Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-06-28

! the bowels At the same time the Span.
lard plunged his knife about ten inches in
the breast Of his antagonist, who immcdi.
atcly yielded up the ghost, with deep
groan. The Spaniard survived some
hours. With me the scene created the
most wretched feelings of horror, but with
many of the spectators it served only for a
. subject of discussion, as to which showed
tic most skill; in short, which showed the
most slcight in killing his fellow man"
Green County (Ohio) Ga=.
HUNTINGDON, pa, JuSEl.
Melancholy Accidem.-On Wednesday
morning, as the canal boat Pacific, on her
downward passage, was passing through
the dam, just aboNe this place, she was met
by another boat, the Rosanna. The boats
struck, and the sudden shock knocked
overheard young girl aged about IA, BY
the name of Sarah Hicks, passenger in
the Pacific. An elder brother of the name
Of Jacob, aged IS, immediately plunged i'll
to the rescue of his sister. After vain!v
struggling for some time to save his sister,
he succeeded in getting within twenty feet
Of the shore; they bota sunk to rise no
more. The heroic boy having cIuug with
the desperation of Il torlorn hope to his
sister, anxious and determined to save or
pcr!s, with her, became exhausted, and, IN
cndeayoring to keep his sister above the
water was himself borne down; another
older brother also jumped in to their as
sistancc, and was near going with his
brother and sister to "that bourne from
whence no traveller returns" but was re-
scucd by the boatmen.
The deceased children were brought to
this borough, and were decenlly intcrred-
large portion of tho citizens in attcn-
dance.
twas sad, mournlul and hcart-rcnding
sight TO see two cotiins borne through our
streets followed by an almost broken
hearted widowed mother and her remain
ing otispring-strangers in strange land
not a familiar voice to soothc the tears
OF wo.
The widow and remaining children
received every attention at the hands otthc
people Of this borough.
The family had moved to Illinois about
three years since-thcy had not been very
prosperous. During the last summer the
father and four out of nine children
died. The remainder were about returning
IN thrir irjcnGs.-JOurnnL
Baltimore, May %.
.Seren miles Of Canal Boats!-On the 9th in
slant breach occurred in the Erie Canal at u
tca, which required four days to repair it. Du-
ring this period the crowd of boats collected near
the breach was so great that it required ten days
to fill the canal with water TO navigable height.
! The Albary Argus of Saturday, from which we
derive these facts, adds-"A letter from the sll-
pcrntentant to the Comptroller states, that on
| Tuesday the day on which the repairs were coni-
! plc.cdD the bouts had accumulated above tho
breach, lyng 50 as to touch each other, through a
distance Of scoen miles, to Oriskary."
! Contents of the Tennessee Farmer, No 10,
for June.
The Advantages of Good Husbandry,
2S9. The Wheat Crop-Stock Raising
Cultivation of Colton-Enquiries res.
pecting Plaster, with Editorial Remarks
300. Bcrks County Silk-Sugar obtGn.
ed from Indian Corn-St. Johnswort-
On Puvis' Essay on Lime, Mental In.
s,ruction, &c.-Defnition Of a Gentle
men, 291. Product of the Ruta Baga-A
way to grow Early Potatoes, 252. The
small Northern Corn-The Cotton Plan
tcr-Supcrior Johnny cake, 293. Or
the necessity of making Manure, 294. Te
preserve Corn for boiling-On Curing
lIams-The Croup-.IIypocrisy--Friend
ship 295. Public and Private Economy
296. Chloride Of Limc-Sowing Locus
Seed-To remove Spots from Linen
297. Brief Hints for Spring Work.
Facts as to feeding work Horses ant
Mules, 29S. Iten1-Propagation of tho
Nlorus Mul,icanlis or Chinese Mulberry
by its seeds, 300. Labor required fo
Silk Culturc--Profit of Hemp Crop
3O1. Uncertainty Kennebec Farming
- Cure for Sting-Short Saying, 3O2
What will the World say?-Thc Bible
Early Frugaliry, 303. Cu,tin Wheat
To our Patrons, 3O4.
Contents of the Farmer e. Gardener .to
June Ia.
Notices-of Websterengaging in th'
Mulberry culture-ot two fine Cows-o
the New York Agricultural SCHOOL,
losses by the late rains-bad prospects o
the Wheat and other crops-method o
Curing Pork-yirtues of Lime as Ma
nure, peculiar constitution of soil, &c. b,
Professor Rcnwick-cureS for the Hover
in cat,el-prospec,s Of crops in ENGLAND
simple remedy for Lock-Jaw--Prlce'
Observation-Disclosures, &c.