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

i The London papers state that the large
sleeves OF ladies dresses have gone entirely
out oIIashion.
The Newport Mercury, Of the llth inst.
says-"This number completes Is years
since the Newport Mercury was first pub
Tshed, June 18th. 1852 by James Frank
| lin, eldest brother Of DR.. Benz. Franklin.
Coanecticm School Fund.-On the 3lst
Marcel. 1885, the balance, CT income on
hand, in cash, was S26,l52,04, interest,
dividends. and rents, received into the Treas
urv for the year ending March 81, 1896,
;3s2 ,333 03: temporary loan, repaid 20 the
Treasury, S19,lO0; interest on said loan
SI,S72 50. Disbursement during the past
wear Sl2G,276 G3, leaving on hand of the
rrvcnuc of the lund, $1,000 ,l2 Capital
Stock on first of April, 1886, was $2,099,-
920 50.
General Houston and Santa Anna.-Thc
Louisville (kv.) City Gazette says. that
these opposing commanders are old friends:
and that when in Washington, some years
since, wht1, Santa Anna was in exile, they
were engaged isat'emptng to negotiate IL
loan ofthrcc millions, GrkI>purposc otcon-
qucring Texas and Mexico. Houston vaun-
ted-at the time that he would yet revcl in
! the Halls OF Montczuma.
Wheat Crop.-Thc destruction of
Wheat by the fly is much more extensive
than wc had supposed. In some places
the loss is total in others little more than
the seed Wheat will be made. In Fredcr-
ick and Washington Counties, We under
stand some farmers have p!oughed up their
crops with the view OF raising buckwheat.
We learn that Wheat put in the ground
late in tho fall, has generally Jared better
than the earlier sowing.-Balt Chron.
Taxing of the Icil.-Scvcral noviccs
| took the veil, in the Chapel Of the Convent
Of Visitation at Georgetown, (D.C.) on the
| lth inst.
The Hon. Arnold Naudain, of Delaware
has resigned his seat in the L. S. Senate.
The Legislature Of Delaware, now in ses-
sion. will, it is presumed, Immediately sup
| ply the vacancy.
The Eastern Mail, Says tho Mobile
Mcrcartile -1drcrtiser) has commenced
running through the Creek nation ag ain.
4 white man, painted like an Indian, is
said to have been at the bottom of the
attack on the Mail coach and passengers
in the Creek nation some time since, and
he is reported TO- have been followed and
captured in Tennessee, and to be now in
the jail Of Chambers county.
| RGI Road Accidcm.-As the ) o'clock
passenger tr;in from Lowell was coming to
town on Tuesday week. when about three
miles this side of Lowell, and travelling at
its greatest speed, an axle Of the tender
broke, and of course threw the tender and
several of the cars from the track. The
tender was broken in pieces, and two of the
passcnscrcars were much injured. 1t Is
markablc that, although the train was at that
moment travelling with great rapidty. prob
ably exceeding the rate Of sixty miles an
hour, TO person received any bodily injury.
-Boston Daily Adrs1tiscr.
during the last week there was seen
coming down the Rhine, from Andcrnacll,
one ofthose immense raits lately found de-
sccndng this river with emigrants. 1t ap-
, pcared like an immense floating island, 900
| feet long and 300 wiue, bearing village on
its bosom, and yet guided by one stecrsman
with as much security as an ordinary boat.
The inhabitants of these raits, that Is, the
crew and passengers, amount to between
500 and 1000 persons. There arc always
cattle upon them, with slaughter houses for
the supply ofthis numerous family, and there
are generally consumed in the voyage from
Andernachto to Dordrccht 10000 lbs. ofbread
10000 lbs. ofmeat, $4,000 lbs. of cheese
1900 lbs. of butter, and 700 tunS of beer.
Paris Paper.
How to cheat the Doctor.-Some years
since, physician was called to. young
woman very sick. After a careful eSaml-
nation, he left two kinds Of powder to be
given to her altcrnatiycly. One of the pow.
dcrs contained opium, and, when admins
tered, produced quiet to the patient. Tho
next powder was somewhat nauscatng, anc
tho patient was less quiet under its opera
ton. \ convention Of The women III The
neishborhood was held, and addressed by
one of their number in this wise: You SCI
just how it is; the doctor must have living
and must get it by his trade; ono kind o.
powder makes her better, the other makes
her worse. lfhc only gave her the bat
kind, he would soon kill her, and the gooc
alone would soon cure her; So that, in eth
or case, he would have but small BILL
that is why he gives two kinds. Now let u:
act accordiur TO common sense, in disregard