Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-10-04

.-BalunOre A1perican.
It's stated in the New York Times, on tie
authority Of persons well acquainted with tho
subject, that no less than fifty thousand per-
sons, male and female, ere out of employment,
comprising mechanics Of cvery description.
The prospect of suffering during the coming
winter which is here held out, truly frightfal
and the subject of it's alleViatIon ia alread?
engaging public tioa,-IbM,
A late IIa7re paper mentions that distres.
sing accident had occurred at Hamburg, by
which MIR. Mohrmann, distinguished mer-
ment, lost his lfo He was found burnt at his
desk, 50 severely, that he died the samo even
ing, without being able to give any explana
of the causes of tho accident. He was the
great ship owner in Hamburg. Ho owned
twenty six sh ps.-Ibid.
New YORK, SEPT. II.
The signs Of business returning are favour
able, more and more SO every day. British
Government bills now are offered at IS per
cent. premium, fall of 3 or 4 per cent. The
Canadians do this business fer us. Bank OF
England notes are also flowing in here. and
are used Us remittanccs. Specie mas fallen
to 8 or 7 per cent. premium. Treasury drafts
are dull at any premium at all. All stocks aro
rising. u s. Bank is firm OF ll53. Pearl
stroot locks lively once more.
Female D-sel ia P0fS-On Monday. l4th
July, six young ladies entered facro at tho
Rue Royale, ST. Honore, Paris, and ordered
the coachman to drive 10 the Bois do N!ncen-
ncs In addition to the fare agreed upon, the
coachman received a handsome gratuity,
which seems to have led him to believe that
there must be some nystry in the proceedings
of this feminine conciaVe. His suspicious
were not unfounded. Madame Stephanle
L@"*, furious against her ex-intimato trlond,
Madame Adele M"st, who had distracted her
lover, had challenged he, fortunate rival to
mortal combat Tho invitation bad been ac-
cepteG, and it was to settle this affair Of honor
that the two ladies, each accompanied BY two
seconds Of their own sex, had repaired TO the
Bois dc nosns ASA pistol having been
placed III the hands of each, tho two rivals
fred in turn. The murderous engines, how.
ever, had been loaded by inexperienced hands
and we're discharged By hands equally unac-
customed to the arena Of duelling. Neither
Of the fair combatants, accordingly, were hurt
and though they were themselves BY no means
desirous to retire from the atfray, tho seconds
sereraly declared that their principals had
done all that honor called for. and insisted upon
withdrawing their women from the field
By tho subjoined i: will be seen that tho
TEMPERANCE movements in America are attract
| ottoot,nn ,ff fl,a IA
To The Rec. John Marsh, Corresponding Sc.
reary of the American Temperance Union
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 7, 1887.
! RpvlRgsD AND DEAR SIR You will nc
! doubt see with pleasure, By tie enclosed OK
tract of letter which | have just received
rom France, that the laudable exertions madc
in the United States to improve the moral con
d;tion of mankind, by endeavoring to eradicate
the dreadful vice of intemperaace. have at
tracted the notice of tho French Government.
consequently take the liberty of addressing
myself to you, requesting the favor ofyour as
sstance to enable me 10 meet the wishes Of
my Government, by reporting fully upon so.
ciety which has alread! produced SO '71ca
good inits effects.
| remain, with regard, reverend ami dea.
Sir, yours, reSOecllu!y, NJ. Il. i1blot1ANA l.
Ertroct ofa letter. rraten July -, 1897, BY
tho Count Mole, Pressdeat Of the Council
and Minister Of Foreign Affairs TO Mr. n.
E. HuRsAsT, Consul! Of France at PhilGdet-
phia.
1.-The results obtained in the United States
by the temperance Soceties beginning to at
tract the public attention in France, | would
see with pleasure, sir, your researches and IN
vestigations directed towards those institutions;
and that through minute report upon their
organization and effects in the different parts
of the Union, you would put the Government
of the King in the WY 10 from inst and
correct idea of them"
CUSTODY OF THE PUBLIC MON.
:,IS.
OK SATURDAY LAST,
Tnc Sneaker laid before tie lIoaao I
report from the Secretary Of t''c Irrasury
il compIance with resolution O! the House
Of The 18th ins'., relative 20 lho me:Ao1S
l:: l,v., I,,,.;, aG0,.rl for the EaiC.kCcp-