Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-01-27

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a half afterwards, flames burst forth from
beneath the gunwales ofthe tow boat No. IL,
ana IN short time the whole was enveloped
In blaze. The boat was Immediately de-
tached from the others, and run ashore.
Every eXertion was made to save some por-
ton OF the cargo. but we learn that there
/ are not exceeding eighty or ninety bales
af1oat in the river. The remainder, with
the boat, are entirely consumed. The car
go exceeded seven hundred bales. Prompt
assistance was afforded by the steamboat
Georgia which brought the other tow boat
TO town, and the Savannah is engaged in
picking up the floating cotton, No lives
were lost From the sudden burst ofthe fiery
element, 1t is to be conjectured that it must
ior some time have been working it's ST.
lent and destructive way from the bottom,
and have originated in Augusta. The con-
tact OF sparks from the chimney could not
have produced the effect.
I NIAGARA FALLS. A few days since, a
part of the great ledge of rocks over which
pours the vast volume Of waters at the
Horse Shoe, having become undermined
by the gradual but constant decomposi-
ton OF the slate upon which the hard rock
Ia species OF limestone) rests, a large mass
was detached from the ledge, and tumbledi
into the vast abyss. Making a compare
son by objects on shore, the part fallen
down must be equal to halEacre. A
part OF the ledge just above the table rock,
has also tumbled down, which oyerhung
that delectable sponging place under which
thousands ofladies and gentleman trooped
along with the obiging guide at the table
rock. Whether this will impede the pas
sage under the sheet OF water we have not
learnt.
The opinion, that the attrition of the
water has worn the falls from the heights
of Queenston to their present position, is
quite chimerical. The distance is seven
miles. Surprising the food of lake Erie
poured over the Queenston mountain 1928
years ago, that food, to have brought the
falls to their present situation, would have
required regular yearly wearing away Of
the rock Of 6 feet Ito inches.
Goat island dividing the river and civ
ing fuur-ffths of the water to the Canada
channel, the deep bed of the river has
continued with the Canada side of the
falls, and SO all the rocks falling from
above on that side, are swallowed up in
the deed chasm, into which the waters at
the horse shoe rush while on the United
States side, the vast blocks Of the ledge
which have been precipitated from above
lie piled up so feet high at the falls, and
break and somewhat diversity the scene Of
the Falls.
81 The ledge of rocks extends about mile
farther up the river, estimating it at that
extent, and reckoning upon the data we
have appropriated to our purpose, it will
be few days more than S33 years ere the
waters of the Niagara shall wear away the
strong barrier.-Bufalo Rep.
! CHARLEsTowN, JAN. 8. The SEASON.
4 A gentleman sent to eur office last eve
ming, two ripe apples, with branch Of
the tree attached, several sprigs of the
peach tree, and the wild jessamine, all in
blossom, taken from farm in the neigh
bourhood of this city, where they grew in
the open air, exposed to the weather.
Last year we had occasion to notice the
extraordinary midness of the season, and
this bids fair thus far TO be equally SO. To
the usual mildness of the last winter. civ
ing long period of temperate weather,
and assimilating ours to tropical climate,
some scientihck gentlemen have attributed
the prevalence of the Dengue the last
Summer. If this distressing disease is to
be the consequence of mild winters, we
would pray for frost, and if that would not
do, for ice and snow, until March next
Courier
4 CHILDREN IN NEw-YoRK. At meet
| ing of the Sunday School association of
New York, the following results appeared
from the reports made by various com
mittees. Number of children attending
publick schools 1889; attending no day
school, 1892 attending Sunday schools,
1890, not attending do. 0,454 willing
to attend do. 40l6. The number of chill
dren whose parents would wish to send
them to infant schools, was found in one
ward, to be but few short of 1000. Ca
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SEES of extreme distress among poor, par
ticnlarly widows with families, were re-
ported by some of the committees.
The Norfolk papers contain the partic-
ulars of shocking murder at Point Com
fort, on the last day of December. Two
black men, slaves of Capt. Pritchett, in
the absence Of their master, entered the
house and demanded of Mrs. P. some
change which she had promised theml
upon her stating that she was unable t.
give it to them until he husband returned
they seized her, murdered her and threw
her body into well, where it was few
days after found. The negroes were de-
tected, and have since confessed the muir
der.
Baltimore isthe greatest Flour market
in the u. States. The inspection in that
city in the year 1923, comprised the fol-
lowing LARGE amount So, 0l0 bbls.