Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-08-09

proclamation calling the Legislature together
on the first Monday IN October next. Object
not stated; probably to receive and dispose of
the norton of the Federal revenue to be deposi-
ted with that State, The Legislature of Ten
nessee meets only once in two years, and would
not In course meet next winter.
Extract of letter from gentleman at Rich
mond, {Alissouri,) to his friend in Philadelphia.
dated July 8, 1886:
"Our town is all commotion to day. Indian
hostilities have commenced on the frontier OF
our State. about sixty miles from this place.
The Indians have killed two men, one whom
they actually cut to pieces. The Iowa is the
only tribe that is vet known TO be hostile, but
there is no doubt in the minds of the people OF
this country but there will be general rise
among the Pottawattomes, Shawnees, and
many other tribes. Our Governor has order
edoit one thousand horsemenf from the counties
ofRay, CLAY, Jackson, Fayette, and Karrou.
The two hundred of our county are ready. and
viii take up the line of march IN about two
hcuIs; they arevolunteers, and well understand
the use of the deadly rife.
The Governors of the States of Kentucky
and Louisiana have issued their Proclamations
calling for Mounted Volunteers in pursuance
of the reouisition from Gen. Gains to support
him in his projected march into the Province OF
Texas.-lNatioaal Iateligencr.
Examination of Southern Harbours.-un-
der resolution ofthe Senate passed on the 24th
May last, requesting the Executive "to cause
to be made the necessary examination ana
surveys off the several harbours south OF the
mouth of Chesapeake bay, and report OF the
comparative facilities and advantages OF the
same for the establishment OF navy yard, to
the next session of Congress- Commodore
M. T. Woolsey, and Captains A. Claxion
and E. R. Shnbrick, have been appointed COM
missioners to make the necessary examina-
tions. They will proceed to Boston. and take
passage on board the new brig Porpoise, Lieu
tenant commandment w. Ramsay. This
vessel will probably sail in the course of next
week on this service.-Arnly d Nary Chron-
icle.
One man IN thousand-The Bangor Ad-
vertiser States that on Saturday the stock OF
-four in that city was not large enough to meet
the demand, and it rose at once from mne to
thirteen dollars. One of our young merchants
who had quite number of barrels, refused to
sell it out to spectators at the eXorbtant prlce
offered, but sold out by the single barrelto actu-
alcustomers at the ordinary rates.
We learn that Mr.. Cooper has another series
of European sketches In press, In the course
of which he is quite severe upon some OF the
Americans who sojourned in Paris ddrmg his
residence in that capital.-U. S. Gas.
Smokers Str1e-The editor of the Kenne-
bee Journal says that his attention was directed
last week, to the movements of number OF
French Canadians, who it seems had been en-
ployed to work on the dam, and had quit IN
body, because they were not permitted to smoke
their pipes phen at rork.
The Estate of Mr.. Madison, after paying
all his legacies, it is said, viii lemount to SlOO-
200 for his wife.
Port of Charleston-Amount of duties from
LIST April to 3Oth June, 1885, $l08,2s3 81;
from lst April to Both June, 1886, $l674S0
O9.-Colrier.
The President has appointed Robert Mills,
ESQ.,, Architect of the Public Buildings.
A letter from an Alabama planter, dated
Greenville (S c. July "a, says :>"The crop
of cotton in Alabama will be very hort
There is almost total loss In the upp,r Mis-
sissippi."
Another letter from Montgomery, (Ala.)
dated the 2lst, saysI regret to say to you that
our crops are in a bad way. | know of no
plantation from which more than half crop
can be expected"
FICITFCINESs.
Thus far we have pleasing indications that the
present season will be one of great fruittulness
IN tennessee. The harvest ofgrains so far as
we have learned has been fully equal to ali the
reasnnahln ernc cations inc husbard1nan.