The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-03-24

w.. s'''A U" nan" at inc corresponding date last
year.
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From lie Washington Correspondence of ,hc
~: !. 1iIbnnc.-Gov. Denver Mcconnell and
Others, who have held important positions under
The Administration are finding prctexts of ON.
Kind and another for abandoning their conncc.
ton with it. They are stirred by the instinct Of
ta's leaving II sinking ship. Nor is it confined
I" them alone. Mr. Stephens was much moved m
his withdrawal from Congress by the copy;c,;,n
that general crash was inevitable. When
asked why he retired, he said frankly, "he wos
on train, aud as smash MP was certain ho
would get off ut the first station" This f.cI;n,,
a"',,ates many who have not yet spoken oui
and it doubtless induced Mr.. 'i'oon,i,s to t,Ln
tho responsibility he did, of crampnr the ms,
oiiicc machinery, and compelling the President
l" lace the altc ativcs of bankrupt depart.
ment or an extra session. The number will he
largely increased at the session. for must of the
patronage having been disposed Of there is mn
longer restraining motive against the full pluy
Of discomfort. f'
In this connection it may he proper to state
that MIR Appleton, the a islant S.cro,a,y of
Htate intends retiring next Fall lie does In.
harti work OF the Department. gets little or no
credit for his la T., and very short commons in
The way of salary-onIy ~ fraction over ono
third OF that received by Gen Cass. There is An
effort making to dissolve the political copartn.r
shipof Wendell and buchanan, by a sale Of Tho
Union, but the party dry-nurses who have III.
matter in charge, think S4u.0Uv pc., too biyb
'or paper, winch for years back has bc,n n
drain on the National Exchclucr To the tune Of
many thousands annually. Besides, the pros
Pect Oh pckings IL less encouraging than hereto
fore, with reforming House Of Representatives
fresh from the people.
O"r -Nationai Drtcncrs The Couricr dcs
Fiat Unis. tho New York French pnuer. con-
tains long article on the coasi lef.,,ccs of the
United states, &c. in which il is stated that i,
will require over lG,0U artillcrists To fully man
and defend tho different castles un.l other har.
''r ior'l'ca!ions of New York and it suggests
th;t They should he transferred to the militn in
order that the latter may learn artillery drill
ana practice, to cnahlc them TO properly defend
Them III time "f There is IL anol deal in
.hlS suggestion, and most of thcs.. cs,l.s and
forts III the United States, except timss at Por
'"C''S ana kcy West, are in the vicinity of l,ry.
ciIes. We presume the prorct .-,ulL be readily
carried ont. IT, IL estimated thai it, would r,-
lnIrr 1T least Gj,UuD artll,rists 10 ,,au all ,L
'or'iilri castles and sra.colsL for,iicatiuus il,
me hi"l. We rrcollect The Ills, il:uuish.,l Ma.
l"r Chase. late Of the United Sta,,s cuuu,,,s
one "f the atlesi officers OF any service, in b,s
report I" The Secretary "f War in 1851, declared
our se, coast was the best fort flied i'm Il,
world General Cass, whilst Secretary Of War
declared his opposition, in Il very n,usterIy re-
l"rl' L" ,hc system of masonry cnSlIe for,fca-
t'ohs originating with General Bernard, OH nc.
count "I The enormous expense, and ~ not be.
ing a'inptcd 10 the military personnel of his coin.
try The article in the Courier seems to have,
been called forth by the criticisms in tn. news
papers in this country and England npou fin.
memoir Of Lieut.. Norton Of the United States
nSiueers prl,oslng ear,lIwork defcnccs for
New York, submitted by Secretary FIoyd 10
congress ut the last session, aud it discusses the
subject IN the words of the French editor "arec
grande lucidetc." Washington Star.
Carrying a Steamboat Oerrlnnh-A writer :,
the st Paul MinncSotian, dating ut Crow Wing.
says
About the Sth instant, the work of ,akiup IN
l"cces the Ans"n N"rthrur and preparing th.
frame oi the new hoat was commenced: and f.,
n"y' the 10Th February, the whole portable.
frame "f the boat, boiler, engines machinery and
.'"H, amounting to more than fifty tons of
freight besides stores and baggage of the men.
ana nay for the teams, is packed upon sIrighs,
hi"i thirty teams are trudging away with their
load over the prairies and through tl,e pineri,
toward the Red River OF the North The boiler
ana Tie heavy machinery must be hauled on
runners n distance of one hundred and sixty-fiv
ihi'es. lhe New portions of the boat will h..
taken from Swan river, one hundred mud ninety
miles Ih" boat. which is to bear the apnro
p'1ate name OF the " "IiOnccr" is to be one hun
drcd feet long, twenty feet beam, with n deptI
OF f"ur feet in the hold, and is calculated to carry
from seventy-hve to one hundred tons of freight.
The trnn is accompanied by about forty tam
sters and mechanics, who will commence worL
as soon as they reach Red River, and the boat
WIN proba5iy be IN running order by the first Of
May. Inc road s good rs far as the Otter Tpil
CITY, and teams have been through to Red River
during the past week, so that the track is prob.
ably well broken all the way"
New YoEK. March I5.-A mass mec,iur was
held last night IN Tammamy Hall for The nur.
pose oi giving expression to the feeling with
which New York d"uiocrncv regard the pro.
posed ann cxation Of Cuba. The meeting wos,a
large one. and comprised most of the leading
ieuerai "ficc.holders Of the city. Ex.Mayor
Mickle presided, Isaac v. Fowler read tho rsoo. |
lutions, and Senator Brown, of Mississinn; TN.
lion. John Cochrnnt. of New York, and Cap. |
tain Rynders, made the speeches Senator
Brown assumed ultra pro.sla ground. Mr. |
Cochrane argued the question mainly from
commercial point Of view, and Captain Rynders
expressed himself virtually in favor of our |
be obtained otherwise-which was also Ssnoto,
Browns position.
The Austrian Bank forgery case. in which |
Henry kohner is charged with causing to be en- |
graved, IN This city. plate, from which counter.
'elt impressions Of the Hundred Guldon Notes
~ W.. D""n VI HuSe Deen taken,
commenced yesterday in the Court of General
Sessions and will probably last some days The
principal witness yesterday was Ferdinand De. |
gen, the Superintendent Of the printing of notcs
for the Austrian National Bank, who has been
sent over to this country by the Directors Of
thst Bank for the purpose of testifyng to the |
forgery
A propeller has made the trip to Albany in
twenty six hours
Another Steamboat Disastcr.-We lear, from
John 5. Washington, commander, that on FRI. I
day evening, March II, the Governnen, steamer
ID. IL. Morton took fire on the Arkansas River.
about sixty miles above Little Rock, and with
her cargo was entirely consumed. Tho Morton
was loaded with about eight hundred bales Of
hoy, for Little Rock, whittier she was bound
when the disaster took place: No lives were lost
ny the occurrence. The boat as abuve in.
belonging to the United States Govern
nent and was valued Mt about $4,000. The
IRE IL supposed to have had it's origin in sparks
frem the ehimneys falling upon the hay, and the
flames spread so rapidly that the officers and
crew had barely time to save themselves and n