Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-05-03
S u NJ M A Il Y.

Oliver, confectioner in Market street, aged about
two ycars and six months, was run over by car
heavily laden, on the Willow street railroad,
Philadelphia, and had his right leg so severely
mashed just below the knee that it was found
necessary to have it anputated. The little suf-
terer, it is hoped, will recover, though how so Sc
rious an injury will terminate it is impossible to
| tell.
On Saturday afternoon, while the Frooklyn
IN. ~ railroad cars were passing at rapid rate
through Atlantic street, lad about fourteen
years old, named MCLAUGHLIN, ran at one Of the
cars, and, while attempting to catch hold of it,
fell beneath the wheels which passed over him,
sevoring his head from his b,dy.-Journnl OF
| Commerce.
| On Saturday last, Mr.. James r. Smith, an
agent Of White g. Co.'s Despatch Line to Pitts.
burgh, stepped of the car in the neighborhood of
Oaklind, thirty. miles from Philadelphia, for
the purpose of getting drink Of water. Before
reaching the car again it started, and in attempt
ing to get up, he missed his footing, fell and the
car passed over his leg literally cutting it Oft
.ittlo below the knee fran the effects OF which
and other injuries, he died the following day. tie
was young married man, and has left wife
and two children.
Two men were run over and killed Oh the
Portage Railroa one day last week. The name
! of one was McIntre, the name ofthe other we
have not learned. They were crushed to atoms
| by the locomotive and cars. Phil. Star.
Mr.; Curtis, superintendent on The Boston On
and Worcester Rail Road, was lately killed while
! in the discharge of his duty The merchants and
other citizens of Boston have symPathised with
the affections of his widow by contributing
! $4,000 for her.
DR.. C. T. jackson Of Boston has been selected
by the Legislature of Rhode Island to make a
Geographical Survey Of that State.
They are beginning to make sugar from the
cane at the Sandwich Islands.
A NEW EMPLOYMENT FOR FEMALES s.-A we'll
dressed female is travelling the State OF Penn
sylvania engaged in circulating counterfeit notes
on the Bank of fPenntownship Of the denomna-
tion of $40.
Since The partial closing Of grog shops in Gin
cinnati, the lawyers have had less business on
| hand than previous by three-fourths.
The "Oregon fever" is raging furiously at the
West. Companies are every day forming to de-
part thther.
The cost of Governor Fair6eld's movement in
Maine is estimated at from 800, 900 10 81 ,00O,.
O10. H, is about to call upon the Federal Gov.
ernment for pay! What farce allthis was
Hon. William ]. Duane, who was turned out
of the Office Of Secretary Of the Treasury by
General Jackson, because he could not consent
10 be an instrument in the Removal of the De.
posites from the United States Bank, has pub.
| iishcd Narrative of the circumstances attend
ing his appo ntment, continuance IN office, and
expulsion.
"DEsNls's SILK MANuAL."-A neat little
pamphlet Of 100 pages, containing full! iniorma.
tion with regard to the rearing Of the Mulberry,
Treatment Of the Silk Worm and production OF
Silk, has been published
A Life of Gen. Harrison has been lately pub
lished at the north.
Iron roofs are beginning to be introduced in
N. York.
FRAcAs AT LITTLE RocK.-A gambler, named
Thomas P. Tuttle, was shot In the street IN Lit
tie Rock, (Ark} on the llth ult. by MIR. Hoii-
tree. The parties had l..s j. siacs dead, and
Ho.ltrce has fed
! EXTRAORDINARY REsuscrTATIoN.--1n Bangor,
last week, child of fve years of age was resus-
cItated, after lying three-q arters OF an hour at
t. bottom of a we'll with ten feet OF water IN 1t.
DELIBERATE SUICIDE BY CmLD.-A son Of
Mrs. McFarlin, in Crawford county, Ohio, left
home with rope for the purpose Of bringing
home sheep. The next morning ho was found
suspended to dogwood sapling
Cen. Samuel Smith, long member of Congress
from Baltimore, and afterwards Mayor Of that
ctv. died On the 22d April. After returning
from mornings ride, he threw himself on sofa
apparently IN health, and was found dead soon
after.
Gen. Upton, late Senator of tho United
States, died at his residence in Indiana, few
} weeks since.
"A FAcr.-There is aman living within fifty
miles No,th Of the City Of Cincinnati, who has
had 25 children by one wife, IL OF whom are
full grown, hearty males, and capable OF bearing
arms-Intclligencer
It is stated that Messrs. Prince, Of Flushing
Long Land, have within short period dissem.
mated 4O0,0 900 Morus MulticaulIs Trees through
out the country, realized profit OF S2oo'ooo
DR.. Aaron B Tucker of Washington while
with his family in a railroad car in Maryland,
without previous complaint, seemed to faint, and
never revived.
Fires have occurred lately at, Albany and o.
denburg N. Y. and Patterson, N. J.
An aggregate amount of sixty thousand dol
,rs has been subscribed to relieve the University
sof New Yo from embarrassment, on condition
that the amount be raised to seyeuty-fVe thousand
dollars.
The stockholders of tue Great Western have
made dividend of per cent for the first year.
, They are about to build al. iron vessel.
MIR. Griffith Dickinson of Prince Edward coun-
; tv, Va. who died few weeks ago, bequeathed an
estate est amounting hfteen or twenty 1noasa,ia
: dollars, to three Societies. the Baptist Home
Missionary Society. the Virginia Baptist ndu.
cation Society, and the Baptist Foreign Bible
Society.
In Natchez, Miss, three tavern-keepors were
recently indicted under the new law, for charg-
ing more than fly cents for meal of victuals'
The Mayor of Savannah has prohibited by
nroc,anatiop, the practise of smoking cigars in
fbe streets custom, it is said, but little Prac-
tised there at any time, except by the negroes