Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-01

Inc premises contained very extensive
printing establishment, bindcry and book
warehouse, together with the entire stock OF
the Bible Society, Tract Society, and Sunday
School Union of the Methodist Church, in
cluding stereotype plates worth sixty thou
sand dollars, with an immense amount ofpa
per and printing materials, large power
press and thirty other printing presses. The
total loss estimated at two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, of which $4,000 is only
availably insured in the Greenwich compa-
| ny, and considerable amount in three of
the insolvent Offices.
The origin of the fire is involved in mys.
tory. AS late as ten o'clock the night be-
fore, Mr.. Baker, the porter Of the establish
ment, went through every room in the bull
ding. and not a spark of fire was known to
be in any part of them.
Courier g. Enquirer.
The Quaker Question settled in Ne,o-
Jcrscy.--The Legislature Of New Jersey has
passed bill by very great majority in
both branches, by which the property be.
longing to the Society Of Friends at the
time ofthe separation of the orthodox and
heterodox is to be devided in proportion to
the relative members of each party. We
should think the final settlement of this vexed
question would be gratifying to both parties.
IL.
The Legislature Of Massachusetts has
been warmly engaged for some time in the
discussion ofa bill to do away with all res
trictions on witnesses on account of their
dsbeliefin Supreme Being, but the pro-
position was trumphanty rejected by vote
of 357 nays to 139 yeas. Old Abnsr
Kneeland and his troop of Atheists will there.
fore, have to tarry little longer, before all
the landmarks of religion and all the SAT-
regards ofits sanctions arc removed from
Massachusetts.-Nc1o York Cour. q Eng.
From the Alabany Argus.
Further particulars Of the Instruction Of
the Holland Land Office by iMob-From
letter to the Editor dated at Westfeld
Chatauque country, Feb. g..
can exhibitaton Of violence took place
at Maysyille (the county seat on Saturday
evening the 9Th inst. which will serve to H.
lustriate the state of the public feeling in this
region. tits well known that the Holland
Land Company have recently sold out their
lands tc o:....er companies and that the last
sale, including the country of Chautauque,
except the town of Charlotte, was made to
Messrs. Trumbull Cary and others. Sus.
picions having been excited with regard to
the intentions ofthe new companies county
and town meetings Of the settlers have been
held and committees appointed to call upon
the agents to ascertain their terms and gen
cral policy. Meanwhile, the excitement had
reached such height, that between Z and
800 persons assembled on Saturday evening
being well organised and under COM
mander and marched to the land office,
forcibly removed the pillars stripped off the
clap.boards, and turned the frame over into
the public road. Allthe books and valuable
papers of the office, as well in as out of the
iron chest having been first taken out to the
amount two sleigh leads were conveyed
about two miles to Barnhart's inn, and there
burnt. Fortunately, the agent was MOTTO
be found or he might under the feeling Of
the moment, have received personal injury"
Benton and Strother.-The St. Louis
Republican of January 81, states that the
indictment pending in that Court against
Col. Strother for sending challenge to Col.
Benton, was tried on the previous day.
Col. Strother, it appears was absent, at
Washington, at the time. After hearing
the evidence and tho charge of the Judge,
the Jury found verdict of guilty, and as.
sesscd the damages at scvcnty-two dollars