Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-08-30

of Gen Gaines, ifthey have been raised, to be
discharged.
The Georgia Delegates to the Knoxville
Convention have recommended a State Con-
vention on the same subject to be held in
Macon next November.
Luciter Dlatches.-A gentleman of the u. S.
Army bought box ofchlorate lucifer matches,
and placed them on his parlor window. On
the ensuing morning wishing to light cigar
he took up the box, when Immediately on ope-
ming it, the air rushed in and the whole con-
tents ignited with slight detonatiOn, burning
his hand, and setting fire to several papers near
him. This is published solely to put people
on their guard, and may account for a rmber
of fires in this city, the causes of which have
hitherto been involved in mystery. The truth
of the circumstance is sure.-N. Y. Trans.
A tumuh in Burlington-Considerable ex-
citement and tumult took place in Burlington,
New Jersey, on Saturday afternoon, in conse-
Guence of a claim having been established in
the Mayors court of THAT city, by a gentleman
| of Virginia, for slave who had been resi-
dent IN the neighborhood of Burlington for
seventeen years, and had acquired small
property. Several hundred persons attempt
ed to rescue him, but were prevented by the
the energy and judgement displayed by the
mayor.
An ltinerant lecturer on ablition lately un-
dertook to deliver series Of lectures on this
subject in the church of DR.. Beenlan of Troy.
But the people determined that he should
do no such thing. They twice made him
leave the pulpit and the house; the first time
BY threats, and the second time by such mis-
siles as brick bats and eggs. The eggs missed
him, but came in contact with his friend DR..
Beeman, who ascendei the pulpit with him as
a sort Of body guard.
1t is stated in some Of the religious papers
that the Infidcls held meeting at Saratoga
week or two since to concert measures for
propagating their opinions.
A Boston correspondent of the American
Presbyterian states that in that city "youth Of
all classes and both sexes receive instruction
at public expense" The primary schools are
stated to number 60, containing 50 or GU
scholars EACH and are under the instruction
of female teachers. The grammar and wri-
ting schools are eight in number, containing
about 400 scholars each" The Latin
School" which was formed in 1856, three years
after the settlement of the town, contains
about 2j0 scholars. In these schools the
children of the poorest parents as well as
those of the richest, receive good education
without expense. The school houses, which
are public property, are said to be worth
100000; and the annual tax for the support
of the schools is about $4,000. Besides
these schools there are many private semina-
ries of excellent character. The public Ii
braries in the city contain nearly 100000 vol
umes. The number of Periodicals, daily,
weekly, monthly and quarterly, published in
the CITY. amounts to about eighty.
The Albany Evening Journal says, the re-
ceipts for travel on the Utica and Schenecta-
dy Rail Road, for the nine days subsequent to
its opening on the ID Of August were $ll,096
So.
Female Husband journal of Commerce
relates singular case from the police court
of New York. It is that of a woman brought
to the office for some offence, in male attire. ,
After her sex was discovered, another woman
decently dressed called at the Office and en-
quired for James Walker, the name by which
the person called herself Finding however
that the sex of the prisoner had been disc0v-
cred she refused to speak toher ana went onm
passion. The prisoner upon iurtaer exami-
nation, stated that her true name was George
Moore Wilson, that she was Dorm 10 Llyerpoo1
where the name George is frequently given to
females: that her parents having died when
she was Young, she was ID treated, and rama
wav tn Scotland, putting on boys clothes, and
ente red a factory at II years Of age. Shere
NAMED in the Factory, still wearing boys
clothes, till she was nearly grown, when she
married Eliza Cummings, and two days after
wards, sailed with her for Canada. A few
days otter the marriage she revealed her sex
to her companion but still they lived together
as husband and wife from that time to the
present which is fifteen years. The sex OF the
husband was kept so profound secret that 1t
was not known to the rJe father who lived with
them some years. Such is the womans state
ment. Il is corroborated as well by certiti-
cate of marriage found with her as by the vex-
alton of the other woman at seeing that her
sex had been discovered.
Charleston, Aug. %.
At the anniversary Meeting ofthe Agricul-
tural Society of South Carolina, held on Tues.
day last, the following Officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
JOHN HUME, President.
HUGH ROSE, Vice-P President.
RORERT w. ROPER, Cor. Sec.
HENRY r. FABER, Treasurer.
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