The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-30


accounts. Gov. Walker has rallied around him
Ill support OF the laws u majority Of the inhabi
tans OF the Territory, embracing the pro slavery
party and the Democratic free State men. The
antagonists of law and order nre exclusively the
Republicans, who were probably sent TO the Ter
rItory for the purpose of promoting agitation
Funds. which have been So freely ruscd for Kan
sas have doubt been converted to this pur.
pose.
Gov. Walker will hcnccfortl experience less
annoyance from the fro in his rear" which lie
lately had from the South, but wo NAV expcct TO
witness Il vigorous attack upon him from the
republican North. But the people of the North
crn Stntcs have too mach practical sense to be
much longer the dupcs of the men who have
lately mislcd them.
Anoihcr Singular Freak Of Lola .Nonte=-
Il Roiiroad Conductor Defcdi The renowned
Lola Montcz is now spending few days n, Mia
CARA Falls. She has appeared at the Buffalo
Ihreatrc as n sort of intcrluCo to her season of
pleasure. On Friday morning lola took the
train for Buffalo, and without advice from any
source shc seated herself in the baggage car to
quietly puff her cigarette. While thus cosiy
throwing off from her lips the curling smoke she
was discovered by the conductor nnd Informed
that passengers were not permitted to ride in the
baggage cars. She paid no attention to tie in.
tininton, but continued to smoke MS if no one
had addressed her. Acting Supt Collamer was
ut the station, and was Informed what Lola was
dung. lie said that she must do as other pas
scngcrs did, and that she could not be permitted
TO ride in the baggage car. The contluctor
called upon her and politely told her that she
must take seat i'll one of The cars designed for
passengers. Lola drew herself up into an at
ttude of defiance, and told the conductor that
she had travelled all over the world, and had al
| ways rode where she had umind TO-, and pur-
| posed to do SO in tins case.
The conluctor f,rii,or 4. .vnost,I,foJ ,.;.b L.,
| and assured her that lie was but-executinv the
orders ol the superintendent and the rules Of the
company Lola replied That she had "horse-
| whipped bigger men than i,c." This settled The
matter. The conductor withdrew. and Lola was
not agalm disturbed. She role TO Buffalo in tl,e
baggage cnr, and had no occasion to use the whip
The railroad men did not care 10 furthcr disturbe
| the t,gress.
Am Heroic GiR.-.i burglar, whose name ia
unknown, was shot in the store of Philip Finvler
| in York avenue, Staten Island, on Monday night
last. by Miss Jane Wilcox, who slept in the rear
OF the store, and was awakened by the noise of
the burglar ruinnging among the goods. She
opened glass door which separated the apart
rents, aud called out, "Who is there 7" when
the person started To run. The ycuug lady at
this instant caught up loaded pistol which was
mt hand, and fired ut the retrcating thief. On
Thursday afternoon, the body of Il man about
thirty years of aye was found floating in the bay.
.,
small crowbar and keys. His face was pcrlora
ted in two places by pistol shots, sufficient to
cause death The coroncr's jury found that the
man came TO- his death by pistol SLOTS fired by
Miss Wilcox, while Inc was burglariously employed
Ill The above store, and commended the heroic
conduct Of the lady i'll defending the property of
her friend at the risk Of her own fife. Tho man
probably had confe,lcrates, who, after he died.
threw his body overheard.
Id"cafton-At the last monthly meeting of the
Connecticut Historical Society, Hon. Henry Ber-5
hard. the President, presented an interesting "a,
per relating to the amounts of donations beqnesta
&c, made for educational literary and scicftif
lc purposes in the United States. The, Whole
amount of land appropriated by the General G ov-
ernmsft for educational purposes to- sills lsl Of
january, 1854, WAS statedto be So 2670:e2i acres;
Which ut the lpinimum price of sucfr land When.
first brought into market, REPRESENTED the mag.
nihcsnt sum Of $66,0oO,0 900, but which at tiiis
time could not he worth lesssthan $500, 900 ono
The amount of donations and subscriptions by in.
dividuats far exceeds nl that had been given bv
State Legislatures. Mr.. Bernard read from a
table exhibiting the donations and bcq,lcsts made
by citizens Of Boston within the last half century,
amounting to upwards of S4,oOo,ooo. e.
Il Queer =" Kettle of F1sA"IIn Georgetown, |
there is dispute about the ownersrip Of lands
between the possessor and clamantssin the neigh.
borliood; and in half dozer yearsiof coiitan Il
ton, moro than forty suits have been brought bv |
the rival parties. This year, as heretofore. one
OF tho parties would cut the grass, and before I'll
was cleverly cured, the other would have It in I
his cart; but before he could reach his barn. the I
first man would have his sheriff andpolice ltosse
Tor the rescue; and then would 'c9mG suit. for'
malicious trespass, and occasionally, to diversity
the proceedings. for asssult.s' Thus tliey have
managed for the last week to average about tw5t
suits day; one party being waited upon in The
court in the morning by the constable, and G,e
other being prisoner in the afternoop 1t could
but neither would yield Finally the whois anes,
tion is to be referred to Judge Hoar.sshose dpin.
ion j 8 Be binding ;;9era1d;..
sifaaala ,sifaaalal. Freak of Natusss-ws have on onr
table ons of the most singat patural curiosities
we have ever seen. The curiosity il. in the
shape Of nm egg. resembling two ordinary eggs,
united by lube about three.e .eights of an inch
in diameter, and about half all inch in length
ts ~ nov, however, ~ op. M one eggone
is endwise, and so complete, tile slightest prss.d
sure OF the finger upon one lobe, is seen xnpon
the other II has no shell, aEd-tle skin is 90
that Tie entire separation of the
Parts OF the egg is seen at n glance. 1t was 5
laid by hen belonging TO Mr.. Oaks, Of thH
place.-CAera~ Gazette. al -
Foreign Hoaoys to an Amffssam surgeen.-tl
". - Ho's OF Augusta, Ga, has just re- Il
country, the decoration" Of Gommander Of I.s
Imperia! Order of st5stanislaus, in considsrs.
ton OF his services during the campaign I'M 2hs
Crimea. The cross is Of massive esld, Am.
beautifully wrought DR.. Holt wa appoistsd
member m OF the order of 81 Ammo xaI1ie stiILi11
ment now that he has Nm that service tostffies
70 the CzAxS appreciation of the ability with /,
which the sshHsons were ,discharged.-
The Power of Modern Mechapssm d sSoraeiifnes h
marvellous beyond all credens2 Ar instance I
u illustration is that which wd lind in letter ?,
rom Manchester, England, in which The writer !
J striking exhibition Of .yalps Of human art
md labor. pound Of scotton waS pointed out
V wortb,a pound Of gold fis cost . cFuie cof.
on, may hsye been eight aents Ard as ., curi. 1
!slty OF art was shows 4lpund Of cotton spun !
ihaks