The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-05
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER NIAGARA.

ARRIVAL OF STEAMER NIAGARA.
HALIFAX, February %.
The Cunartl steamship Niagara. Captain John
I,.itch of tho British and North American Roy
al mail steamship line. has arrived ut this port,
OH her way to Boston, with advices from Liver
pooI to the afternoon Of Saturday, l4th Februa-
ry
The ndvices from the United States by the At
lantic and Persia have caused Oh advance OF 3D.
n 8. led. Oh cotton. The sales OH Friday, 18TH
were lG5OO bales, and Of Saturday $4,000. The
sales for the wock closing the evening of the
18th were G7 900 bales Of which specu"ors took
25,OOO and exporters $500. The quotations CIV |
ell are: Orleans mddIing 7sd.; Uplands It'd;
Orlcans fair Sid. Private circulars represent cot
tou IN active and excited market, ut advance
OF 3-l6d., closing firmly und with nh upward ten
dcncv The stock of cotton at Liverpool is 342,-
600 bales, of which 227, 900 bnles American
cottons.
In breatstuffs and provisions, the market was
dull. Wheat has declined Id. n Cd. The flour
quotations nominal. Corn steady ut last rates,
as also lard and sugar. Rosin is quoted Il 5-i3
Spirits quiet at AS, Advices from Manchester
are favorable.
The London money market shows decidedly an
eascr condition, and Consols closed ut J3f a 81
for money.
Lord P,lmerson has admitted the existence OF
u treaty beween France and Austrin, guarantee
ing the Italian possession Of the latter.
The income tax has been reduced as before the
war.
T. f,t IN
! ccmher, hnd been received from Hong Kong.
| The British Admiral Seymour had commenced
throwing ho, shot into Canton, but had desiscd,
/ in order to renew and strengthen position.
| The Chinese threaten, il the attack is contin-
ne to burn Hong Kong
| The troops sent from India had arrived.
ADDrTIONAL.
! 1t is rumorcd that ndvices have hccn received
10 the effect that the Persian and Chinese wars
! have terminated, and that no additional troops
will be ordered fer the latter, and no further ad-
valccs will be made by the forces already at the
sites Of war.
New hostilites are brewing in relation TO the
Dunubian prucip,l,ics. The London Times
has n strongly written editorial. dep.ec"ing nj
t.mpor;zing exrcdcn,s aud urging decisive oppo
SitlOn TO ulIlOn u1 the l>rlncipdItt1cS.
We have frequently noticed the beautiful
style in whith some Of the popular medicines o
tie d;,v are gotten up. None however nave at
tructcd our attention SO much as Dr. MLnnc'
celebrated Ncrmfuge and Liver Pills. manuf.c
turc,l by Fleming Bros. of Pittsburgh, rn. Fo
ncatncss, beauty and good taste. we think the,
stand unrivaIcd. We would have thought it iml
possible to counterfeit initiate these medicines
yet we are informed that some needy scuInps
for the sake of raising the wind. really tryin,
to impose n spurious article upon the public
Purchasers will beware; the genuine MLnne'
Fermifu.e and Liver Pills are manufactured onI
hy Fleming Bros. of Pittsburgh, Pa. Euc
c wrapper is signed Fleming Bros.
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@ -N"atnesx IN NcbraSI".-The following, is froi
v u traveller in tho " lids of NcLr;,ska:
e We got off our horses, htc,ed them to co
ton wood corn-crib and wen, i'll. We asked +,
q supper. We got some bacon. molasses, bro!e
y pumpkin and corn-do 'gcr. We ate heartily.
After meal was passed, the woman said to 1T
l. oldest girl: "Now, Doddy Jane, you have il
$ got to keep that old slut aud them pups fro
slcepn in this meal box any longer. In III,
= king this strangers corn bread, was first nati
rally rcstrrci to death pickin the small hairs u
lcnd ficas out Of it that oil them pcsk
e pups; AMI il they sleep in it week longer
10 wont he fit for use.
l In Engic klicI Jya L"dY.-On Sunday, I'll
c s,h Instant. Mrs Mary Taylor, of lIampshii
At county, virginia, killed, by blow Of club, |,
= eagle whicl, measured six feet II little MOI
,,f
II The eagle hud attacked the geese the gandr
e which its intended prey, resisted the uttac
es and fought the enemy bravely till Mrs. Il.
t, to the rescue the eagle then prepared for bait
D. with her, wl,ercupon she struck him bio
,e will, the club that rendered the bird unable t
e escape by flight.
'e 4 Southern U"icrrsity-A vigorous NOV
y. incnt is now bcing made in the Southern State
'e originating, it is said, with Bishop Polk, of Lo
OF isinna for the establishment Of n University upe
Of most liberal basis. 1t is proposed that net
i'll al steps in the expenditure Of money shall be L
I'd ken until the sum of five hundred thousand do
lars shall have been secured. Others nryue Ill
ut least million of dollars can be obtained. III
. project Inns met with favor in eight Southc
- States, and It is thought tlut there will be no j
=, iiculty in procuring whatever funds may be r
.. quired.
Of Scientific Erpcditiom.-Dr. Jcffries Wyma
II. the distinguished Professor of Anatomy i'll IIa
nj ward Univcrsary, saiIcd from Gloucester, Mass
3. chusetts, OH Tuesday, for Purimaribo, i'll Dut'
10 Guiana. lie intends to spend six months
-. scientific researches into the natural history
os Suiun Two students III Harvard Unvcrsit
,,f Mr. Green, of Worcester, and Mr.. Bancroft,
New York eldest of Bancroft tile historic
accompanied DR.. Wyman.
ID Dcfmitiom Of" Wild Oats"-A cereal crop Il,
e' is gencIally sown between eighteen and twent
five thehurvest usually sets in about ten yen
" after and is commonly found 10 consist of bl
i'' ken constitution, two weak legs, bad cough a
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