Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19

cial engaggements.-Cincinnati Wing.
A Cool Erample.-A mercantile firm il,
Fayetteville, N. g., on hearing of the grca,
fire in New York, immediately RENTED
$4,000, with orders to anticipate the pay.
ment Of all demands against them held by
persons who had suffered by the fire.
". Y. Journalof Com.
The y. York Star states, that "amonc
the ruins of the Exchange, the Jersey Little
Falls Co. dug out their Iron Chest, contain.
ing $4,000 in bills-all secure !'' So much
for good Iron Chest.
Fifty-two volunteers for Texas left Gin
cnnati on the 29th December.
Arrest Of a murderer.-Thomas Curtis,
who murdered Thomas Cash, in Anson, N.
e., several years ago has been apprehended
and committed to Jail in Mobile.
The Senate of Illinois have adopted reso-
lutions approving the nomination Of. Judge
White for the Presidency.
On Friday, the 25th ultimo, melancho.
ly accident occurred at Frankfort, Ky. The
middle arch Of the bridge over the Kentuc.
Ky fell into the river, carrying with it two
wagons with their drivers and teams, and
several foot passengers. 1t is supposed
that several lives were lost. One colored
man is known to have been killed.
Rail Road Accident.-Mr. George Green,
of Boston. who is somewhat deaf, was walk
ing on the track of the Lowell Rail Road on
Tuesday morning near Winter Hill, in
Charlestown,when the dnt cars passed along.
The engineer rang the bell to alarm him, bu,
as he turned to avoid the train, his foot slip.
ped, and before the locomotive could be S: }.
ped the cars passed over his leg, crushed it
to pieces, and broke his arm in two places.
Five of the cars were thrown from the track,
and an Irish labourer had his neck broken
by falling backwards across the rail.
Boston Transcript.
Rail Road Accident.-As the cars were
on their way from Lancaster to Philadelphia
on Saturday, they came against car that
had been left standing on the road. The
concusssion destroyed the standing car, and
threw the locomotive off the road, though
fortunately no other injury was done.
Horrible Catastrophc.-On the 11th ult.
the house of Mr.. Christopher Houghtaling,
in Lafayette, Onondaga county, New York,
was burned to the ground, and Mr.. H. and
one Of his children perishcd in the flames.
On the night above mentioned, Mr.H.awoke,
and found his house completely enyeloped
in flames-so much so that all communica.
ton with the doors leading TO the open air
was completely cut off. He took his wife
'"d '',e- small children and thrust them thro'
q small window into the open air, and then
returned to rescue another child, but .hc
flames bursting in upon him, he was unable
to make good his retreat, and together with
the child perishcd in the devouring element.
When taken out he was literally burned to a
crisp. Mrs. H. and one of the children,
through exposure to the piercing cold, were
severely frozen. Ayoung man by the name
of Hoyt was also severely burnt. He esca-
ped through the flames at the imminent risk
Of his life.
Sudden Rererse.-The Eastern Argus
relates the death, at Stonewater village, Of a
young lady, Miss Winslow-by being over
turned in q sleigh on going home from a
wedding party.
Arahnche.-An avalanche Of large
body of earth and rock occurred lately on
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, about
thirty miles from Baltimore. But it was not
apprehendcd that any interruption would
take place in the business of the rail road.
The following is a literal extract of let.
ter from gentleman of high standing at
Paris, to his correspondent in New York:
"Paris, Nov. Give have communi.
Gated to you, from time to time, the different
versions current as to what had passed on
the subject of the Treaty, and we may now
add, that it has been stated to us, that NJ. de
Brogie had declared to Mr.. Barton, be was
ready to pay the money instantly, provided
the latter would write a few lines 70 the ef.
feet that the American government had not
intended to menace or insult France-whlch
was declined"
Gen. North died in New York on the 9th
inst. at the age of SO. He served through
the Revolutionary war, a large portion OF
the time as aid to Baron Steuben.
The Bank Of the United States has de.
elared semi-annual dividend of 3 1-2 per
cent.
False alarm.-Stock iobbers circulated
a report in New York on the 9th, that the
President had sent to Congress a war mes.
sage, and brought down the price Of stocks.
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