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


.';. WAsiliNGrH, August IN
letter received day from th. S,pcr;,,.,.
ue"' ~ ihuiah hlini's Tor tho North ,ve,tor,,
STnpeiih''nd:ney Of Minnesota, stutrs Tim, H.,
nnsiohS had driven all tho settlers from ,,. H..
"e'snG"ihoou east of Dig Siodx River, aud thai
orab'c To making treaty. Tho Suprrinioni"n.
lnciincd To b"licve that before u The tro,iIa.
WIN Tho Sioux can be permanently settled II will
ne necessary to make new treaties with ,han, "m'
noIa"g 'hem py stirulaons of strong and hind
ing Character TO tho observance of p.accf,i r.I.
tlnns with the United States and rnsnon.;jJ, Gu.
! all d-prcdutons |'P''''ioie ior
:, Nol. beall. OF the First Dragons. Major hin
r"yhnster, Capt: Duncan. of the Mon nted Rifles
,o E"p' f'r.h' % OF the Ten:h Infantry, Capt Brere
ton ION, OF the Ordinance Department. and Lien,
,,'b'on, OF the Fourth Artillery. comnr;.n ,I,.
'o'ri' to assemble at West Point, ON Tie 1stI,
'hS'a'l; TO make trial of the brcccl. londiup rifles
service. 'e'' Ao' ihhtaTy
lhc Bureau Of Construction will odv.r,.o -
morrow for the TRANSFORMATION NJ ;, ono 'o te 10
"",r,''cnc .TT &c coal from Philadelphia to China
,,,, me Regiment Of Mounted Rifles md H..
mr.. -, E;c.' Oh inlantiy, serving in Mexico
n,, n,e ~ ne reinforced early next moHL bv Gmr
,'o m'',,I, anu My recruits from Fort Lcayen.
Dr r WASHINGTON. August ii.
To-day. VIC N"'y' dled here
""r E"v"tiinent will un,lncs,iouabv oh;.ot T.,
rn,,,'. =, "inSrr 9" the Nicaraguan transit
VIM. Carey Jones is now ~, S,, Io IT.
vas cSPcci''iy Instructed 10 represent Tho v;eu,,
~ Wv administration this subject which
policy. ~ such
ihr coim'"s ssioner Of Indian fairs vii, shortly,
wit The North west, to make trn,,i,s ',;,, 10y
icnca Pawncc tribes. >'' '"'
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I'f'-fi"in The most reliable informntion
"hich can be procured from persons wl,o I.v..
,L', E,a, '"'""Sh the wool growing districts Of
't STATE dealers are satisfied that the ,grr.~,tn
cup OF th;s Year will exceed that of 1S5G'h,.
.nI"e 'n''''ons of pounds. \ large part. if moi
an "i The wool has now passed from the c,.mo.
!" 10 me merchants, aud considerable portion into
i'', ',nI" -, 81 tic buyers for the New York mar
n.y., "'' 'n" Eastern manufactures. The prices
Pid i'r tie greater portion Of tho wool ,,o,'
.,'''se nou 'ortN L" hly cents aud in some nf
'h' best districts fifty five aud sixty cents hnyo
,r neeh p",. W" are informed that one buyer in
IS, IVY mas III store i'll llckin. county over two
hundred thousand pounds, which cosi ovor CO.,
cents per pound The amount of cash dict r;I,,t.
!" % me Stat" Tor WOOL this Year will cxc.cJ s;,.
millions "l dollars. The State has hc.om,n H..
M"""2 woe" growing one in the Union. Reside.
". increase III The humber of Hrcccs the shear.
ng occurred month later this wear than Inst
ana ne increase Of the growth of wool Jrr;,
''', ''',e affords an increase Of eight prr conf
~ '"e cl. l'uycrs arc confident that tho sunnI,
Ii wool IN the country will fall far short Of III,
n.'i""u' an" the prices c"nn"t rcccde This
seems I'r"bab!c the territory in ,yL;cL .I
Is raised has been of late y.ar: ,,,rr""J t
"ts'er" olai''s: will which the Eastern couII
not c"npe:S. While the c6nsurpption hns ;.
creased, The Eastern States have abandoned ill.,
r'iiPc'h'"n and icit Ohio to furnish the host
Holmes, Licking. Franklin. and nth",, ayne'
centre OF ;!'r State. are now as famous for f"''
""'' Us th'y formerly were for their prcrt cronY
u "'cat'-r r1e'efa~d Plmmd.uier Of ,/ulv ~
m
me -h"cA"rl Irnfc-The demand f,r ,,oo.
rr' has raised tho price higher than cvnr o"aS
SHOWN Ao.2' bring $I2t. la,ce 3's So md
S''ia'' ) > IS per barrel The Boston .rr,,cII".
says: ' Ai"'clier
Irrrt"'rre philadelphia has controlled tho
'". Ntt ''r these ish' but the New Workers are
now attempting to get this trade i'm t,,o;r I'D
ana IL Is Resulting very ElvoruLIv TO tho f.lar
heh. AS new markets are being opcncJ for sh;n-
,"e.'' 'h impetus Will br given to this branch nf
p''slneSs leSs heretofore unknown. Additions or.
ni"hnT l" ''" ilect in all our fishing ports. and
,r,h no "i Inc ohyncn there is consid-
rri"c competition by tile Nrw York and pL;io.
ue'lhil ''@cnts, to secure their fares 'rhus far
,i'e New A"'k agents have oyciLil, and secured
The greatest number" ~ S~"''o
HrIGIi"y Tee .Vsxixsipoi-The cb,m,,o, oe
f""ni'"rr" If It. Louis. ON ib. f,I, I'D ~ ..;' y"
"i-";ii"n meeting to protest a..aiust ,bo con
s;rhcon Of draw-brid.c across lhs A1ississ;nn;
ut II. PAUL, Dubuque, al Lyons, and other nonts
up n"fth. They insist that The A1ississippi h..
uh"bsr'ict"d from its mouth to lis sourco tJLa,,
refer t" the opinions of cmiu,n, on,,,noo,,
Sh"" mat The beds of the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers are saud, and the channels shift so n,uc,
,''a' II "ra" bridge ut any point now nayipablo
Tor steamers Will prove serious obstruction, nnd
~ many I'''ccs would entirely close the stream
Do; all
I'm" R"ssian drmH-AIeans have been take,
70 improve the efficiency Of the Rassinn armv-
~ committee composed Of the Grand Dukes Mi
chaei ana Nicholas, OF General Grunewaid and
Others, Is occupied with the reorganization of ,I,a
cavalry. Another committee. COMPRISING Of four
teen members, is directing it's attention to the In
test Improvement III firearms; and ia presided
over by Prince George of Mccklcnbure. who
commands all the rifle regiments in the service.
It's IN contemplation to form thiriy-sx battaliouY
OF rifles, and to add r1o company TO cach Raj
TALON Of the line and Of the guard
Crops IN IFisconSin-!A former extensive
farmer IN Wisconsin, who has ust returned frome
a Visit ~ That State, informs that such n bonn
t'u harvest has not awaited tho husbaYdrnaf for
several years The spring wheat, now the .prin-
cpai wheat crop Of WISCONSIN,, il generally rood
ana Tor the most part very superior.: Barley.
also a''.'mp"rant Wisconsin crop, is heay and :.
. - 500 S''' VI, '''o uiy PTpil1cs ls rankfahd :
weii-on the wetprairics small and a. ;
probable faiIure. SO. of potatoes Wisconsin
will continue to be large" exporter of prodicer
i0r.,hc coming year-sI Eouts.luteAigeace. -
:, Lord By,on and .Nr. 'Cumqa-When Lord.
i'y1on rose nio fame cur,an, c6aslanty Object
cd to his talking Of himself as tile great-
back on ,his poetry. Any subject" 5aidshs 4
' butthat eternal one Of self II weary of know
ing once month the state of any maui hopes or y
feqfs rights'or wrongs. would as soon read q :.
register Of the, weather, The bar6ne,er. up So $,
many inches to: day" uid down 50 manly inches;
sight ef agonies.tp paper, -things that come as
regular and as notorious asthe-EGliiof the rroou.s
The truth is, his lonlslip peeps for
'c'pes his eyes aciM The pubic. y 's T.,
Near Erie, Pa. OH Eridays .wsek, a German. 8
named ScLniizahung hfmsel! and hissssife IN. .an. Is
orchard. Tho ealsa of the rual,s anf & 90 Z;