Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-04-26

A fire in Brooklyn, near New York, on tho 10th
instant destroyed property to the amount of fifteen
oasshdNdollars.
The Russian mode of paving with hexagonal
blocks Of wood Is inches loag, sunk in the ground
and covered with earth, which was tried in the
city Of Nsw York last summer, seems to have
succeeded we'll The Journal Of Commerce says
"while the stone paved portion, and il solne de.
gree the mecadamizod road has been broken into
holes, tho wooden blocks remain perfectly firm
and smooth, and not only SO, but they became dry
many days earlier, on the breaking up pof winter,
than any other part of tho road. 1t is now q
smooth and dry as the deck ofa ship
Efforts are making TO build up city Is miles
below Mobile, on the east side of the bay, to be
called alabama City" It is said thata compa-
:, ny from n. York and Newt Orleans, with a capi-
tai of twenty millions have embarked in the pro
ject.
Rail Road Company. $4,000 is the
amount of the capital stock in the kaIe'9h
and Roanoke Rail Road: S706,S0O, we
learn, have been subscribed, and VIC believe
il is not the intention of the Directors to re.
-ceive any further subscriptions.
The Bridge over the Roanoke at Castor,
is under contract, to be commenced forth
with. a good portion of the route has
been surveyed by Mr.. Garnet, the Engl-
neer, who will soon be enabled to make a
report. Geo. ". Mordecai, Esq. the
able and indefatigable President of the
company, is now here, and will expedite
the commencement Of the work With all
possible despatch.
Raleigh and Castor Rail Road Stock
sold in Petersburg, on Friday 18th inst. at
one Der cent. premium-l0l having been
paid at public sale; Petersburg Rail Road
100 so; Grcensyille and Roanoke DO. (not
fnished) 1l2.
Rail Road Stoch.-It is stated in the
Richmond Compiler Of the llth inst. that
the Stock Of the Richmond and Frederlcks.
burg Rail Road, is selling at IS per share
above par, and not one third the road fin
ished. N. Z. Standdrd.
Another Elector.-John M.Morchcad, Esq.
of Guilford, has been selected us the Elector
in that District, on the White Ticket. Mr..
NJ, was the Jackson Van Buren, Elector in
1882. Raleigh Register.
Anothcr.-Thc Wings in the Counties Of
Rowan, Davidson and Montgomery, have
nominated John Giles, Esq. ofSalisbury, as
the White Elector for that District. MIR.
Giles was the Elector upon the jackson
Ticket in 1923, and upon the Jackson and
:. Barbour Ticket in 1882.
Fayetteville Ojscrrcr.
VIM. A. Morris Esq. of Anson County,
has been nominated rs candidate for Elec-
tor on the Van Burcn Ticket, for the Fay
etteville District, by convention met at
Rockingham last week.
Henry Suiui, was committed TO Jail in
Salisbury on the 18th inst. charged with 1
numbering his wife in her bed.
-. The New York American gives the fol-
lowing anccdote, on the authority ola broth.
er ofthe officer to whom it relates
In the fight between Gen. Clinch's troops
and the Seminolcs on the Ouithlacoochec,
express directions were given by Oscola to
his Indians, to avoid shooting Lieut.. C.,
though leading his mon into the front and
thickest of the fght-because nc and Osco
Ia had been friends, aud he had been kind to
the moor Indian The order was strictly
obeyed amid chances innumerable fortaking
offa dangerous enemy-and although final.
" wounded by random shot, the gallant
Youth escaped with life, through the gencr-
osity of an Indian foeman.
The following gentlemen were elected d.
rcctors of the Bank Of Hamburg on the
18th instant.
w. W. STARKE. ESQ.
H. HUTCHINSON,
JOHN BAUSKET,
JAS. HUBBARD,
GEORGE PARROT,
Il. GOLDSMITH,
FIJI. WARDLAW,
WILLIAM GARRETT.
CHAS. HAMMOND, Jr.
J. E. M'DONALD,
n. L. GRIFFIN,
b. +. M'DONALD,
WHITEFIELD BROOKS.
And at meeting of the Board Of Direc-
tors, w. w. SrARKE, Esq. was elected