The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-08-12

that he is al his residence near Nacogdocbe,,
which be reached short time SINCE. Gen. Lamar.
who superseded him in the command, has the en-
tire confidence OF both the army and cabinet.
NV ORLEANS, JULy 2l..-ARothera steam
boat 4ceideni Capt. Nix Of the steamer
Champion, arrived yesterday, brings iuior.
nation OF the loss of the steamer Gen. Pike,
BY an explosion OF her boilers, when abou,
twenty miles distant from Louisville. Not
less than forty persons have been Killed and
wounded, the larger portion supposed % BIS
killed. The Gen. Pike, run ii regular
packet between Louisville 0ga Clucuuatt,
aud was On her ANY G. DE FORMER p8co
hen the explosion occurred.
There are between lveu'y Two AID lwen.
ty.ihree hundred Indians AZ the Basin, it,.
stead Of twelve OF thirteen huldred. q, -i8t.
ed IN our article Of YESTERDAY aud be r.
port that thirty or iout had disco since laelr
arrival proves to b. erroneous. Bot death,
and that tho death Of ohid has occurred
since tie Indians have been here, aud BOT
3 deaths have happened among them SINCE
their departure from Montgomery.
JrLY 22.-The Indians left Yesterday
in The steamers Majestic, LampI,shier and
Revenue. They VIII disembark at Fort
| Gibson, It the waters viii allow the bouts
to proceed So Car, 1t not they will stop at
Litlle Rock, and thence pass TO the place
Of their final destination. We are graiilied
to slate that out Of the whole number, there
we're bat four only disabled by disease at
the time Of their embafkation.
| IA amusing incidcn, occurred during tho
I discussion Of The deposlie bill un Friday IA
the Senate. Mr.. Rlycs was haulins Col.
I Benton over the Goals abou, hiss pcdanIc
/ displays, and among other things SAID TO
might proceed 10 quote from Cmbbo's syno.
nymcs from Walker aud Webster. To-
stanlly Mr.. Webster, WINS heard TO exclaim
the tones Of pleasantly, that excited a ecu.
eral laugh, +" Not from Walker aud Web
sier, for the authorities may disagree -
/ Alexandria Gascitc, ;s3h Uh.
4 remarkable NGryopcr. The Newport
i Mercury Of the llh instant, completed the
sercHig.cighth volume ofiha, paper. James
i Franklin, brother Of Benjamin Franklin,
established the Mercury on the nth OF
June, 1886. The Connecticut Gazette,
| published at New London, Conn. BY Col.
Samuel Green, is We believe, the next old
est OF the cockcdep huis.--N. !. Courier
and Eng.
Fail of Saop in Cdnion.-On the morn.
ing OF the 9Th February, 1896, the natives
Of Canton were surprised with what must
be called IN this city phenomenon. Inc
roofs Of The houses aud the 4" bali pate woods
were perwigged" with the snow which had
fallen during the night. The severity oil
the winter in Canton is in some years ex'
IRENE and ice is not uncommon, but We
do not remember having seen snow IN
Caution before. The SNOW lay yesterday
morning two inches deep. For two or three
previous days, the weather had changed
from an unusual and unreasonable degree
OF heat to the temperature Of the month
This change occurred on 9th instant, when
was the Chinese Leihchun, commence
ment Of spring term" The natives CONSIDER
this fall Of SHOW as most extraordinary
event, and, in general they cannes dis'il'-
guish ice from SNOW. The last fall OF snow
which occurred in Canton was forty's'x
years ago, in the 55th year of Keenlung,,
This is remembered by white beaded old
native, who reports that the fall was not so
heavy as that of yesterday. When the ma
tiyes saw the roofs of their houses glitter
ing with Que uniform whiieness, they asked
=" What is this"--and called It goose
tail" aud " cotton" (snow, II Canton Regis
ter, Febrpdry9.