Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-08-09
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Baron Mareschal, the Minister of Austria
and Count Columbiano, the Minister OF Sardi
mia, arrived at st. Louis on the 10th ult. on
Tour through the Western States.
It has been said Of the Duke Of Wellington
that during the Congress at Vienna, he com
pletely misled the most subtle dipomatists BY
always stating exactly what he thought.
REMARKABLE PaEssnvAr1oN.-On Thursday
the 18th instant, the northeastern school.house
in the town Of Wellheet, Massachusetts,, was
struck by tightening. The Yarmouth Register
states there were in the school-room forty chill.
dren, who, with their teacher, Dere all prostrated
by the force Of the shock, but singular to relate,
none were seriously injured.
A singular accident occurred in France during
the tempest of Sunday, the 2nd inst. A battal-
ion of the 5lst regiment, whilst on its march
from Mezers to Wssemburg. was struck by
tightening. Two hun red men were knocked
down by it, all of whom bled p1ofusely from the
mouth, eyes and ears but, it is consolatory to
add, two only were killed.
The Saratoga Sentinel says 1.-THE number OF
strangers now in the village is not less than
$500 or 5000. Every house is filled"
There is now in St. Louis, at the American
bear na6f brought rssens smss; no N Il. y moua.ain:,
which is considered the largest ever brought to
this place. 1t is equal in size to that Of large
| buffalo robe.
A man by the name of Joseph Allen was in.
stantly killed at the print works at Taunton
| (Mass.) few days since. He was assisting in
the removal of a large iron boiler, weighing
| about ton and half; the boiler fell striking
his head and breast, which brought him in con.
tact with an arch of brick work, and crushed
him in a most shocking manner.
A work on Abolition and Colonization has
been written by Judge Breckenridge Of Pennsyl.
vania. He is an advocate Of the Colonization
Society which is opposed by all abolitionists.
TRAvEL.-The London Spectator remarks
that 4,O0O,OO0 fewer persons travelled by stage
coacnes in 1893 than 1886 and IS, 100000 more
by railway, the same period.
Theodore dwight, Esq. author Of the History
of the Hartford Convention, is about to publish
"The Character of Thos. Jefferson as exhibited
in his own writings"
Lieutenant Moore's resignation ofhis commits.
sion in the U. S. Navy has been officially ac.
cepted. He is now commandcr.in chief OF the
Texan Navy.
One hundred and twenty seven Lieutenants
hold commissions in the navy Of the United
States who have been twenty years and up
wards in the service, and thirty OF these have
been twenty.seven years in the Navy. There
are also seventy.nine Passed Midshipmen who
entered the service eleven years ago, and are
still waiting for promotion.
The amount Of specie in the vaults ofthe Bank
of Franco, in June, according to tho official re.
turns, was 460,000,000 francs.
At Jamestown, Genesee county, on the 20:h
ultimo, Mr. Oliver Shumway was instantly killed
by having his arm caught in some machinery.
A rood swimmer was lately drowned in New
York in showing how long he could remain Under
water.
A German undertook to swim the Potomac
the other day, says tha Aleganian. on Dot OF
two dollars which he lost just as he was making
the opposite shore by losing his lite. lie sank
and was drowned.
The Yellow fever prevails extensively at Ha.
yana. 1t RACES principally among the sailors
of the foreign vessels in port several entire crews
of which are said to have been carried Oft BY the
disease.
William selden, of Virginia, is appointed
Treasurer of the United States, in the place OF
John Campbell.
THE DIRECT TRADE.-The town of Whining
ton, IN. c. is making laudable effort to re.
vive the direct trade to Europe. A commercial
house in thet town have advertised that first
rate ship is now building in Philadelphia, to their
order, TO be employed as regular packet be.
tween Wilmington and Liverpool.
THE VICE PREslDENcY.-The Wing papers
speak Of Senator Davis Of Massachusetts, and
Governor Seward of New York, as among those
from whom the Wing candidate for Vice Presi.
dent may be named.
One day last week, Mrs. Norton, wife Of
George Notion, of Hartwick, Otsego county,
had her neck broken by being thlown from
wagon.
CURIOUS PRoaRAME.-Extract from report Of
the overseer of one of the spinning rooms at
Lowell, Mass on The condition Of health Of the
girls therein employed.
"Looks well,' Is "rosy."s; 'fat,"2; "fat
and looks well" 4; "looks healthy" 9, livery
healthy looking,"2 2; "fat and rosy" 2; "fat and
pale," 3; "thin," 2; "pale,' a.
A great meeting has been held in London to
establish british India Society,"" to encourage
the growth and purchase Of East India free
labor cotton, in preference to that grown in the
slave holding states Of the U. States.