Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-04-26
CHERAW GAZETTE.
It will be seen that the 'shead" RUaAl. Ecox.
oMY, on our first page was by mistake placed over
the wrong article.

Slncc the appearance OF the email poX IN MARI
borough, the infected district has had solttls in
tcrcourse with our town, sndthc infected fami-
lies so lit,lo with their neighbors, that we have
generally found it difficult to collect satisfactory
information as to the actual extent Of the disease
| We therefore, last week, rode over SEQ and in.
| quire for ourselves, in company with two other
members of the Cheraw Medical Board. The
disease did not, so Gar as we could learn, spread
beyond the families which had been exposed to
the infection before it was ascertained to be small
pox. Their number is, eight. The whole nun.
bcr of persons who have had the disease is about
80. The few who still have it are recovering.
The number of deaths, including an infant born
with the eruption is seven. All members Of tho
families into which it was introduced, so far ss
we were able to learn, have now taken It, except
those who had been protected BY vaccination.
AS some persons, notwithstanding themass Of
conclusive evidence before tho public, in favor
| ofthc protecting power Of vaccinstiou, stiN en-.
tcrtan lingering doubts on this snbicc4, we state
tie following facts. Herbert Smith, the frst of
those who took the disease and who had il yery
severely, was nursed throughout his confinement
by his wife and black woman, ncithor Of whom
has taken the disease, although their only pro-
lection was that they had several years since ben
vaccinated: Mr.. Smiths family were al vacci.
mated as early as vaccine matter could be pro.
cured. Those Of them in whom the vaccination
succeeded before the small pox had taken hold Of
the system escaped this disease, whilst those who
had been unsuccessiully vaccinatod took il.
Three physicians from this town visited the 6rst
cases of the disease which occurred several wssks
since, and they have all escaped it, although
none of them had any other protection than vac
cination. We might state many other fscts
equally conclusive, but deem it unnecessary.
Upon enquiring whether any person who had
been formerly vaccinated took the small pox, xe
were told that q few did, but had it so mildly g
scarcely to be confined by it. Their disease, N4;
yond doubt, was, not small poz, but varioloid,
which often succeeds genuine small pox, as well
as vaccination.
Fifteen cases Of small pox have occurred in.
Columbus, Ga. mostly among the colored popu-
lation. There have been three deaths.
Mr.. John Q. Adams has been i'll, but has again
so far recovered as to resume his seat in the
House.
1t is stated that tho resolution which passed the
House of ofRepresentatives Of fPennsylyania instsuc.
ting the Senators of that State in Congress to
vo;o against tho expunging resolution Of Mr..
Benton has been postponed in the Senate till next
session, BY majority of one vote.
We learn from the New York Journal of Com.
n,ercc that fellow named Robinson, clerk in
mercantile house, becoming jealous of
his mistress, murdered her at night in bed with
hatchct, provided no doubt, for that purpose, and
then set fire 10 the bed and made his escape, but
was afterwards appsehended.s He il represented
to be young man Of "good addfess and confident
manner"
A subsequent account says that The female
was the daughter Of Major Ges1 Spending. of
Maine, and a highly accomplished girl, who was
seduced while at = boarding school, and as mat.
ter Of course, afterwsrds deserted, by a fend in
human shape, who was "the cashier of bank
We know not when we felt 90 strong indignation
asupon reading thestatement. Wewould much
rather see the scoundrel hung than any murderer
in the land.
Tho Virginia election SO far as we have learnt
gives the Wings %, Van Buren 81. The chan
ges in all have bcen 8. In favor ofthe Whigss.
in favor of the Van Buren, 3.
OF the l6 Aldermen lately elected in the City
osNew York 9 are Wings and7 Van Burcn.
Each wc.i elects its o1n Altc,snan.