The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-21

flag of free Cuba displayed at the head Of its
columns, accompanied by the announcement of
its belief Chat ii the flame OF revolt has not al
ready been kindled in the Island Of Cuba. it
will be before the end of THE week. The out,
break, it says will originate exclusively with
the Cubuns themselves, who have organized pa
triot clubs throughout the island, and the mem
oers count by thousands. They have, however
been aided in all their plsns by their co patri-
OTIS i'll the United States, but no organized Ameri.
expedition hos sailed from this country
The Sun adds:
"The New York Convention Of Cuban pa
triots-a small but determined band-saiIcd on
their dangerous mission in The latter part Of
March. If the patriots in the isIand had No. al.
ready risen on the day fixed the landing Of the
New York Conventions would be the sigual for
revolt Arms aud ammunition have been. pro-
vided, nhd al are bound by a solemn obligation
10 stand blythe cause until victory crowns their
effort, or the last has fallen. Most of. the
Cuba"s who have gone from New York are
young men. many Of them sons of the leading
men Of the. island, aud all fired with the deter.
rpiation to fee their native soil die if tho at
tempt. They 60 forth taking their lives in their
1.ands
The Sun further states that the outbreak was
ts take place OIL the Ist instant but we have ad
vices from Havana TO tho. 10Th instant when
everything was quiet
Pennsylvania Democratic States RiShss Con-
Ve7Ns0n.-hhRRISBURo, APrH l3.-Ihe Demo
cratic States Rights Conv sntion met this morn.
ing. The attendance was very large. Alexander
Mckinney presided.
Hon. john Hickman made a speech Of an
hours length, III which he snid: Those who talk
Of Cancellation and compromise between Us and
the ssif.constitnted oracfes Of tho Democratic
party, can have hut feeble appreciation of the
real condition Of things. Let this truth be made
PROMINENT thai there is eternsi sntagonsm be.
tween freedom AND slavery. The struggle be.
tween them is just begun, and IL just going on in
our midst. Wd I,av. acted honorably, beneyo-
lently. aud longer forbearaRco with the South
not only ceases to be virtuous, but becomes
csw.rdIy and base.
lie assaiied President Buchanan and bis Ad.
ministration IN violent terms aud went over the
old story df corruption and eztravaganoe, 10 his
own, IL not to his auditors eatiIe satisfaction.
A series Of reSolutions, in the spirit of tho
speec". were adopted, and tho Convention ad.
] journed with great epthusiasn.
Rates of Mortality in Large Cities-A Phil.
adelphiu Journal states that in that city the an
nual average Of death is one in every ffty.four
persons. while in New York it is one in every
twenty seven, and in London one in every fifty-
Ave. BY the adop''on of thorough sanitary
measures, tho mortality of London has not aug.
nleBted in proportion TO it's wondrous increase
Of population, while It is still fast extending it's
boundaries. 1t now covers nm area Of l2l
square miles, equal 10 a square of IL miles to
die side. The population in this area amount.
ed in the year 1910 to 958,868 and in tho
year 1851 to 2.362,2s6 The London Of
1858 10 equal to three Londons Of 1901.