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Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

Be it ever so humble there's no place
like Homc.-We think the annals of prIs.
ons will hardly furnish a parallel 10 the
following facts, for which we arc indebted
10 q correspondent:
Abou, the year 1920, James Osborne,
Of Sherman, in is county, was convicted
upon a charge for assault, and battery, and
sentenced 10 pay small fine and cost -
The precise amount of the whole we DO
no: recolIect, but i. was quite inconsldera.
ble. The amour, no. being paid, he was
committed to tho jail in Danbury, where he
remained eighteen years. AS the law has
stood during tha, period, he could be dis.
charged from his Imprisonment, only upon
either paying the fine and cost, orgivng hla
note for the amoun. This he ever steadily
refused 10 do. The judges of the Court, the
sherfs and states aitornies have all endea.
vor to get nd Of him, and to persuade him &c
execute the note, for without the note, neither
one nor all of them had any authority TO re.
| lease HIM. Ba, all has been in vain and he
has remained tenant Of The prison.
During the session Of the legislature in
May last, a representation of these facts was
made 10 'ha, body, and rcsoluo ion passed
ordering him to be forthwith released, un.
conditIonaIly. Even then he refused to
leave the Jail, and was iorcibIy turned out.
He returncdto his native place, bu, friends
and acqualutances, with only few cxcep-
tions, and disappeared. Some had remov.
cd, and others were no lengcr among the
living and he found their places occupied
by ane;her generation of men. lie was a
Stranger IN the land of bis fathers. and sigh
ed for his former habiiation within the walls
of tn prison. He wandered about for a
few months, and in Oc'ober las, returned 10
he Jail in Danbury and sought admission.
The jaler received him and there he now is,
occupying one of The cells of the jail, and
p,ying the keeper two dollars per week for
his en!er;ainmcn'.-NorUaN Gazette.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26
jTISEPlST ROC.

-- fst.niry rrrgirs, the rlign Of tho errrl1ft''
orm. three acres ofthe bog of G'nunam
uckalough, within four miles OF New-mark-
ct and eight of Kanturk, moved completely
from lis position, and afler ,raversIng dis.
lance Of mile, and crossing a rapid river
landed on The opposite side. Not an atom
of surface is to be seen where The bog left,
and some Of the Conservatives will 90 for
the A minis,ra,on and the ultimate Wing
but mere yellow mould. The occurrence
fortunately has not done any injury to hous.
rs or cattle, but it is an ncalcuable loss to
he owner oft land, Mr.. James Barry, as
the bog rests on the very best portion o.hIs
fcrm.-Limerick Chron.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26
Eou7 Ajr-In communication on

Foul Air.-ln communication on the
progress ofthc works at the Thames ldn'
mel made 10 the Institution ofCivll Engineers
at one of its las, meetings. Mr.. Brunei sta.
ted, that the excavators were much moro
inconven:enced by fire than by water. Some
Of the gasses which issue forth ignite very
rapidly, and The reports from Guys Hos
piial stated some Of the men 10 be SO much
injured by breathing them, that bu, small
hopes were enerialned ofther recovery
The explosions arc frequent, and put out
the candles ofthe workmen; but the largencss
of the space prevents their being dangerous.
These deleerous gasscs issue from The mud
Of the river, and proceed from crevicc at
the top. Chloride of lime has been used,
but wihou, success. the breathing Of the
gas produces sickness and o,ncr disagrcea-
bic sensations.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26
PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy is rarely f0und. Tne NOS;
perfect sample | ever met, was an old wo.
man who was apparently the poorest and
mos, loriorn Of the human species ; SO true
is the maxim which all profess to believe,
and none act upon invariably, viz : that all
happiness does not depend on outward Cir
Gums aaces The Wis" woman TO whom
have alluded, walks 10 Bosom, distance Of
20 or 80 miles. to sell bag oi brown
thread and sockings, and then patic,t!y
walks back aga:n with her lil!e gains. Iier
d:c :. Trough lily, : . Gro.nsoua col,ec:ion
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26
.OUARRlES UNDER TIE CITY OF
PARIS.

The ascertained extent Of the quarrles
under the surface of Paris is GA, 1900
metres, or about two hundred acres:-
viz, under the public roads or Streets
1s2,85O, and under the other parts OF the
city 49l $50; bat it is probable 'ha, they
extend to a much greater superhcies. Jadg-
ing by variations Of the surface, by the fis-
surcs which have taken place, and by those
which are sill occasionally occurring, it
may be presumed that these excavations
occupy about one sixth of the sub. surface
of the capital. The galleries which have
been traced under tie. public ways are in
length upwards of twenty-five thousand
metres; bu, this is small in proportion TO
the length Of those which are under other
paris of the surface. The quarters under
which the principal portion of these quar-
ries lie, are the Faub urgs St. Marcel, ST.
jacques, St. German, and Chaillot.
The quantity of stone which has been
furnished by these quarrics for building
may &c es iinated a, 100000 cubic
metres; one fifth Of which has probably
been cut into rectangular pieces, and the
rest used as rough stones. 'All these
collected into one mass would form cube
of upwards Of go metres square on each
face, and Of more than three times the
height of the towers of Nore Dame. The
quarres within the Department of The
Seine are 932 in number, producing annu
ally materials worth 9,s43,660 fr., ant
employing 4,Ol5 workmen. These resul.'
inay he thus divided
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

A FEE-LER.-A surgeon and lawy.
er had very little good feeling towards each
o'h"r, and the following occurrence took
place -
of" asked the surgeon. a neighbor's
dog destroy nv ducks, can | recover dam.
ages by law7" "Cer'ainIy;" replied the
lawyer, you can recover. Pray what are
the circumstances 2" Why, SIR, you.
dog, last night, destroyed two ofmy ducks" !"
"Indecd Then you can certainly recover
damages. What is the amount! III in.
siantly discharge it," -Four shllings and
slxpence," chuckled the surgenn--". md
my fee tor attending and advising you ls SIX
shiiags and eight pence" responded the
attorney, and unless you Immediately pay
the same, my conduct will be suitable. -
Honest Lawyer.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

Tho value of the produce of these quar-
rics must have been much more considcra.
blc in 1924 and 1926, when innumerable
buildings were erecting in Paris and the
Banlicu. The numbers Of permssions
for opening new quarres for those two
years were 1914 and 1874; while those
annued were so and IS. Of the 1898
workmen annually employed on the left
bank Of the Seine, there have boen Sc
killed within the las, ~ years, being in the
proportion OF in 42S per annum. In the
quarrIes on the r ght bank Of The Seine
which employ 2,S20 workmcn, there have
been 80 killed in years, being in !hc
proportion of in $50 per annum. The
average of men annually killed Of the
whole number employed in the department
is in IA.
~This numtes is comprised lii the :,?55
workman cmployed n 'ha SID gnarrics
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

HORRIBLE MURDER Man AND WIFE
KlLLED.-Just as our paper was going to
press, the news of very distressing
murder of man and his wife on
the line ofthe canal in Will county, reached
the city. The man in a wrangle had given
serious offence to a few ofhis fellow Iaborers,
who came 10 his house, and while he was
standing before them trying 10 explain The
difficulty, one of,,em plunged bowie knife
into his bowels and ripped HIM entirely
open. His wife, in another room, hearing
his dying shrek, left the house to give the
alarm. But the la5ourers called her, as
suring her that no harm was done to her
husband, ,aad ,ha, he wanted to sec her. She
returned, and no sooner had she entered
the room than the knife, wet with the blood
ofhcr husband. was plunged in:o her and
she fell dead upon his body, not yet cold..-
The murderers have been arested.-Chi-
cago Dem.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

THE NEws.-Tnc news by the Great
Western has had very happy effect on
business. and the minds uf business men, lin
the city Of New York. It has substantially
settle several questions ofgreat importance.
The first Of these is the question of war.
We deem The advices entirely satisfactory
on this poi 1t. II there was any doubt be-
fore, there is none now, that our peaceful!
relations with the " mother country" will no:
be interrupted. Another QUESTION settled
By tia news i .ha, or he continued credit
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

ofour State stocks. Some people are CON-
SANITY Staring doubs about the credit OF
our State stocks being maintained in Eu..
rope. We can see no foundation for such
doubts. Governments are trusted in Eu.
rope which arc incomparably less stable than
the Governments Of our States, and who
never borrowed money for any other purpose
than to enable them 10 desolate their own or
some other country while our money is ali
expended in aiding TO the resources ofthe
States which borrow ii. Their money is
like wa.er split upon the ground which Can.
not DC gathered up, or, rather, like fire
which burns up all t at is useful Will,
ours is expended in public works, which
afford a direct revenue for the paymcn, Of
interest on their cost, while, BY tlieir indir.
&C! influence, they spread wealth on every
side. Our conlederated States guaranty to
each Safe Republican Government, and
the t.onor md credit of each State is so in
terwoven with the honor and credit of al,
the other States in this respect, wl,hou, in..
curing the deep dispeasures of evcrv
member Of tn" Confederation. As to the
ability OF the rising empires the West 10
pay the interest on debts contracted for pub.
l'c works or to constitute bank capitals, no
one can doubt. That ability, we are con-
fdent, will always be exerted.
Another quest on of no small importance
settled by this news is, that in the cotton
war carried on between the operators of this
country and the spinners Of England, broth
er Jonathan has gained the day. The policy
! Of holding back has be carried out with
such strength and steadIness in this country
| tha, prices have been forced up on the 9th
er side near the point where the operators
here say they ought 10 be. Twelve months
ago, cotton was worth just about half its
present price. Tn. advance halfIts present
price. The advance has been chiefly pocke.
ted by the Americans, and a pretty parcel
Of fortunes it has distributed among US. The
cot'cn Is still owned in this country. 1t will
now 20 forward more freely, and so will
probably keep down the rates Of European
exchlngcs, and give confidence to our
banks and moneyed men.
These views, and others of the sama SORT,
together with the flockiug OF the Western
merchants to the city a. this their uccuston.'
ed porod, have put new face on affairs
tins week. Business in all departments is
much more brisk, rents are bettsr, money
more plenty, confidence stronger, and, in
deed, the land once more full before U.s.
Journalof Commerce.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26
shreis and patches coarse in the ex-

Of shreis and patches coarse in the ex-
trcmc.
"Why don't vou come down in wag-
on 2" said |, when observed she was soon
10 become a mother, and was evidently
wcaried with her long journey.
I'VE hau't got any horses'' she replied
{" the neighbors are very kind to me, but
they can't spare ,heir'n ; and it would COS;
as much to hire one. as all my thread will
come to-
"You have a husband, don't he do any
thing for you?"
" He is good man, he does all ne can,
but he's cripple and an invalid. tie reels
my yarn, and speks the childrcn's shoes.
| He as kind husband as woman need 10
have"
"But his being cripple is a heavy mis-
fortune to yon," said |.
"Why ma'am I don't look upon 1t in that
light" replied the thread woman " | con-
slider that I've great reason 10 he Thankful!
he never took to any bad habits.
How many children have you {"
"Six sons and five darers, ma am"
"SS sons and five daughters What
family fora poor woman TO support !"
"h's a family surely, ma'am but there
ant ore of'cm I'd be willing 10 lose. They
are as good children as need to be-all viii
ling to work, and all clever 10 me. Even
The Titles, boy, when he gets cent now and
then for doing chore, will be sure and
bring it 10 ma'am."
Do your daughters spin your thread
"No, ma'am, as soon as they are b'g
enough, they 20 to sarvce. don't want 10
keep them always delving for me they are
always willing TO give me what they can !;
bui it is right and fair they should do little
for themselves. ! do all my spinning alter
the folks arc abed."
Don't you think you would be better otf'
# YOU had no one but yourself TO provide
Gor!"
" Why no ma'am, I don't. If | hadn't
been married should always have had 10
work as hard as couli, and now | can DO
no more than that. My children are great
comfort to me, and look forward to the
time when they'll do as much for me as |
have done for the n.y.
Here was true philosophy Il learned a
a lesson from thai poor woman which !
shall not soon forget"
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

oprru-The Burlington (Vt) Free
prcs, savs "a singular instancc OF re-
s,sci,a,io1 from the effects Of this drug oc-
CURED in this place last week. Oa Tues
Jay oflast week. Pannenus lluntoon' who
was recently committed 10 jail in Ibis town.
on charge of purIoining money from the
Essex post Office. i, seems procured halt an
ounce of opium. and on Tusday evening
took pill containing 100 grains! on
Wednesday he WAS found in state OF utter
insensi5ity, so far as external senses were
concerned. and presenting the only appear
ancc of Il man "gloriously drunk" In this
situation he remained till Friday evening" a
period of five full days. In the mean time
our best physicians had been in constant
and in vain exhausted the usual re-.
medics. We believe it was con-
cedcd on all hands that he must die. On
Friday afternoon, Dr.. He!nberg--a bold
operator-was persuaded TO make a las; CT.
fort. We are no: apprsed'of the PARTICULARS
Of the operation nor is it material, as the
case will probably be reported Tor the med
cal Journals. We believe, however, that.
BY the warm bath, and the free use of the
scarifer and cupping glass, he succeeded
in drawing eighteen ounces OF blood from
The region OF the cerebHlum, which gave al.
mos, instan, relief. To the no small as.
,onishmen, OF the bys,andcrs, the patient
suddenly opened his eyes, raised himself up,
as it was from the grave, and called for Wa
ter-a cup Of cool water! tiuntoon is now
in fair way to recover. Oa being first m.
tcrrogaied as to what he had been about he
replied that he rccollec,cd taking pill Of
opium last n CHI. The intervening five days
were entirely lost, except in the accumula--
ton ola rather unusua! appetite.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

The AWFUL PLUNeE.-The ST. Ca'herines
U. c.. Journal of the 9th states that fve men
went over Niagara Falls on the previous Thurs.
day. The Journal says:
"The only particulars which we nave been
able TO learn are that just before sunrise, on
Thursday morning last, boat, with two men
IN il, was discovered in the middle of the river
above the Falls endeavoring to make their way
through the ice with which they were enclosed,
to the Canadian shore. THEFT utmost exer-
tions proved unavailing, and in a short ktime
they were seen to enter the cascades. when
they disappeared. In half an hour ait"r ano;her
boat, with three men in It, was discovered in
the same awful situation, and trying, too, to
gain the Canada side; but, ina few moments,
r urlss.va Observation-Disclosures -e 49, -~.h.---
Yesterday the body of man was picked up
in the whirlpool, supposed 10 be one of those
unfortunate men, having about his pers N two
hundred dollars and a valuable gold watch
We have no other particulars"
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

Wilmington, April l9.-DeaM.--Joseph
Dupre, Portuguese. was killed on the 18th
inst, in attempting TO jump from the tender
attached to one Of the locomotives while un-
der full head way. The driving wheel hay
ing been thrown off the track, it is supposed
that Jose overwh"lmed with CONSERVATION,
attempted to leap off, but was thrownu upon
his head, and had his neck broke. II he had
renamed upon the lender he would not
have been hurt, as the engine was irnmed-
lately stopped by the engineer before any
other wheel ran off
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26
Neac York April IT.
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.

We are enabled to s:a,e, on what we be-.
lieve to be good authority, that sucI, ins,ruc-.
tions have been transmitted to her Britannia
Maiesty's minister at Washingt n, by the
Great Western, as will obviate the necessity
of sending special minister to London.
The seat ofnegociations for the final adjust
ment Of the boundary question is tranferred
from London to Washington and those
negotiations will be pressed TO definite
conclusion.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

We learn by a private letter that Marcus
Dssh. - SON Of Gov. D,-sha, was killed at
,be p,s. Of Arkansas on the cd. instant by
Eugene Notribo. Desha rushed on No'''oe 'IS, d.
,u;,I - bowie-knif, when No:ribe shot ut
him with a pistol, but missed him. Notrioe,s
hro,hcr m then handed him second pistol
,,ih which he sho. Desha down upon the
soot. II. has been he'll to bail in the sum
If ofslO,COG--LousriNe, Jour.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26
SUMMARY OF FOREIGN lNTELLI.
GFNCE

Accounts from various parts Of England
speak favorably of the agricultural prospects.
The incom, of the British Museum during
the past year, (ncluding parliamentary grants,)
amounted TO E33,447 l2s. and the expenditure
to G3O,sOS lbs. 3d. The estimate of the ex~
penditure for the present year is t32,3sO.-
The number of yisiters who have been admit
ted to visit the British Museum during the year
1888, as compared with the three previous
years, has considerably diminished. In 1887
the number of visiters admitted to view the
general collections in the Museum amounted
to 32l,l5l in 1898 to 466,009. The number
of VISITS to the readng-rooms for the purpose
of study and research was 69,936 in 1881, ana
only 54,S43 in 1888. The number Of visits by
students and artists to the galleries Of sculp-
ture for the purpose OF study was 557O in 1887,
and 5Ol5 in 1888.
Her Majesty's government have entered into
contract for conveying the malis by large
and powerful steam vessels. from Liverpool to
Halifax, and thence, by branch steamers, to
Boston, and in the summer to Quebec. The
mercantile interests, not only in the North
American colonies, but also in the United
States will be gratified to learn, that, instead
of monthly communication, as formerly
steamers will now be despatched on the lst
and 10th of each month.
The London Times announces the death OF
the Princess Charlotte Bonaparte, daughter OF
Joseph Bonapartc, now of Bordentown, N.
and widow of the eldest son of Louis Bonaparte,
King Of Holland.
The British Government are on the point o1
sending out an expedition to the AntartIc CIR
Gle, for the purpose of making magnetic ooser'
vations in the Southern hemisphere.
The year 1883 has been rem 'rkable ior the
number of new Catholic churches, some foun,
ded and advancing, and others consecrated
The late Sir Charles Page isto be succee.
ded in the command of the West India and
North American stations by Sir Thomas Har-
vey, who is to proceed thither Immediately.
Dr.. southey, poet laureate was to be mar
ried to Caroline Bowles.
MIR. Papineau arrived in Paris on the 9Th Of
March. lie is the greatest lion in the Frenc h
! capital :.
Queen Adelaide, who has been spending
some time IN the Mediterranean, was expected
home in April.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

OurRAeE,--A gang Of fellows in The Town
of Poltsfield, Monroe, Co. N. Y, some
time las, week, undertook 10 punish an IN
temperate man named Louis Taft, for GEL
ting drunk. They got him upon RAIL- ana
by frequently letting him fall, bruised u,'a -
injured him so much about the Dreass @ ''a
bowels that he died in forty eight houfs'
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

A proposition was introduced into the CON-
mcrcial Convention to revive the Southern Re-
view, and resolution on the subject passed
by unanimous vote of the states represented
as follows:
That in the opinion of this Convention the
establishment of Southern Review, under the
direction of able and learned men, to be faltf.
fully devoted to the promotion OF science and
literature, and also 10 the defence Of the instl-
tutions, the vindication of the ri ghts and the
developement of the resources Of the Slave.
holding States, is an object Of the deepest in
terest, and one which should command the
cordial cooperation and support Of every citi.
zen of these States; and that Committee OF
Nine be appointed to carry the object of this
resolution into effect.
The President ap ontcd the following Com
mittee under the foregoing resolution:
Committee on the revival of the Southern
Reu'eW:
Messrs. Hugh S. Lcdare, R. Y. Hayne, w.
C. Preston, Stephen Elliott, South Caro,lna ;
A. B. Longstreet, Geo; James Gadsden. Florl-
da John ii. Crozier, Tennessee Edward ].
Hale, N. Carolina, Charles T. Pollard, Ala.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

The New York "Evening Star" remarks
that it has been assured by intelligent gentle
men who arrived IN the Great Western, that,
among the People of England, 'he Govern
ment, and all classes, the idea OF going to war
with this country is deemed perfectly prepos-
ferrous that rather than it should take place,
thew would see the whole territory sunk into
the ocean that they look upon it as a border
dispute, in which the feelings Of the two coun-
tries are not involved and that, as it is mere
question of land, and not of honor, it may be
easily adjusted. and cannot in any way lead
to hostili:ies between two great and kindred
nations whose hearts and interests are lndisso.
iublY united.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26
A HOSPITAL DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND TWEEN.
TV-TRREE LIVES LOST.

TV-TRREE LIVES LOST.
A letter from Naples, under date Of Fet.
18th, says -
Last night part ofour Founding Hos.
pital was destroyed by fire. The flames
spread so rapidly that % children perished.
One oft nurses in h despair threw her
self OUT of the window with two children in
her s.ms all three were found dashed 10
pieces and quite dead in the street. The
dremen d stinguished themselves by their
efforts; three of Them were killed, having
fallen from the upper story to the lower,
where they were buried in the ruins"
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

The tunnel on the Chesapeake and OHIO
Canal. in Allegheny County. is now nearly hall
completed. 1t will be three thousand feet i'll
length through solid rovh, and 800 feet below
tho surfacr, At ~" grna:os. extremity
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

We learn from the Cincinnati Republican
tha, the beautiful painting and machinery rep
resentmg tn, "Confi .gration of Moscow"
when was SO strikingly, effective in the hands
of the celebrated Maelzel, were burnt last week
in that place.