Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-05-31
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A drunken man walking along rail road
near Lowell, (Mass.) was run over and killed.
10 days ago.
Cincinnati-We regret 20 perceive from
the Wing of Cincinnati, that severe pres
sure for money exists there. "Too much pa.
per, that would at all times pass very current
IN bank, has gone into the hands OF brokers a:
killing interest. Four or five per cent. per
month is too often asked and taken. No bu.
sness can live long at this rate"
AS our paper went to press, we were in.
formed by a gentleman direct from Decatur.
MISS, that the Real Estate Bank of that
place was set fire to by mob, and burned,
together with thu books and papers. Moth.
ing was saved. He also stated that such ex.
citenent prevailed; and 1t was ared that If
the mob was not quelled they would wreak
their vengeance upon the persons and pro-
perty of the directory.
Brandon (Miss.) Sentinel.
A boy about Is years ofage, was recently
tried in the Circuit Court of the U. s., hold
ing its session in St. Louis, for robbing the
mail, and convicted. In consequence OF his
youth, he was only sentenced to ten days im-
prisonment.
A young lady in Indiana has recovered
$4,000 Of another for SANDER.
Three fine horses, attached to Wagon
in Pine Grove, Penn, were killed by tighten.
ing, last week Their driver and three other
persons who took' shelter under the Wagon,
escaped unhurt.
Hon. Alex. Everett, of Massachusetts, has
accepted an invitation from the Societies in
the College of Middebury, Vt. to deliver the
annual oration before the alumni of that in.
stltution, during the second week in August.
On Thursday of last week, the Hon. Ina
deus Belts. OF Fairfield county, was chosen by
the Legislature Of Connecticut, q. S. Sena.
tor tor six years, in the place of General Kim.
berly, resigned. =.
The House Of Refuge (for juvenile delin.
duerts) in New York city, has been destroyed
by fire. Loss estimated at $4,000
The Raimond (Nliss.) Times is filed with
sheriff g advertisements, except the eigth Of d
column, and the Yazoo, Mississippi paper, ia
entirely filed with the same kind of adyer-
tisements.
Lieut.. Hubert, and a private O'Driscol, OF
the 9th infantry, were killed by Indians on the
Sd inst ID mile creek. 1t. II. was native
of N. York, and graduate Of West Point.
Cooper, the novelist, has recovered $400
damages from the editor Of the Otsego Herald
for libel upon him.
The William French, capt. Steve Johnson,
made her last trip from New Orleans to Louis
vile and back in eleven days and 20 hours
the quickest trip ever made, by some seven
teen hours.
The following, from the Yarmouth Register
is another proof of the advantages OF Mutual
Insurance: 80 embers of the Barnstable
County Mutua! Fire Insurance Company
whose polices expired on the LIST inst. are en-.
titled to dividend of ITO cents for each dolla
maid as premium, and the whole amount Of then
deposite notes. For the six years the com
pany has been incorporated, it has cost tn.
members LESS than nothing at all to hav'
their property insured"
. A bill has passed the Assembly of Uppe
} Canada, granting 100000. for The purpose Q
paving the losses sustained by various partIe
IN the Province, IN the destruction Of then. pro
perty siuce the rebellion. 1t is expected IN
mother country will reimburse the amount
A little daughter of Mr.. Ellis, OF Wil,e'
Cortland Co., lost her life by eating Muskra
weed, which is deadly poison, supposlng
to be Spikepard.
A party of twelve young men left Peoria
Illinois, bound for Oregon.
A dwelling house was consumed by hre !
the village Of CASTLE, Genessee CO., in who INC
three children perished in the flames. In
rnothe, had barely time to escape with an u
fant in her arms, while the father made hi
wav towards the chamber where the childre
slept, but was prevented from entering BY tn
4 falling of;he roc.