Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-05
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with another steamer, on the Arkansas, lately.
and was sunk. Fifteen persons arc said to
! have perished.
A person in Boston lately sued and recover.
ed damages from another who had taken from
the Post Office, opened and read letter ad'
dressed to the plaintiff.
The Tallahassee Star states that tho ma
iority against the ndopuon OF ne constitution
by the people of Florida is eleren only.
The Philadelphia North American says it ia
ascertaned that the Canton trade this spring
from he United States will engage about ten
thousand tons of shipping.
The Madisonian says that John Campbell
Esq, Treasurer Of the q. s., has been remov.
ed from Office by the administration
Robert Da,e Owen is announced AZ ther ad-
mnis.ratlon candidate for Congress IN the
Evansville District, Indiana
DR.. Franklin has said, 'Where see q house
see intelligent and well.infcrmed children; but
ifthere are no books or papers, the children are
ignorant, if not profigate."
Owing to defect in a spot of the Philadel-
phia and Trenton railroad, an accident occur
red upon it lately, which injured respectable
passenger very severely. and it is apprehehded
fatally.
Mckenzie, the "patriot" refugee from Can.
ada has been tried in Monroe County, N. Y.
for violating tie laws of the United States,
and convicted lie is sentenced to twelve
months Imprisonment.
At the recent session Of the U. s. Circuit
Court at Jackson, (Miss.) there were 200
cases on the docket and the fees Of the clerk
for the session were upwards OF 10000 dollars
The following announcement is from the
Houston (Texas) Intelligencer of the SOth ult. :
"Mre. Pamelta Mann, convicted offorgery, and
sentenced by Judge Franklin to be hung, at the
presen, term of the District Court, was on
Saturday last pardoned by the Executive, and
released from confinement.
MIR. Phinrey, Of Lexington, in Massachu.
setts makes $4,000 or $4,000 annually BY
raising pork, and he uses sweet apples as the
principal article of food. He calculates that
whatever he gets for his pork is clear profit, as
he makes the hogs pay the cost of their keep
ing by the manure he gets from his piggcry.
A convention of delegates from several OF the
counties in Texas interested in the construc.
ton of a railroad between Houston and the
Brassos was to assemble at Richmond on the
first Monday in July, to deliberate on the sub.
ject of locating the road.
The Salem Gazette contains a statement
that the number of vessels engaged in the Cod
Fishery, owned in Marblehead, is IS.
A man Eamed VIM. Mcpherson took load
OF wheat to Rochester a day or two ago, sold it,
got drunk, and fell from his wagon the wheel
ran over his head, and killed him almost instant.
ly.
Two steamboats, came in contact near st.
Louis, on the 22d June, one of which was
crushed Only one person killed.
A man walking along the road near Nor
folk on the night of the 23d June. Sunday
with gun in hand, stumbled against fence.
which made the gun 60 off and cause his death.
A free negro in CINCINNATI being threatened
with the horsewhip by his employer, became
SO excited by rage as to drop dead.
A few cases of yellow fever have occurred in
New Orleans.
From 1882 to 1887 the number Of yokes Of
oxen in Vermont had diminished $4,000, the
number of two year old cattle, $4,000. The
number OF sheep has increased 100000 du.
ring the same five years.
Aman named Mack, at Woodstock, Yer.
mont, lately killed 80 crows at one shot, and
got kicked over in the bargain.