Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-05-26

Ihympson, Of Benyviile. appointed
secretary, and the flowing resolu-
tious were unanimously adopted:
J.. That a second meeting for the pur-
pose of organizing a society, be held in
the common council hail. in Vincles-
ter, at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon of tho
9th Of June, being the first day vi June
court; which the medical gentlemen Of
the valley are invited TO attend.
9. That the editors of the different
papers of the valley be requested TO
lend their aid by inserting these resolu-
lions once or twice in THEN respective
papers.
JOHN r. COOKE, Chairman.
j. w THOMPSON, Secretary.
The neighborhood of Chambersburg,
we understand. was visited by a very
destructive hail storm one day lastnees.
Upwards Of 10000 panes OF glass are
said TO have been broken in the town;
and the grain, fruit, and vegetation
generally, within the range of the Storm,
LITERALLY cut TO pieces. Some of the
hail stones are said 10 have been. rs
large as a hen egg-ToTch L,gh.
The House Of Representatives Of
Connecticut, on the 10th inst. went in
to the election of a senator to Congress,
and, on the fourth ballot, CALVIN WILL
LEY received a majority of votes, and
was declared duly elected.
A Clerk in the Post Office at Mont
gomery, Alabama, while assisting 10,
distribute The mail, stole fom the Mo-.
bic package one or more letters on
tanning large sums of money in post
notes he subsequently offered one Of
the notes in pay ment for goods, not en-
dorsed, which first excited suspicion,
| but before measures were taken to ap-
prehend him. he had purchased a horse
and left the town-he was pursued and
overtaken about four miles from Mont
gomery.
He gave up $4,000 in p~ost-notes, on
the New York Banks, and it is presum-
ed the letter. or letters, were addressed
to Samuel 81. John, Jr, of Mobile, as
the notes we've made payable to him.
On Saturday there were one huxdred
and one fishing boats yrng at anchor at
Cape May. The fishing was principal
ly Mackerel One boat caught upwards
Of sirty barrels of this in one day-the
boats are averaging from tweaty FIVE to
thirty barrels per day.
Manners Of the Republic.-Notbing
can be finer than the spirit of rivalry, as
it now displays itself amongst our sieam-
boats on the North River. II is true
the spirit of competition runs pretty high
but if any thing even the slightest thing
he wrong with the enemy, nc matter on
which side il happens, the other, instead
OF taking a mean advantage of his Grip
pied condition, on sending a broadside
on board his antagonist,at nee goes up
TO him like a friend s. takes him in ton.
This is Just as it should be.-.Niat. Ado.
case of extraordinary increase by
transportation is given in the British
Philosophical Transactions, vol. lviii, p
eos.
"Mr. Charles Niller, of Cambridge
sowed some wheat on the Cd OF June,
1866, and on the 9Th of August one
plantwas taken up separated into eigh-
teen parts, and replantsd; these plants
were again taken, and divided between
the middle of september and the mid
die of October, and again planted Sc
parately to stand the winter; and this
second division produced slxty-seven
plants; they were agaia. taken up and
divided between the middle Of March
and the middle ofApril, and produced
iye hundred plants, The. number of
ears thus produced from one grain of
wheat was 81, 100, which measured
three pecks and three quarters of corn,
weighed forty-seyen pounds seven oun-
ces, and we're estimated at 576,s4e
grains.
An old and decrepid man. in Cincin-
natl, Ohio by the name of Moses Old
nam, was beaten by his grandson, Grif-
in Oldham, a few weeks since, so as to
cause his death in a short time after
wards. The unnatural bagbalian is IN
:ustodY.