Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-07-26
The Fredericksburgh Arena. says Of

The Fredericksburgh Arena says Of
Mr.. Madison:
We understand that he left, ready for the
press, to which it will be forthwith given,
"a repor, Of the Proceedings Of the Con-
ven,ion which formed the Constitution, ta-
ken at the time, with notes, &c.. and a
compendious history Of the events which
led to the call of that Convention. The
work will make two large octave volumes
and be published simultaneously in this
country, and in England. It is hazarding
little TO say that no work Of greater in
terest and Importance ever issued from
the American press. His correspondence
and other writings will be Published, from
time to time, and will constitute mass Of
the most valuable political literature in the
language. !,
lie left-with the exception Of legacies
to the amount Of $500 TO the Uniyersi-
ty, and another Of $4,000 10 the Coloniza-
ton Society-the whole Of his estate TO
Mrs. Madison, who is constituted sole ex.
ecuttiX.-
OBJECTIONABLE WELLs.-The Alleet-
any Magazine, published in Pennsylvania.
states that a we'll was dug some years ago
in the great valley between the north and
south mountains in Franklin county, Penn
sylvania and another 80 or 40 rods dis
,ant, in Cumberland county the bottom Of
which at the depth of 36 feet deep in each,
suddenly gave way, and torrent ofwater
flowed up. A lead, with so laihoms of
line was sunk without finding any obsiruc-
ton, and the wells remain in the same
state at present. The presumption, says
the writer, is that there is substerraneu
lake in that quarter, extending under the
base of the vast primitive ranges Of noun
'ains between the SusQuehauna and Pitts
burgh, on the Ohio.
A man was lately hung at Mobile tor
negro stelaing.
The Washington Globe contradicts the,
report that the U. S. Bank has bought the
Government stock in that institution.
4 correspondent of the Charleston Cou.
rier, in giving some account Of lecture
on the silk worm by DR.. De La Motta be.
fore the Literary and Philosophical Socie.
ty if,hat City says:
A rich saffron damask, bright as though
just woven, but which had been worn by,
the mother Of General Pinckney, in l765.
was exhibited, which proves to the eye that
nature invited US to the culture of this
beautiful article ofcommerce. Chief Jus.
tce Pinckney, who visited England in
1853, took with him silk produced on his
own plantation, sufficient for the manu-
facture ofthree dresses. One he retained,
and it is that which was exhibited /; another
was presented to Lord Chesterfield, who
instructed our grandiaihers in the laws Of
etiquette; and Of the third We possess this
notice in the South. Carolina Gazette of
April 3, 1855, in an extract from a3Lon.
don paper of Feb. 5, l755.
: "Charles Pinclsney, Esq, one Of His
Majesty's Council OF South Carolina, has
lately had the honor TO wait on Her Royal
Highness the Princess Of Wales, at Lei
cester House, with piece Of silk damask,
of.he growth and product OF bis plantation
in that Province, and a fine blue with Car
olina indigo, which Her Royal IIighness
was pleased to receive very fayorably, and
to declare her satisfaction in seeing such
improvements made in the produce Of our
Colonies; and so much approved Of the
same that she will honor it with her own
wearing"
This Princess was mother Of George III.
In the South Carolina Gaztte, Junef9,
1859, We meet with this further inforEha,
ton relative to the attention devoted 70
silk in our State, previous to the Eeyolu-
ton:
at must give the friends of tbe public
great satisfaction to be informed Of the
growing state Of the silk culture in this
State.
"In the year 1857. 1862 weight in silk
balls were received az the filature in Geor-
gia. The last year l75s, 7,040 were
produced. And this year, 1859, 10000.
There has been received at Savannah con-
sideraby above 10000 lbs, though the
season has not been favorable.
"Tbis increase is to be imputed to the
number Of new hands employed in raising
that valuable article. Il is remarkable