Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-02-14

HsrringS.-A communication was opened
in 1881 between a fresh water pond i'll Fal-
mouth, Mass. and the ocean, and few dozen
of live herrings thrown into the pond. The
second year afterwards few dozen herring
ascended the outlet from the pond; and the
number has been annually increasing. Last
year - barrels were caught.
Railroad Accident-One of the wheels Of
the tender attached to the locomotive on the
road from Richmond to Fredericksburg, on
the Doth Jan. became loose and ran oft the
track by which accident the train of cars
narrowly escaped being precipitated from a
bridge 30 feet high.
Mr.. CLAY has yielded to the pressing soil
citations of his friends and consents to con-
tinue longer in the Senate of the United
States.
The Small pox is prevailing IN some Of the
: West India Islands.
| GEN. SCoTT ACQUITTED.-A letter from
Frederick, (Marvland) to the editors Of The N.
! Y. Courier and Enquirer says
| "The Court have exonerated General Scott
from all censure, and decided that 'the failure
OF the campaign is attributable to causes over
which he had no control."'
! John H. Wheeler has been appointed super
intendent of the Branch of the L. S. Mint at
Charlotte N. G..
The Creek Indians.-The Greeks are still
committing depredations in Barbour county
/ (Ala.) They murdered a Mr.. Lewis
Pugh and some of his negroes on the 26th
January. In an engagement of volunteer
citizens with them two of the whites were
killed. They are supposed to be some of the
Indians in the friendly camps: and it is also
conectured that some Of the Seminoles have
joined them.
The "Courier des Etats Unis" a French pa
paper published in New York, copies an artl-
Gle from Paris paper which states the Cortes
Of Spain had recognized the independence OF
her former colonies.
New YORK, FEB. 3. 1887.
Every thing to-day is exceedingly dull in the
city, the weather excepted, which is exceed
ingly beautiful The money market contln-
ues easy, and money can readily be obtained
at / and l-2 per cent. month. say easy;
of course mean comparatively.
In our paper of Wednesday last, it was sta
ted, in the report of the proceedings of the
great Western Rail Road, that Major NJ. Neill
was elected Chief Engineer, and Capt. Will
Jams, Assistant Engineer in charge of the
work. 1t should have read, "Capt. Williams
associate Engineer, Char. Cour.
OREGON MIssIos.
The new brig Peru, which sailed from Bos-
ton on Monday for the Sandwich Islands, via
Valparaiso. takes out the Rev. David Leslie
of Fairhaven, Mass, lady and three children
Rev. H. K. w. Perkins, of Mercer, Me-; Miss
Mary Jane Smith, recently of Boston, sent ou;
by the Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church /; they will take passage at
the Sandwich Islands for the Oregon Terrific.
ry, to Join the mission family in that country
under the superintendent of the Rev. Jason
Lee.
Bequea to the Domestic Foreign Missionary
!Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
Mr.. Charles F. Harris of New York, has be-
uueathed, at the death of his widow, the whole
of his estate, which, it is said will amount tc
about $4,000, to the Domestic Foreign Mus,
sionary Society of the Protestant EpIscopa
church.