The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-04-30
+. F. GARY, Sec'y.

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October, 1850. from Assistance Bav "a l,tIn IN
the west of Wellington Sound and ON the I3tl,
OF October, pigeon made its appearance at the
dovecote i'll AYRSHIRE from which cote Sir ,Jobn
III, m;'d thc wv" pairs of pigeons which he took out
The distance direct between the two pl,co. 10
2oOO miles. The d0vecote WINS under rono;r ~
ths time, and the pigeons belonging to il had
pceh removed but the servants of The house
were struck with the appearance and motions of
inns Stranger After short stay it went to the
i,'St"'' mouse OF ncIghborlng proprietor. where
II was caught, and sent hack to the lady who
originally owned it. She at once recognised il
as as one "f those which she had given to Sir John
Ross but /" put the matter to Tie test it was car
ried into the pigeon house, when out of many nch-
es 1t went directly to the one in which il had bea,
hatc:ed No doubt renraincd in the mind Of tine la.
dy OF the identity of the bird. BY what exraordi
mar, power did this interesting bird find its way
| and 10y what route did it come?
.ino'her B'gg;ng !Strotagcm.-'Two men
named John :. kilnball, an American, and John
DouGlas, Scoichnian, were Yesterday arrested
10y officers Cook and Trasl, of the Eastern d.
vision police, who had bcen witnesses of the fol-
lowing siirewd operation Of extorting rnouey
from strangers: One Of The men sat llron The
cdgcst"ne with one hand bound up as ii woun
de'i, ana assumed Il woe he gone countcnnuce
while his companion took up his position opws,te
II any one approached, the feigned invalid threw
| ont his hand" for aims. When anv one uenrcd
IT,
| tenti"n TO the object of coullniseration ON the
othcrside OF the street, and going over himself
IN thc 'uiihess "f his heart pulled out IL handful
oi change and threw it into the lap of the rem
culnbcnt man. This naturally produced the de
sired effect of stimulating t..c ben.vocu.c of tb
stranger, who III turn perhaps disbmrsct as freely
This operation had been successfully cd ~,
iour dilerc;s persons. when The officer thinkiur
the practice had been continued long enough
took them into custody. and yesterday i,,s,c..
Mhceiock sentenced! the swindierx To one month
| in the House Of Cuirec,iun.-. Boston .I,urnnj
| 18th.
| 1he 1channtcpcc Routr r-Intclgrncc has been
received IN " hSlnngtOn nnnounc me- that the
Mexican government had accepted the .rrhuau
,crcc Road under the SIoo contract, but It's cor
| rcrtncss Is involved in some doubt. Ih. riybt
OF way for an American company is involved in
Tho dispute between lIargous, IN one hand and
Sl"o on the other. and Comemfort may tnkc il
from both. While Mr.. Buchanan was Serre,u,y
of state under Mr.. Polk's administrations fifteen
millions offered for cesSion of the is,hmus
10y the government, hut il was then refused on
The ground that the right Use the transit hud
been granted 10 all English Conpany-G
which company wns subsequently, expelled from
the lSthHns, and have sine" clain,rd indemnity
on that account. IL the Sioo grant be- sci aside,
the United States will have no pretrnsion TO the
right OF way across The lsihmus. 1t is believed
that Instructions to Mr. Forsyth, on this subject,
are III preparation, an that efforts or expen.
diiure will be spared to secure the transit TO Tin.
United States This is now said to b.. the promi- |
ne"t subject before the government.-Baltimore
-Amcricdn.
Free Socieiy.-The millennium of modern
democracy seems to be some place and time.
where and when everybody may do as he or she |
Plenses. They make occasional approaches to !
this sort Of thing i'll the northern section Of this
Union- 10 Oc sure, no man, woman, or child |
I,na fIap ps<ffA a.
some manufacturing corporation decide upon |
death by starvation; but anybody who has the |
money will contrve very we'll to take care OF
the Largest liberty" SO far as himself is con-
cerned One of the frequent developments of
this state of society, which is labelled Free" is
the facility with which divorces are Obtained
In illustration of this fact we haye before us n |
statement by the Philadelphia Bulletin, of tile |
fact, that in the good city OF Quallcrs, within
the last nine years, two thousand two Numbered
and seventy unhappy married men and women |
have o BEG" mahe ,e happy BY divorce In other
eleven hundred and thirty.five divorces granted |
by the court Of common Please of the city of |
elpha.-Charlcston Courier.
Secretary Stanton has published I'M address to |
the people o. Kunsas III the Eecomptop Union. !
Lie says the Admiuis ration has recognised
tie authority Of the Territorial Legislature
and the validity of the territorial laws, and has
cspeciallyrecognsed the net providing for con
stii iutonnI convention. 81
IIes pYesumes that that Conv cntion will sub.
nit Che vital question of The domestic imstitu
tohs Of the States the subsequent vote of the
people, and thinks that Congres will then ad-
nit the Territory immediately into the Union as
o State. al
He recommends general amnesty for past
and present prosecutions, ami expects the,pres
nf mir ho mid Hln cf
May. -
Important Verdict to Rail Roqd Oonpdnfes--
We lean that ut the April term of<ihe Superior
Court of Taylor county (Georgih) case Of pub.
lie cinterest has been tried, involving the lphily
of rail roads for damgaes in negligently killing
q passenger. In December, 1855 Urah Paulk,
worthy citizen of Alaban1a, WAS killed by
collision between two passenger trains upon, the
Southwestern railroad, near Flint river, in ,Taya
lor county. An action for damages under the
act of 1850 was brought againat't Tie company
by the legal representatives of Mr. Panlk, and
the trial at common law came off this week, and,
resulted in verdict for the piaintiff Of 100000
appeal to sspoeis. jory--Modite Reofser' 81,
The Ne,g Cent.-1, is, stated in tho, PhiladtI..
phia Gazette, OH the authority Of Col. Suowden,
director dire Of the D. s Mint, that in about thfee
weeks time this much desired coin win be dis-
tribuled to the pablo. ABontSa million areeul.
ready eon,pIetsd and two million more eill be
fnis heS before the mint comlneKtes paying theff
out Col. y: also states that since The estaiash:
ment Of the [. 3 Mint no iessAhan 800 tons Of
copper cents have been coined, 4lnakipgsof dis.
tinot pieces ons hundred and fifty mf,ionse or
thcee o large number have, been lost, coayeried
fto :" tsashersa for machinery, sor otherwiss
taken out, Of scirculation,D -. -ss.
Treaty Bstueea EaQland and Ffaace. .-Tfe
/ English Govespment 6ays entsred intos con-.
yendon with that Of. France by which Great
trade from the mouth 81 The ST john riyex %
Portendic,s on the West coast of Africa ;.s1d
France cedesto England the Frsn6si ,factos4 .at
Aibreda, q, the river Gambia. B3th' coishifies
shall sploys stAs Mon ~ the Gambia. on
aqaai terms fShthe purposes Of commerce, and
Bfance may appolnt q consul al Bathurst; sub:
jscs, 70 the approval Of the4EHshs COY ernmept.
"a ASss, iad;ssss sDssrsyes -zThes chioses Rress
laoNssnt that hns.A al f<GnN v,.as.v h.d