Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-12-01

spoke, and coald not have lived NOR.
'nan 'en minutes alter receiving the
blow. The assassin's dirk or init
Pehe.,a'eo the centre of his body a.
oon. three inches above the navel
Inc murderer escaped at The same
door oy winch ne had .en,ersd =
bloody neck'handkerehief Was fo,nI
near The door, with one co,r .V'.u
oil and two holes through /, $50 ..S
Iy made by the same instr,ms,, ..1s.
gave the fatal wound. Apusr MIN
the murderer had wrapped i aronrs ]
his hand and arm, and stabbed .hroass.
it, for the purpose OF avoiding being
stained by the blood ofhis victim, and
as be passed out, wiped his weapon
upon it and threw it down.
Never was more cool and DELI
berate murder perpetrated. The door
at which the murderer applied was
not he street door, but one which en-
tered near tbe room where the Colonel
slept, and the most private Of the
whole house, and the room where
his victim wa. sleeping; for had he
Knocked at any other door, he would
probably have been met by some othsr
person."
$4,000 REWARD.
In addition to the ,S1,000tofered
ny the Trustees of Frankfort, the LIE;
gslature has authorized The Governor
to offer reward of $4,000 for ti1c
apprehension of the murderer OF COL
Sharp. A considerable sum is also
raised by private subscription, so that
the whole amount offered does not falS
short of Five Thousand Dollars.
Scenes IN Philddelphia-Thc re-
cruitiDg sergeant to the Marine Corps
attached to our Navy Yard, bad a
drummer belonging to his command,
put under arrest, on Saturday, for dis
orderly conduct. The latter swosc
that he would be revenged, and an OPP.
portunity occurred unfortunately tut
100 soon. Immediately after the
evening parade, permission was CIV
en- him to leave the Guard House for
a short time, mud he was no sooner
out of it, than he seized musquet
which stood by the door ready loaded.
and ptimed, and shot the Sergeant, 10
the small of the back. The drum
Der was SO quick in his movements.
that the soldier who had him in charge
| could not arrest his arm.
AT the time the outrage was COM
mitted, Sergeant CluDet, the subalterD.
on whom the drummer wreaked his
| vengeance, was standing in group
of about twenty men, about twenty
PAGES fromthe doorof the guard house,
The ball entered fhe lower partof his
back about an inch and half from
the spine, passed through his bodys
broke one of his ribs, and, it is said,
grazed brick wall some ten or fif-,
teen feet from the place where he was
standing
Some hopes are entertained of HE
recovery. None Of the other men.
were Injured.
A transaction as disgraceful to the
perpetrators, as it was disgraceful to
the sufferers. occurred last evening at
the African Church, on Sixth street,
above Lombard
Just as the preacher for the evening
was concluding his discourse, seveFaA
young, well dressed, white men. pre-
sented themselves at the door. Wild
Sc gar. in their mouths, and demanded
admission. This was refused taf they
threw away their segars, when inry
entered swearing vengeance ags'n<
the negroes" and proceeding 20 'nc
lower stove on The mems side OF the
house, threw in quantity OF salt Inix-
ed with Cayenne pepper. They shen
retired.
Immediately afterwards Disagree
able smell was perceived which Quick
ly followed by difficulty of breath
ing. The most violent sneezing andi
coughing was heard in every part oh
the house, and the dread Of strangula
ton became general. The cry OF flres
was raised, and the assembled nni-
titudc, amounting in all it is said to-
more than two thousand, rushed to-
wards the different doors and WIZ
dows. overturping The benches, gfss
trampling under feet those persons
who were so unfortunate as TO fall.
The scene is more easily conceive
ed than described. The confusion
lasted 70: many minutes, and the ago
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