Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-08-02
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About halfpast three o'clock this morning
the large four story building ll9 Nassau street,
between the Bible Society house and Clinton
Hall was discovered to be on fire. In short
time the whole inside of the house was III
flames, which were not extinguished until the
property in the building was destroyed,
The house belonged to the Bible Society
and was occupied by Mr.. Daniel Fanshaw as
printing office His valuable steam presses,
were in this building; they were considerably
damaged but not destroyed. The loss Of Mr.
Fanshaw is computed at $4,000. of which
5000 is insured, and that of the Bible Society
i'll damage to the building, and burning OF
Sheets of their publications, at $4,000, In
sured.-Com,ner. Of the 20th inst
Their is diversity of opinion as to the orr
gin Of the fire; some supposing it to be acci-
dental and others ascHbing it to design
At grog shop some where in the State of
Missouri, drunken frolic, few weeks since, )
resulted in an affray between some Indians and 9
white men in which one Indian and two white
men were killed.
The St. Louis Republican of the 5th instant
says that an assemblage of about 60 white
men from the town of Paris in Missouri most Of
them drunk, attackeda party of ia Indians
who had encamped near the town and killed IL
of them. The other two made their escape.
The Indians had procured whiskey from the
town and had became drunken and noisy; but
it Is not said that they gave any provocatiop to
the whites e,
The U. S. frigate Vmcennes lately relieved
two American seamen, part of the crew ofa
vessel wrecked on one of the Pelew Islands,
and who were detained by The natives as slaves.
A steam boat was burnt near Montreal on
the night of the 9th July. Awoman on board
jumped into the river with her child and both
were drowned. The fire is supposed to have
originated from candle left burning in the
ladies' cabin.
Great Work az Niagara-A great enterprize
is on foot at Niagara, for which books are now ?
open at the City of New York. The project is
the erection of chain suspension bridge, over
the Niagara river, from Lewiston to Queens
ton.
FaH ofa Rail Road Brmge.-TheiI Iancas-s
ter Examiner states that the bridge erected over.
the rail road where the New Holland turnpike
crosses the same, NOR near that city,) fell. .
down on the morning Of the 9th ult at abouttwo.
o'clock, with tremendous crash covering both
tracks OF the Rail Road with stones &c. TO the
depth OF SIX or eight feet. A locomotive, with
the night line of passengers in its tram, passed
under the bridge but few moments before 4
fell. =
1t is stated that the cufvert which recently
gave way at the Gap, in Lancaster county,
hal cd al,
culvert and bridge on the road, in very weak
and inefficient manner.
Books have lately been openedin New York
for subscriptions to bank Incorporated By the
last session ofthe Legislature with capital of
S2000,0OO. The amount subscribed wasoyer
100000.
The Chinese Lady is now exhibiting her.
feet uncovered oftheir wrappings" to the curl
Gus people of New York.
There arrived at Quebec from the 18th to
2Sth June, 1854 emigrants, of which 1000 were
from Ireland, 1924 from England, Al from
Scotland, and from the lower ports. hclu-
ding these, there have already arrived, 26,O27 4
persons being an increase of 9,376 in the num-
Der of enIgrants to the same date last year.
The Louisville Journal of 18th instant, states
that the crops in Kentucky and Indiana are
understood to be promising.
The following gentlemen have been re-eIec-
ted to Congress from the State of Louisiana
E. w. RIPLEY, (Adm.); HENRY JOHNSTON
and RICE GARLAND, (oppositionj
RICHMOND, July 19.-IIe Whea. Harrest.
The Crop generally turns out even worse
than was expected. There is straw enough
but the heads are Hithered and yieH conpara-
lively few grains.
General C0urt-lMr. Randolph S aiiN-The
General Court adjourned on Friday last after
a session ofseventeen days. On Friday even
ing the court decided that the will Of Mr. Ran
dolph, dated in December, 1921, with its codi-
Gil annexed, of 1926, the four codicis Of 1929,
and the codicl of 1881, written In London,
should be admitted to probate as the last
will and testaments of that extraordinary
man. The effect of these instruments, is we
understand, to iberate his slaves and provide
for their removal to one ofthe States or Terri
tories
The court was nearly unanimous, one Judge
only dissenting. An appeal we understand,
was taken to the Court of Appeals.
Upwards of f5O,OOO have been subscribed
toward fifty additional churches in London.
The bishop of that city headed the suhscrip-
ton with donation of t2.0OO.
1t is stated upon what we deem good autho,-
ity, that the Bank of the U. States have made :
loan with the house of Hottengeur & Co. OF
Paris, OF TWELVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, at
four per cent interest, and that more can be OBJ
tanned at the same rate, If wanted.
". Y. Cour. 8 Emp
The Hon. James Colingsworth, Secretary
of State for the Republic Of Texas, has arrived
in this city and has taken lodgingsat the City
Hotel.-IbM.
n-.. The TaIla-