Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-12-08
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MARTINsBuRG. DEC. 5, lsas.

This day will commence the First
Session of New Congress. The IN
terest of the occasion, together with
the charming weather tor travelling. has
brought large proportion of members
together earlier than usual; anda very
full attendance is exported, at least, in
the House of Representatives.
Conjecture Is busy as to the election
of Speaker, and many candidates are
named. The station is an honorable
one. and we are not surprizea that there
are several competitors for it. The
choice. we have little doubt, will be
determined to-day. The Message of
the President will, we presume, in any
event. be received in Congress to-
morrow"
Scarcely do we open paper but we
find some account of destruction by fire.
On Monday night, the 2lst ult. the citi-
gems of Wheeling were visited by cal
anxious one. II orig n ted in carpea-
ter's shop, and spread with such dread
full rapidly, that before the progress OF
the flames could be arrested, seven dwell
ling houses and two shops were consum-
ed Several of the houses were occu-
pied as stores. The principal sufferers
were Messrs. Lasher, Wescott, Caldwell,
Swyler, Jacob, and Curtis The citi-
gems of the town held meeting few
days after, For the purpose of making
arrangements to procure a supply OF
water, the want of which was so serious.
Iy felt on the night of the fire.
Friday night, the 18th ultmo, appears
20 have been fraught with accident, by
fire--Distant papers, by referring 10
dates, furnish US with no less than four
instances, in addition to the one expert
enced by our own citizens, of the de-
struction of property, OF that night,
bv the appalling and devastating element
of fire! some of them, not only of pro-
perfg, but of LIVES: At opotswood, Y.
J. fur persons persisted; and in the in
terror of New York, youth Of IA
years of age, was prematutely hur-
ried into eternity by the horrible death
of fire. two families in Kent County ,
Md. were left without shelter, or
means of subsistence; at Battletown,
in our neighborhood serious injury was
sustained in the destruction OF property.
In addition to the measures adopted
by the corporate authority of this place
in regard to procuring a Fire Engine,
we would respectfully suggest the pro-
priety of organizing FIRE Company,
forthwith. By SO doing, the citizens
will be enabled to act ia concert, and
with some degree of system, the want
of which, was so strikingly illustrated
on recent occasson.--Wh hat would be
expected from an armyof Commanders
To guard against, as much as posi-
bic, the frequent alarms OF fire, it is alb.
solutely necessary that chimnies should
be kept clean. For the general ,nfor-
NATION of the citizens of Martinsburg.
we publish an extract of bye-law. en-.
arted by the Trustees OF the town, in
1918, and which, we are warranted i'll
saying will be rightly enforced:
Whereas neglecting to burn cbimnies
at UUlPS when the roofs Oh HOUSES are
covered with snow. or wet with rain, the
chimnes often take fire and blaze out in
dry wea her, and greatly endanger, as
well the house to which such chimney
belongs, as others near the same; for
remedy whereof, Be it enacted and de-
clared by the Trustees of Martinsburg,
That if any chimney in the town of
Martinsburg shall take fire and blaze
out at the top, at any time except when
the roofs of the houses are wet, or co.
vered with snow, the occupier Of the
house to which such chimney belongs,
will be subject to fine of not less than
two nor more than ten dollars, for eve-
~ such offence, recoverable with costs
by warrant, before any magistrate of
Berkeley county, who shall upon good
evidence of the fact, give Judgment and
award execution for such fine and costs
against the goods and chattels of the de-
linquent.
SEC. Q. All fines imposed, collected
and received, under the authority Of
this bye.law, snail be applied to the use
OF the town Of Marinsburg.
A Mr.. Beauchamp. of Simpson coun-
ty, Kentucky, suspected of the assassi-
nation of N,l Sbnna hoe 49,