Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-09-20

II any tnInS connected Wall ldIiaIdei"'h ~
extrayagant could surprize men ofsober refiec-
ton, they could not but be surprized that ra-
tional beings protesting Christianity and some
of them no doubt really pious though deluded
could be led to embark in an eQtcrprize pro-
fessedly religious and headed by such men.
According to the New Orleans Bulletin Of
Sept. s, the deaths in tina: city from yellow
fever, we're at that time, about fifty daily.
The Rev. Dr. Manly Of Charleston has ac-
cep,cd the Presidency Of the Alabama Cni-
yersity. ..-
The degree of D. D.lias been conferred on
the Rev. S. Gilman of Charleston, by Harvard
University, and the degree of L. H. ID. on ).
l.. Pettigru, Esq. OF that city. The degree
Of l.. L. D. has also been conferred on Judge
Smith, formerly Of this State, by Cnon Col
legc, Skcaectedy, n. Y.
A recent improvement in the construction
of wheels for steam vessels by Francis Z. Og-
den, American Consul at Liverpool, and in
the application of steam rower, it is said Will
greatly lessen the expense of steam naViga-
ton. .-..
BANK CoHyENTIoN.-it a general meet
inc of the officers OF the Banks in New York
on the 18th ult the following resolution was
adopted: -. =.
"Reso.rcd, That committee be appointed
TO CORRESPOND with such Banks in the several
States as they may think proper; in order to
ascertain at what time and place convention
of the +. lcipal Banks should be held tor the
purpose of agreeing on the time when specie
payments should be resumed, and on the
measures necessary to effect that purpose.
Albert Gallitin, Geo Newbold, and G. w.
Lawrence were appointed committee under
this resolutions and accordingly issued acIrcu-
lar to the different banks proposing conVen'
ton. In the circular, the opinion Is express
ed that the resumption of specie payments
cannot safely take place before the foreign
debt shall be so far liquidated or adjusted as to
reduce the state of exchange to a true specie
par: which it supposed may be between Jan
uary and March next.
The Phladelp pha Banks answered tins CIR
cular. refusing their assent to'a convention OF
the Banks, because IN their opinion the Banks
can do nothing and ought to promise nothing
before they know the acton of congress-
They are unwilling to excite expectations
which NAV not be realized. They consider
the time Of resuming specie payments depen-
dent more OF the action Of Congress than on
that of the Banks.
The health of Mr.. Ripley, member of Con-
gress elect from louisiana, Is such tnaI lie
finds it necessary to resign
The Wings have carried the election M IN
Rhode Island By 4 majority OF more than eoo'
The Presidents Message was carried to New
York in eleven hours from Washington.
Some ofthe Western banks are offering to ad-
vance cash for cotton ofthe present crop, to be
saippsd to Europe, the planters to be allowed tie
proceeds after delraying charges.
Experiments of an English Philosopher have
been lately published, which it was supposed
had produced original living insects. The
experiments and results have leel published
in the American Journal Of Science, accom-
panied by the following note from Professor
sman, the able and jud.coas editor of that
work:
ave cannot believe that life and oFganiza-
ton have been produced by galvanic power
but would sooner suppose the ora OF the IN
sects may have been contained in the mate
rials galvanized, or come into them during the
process, and that the galyanic power may
have ouickened them into life, as electricity
and animal warmth operate upon eggs"
certain old woman came to Gratlan the
Emperor, and with much clamor complained to
him Of her husband, to whom the Emperor
mildly said, "Woman, what are these things
to met" "But, she, ''slle he hath also spoken
many things against tiny majesty To which
he then said, "Woman, what is that to thee!'
New YORK, AUG. 81.
Stealing Railroad Car.-A bold and
novel attempt at robbery was made on Mon
day evening, on the railroad between Albany
and Utica. At about II o'clock, as we are
informed by passenger, while the cars stop
,od +o take in water lust this side OF Little