there has
been filed to cverllowing with persons charged
with petty thefts-a melancholy illustration of
the old adnge that "idlencss is the mother OF
crime"
LITTER from Santa Fc-ST. LOUIS Oct. S, 1857. |
We have later advices from Santa Fe. Otcro |
has been elected Delegate from the Territory of |
New Mexico to Congress.
The Cheyenne Indians arc anxious for peace.
Financial Affairs in Nc,c Orlcan&-NEw
ORLEANS, Oct. 9.-Money is tighter. There are
no transactions in Exchange, and little can be |
done until Sterling shall bring cash OIL from New
York.
II is said that n secret to by the European
Powers, that in future the Popedom shall not be |
held by an ltalian 30 exclusively as it has been |
for several hundred years
Recognition Of Nicaragua. Oct.
., '56-The Administration will probably rccop.
nIze the present Government of Nicaragua, with
a view to make treaty which shall secure the
transit route.