Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-06-24

count of murderer, WHO was executed
on the 18th INST. at Groningent .--@The
criminal, John Quint, although hardly
80 years OF age, was a monster in crime.
soon after he had entered the army he
deserted, was apprehended; deserted a
second time and again escaped. On
his second apprehension he was con-
demned to three years hard labour.
lie soon, however, escaped, and took
lodgings in the house OF widow, at
Noordhorn, which he quittedvery short
ly, after having robbed the widow of
every thing which she possessed and
thrown her into priyy, where she per-
ished. On his arrival at olivier
da, province of Gronlngen, he rob-
bed the house in which he lodged,
and escaped to Beethoven, where
he took up his residence with a
peasant He one day sent this peasant
out with letter, and, in his absence,
drew the wife TO web under pretence
that he had by accident dropped a sauce
pan into it, and watching his oppor-
tunity threw her III; he then returned to
the house, and robbedit OF every thing
portable, this was on the Soth January,
1928. On the nth of the following
month, he introduced himself into the
house OF an inhabitsnt of Sumeren, who
resided with his daughter, and having
contrived to procure the.temporary abb
sence of the old man, killed the daugh-
ter with Ratchet, robbed the house
and fled. In the beginning of Septem-
Der, 1923, he was arrested at Hanover,
and delivered over to the authorities of
Groningen. He heard his sentance pro-
ncunced with the greatest sang froid !;
but his conscience being awakened as
to the future, he turned Roman Catho-
lie, and marched to the scaffold accom-
panied by priest, and praying as if
from book, although he knew not how
to read. This monster died with the
obduracy of a consumate william"
Trade Nth Sipeden.--A letter from
C. HuGEs, Esq. Charge des Afiaires at
the Court Of stockholm, dated April IS
1924, published in the Baltimore PATTI
OF, says sHis Majesty the King of
Sweden, has accorded great and new
favor to our trade. He allows Ameri-
can ships tobring West India and South
American produce, upon precisely the
same terms as Swedish ships bringing
| it indirectly into the country, that is, an
| American ship laden with such produc e
from New York or Baltimore, and a
Swedish ship from any part of Europe,
pay in all respects the same duties; but
if Swede comes direct from the coun-
try of which the produce is the growth,
she enjoys bounty of twenty per cent
this is all fair and very LIBERAL
The Grampus, 1--WE lsst week pub
lished paragraph from the New York
Gazette, wherein it was stated that the
Unita d States schooner Grampus had
stopped at st. Thomas on her way from
| Africa, and that she had lost three Of her
officers. Our correspondents of the
| Norfolk Herald office, informs US that
''the U. S. chr Grampus, Lieut. Cont
Sloat, was off the barbor of St Johns,
Porto Rieco) Goth ult. all well, and
sailed to join Com. Porter's squadron"
PARIS, (KY) May 20--A few days
ago, young man by the name of Ham
ilton was killed near Jackstown, on
Hinkston, by the running away of a
1 faan, &c horcac. x..ba,, AZ =. borsoo eta ~ al
he!caught the leader, which dragged him
down, and horses and wagon ran over
him and left him hfeless. Thomas
Wilkins was killed on the I4th instant
in Mason county, by the falling of a tree.
A man attempted to cowhide another
lately, in Garrard county, and got him
self stabbed Citizen.
LAW OF NATURALIzATIoN-Several
newspapers have fallen into the error of
surprising that the late act of Congress
has changed the general laws in regard
to naturalization, so as to reduce the
required term of previous residence to
three years. This is incorrect, as win
be perceived by reference to the ac. it.
self, which does not alter the period of
probation, generally, but provides only
for a particular class of cases.
Nat mi.
We understand that orders have
been issued by the Navy Department
10 equip the United States ship of the
line NORTH CAROLINA for
immediate service, and that she will