Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-10-16
DOMESTIC.
MARYLAND Election


Turbult aud Cromwell
Washington county -Messrs. Kershner, Cab
by, Bowles and Merrick.
Montgomery county-Messrs Pete, Kilgour,
Williams and Duvai
Baltimore city-Col. Wm. Steuart and VIM
G. ID. Warrington, esq.
Baltimore county Messrs. J. I. II. Worth
inStun, Stansbury, Johnson and Ely.
Anne Arundel county--Messrs. Howard,
Linthecum, Stewart and Igiehesrt-
Hartford county-Messrs Whileford, Norris,
Steele and Sewasl. hk
Talbot county-Nessrs- Loockerman, Lloyd
Martin and Spencer.
Queen Anne's--Nfessrs. Hopper, Nicholson,
Meconiken, Maffit.
Somerset county--Messrs. Jones, Bratten,
Dashield, Dennis
Prince Georges CO -Messrs. semmes Du.
val, Wootton, Clark.
Annapolis City--Jeremiah Hughs and Thorn.
as Ii. Carroll. -
Deiatcars Eleetioa.-The election in
this state was held on Tuesday the 7th
inst. Gen. Samuel Paynter, was elcc-
ted governor by majority of ss9 votes
over David llazzard, Esq
Extract OF letter from a gentleman
IN Marietta, lOhio,) dated September Z.
sickness prevails in this place dread
fully. There are scarcely enough well,
TO attend on the sick Not far from this
place, on the Muskingum river, within
the small compass Of two miles, twenty
nine persons have died of the fever. In
one house in which | put up, had much
difficulty in procuring lodgings--there
were ten sick in the family, and four
dead. Marietta lies on the Ohio, oppo-
site to Virginia. 1t is beautiful little
town, and one would hardly think it pos
sible that the sickness would thus pre-
vail insuch delightful place.
Letters have been received from
Barhoursville, announcing that Mr..
Secretary CRAWFORD is slowly i'm
proving in his health, but it is not vet
sufficiently recovered, either to pur-
sue his journey, or to return to the city.
Nat. Int.
A letter to the Editors, from Wash.
ington, Mi. of the date of September
13, says.
"Gimaliel Pease, Esq. died yester-
day evening His disease was said to
be the yellow fever, If so, he took
the disease in this town, no. having
beenin Natciiez for three weeks.
The yellow fever RACES with undated
violence in Natchez, the average num-
Der Of deaths being eigh. per day.
Notwithstanding that three fourths of
the population have fled to this place
and the neighborhood. "-Nat. Int.
Circun,stdntiol Evidence. Our
readers have read, with interest, the
publications which have appeared in
this and other papers, on the subject
of convictions on circumstantial testi-
mony, as Illustrated in the case of an
individual ofthe name of Hamilton,
some time ago executed for murder,
an acknowledgement of the comlis-
sion of which was said to have been
lately made by another convicted Grim
inal. The following positive state
ment, from the Mobile Commercial
Register, put that story completely and
forever to rest:
"A False Report-The Postmas-
ter ofthis city has received a number
Of letters, requesting information Of an
execution which is said to have taken
place here in March last and by the
last mail, he received one enclosing the
following article from a Kentucky pa
per.
''i'he public have not probably for.
gotten the execution. few years since.
in Barren county, of John G. Hamil
ton, for the murder of Dr. Sanderson
We learn, by the Columbian Spy, a
paper printed at Mount Sterling, that
a letter has been received from Mr..
Robert Higgins, in Alabama, address
ed to Caps. John Higgins, in Mont
gomery county, which states, that a
man was executed at Mobile, iRMarch
last, who alleged himself to have been
the murderer, and that Hamilton was
innocent. He followed Sanderson,
he said. from Natchez, and would
have killed him sooner but for fear Of
Hamilton"
~The above report has acquired at
Extensive circulation in the newspa
pers, and'seems to have excited goot
deal ofintcrest amongst the friends O
the parties.
Who this "Mr. Robert Higgins, il
Alabama" is, we do not know, moi
his motive for fa6ricating such a sto
NY. RS utterly toithout foundation