The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-02-24
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Tho rnnils by the Indian. at Portland,
b'ings us details Or intelligence to Jan. 2G.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Burns centenary appears 10 have becn
celebrated with enthusiasm ull over the coun-
try.
The centenary was celebrated in London by n
banquet at the Gun dhall Hotel, Mr. uannay in
me chair, l4,Oo0 persons attended the Crystal
Palace fe,e.
The number Of poems presented for CONNECT
ton at the Crystal Palace exceeded Coz. The
successful competitor was apparently lady. who
signed her name 4" Isn Craig, No. % Ran.larh
street, PimlIco London"
There is rumor that Mr.. Morpl,y will plnv
another mntch with Mr. IInrrwitz. A report is
current, too, that Mr.. Morphy in e,nuluti,n of
lnulsem, has undertaken to play twenty
games simultaneously without board and
men,
The Monitcur contradicts n current rumor i'm
the following terms:
The Union has not scrupled I" rcpuhlish the
following lines "f the Independence Beige
1t is affirmed that King Victor Ernmanu.!
only consented t" the marriage of til. Princes
Ci"'ids with Prince Nnpol"on on the condition
that M Offensive and defensive treaty should be
signed between France and Sardinia II is al.
u'" 'hal 'i,'s treaty was signed tho day before
yesterday
ctegrct tn have To point out and contradict
s"ch hh assertion III the columns of French
newspaper, not less because the statement is
:ohrict:'y inise than because it is insulting to
the dignity oi the two Snvcrruns.
The Emperor must desire that his family AL
iia''ccs SHOULD acc"r.l with the traditional n.Iicy
vi France" but he will never make tn. great
INTERESTS OF the country depend upon Iar,rly al.
! liancc.'
Ihc Brusscl independence SAYS: Ncro,ia.
t'ons tor lhrg" I'icdnontrsc loan Ia he pua, an.
tied by the French government hay. b..n yony
on Tor some time. Tli" orcriur,.s were received
as badly ns could he by all the great rnon.y.L
interests OF Paris and London. For This reason
1t seems that loan hy public subscription to he
opened simultaneously nj Turin, London and
Paris is decided upon"
lhe DAILY News SAYS: "Wc are IN n posi,ion
10 Stale that the mnsL positive and binding mill.
tary engagements short of formal trenty or
convention were exchar. gcd between France and
iicdnont several months since This alliance il
an! thing but sudden thought of The two row
ernments"
lhe lines correspondent saws he is told
OF war preparations on large scale, aud that
the members of the diplomatic corps. with
lew exceptions, think that war cannot b..
avoided.
Tie Grat Somcc IF Crime.-Thc twelve hun.
drcd and "gh'y-nin" ln.ccmrn of all SORTS nuJ
sizes have t" Ic salarie.l, because seven tlorsnuJ
seven hundred and seventy y.ninc bar.rooms and
ru'n'shol's are kept open, according To law, in
the city "f New York, Is Il stup-ndo.ls E,ct-
That we should make crime Wholesale with
malice prcpcnsc, aud then pay for its ,t,eruptcd
repression, is worthy any amount Of a,,uinc ex-
nltation. New York !, fond of citing herself rs
tn: center "f the polit" solar system, of this
country, and his nrithmetcal iout: proves her
supreme illumination III morals aud n,nuners-
In addition to the stcnt0rian lolness of this f,c,
preaching our Mnnhat,nrse civilizations we learn
ly the report "f the Deputy ssupern, cnirut of
Police, that there four hundred and nineiv-
siN kh"wil houses as prostii utnus- these being
the natural prn'lents Of the har.ru,nns Like.
wise eighty four houses Of nssirnaiinn known
Us such, hut how many more therrl
Attached to these sharrS are nu.. hnn r. 4 and
seventy bnr.rOnr,s, that .rnmkrnu-S. aud l.w.!.
ness are busy under til" same r"i la addition
TO these spirndid facts, learn that .f,rr, mr..
one hundred and eighty five ." low ur..rc-rirs''
where known thieves and prostitutes ,l.,,Iv nm.
nightly i"Sort; but we ar" informed with charm.
ing ni:vrt: that II strict surveillance is kept over
thrih Thereby preventing them from commit, ,i,u
many drrr''aii"ns that they oii,"rwi>. would H..
gn''ty ot The propri"ty Of shutting up these
nr's Is not even limited ut. Another note. wor-
my item III this report is The uainnaiI,ics rs r..
SnriS drunkenness, violence an ii,irviuv The.
wh"ir number of arrests were l::1 Is during the
'hsl quarter or year OF t,rs. our Irish fellow.
citizcnS number S,6l2: showing the superior
strength and Iivrlness of their imurnato,s nm.
':r The spell al the natirc element whisky The
Ain"rIcHns show modest figure in cornparisnn-
They arc only 2.I01 including 27I c"ior.d nor
s"iIS, Germany stands neAt in order of nu,nimrs
i.o4i England hns 1862 Scotland. IT'S France
e.. The primary cause of lO,l9i of tbrss AR
rests. we are told, may be traced TO lle habit of
drinking Intoxicating liquors to excess 1t is the
grog- shop which fills the prisons with criminals
--NeW York Tribune