Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-06-22
the canal, was as follows flour, 25,e5l
hax.ols uhenf S25 bushels

,i,v oflumbcr surveyed and sold at that city,
in six weeks from the opening ofthe river,
amounted to 14,990,964 feet
The laws ofLouisiania place The husband
and wife upon equal grounds. They give
to each The control OF their property and 10
the survivor the right of dover in til" prop
erty of the deceased.
Public opinion, says the Alexandria, Ga=-
,ete, amongst The opposition party in V'r-
enia, seems to be fas, settling down into
determination to cndeavor 10 reelect Mr..
Rves TO the Senate ofthe United States,
and to make Mr.. Tyler Governor OF the
State
The clerks in he Baltimore pos'.ofiice
have presented Mr.. Skinner. the late post.
mas er, with an elegant gold headed cane.
rs testimonial oE,heir respect for him.
Several gentlemen in Providence have it
in contemplation TO erect a sugac refinery
for the manufacture of beet sugar.
Sir George Arthur has finally set Suthcr.
land, the Patriot General at liberty.
The Annapolis Republican, states that
during the late hall storm in Anne Arundel
county. there were several water spouts
formed OF he Chesapeake bay. A, the mouth
ofSeYen river, which moved. SAYS the Re.
publican, " for miles along its course, with
in sight Of our admiring community.
The Presiden, has appoin ed John l..
Stephens, ESQ. 10 the |lipl matte Agency
TO Guatemala, in place of Williarc. Legget,
deceased.
A new Plough has been invented at lth-
aca, which is said 10 be n great improvement
on former ones, especially for corn plough
ing. Val! and Moore, Ithaca Falls, are Inc
agents.
The Rev. William NJ Her is at Lowell,
Mass, holding forth on the iavorite theory
that the world is TO be DESTROYED in lSi3.
So sinners, look out But some will die
before the time.
A letter dated Port Madison. Iowa, May,
10, says" The Mormons are congrega.
eating in great numbers in the halEbreed
tract, situated in our county. About 500
ara already here.-LonsriNc Journal, May
%.
Dr.. Linn, u. S. Senator. from Missouri, |
has sold one half of the Mine La Motte
properly for $4,000. he goes to Eng |
land TO get 4 set of copper miners. !
The widow Of Alexander Hamilton is one /
OF the witness brought to testify in divorce
case at Hartford, [Conn She is more
than 80 years Of age.
Beef was selling at Alexandria, on We'd
uesday week, at IL l2 cents pr pound.
New Hampshire is aboa: 10 est blish an
asylum for he icsanc.
The crops in Arkansas are said 10 prom.
ise an abundant vi ID.
CoTroN MANUFACTURE At LowELi..--
According to statement published in the
Methuen Gazette, the quantity ofcot'on cloth
manufactured BY g companies in Lowell in
the week ending 27th April last, was l,227.
SOC yards in the following week l.2l2.276 !
yards. This is equal to 63,000,0o0 yards !
Der annum. The M,rrmack and Lawrence !
Mills manufacture about 30 ,0J0yarls each |
per week.
The steam snip Natchoz, beautiful ves'- |
sci, built but year ago, and having made
but one voyage 10 Natchcz and hack was. !
sold las, week by the Marshal, (or $4,000. |
She cost over 100000.
There is Card in the last Pendlc:on Mes
senger, TO the efiec, that the citizens Of CAL
houn, Anderson District. will get up pub
lie dinner on the 4,h Of July next. to do
honor 10 the day Of or Nationrl IndePen-
dence anG also TO the Hon. Waddy 1homp-
son.
IMPORTANT DECis1oE.-We learn from
the Philadephia Ledger, that in case
which came before the Supreme Court Of
PENNSYLVANIA, at the late session, it was de-
cided that the goods of boarding house
are no. Hab!e for the tenants rent.
Chas. L. Bursley- j ship carpenter, died
las, week,in Lewis street, N. Y. from the
effects. of poison semitic him. it is believed,
by mistake from a drug shop, r soda
powders.
FEMALE STATE PRIsoN.--The Female
State Prison a, Sing Sing, n. 7. is nearly
completed. The female convic's, about
fifty in number, have been removed into it.
The Portland Advertiser, states, that tho
Dam OF Augusta. which cost about $780,
OOO. so much injured that it will 10: be
repaired. The money expended in its con-
struction is to.alIy lost.
The military force of Beunos Ayres a.
mounts 70 10000 men, VIZ: regulars, 5 800 ;
active militia, 1000; discharged veterans,
5000.
Tie washington Globe contradicts The
report that Lieut., E. w. Moore, ofthe u.
S. Navy. has accepted the chief command
Of the Texan NAVY. He still retains his